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[scarps “nowaso] VOLUME 55—NUMBER 19

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DISTURBED— Norris Sees Danger Sign In Congress

By THOMAS L. STOKES Scripps-Howard Staff Writer

McCOOK, Neb., April 3. —Former Senator George W. Norris, the grand old man of American progressivism, looks out from the sun-porch windows of his home here upon the country and the world and finds some things that disturb him, For the better part of an early spring afternoon, the venerable political warrior and philosopher talked about the course of svents, speaking his fears of some trends he ob4 serves in Washington, where he served so long, and voicing also cer3 tain hopes and ideals for the future of this SES country and : “ the world. Mr, Norris - He is alarmed shout what he regards 4s narrow partisanship in congress. With much misgiving he watched the fight in congress over the soldier vote bill, He thought President Roosevelt was plainly right about this and the fax bill.

Watches Fight on TVA

Just now he is deeply concerned over the fight that Senator MecKellar (D. Tenn) is making against TVA. Still closest to the aged statesman's heart among the achievements of his career in congress, he cannot understand it. He regards our soldiers in this war as the finest body of men who ever served in any of our wars, and says that we must do everything possible to safeguard the future of those who come ‘back, even if it requires sacrifices from the rest of us greater than those we have made. In the field for foreign policy, Mr. Norris is critical of our support of the Badoglio regime in Italy, of our recognition of Vichy, and what all this may mean, and, like so many others, he wonders what went on behind the closed doors at Cairo and Tehran. He concedes that he doesn't have enough information to make sure and exact judgments, but he is beset with doubts about the indicated drift.

Favors Fourth Term Despite this, however, and despite differences on some domestic policies, he is for a fourth term for President Roosevelt. He believes defeat of the President would hurt the morale of our armies, encourage our enemies, and prolong the war. He regards Mr, Roosevelt's continuance in office as necessary -to secure the right kind of peace. Although he opposed the League of Nations after the last war, he is strong for an international organization to insure the peace after this war. He advocates this disarmament of Germany, Japan

mania, - Hungary and Bulgaria, and demolition of their armament

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GOP ‘V' GROUP. DENIES CLAIM OF ‘REGULARS’

Each County Faction Says It ‘Already Has Won Party Control.

By NOBLE REED Claims made by Republican county committee officials that they had a majority of the 373 precinct committeemen: regardless of the outcome of the May primary, brought hot denials from the city hall-sponsored G. O. P. Victory committee today. William Hamilton, Victory Committee headquarters manager, said County G. O. P. Chairman Henry E. Ostrom “is counting kis chickens before they are hatched.” In a formal statement, George K. Johnson, county committee secretary, said 197 (more than half) of | the regular organization committee-’ men are unopposed for re-election.

“Efforts of the Victory 1

tion to wrest control of the organization by election of a maJority of precinct committeemen are doomed to failure by the fact that they were unable to file even half a complete slate of candidates.” boasted Mr. Johnson. “Thus it will be seen that the Victory organization has lost its long struggle for control.” Hamilton Laughs Mr. Hamilton laughed at the statement, explaining that most of the 197 committeemen the regular organization thinks it has in the bag “are on our side.” “The reason we didn’t file opposition candidates in the 197 precincts was that we checked them all and found them favorable to our organization,” he said. “Victory organization followers are sick and tired of following an organization that doesn’t deliver the jobs to the party workers, merely running the show for the benefit of the selfish ambitions of three or four men. “We also are tired of hearing it called the regular organization when it does nothing but fight the elected officials of its own party— there's nothing regular abost that.” Congress Test Seen The major test of factional strength is expected to develop in the party's fight over a congressional nominee between Judge Judson L. Stark of superior court 1, carrying the banner of the regulars, and Charles Alfred Huff, chairman of the Victory committee, Judge Stark announced his candidacy for the congressional nomination at the last minute Saturday

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TWO NEWSMEN DIE WITH GEN. WINGATE

LONDON, April 3 (U. P.).—Two London newspaper correspondendts died with Maj. Gen. Orde C. Wingate when his plane crashed into a mountain in Burma March 24, it was revealed yesterday. They were Stuart Emeny .of the News Chronicale and Stanley H. Wills of the Daily Herald. Their deaths raised to 29 the number of American and British correspondents killed in the war. Nine others are missing and 34 have been wounded.

VOTE REGISTRATION - DEADLINE TONIGHT

Midnight tonight is the deadline]. for registration of voters in Marion county for the primary election May 2. Persons who failed to vote in 1942 must register and those who have changed their residence to | another precinct since the last general election must transfer their registrations, The central registraWain bureau is in the courthouse, A ——————— ‘WINCHELL PLANS SUIT

WASHINGTON, April 3 (U. P.).— Walter Winchell, radio commen-

|tator, said today he plans to file

MONDAY, ‘APRIL 8, 1944

LONDON, April 3 (U. P.) —DBritish naval planes pounced on the great German battleship von Tirpitz lying crippled in a Norwegian fjord and hit her with several bombs in a “successful” attack, the admiralty announced today. A terse admiralty communique revealed the new damaging blow to the von Tirpitz, Germany’s only super-dread-naught and mainstay of dwindling ‘Nazi nayal power, a little more than five months after . a British. midget

submarine attack knocked it out of action al Setember. *Naval aircraft have carried aut a successful bombing attack on the German battleship von Tirpitz in the Alten fjord of north Norway,” the communique said.

hits were obtained.”

. The bombing, the date of which was not given, was the first announced attack by naval planes on the von

Tirpitz in the Alten fjord.

The attack on the von Tirpitz, mystery ship of the

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Nazi Battleship Tirpitz ‘Successfully’ Bombed In Harbor

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believed to have been carried

“Several although the communique did

Observers said that with the damage of bomb hits added to that wrought by the midget subma-

rines, the one-time terror of

German battle fleet whose weight is known only to the Germans but which is estimated up to 45,000 tons, was

out by carrier-based planes, not specify. “several” .

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doubtedly would be out of action for a long time.

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‘Way of Cross’ Devotionals Show Theme Of Holy Week

“The act of contrition” which opens the “Way of the Cross” devotions expresses the penilential spirit of all Christians in Holy Week which will come to a solemn climax on Goed Friday and end Holy Saturday, the day before Easter. Shown above (left to right) in the ‘act of contrition in St. John's Catholic church are: Thomas Reddy, candie-bearer; Joh} Schul, BSts at the cos which. will be veiled

PLANE OUTPUT HITS NEW HIGH

U. S. Plants Complete 9118 Combat and Other Craft in March.

WASHINGTON, April 3 (U. P).— Aircraft assembly lines moved at record speed in March to bolster the growing United States air fleet with 9118 new planes, Aircraft Production Chief Charles E. Wilson reported today. Nearly 87 per cent of the planes were combat craft—fighters, bombers and transports. The previous monthly record was £760 in February. Wilson said the “remarkable” March output may represent the 1944 aircraft production peak. He said that the production schedule for April was “considerably below” the March total because of the increasing emphasis on larger planes.

ALLIED INFANTRYMEN CRUSH NAZI ATTACK

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Naples, April 3 (U. P.).—Allied infantrymen have smashed another German attack on the left flank of the Anzio beachhead line, a communique disclosed today, while Italian units on the main 5th army front occupied a third Naz strongpoint in the hills northeast of Cassino. Headquarters spokesmen said the Nazi attack was beaten off with

several hqurs of bitter hand-to-hand fighting in the muddy ravines southwest of Aprilia, Attacking with hand-type flame throwers and supported by a heavy concentration of mortar fire, the Germans thrust again and again at the allied network of foxholes and pillboxes without success.

3 WOMEN OVERCOME BY FUMES IN AUTO

Three women were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes as they were driving to Indianapolis from Brazil today. Taken to the City hospital in a semi-conscious condition, they were Miss Ida Durgeger, 19; Miss Martha Jane Simms, 15, and Mrs. Bertha Anderson, Brazil. The driver of the car, William Simms, was not .affected. The women were riding in the back seat of the automobile. --

1. PARTISANS HOLD FIRM

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Many § Services Mark Holy Week

By EMMA RIVERS MILNER INDIANAPOLIS CHURCHMEN marked the first week-day of Holy Week today, with services in churches and theaters recalling the drama of the passion and crucifixion of Christ and looking toward Easter, the greatest feast of the Christian year. Dr. Logan Hall, pastor of the Meridian Street Methodist church, will speak on “Love’s Supreme Disclosure” at the interdenominational, noonday services tomorrow at the English theater. The services, which are sponsored by the Indianapolis Church federation, opened today with an address by the Rev, A. C. Brooks, pastor of the Third Christian church. They will continue daily from 12:05 to 12:45 until Good Friday when they will be from noon to 3 p. m. Other daily services downtown are at Christ Episcopal church on the Circle, St. John’s Catholic church and at Keith's theater sponsored by the Missouri Synod Lutheran churches. Good Friday services will be held in all these places from noon to 3 p. m. and in addition, at the First Baptist, First United Lutheran, Roberts “Park Methodist, St. Paul's Episco-

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LEGALITY DEFENDED IN WELFARE CHOICE

Gilliom Answers Criticism On County Appointment.

Arthur L. Gilliom, attorney and member of the county welfare board, today defended as “perfectly legal” the appointment Saturday of Arthur E. Wooden of Madison as county welfare director. The legality of the ‘appointment has been challenged by Dudley A. Smith, state personnel director, who said the welfare board failed to follow all the formalities required by law. Mr. Smith said the board skipped 12 eligibles on the merit system

HIT BUDAPEST FOR FIRST TINE

Blast Rail Stations and Factories in Capital Of Hungary.

LONDON, April 3 (U. P.). —American Flying Fortresses and Liberators attacked Budapest for the first time today, smashing in force at the rail yards and an aircraft factory of the Hungarian capital newly occupied by the Nazis. Maj. Gen. Nathan F. Twining sent a strong formation of his 15th air force up from Italy to deliver the initial blow against Budapest while the Russ army was massing near the border of Hungary and the Germans were struggling to bolster their defenses of the Balkans. ‘The bombardment of Budapest, vital transport center on the middie Danube, was Twining’s second ma-

LONDON, Apri 3 (U. P.).— Cairo radio said today that Russian cavalrymen now are in sight of the Black sea port of Odessa. The closest approach to Odessa reported by the Russians was 24 miles from the east.

jor assault in two days. Yesterday his planes pounded ball bearing and aircraft plants at Steyr, Austria, 90 miles northwest of Vienna. The Budapest attack represented the American air force's closest approach to the advancing Russian front. Observers said it provided direct support of the Russ army, strategically as well as psychologically.

First Big Attack

The assault was the first big, scale bombardment of Budapest. Russian planes were reported to have attacked the city long ago, but the revealed details were skimpy. The Forts and Liberators concentrated their bombs on the Budapest rail yards and an aircraft factory! immediately south of the city, Other Fortresses and Liberator formations bombed railways at Knin, in southwest Jugoslavia, 38 miles north of Split; Brod, the junction of lines from Zagreb to Belgrade and Sarajevo, and Drnis, midway between. Knin and Sibenik. (A Berlin broadcast heard by the FCC at 3 a. m. Indianapolis time reported that single enemy aircraft had been sighted over northwest and central Germany.)

Claim 14 Shot Down

German fighters intercepted the Hungarian-bound bombers and their escort and shot down at least 14 planes over the Budapest area alone, DNB said. Numerous dogfights were said to have raged over Budapest. The 15th air force broke all records in its attack on Steyr yesterday, with‘ the largest number "of

streamed into Rumania in many border crossings along a

sized that it was under orders to “pursue the enemy until

ern front, taking advantage of increasing enemy disorganization so extreme that German and Rumanian command-

all semblance of discipline.

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Nazis Turn Guns on Own ag as

They Flee; Molotov Pledges ‘N o | Territorial Designs.’ MOSCOW, April 3 (U. P.).—Russian mobile forces

165-mile front today, driving one spearhead across the middle Prut to threaten Iasi and another, five miles across the wide open northeast Rumanian plain. Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov, announcing the Russ army’s first drive across a Soviet state frontier, empha-

he is routed and surrenders,” and that Russia had no designs on Rumania’s territory or social system. Front dispatches said Soviet striking forces were stepping up the pace of the sensational advance on the south-

ers were turning their guns on some units which had lost

Two Armies Pushing Forward

Leading elements of the 1st and 2d armies of the Ukraine were slashing into Rumania southwestward from the Cernauti area, where a five-mile drive beyond the border captured Dumen, and westward across the Prut to pose an imminent threat to Iasi, big Rumanian rail junction seven miles beyond the river. ignite] + To the northwest, other units of the 1st army pushed "within sight of the Carpatho-Ukraine, former Czechoslovak soil now claimed by Hungary. An entire Hungarian regiment. surrendered hardly a stone's throw from their frontier. The Nazi command was reported moving up SS elite guard detachments from the Balkans which turned tommy guns on panicky troops in a desperate attempt to force them to turn and give battle. (An NBC report from Moscow said the Russ army had set up staff headquarters in Rumania and establish regular ferry crossings over the Prut.) The first crossing was made by Gen. Ivan S. Konev's 2d army which reached the river a week ago after a surge through Bessarabia, front dispatches revealed. Then the 1st and 2d armies launched a concerted push

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1,058,000 LEAVE ARMY SINCE 1941

WASHINGTON, April 3 (U. P.) a War department figures showed today that between Dec. 1, 1941, and Jan. 31, 1044, 1,058,000 enlisted men were separated from the army for all causes. Honorable discharges accounted for 844,000 of the discharges, but that figure does not include men discharged to accept’ commissions, The balance includes several categories, .including men killed, those receiving so-called “blue” discharges which are neither honorable dishonorable, and dishonorable

Jap Resistance Wanes Under Faster Tempo of U. S. Blows

By UNITED PRESS . A two-pronged American air assault to neutralize Truk and other strongholds in the Caroline islands, Japan's main outer defense screen, gained momentum today, while other U., 8. shuttle raiders hammered at some 100,000 Japanese troops isolated in the Marshall, Bismarck and

North Solomon islands. Seventh air force Liberators from newly-won bases in the Marshall islands struck Truk for the eighth time in four days just before dawn’ Friday and medium bombers from the South Pacific blasted Woleai, 460 miles to the west, at night, The Friday dawn’ raid left fires raging on Dublon island, one of main’ bases in the atoll, and

Arthiir's command hit” Woleai in the western Carolines for the.fourth time in as many days. It was disclosed that South Pacific Liberators

{stroyed or damaged 102 enemy .|planes, Twenty American airmen were killed and 10 wc in the

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RUMANIAN FRONTIER CRUMBLES BEFORE RUSS ON 165-MILE FRONT

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HULL PRAISES SOVIET PLANS FOR RUMANIA

Says Balkans Should Know Now That Russ Only Seek Nazi Defeat.

WASHINGTON, April 3 (U. P.).—Secretary of State Cordell Hull said today that the Soviet Union's official disclaimer of territorial designs on Rumania makes clear for the Rumanian people “that the main business of the armies of Soviet Russia is to dee feat the enemy in the field.” As Hull indorsed the Soviet states ment by Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov, it was learned that the United States was informed in advance that the statement was going to be made, Hull's statement, in response to a réquest~for comm “I have noted with considerable interest the statement made by

WASHINGTON, April 3 (U. P.), Secretary of State Cordell Hull today pledged the United States to make reparations as far as “humanly possible” for the “tragic bombing” of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, by American planes. Hull said in a formal statement that he wished to express “my own and all Americans’ deep regret” over the incident in which the death toll was set at 35.

Mr. Molotov in connection with the military operations now being cone ducted in Rumania. “This statement makes clear to the Rumanian people that the ntain business of the armies of Soviet Russia is to defeat the enemy in the field. “The political assurances 'whidh the statement contains should help the Rumanians to see that their own ultimate interests will require that German forces be driven from their country.”

No Immediate Move Seen

Hull's statement came as diplow and congressional circles hailed Russia's assertion that she has no territorial designs on Rue mania as a move that may speed collapse of the axis" Balkan flank. Observers pointed that the Ruse sian announcement punctured the argument used by the Nazis to keep Rumania fighting—that a victorious Russia would seize all Rumanian territory and incorporate it into the Soviet Union. Soviet Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov said Russia would insist only on a Russian-Rumania border

.|based on the 1940 agreement under

which Rumania returned to the Soviet the territories of Bessarabia and northern Bucovina. Molotov's announcement was also regarded as a boost for the Ate lantic Charter it a time when that document ha ' been under severe criticism at h me and abroad.

| Hoosier Heroes—

LT. JOHN W. RAPP JR, MISSING IN ACTION

Local Bomber Pilot Lost During German Raid.

SECOND LT. JOHN W. RAPP Jr,

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