Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 163, Decatur, Adams County, 11 July 1944 — Page 1

Hfe Must Win the War! All Elsa Is Chores!

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ROOSEVELT WILL ACCEPT RE-NOMINATION

Americans Hit Renter Os Nazi dorman Line \ Germane Reported 2* J As Giving Ground OA 1 Slowly In France iy - Supremo Headquarters, AEF, udon. July 1 i h2.*m»P« hit tb«|e<-iii‘‘r <>t the Nor. Hite today anil plunged to —»ihln two »H.« of the big import hub of St. Lo, field dis-ti-lum reported and to the east E» Canadian*! drove an armored aarbeafi to the Orne river below eii ItolentleM Bressure by the lericsts, British and Canadian J res on MOmhnl Erwin Rom- ' J's do or die line »a« beginning bear fruit, and the Germans wly were giving ground at both da and tn the middle. A. (Jen. Omar N. Bradley sent i United States axsiiult fortes >• m ar the top north of St. Lo In a . * attack aimed at the rove of I entire transport network be- ' 7 V the Cherbourg peninsula. and • reported in front dispatches have scored Initial gains of reral hgßdrad yards. * l. tt numerous points spattered tween la.flsyi-lhi Pults and <n, the Nut! line was beginning sag, but everywhere was extremely fierce and the IW-my was yielding ground only ■Men be had ao alternative ||rh.. u. 8. Morces captured six yfjvns and HUag>-s .-c.tr.i.d ail ■ng their western part of th.and at the eastWAV's end of the line the British and seised two more to the prongs of the arc thrown ■~“mnd the tree of captured Caen within four wtlles of a junction ow the big inland port. •Mrly this morning British fort east of Cm# hammered out a 11 tost satkHaetory ’ of I mt one mils, capturing the inIptrlal suburb of Colombelles I|l coming within four miles of ' ■ Canadian spearhead driven ough Louviguy to the west th of the Orne ‘Extremely fierce and bitter sting” st!!! Was going on below mi. The Barmans counter atk«d repeatedly in the Orne. on corridor, throwing every, ng they had into futile attempts recapture vital hill 112 und road junction a mile to the tin act. Uter ‘ capturing Louvlgny. two e» southwest of Caen, the their posl. .s along the west bank of the 1 te 10 a point northeast of Mai. ’o the west the Americans made bstantiai Mvances” in expand, their bridgehead across the e above 8t Lo, headquarters Bword was forthcom. be new attack by the Med at St. Lo from | according to re. b front. I bridgehead sector ■ captured the vll. It Verney and Le iaa well US the ham. Mlerie, about three t St. Lo. They had | advance beyond Le Pont Hebert, north. Lo, according to the here. dimer, United Press at a thunderbolt reported that th air three lighter bombers he up «♦<> concentrations of man tanks moving northward gg ard the Jattlefrout In the St. < area. Most of them were P* •chad out of action and the 9 Minder put to flight southward, me squadron assigned to attack trong point northwest of St. Lo totted a nUmoer of tanks and troyed IX and damaged three. rtOll-least morl . wrecked yC>u attack, on another, group to >k It a TEMPERATURE READING 5 7 CMOCRAT THIRMOMffTtR i B"""" 3:00 a. a. m. 2 - » _* ■ eon p. 91 - Ittl iWM * WEATHER l»» p.rt lr htoody and continued -arm with scattered brief - nundershowers tonight and

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Big Week Reported In Bond Sales Booth War bond sales last week at the Schafer store booth, which waa con du<>:ed by nienilbers of the Tri Kap. pa sorority, amounted to 913.400. Thb was the highest total over the four week period. The Business and Professional Women’s club Is in charge of the Itoo’li this week. O = Russian Flying Columns Slash Into Lithuania Wilno Encircled; Seek To Trap Score Os Nazi Divisions Moscow, July 11.—(UP—Russian flying columns slashed a< ’oss Lithuania on a lOOmlle front toward Riga and the Baltic sea, 115 inlles away, today in a race to trap a score of Herman divisions tn Latvia and Estonia. (The Stockholm newspaper Aftontidningen quoted radio Moscow as saying that Soviet air reconnalsuce had observed signs of a general German rptreat from Estonia and Latvia). Gen. Ivan D. Chernlakhovsky’s 3rd White Russian and Gen. Ivan G. Bagramian's Ist Baltic armies joined In a general advance toward the Baltic after encircling Wilno, capital of Soviet Lithuania, and cutting the Kaunas-Daugavpils tDvinsk) highway and the WilnoKaunas railway. Soviet cavalry, tanks and motorised infantry, advancing ar much as 35 miles In 24 hours, were roll-Wig--across the Hat Lithuanian plains almost at will. Vanguards at last reports were 40 miles inside Lithuania and only 22 miles from Kaunas, Its pre-war capital, and had outflanked the Lithuanian stronghold of Daugavpils from the southwest. Elsewhere along the embattled 350-mlle eastern front, other Red army forces drive to within 60 to 70 miles of the 1939 border of East Prussia, as well as 11 miles southeast of Pinsk. 103 miles east of Brest-Litovsk. 90 miles east of Bailystok and 62 miles east of Grodno, all of them strongholds guarding the approaches to Poland and the relch itself. (Radio Berlin said the Russians were using 140 divisions—about 2.000,000 men -In their central front offensives. There was no Soviet confirmation of German reporta that a new Russian offensive had been launched north of lasi in Romania on the souththern front) Chernlakhovsky's 3rd army completed the encirclement of Wilno with the capture of Pikelishki. 12 miles north. Shllany, nine northwest, and Landvoro. nine southwest and junction of railways radiating to Kaunas. Daugavpils (Turn To Paas A Column XV ' ' ■ ■■ Shower Last Night Ends Long Drought First Rainfall In Decatur For Month Prayers for rain were answered last evening when a shower cooled the atmosphere and did immeasurable good to scorched farm fields. In about one hour's time. .76 of an inch of rain fell in Decatur. Herman “HI" Meyer, local river gauge reader, reported. It was the first rainfall since June 6. Mr. Meyer said. The St. Mary’s river, which has been "drying up” the past month, stood al 1.12 feet, one of the lowest levels known. Stench from the stream is prevalent over a wide area. The weather bureau predicted more scattered showers and farmers were praying and hoping for more rain. Up to the first of June, precipitation was abore average and it was not until the dry spell sot in that farmoru were able to complete sowing of soybeans and planting of corn. The dry weather that followed prevented the seed from germinating and consequently some fields are still barren. Last night's shower was a blessing, but a steady 24hour rain would be most welcome, tanners ?s!4.

U. S. Accepts De Gaulle Group As Authority French Committee Is Accepted For Civilian Authority Washington, July 11— (UPi — President Roos- velt said today that the United States has decided lo accept Gen. Charles De Gaulle's French committee of national liberation as the actual working authority for civilian administration of the liberated areas of France. Mr. Roosevelt told his news conference, however, that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Allied supreme commander in Europe, would continue to nave complete and clear cut authority over all military questions in France and would decide when any given part of France Is ready for civilian government. Telling about his talks last week with De Gaulle, the president explained that this country was accepting tbe French committee as the de facto authority for government of France. De facto recognition means that a condition is accepted as existing, but It does not carry the complete legal and diplomatic acceptance, which is called de jure recognition. President Roosevelt said the United States was prepared to use as a basis for further relations with the French national committee the recent drafts for restoration of civil administration which have been worked out by the French and British. Those drafts, according to Dr Gaulle, were worked out on a "technical’* level and require further negotiation. The president said those agreements were being redrafted. Asked whether the United States would sign an agreement or a (Turn To Page 4, Column S> American Submarine Is Lost In Pacific

Loss Announced As Result Os Accident Washington, July IL — (UP) — The 21-year-old 800-ton submarine 828 was accidentally lost in the Pacific recently while engaged in training exercbea with a complement estimated at about 60 men. the navy announced today. The skipper waa Lt.-Cmdr. Jack Gordon Campbell. Chicago, who whold have been 29 on Aug. 19. “Tbe depth of water makes It Impossible to salvage tbe submarine and hope has been abandoned for the recovery of the missing personnel." the navy said. There were no survivors. The navy added that au Investigation Is now In progress Into the accident, nature of which was not disclosed. There wss no indication where in tbe Pacific the accident ocurred. The 8-28 was the 25th U. 8. submarine last from all causes In thlb war and was the second to be lost during training exercises. The R--12 previously wa« lost In June, 1943. In training exercises off the U. 8. east coast. o County Council To Meet July 18 And 19 It was announced today I>y Thurman Drew, county auditor, that the special mebtlng of the county council, first announced for July 21 and 22. baa been moved back to July Mi and 19. The principal Item on the agenda b the appropriation of funds for the repair of three 'bridges In Blue Creek township near Saiem. It waa decided to call tbe council in earlier than first announced In order to save tlm> Decatur Man Held On Intoxication Charge lease Blount of West Monros street was arreated about 10 o'clock thia morning by chief of police Ed Miller who filed a public intoxication charge against him. Blount will be arraigned before Mayor John B States Wednesday morning al 10 o'clock.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, July 11, 1944.

Will Accept Nomination

I i H ' r C '1 ' vI , J 1 \ \ / a itjfl MF t / z> ■* i President Roosevelt 1 " ' r " '

Military Revolt On In Colombia President Lopez Is Detained By Rebels Bogota, Colombia, July It.—(UP! —Acting President Dario Echandia announced today that the full powers of the Columbia government will be used to restore order, disrupted by a "military rebellion" in ths town of Panto, where a group of rebeJ army officers seized and detained President Alfonso Lopez. (A dispatch from Cat'acas, Venezuela, said Colombian minister of the Interior Albert Lleras Camargo announced In Bogota this morning that Gen. Julio Gaitan, leading 12.000 loyal troops, had entered the city of Cali and was preparing to march against Pasto. (A second army, under Oen. Pedro Merl Silva Plaza, also was marching on Panto, the dispatch said.) Lopez was taken prisoner yesterday by a band of military officials led by Ctfl. Diogenes Gil. who in broadcastsi over the Paso radio, proclaimed himself president of the republic. (Reports reaching Caracas said that beside Lopez, the revolutionary group also detained minister of labor Adan Arriaga Andrada and officials of the superior war college who accompanied Lopez to Pasito). The government press office described the outbreak as isolated (Turn To Page 4, Column 7) Albert Rumschlag Legion Commander Succeeds Staley As Adams Post Leader Albert Rumschlag, prominent farmer of route Ove. Decatur, will be the new commander of Adams post 43 of the American legion succeeding James Staley, the re. tiring executive. New officers were elected at a meeting held Monday night and will be installed August 28. It was announced at the meeting that the membership goal of the Legion for 1045 will be 400. The state convention Is to be held in Indisnapolia August 12. 13 and 14. with a big parade sched. uled for Bunday. August 13. The complete roster of the new officers is: Commander. Albert Rumschlag; first vice.cumtnander. Frank Liniger; second vice.com. mander. Clarence Stapleton; fin. ance officer. William Linn; ad. jutant. T. H. Gehrig. Mxecutlvw' committee: James Staley. Charles Morgan and Hugo Heiman; trustee for throe years. Floyd B. Hunter; delegates to the state convention and dlatrlct meetings: James Btaley, Albert Rumschlag. T. H. Gehrig and A. J. Baker; alternates to the state convention and the district meet. Ings: Harry Knapp. N. R. Holl, house. Floyd B. Hunter and Char les Weber.

Schafer Employes Exceed Bond Goal The Schafer company employes, both in the wholesale hardware division and the glove factory. have exceeded their fifth war l<»an l»ond quota. Karl Fuhrman, company manager announced today. The IVrti quota will be overi subscribed by one<hlrd. .Mr. Fhur- . man said There was 100 percent I partition of employes in buying an . extra bond during the drive, in addition to the regular payroll pur- ■ chases, the management slated. I 0 > Pacific Task Force ; Hits Isolated Japs I r ■' i Guam Is Attacked Fifth Day In Row Pearl Harbor. July fl—(UP) — 1 Japanese garrisons in the Southi ern Marianas, by.passi-d by the successful invasion of Saipan, fac- ’ rd intensified air and sea assaults today with a fast U. S. Pacific fleet task force hammering the - isolated enemy positions in almost daily attacks. The prospect facing the enemy I forces was indicated in a communique by Admiral Chester W. Nltnitz which disclosed that U. 8. forces had carried their campaign 1 against Guam and Rota, south of Saipan, into the fifth consecutive ■ day Sunday. (A Japanese Dome) broadcast recorded by FCC said a strong American fleet. Including two aircraft carriers- was operating northwest of Tinian Island in the Marianas. It said about HO planes and naval vessels bombarded Guam yesterday and new air tacks were made on Tinian and Rota. I Guam, former American naval station Ind the first U. 8. territory to fall to the Japanese, was bombarded Saturday by light surface units, probably a destroyer ( task force, which raked defense positions and several small craft along the beach. On Sunday, aircraft from Admiral Marc A. Mitacher’a carrier task force attacked both Guam and Rota, encountering anti-air-craft fire described by the communique as ranging from moderate to Intense. Military objects at the town of Pltl, anti-aircraft lotteries and coastal guns wen- singled out at Guam, white rockets and bombs were thrown against Rota's airstrip, gun emplacements and other targets In the town of Rota The raid was the sixth this (Turn To Psse ». Colnms *> O _ Two Wells County Fliers Are Missinq Two Wells county army fliers. Second Lieutenants WHliam Max Boltin, 36. son of Ralph BoHin, of Liberty Center, and l-oia Moadburg. son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Moadburg. of Warren, formerly of Liberty Center, are reported mlsaiug tn action in the South Pacific war area since June 23

President Willing To Accept Re-Nomination For His Fourth Term

Powerful U. S. Aerial Fleels Pound Al Axis J Hi Hill ISHHI..III Munich And Toulon Blasted By 2,000 American Planes Umdon. July 11. — (UPi —American warplanes estimated at more than 2.000 strong defied bad weather and violent antiaircrah fire today to Invade southern Germany and smash at targete in the Munich area, while Liberators based in the Mediterranean area struck at the big port or Toulon on the southern French coast. More than 1,100 Fortresses and Liberators were in the taek force, surrounded by an escort of 750 Thunderbolt. Mustang and Liberator fighters, which fiew through bad weather to lay their bombs by instruments through a solid blanket of clouds over Munich. The new two-way raids came ae Allied supreme headquarters announced that Allied aircraft had flown 159.000 sorties during the first month of the Invasion, with a total loss of one percent. The announcement listed 1,2X4 planes halt as ugainst a destruction of i. 067 enemy planes. The total of 158.000 sorties, the announcement said, included "operational missions of all types, in support of the Immediate battle in Normandy, strategic operations against industrial, occupied Europe, and defensive patrols and reconnaissance.'' The number of enemy planes listed as destroyed did not Include those destroyed or damaged in attacks on airfields, aircraft factories or assembly plants, the report said. Crewmen returning from the raid on Munich today said they did not encounter any interference from enemy lighters, but that flak directly over the target was very heavy Berlin radio, acknowledging the attack, said the raiders encountered "powerful opposition." but in early broadcasts made no specific mention of fighter Interception. Tbe raid on Munich area targets was announced today by the United States second tactical air force, following up an attack on Berlin during the night by royal air force Mosquito bombers. Second tactical airforce Mosquitos ranged over northeastern (Turn To Pngs 3. Column •) —o Major Harold Stump Missing In Action Grandson Os Decatur Resident Missing 'Major Harold Stump, squadron commander of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter unit in the European theater has been reported miaaiong in action over France since June 10. according to word received by his grandfather, Gwirge Stump of this city. Major Stump, the son of Mr. and Mtw. Charles Stump of Cody. Wyo., Is well known here, having visited frequently at the home of file aunt, Mrs. William Kohls and family. Major Stump holds the air medal with three oak l<af clusters, and the distinguiahed flying crotai with two oak leaf clusters. When he went overseas In November, lIM3. he was the youngest captain In the at my air force, and since that time has flown over Uki combat missions over Eurcqte. The major is credited with destroying two German plane*, and hia group, the second oldest P-47 fighter unit in the European theater, has eh<*« down at least 35 enemy planes His sister. Miss Betty J. Stump, la a pilot in the WAHP Bhe received her wings in the woman's airforces service pilots al A ranger Field, Texas, on June !?.

54,000 Prisoners Taken In Normandy Gen. Montgomery Praises Soldiers IBy United Pros * I Allied forces in Normandy have < aptured more than 54.000 prisoners and are "developing our offensive o|ieration in accordance will, our plans." Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, commander of ground forces in France, said today in his first message to his troops in a month. Montgomery's message, broadcast by the London radio, said the first month of the invasion had given “itoo.l p<ound for satisfaction" "The pace has been hit and it was clear that someone w.mld have to give ground sooner or later." he said. "It was equally clear that Allb-d soldiers would see it through to the end and would never give up. and so the Germans have been forced to give ground, which Is very rigfit and proper . . . "We have given the enemy forces a tremendous pounding and we know from prisoners what great losses they have suffered. We have enlarged and extended our lodgement area and in that area, we are very firm and secure . . . "And so to every Allied soldier in Normandy. I say, "Well done? Well done, indeed! You have done a great task in a manner which In fully In keeping with the great traditions of the fighting stock of which we all come!" Stubborn Battle Is Continuing In Italy Americans By-Pass German Stronghold Rome. July 11 (UPi American troops. driving northwestiward agalnts Livorno have by-passed the mountain stronghold of eight miles northwest of Volterra, and captured the fortified town of Casale. 2 1 -, miles north of Caste)Hna. Allied headquarters reported today. (The Geneva newspaper iatSuisse said a state of sclge 1 ad been ordered in Livorno and notices had b<*en posted throughout northern Italy urging the people to remain calm to avoid aggravating the situation and drawing "pltileis reprisals." the FCC reported.) The reinforced German defenses athwart the coiv-al approaches to Livorito, Some lo miles ahead of Lt. Gen. Mark W ('lark's Sth army, held fast and it became evident that the Americans were driving up from the southeast to turn the Imrriers and squeeze out the Nazis by flanking pressure. "The stubborn buttle in Italy continues." the Daily War communique said "Allied armb-s In Italy have kept up their attack and the enemy in some sectoiw has put in counterart tacks. tllowever, troojM of the sth army are making steady progress northwest of Volterra, where advanced elements are now in Ute vicinity of Lajatleo.” ■Supplementary information said the Americans have pushed on bebelond Lajstko. 21 miles southeast of Livorno, while to the southwest other United State; units t*ook Casale. nine miles inland above CaotelHna. Organize Unit Os War Mothers Here A Mothers of World War Two unit, u uational organization with headquarters In Indianapolis, will he organized in Decatur art a meeting to tie held at tbe Moose Home Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. Tbe oharter wil be opened and election of officers held at tbe meeting. Any mother who baa either a son or daughter in the nation's armed forces is eligible for membership in tbe unU, and is urged to atleud tbe orffaßlaatlon meetifig.

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Price Four Cents

Choice Os Running Mate Likely To Be Left To Convention Meeting Next Week Washington. July 11 (UP) President Roosevelt today announced that he would accept a fourth-term renomination by next week's Democratic national convention. With this advance announcement, h>- abandoned the only means at his disposal of compelling selection of Henry A. Wallace to run with him again. Mr. Roosevelt’s lenominatloii is assured. It appears now that the question of Wallace's renomination will be a matter for free choke by the delegates who will assemble July 19 In Chicago. Four years ago Mr. Roosevelt withdrew bis acceptance of the Democratic presidential nomination until he had been assured that an unruly convention would reluctantly nominate Wallace for vice president. Now that the president has committed himself lo accept the 1944 renomination, he can only hope to suggest choice of Wallace again -assuming that he wants him but hot to compel the convention to do his vice presidential bidding ('olncid-nt with the president's announcement it was reliably reported here that Wallace might himself say something tonight or tomorrow which woulu take him out of the race. Meantime there were reports that Thomas G Corcoran and other past and present White House advisers were booming associate justice William O. Douglas a 100 percent new dealer for the vice presidential spot. Mr. Roosevelt broke the news at bls regular Tuesday news conference, first ordering the doors locked to prevent a reportorial stampede to telephones. The announcement came In the form of a letter to chairman Robert E. Hannegan. of the Democratic national committee, who had written the president that his renominaiiolt was assured. "I would accept and serve," Mr. Roosevelt said in his reply to Hannegan. "but I would not run in a partisan, political sense. But if the people command tne to continue in this office in this war. I have as little right to withdraw as the soldier has to leave his post in the line. If the convention should carry this out. and nominate me for the presidency, I shall accept. If tbe people elect me. I shall serve." The president's announcement today was similar to that of four years ago when he pointed out that the nation had determined already upon the selective service - draft system In the developing emergency He explained that he was loathe to continue in the White House and would rather retire. but added in 1940: "My conscience will not let m« turn r>ty back upon a call to service." In 1940. as is suggested now. be (Turn To Puts 1. Column 4) o Pfc. Robert Andrews Is Killed In Action Relative Os Local Persons Is Killed Relatives here have received word that Me. Role-nt R. Andrews, 22. of Muakegon. Mich., Was kill -d in action In North Burma on Juue 6. The war casualty wae a grandson of the late Hilbert Andrews former Monroe town marshal, and a nephew of Robert Andrews of this city. Young Andrews enlisted December 3, 1942 and received hid limlc training in numerous army camps in various parts of the country. He was a tnetrtber of Co. C. 209th Engineers of tbe United States army (He is survived by hb fs'her. Roy A Andrews of Montague. Mich, and kwo sisteiw. Hia mother died last year. There are many relatives lit ibis VlvUUty