Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 October 1943 — Page 1
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, All-Out Defense of | Battle Turns to Key Cities, Allies.
day to have thrown her main British troops who captured
tle on the tottering Dnieper |three miles. line; gambling everything on| -Lashing out from firmly estaban attempted stand against ished beidgeheads notin of the va. ‘Russian armies storming the Germans steadily back from their - suburbs of Kiev and chopping [primary barricade across the road their way street by street,|'c Rome.
. To the northeast the allies ~ through Gomel and Melitopol. knocked new gaps in the enemy
Nazi, command hurled against the|Vinchiaturo and Campobasso, ma jor Russians a weight of aerial power|supply bases in the center of the
multiplied 10 to 15 times, massive|line, as well as Amorosi, Cerrapo, ||
armored forces, and infantry rushed|Cereto and Ciazzo. The loss of to the critical battle zones from these towns left the German posidistant places. ——— Red Star, the Soviet army organ, (Continued on Page 2—Column 1)
warned that the German couhter-|. : attacks no longer could be regarded ; : &8 mere rear guard actions, and | that “great battles” lay ahead. : 1 VI in
~~ Counter-Blows Smashed The impact of the German reinforcements was making itself feit. : - ho
Amidst the rubble that was Melito- - 3 “pol, base guarding th proaches cp : - to the Crimea, Soviet whois forces Charges New Deal Leaders
36 German counterattacks in| Leave-U..S. Unready
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| Speaking at Kiel municipal audi over Germany—via the second front | 1OTIUm in answer to a questionnaire
GERMANS MAKING Four Fighting Uncl ON DNIEPER LIN
Hurl Main Reserves in Volturno River Tide of
BULLETIN ALLIED HEADQUARLONDON, Oct. 16 (U. P.) ~The TERS, Algiers, Oct. 16 (U. a pr iSner ad today |p) ree of the Volsouth of Velikie Luki on the cen- |turno swung definitely in : No front had broken through the favor of the allies today Nevel, admist signs that the Ger- Re — mans were trying to break off| = MOSCOW, Oct. 16 (U. P.)./for a general withdrawal Germany was reported to-|ahead of the : American and
Teserves into a showdown bat- six more towns in gains up to
After ‘weeks of vaccilation the|line across Italy, They captired|
© Bight-year-old Jerry Padre . . . proudest bey In town.
{WMC Survey Sustains,
"| WE Utiele” Bud Wears ore bit SHES | um in meta ok | GI AIM NAZIS SEIZE 2 AEGEAN ISLANDS
LONDON, Oct. 16 (U. P).—Thie! agi Paris Tadio. skid today that the Germans have overpowered the British garrison
off the west coast of Rhodes, to strengthen their hold on the Doe
By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Stat Writer
Ll WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—Indian-
The decision to keep the Indian-
apolis area, comprising nine ‘courities, In the top labor stringency
Unele “Bud” . . . fights alongside - Uncle Eugene. group is based on the
the problem of a|common council of the united na-
od! : d : g
WILLKIE'S SPEECH
WMC experts in a re-check made under the personal direction of James Penman, ald to WMC Chair. man Paul V, McNutt. All of Mr. Penman’s reports have substantiated the October WMC ruling putting Indianapolis in the No. 1 group, WMO sources sald.
Check Made Because Of Varying Figures Mr, Penman's re
differed with those apolis Chamber of Commerce which would be a slight surplus here by Jan. 1, instead of an anticipated 8000 shortage forecast by the WMC on the | basis of monthly employer reports. A last-minute appeal by an In-
ers eh a uti 10 PERSONS KILLED IN AIRLINER CRASH
oF iia. of + tions, and eventually all the na- HUGE Transport Wrecked, ; Burned in Tennessee.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 16 (U. P.). the front, heavier and | with the other nations of the world,| —A huge American airlines transheavier being Sou slowed down [pointing out that “unnecessary and| Port plane crashed last midnight the Russian forces tolling over the [artifical trade. barriers and tariffs) Mear Centerville, Tenn. approaches to Kiev within sight of may be broken down,” and that &| the four crew members and six the “Ukrainian capital's ancient monetary standard may be recog-| PAssengers, police reported from buildings. ” [nized around which the currencies] the scene today.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Oct. .).~A big American Airlines plane route from Nashville to Mem-
-check was made
maintained there
the Jap down.”
4 {department 100 per cent backing in efforts to stamp out Halloween M. Jeffers, believes next year's synvandalism, Judge Mark Rhoads advised Police Chief Beeker in a letter today. !
SHORTAGE AREA Waar: yA Plane Bracelet, | RATING UPHELD! = Dares Anyone to Say Sissy’
80 now Jeiry_proudly wears
+ + he's joined the merchant marine,
Lewis Concurs in Mandate Issued to 25,000 Workers in Indiana and Alabama; Steel Industry [s Hurt.
“And den't let anyone call you a sissy for wearing it for a lot of us wear ‘tliéin over here with our names on them." That's how Uncle Bud, 8. Sgt, Orville E. Garrity, finished his | letter to his nephew Jerry Padgett, 2014
N. ‘Temple ave, when he 2 inclosed a bracelet for the eight-year-old boy,
} “DIRCETET, TOW rough for Time ekes. Cuts. Off _Eastern him at a conference
comes from the insignia of a Jap bomber shot down uver a south-
On its face is ehgraved a pair of wings and below them the name of Jerry. On the back . . . “from Uncle Bud” Jerry is so proud of his gift that he wrote us “my bracelet is made from the part that has the red circle on the side. It is red 80 I could see what color it is. T am very happy to have a bracelet made from a Jap bomber and would like other people to know about it.” But Jerry has more to be proud of for he has four uncles and all are in service. The sons of Mrs. Mae Garrity, 2405 Roosevelt ave, three of them are in the Southwest Pacific while the fourth is in the merchant marine. Other than Bud, they are Uncle Gene, 8. Sgt. Eugene L. Garrity; Uncle Paul, Pfc. Paul R. Garrity, and Uncle John, John A, Garrity. And while Jerry wears the bracelet, his father, Charles Padgett, can feel he had some part in the gift. Uncle Bud's letter said, “Jerry, think of what kind of ‘engines your Dad makes at
guess the type plane which shot
BAN HALLOWEEN PRANKS
Juvenile court will give the police
| Tmaorts i Spife of om seed nxt Sic” mile
the Terre Haute district will seui~ Steel Furnaces Close , Ously imperil the winter's coal sup-| ,, Birmingham, the supply
ply for Indiana, Interior Secretary | soft “con! dwindled Tapidly, Harold L. Ickes sald in Washing
ton today. to begin banking their huge open
There has Been no previous indication that the British were on the island. Only yesterday, Turkish reports sald the Germans also had routed the British from Simi, 15 miles north of Rhodes.
ALLIES FOLLOW uP AIR RAID ON RABAUL
By UNITED PRESS Allied forees have followed up their crippling raid. on Rabaul, N Britain, with hedvy air and sea blows against Japanese air bases and shipping along the western invasion road to that stronghold, a communique revealed today. At the same time, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters reported that heavy fighting was developing in the jungles of northeastern New | Guinea, where Japanese troops have Allison's and you probably can turned to battle » pursuing Austral. ian column after a month-long retreat down the Ramu river valley {toward Madang.
——————————————— RUBBER OUTPUT UP CHICAGO, Oct. 18 (U. P).—ForAdministrator William
and prevent its spread (o other out of the 16 furnaces in the diggings, State Labor Commission- state are to be shut down by er Thomas R. Hutson scheduled a|Sunday, company officials said. ¢ conference with leaders of district] The Tennessee Col Tron & Rails 11, United Mine Workers, at Terre |f08d Co.~the South's largest proHaute, :
ministrator, warned of the shortage banked, Repubiio Steel ordered six after an appeal earlier from Rep. furna closed reported that another would continue to operate, Louis Ludlow who said that normal Compaiiy a ted that supplies for Indianapolis were not the pay omeials estima A. being received by deslers. osting more than
time needs and short stocks made [fect the Alabama By-Products
-necesiy to curtail Appalachian ol: TIER un onl, to furnish 408 coal shipments into Indiana,
coal available at mines located in Indiana and Illinois for shipment to Indianapolis,” Mr. Ickes told the
congressmen. . . . Since Indlanaie,regtening a repetition of three citizens must depend more and. o.ious walkouts this year which more on Indiana mines, the shut
down, if continued, may cause them over administration of the mines. the greatest hardship.”
The Indiana coal diggers left] Most seriously affected by the their jobs as 25,000 others walked |’!OPPage was She Tennessee coms out in other mining districts ig JAY. tha Sou » Trust Mes} pros what federal government offictals(dUcer. It began banking four blast
mer Rubber
thetic rubber output will reach 850,-
AFRICA
Left States in 1942 as Member of Paratroops.
KEYNOTES GOP FIGHT rene os ver
NAZIS AGAIN IMPOSE St. Louis Address Spurs CURFEW ON DANES | = 4th Term Opposition, STOCKHOLM, Oct. 16 (U. P.).—
[F. for Franklin,
Wastin
~ Kremlin mouthpiece, to the Secretary Hull and Foreign ."| carry assurances of adequate tary action in western Europe, but they aren way to Moscow for that. They are d lay a foundation for British, Russian and If, after they arrive, Commissar Molotov
furnaces at the huge Bessemer plant 000 tons, more than four times the |/®AT May result in a general coal
nation’s peacetime requirement,
Mr, Hutson said he learned that fy nen bean Lurances, which S} the miners were using the absence : Stley plant. of a new contract with the operators :
A Weekly Sizeup by the Washington .
TWELVE INJURED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—More about crucial Moscow Political problems will be discussed, Pravda, the contrary notwithstanding, Minister Eden undoubtedly American and British mili't going all the ined to try to American col-
None Seriously Hurt in
Twelve persons were hurt, none seriously, according to police, when
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (U, P.).~The war labor board today ordered 23,000 Alabama and Indiana miners to go back to work and the miners’ own president, John L. Lewis, also urged them to resume work. : The hoard made no threat of penalties against the miners, but it took jurisdiction of the case under the war labor disputes act. President Roosevelt has authorized the hoard to recommend sanctions as a means of enforcing its authority. The board's order said the miners should get back to
| work “forthwith,” while Lewis asked them to be on the
Job Monday,
By UNITED PRESH President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers
‘urged striking coal miners today to end walkouts which
closed J1 deep shaft mines in Indiana and all mines in Alabama and choked off the flow of steel from the huge furnaces at Birmingham, Ala.
Lewis, replying to a telegram by the WLB, urged 22,000
| striking miners in Alabama and 3500 in Indiana to vote an {immediate return to work.
! “I hope each mine worker
» ee 8 x i 10 will again sacrifice his per INDIANA S COAL (sonal interests and subordin- a | late his righteously outraged | PROSPECTS DIM ecinss and return to work ] on Monday,” Lewis telegraphed the E
——— ’ [striking miners. He sald the WLB had assured onference Friday that the prokuned Wye ariputs won
's Appeal struck to protest the government's al, : return of the mines to private oper Ludlow 8 Appe ation before a bargaining contract The walkout of 3500 miners in liad been signed. ¥
forcing the major steel companies
In an effort to end the walkout!peg tn ang blast furnaces, Fifteen
_ {ducer of steel—was effected most Secretary Ickes, solid fuels ad-|%eriously, ordering its nine pits
50,000 tons of bituminous coal and = Eastern Supply Cut 6000 tons of pig iron dally. 3
Mr. Ickes pointed out thet war-| The strike also threatened fo
the Birmingham district. = The miners ignored an. appeal from the war labor board in Wash« ington to return to work by carry ing the strike into the fourth day,
“There are adequate supplies of
resulted in the government
No Contract, Excuse Expect Decision Soon
vutside Birmingham yesterday and
AS BUS HITS TRUCK
Oliver Bridge Crash.