Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 269, Decatur, Adams County, 13 November 1944 — Page 1

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AMERICANS STORMING METZ FORTRESS

Jtazi Spokesmen lore Hitler Real th Excellent

Ipt To Answer s Following Failure To r In Public (o*. 13—(UP)—Berlin struggling to counter umor* that Adolf Hitid, or insane. declared he la in "excellent carefully refrained ling the whereabout* rriously-silent Fuehrer, gnlzance for the flrat recent flood of *pecuil by Hitlers prolongthe German Transagency broadcaat a f competent Merman saying that anything id happened to the t cited the Hitlerian the proclamation read an nation by geatapo Ich Himmler yesterof that the Fuehrer d functioning.aa leadKelch. llithr has never read hKi/. 111 person. but al--111. 11l read by hla minth.- aurlK y added In an n|Mu on- rumor that he had ■Mt.- ■> d-hv.-r tile address a Berlin radio com reiterating Hitler’* HHtu’ 'io Nazi regime would th*- surrender of 1918, that the Fuehrer had lied to turn over to and other party leader* <d rallying the Merman for tiie final phase of the ■Mi:- • omineiitator. Rudolf told the tierman public jpjiuuotiwide broadcaat that hours of the war are with the myaterlously ■PB fui ' lir, ' r "till absent. a measurable space of It- said, the question will HB *■ lapitulate in front of .-n.-my odds in men and or will they capitulate our unshakeable de d-lared that surrend I* bxn ruled out by the Nazi |V* and In- exhorted the peoth.- newly-organized the people's army. ■*r leaders, he promised. M not |.-t the German people ■M did the cowardly govern JU of IS IK.” ■B*' l " attempting to explain 1*” singular absence front MB life at thia critical hour, added fresh fuel to the |Md«ide speculation that the r was sick or dead, or had KB driven insane by dlaaater. ■L- A fu, ‘* ,r «r spoke so seldom I-. .-nt months and was compas* on thia taak to his collalmrators, we know all |B**"" ,hat every single word MF* h »» special importance." The whole world real|B Bnil,r made no further menCT f,r Hitler, in whose name a CT 1 * 1 " 411 " 11 *»» read yesterday m** on Germany to fight CT»” enemie, within and withCT<lie nation.** ■“M.,n observer* speculated |B xealapo chief Heinrich HimmMtnight la- emerging as the K r «ier of n mil <),. rrnßny , nd CT shrewd "hangman” was CT«» only m preserve the Hitwhile establishing hlmiti power. M*' fyatery of Hitler’* dlaapT 8 ** ,r,,m Public life and the B~ situation In Germany alM ** wpened by; M Hi'l'-r s failure to ahow himeven for the poatKthtr"* 110 " of ,h * Mun, ‘ h B* n>ll Putsch anniversary. ■’"l. To «. O*taie *) Kt MRtWATUWI READING ■ OC«AT thermometer ■ 1:00 a. m "" * K£*’ m 41 Kail* 47 WEATHER Bniast » •h*w*r* and warmer K. ' o J u, * d * 7 ahow.rs and a * r< fresh to strong wind*.

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— Congress To Return To Session Tuesday 'Must Legislation' Confronts Congress i Washington, Nov 13—tl’P)— Senators and congressmen began ' returning from thelt election recess today to wind up the work of the 78th congress In a four or five week session which convenes at noon tomorrow Democratic leaders were scheduled to confer with President Roosevelt tomorrow before charting the program to complete the work of a congress which has provided most of the wartime legislative authority and appropriations. The senate was expected to give top priority to a house-approved omnibus flood control measure and the house to a senate-approv <-d bill to authorize expenditure of (1.360,000,000 to match state funds in a three-year postwar highway building program. The house then probably will turn to a measure to revive the federal crop insurance program which was kilb-d a year ago and the senate to the house-approved river* and harltora bill. "Must legislation’* confronting both houses includes an extension of the second war powers act, 1 which expires Dee. 31, and a renewal of the law. expiring Dec. 7. | which extended the period for I court martial proceedings against Maj. Gen. Walter C. Short and Rear Admiral Huhband E. Kimmel In connection with the Pearl Harbor attack. The war powers (Turn To Page S. Column b |_ o Observe Thanksgiving Day On November 23 With five Thunsdays in November. the calendar worked against the plan of congress to have Thankgiving fall on rhe last Thursday of the month. Thanksgiving day will be observed In Indiana and about 40 other state* on Thursday November 23. iCongreM passed a resolution fixing Thanksgiving day on the fourth Thursday in Novemfber. With the extra Thursday thia motMh. Ute day of thanksgiving falls on November 33. A* has been the custom In previous years, retail 4**ines will cease on that day. The Industrial plant* have not announced If operation* will be carried on. — o German Battleship Tirpitz Is Blasted Direct Hits Scored By British Bombers BULLETIN London, Nov. 13—(UP) —Th* German battleship Tirpitz ha* been sunk at It* hideout in Tromso Fjord off the northeastern coast of Norway, th* British admiralty announced tonight. Ijondon. Nov. 13— (UP)— The air ministry announced today that Brii*b Lancasters scored direct bits with aix-ton "earthquake'* bomb* on the German battleship Tirpitz in Tromso fjord of northern Norway yesterday. A force of 30 Lancaster* attacked the Tirpitz with the heaviest known bomb* in the Allied arsenal Bunday morning, an official announcement revealed. The bombing waa carried out In clear weather, enabling the royal air force bombardier* to pinpoint the Merman auperdreadnaught in the Norwegian water* where it recently sought refuge after being damaged badly by plane and midget submarine* during the month* it lay In Alten fjord. The air ministry announcement ■aid detail* on th* bombing would be burned only after Interrogation of crewmen and study of picture* taken during th* attack.

Japanese Fear Major Attacks On Homeland B-29 Reconnoiters; Americans Tighten Siege Arc On Leyte By United Pres* Tokyo reported that a lone B-29 Buperfortre** flew over Japan today. extending reconnaissance for an expected major aerial assault on the homeland, while American invasion force* battled Increasing resistance to tighten a siege arc on an estimated 46,000 enemy troop* in northwest la-yte. The official Japanese Dome! agency said the Buperfortre**, apparently from a base in the Muri anas, flew ovtr the "west coastal area” of l«e bay for half an hour and then left without dropping any bomb* Ise bay cuts into southern Honshu. largst of Japan** home islands, and at It* head lie* Nagoya, huge aircraft center. Dome! also reported that an "undisclosed number" of American warships had bombtfrded Iwo island in the Volcanos, 70u miles south ot Japan proper. Saturday night. Growing (tower of the 20th bomber command of Superfortresses was demonstrated Saturday In a threeway assault over a 700-mlle arc. One group bombed Nanking, puppet capital In occupied China, another hit Shanghai, and a third blasted Omura, aircraft center on Kyushu. Two warship* were believed sunk at Nanking but cloud* obscured result* of the other two attack*. American tank* and infantrymen hacked closer to the Japanese stronghold of Ormoc on the west coast of lajyte, on a 16-mile front through jungles, mud, and mountain* in savage flghting. Meanwhile the Pacific 3rd fleet's aircraft and army plane* maintained a blockade of the west coast of 4 Turn To Paas 1. Column 3) ■„ —o Word Is Received Os Prisoner Son Douglas Neidigh In German Prison Camp 'Mr. and .Mr*. Dewey Neidigh of Wilkhire, 0.. formerly of this city, have received a letter from Pfc. Thomae Mascarl of Indianapolis, who informed them that he met their son, Pwt. Dougla* Neidigh. in a box car while being transported to a prteon camp in Germany. iPfc. Mascarl escaped while the train enroute to the prison camp. He inquired it their son had escaped. (Mr. Ni-idigh stated today that their son was still in a German prison camp and a* far a* he knew he waa well. The parent* received a short letter from him recently. Pvt. Neidigh was reported missing in action In Italy last February and later the parents received word that he wa* alive and a prisoner of war. The Indianapolis soldier, who also wan a member of the famous Ranger division, wrote. ”1 was wltl\ your son in the prison camp in Italy. 'He wa* in the name box car when they were .taking us to Germany to a prison camp. We wert in a prison camp in Italy close to two months, then were taken to Germany. "There were close to 46 of tw in the 'box car and four of u* jumped the train: J don’t know if all of them escaped.” 'Pvt. Mascarl added that the former Decatur soldier wa* well and that be promised him to get In touch with his parent*, advising them that be was alive and well. The returned soldier haa a 30-day furlough. ■■'■■O Lt. James Krueck Is Killed In Italy Second Lt. Janie* W. Krueck, 23. son of Mr. and Mr*. Walter B. Krueck of New Haven, was killed in Italy on October 18. (He was a graduate of Purdue university. Hi* father I* president of the For. Wayne Rotary clulb. which will 4>e boat to northeastern Indiana citMt at a district meeting Thursday at the Athletic club In Fort Wayn*.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, November 13,1944.

Stilwell's Successor in China !■' v J nHHHE MAJ. GEN. ALBERT C. WEDEMEYER, left, new chief of staff of the China theater of operation* and chief of staff to Generalissimo Chiang Kai Hhek Is greeted by Maj. Gen. Patrick J, Hurley, (lorsonal representative of President Roosevelt, upon Stilwell'* successor's arrival In Chungking. This Is an official Chinese government photo. 14th Airforce Quits B 1 ?" w . ar ? ond Boo,h In xnater Store DlO DdSv Al LIUChOW Th* war bond booth In the Rehaf9 er Store was opened today. Inaugur- — atlng Uie tiixth war loan drive. Jaoanece AHvnnrp (Member* of th- th Kappa and Japanese aavance 1M( lola X1 Boroi . H j, M wll | to( . ln Forces Evacuation Charge of the booth (hie week, Mr*. Martin Weiland, chairman of the Chungking. Nov. 13 — (VP)— women’* division of the bond stuff. The 14th airforce announcer! to- announced. The «ixth war loan day th* destruction and evacua- bonds are htxued directly frrmt the tlon of It* most valuable remain- booth and prospective purchaser* Ing East China airbase at Lluchow are Invited to call at -the 4m>oUi last Tuesday under pressure of and purchase their Investment*, fast driving Japanese columns, * Loss of the Lluchow airfield. | kifafin Dailmad the last American base in Kwangsl VllltayU KQIIIUaU province, virtually threw the 14th back upon it* Kunming base, with Tieian |n Dau only small fields at Kweiyang and IICUp 111 Hill UOy Nanning from which to carry on support of China'* ground force*. (The Japanese claimed they Immediate End Os captured l>oth Lluchow and Kwell- » M a 1 'L I In. capital of Kwangi province. Jiflke Not Likely last Thursday. The decision to blow up the Chicago. Nov. 13. — (UP)—The Lluchow base was reached when °f 560 employes of two authe Japanese established then*- Durban electric railroad Hue* movselves within three minute* fly- •’** in, ° fourth day today with Ing time of the fleld. This close Prospect of an Immediate settleproximity had deprived the weary n, * Bl ,n eight. 14th pilot*, who were carrying The workers, member* of the out two and three missions dally. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen of even a few minutes warning of “ n<l Brotherhood of Firemen and Japanese attacks. Enginemen. walked out Friday Even with the field mined for morning to enforce a demand for destruction, planes continued to a n ine-<.-ent hourly wage Increase. (Turn Tn t Column o Ind., vic* president of the Brother- _ - ; hood of Railroad Trainmen, who la IWO jCrVICCmCn S directing the strike. aal>’ the tleup Rnllntc Arrive I nte wa * 100 P*r<’«nt perfect on both the putiors Mrrivg UOte Chicago, North Shore and MilTwo servicemen's ballots have and the Chicago. Aurora reached the county clerk* office .Ince election day. No final dl.po.i- ««««-»« ’>»’•’• ** »'• tlon ha* yet been mad* of the bal- * h '* h 1,1,117 c “ rr7 lot., but under the Indiana taw. no /.tlmated 75.000 commuter, to provision I. made for opening or “ ,,d ,r “ ra ‘ h *7*”' w ,“ ,e,t 7 *‘ , ' , '‘ r oonntlng the ballot* .fter election d “ 7 when P*™* *"• left stranded on the platform at Up to taut Tuesday, about 6«0offl- ,h * depot * clal ballots were received fmm ‘-ttrlalled Bunday schedule* were membem of the armed forces. The “» ,he “‘ rß ' ra I ffl , c ballots were delivered to their res- the sirlk*. offida!* pectlve precinct* during Ute day. (Turn Ttl Pw< ', j, column It Gen. Eisenhower Appeals For Support Os Sixth War Loan Washington. Nov. 13 —(UP)— ET Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. *u- KdnMHM pi erne allied commander In Europe. ;. appealed today for support of the I 314.000.000.W0 alxth war loan. f which begin* Nov. 2t» and especially asked civilian* to sign up ■* ..... ’WMs worker* In Uie drive in their com- f Hl* Message to all American* LMgHr follow*: JUb "Your vssietance I* needed and *[ the most important Job now for the I / war loan a success To make »ur- I of final victory we must t-double •>’ and sustain our effort*, both here I and everyhere. fc "The fighting man -till sac. a i | nH ! , grim task and lie it 111 urgently j • needs much food, clothing and bat i \ tie equipment that intirtt lie bought ’ The money mutt be raised and our men on all the front* depend upon bu-b snd*. and friends lu'thi* great 7Ol *' ' ’ war theater I request that you do •Contact your local war finance your part -to *ee that th* sixth war committee and join the horn* front loan is vastly oversunwcrlbed. army a* a volunteer war bond work- "Dwight D. Elsenhower. «f 'Supreme commander ot Allied “On behalf of your aona, brother*, expeditionary force*.”

Initial Onslaught On Nearly Encircled City Takes First Os Forts

Russians Step Up Offensive On Budapest Outskirts Os City Under Steady Fire From Soviet Guns London, Nov. 13.—(UP) —Berlin said today that strong Russian forces had smashed Into Jaszbereny. big transport center 31 mile* east of Budapest, and Moscow reported that the Red Army had «witabli*heu a firm bridgehead aero** the Danube Just below the Hungarian capital. By Russian and German account. Marshal Rodion Y. Malinovsky’* drives to outflank Budapest were developing steadily, and Moscow said the outskirts of the city were under steady Soviet gunfire. The Nazi acknowledgement of the Soviet penetration of Jaszber-: ney. key base guarding the eastern : approaches to Budapeat. Indicated ' that the city soon would be besieged from that direction a* well a* from the south. “The battle in the area east of Buda (test increased in intensity,” Ernst Von Hammer. Nazi radio commentator, said. “Both sides are continually bringing up reinforcements. A strong Soviet tank formation penerated the town of Jaazbereny. German panzer grenadier* supported by Tiger tank* and assault guns pierced the enemy assault wedge and pressed the Soviets back to the aoutheast.” United Pres* qorrespondent Henry Shapiro reported from Moscow that Malinovsky was carrying out mopup operation* between the Danubo and Tisza and had expanded hl* bridgehead on the west bank of the Danube south ot the capital. Earlier Moscow dispatches *aid that as soon a* the bridgehead was solidly established. Malinovsky was expected to swing around the capital to the west in a double flanking movement. "The young Soviet marshal who In the course of the last month claimed more than 142.000 Germans and Hungarians killed or captured now appear* determined to wipe out the remainder of the enemy force* and knock Hungary out of the war in the near future,” Shapiro'* dispatch said. With the capital in a state of growing panic, he said, the Hungarian* appeared demoralized and the Germans, hearing the brant «f the battle, had to throw In fresh panzer division*. — ——' o Yankee Fighter Ace Missing In Action Col. Hubert Zemke Listed As Missing London. Nov. 13.— (UP) —Col. Hubert Zemke of Missoula. Mont., one of the greatest American fighter ace* of the war, wa* listed officially today a* missing in action Zemke, who ha* been credited with destroying 28 German plane* In the air war over western Eurj °P®. failed to return from an escort missron over the continent on Oct. 30, He had been appointed leader of a Mustang tighter group only a few week* earlier. Zemke'* plane fell out of formation deep inside enemy territory during a raid on Hamburg and vanished Into a dense rloud bank. It wa* believed that he wa* forc<*d down by engine trouble. Hl* wingman. 2nd Ll. Richard D Creighton. Lo* Angele*, who was the last to see him. said Zemke wa* flying alongside him at 28.000 feet just itefore he disappeared. Creighton said the two plane* spiralled down more than 25.000 feet until they were within 2,100 '■ i (Turn To Page I, Column 7)

British Troops Move Nearer To Ravenna Forces Drive North On Adriatic Coast Rome, Nov. 13. — fUP) —British armored forces of the Sth army, driving north along Italy'* Adriatic coast, advanced to within a mile and a half of Ravenna today after crosailiK the Chlaia canal. The tank-supporiid troops were moving toward the inland port along the Montone river, which skirts the southwest edge of the city. Other British force* were continuing the slow drive northwest of Forli. on the Bologna-Rimini highway, and the communique said the Germans were putting up “very atrong resistance." Front reports said the heaviest fighting wa* taking place near a bend in the canal one mile north of Forli. The Germans made several strong counterattack* in the area, but were beateu back and forced to flee, leaving considerable motor I transport equipment behind. The sth army front still was confined to patrolling, although two or three German planes made several norties over the sector, bombing and strafing highway* and forward installation*. Allied heavy bomber* meantime attacked four rail bridge* on the Brenner pas* line In northern Italy, wl/Yie tactical planes raided military objective* and communication targets in the Po valley, just liehind the battlefront. o Churchill Promises Strong French Army Sees Possible War End In Six Months Paris, Nov. 13. — (UP) — Gen. Charles De Gaulle appt ared today to have won two major diplomatic victories In his two days of conversations with Prime Minister Churchill. They were an invitaion (or France to join the European advisory commission in discussions on the military occupation and post war control of Germany anH a promise of al (possible arm* for the reborn French army. Churchill, apeaklng at Pari* city hall yesterday, said the Allies would do their utmost "so that France may play the greatest possible part in what is left of thfei horrible war,” then added: "But It I* possible that in six month*' time our desperate enemy may have been beaten to the ground, and we cannot prolong the war beyond that time merely in order lo supply sufficient arm* to enable the French army to partlcipate.” Churchill said he expressed the "sentiment* of the English people and the definite policy of the British government when I say we wish to *ee a strong French army as soon a* possible." "That Is necessary for the restoration of the equilibrium of Europe and the stability and permanence which are necessary in a Europe so frightfully ravaged by tTurn To Pas* 4. Column I) Holy Nome, K. Os C. Will Meet Tonight Members ot the Holy Name society and Knight* of Columbus will hold a joint meeting at the K. ot C. hall thi* evening. Bunday, the members atiended the 7 o'clock mas* at Bt. Mary'* church and received Holy Communion In a body. At the service this evening the rosary will be recited for the repose of Ute souls of Tech. Sgt. Richard J. Teeple who was killed In China on May 28 and Cpl. Richard Eltlng. who died In France on September 17, of wounds received in action two day* earlier. Both soldier* were 'members of the local parish.

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German Resistance Reported Stiffer; Nazi Corridor Os Escape Narrowed Pari*. Nov. 13— (UP) —American 3rd army assault forces opened the battle of almost encircled Metz today and In the initial onslaught captured the first of the forts In the sprawling maze of fortification* anchoring the German defenses of northeastern France. Dispatches from Lt. Gen. George 8. Patton's front reported initial American successes In the storming of the Metz fortres*. the toughest nut the 3rd army has tried to crack since the Bt. Lo break-through on the other side of France. t German resistance was reported stiffening along the 3rd army front a* the American* clamped an assault arc against Metz and narrowed the Nazi escape corridor east of the city to les* than a dozen mile*. North of Metz the American* captured most of ancient Fort Thlonvllle by storm and won a new bridgehead *cros* the Moselle. while to the southeast Patton's right wing wheeled forward six miles to within 18 mile* of Saarbrucken. Nazi broadcasts said the Yank* had broken Into the citadel of Thlonvllle In violent flghting. and i with Its key defense (tost of Fort » Thlonvllle nearly captured, the fate of the by-passed city on the ■ west bank of the Moselle seemed to lie sealed. First field reports, lacking official confirmation, said some German units were withdrawing from Metz to escape the American pincer*. Patton’s assault force* Rtormed through nearly all of Fort Thlonvllle. key fortre** of the city of the same name anchoring the German defenses only 13 mile* from the Reich frontier. Drive* across the Moselle on either side of Thlonvllle hail made the German position virtually untenable. Front report* said Patton's - tanks and troop* surged across the Saarelaturg railroad 30 miles southeast of Metz In a six mile ad- - vance that almost enveloped the strategic road and rail junction > of Benest-Roff and gave the third army an almost solid 20 mile front • aimed squarely at Haarbrucken. The spearhead thrust northeast- !, ward from Rodaibe carried 2(4 i mile* past Beneatroff. while other I unit* cleared the forest of Bride and Coecking In a push within a I. mile of Benesiroff from the south. ■1 The 20-mlle swathe cut by Patton's right wing now wa* within • medium gun range of the flr*t I fort* of the old Maginot line. The : line being pushed toward SaarI (Turn To Paw* 4. Column 4> Volunteer War Bond , Salesmen Meet Here t t Township Workers In Session Today Beveral hundred volunteer war bond salesmen from the 12 townships In th* county, along with the . chairmen, mat *t the American Legion home this afternoon to organize for the sixth war loan drlvs in the county. State representative Ralph Harvey, operator of a 400 acre farm In Henry county, wi* jhe speaker. He urged Ute fanner to ■back the drive wholeheartedly and to invest hte saving* in bond* "The*e 'bonds will buy the thing* you want and need after the war**, he explained. The farm quota In thia county I* (489,700. compared to the county'* quota of (1453,100. The drive will gain full raray on November 20, although bond* purchased now will be credited to the sixth war loan Adam* county ha* never fallen Mm on a war bond drive and those who are directing the alxth war loan campaign are hopeful of reaching the goal again.