Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 180, Decatur, Adams County, 31 July 1944 — Page 1

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IVRANCHES FALLS TO AMERICAN FORCES

jermans Admit oss Os Kaunas HB Armies Ilast IWystone Base tHHH East Prussia M To Russians K J V 31- (UP) —The the I u I the anil the br*s Kswwu I>i 'iir capital of Llthkeystone base Ls. Von Olberg, Nazi ‘ ■arv ntutor, said massSertS fori attacked at Praga ■ visrete. 1 rblow brok« up the onslaught. In the w?s- ■ area of the Vials Bead, flr » same rfc/i-iK■<■" Von Olberg M, Mieatin that the Heil army main r the flMl ' stilt on the Polish the Rusm« WW3 e'.-lng In on Warsaw »m the am. ost and northhard abandoned Sledice. miles MflHB that a battle waa ■ tnllea below the gulf A spokesman aaid treat bait raging on a aHimiti>*iii •* ,out Mix a,u * from Warsaw, te WSI Cs> Hu* area "a break'■.viigft enemy forces tfe« «git ■<l in R.*d on tmda from two directions. ami ■■ u«ipo»rii of bad Mwa sos e Naasia f< m Berlin indicated for the Hrst atrip SHpHi soil threatened by s Alites We shaping up awiftly. ni.ikhovHky’H ire storMln ■* the Hu walk I g in»• 11 ‘^■■HB Bic Nazi* in 1939 and there wa* no sign Mftt r “ rt ’ !i ‘rm.ui» would < » ck the curving Sovclosing the frontier of |x>Hed abroad to the ■" "•••" f siedii-, 'bHtliftgßhe' the looping Nazi »' <li>K»ast of Warsaw had admitting the swdaft* iWr*' against the from direction 11 fr,,m (Taint TpPaga 4. Column 7) Japs ■Bng On Tinian ■Weapon Aids x Jtes On Tinian ftrbor. July 31. (Up) - 1 lien began .1 battle L^wMMjMpio ll today against the Japanese force* who 1 oil the southern island. while on Guam J®* rated from the ini ,/WmMHk-'H "" ,l *' peninsula steamed Into the l ’" •WWfjllearvd \|.i , harbor nai ■ lamp.ugn md.-d by a ■NHB secret weaps-n put to tfca ||r»i time Hu' marines r town, where moat of 1.509 civilian popula # W ent rated, and awept the en 11 HM”" ,hr h " n ''HK&uted in front line ill* ■Mclmlßp. an area of from two mile*. weapon, even wWP ♦ Mfropp* dby plane, tired i ‘" !l '"'"' Were W"h Olltitun Green, in a front for ths' combined Al 31‘^BWr 1 * 1 11 " ,ru| y ,ettr " *aa doubtful whether WM live within a hundred " OQI *'“*• 11 tMuBiK ”

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Plan Lifesaving Classes In City iltan Perry, aupervltor of the municipal awknaning pool in thin cltl, announced today plan* for Red Oom lifeaaving c|a»a«t to be conducted here during Augunt. Clame* will be formed for jun lorw, II to Id. and for aenlora, thom--16 and over. An experienced Red CrosM worker will conduct the claaaea. All perttona interested in the courae are awked to contwct Mr. Perry at the anvlmmlng pool any afternoon. It In planned to Mart the claaaea usbout Auguxt IS No charge will be made. — o - ■■ ■■■■■ . Anshan Battered In Raid Os Superfoils Crewmen Say Raid Results Excellent Secret B-23 Superfortre** bate, western China, July 31.—(UPl— ( Crewmen returning from Saturdays auperfortreaa raid on Anahan. the Manchurian ateel and ordnance production center of the Japanese empire. *ald today that the heart of the oriental "Pittsburgh" waa left burning and battered. “You can take my word for It. There wa* nothing much left for the Japa to uae." Staff Sgt. Joaeph Yama of Poughkeepale, N. Y., tail gunner on one of the huge bombera, aaid. He told of flatnea leaping hundred* of feet Into the air and column* of amoke going a* high aa five tnllea. Nearly every B 2» on the miMlon laid Ita bomba “right on the none," crew member* told Interrogating officera. It waa. they aaid. a bombardier'a dream -cloudleaa aklea, perfect vialbility. and little fighter Interference or flak to Intefere on tho bomb run. “We caught them sound aaleep," lat Lt. Eugene R. O'Brien of Albany. N. Y.. aaid. Ill* ahip waa flrat over the target. "They did not get thelj antiaircraft gun* working until after the flr»t four or five plane* hit them. They were weak and moat inaccurate.” While the main force of auperfortreaaea were dropping ton* of destruction on Anahan. another atrong forma'lon bit Taku, port city of Tlentxin at the mouth of the Hal river, from which the Japaneae whip nearly 3.000,000 tona of coal annually to the homeland, and still another dlveraionary force at ruck at the railway center of Chengchow. In Hunan province, at the junction of the Lunghai and Peip-ing-Hankow railway*. Complete aurprlae waa believed (Turn To Pago 3, Column I)

Will Name District Commander Thursday Gehrig Candidate For District Post A new commander or the fourth district, American Legion, will he elected at a district meeting to he held at Angola Thursday evening. Tillman H. Gehrig, prominent member of Adams post of thia city. I* a candidate for district commander, and wa* endorsed unanimously by the local post several months ago when hl* candidacy wa* announced. Mr. Gehrig ha* served a* commilder of Adam* post, trustee of the post for three years, ciz years a* adjutant of the post, and wa* dintrlct adjutant for one year. Dan Munson, of Angola, I* the present district commander. Adams post delegate* to the district meeting are A. J. Baker. Mr. Gehrig, Al Rumschiag, commanderelect. and James K Staley, present commander. The annual state convention of the Indiana departmen' of the American Legion will be held at Indianapolis August 13. 13, and 14. TBMPERATUR« READINa DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 3:00 a. m 63 10:00 a. «n. 70 UUOOSt 00 2:00 p. m. ... M ................... 92 t i WEATHER Partly cloudy with Mattered thundershower* Tuesday 'and near the Ohle River tonight, •lightly warmer in north and central poHieno tonight and In north portion Tueeday.

Powerful U. S. Air Task Force Bombs Munich Other Objectives In Central Germany And France Are Pounded Ixmdon, July 31 — (UP» — An estimated 3.00 U American warplane* alruck a ahattering twoway blow at Axla Europe today, amaahing from the went at Munich and other enemy target* In France and central Germany and from the aoulh at Romania'* liombacarred oil reflnerlea In Buchareat and Ploeati. The V. S. 8»h air force* Brltiahbaaed raider*. or more xtrong, spearheaded the two-way aaaault. unloading Rome 3.300 tona of high exploaivea and fire bomba on Munich, a bottleneck point on Germany* main north-aouth railway network. Other diversionary forcea *la*hed at enemy airfield* In France and unidentified target* in central Germany. The Nazi DNB new* agency aaid Augaburg. 35 mile* northweat of Munich, wa* attacked. Simultaneoualy. the V. 8. 15th air force hurled dome 500 flying fortre*xe* and liberator* up from Italy under n *trong fighter eacort to blaat and burn the aprawling oil reflnerlea and atorage depot* in *outhern Romania. One attacking wing touched off huge fire* in the Prahova refinery and the Morgaaaia depot at Buchareat, while a aecond aprayed tona of high explonlvea and Incendlarle* acroa* the Targoviate tank atorage area*, the Credltul refinery. and a third unidentified target at Ploeati. The Britiah baaed aaaault on Munich waa the kth air force'* 13th major *trike at Germany thia month and the fifth blow In the paat three week* on that Naxi (Turn To Page 3. Column 3) .! . . . ■ Bloody Fighting In Embattled Hengyang Chungking, July 31.—(UP)— Bloody fighting broke out yeaterday of embattled Hengyang in Hunan province following a Japaneae onalaught at Chinese line* which cauaed both aide* heavy caaualtlea. a communique from Chlneae headquarter* reported today. Chlnene troopa outaide Japaneaeencircled Hengyang engaged the enemy In aevere fighting both to the east and north of the key railway city, while to the weat the Chineae captured aeveral objective*, the communique aaid. Reduce Production Os New Submarines Need Declining In Pacific War Zone Waahlngton. July 31.—(UP)—A reduction in the number of new atibmarlne* acheduled to be built, la being planned due to the declln Ing need for new underaeaa craft In the Pacific, the navy revealed today. “Paat and prospective advance* In the Pacific limit the area In which Japaneae shipping can operate.” a navy atatement aaid. “and correspondingly limit the future bunting ground* for our aubmarInaa. Therefore, the number of aubmarinea which we can profitably employ will be correspondingly reduced.” The navy aaid the reduction will be accompllahed by cancelling start of construction on a number of submarine* which were scheduled for completion toward the end of the building program. "While some adjustment* In the working forces In the six submarine building yard* will be Involved. the submarine completion schedule will be maintained at present levels through the next seven or eight months,” the navy said. The navy emphaalsed that ths next few months can be advantageously employed on other paru of men and women released in the the navy shipbuilding and repair programs. The number of workers to be released was not specified.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, July 31, 1944.

Two Adams County Men Killed, Former Resident k Wounded

Lester Mazelin

Two Adam* county men were reported killed In action with American troop* in Italy and a former Decatur resident was wounded with the marines. In an undisclosed battle sector, according to word received here today. Pvt. Ralph F. Jauregui. 24. husband of Mrs. Mildred Jauregui, and son of Teofilo Jauregui of North Thirteenth street, this city, who was reported tiiissing In action on February 8. was killed in action on that date, according to a message received by the wife from the war department. T/Hgt. Ix-ster Mazelin, 25. son of Mr. and Mrs. David J. Mazelin of Monroe route one, and « brother of Mrs Carl Baxter. 312 Line street, met death In action in Italy on July 15. The wounded marine is Hgt. Ralph C. Hetzel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Hetzel, former resident* of this city, who lived at 112 N. Fourth street, prior to moving to California In June. The Hetzels came here from Danville. HI., and the boy's father wa* employed at the General Electric plant here. The youth wa* not listed In the local selective service records, evidently being Inducted at his former home In Danrille. The double tragedy fell heavily on the community, this living the first time that two deaths were reported in the same day among those from this county who are fighting for their country overseas. Auto And Hay Baler Collide Saturday A car driven by John A. Rendon. 42, crashed Into the rear cf a hay bailer pulled by a farm tractor driven by Louis Reinking. 48. of Preble township, in t*he western edge of Przflrte on U. 8. 224 Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Both the car and the tractor-pull-<«l hay bailer were going cast The car was badly wrecked, the hay bailer wa* alightly dam.iged but no one waa Injured. Sheriff Leo Gllll* investigated.

Hitler's Professional Killers Surrendering By Hundreds

BY HENRY T. GORRELL (United Pre** Correspondent) With U. S. tanks north of Garray, France, July 30.- (Delayed) (UP)—Hitler’s professional killers, the dread elite HS who bullied the occupied countries and directed the extermination of thousands of Jew*, cracked up today. They acted like they say all killers do by turning yellow when the odds turned against them. I aaw the one-time “tough boys" cringing and surredering by the hundreds. In France they were supposed to have kept the Poles and the Georgian* lighting for the Nazi* by holding pistols at their backs. They may have been tough once but the American bombers and lighters and tank* took the tight out of them There is no adequate term to describe the pathetic performance of the members of the Nazi murder clubs. ’Whipped puppy dogs" is too mild. , It was true that they had lost most of their tank* and artillery, much of which I saw as miles lofts masses of burning, twisted steel along the narrow dirt road* of Gavray. Rut if they had any light left In them, theee Nazi strong-arm boys could have kept the American infantry bus y (or days stalking them

Ralph Jauregui

The Jauregui family had long been living In hop!* that their son and husband, who first was reported missing in action, would later he found to Im* alive. The official message from the war department this morning dispelled the last ray of hope. The telegram stated that a letter would follow, giving further details on the Isiy's death. Pvt. Jauregui entered the army June 25. 1943 and took basic training at ('amp Wheeler, Ga. and went overseas last Novetnlier. Ills wife received a letter from him dated Feb. 1. which was a week prior to the date o< his death, now established by the war department. The young Infantryman was born in Pittaburg. Okla.. Feb. 15, 1920. He came here with bls parents, Who were employed in the beet fields here. Beside* the parents and widow, he Is survived by a daughter. Patricia; two sisters. Dolores and Josephine at home; Lupe Jauregui, u soldier overseas; Manuel of Decatur and Jesse of Fort Wayne. The Dm-atur soldier was employed at the General Electric plant in Fort Wayne before entering the army. Technical Hgt. Mazelin entered the army June 30. 1941 and tools basic training at Fort Hill. Okla., and Camp Clairisiurne, lai. He went oversea* in April. 1942. and landwl In Ireland. He participated in the African Invasion, landing in (Turn To Page 3. Column 4i Newsboys Will Be Show Guests Tonight The newsboy* of the D-catur Daily Democrat will Im* the guest* tonight of Joyland, the show which open* this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Schmitt field east of the Monroe street bridge. The show features only rides and eating concessions. There is no gambling of any kind. It was said today that Joyland customarily furnishes the ride* st fairs and Is stopping at Decatur tieVween fairs.

tnand out of the Normandy hedgerow*. It was at Notre Dame le Cemlty that I first heard of the astountdlng turn of affairs-the surrender in large numbers of remnants of Germany's most famous division, the second HH division da* Reich. The commanding general of a United Btate* armored division, racing toward the front In a jeep, waved to me and shouted: “Come on. There's a good story ahead. The tough boy* of the ftH are tossing In the sponge." We followed the general In a jeep, toward Roncey where American* were reported to have wiped out more than 590 wheeled German vehicles. The road was clogged with Amer Ivan tanks, tank destroyers and half tracks rushing In every direction. There were bodies of many Germans In the ditches, most of them klMt-d «titi(jn the lugi 16 hours. In Roncey which wa* stm burning from bombing and shelling. I witnessed a fantastic sight—German* were coming Into the town square In large unescorted groups. French civilians jeered at their former masters and tossed flowers to passing doughboys. Hara Tfl Fa«« 1. Celtta* U

12-Mile Advance Made By American Army; Big Granville Port Seized

Report Turkey Near To Break With Germany . Ankara Sources Say Break In Relations Announcement Soon London. July M—(l P)—Allied Kottrce* in*Ankara told the I nlted Pre** today that Turkey wa* almut to break off diplomatic relation* with Germany, and might do so within 24 hour*. (The pa**age of the report through the tight Turkish censorship appeared to put It in the *etnlofflcial clan* a* the mowt authentic Version so far of a number of forecast* that a major decision by the Turk* wa* approaching.) United Pres* dorresiKindent Leon Kay reported from Ankara that Allied quarter* *aid a rupture of Turkish-German diplomatic relations wa* Imminent." “Turkey Is taking the initiative, possibly within 24 hour*, according to report* current in diplomatic circle* this morning," Kay reported. (The German Trantioeean new* agency ffa* quoted by the FCC a* Maying that a talk between German ambassador Franz Von Papen and Tiirki*h premier Mukrit Saracoglu 'has been post polled until Tuesday.") After Ankara dispatches predicted a diplomatic break between Turkey and Germany. Berlin newspaper* said that the Turk* would cede air and naval bases to the Allie*. The Turki*h government's decision was exjiected to be revealed Io editors of Turkish newspapers at an urgent meeting called at Ankara for today, but presumably will not be announced until after the grand national assembly meets Wednesday. Baron Franz Von Papen. Ger(Turn To P**» 3. Column 4) Resume Induction Os Men 26 To 37 National Directive Effective Tomorrow Indianapolis. July 31. —(UP)— Col. Robinson Hitchcock, Indiana selective service director, said today that a national directive authorizing local boards to resume Induction procedure tomorrow for certain draft registrants between 26 and 37 years of age had been Issued Hitchcock said that the directive rescinded a May 12 national order postponing induction procedure for all men over 25 years of age. He said that boards could, after today, induct older men claaaifled In i-A, but that they also were au tborlZed to reclassify men 26 to 37 if entitled to deferred occupational clasalflcatlon on (he basis of essentia! employment taken since thev were placed in 1-A. Hitchcock said that the national directive apparently wa* not based on a necessity for Increasing manpower call* for the present. Aug; uat quota* will be light, on a par with low July calls, he said. "The military still want* younger men. Any registrant under 38 ■till I* liable for military service, however.” Hitchcock aaid, pointing out that the draft procedure fundamentally would not be changed by the new directive. ■—» Call Department To Extinguish Brush Fire No damage waa done at a bru*h pile fire al the Frank Htrauh residence on North Thirteenth street Hsturday afternoon at 3:30 o\:look. The city fire department waa call ed to extinguish the (Ire-

More Flying Bombs Sent Over England 'London, July 31 -('l'Pi -The German* sent flying bonsln, eimradically over southern England, including the Ixmdon area, last night, and some damage and caeualtirw were reported. One of the flying liombz landed in the middle i«f the southern England road shortly sifter midnight and destroyed a few house* and diMtiaiged other*. Firumen sped to the acene and liegan digging In the ruins but caaualtie* were believed to have been light bwaui>e most of the resident* were in shelters. Receive Soldiers Vote Applications 250 Are Received By County Clerk 4'lyde O. Troutner. county clerk, said today that the first of the soldier vote application* are being received from men and women us AdaniM county who are serving in the armed force* over the world. '.Vbout 250 haive been received, the vaxt majority of these being on card* mailed through the effort* of the Democratic precitrc( committeemen, who made a survey of the county in an effort to obtain the aihlresHo* of all petVOM in service. These application* were mailed to service men n<ganditM* at their politic* In order that they might have a ctiance to vote In !h>r fail election A good many of the returned applications do not have the correct precinct* or have no precinct* at all marked on by the service people Every effort will be made to get these to the proper voting places, clerk Troutner said. Indiana is one of the states in which the leislature* Isianed the use of the federal ballot which would have eliminated all the red tape now necessary to qualify a serviceman for voting, officials declare. Must Have Witness Indianapolis. July 31 (UP)—Attorney General James A. Emmert ha* advised Secretary <rf state Rue J. Alexander to reject war ballot opplb-ations us servicemen who failed to liaive their signatures properly cert ts led. Emmert said that many eonwnis(Turn To Puts 3. Column — 1 111 O — Slashing At Trapped Japs On New Guinea Bombers Return To Halmahero Island Allied Headquarter*. Routhwett Pacific. July 31. —(UP)—Allied ground troops, with the support of lot) plane*, slashed at the outer rim of the trapped Japanese 18th army In northern New Guinea today a* Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced that 1.385 of the enemy had been killed in the week ending Haturday, bringing to 2.858 the enemy death toll in the Altape-Wewak sector since July IL While ground patrol* and aerial force* mopped up scattered enemy unit* we»t of the Drlniumor river, medium bombers returned to Halma her* Island In the Dutch Molucca*. 250 mile* south of the southern tip of Mindanao. The increasing attention being given Halmaher may presage ultimate neutralize tion or occupation of the base In a thrust toward the Philippine* or the coast of China (Tokyo radio said In a broadcast heard by the United Press In Han Francisco yesterday that the Alliea had Intensified aerial operation* in the northern sector of the Moluccas, az well a* In the western extremity of New Guinea.) Following up the first large scale attack against Haltnahera island last Thursday, th* Mitchell bomb- " UWB I* Paet I, (Mtuna 1J

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German Left Wing Collapses Before Fury Os American Armored Assaults Supreme Headquarter*, July 31 —(I Pt The American first army stormed acroa* the Bee river into the West Normandy anchor base of Avranche* after a 12-mlle advance today and engaged the German garrison in violent atreet fighting, and 14 mile* to the northwest captured the big port of Granville. A Normandy broadcast for the Brltl*h radio said fir*t army headquarter* announced that American troopa had captured Avranche*. Supreme headquarter* announced that the foremoßt *pearhead of the first army striking down the west coast had established itself firmly in Avranche* at the base of the Normandy peninsula, and u field dispatch revealed the capture of Granville, which already wa* under German artillery fire. The collapHc of the German left wing became a debacle under the trip-hammer blow* of the first urmy break-through drive which headquarter* said had decimated *lx Nazi division* and laid open the way to Interior France. United Pre** war correspondent Henry T Gorrell reported the capture of Granville, and with It Torigny-Survire, transport junction seven mile* southwest of St. Im. At the same time the British second army'* new offennive on the Caumont front overran St. Martin Dea Bence*. 4>rt mile* Mouth west of Caumont. Gen. Dwight D Eisenhower'* headquarter* said a 'pretty strong' force *|>earhva<Bng the United State* first army drive down the Norman we*t coast had established a firm foothold In Avranche*. and a Nazi rejMirt that Granville had fallen wa* regarded a* undoubtedly true. A headquarter* *|M>ke*man said the 77th, 9l*t. 352nd. 243rd. and 353rd German Infantry division* <Tur* To Page f. Columa 3> Warning Sounded On Reconversion Needs Congress To Return To Session Tuesday Washington. July 31—(UP) —A warning that congre** must pa** comprehensive reconversion legislation now or "gamble with economic disorganization" wa* sounded on Capitol l|l|| today a* house and Menate member* returned to begin work tomorrow after a five week summer rece**. Hen. Harley M. Kilgore. D.. W. Va . and Hep Emanuel Cellar, !>.. N. Y. declared in a joint atatement that the collapse of Germany I* approaching faster than had lieen believed posHihle. but should that collapse occur tmlay. they miiid t it "would find u* totally unprepared for the p.oblem* facing u» " Agreement among Imth Democratic and Republican leader* that reconversion and demobilization legislation can be delayed no longer apparently eliminated hope* for another recea* until after Lalxir Day Many member*, however. will not be present at the sound of the opening gavel* tomorrow liecause moat of the work during the next week or two mint lie done by committee*. Henate Republican* will meet tomorrow at the call of chairman Arthur H. Vandenberg. R . Mich . of the Republican steering committee to decide their position on reconvereion legislation. Vandenberg. Hen. Robert A. Taft, R„ (),, and Republican leader Wallace 11. White. Me., then are expected to confer with Democratic lender Alben W Barkley, Ky., to work out a legislative program The job before the lawmakers I* to provide a blueprint for demobilising n.oAfl.oqn lighting men and soma 2(1,000.(100 war workers; disposing of surplus war properties whose value ha* been estimatllurg Te F*«* 3. Cahuaa TJ