Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 220, Decatur, Adams County, 16 September 1944 — Page 1

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NTIRE ALLIED LINE ON MOVE IN GERMANY

feed Soviet ns Fire On L ling Warsaw Berce Fighting Is jKderwoy .North And Huth Os Proga .<•).' UP)—Maasiiun* f.i'e'l at pointm'o lnirtiiiig Warsaw ■ a „,| Son. t tanks an<l in-Kni-n pu'lf‘l deep ln, ° ,h *' R t.ati!. -irii-n to the north >'» “ flunking the Vistula. ftrhiinu raged north anil EH „( t!). t aptnieil suburb of a» Marsha! Konstantin K ky !> i his combined !11 .-. 1 G.rinan positions K past batik of the Vistula, It:- flunks before attempt- ■ M .-. the river barrier and the city main weight of the Soviet .etltere.! on the IlUg-ViSt lIU alsive I’raga. where the ■ Hialolenka. two north of I’raga. Stanisla |Hp..'!i' mil. - north, and Aleknine miles above the suburb ■ Polish underground com>aul th. Germans were m .h.0t.1. i toward the connt the Hug and Vistula. 14 ■ »-»t of Aleksandrow, in an Kim i ■b<> 1 <ommiiiiiqin- said food ■*i:j: 'in.nioi: u.-re parachuted troops inside Warsaw pr-siiniahly Gen Bor's ■k patriots continued Io belittle played by Bor's troops in ■ta’li'- of Warsaw, however, ■ting that not a single sol ■of Hus -called underground ■ »»» found in I’raga when ■soviets captured that town ■May. fell after a four-day hat- ■> which losses on both sides ■ heavy, with the tiermans ■t *'"si killed and 4lH> cap- ■. in addition to huge quanti■of arms and equipment. ■be Soviet early morning war ■tin again made no mention ■th' thr.-e-pronged offet.tilve ■h said had lieen launched Riga, capital of lattvia. ■*" Russian divisions -400.000 men The Germans ■ Soviet armies were ■*< on Riga along an arc ex■u from 35 miles south of H c “f ,0 th* Estonian -Lat vian F* ~ ®il«" to the northeast.) ■*»r Russian fortes In south- ■ F-jland fanned out along the ■r of Slovakia on a 43-mile ■ and unconfirmed reports ■ Patrols already had crossed ■ ■oaataiaoas border ami ent- ■ •hf Itukla pass. F nßit ' 1 covering forces countrepeatedly In a futUe gs to turn the Soviet dFv®, y threatenerl not only ilo F 1,111 ,h * northern bordeu at ■®>ty just beyond the puppet fe Russians pushed their east- ■ Rank across the San river to 11 miles southeast of ■* 'apturing Lisko an ,| H(K .. K lh * lr »'vanre inward the ■ Pass fe' he opmuute emJ of (be K, >*»». Red army troops alfe alofti! the Kro.no highway * x*V(*n miles to tsitf* ■** r*«ht miles from the horMacArthur | To Beachhead FT* 1, Haltnrtera Islands. Ki. .il P '~ An «n»<hMul«l Bus. lo »<»«Pect IL r^ e * rhh "’ d mw,nl nothing K? MacArthur, kail bo,t • ta, « Ku,..* yards from shore, |L ‘ “ r ‘* r ' >h ’’d his gold-braid. L ®» *• heck of his Kte. .J*’ 1 I "' n th* wa mt-deep !i -1 W * 4, ‘j l 10 th « beech. READING | ° CMAT THKRMOMITKR "■* a. m ' *«# c Z — — 62 ' m ."*• To " t «

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Road To Berlin By United Press The nearest distances to Berlin from advanced Allied lines today: Western Front—3o2 miles (from point east of Aachen. Gain of 53 miles In week.) Russia--320 miles (from Braga. Gain of eight miles in week.) Kouthcrn France — 423 miles (from point near Belfort. Gain of 40 miles in week.) Italy — 553 miles (from point north of Florence. Gain of two miles In week.) — 1 o — Nazis Renew Robot Raids On England Britain's 10 Day Respite Is Ended London. Sept. 16—(I’F)—Britain’s tcnday respite from the flying homl> terror ended explosively just before dawn today when a number of robots hurtled down on Ixindon. spreading death and injury through the sleeping city. Home blind bombs landed in the southern counties, causing damage and casualties. It was the first terror attack since 5:30 a. m. on the morning of Sept. 5. when the Nazis fired a few parting salvoes from their now<aptured robot bases In northern France into southern England London had not been hit wince Aug. 31. There was no immediate Indication whether the new attacks were directed from the northern Dutch coast, 200 or more miles from London, or from Nazi pick-a-back planes operating at closer range. The Isnnbs were described as the same type as those with which the yermans had been Isimharding Ixtndon from bases In France. dlspelMns the Idea that the enemy might have brought his promised ■’V-2’’—long-range rockets into action. # The renewed terror bombing lent weight to recent official warnings that although the battle against the roliots has lieen won some danger still exists. Thousands of women and children have lieen pouring back into London from safe evacuation areas out of range of the robots, and most of them were expected to leave the capital again. Ixird Woolton. minister of reconstruction. told a press Conference yesterday that the Nazi robots had deatroyed 23.0<H) houses in Ixmdon and damaged l.io4.mxi. German jmmblngs before the advent of V-l destroyed M.OOO houses In the capital. Woolton added, reiterating his warning that the Nazis might come up with some new "devilish instruments of destruction." "We should lie extremely Toolish if we conclude that the destruction of our homes has completely stopped. ' he said. “The people in thia country who have been fortunate enough to find hospitality and aafety outside London should stay where they are until we give them the allclear. and we shall give the allclear at the earliest possible moment when we lielleve it is safe to do so." Kiel, Berlin Raided By British Bombers 1,000 Bombers Raid Great U-Boat Base London, Hept. 16 —(VP)—Nearly 1,000 RAF heavy Immbers raided the big German naval base at Kiel last night and mosquitos again dropped two-ton blockbusters on Berlin, the air ministry announced today A "great” load of high explosives and Incendiary bombs were dropped on the U-boat base, the announcement said, and large fires were reported through the port. The raids on Kiel and Berlin, in which 11 planes were lost, were the only large-scale Allied operations from Britain where weather slowed the big aerial offensive against Germany The DNB news agency reported tlutt Allied bom Iters from Russian Itoees attacked a German naval base in northern Norway yesterday, and chimed that two Lan casters wore shot down.

FDR, Churchill To Report On Quebec Confab Leaders Expected To Continue Talks At Another Meeting Queltec. Sept. 16—(I'P)—President Rooeeveit and Primo Minis ter Churchill will tell the world today some of the decisions made in their momentous second QueItec conference on Pacific war plans and the Allied program for a Europe entirely freed of Nazi influences. After announcing as much as military security and fluctuating International politics will permit, the president and the prime minister according to hints by official spokesmen — will go to an undisclosed place to continue their discussions on a more intimate basis. The new talks were certain to involve questions of a world peace organization, the future of Germany, and Anglo-Amer-ican dealings with the Hoviet Union. In between military planning for the destruction of Japan, these other topics were touched upon during the week's conference here. Evidence of these political angles in the meeting was found In the hasty trips here of British foreign secretary Anthony Eden, and his number one assistant. Sir Alexander Cadogan, who has been heading the British delegation at the world peace organization talks in Washington. It seemed equally evident that Mr. Roosevelt anil Mr. Churchill had not finished their business, altiiough tim Wuele-i phase Os their conferences ended today. The second Quebec conference was being closed with a press conference called for 2:30 p. m. (CWT). More than 1(M) reporters were expected to interview Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill. Official quarters forecast that big news would come from the press conference. Ib-cause of the broad field the two leaders and their staffs have covered this week, few observers would hazard a guess as to the specific announcements .Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill planned to make. (Turn Tn Page ». Column t) o Marine Cpl. Rickord Serves In Marshalls Brothers Disagree On Service Branch (By Staff Sergeant David Stick, a Marine Corps Combat Correspondent ) Somewhere in the Marshall Islands. (Delayed)—Marine Corporal Paul W. Rickord. son ot Mrs. Daisy Rickord. of Decatur, Ind., says he and his brother couldn't agree on which branch of the service to join so each went his own way. Cpl. Rickord. recently promoted to his present rank from private first class, has been overseas for seven months, and Is now serving with a unit of the fourth marine aircraft wing on this atoll In the Marshall islands. His brother. John Rickord. is a seaman first class In the navy. Their sister, June Rickord Orr. recently received an honorable discharge from the WAC, and their bro her-in-law. Cpl. Jesse Orr. Is with an army unit in the South Pacific. Another brother, Alvin, is lu the navy. Marine Corporal Rickord played three years of varsity football for Decatur high school, and was graduated in the class of 1543. He was employed by the Central Soya fco. in Decatur before enlisting in July. 1943. o- — To Attend National Legion Convention Tillman H. Gehrig, fourth district commander of the American Legion and James K Staley, putt commander of Adame poet, will leave Sunday tor Chicago, where they ■will attend the national convention of the Legion. Gehrig Is four'll district delegate and Staley is slieruatd.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, September 16, 1944.

Invasions at Philippines* Gateway palau ISLANDS « C»ao«se 1 ■■■"' • w' ■ .o«e ow *■' ' EMf-u -iWßw— ‘» 0 L-'T/zfl-Ua - 1 ' — ■ , F r o< **" MINDANAO P**AU ’ r .HEttoraMeng L INVADED G. toegihe I 1 ! ■srsr-ss /i ( HAIkAHtM CfUßfsX & Ct-em <**~*A. y y < y ft NEW J / GUINEA t H r ® AMERICAN INVASION FORCES have landed on Balau Island. '!'*¥ miles east of Mindanao, ahd on Morotal island in the Halmaheraa. within 300 miles of the Philippines. Marine and Army forces, supported by guns of Adm. William F. Halsey's Third Fleet, stormed the Palau bastion, while Gen. Imuglas MacArthur landed with the ampliiliious forces on Morotai lainding losses were light

Democrats To Open Campaign Tonight Democrat Editors To Banquet Tonight French Lick. Ind., Hept. 16 — (UP) —Indiana Democrats prepared to launch their 11*44 campaign tonight at an Indiana Democratic Editorial association banquet featuring Governor Hchricker'a opening political speech for election to the U. H. senate and a bld by Hen. Samuel D. Jackson for the gubernatorial chair. With war manpower commissioner Paul V. McNutt, former governor M. Clifford Townsend, and former Hen. Hherman Minton heading the list of guest*, the editor* entered into a full day of activity which opened thin morn ing with a breakfast at which Hchricker and Jackson spoke. Confidence in a November victory was the meeting'* watchword. Hchricker spoke non-polltlcally. liaytng tribute to the Hoosier pres* for it* contribution to the war effort, urging an expansive improvement program for state institutions. recommending a state Institutional employe's retirement fund law and expressing interest In legislation lo establish an aviation dlvhiiott of state government. "Strong Interest ha» lieen manifested everywhere In state aviation and airport development. The state will have lo legislate on the aubject and set up some division ot state government.” Hchricker said. He also said that the state wa* surveying the needs of slate Institutions tor a postwar program. "Indiana can spend conservatively 610,000,000 to 1ii1.000.000 for this program. It will probably take 115.000,000 before we get through," he said. He said that be wonhl recommend to the next general assembly a retirement fund law for state institutions' employe*. "We must give these employes some assurance for the future." Hchricker said. The governor also called attention to a "great reduction" In population of penal Inatltutlon*. He said he would recommend removal of the criminal Insane department from the Indiana state prison at Michigan City. Speaking only for the editors. Hchricker avoided references to party politic*, saving hi* opening campaign bld for tonight.

Gen. John Pershing Slightly Improved Washington, Hept 16 —(UP)— The condition of Gen. John J. Pershing. who suffered a "severe setl>ack" shortly after his X4th birthday on Wednesday, showed improvement today, the war department aaid. "Walter Reed hospital reports Improvement In the condition ot Gen. Pershing." a brief announcement said. Texas' Political Battle To Courts Refuses To Certify Slate Os Electors Austin. Tex . Sep’.. 16.—(UP) — The battle for Texas' 23 Democratic presidential electors shifted today from a political to a judicial fight, following secretary of state Hldney Latham's refusal to certify the slate of electors pledged to vote for the Roosevelt-Truman ticket Latham refused to certify the elector* chosen at the tumultuous state convention this week and Harry Heay, newly appointed chairman of ’the state Democratic committee, said there will be a court test of the secretary's action but it probably would not be started until Monday. Latham said he would certify the slate of electors chosen at the emocratic atate convention at Austin May 23. Fifteen of that group have promised to vote for tome other Democrat, other than Mr. Roosevelt, probably Hen. Harry Byrd of Virginia. The secretary of state's ruling leaves Texas an unknown quantity for the Democrala and if the court uphold* him. it might coat the party the election, if R la a close one. or throw it into the house of representative* for a decision. Mrs. Harry Fisher Dies At Bluffton (Mr*. Harry Fisher. 65. mother of George Brewer, of near Decatur, died Friday night at her home In Bluffton following a year’s illness. Other survivors Include the husband to (brothers and several step-t hiidten. Services will be held at 7.30 p. m. tonight al the Jahn funeral h rate In Bluffton. Rev. Matthew Wor’hman officiating. The body will then be taken to Towanda. 111-, for funeral service* and burial Sunday afternoon

Burst Through Vaunted Siegfried Line - - Only 30 Miles From Cologne

Marines Meet Stiff Fight On Peleliu Island i r. American Infantry Virtually Unopposed In Second Invasion Pearl Harlair. Sept. 16—(I'P) — Murines battled through strong Japanese tank and artillery fire today to expand their beachhead on Peleliu Island and army Infantrymen made an almost unopposed march through Morotai island, thus strengthening Imth ends of the American offensive arc around the Philippines The marines were supported by heavy fire from American warships and planes as they hammered out a beachhead of nearly one and a half miles and closed in on the principal Japanese airdrome In the Palau Islands. 560 miles east of the Philippines. Despite heavy lighting. In which the Japanese brought up tanks, artillery and mortars and attempted several counter-attacks, a communique by Adm. Chester W. Nlmitz said Amerclan casualties on Peleliu island Were "light." The marines found the going tough on PeleitU, which Is less than six miles long and two miles wide, but Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Infantrymen, who landed simultaneously in the Halmaheras. found no organized resistance on Morotai, 250 miles south of the Philippines MacArthur said his Invasion forces had taken "all objectives" and engineers already had begun construction work at Pitu airfield at the southwestern tip of the 700square mile Island I'nited Piess corres|H>ndent Ralph C. Teatsorth, who went ashore with the American troops at Morotai, said the landing was made without opposition, on two beaches less than a mile apart Pitu airstrip, only 1.000 yards from the la-achhead. fell quickly. The twin Invasions, only film i miles apart, under the doselycoordlnated leadership of Nlmitz and MacArthur, were lielleved to have by-passed SOO.mm Japanese troops In the central und southwest Pacific. Thirty to forty thousand of them were in the Palau islands, and observers said Japan may attempt to move some of those onto Peb'ltu. although such an operation would involve the use of barges within range of warships. Big ships' guns and carrier planes maintained a steady liombardment of the enemy defenses, but Maj. Gen. William H. Rupertus. commander of the marine forces. seemed to he getting held artillery ashore to speed up the operation. Rupertus' Immediate objective was the Peleliu airfield, which has two runways, each 4.2(H) feel long It la only large enough for fighters and medium bombers but could be lengthened to accomodate heavy bombers The Japanese were fighting desperately with mortars and artillery in an effort to hold off the (Turn To Pag* 3, Column 7) o Former Judge Slick Admitted To Practice South Bend. Ind.. Sept. 16—Retiretl fedeial Judge Thomaa W Slick was the first judge in the northern Indiana federal court, but It was not until yesterday that hiwas permitted to* practice la<w In federal courts. 'MI was just one of those things I'd forgotten to do." Slick, who retired a year ago after 16 years on the bench, explained * ■His successor. Judge Lnther .M fcwygert. swiftly admitted tb< elderly jurist to practice in federal coura as court convened for setting of Octciber term eases.

Finland Reports End Os Nazi Hostilities Germans Surrender After Futile Raid Stockholm, Sept Ifi (I'P)— Reports from Helsinki said today that the Germans quit fighting Finns on Suursaarl island in the Gulf of Finland last night, with the Finns taking more than Too prisoners, of which 200 were wounded. The hostilities ended approximately IS hours after a German officer demanded the surrender of the island When it was refused, the Germans attempted a number ol landings, but succeeded in establishing only one beachhead, at Suurkylae. Hix landing barges were sunk )>y shore fire and Finnish light naval craft destroyed four German mine sweepers. During the day. with the aid of Russian aircraft, the Finns reduced the bridgehead until the Germans surrendered in the early evening. Liberate Ports Cairo Sept. 16 —(I'P)—A Greek government communique reported today that Greek guerillas had lilierated the 'ports of Kalama! and Pyrogros in the Peloponnesus The communique said that according to information reaching here, the Germans were withdrawing some troops from Crete, but it could not confirm that the island had been evacuated completely. Moose To Initiate Class Tuesday Night Membership Grows In National Lodge -Adams lodge 1311. Loyal Order of Moose, will Initiate a clase of 25 candidates at the regula, lodge meeting Tuesday evening. An appreciation campaign to now being staged throughout the nation by Mimse lodges and the local chapter's quota to 56 now members. Enrollment of the local' lodge entitles It to a new bronze plaque, and a combination radio and victrola. imprinted with Adams lodge 1311. will lie Installed in all soldiers hospitals in the United States. With the organization rapidly increasing. with a Jump from 140.600 members to 223.360 since January 31. expansion of facilities at Moose(Turn To Page X. Column () O — Chance Os Recovery Is Reported Good The chances foe recovery of Norbert Ixtse. 22. formerly of '.hl* city and now a patient at the St. loeeph's hospital in Fort Wayne were ■lmlfeved good today, although physicians stated It would require about three days to determ'ne whether there would be a possibility of infection The young man. who Is The eon of Mr and Mr*. Charles l-ose of this city, was shot Thursday evening by a gun. believed In his own hands, at his home at 3101 k Went Williams street In Fort Wayne He was taken to the hospital Immediately for treatment. w Report Pope Planning United States Visit Vwtlcan City. Sept 16 —<W)-* Authoritative Vatican sour-aes report today that Pope Pius XII Is planning to make a post-war visit to the United Staten. (According to tbeae Informant*, the committee for the International Eucharistic congres* plans to hold a second poto-wiar Emhartotlc congrew* In one of tbc larger American citlm and the pontiff has expressed a desire to make the trip to the United States and personally attend the congreas.

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Strongest Point Os German Defense Line Clacked; Allies Move Along 500-Mile Front Supreme Headquarters, AEF, Sept. 16.-(UP) — American armor and infan'rymen. bursting through the Germans' vaunted Siegfried line at Its strongest point east of Aachen, fanned out across the open. Hghtly-dofended countryside to- ' day less than 30 miles from thw great Rhineland industrial center i of Cologne, fourth city of Hitler's ■ reich. The entire Allied battle line was on the move eastward on a front ot 500 miles winding up from the ' Swiss border below Belfort to the Beglan and Dutch seacoasts, forcing the German* steadily back Into their homeland slowly at most imints, at a pace approaching a rout In others. Hard-hitting tank and infantry teams of Lt. Gen. Courtney H. . iHidge*' U. S. Ist army made the decisive breach in the Siegfried line, and their comrade* were i across the enemy's border* virtu- , ally everywhere along the Ist army'* 100-mfle front. On the Americans' northern dunk, veteran British troops : streamed across their Albert and I Escaut canal bridgeheads Into HolI land in'a fas'-developing threat to I toe relatively weak Siegfried forts along the North Sea coast. • To the South, Lt Gen. George [ S. Patton's 3rd army forces rolled ■ eastward in great strength from . captured Nancy and Epinal. 'hrew ■ an armored hook against the fort- ■ ress city of Metz, and struck down toward the Belfort gap to join with the the American 7th army in a drive against ’hat gateway to southwestern Germany. The German transocean new* agency said the assault on the Belfort gap already had begun, asserting that "several enemy divisions are attempting to Hints’ directly against the gap," presumably American 7th army troopa advancing from Vesoul. 20 miles lo the southwest. With the incorporation of the I' S. 7th army into his command. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower now had three Allied army groups numbering well over a million men on the inarch against Germany, probably the most-heavily armed If tun the largest Invasion host ever gathered under a’slngle commander. Hodge*' Ist army veterans, the Drat troops Into Germany and the first to crack the "impregnable'" Siegfried line, made the moat spectacular gain* yesterday und early today, virtually surrounding the lilg German border city of Aachen while their armored and infantry spearheads were tearing open the Nazi fortification* to thn •Mt. (Turn Tn Pairs t. Column I) O — Hurricane’s Death Toll Mounts To 37 Small Communities Add To Death Toll Boston. Sept. 16.—(UUP)—Hundreds of small communities from North Carolina to Maine restored their communication* with the rest of the country »od*y and their report* Increaaed the death toll o( the hurricane to 37 and the approximate damage to more than 140.000,000. The principal damage wa* to crop* but thousand* of building* were destroyed on the Islands off the North Carolina. Connecticut, and Massachusetts coast* and along the shores of those states and New Jersey. Reports of officials inspecting the devastation Indicated that H would be months before all the communities were restored to what they had been. The hurricane today was spending Itaeif in the open sea off Newfoundland. The weather bureau reported that it had been diminished to mere gale force—winds ot 60 miles an hour.