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Two Stout Field Men Killed | ALLIES LAUNCH In St. Louis Glider Tragedy SICILY BIG PUSH

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Rumber produced by the firm were! not disclosed. Johnson said. “every cause, including sabotage” be investigated. The federal bureau of investigation, he said, had not been called upon, but he indicated that it would be asked to investigate if the circumstances warranted fit. Lt. Col. Albert T. Wilson Jr. diPfector of training at Stout Field, was appointed to head an army board of inquiry. Maj. Robertson Killed The 10 victims included Mavor William Dee Becker: Thomas Dvsart, president of the St. Louis chamber of commerce, and Maj. William B. Robertson, president of the Robertson Aircraft Corp. which built the glider. Robertson, a pioneer in aviation, was co-founder of Lambert field and helped finance Charles A. Lindbergh’s historic flight to France. He helped organize Transcontinental Air Lines, assisted in surveying and laying out the China National Airways and made an aerial survey of the air transport facilities of Turkey. The glider was flying directly over the field at an altitude of about 2000 feet when spectators saw the right wing collapse. The wing dropped off seconds after the glider was released from the towline for the flight under its own momentum. Shortly afterward, the left wing buckled under pressure and folded back against the fuselage as the glider plummeted toward the ground.

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Women fainted as the lt struck the earth with a dull erash. Splinters and fragments were hurled several hundred feet from the wreckage, The flight was staged by

San Stefano ¢ ls: Captured As 10.000 Prisoners ‘he Are Bagged. the |

Robertson Aircraft Corp. and { \ first troop carrier commanrd of the | (Continued from Page One)

army air forces. Maj. Walter T.|,a:¢ of the island. The road runs

Fletcher, who piloted the Douglas uth from San Stefano through!

C-47 cargo plane which towed the pgistretta and the Caronian moun-

glider, said the craft was released tains to Nicosia. from the tow line without ineident. | The American advance of Corp. J. A. Briggs, crew chief mjles brought Lt. Gen. who released the line, said the Patton's doughboys within 70 miles! motorless craft faltered a few of Messina along the north coastal seconds later. | road. Accomodated 15 Persons | The axis prisoners were captured : in the Mistreta area. The total GerThe glider was built to accomo-

date 15 fully-equipped Soldiers and mans captured represented about

| : one-third of a full division. one jeep. But company officials said it could handle five times its | Gunfire Effective weght capacity. Shortly before] the crash, the craft made a suecessful test flight. At the press conference before

American motor torpedo boats! have been supporting the advance of the Tth army along the north

the flight, Mayor Becker was asked coast. Naval gunfire has been whether he thought glider fights found effective in disposing of!’ were dangerous. Becker, who had enemy positions which could not be never flown in a glider, replied: | reached by land artillery. Naval] “You can die only once and we guns have been particularly useful] inust die sometime.” {in shelling valleys along the coast. Others killed in the crash were: The allied front line now runs Lieut, Col. Paul H. Hazelton almost due south from San Stefano miscelloneous area officer of the through Mistretia, Nicosia, then army &ir force: Max Doyne of the |southeastward through Agira and Louis public utilities depart- | Regalbuto to Catenanuova, and ment; Charles Cunningham, as- eastward on a line running just sistant city controller; St. Louis South of Paterno and Catania, | County Judge Henry Mueller, and | Allied announcements revealed Harold A. Krueger, vice president also that Assoro, and Nissoria,

and general manager of the Robert- small towns in the Agira area, were [in allied hands—presumably Cana-,

- dian. Heavy bombers that raided Naples and other Italian towns enforced the allied warning that devastating attacks would result from the Ital-| ian government's temporizing policy. A great force of American Flying | Fortresses ripped up the dock area {of Naples and blasted the nearby Capo di Chino air field vesterday. Two transports in the inner dock were hit and the seaplane base was' ‘heavily damaged. One salvo of bombs destroyed a railroad station jand a direct hit sent the gas works [up in flames with a terrific explosion. A military barracks also was! damaged. At Capo di Chino, hangars and headquarters buildings were blown to bits, a large oil depot was de-| |stroyed and planes on the ground were set afire,

Eight Planes Downed

The Fortresses were escorted by P-38 Lightnings. About 30 axis! planes were encountered. of which, leight were shot down, giving the jallies ‘@ score of 13 enemy planes destroyed to one of their own lost during the day. Aircraft of the allied tactical air force bombed Paterno and Randazzo at the base of Mt. Etna. the harbor at Messing across from the Italian mainland, Milazzo on the! northern coast, and shot up enemy! motor transport near Orlando on! the north coast. i Boldly asserting their command of. Italy's. Tyrrhenian sea- _hordered | br Sicily, Sardinia and the Italian mainland—allied cruisers and de- | | stroyers steamed some 75 miles up| the west coast and sent hundreds | of shells crashing into the Vibo! Valentia Marina harbor on the) south side of the Gulf of Eufemia.!

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Lt. Scott Is Killed in B-24 Crash

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Wayne, where his father was business secretary of the Y. M. C. A. 12 years. The only other immediate survivor 1s a sister, Mrs, Oliver Cromwell of Alamogordo, N. M, whose husband is in the army there. Mrs. Scott, the former Miss Phyllis Hollingshead of Howe, was married to Lt. Scott when both were students at Indiana. Lt. Scott, who was a bombarreturned to the United

America in June, his wife said.

= » Prisoners SIX INDIANAPOLIS MEN are U. 8. soldiers held

prisoner of war by Germany, the

| war department has announced.

Pfe. John H. Jarrett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jarrett, 1021 Goodlet ave, was captured during the North African campaign in

| February.

A prisoner since Feb. 17, Cpl Harold Milender, son of Mrs Ethel Milender, 2846 N. Capitol ave, has written four cards and one leiter to his relatives here since his imprisonment in Germany.

Sgt. John Preda, son of Mrs. Freda Preda, Route 3, also was

| captured in the African campaign

after being in service three years. Other Indianapolis men on the German prisoner list are Cpl Robert J. Berger, son of Mrs. Dorothy Berger, 3047 N. Illinois st.; Cpl. Daniel S. Jones, son of

Donald Williams, son of Harry Williams, Route 6. Worth from Pfe. Jarrett, 22 was received recently by his parents, telling them that he “was well and having a good time” He said that he did not have to work hard and that he would be permitted to write one letter and two postal cards a month, He has been in the army nearly three years and received his training at Ft. Knox, Ky, in Louisiana and New Jersey, Sgt. Preda, a member of the army armored division, also has written home that he was “okay.” He has been in the service three | years and was graduated from Ben Davis high school. Other Indiana men the Nazis were:

Cpl. George B. Bojter, Francis Botjer. South Bend. T. 5th Gr. James O. Boley, Henrietta Boley, Lexington, Cpl. Hubert T. Bowman, Bowman, Flora. Pvt. George M. Chigas, Susie Chigas, East Chicago. Pvt. Max L. Clum, son of Mrs. Grace Clum, Auburn. Sgt. Joseph T. Dawson. Lula ‘May Dawson, Chrisney. Pvt. Joseph P. Doyle. son of Mrs. Merie B. Doyle, Loogootee S. Sgt. Merl L. Fields, Fields, Hayden. T. 5th Gr. Robert E. Gist. husband of Mrs. Robert E Gist, Bvansville, Earl M. Goodale, son of Mrs, M. Goodale, Logansport. Donald D. Humberger, son of ih Bdna Humberger, South Bend. . Sgt. Carl PF. Johnson, son of Dan E. Son Anderson, T. th Gr. Max Kowaleevk., son of Mrs, Julia Kowalczyk, Hammond Pvt. William O. Lopp, son of Mrs. Anna Lopp, Corvdon. T. 5th Gr. John 8. MeCabe, brother of Mrs. Margarete Timmons, Gary. Sgt. Claude R. McCrary, son of Mrs, Lavesta McCrary, Brownstown. Pvt. Forrest R. McHatton, son of Mure, Owen Bunch, New Albany. Robert C. Nichols, . Catherine Nichols, Anderson. T. 4th Gr. Edward R. Nielsen, son of Nici hi Nielsen, North Judson. 5th Gr. Arvid J. Putman, cousin of Arh J. Kuhn, Akron, Pvt. Rdward E. Reeves, Alice Reeves, Dugger. Sgt. Thelimer Roberts, brother of Mrs. B. W. Covington, Michigan City. Pvt, Carle E. Royse, son of Robert Royse, Marion. Cpl. Stanford A. Schulz, Anna Schule, Kvansville, Sgt. Alva B. Scofield, Nancy Scofield. Bedford. Plc. Ervin L. Sease, son of Mrs. Martha Seuse, Peru. Sgt. William E. Sims, son of Mrs. Ada Sims, Grand View. Sgt. Norman W. Sinning, husband of Mis. Norman W. Sinning, Elkhart, Cpl. Paul Slavin, son of Mrs. Edna Siavin, Hammond Pfc. Doyle Smith, husband of Mrs. Doyle Smith, Huntington. 2d Lt. Robert Spurgin III. husband of Mrs. Robert a eh III, Richmond. Pvt. Donald Strohm, husband of

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BATTLEFIELD "Stand By’

‘LOOKS’ QUIET For Landing, Crete Told

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The Smoke oof War Hovers|

Over Plain to Frang von Papen, had protested to Catania. ‘the Turkish government regarding | facilities allegedly accorded to rep- | resentative of axis satellite coun- | | tries,

(Continued from Page One) These facilities, it was said, evidences remain. | permitted the axis satellites to conGraves are here and there, and | tact allied diplomats in Turkey and | rough crosses, some with helmets | presumably concerned reported | stuck on them. Several very dead gaiellite peace feelers, especially by | Germans lie in attitudes utterly re- | | Hungary. 'laxed, like men deep in sleep. One | has his right arm over his head | Hint Sweden Acts | ‘in a macabre caricature of Hell, Germany also appeared to be fac- | Hities It was Nie vay he ig ling new difficulties on her northern | Rifles, ammunition and iron hel- | mets are strewn everywhere but you flank. A dispatch to the London don't touch anything. Remember Evening Standard said it was reli- | | booby traps. |ably reported that the Swedish

{ i Screech of Shells |cabinet, with King Gustav presid- | { |

Then there is a sharp reminder ing, decided last Friday to cancel | that this isn't an old battlefield, but | Sweden's agreement whereby Ger- | a very live one. Guns behind 0, troops are given the right of

bang-bang their saltoes. The | strange screech of the shells makes | \transit through Swedish territory. {Such a move would severely hamper

the old gunner with you smile {grimly and nod approvingly. That Germany's ability to defend Norway. In Italy, there were conflicting |

is real war, says he. Planes buzz busily fii id og All Sop. | reports as to latest developments | ; » - OWE gy have Whe same imper {but it was obvious the allied threat | lof new big-scale air raids had in-

sonal air as the gunfire. It Seains a5 Mf they might merely, (tensified demands for peace. The junion of five Italian socialist par-

be practicing as they do around the big airfields back home. But there |, oe. recently reported active in Northern Italy, was said to have

are heavy rumblings from tranquil | looking Catania. Brownish gray |appealed to Italian troops not to co-operate with the new

smoke billows up lazily from the town. Men are dying. Men are ont of Premier Marshal Pietro losing limbs and eyes. Badoglio. But after Hollywood movies it seems rather undramatic. It is all jand said Germany had prepared! way over there in that Riviera look- |, occupy the northeastern corner ing town or down in that plain ¢ Italy if Rome surrenders, setting which resembles the San Joaquin up a line on the River Po and blockvalley. There is one effect you ing the allied path overland to don't find in movie theaters, how- Jugoslavia.) jever, That is the smell of death. Some distance off you find the | headquarters of a famous division. |

From it emerges a figure familiar agency said the Italian people were {to all, Americans and British alike. |

You can't mistake that beret that CR!M and rallying in support of the

{sharp glance. Gen, Sir Bernard L. hew government despite “the lies" | | Montgomery gets around over a lot broadcast by allied radios conocern[ery fndintuc. alert ing rioting. 3 aR { 'and eagerness. “The Area The British radio said German rare going wonderfully,” he says. ‘t'and Italian troops were fighting saw Gen. (George S.) Patton and °ach other at Brescia, northeast of (we discussed plans. By the way, I Milan, and that Italians were standnearly killed myself in that Flying ing off Germans in the Po valley, (Fortress landing yesterday. We “while criticism of the Badoglio (burned out the brakes rushing government is increasing.” \down a short runway and finally

‘Criticism Increases’

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POST- WAR UNITY NEEDED, SAY SOLONS

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if the

crews at Toulon, Split, and Corfu off the west

by force if fleet.

Cairo was quoted that the Germans

submarines based on Altogether

Italian

that united nations now Greek island of Syros.

fighting as allies had been as united the Italians were believed to have §

and powerful 10 years ago as they 65 submarines of all classes in the jare now “there never would have Mediterranean,

war planning,” Rep. Ramspeck Peace demonstrations eentinued said. "The nations of the world in all major Italian cities, including must unite on a program of inter- pome Sunday, reports reaching national relations, then be prepared apadrid from France said, but there to enforce the program. stopping was ne indication that Marshal ‘any aggressor-minded nation even pieto Badgolio’s government inbefore it gets started. tended acceding to the allied de- | “If there had been a united na- mand for unconditional surrender. ‘tions when Japan first planned 0, ©Eajro heard that Badoglio had

in post-

invade Manchuria, the world could made a counters -proposal providing §

have been saved from war because for Italy's surrender on condition

‘Japan could not have risked inva- that Italian land, arms and troops

| sion if she knew a powerful united | would not be used against Germany, | group was ready to move against ang had met with a flat rejection. her,” he said.

| nations must set up an internation- would affect Gen. Dwight D. Eisenlal military force to see that all hower's announcement Saturday of treaties are enforced. the allies’ intention to renew with “The united nations must set up gall force aerial attacks on the Italian |& post-war program that will re mainland because of the Badoglio 'habilitate all nations,” conquered government's insistence on fand occupied, because the United porizing in the face of defeat. | States certainly can't do business {with bankrupt nations all over the | world,” the senator said. | Mr. Burton said there is very little evidence of any isalationist (attitude in congress, | “I think nearly every one realizes | |

Report Troops Mutiny

Developments in the fast-break-ing Italian situation included: 1. Ttalian® frontier reports

Milan and Turin mutined against orders to put down peace demon- | strations and were arrested. 2. Reports reaching Spain. hy way of France asserted that German troops are seizing all vantage points in northern Italy and on the Istrian | y peninsula and have compelled Ital-! pose of their dual speaking tOUr {ian garrisons to a harbor | was to get the American people qiciiiots of Trieste, Flume and Pola. thinking about post-war problems | “3 poi Algiers quoted Swiss res | from a strictly non-partisan view... that German forces have be-| point. gun to evacuate Sicily and southern |

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reinforcements in Sicily. | Two posthumous decorations were | & Madrid heard a 4 Pope Pas presented yesterday to the next of Brevi Y. cet nad & Teauelh ‘Kin by Col. James M. Churchill

of Count Dino Grandi, former commanding officer of Ft. Harrison. Italian cabinet member, to mediate | between the Badoglio government | Mrs. Zelma Boice of Swayzee re-| " (and the allies to have Rome deceived the distinguished service cross . clared an open city jaward to her husband, Capt. William | trali thern Italy i F. Boice for extraordinary heroism AS Sou ern i the J | in action in the Buna Mission in Sy TEPOT'S Jeathing. 118 ug |New Guinea Dec. 19, 1942 Mrs. Boice requested that the medal be | pinned on her 5-year-old son, William F. Boice Jr. | Elmer L. Moore of Elwood was (presented a silver star award given | | to his son, Sgt. Parke P. Moore, for | gallantry in action against an armed | (enemy in the vicinity of Tebourba, | Tunisia, Dee. : Dec. 2, a.

now that the United States either must unite on a program with other nations of the world or go it alone and probably face the possibility of having to fight the rest of the world some time.” he said, The legislators said the main pur-

(Slav exile government here from !{Gen. Draja Mikhailovitch’'s moun{tain headquarters were that 6000 Slovene guerrillas were engaging Italian troops in severe fighting in {the mountainous Udine area of northeastern Italy.

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