Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 171, Decatur, Adams County, 21 July 1945 — Page 1

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Big Three Meet Jgßeporfed '»q Ahead FirsE Report Mode ByKS. Delegation Onlig Three Meet a ttM, July 21—(UP)—The conference delegation progress report on the .. ®SKm> of the big three an|,iat tlie wo,k ° f • is going ahead stead/S9Bjhai '‘much serious busi- . -aßgßgbeen done.” lau no ' mme< l* ate elabjHjE&f the American anSK; and no details on the the discussions were riven, it was understood “• ; rvtß**' s still were thrashing ; 'ft noßial rather than military ijßWmMßMinisler Churchill took Wt? ?Kroiii the work of the this morning to take XBm»=Benth armored division— Hats ” 01 Alamein -'tßHßßF i,is>l victory parade in ' aMMM&erga rtell. t ed It).000 British ■ iWBBH l la! '- ! '- lei i l ,as! Hie f,ag.Mßv i e n ’ SiKsial* stood with Field MarJ 4H®BSBi*rtiar<i L. Montgomery )’ Gen - ° Lyne, comthe Y BhHB of smiling, applauding IferfUfijrf tried to press around » tSESSfs car when he set out but there were SSttiaßoan civilians along the “ of march. — «3|Shi Truman dined privnight with assistant of war John J. McCoy. Lucius Clay m s - Land, chairman tiroKar shipping administraDurß •*“* evening he held an itJ‘£at| reunion with an old his world war one serif vi9M. L. Curtis Tiernan. Kan :>as Mo., chief chaplain of Aice-Mn forces in the European announcement from the ■erican delegation appar--0 in,en, led 10 offset the - Bfu cenV* which has mark®*i o f the publishable news thus far. WB there was no amplifieaL'SWSBb the statement, it was that the “serious ' lslr ®gß" transacted thus far was mainly with European polity® and economic reconstructhan with military <lui>uMs linked to the far eastAsßie conference moved into i ( ’ ay ’ fhef 6 was every ina that the negotiations on the political level, enable American, British and military staffs remaining on the sidelines. -■nformed sources said Rusentry into the war Japan and her role if she join the conflict had not • jSHK eeII discussed formally. To Pasx 6. Column <) . .■ o Jfljjß Klopfenstein JJBpriclay Night Klopfenstein, SO, a former of this county, died at •■clock Friday evening at his B 1 H°we. Death was caused V ,W* p,ications ’ following a sevillness. Klopfenstein was born in township, the son of Mr. rs - Pe ter Klopfenstein, and ‘ from here to Howe several M-arOago. He is survived by ’^ a B Bters ' Mrs. John Rich of ’ an <l Mrs. Sarah Buerher, ' *>«• and several nieces and ‘•■s. Funeral services will ~ Kid Monday afternoon at 2 a t the home in Howe, and ' >B’ C1 ° Ck at the Howe funeral °WOCRAT THERMOMETER J BL MPERATURE READING I -B° a ‘ m 73 i IB 0 a - m - 78 ’• m. __ __ 81 1 tl- WEATHER 3 ..■r rtl . v cloudy in north and south portion today, toand Sunday. Continued

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11 More Jap Vessels Sunk By Submarine Washington, July 21 — (UP) — American submarines . have sunk 11 more Japanese vessels in far eastern waters, the navy announced today. The bag included four small combatant craft. Vessels destroyed were two minesweepers, two patrol escort vessels, one large cargo transport, one medium transport, three small merchant vessels and two freighters. This brought to 1,174 the number of enemy ships sunk by American undersea craft in this war. This total includes 144 enemy warships. o — United States To Ship More Coal To Europe Decision Announced Is Sudden Reversal Os Ickes Position Washington, July 21 — (UP) — High official circles today saw the hand of President Truman at Potsdam in fuel administrator Harold L. Ickes’ decision to allow Europe G. 000,000 tons of American coal before Jan. 1. The decision, announced yesterday, constituted a sudden reversal in Ickes’ position. He was said previously to have ordered all coal shipments to liberated countries halted by Sept. 1 because of the critical U. S. shortage. The U. S. is currently sending 500,000 tons of coal a month to Europe. By Jan. 1 this would add up to less than half the amount Ickes now recommends. Official sources said “Mr. Truman must have found a bad situation in Potsdam as far as prospects for European reconstruction are concerned.” Coal is considered the key to Europe’s political unrest. Ickes said yesterday that “the race in Europe is one between coal and anarchy.” The war shipping administration, caught by surprise by Ickes’ announcement, said food shipments to Europe might have to be cut to make way for the coal. Allocation of U. S. coal would be made, it was said, by the newly organized European coal committee of which most Allied nations, except Russia, are members. This committee also hopes to allocate all coal mined in Germany and declare surplus to military needs there. Russian membership is expected to come after agreements on reparations are made.

(Turn To Page 6, Column 5) 0 _ Fort Wayne Men Held On Hijacking Charge Four Arrested For Hijacking Whisky Fort Wayhe, Ind., July 21 — (UP) — Four Fort Wayne men were held in jail today on charges of hijacking a Schenley distributing company truck and taking 45 barrels of whiskey Wednesday. Held on bonds of $50,000 each were Carol Powers, 24; Gene Knepper, 22; Archie Kugler, 19; and Philip Derloshon, 22. Derloshon is a soldier home on furlough. Henry Cordes, 45, upon whose farm the 2,250 gallons of whiskey were found hidden away, was held as an accessory. Russell Koon, driver of the Schenley truck, reported to police last Wednesday that he was enroute from the company’s plant at Lawrenceburg to Schenley. Pa., when he was stopped near Addyston, 0., bound and gagged, hit over the head, and thrown into the back seat of an automobile. The men drove for several hours, he said, then took him to a point near Columbia City where they threw him into the rear of his truck. State police made the arrests yesterday after following a tip regarding the car used in the hijacking.

Truman, Churchill Inspect Scots Honor Guard K < WIB wßw wMBmI'- 1 Bwb. • iPSL PRESIDENT TRUMAN and Prime Minister Churchill inspect a guard of honor composed of Scots guards on the lawn of Churchill’s residence in Berlin. Scene took place as the president was the luncheon guest of the British prime minister.

Hold War Criminals Trials In Nurenberg Nazi Shrine City Chosen For Trials London, July 21 —(UP)— The ■trials of European war criminals will ibe held in Nuernberg, the Nazi shrine city where the German fascist party met each year to lay the foundation for war, it was revealed today. American, British and French delegations of the war crimes commission. which selected the cite, left by plane today for Nuernberg to examine courtroom and other facilities for the trials. Decision to try the major European war criminate in the picturesque German city where the Nazis held their annual party congresses was a gesture of retribution. Further details oz preparations for the trials were expected when the delegations return to London tomorrow. The absence of Russian delegates from the party flying to Nuernberg caused surprise. The only explanation was that “circumstances had arisen unexpectedly which made it impossible” for the Russians to make the trip. Justice Robert 'H. Jackson, chief American prosecutor, headed the U. S. delegation and attorney general Sir David P. M. Fyfe the British. The French delegate was Robert Falco. The delegation’s visit to Nuernberg prompted speculation that the date for the first of the trials might the announced soon. One of the bigname Nazi prisoners may be the first to face the court. There was some speculation that it might be Reichsmarshal Herman Goering. 0 $250,000 Damage At North Aurora, 111. Aurora, 111., July 21—(UP) —A fire causing an estimated $250,000 damage virtually halted production of insulation products today at Forty-Eighth Insulations, Inc., in North Aurora, 111. The fire started in a box car next to the 90-year old brick factory yhile workers were loading insulations. It spread to the factory and was out of control within 10 minutes. 0 _ Kansas City Milk Famine Averted Kansas City, Mo., July 21 —(UP) —A citywide milk famine was temporarily averted today as a result of a compromtee between the milk drivers union and members of the Pure Milk Producers association. Under an agreement drawn up last night, the matter of unionization of four contract haulers — whose failure to become organized precipitated a dispute between the union and producers—was postponed pending a report from a fact finding committee.

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Pfc. Carl Hann Is Returned To States Pfc. Carl Hann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman L. Hann of this city, arrived yesterday in New York with wounded soldiers and is now a patient in Halloran General Hospital, New York City. Pfc. Hann had his left leg shattered last April 9 by a mortar shell which exploded near him, just after he had crossed the Rhine river in Germany with American troops. He bad been in battle only .six hours when he was injured. He was removed to a hospital in England and brought back to the states by ship. o Navy Considering Discharge System Studying Plan To Replace Oldet Men Washington. July 21 —(UP)—The navy has under consideration today a discharge system for older officers and enlisted men based only on age and length of service. In announcing the tentative plan the navy estimated a total of 30,600 officers and men would be eligible for discharge under the system by next December. The minimum points needed range from 53 to 57 depending on the branch in which the men are serving. Under the plan a man’s “service age’ 'is computed by allowing one point for each year of his age to his nearest birthday plus additional points for each four months of active duty since Sept. 1, 1939. Reserve officers of the line, enlisted reservists, inductees and enlisted regulars serving despite expired enlistments would need 53 point for discharge. Reserve officers of supply would need 55 points while civil engineer reserve officers would need 57. The navy explained the higher scores were necessary because those two branches have fewer officers. Regular navy officers are not included in the program except when they are temporary officers with a regular enlisted status. The critical “computed age” score is subject to change if experience warrants. In maldng the announcement the navy stressed the fact that the program is not in any sense a demobilization plan. There will be no reduction of the 3,389,000 navy manpower strength. CTurn To Page 6, Column 4) O House Scheduled To Begin Recess Today Washington, July 21 —(UP) —The house is scheduled to begin an 11week recess today, taking its longest vacation from the capitol since 1938. Although the senate will stay until it has voted on the United Nations charter the house was prepared to quit until Oct. 8 after a per* functory session today.

Spanish Cabinet Shakeup Ordered Falangist Party Ministers Purged Madrid, July 21 — (UP) —Gen. Francisco Franco reorganized his cabinet today with a sweeping purge of falangist party ministers that observers interpreted as a major step toward restoration of the monarchy and rapproachment with the Allies. (Diplomatic sources in London said Franco was preparing to proclaim the 9-year-old Alfonso Jaimen, grandson of the exiled King Alfonso, king-designate and name himself as head of a regency to administer Spain until the boymonarch reaches his majority.) In the first thorough-going government shake-up since, the civil war, Franco ousted nine of his 13 cabinet ministers and abolished the post of falangist party secre-tary-general. Jose Luis Arrese, former secre-tary-general, was dismissed from his cabinet post of minister without portfolio and his position was not refilled. Arrese’s summary dismissal was regarded in authoritative sources as the “beginning of the end’’ for the falange. His chief opponent in the government, foreign minister Jose Lequerica who helped steer Spain away from the Axis during the past year, also was eliminated in the new shake-up. Lequerica was believed to have been let out as a conciliatory gesture to the stillinfluential falangist movement. Alberto Martin Artajo, 40-year-old head of the Catholic action party, replaced Lequerica in the foreign ministry. One of the youngest men ever to hold the post, he was expected to follow his predecessor's policies and work toward improved relations with France particularly and the Allied powers in general. Announcement of the shakeup came in last night’s issue of the official bulletin, and the news, created a sensation throughout Madrid. o Strike Is Reported At Harveser Plant Fort Wayne, Ind., July 21 — (UP) — H. A. Weissbrodt, plant superintendent of International Harvester company in Fort Wayne said today that the plant was under partial operation even though 1500 of the 5600 workers of UAWA, (CIO), local 57 walked out in an unauthorized strike yesterday. The walkout occurred in the machine division following a wage dispute arising from a shift in departments. Weissbrodt said that the assembly line had been closed down as a result of the walkout.

Tokyo Hints Allied Fleet Heads Back For Renewed Bombardment Os Islands

Election Costs To Increase Tax Levy Election To Result In Four-Cent Boost The cost of conducting the primary and general elections in the county next year will boost, the county's tax levy about four cents on the SIOO, Thurman I. Drew, county auditor, estimated to'day. The expense of giving the voters the right of franchise in the two elections is estimated at more than SIO,OOO, Mr. Drew said, as he prepared figures for the county’s budget which will be published next month. The state board of accounts has asked all county auditors to figure the election expense in a separate budget and list it for that purpose. More than 10,000 persons are eligible to vote in the county. Mr. Drew has also been advised by the state auditor to estimate the income for the county highway department, for 1946 at the same figure used this year. The county will receive approximately $112,000 from the gasoline tax this year, which amount operates the highway department. No property tax levy is made for the upkeep of roads in the county and all of the townships have liquidated their bonded indebtedness for past macadam road construction. The county's tax levy this year is 44 cents on the SIOO. Os this rate. 111 cents is for the welfare department. The welfare department’s budget has been prepared and sent to the state division for inspection and approval. Preliminary estimates place the proposed welfare rate at 14 cents on the SIOO of taxables, an increase of one cent over the prevalent, levy. Township trustees and school officials are also working on the compiling of budgets for 1946 operating expenses and as far as known /no unusual increases are contemplated in any of the taxing units, Mr. Drew said.

Chinese Troops Are Moving On Kweilin Japs May Attempt Burma Offensive Chungking. July 21 —(UP)—Central News agency frontline correspondents reported today that one column of a Chinese three-prong drive against Kweilin lias reached Tachiaotsun village, less than a mile west of the former great American airbase city. Other Chinese troops, storming up from the south, have captured Liangeng, 13 miles below Kweilin in central Kwangsi province. The Chinese communique declared that Japanese forces were battling furiously to 'hold their perimeter around Kweilin but that Chinese fighting units had repulsed all enemy counterattacks from the outer defenses west, northwest, and northeast of the town. In Fukien province Chinese troops have launched flanking attacks against Japanese columns in the area southwest of Amoy inflicting considerable casualties. Japanese troops apparently were continuing their withdrawal northward but grimly determined to hold Kweilin until the last possible moment, possibly for reasons of prestige. • Strength Hold Calcutta, July 31 —(UP) —Japanese troops in the Myitkyo area, 29 miles northeast of Pegu in Eastern Burma, have strengthened their hold by moving into near-by villages, a southeast Asia command communique said today. Indications have increased that they might attempt an early offensive. Allied artillery hammered 106' to (Turn To Pago S, Column 6),

Aussie Troops Fight Toward Rich Oil Prize Australians Push Japanese Back On Samarinda Pipeline Manila, July 21. — (UP) —Australian troops pressed Japanese forces back along the Samarinda pipeline, on Borneo's southeast coast, today fighting toward the rich oil prize of the Koetai delta. The Koetai delta area around the mouth of the Mahakam river and the oilfields around Sambodja to the south before the war produced over 7,900,000 (M) barrels a year. Japanese unite showed a surprising reluctance to fight, perhaps husbanding their strength for an all-out blow. In the Brunei bay area, southeast of Beaufort, Australian troops easily smothered a Japanese counterattack of lese than company strength. Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s communique said that Okinawa-based bombers and fighters struck Shanghai for the second successive day, hitting five airfields as well as dock areas and shipping. They destroyed or damaged nine grounded planes. Along the Indo-China coast other planes strafed locomotives and boxcars, and shot up a small coastwise freighter. Neutralization of enemy facilities in the East Indies continued with RAAF planes striking air and supply installations in the Celebes, while light naval units of thV) seventh fleet shot-up shore positions along the Makassar straits. o Use German Military Equipment In Pacific

London, July 21— (UP) —German military equipment will be put into use. by American troops fighting in the Pacific, Maj. Gen. Henry B. Sayler, chief U. S. ordnance officer in the European theater, revealed today. Sayler, a native of Huntington, Ind., said all German military supplies were being examined with a view to using them against the Japanese. He declined to specify items. o Calls Are Issued By Selective Service Receive Notice Os Assignment Os Men Orders for an active induction call Tuesday, July 31, a pre-in-duction call for Monday, July 30, and assignment of the group sent Tuesday for active induction, were announced today by the Adams county selective service board. Three youths who recently took examinations under special call, have been ordered to report for induction July 31. They are Richard Paul Gehrig, Zane Elmo Musser and Charles R. McClenahan. All notices have been sent out for the contingent which has been ordered to take pre-induction physical examinations on July 30. Os the group sent for induction Tuesday, eight were assigned to the army and one to che marine corps. Arthur Jess Fufus Werst was assigned to the marines, and the following to the army: William Dwight Denny, Earl Ervin Buckingham, Edward Elmer Zimmerman, Delbert ’Eugene Runnion, John Henry Schultz, Lynn Wallace Sprunger, Roy Dale Gilliom and Lowell Alvin Thatcher.

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Bombers, Fighters Carry Pre-lnvasion Raids On Japan Into 45th Straight Day Guam, July 21 — (UP) —Tokyo spokesmen hinted that Adm. William F. Halsey's Allied battle fleet was heading back for Japan today to follow up its 11-day bombardment of the home islands with a new blow at southern Honshu or Hokkaido. There was no official word from fleet headquarters on the whereabouts of Halsey’s armada since it broke off the shelling of Tokyo bay early Thursday morning. ■ But Japanese broadcasts said the American and British warships, perhaps 150 strong, had rearmed and refueled at a secret Pacific rendezvous and were expected to return to the attack at. any time. At the same time, the enemy boasted of new “secret weapons awaiting the Allied raiders and a naval spokesman declared that the remnants of the imperial fleet would shortly he thrown into action for “one last blow’.” Swarms of U. S. army warplanes from Iwo Jima and Okinawa, meanwhile, carried the preinvasion bombardment through its 45th straight day yesterday with a series of slashing attacks on Honshu and the southern island of Kyushu. Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s Oki-nawa-based airpower joined in the assault on Honshu for the first time, when a lone B-24 liberator bombed the Miho airfield on the southern part of the main island. At the same time, a fleet of 94 seventh air force mustang fighters flew 1,600 miles round-trip from Iwo to strafe airfields and aircraft factories in the NagoyaOsaka area of Honshu. Striking in successive waves, the mustangs beat up the area with rockets and machine gun fire, meeting no aerial opposition and only moderate anti-aircraft fire. They spotted only 12 grounded enemy planes during the hourlong sweep and destroyed one and probably a second of those, damaging six others. Eight river boats and two larger coastal ships also were attacked and damaged. Three mustangs were shot, down by the Japanese flak. Fifth air force raiders from. Okinawa were over Kyushu in force throughout the day, bombing targets, waterfront installations and Miyakonojo. Another 200 heavy and medium bombers and fighters from MacArthur’s command ripped up five airdromes and dock facilities at Shanghai in their second straight, raid on the Chinese port. Large fires were set all over the target area and nine grounded Japanese planes were destroyed or damaged. Formosa also came under attack by a smaller force of heavy bombers and fighters of the fifth air force that set fire to two grounded planes on the Natsuyama airfield and ripped up runways and hangars. An unusually brief communique from fleet admiral Chester W. Nimitz’ headquarters said planes of fleet air wing 18 set a small coastal vessel afire off the southern coast of Honshu and damaged a medium-sized freighter. Okinawa dispatches said the ■Japanese had resumed their aerial nuisance raids on that area, although on a relatively small scale. Two enemy planes were shot down by anti-aircraft fire (Turn To Page 6, Column 8) 0 Honorable Discharge Pfc. Willis L. Mosser of Geneva,wae discharged from the army at Camp Aterbury, In accordance with regulations releasing men from service who are 40 years of age or over.