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SPAIN OFFERS SELF AS PEACE

early peace. p Spain's position is complicated by | re Y Se wr og IT TT “The Rainbow division lives on in this display jn the Raipbgw room in the:World War memorial. The onlooker. if Patrick Shea, sergeant of the-

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VOLUME 54—NUMBER 31

FOREGAST: Colder tonight and tomorrow forencon.

FRIDAY, APRIL 16,1948 ~~~

INTERMEDIARY

Proposal Met by U. S. and British Stand for Axis Surrender.

By UNITED PRESS Spain’s readiness to serve as gobetween in any move toward restoration of world peace was announced today. London and Washington met the gesture, whatever it may have meant, with an echo of the Casablanca slogan aimed at the axis— “unconditional surrender.” Spanish Foreign Minister Fran.eisco Jordana preferred Spain’s good

offices in any peace negotiations]

when he spoke at Barcelona on the

450th anniversary of Columbus’ re-|.

turn from the new world. ‘Rumors of some axis-inspired peace move had circuldted recently. British sources were ready to take the Spanish offer at face value, but

said there was not the slightest pos- | §

sibility of any negotiated peace. ‘Position Complicated

The Spanish offer was believed to reflect primarily Spain’s intense desire for continued neutrality and

close association with the axis and

Jordana’s speech: was’ ‘og ‘some’ shift in’ rming od eign policy, tements on Ww Heretofore have been pointed.

dependence on the allies. for r food ;

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often intemperate expressions of ea

sympathy with axis aims, partioularly with regard to Russia. Jordana Said the Holy See ana neutral countries should collaborate toward restoration of peace. a oann gen communism . “the gravest menace Eig word De

WASHINGTON, April 16 (U. P). ~—Secretary of State Cordell Hull today answered a suggestion that Spain was willing to use her good offices to negotiate world peace immediately by asserting that this government has made its sole. obJective is unconditional surrender or the xb and her satellites, :

RUSS RAIL WORKERS UNDER MARTIAL LAW

nn Tp apy ee MOSCOW, April 16—The. Soviet union took anbther step today to tighten up its war economy by bringing: all railroad employees under martial law. The decree issued by the presi-

signed by President Mikhail I. Kal-

workers _ were meeting the strenuous- obligations of wartime -transport needs but added that an “irresponsible minority” was causing disorganization. In the: future, workers will have the status of army men, will be tried for negligence or other crimes before & military tribunal, and on eonviction will be sent to the front in special penalty companies unless more severely punished.

SHOWERS, COOLER WEATHER FORECAST

The weathet man was in an accommodating mood today, just trying to. ‘please everybody—except those’ set on a nice little snowstorm. If you want those April showers that bring May flowers, and help those victory gardens, he predicts them for today. For those who growled about the Tuesday and Wednesday snow flurries, he has thrown in a little warmer weather

And he still isn’t double-crossing

Victim: of Pressure” Dive :

To Suppress ‘Fifth Seal,” ’, Paper Claims.

"NEW YORK, April 16 (U. py—]|

The New York .World-Telegram said in ‘a copyrighted story today that the 600,000-member Book-of-the-Month club was being subjected to “an intensive, inspired pressure campaign”, to suppress publication of its May book choice. “The Fifth Seal” by Mark Aldanov. ’

The club’s four ‘judges, William |

Allen White, Dorothy. - Canfield, Christopher Morley:and Henry ‘Sei-

del Canby, were quoted as terming | |

the campaign “a new kind of book- | burning,” ‘and asserting it was de-=}|

signed to “intimidate the business management of the Book-of-the-Month club, by threats of hoycott and agitation, into withdrawing a book its judges had -unanimously chosen.” The suppression campaign, the World-Telegram said, was started several months ago by the Daily Worker, Communist newspaper, which claimed that the novel, dealing with Paris Betore 1939, is antiSoviet. Letter Cireulated

The newspaper said the campaign “has been directed by an inner group of ‘American Communist fellow-travelers, ‘with the aid of a letter written by Prof. Dorothy Brewster of Columbia university’s departmerit of literature. “By widely circulating the letter on Columbia university stationery, this group was able to elicit the support of well-known public figures. and left-wing C. I. O. labor unions, although virtually all of them admitted they had never read the book,” The four.judges, in a statement, said the novel “has no ‘political intent’ whatsoever” and “to describe it as ‘anti-Soviet’ is about as justi-

yoy if you wore your topcoat down- | fable as to call Pickwick Papers

town, for it will be cooler by evening. v

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TRAIN KILLS FARMER

GREENWOOD, Ind, April 16 (U. P.).—Claude Burdine, 35, Johnson county farmer was killed yesterday when his truck struck and derailed a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger locomotive. None among a large contingent ‘of county draftees on the train was injured. i

‘ASKS CURRENCY EXTENSION

WASHINGTON, April 16 (U. P.). —Secretary of Treasury Henry Mor-

genthau Jr. today asked congress 1{for ‘a two-year extension of the |li

the World-Telegram

“It’s a wonderful thing to perpetuate the glorious past of the Rainbow division,” said Maj. Gen. Tyndal when told the division will be

reactivated. filléry, composed of Hoosiers.

He’s the former commanding officer of its 150th field arHe’s looking at a sign that’s probably

familiar to Hoosier veterans of the division who saw it formerly in

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Rainbow Division's Local Veterans Added to Its Fame

By HAMLIN WELLING There is an empty feeling today in the heart of many a Hoosier veteran of the famous Rainbow Division. For word has come from the war department that the division»

the 42d—will be reactivated July 14 at Camp Gruber, Okla., and the|

veterans’ hearts and minds go back to world war I when they made history time after time, Their minds flash back to Feb., 1918, when they

PUSH LOAN DRIVE IN STATE WAR: PLANTS

Posters Urge Purchase of That ‘Extra’ Bond.

Bulletin boards in every Indiana industrial plant employing’ mare than 100 persons have been plas-

tered with war Joan posters and a special appeal to buy

and called upon to “go over the top” in the campaign. They are being asked to buy at least one “extra” bond during April ~one more bond than their wages

and salary deductions will buy.|

first entered battle. They fought for 100. days from trenches in Lorraine, later to be told by their commanding officer, Maj. Gen. Charles T. Menoher: . “Under gas and bombardment, in raids, in patrols, in the heat of hand to hand combat . . . you bore yourselves in a manner worthy of the traditions of our country.” But’ there was no rest for the Rainbow division. It was moved

i. Kiska-Bombed Eight Ties b ‘Solomons’ Three; Continue

4 (D. Ky.) “demanded today ‘that Gen, Douglas MacArthur be sup-

small enemy vessel during three

Attack. on Convoy.

BULLETIN

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Gi P). - Senator A. B.. (Happy)' Chandler

plied immediately with sufficient armed might to make the southwest Pacific a theater of ¢ffensive war second to none.

WASHINGTON, April 16 (U. P.). —American fliers continued to apply pressure on Japanese bases at both ends of the Pacific battle front, smashing at Kiska in the Aleutians eight more times and sinking a

raids in the Solomons, the navy announced today. These actions were announced in a communique today as further word was awaited from allied headquarters in Australia of a sustained American bombing attack on a Japanese convoy seeking to supply the enemy's air base at Wewak, New Guinea. Three of the enemy’s cargo ships were hit and wrecked yesterday and today MacArthur’s bombers renewed the attack on other ships in the convoy, three more supply ships and their escort of a light cruiser, a destroyer and a gunboat. The latest series of forays against Kiska occurred on Wednesday. The previous .day U. S. fliers had conducted 10 air attacks on that base. ‘As in Tuesday’s assaults, the land (Continued on Page Six)

23 APPOINTED AS

POST-WAR PLANNERS '

Ostrom Heads Committee Named by Tyndall.

WIN BACK KEY HEIGHT DURING NGHT BATTLE

Clash One of Fiercest so Far as Cornered Axis Fights for Delay.

(War Analysis, Communiques, Page 31.)

By VIRGIL PINKLEY United Press Staff Correspondent ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa, April 16.—The British 1st army in a night-time counterattack recaptured the key mountain

height of Djebel Ang and advanced to within less than 30 miles of Tunis today after temporarily los-

‘ling the important 2000-foot hill to

the Germans in one of the fiercest clashes of the Tunisian war. All enemy counter-attacks on the northeast Tunisian front guarding the approaches to Tunis and Bizerte were beaten off on Thursday —the first time that the British 1st army under Lieut. Gen. K. A. N. Anderson had successfully repulsed

! big-scale enemy efforts to recapture

important positions. Allied fighters, fighter-bombers and heavy bombers, meantime, defled unfavorable weather to resume pounding attacks on enemy front and rear positions by day and by ping 4000-pound block “Bombs on three Sardinian

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and in the EE point in that part of the axis defense perimeter in the northedst Tunisian coffin corner. The height is of great importance because it dominates much of the surrounding area and gives the British a vital kick-off position for attacks toward Tunis, Twice on Thursday the Germans attacked violently, charging up the rocky slopes through wooded territory. The morning attack was hammered back by the British on the hill, but in the afternoon the enemy fought his way to the top of the height and drove back the British, who had been there about 24 hours. But Thursday night, Anderson’s army struck back. In a heavy counter-attack, they recaptured Djebel Ang and went on to take additional ground to the east in the direction of Tunis. Last reports (Continued on Page Six)

BIPARTISAN GROUP SEEKS PAY-AS-GO

WASHINGTON, April 16 (U. P.). —House Speaker Sam Rayburn (D. Tex.) announced today that bipartisan efforts are underway among the house. leadership and members of the ways and means committee to work out a compromise pay-as-you-go tax plan immediately. Rayburn said he met this morning with Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr., Democratic Leader John W. McCormack, and six members of the ways and means committee, Martin ‘said no decision was reached at the conference, but that

‘| Republican and Democratic repre-

sentatives would report to their delegations on the ways and means comniittee later today.

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Your $20 Will Buy New School Flag, Mister! FIVE PUPILS raised Old Glory’ on the flag pole in front of School 40 this morning. They stepped back and saluted it in a little ceremony which has become something of a tradition with the school at 702 N. Senate ave. Then they realized they had an audience beyond a few of the pupils who were entering the school and stopped to salute, too. A car had pulled up to the curb. The driver watched the ceremony and then called out: “It seems to me you need a new flag.” “Yes, we plan to buy one,” the five boys chorused. . “Here, take this,” the gentleman in the automobile saicl, beckoning one over. It was a $20 bill! And then the gentleman drove away before ‘they could get his name or license number, P. S.—The pupils at school 40 want to say thank you and we join them in their salute to an unknown friend.

24 DESPERATE CONVICTS FLEE

Break From ‘Escape-Proof’ ‘Little Alcatraz’ at

REIDSVILLE, Ga., April 16 (U. P.). — Twenty - four = “desperate” criminals, helsiine notorious Forrest Harvey,

prison néar hete’ pig today, after overpowering three guards, wrecking a power: plant and throwing the prison into darkness. None of the guards was injured in the break, the biggest since the prison, often called “Little Alcatraz,” began operations more than six years ago. ° e 24 convicts, one of whom was tured a. few hours after the break, were ‘housed on® the fourth floor of the prison: in a section for the “worst” prisoners, officials said. They overpowered .a night guard making a routine check and locked him in a cell

Flee in Truck, Sedan

Fleeing to the front ‘gate of the prison, they overcame a second guard and then proceeded to the power plant where the third guard, was overpowered and the power plant put out of commission. Armed with four pistols and a shotgun, the criminals, all of whom were serving terms ranging from three years to life, fled the prison. Nineteen of them were in a state truck and five in a sedan. The sedan was abandoned between Cobbtown, Ga., and Metter, Ga. about 30 miles from the prison, where the five convicts who were in it halted and seized a coupe driven by an unidentified man and continued their flight. “The truck carrying the other fugitives ‘was found overturned and abandoned near Lyons, Ga., about 25 miles northwest of the prison. One convict was in the wreckage. The 18 others had scattered over the countryside. Prison . officials described the break as “very well planned” and indicated it was Turner and Harvey, well-known for their criminal

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Men Not Inspired by Axis, Agents Say, After Arrests in East. WASHINGTON, April 1

FBI agents have arrested

hem Fairfield shipyard Baltimore, for committin sabotage upon Liberty shi under construction,

year-old welder convicted on a sims ilar charge, was employed. Steels, father of an 1l-months-old faces a maximum penalty of years’ imprisonment and $10, fine. He did faulty welding on two casions in order tb speed his and “boost his paycheck.”

All American Born

FBI Director J. Bdgar Hoover said the men newly arrested, American born laborers, had ads = mitted performing faulty wel ——' just as Steele did — in order speed up their work and earn more,

Two other men who had forme ly worked at the Bethlehem were taken into custody ‘in oth cities—Harley B. Miller, 22, ton, N. C,, and Wilfred J, Gossmal 24, Zanesville, O. Hoover re say where they were apprehe

Not Inspired by Axis

Hoover said the welders were inspired by axis sympathizers, said many of the faulty welds wes in vital parts of the ships, and th full extent of the damage is yet known. The men were arraigned before U. 8. commissioners ‘on charge of violating the federal otage law, Sentence will . be imposed Steele next Monday. Witnesses tified at his trial that Steele properly welded 660 inches of m on a ship’s deck and in the ex room. 1

RAF FIGHTER PLANES BLAST AXIS EUROPI

LONDON, April 16 (U. PSF Royal air force fighters, taking ove from the bomber command, kek up their sweeps over the continent today, destroying enemy fighter during operations, it was reported aul itatively. The action continued f operations started yesterday U. 8. 8th air force planes aided % RAF in offensive patrols, over northern France and d ing two enemy fighters. An air ministry communique & fighter command intruder p were carried out over a wide of northern France, a. northwest German last night, % fighter-bombers hit at shippi off the channel coast of Ne The raids resulted in the d ing of two enemy planes and ¢ aging attacks on supply trains. e planes returned safely, 8 » » w 8

On the War Fron:

(April 16, 1943)

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