Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 February 1943 — Page 20

Maria Polivanova, dwarded the military decoration of

; SS DECORATE GIRLS WHO DIED

Heroines Gave Their Lives

. In the Fight to Halt

Advancing Nazis. By DAVID M. NICHOL

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The Chicago Daily News, Inc. % MORGOW, Feb. 22.—Several days ‘ago, Moscow newspapers carried a Triet official notice that “Red army men,” Natasha Kovshova had been

Hero of the Soviet union. 2 Now it is disclosed that they were two Moscow girls, who joined the front together and perished together in a final ‘brave stand against the advancing Nazis. They were about the age of college sophomores or new office typists, yet one of them

even took over a|_

its was

unit when commander

Mr. Nichol wounded.

"© Natasha was 21, Maria 19, in the autumn of 1941, as Hitler's armies

zolled almost to the gates of MosCow. ys Became Snipers ‘The girls had trained in the

: ‘sniper school of the local defense

‘organization and both had achieved ‘the rank of instructor on the same day. : They joined a labor battalion on

the approaches of the city, which

was organized as a regular army

) unit after the Germans’ defeat, and

: were sent to another sector.

- The two girls became snipers and

_frained others until their company ‘included 26 experts.

«When their joint score reached

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300 dead .Germans, the girls were decorated with the order of the Red Star. Both were wounded fighting for a village but remained at their posts. Their last action occurred -on Aug. 14, at an undisclosed point in the front lines.

Commander Wounded

The two girls, with other snipers, were holding a critical position as the Germans counter-attacked heavily. . Their commander was wounded. Natasha took charge and ordered fire held until’ the Germans were only 100 ‘feet away. The sharpshooters checked the advance but the Germans concentrated mortar fire on their position until only three were living, the two girls and one wounded man too weak to longer shoot. The girls continued sniping until their bullets .were exhausted; they had themselves already been twice wounded. Each had only two grenades left. : As the Nazis charged again, the girls each hurled one grenade and kept the other until the Germans reached their position.

They perished in one last blast,]

killing themselves and a number of their attackers. ; The wounded man, found later on

the battlefield, told the story of their heroism.

1S RUSH HOLT

‘ON WAY BACK?

Term in State Legislature]

Seen as Likely Route To the Senate.

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Feb. 22|

(U. P.).—Rush Dew Holt, West Vir-

ginia’s “baby senator” of 1935, has: resumed his parallel of the turbu-|. lent legislative career of Henry Clay |: of Kentucky—a parallel which may |: lead him back to the U. S. senate |:

as it did Clay.

Holt, like Clay, was one of the:

youngest senators ever seated al Washington. He did not take his place for six months after his election because of the 30-year minimum age requirement. He first served in the West Virginia house of delegates in 1930.

Clay began his career in the Ken-|3

tucky lower house. Lives in G. 0. P. County

Both men returned to their home states after stormy terms—and both were elected again to their respective state legislatures.’ Clay was returned again to the senate after distinguishing himself as a state lawmaker. Holt now is sitting in the West Virginia house as the first Democratic representa-

tive of Republican Lewis county in

28 years. Holt said his present position was his greatest opportunity. He admitted he has quieted since his fiery debating days at Washington when he was a champion of isolationism and peace.

‘Felt Weight of World’

“During my first term in the state |)

legislature and similarly in Washington in the senate,” Holt said, “I felt the weight of the world on my shoulders. I thought if I couldn't settle all the problems of the world then—I might not get another chance.” Holt, chairman of the state's committee investigating cost of

government, recommended a billjg passed by the house eliminating the|$ state publicity commission as his|§

first important legislation since his return. Little ‘opposition to it was expected in the senate.

STUDENTS TO HEAR LIEBER Col. Richard Lieber of Indianap-

olis, former head of the state de-|j

partment-of conservation, will speak tomorrow at the senior day program of Western college, Oxford, O. Col.

Lieber’s topic is “Notes on Americanism, Past and Present.”

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(They Said Italians’ ‘Scuttled | Dock Couldn't Be Salvaged

Scuttled by Italians before they gave up Massaua harbor, this drydock and the ship alongside, which will shortly be placed within the drydock for repair, are shown after being raised from the sea by Ellsberg’s salvage crew. .

Jutting out into the water, those ventilators are a challenge to Capt. Edward Ellsberg, who stands on the davit of the sunken axis ship that he’ll soon raise from the bottom,

Robert Koegler and “Ali,” a native boy, greet Diver Ervin Johnson of Chicago as he comes up from his dangerous work—removing unexploded demolition bombs from the sunken craft.

MASSAUA, Eritrea, Feb. 22.—The British laughed when Capt. Edward Ellsberg, famed submarine salvage expert, announced that he was going to raise the sunken drydock in Massaua harbor, Schitled by the Italians before British took over. J “Impossible! You'll never do it,” they sald. so “Wanna bet?” the captain calmly asked. They laughed again. “put up or shut up,” the captain said. The British did put up—to the tune of $2000. Making a collection among Americans stationed at the harbor, Capt. Ellsberg matched the sum and got to work. Today the drydock stands, good as new, in the harbor of Massaua —a miracle of salvage. Scuttled German and Italian ships, pulled up from the Red Sea, are rejuvenated there and pressed into united nations service, Allied ships will use the drydock as a repair station. The Americans won, but threw a $4000 party for their British

friends that will long be remembered by the winners and losers.

BUTLER AIR SCHOOL FAGULTY ARRIVES

Capt. Samuel C. Gist, commander of the new army aviation training center, which will be started at Butler university, arrived with his staff Friday, set up offices in| 8 Jordan hall and announced the|\\ curriculum of the school. N

He also announced that the first group of trainees were expected to be here before March “1. Capt. Gist, whose home is in Pomona, Cal, and his staff were assigned to Butler from the army air force’s southeast training genter at Maxwell field, Ala. On his staff are Lieut. Frank X.|§ Cagney of Evanston, Ill, who will} § be adjutant of the school; Lieut.|\ Milton W. Minarcin of Chicago, who | § will be plans and training officer, | § and three non-commissioned offi-

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BIBLE CLUB TO HEAR TALK BY MUELLER

Samuel Mueller, director of membership and budget maintenance for the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, will speak at the dinner meeting Wednesday of the Bible] Com to il P. 4 hr ¢ Bouse: Investigation club of the Y.M.C.A.| Fork care of 3 small The meeting will start at 6 p. m. Mr. Mueller’s topic will be “The Chamber of Commerce's Wartime Job.” He will be introduced by Charles Weiler, club president.

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BLACK MARKETS,

HELD ‘TREASON’

Aid Hitler and Peril . Nation’ s Health.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (U.P)—

Brown last night denounced black market operations as “nothing short of treason” ahd- their operators as

Fascists. In a nation-wide ‘radio address, he said the operations were a “national pestilence” giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and called

operate with the OPA in stamping them out. He described black markets in meats as far more serious than those for such rationed commodities as tires, coffee and sugar because they “hold the peoples’ food for ransom” and threaten to have a “disastrous effect on the health of the nation.” “Poisoned meats are making their appearance in these black markets,” he said. “Control of this phase is practically impossible and large sections of our population may become infected. . . . Damaging to Morale “The firm of Hitler and Hirohito would find it hard to devise an instrumentality more detrimental to the morale of the American people than unrestricted black markets in all foods. No Nazi propaganda could be more demoralizing. , . . “The Nazis and Fascists may not be able to sabotage our war plants, or bomb our industrial centers, but their able assistants—the operators of the black markets—contribute most effectively by helping to wreck

‘| American health, morale and econ-

omy.” Declaring that the government will do its utmost to curb the practice and [prosecute “these .racketeers,” he said the markets can survive only if the public becomes a party to their support.

Wickard Says Racketeers |

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Leclerc Joins Up With Montgomery

LONDON, Feb. 22 (U. P)— Brig. Gen. Jacques, Leclerc, the desert phantom who led his fighting French army of the Chad across 2,000 miles of the Sahara to join the chase of Marshal Erwin Rommel, has relinquished his command in order to work with Gen, Sir B. L. Montgomery of the eighth army, it was announced yesterday, | Fighting French spokesmen said that Leclerc’s command would be taken over by General Marchand, who held that post when French equatorial Africa first joined Gen. Charles De Gaulle.

FEARS FOR PLANE GOALS

CHICAGO, Feb. 22 (U. P.).—Senator Harley M. Kilgore (D. W. Va. believes the United States will fail to meet its 1943 goals for the pro-

\ duction of war planes.

ANOTHER JOLT FOR F.D.R. |

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (U. P).—

Despite President Roosevelt’s oppo= sition, members of a senate judiciary subcommittee were expected to meet

today or Tuesday to vote a favorable

report on Senator Kenneth Me» Kellar’s proposal to require senate confirmation of all employees of the executive branch epming more than $4500 a year,

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