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AMERICANS RIP INTO AACHEN SUBURBS

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Five Youths Are Held After $1,500 Robbery Evanaville, Ind., Oct. 9. ti p)— Police held three yotttha for Juvenile court today and two others to be ( harked with robbery m connec Hon with takitiK 11.500 from George Hess. Jr., Tell City contractor. Officer* said that the five youths admitted taking the money, in addition to a Watch and a diamond stickpin, from Hess after they had offered to help the contractor repair hlx automobile. About 1900 in cash and the Jewelry were recovered, police xaid. announcing that robbery charges would be filed against Gwen Wigginxton, IX, and la.ye Macxhartd, 20. both of Evansville. Big 4 Nations Unveil Charter Os World Peace Military Might Os Members Will Back Peace Organization Washington, Oct. 9. — (VP) — The Big Four nations, determined that “the sacrifices of thia war shall not be In vain,” today unveiled a still-to-be-completed charter for a world peace organization backed by the armed might of its members and empowered to call on special air force units for “urgently military measures." The proposed organization would be called "the United Nations.” Briefly, it would consist of a policymaking general assembly of all peace-loving nations, an economic and social council of IX nations to deal with "humanitarian" aspects of international relations; a world court of Justice, and a security council of 11 nations —including the United Btatea, Great Britain, Russia, China, and “in due course," France as permanent members—whose primary responsibility would be maintenance of peace through pacific, economic, or military means. The recommendations did not go into the vital matter of Just how the security council would order “the United Nations" military power into action in the even* of a threat to peace. Still to be resolved, presumably at “higher levels.” Is the all-lm-porant issue of voting procedure in the security council if one of the permanent members should become a parly to a dispute. The question to be answered is: could such a member veto the decisions of the' others? “The United Nations" would not be merely an emergency organization to function only when world peace was Jeopardized by overt aggression. It would concern itsself with fundamental economic, social, and other “humanitarian" stresses and strains. It also would concern Itself — through the security council with plans for regulation of armaments so that international peace and security could be promoted "with the least diversion of the world's human and economic resources for (Turn To Pko 5. Column I)

Retired Farmer Dies At County Hospital Von Guilder Funeral Tuesday Afternoon Chauncey •'an Guilder. 83. retired tanner, who resided at 828 Winchester street, died at 11:30 o'clock Sunday night at the Adams county memorial hospital alter a three weeks illness of complications. He was a native of Pennsylvania and had lived in Adams county for the pant 29 years. He was a member of the First United Brethren church of this city. Surviving are the wife. Mary, three step-daughters and three step-sons. Funeral services will i>e held at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Glllig * Doan funeral home, with Rev. R. R Wilson officiating. Burial will be in the Reynolds cemetery The body may be viewed at the funeral home until time of the services.

U. S. Warships Blast At Japs Marcus Island All-Day Pounding By American Warships Is Crippling Blow Pearl Harbor, T. IL, Oct. 9 — (IP) American warships, ranging boldly within 1.135 miles of Tokyo, struck a crippling blow at Japan's .Marcus island base Sunday with an all-day bombardment that spread fire* and ruin through the island stronghold and knocked out most of the enemy’s shorn defenses, a communique announced today. It was the first surface attack of the war on Hie pinpoint island bastion guarding the eastern approaches to the Japanese homeland, and preliminary reports flashed back to Adm. Chester W. Niinitz' Pacific fleet headquarters indicated the surprised enemy offered only feeble resistance. The communique revealed that Adm. William F. Halsey detached units of his powerful third battle fleet, which was last reported maneuvering off the Palau islands almost I.XOO miles to the southwest. for the strike on Marcus. The number and type of the attacking warships were not Immediately disclosed. t>ut it was Indicated the raid was carried out in considerable strength, in view of the ever-present possibility of interference by units of the Japanese grand fleet — based little more than a day's sail from Mar cui. The communique pointedly made no mention of Japanese aerial opposition throughout the daylong bombardment. suggesting that the attack had achieved complete tactical surprise and that the enemy had been unable to get any important number of planes into the air. "Considerable damage was inflicted and the greater part of (Turn To Pass I, Column 4) O 4-H Show Winners Announced Today Dress Revue Closes Club Show Saturday The 4-H home economics and garden exhibits, displayed at Berne Friday and Saturday In connection with the annual colt show, attracted hundreds of visitors.

The: exhibit dosed with the dress revue Saturday night, when 30 girls in the* clothing project mcMle|:*d their dresses. Girls receiving silver pins as selected by the Judge, Gertrude Johnson, were: Division one, wearing aprons; Patsy Johnson of Jefferson township and Marilyn Boerger of Monmouth. Division two, cotton dresses: Betty Bertsch, Carol Sprunger and Mary Mae Christman of Berne and Alice Meyers of Jefferson. Division three: Mary Jo Steiner of Geneva, WaniTa Sprunger of Berne and Edna Moyer of Berne Division four; Alton Jones of Pleasant Mills and Glenna Noble of Jefferson. Division flve: Joan Striker of Hartford. Betty Sipe of Blue Creek, Margaret Webb and Flossie Beer of Berne. Rose Mary Beitler received the award as Adams county representative at the state dress revue In September, Ernests Hofstetter for (Turn To Paas 1. Coloms I) — O ' " Father-Son Meeting At K. Os C. Tonight A father-son social seadon and program will be held at the K,ofC. hall this evening following the monthly meeting of the Holy Name aoclety. • Sunday, the fathers and sons attended the 7:30 o'clock mass at 8L Marya church and received Holy Communion in a body Communion Sunday Is an annual tAaervance In the pariah, the ranks of sone being largely depleted with more than 200 men from the congregation In the armed »err I can of the country.

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Decatur, Indiana Monday, October 9, 1944.

Wendell L Willkie Dies Suddenly t-'* jBBPty x 3b I 1 C hfcu

Ask Marine Held To Grand Jury Action

Inquest Is Held In Washington Murder Washington, Oct. 9. — (UP) —A aix-man coroner's jury today reported that they believed marine Pfc. Earl McFarland. 21-year-old veteran of Guadalcanal, guilty of the murder of Dorothy Berrum and asked that he be held for grand jury action. Tlie Jury deliberated only 14 minutes after hearing evidence that the wiry young marine “picked up" the IS-yeuF-oJA f’teippewa Falls, Win., gs.i '-a a d-wt-’* -it street corner iex Ihcil 1* )>■•’:> x before her ravished :<<!<> ?*>'voted body was (Guild uiidec 3 s»sib>w tree In East Potomac Park. Marine Cpl lames Westbury, one o' McFarland's barrai ks mates, told the jury of the accused man's meetlug with the doll-size government girl. Westbury described the girl as short, of “round facg and black hair." and wearing a “reddish coat and blue dress," He said he later identified a body in the morgue ax Miss Berrum's. While the inquest was being clad in a white brocaded evening clad in a white broaced evening dress, lay in a mahogany casket at a mortuary awaiting return to her home town. Roy Berrum, father of the victim. wax expected to confront the (Turn To Pace S. Column 4)

Fire Drills Held In Schools Today Prevention Os Fires Observed In Nation Fire chief Harry Htults today complimented the pupils and faculties of all three city schools on their performances in surprise fire drills this morning which opened the observance of national fire prevention week in Decatur. Chief Htults said the department took a truck to each school and calh*d the surprise drills. The longest time required for the last pupil to come out of any door was one and a half minutes. All of the pupils came out in an orderly fashion which is just ax important as the speed with which they leave their rooms. Chief Htults said. As a further observance of the week. W W. Foster, a member of the staff of the state fire marshal's office, will speak to the Decatur Lions club Tuesday night at its regular meeting. Chief Htults said today that national fire losses increased 41 percent over the pre war year. 1940. Large fires in the same period Increased 178 percent. The total annual fin- loss (Turn To Pa«o I. Column I)

Road To Berlin ißy United Press) Tlie shortest distances io Berlin from advanced Allied lines today: Western front: 296 miles (from point near Nijmegen. Gain of one mile in week). Russia; 315 miles (from Warsaw. Gain of five mllex in week * Italy: 540 miles (from point south of Bologna. Gain of lo miles In week.) W. A. Klepper Heads Cloverleaf Company Local Plant Remains As Kraft Subsidiary W A. Klepper, of this city was elected president, and U. J. Klep|>er of Huntington, vice-president and treasurer of Cloverleaf Creameries, inc, at a directors meeting at which the Kraft Cheese company Ice cream plants at Huntington and Crawfordsville and the sales branch at Fort Wayne were incorporated under the Cloverleaf name. W. A Klepper. president of 'he new organization, has long been associated with the dairy buxines* and is an active leader In dairy activities in Indiana. He wax one of the pioneers in 411 Dairy club work and in the organization here of the dairy days that were attended by over 30,00** dairy farmers and received na'ional recognition. His work lias contributed to the development of Indiana dairying to the point where it Is one of the leading dairy states. Mr. Klepper ix president of the Indiana dairy mutiufar tureres association and was th** founder and co-owner of the Cloverleaf Creameries. Mr. Klepper came to Decatur In 191 C as a partner of the late E. L. Martin, on** of the pioneer butter manufacturers in the middle west, operating ax the Martln-Klepper company, which wax changed to Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc Mr. Klepper hulit the original building in this city. H<* personally mad** th** plans and Mrs. Klepper's father constructed the building A new addition Is now being completed and 'oday It ranks as one of the largest dairy manufacturing plan's In the middle west. C. J. Klepper has been manager of the Huntington plant for the past 11 years and la well kn< wn locally and in Indiana dairy work He Is president of the Huntington /Turn Ta 1 fWmn --0 ■■■ .— Clerk's Office Open Tonight To Register County clerk Clyde O. Troutner said today that hie office will remain open until 9 o'clock tonight for laet minute registration ■Approximately 2.008 were purged from the lists following the 1942 election for failure to vote. In addition. there are a large number of persons moved since then. All these, ss well se new votetw, must either register or transfer their registration.

First Army Tightening Aachen Hold - Russians

Launch New Offensive

Willkie Death Is Mourned By Stunned Nation Funeral Services To Be Held Tuesday And Burial At Rushville New York. Oct It Il'Pi The body of Wendell L. Willkie. the smalltown Indiana boy who became a nationally-known corporaHon executive, a presidential candidate and. later. America’s most influential private citizen, lay in state at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church today Willkie'* death of coronary

thrombosis curly yesterday came wit It a suddenness that xlunni-d u nation which always had regarded tile tousle.haired husky-voiced Hoosier as till- epitome of health and vigor. The reaction wax x|>ontaneoux and swelled in volume all day yesterday and today ax thoyxandx of telegrams of sympathy poured in from friends, supporters, political opponents and admirers in all ' walks of life. Only 52. the former Republican standard-bearer entefed the Lenox Hill hospital for routine treatment of a stomach disorder Sept. 6. but liad been seriously ill only since last Tuesday, when a streptococcic throat infection and a lung congestion developed. Hix temperature soared to 104 degrees and then subsided, but his heart weakened under the strain. Tlie last of three violent heart attacks wax fatal at 2:20 a m yesterday. Mrs. Willkie left her own sickbed and arrived at her husband's side five minutes before hlx death. Funeral services will In- held al 3 |> in tomorrow but the time of Willkie s burial will be determi’-.-ed by the return of his only son. Lt. (JC* Philip Willkie.. I HNR. who Is on convoy duty in the Atlantic. Willkie Will he buried at Rushville, Ind only a few miles from the littb* frame house at Elwood, where he was liorti Fell. , 13. 1*92 Willki('s death came less than a week after that of another great American political figure and presidential candidate. Alfred E Smith, who deserted the Democratic standard In 1940 to support the Hoosier’s Republican bld for th** presidency (Turn Tn Pass 1. Column XI o — Real Estate Sale Approved By Court —— Steele Estate Assets Insufficient To Pay A petition to sell real estate In order to pay part of the bequests in the will of Eli W Stei-le has been approved in the Adams circuit court by Judge J Fred Fruchte after an additional bond of *22.000 was filed by Eugene Runyon, the administrator Th>* petition showed that the assets of the ektate amount to |2(>.ls*> and that claims amounting to *325 have been filed and claims amounting to **.300 are pending against the estate. In addition, bequests amounting to the approximate sum of *30.000 are provided for in the will. The iM-neflciaries arc Emmu Koos, Jacob Koos. Jacoh Klpfer. Dayton Steele, Mrs. Dayton Steele. 12 I Decatur churches, th** Decatur cemetery and library and the Adams county memorial hospital. By reason of these statements the administrator stated that the amount of asaets available would not be sufficient to pay the claims and bequeata in full. An itemized accounting of the aaarta Including both city and rural property, was Included with the petition

High Court Denies Insurance Petition Business Subject To Antitrust Laws Washington, (ht 9. il'Pi The supreme court today denied a; i petition of the Hou'.heastern i’nder-1 writers Association for reconsideration of the court's June- ruling l Huh insurance lx business of inter-1 state commerce* ami thus siileje-ct to i ; federal antitrust laws. Forty-two! states baeke*d the- motion for re-1 hearing. The motion wax denied without; eomment. Justice Owen J Roberts and Stanley Reed ttx»k no part itl j I its consideration. Attorneys for the- association.' eeunpoxed of 195 xtoek fire- ilisur-' i ane e- companies, tiled tormal pro-: j test against the- ruling on Sept. 1. They urged tlh- high court to rehear the- case, contending that the i de-clsion, handed down June- 5. j I "leaves in ejnulit the- respective i se-opes of fe-deral and stale- powers ; with respect to the regulation of i I Insurance." The protested ruling came on a 1 t to 3 Judgment, written by JusticeHugo L. Black, and reinstated anti , ; trust charges tile el by the: govern-1 i inent against tile Arms in the- northern Georgia federal district court Justices Roberts and Reed also die! not participate in tin- original case The- association argued that the court, breaking precedent, had de- j e-ide-el a constitutional question by less than a majority of the nine Justices; also, that present state systems regulating insurance- had (Turn To Page 3, Column 7) Winners Are Listed In Berne Coit Show Annual Show Held At Berne Saturday Winners in tin- annual suckling coll show, held al Berne- Saturday.! have been announced as follows: Yearling purebred mares. Homer Neumschwander. first; A. Bulte me-|i-r. second; E. E Freidlinger. third. Yerllng gelding, Ixirenz Eickhof . champion j Yearling grade mares. Edwin J Fuelling, la-een Neuenschwander. | Suckling colts, pure- bred studs before- May 15. Grover Neuenxch wander. Adolph Bultenieler, Harr! son Miller. Frank Habegger. Hucklln colts, pure bred al lids as i ter May 15. Noah Neuenschwander.' Calvin Liechty A Son. E E Freld Ing, E. E Frledinger. Stickling pure bred mares before Muy 15. Homer Ne-uxnchwander. champion. Suckling pure bred mares after May 15. Harrison Miller, Martin ; Graber. E E Freldinger Grade studs before* May 15. Tllli man Steiner, champion; Adolph Bultenieler, Martin Schroeder, August Witte. Grade studs after May 15. Adolph Bulfemeler. Sylvan Sprunger, Caleb Sprunger, Herbert Schaadt. Floyd Steiner. Grade* mares before May 15. Till- ■ man Steiner. Edwin J. Fuelling, . Martin Schroeder. Grade mares after May 15. Tillman Steiner. Adolph Bultenieler. - Clem Wulllman. Henry Scheumann. Get-of Sire. Homer Beer. Harrison Miller, Adolph Bulteineler, > Adolph Biilteineh r. , — O - - - •- Democrats To Meet At Geneva Tuesday i The fl rat Democratic rally of the campaign In the southern part of ; the county will Im* held at Geneva Tuesday night at X o’clock In the 1 Geneva school bouse. i Speakers wilt be Robert Buscbee. Democratic candidate for Congress > and Robert Heller. Democratic candidate for Joint etate representative i for Adame and Wells counties. Re freshmentg will be eerved.

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Third Army Advances Four Miles Northeast Os Nancy—Russians Driving On Memel Supremo Headquarters, AEF. Oct 9 (UP: American armies ripped into the suburbs of almost encircled Aachen today ami drove forward four miles northeast of Nancy while British ('anadlan amphibious forces landed behind the German Hiles oil the Schelde estuary in a bid to dear the sea approaches to Antwerp The I S. Ist army, tight ruing a xtrangleledd on Aachen, narrowed the German escape corridor to the northwest to a mile and a half. The Aachen-Jullch highway wax cut at the foot of Crudflx Hill, and Hu- northern arm of the American pincers readied the north edge of Wurselen, four miles nor Hi-northeast of Aachen. To the south, ( tilted Press correspondent Robert W, Richards re|>orled. the 3rd army was locked in violent lighting around Clietticourt. 23 miles nori beast of Nancy. and artilb-ry and tanks shelled la-trlcourt. 25 miles northeaxt of Nancy, as new gains threatened to neutralize the Metz fortifications. Tile Hois De lai Fourasxe some two miles southwest of Letrhourt was cleared of Nazi troops in a puslt yesterday and today supported by a joint air-artillery bom bardtnent in which hundreds of Germans were* killed. More Ilian l.lmi flying fortresses and liberators escorted by nearly ax many Hghterx swept beyond the* hind front to blast Coblenz and Maiux in the Rhineland ahead of the Ist army ami Schweinfurt to United Press war correspondent Jack Franklxh reported the steady dosing of the pincers on Aachen, where a garrison of some 1.500 Germans w< re virtually Isolated wlili all major outgoing highways broken and tin* secondary roads under Ho* fire as I S. artillery and ma< him* guns. The Germans were- <ounteralta< king desperately in an attempt to prevent th.- complete printing of the trap They hit Hu* American positions at Alsdorf and south of Vcrlaiiti-nheide. The counterblows were warded off and tonight the Ist army prongs were wii hin one mile and a half of a jiimtion behind Aachen. The British-Canadian landing on the Schelde estuary squeezed an estimated s.mm Germans between two new bridgeheads ami the- old one which the Canadian Ist army had established across the Leopidd canal Major Offensive Moscow. Oct 9 Il'Pi—Massed Russian tanks and Infantry plunged to within nearly 25 miles (Turn To Psgs « Column I) —O Six Tons Os Waste Paper Are Collected Six tons of waste- paper were obtained ill tlie city-wide paper drive last Saturday. Phil Sauer, c hairman announced today. About 2500 pounds of flattened tins were ga'hered In the drive. The tins will be delivered to the area depot In Fort Wayne by a Mutschler Distributing truck. Mr. Sauer expressed his appreciation to the Legion for its cooperation. Pete Spangler and Arthur E. Myera. veteraiw of World War 1, worked on the city trucks with 17 Boy Scoute throughout the day. Mr Sauer said he was batting for a 10 ton pick up. The next drive will be held on November 4. -o —— ._. BULLETIN London, Oct- 9—(UP)—Moscow radio broadcast temght that Prime Minister Wineton Churchill and foreign secretary Anthony Eden arrived In Moscow today. There wee no immediete announcement of the purpose of their trip but they were expected to diecuee with Premier Joeef Stdin and Foreign Commisear V. M. Molotov the results of the Quebec conference and matters dealing with the final phase of the war In Europe.