Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 April 1944 — Page 3

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SUMATRA BASE

Powerful Fleet Attacks Sabang, 700 Miles

From Singapore. (Continued From Page One)

clouds of black smoke 700 feet in the air, and numerous direct hits were scored on the Sabang dockyards, a power station, barracks, hangars and workshops. Coinciding with the new naval blow, allied headquarters revealed that British and Indian 'ground forces in eastern India have made

drive against Japanese troops around Kohima and Imphal, Units of a relief column driving down from Dimapur toward Kohima were reported streaming into the beleaguered town to end its wek-long siege. Simultaneously, other allied forces gained further ground against a Japanese column in the hills northeast of Imphal and beat off two enemy attacks near Bishenpur, 18 miles southwest of that city.

Three Sided Assault

Adm. Sir James Somerville, commander of all allied naval forces, led the battle fleet almost into the mouth of the Malacoca straits, which stretch southwestward to the captured ‘stronghold of Singapore "and completed the attack without damage to his force. The communique indicated that

any naval force the Japanese might dare to throw against him. His armada included aircraft carriers, battleships and cruisers, and an escorting , screen of destroyers and submarines—probably the most formidable naval force to.appear in the Indian ocean since the start of the war. The attack, which brought Japan's empire under sea and air assault from three sides, followed allied aerial blows on outlying enemy posts from Woleal, 1200 miles east of the Philippines, to the Marshalls in the South Central Pacific. American bombers from the Southwest. Pacific raided Woleai Tuesday, exactly three weeks after a strong U.S. naval task force hit the base in the western Carolines.

2000-Mile Bombing Trip

Liberators made another 2000mile round trip from the Solomons to attack Satawan airdrome in Nomoi atoll, 150 miles southeast of Truk, while army and navy planes] from the Central Pacific hit Ponape, ! Pakin and Ulul, also in the Carolines. Army, navy and marine planes made their daily raid on the Marshalls, dropping 42 tons of bombs on the isolated enemy positions, while medium and light bombers from the Solomons unloaded 94 tons of explosives in continued assaults

Long-range Liberawors, despite

Bridges Aren't

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© Mr, and Mrs. Otto Hudson, 2454 Lockburn st, caught between two streetcars, attribute their escape to the fact that they were both thin and held their breath. A policeman doesn’t have to warn them to walk with the green light. They know." : There is still plenty of time to enter the contest. Here's the way you may make your Freak Squeak pay off:

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Tell in your own words about your Freak Squeak. Then in 25 words or less complete the following sentence: “My Freak Squeak taught me this safety lesson®™. , .” and explain what you did to eliminate the conditions that caused the accident. Send. your Freak Squeak account and the completed sentence to the Freak Squeak Editor, The Indianapolis Times, 214 W. Maryland st, Indianapolis 9. The contest closes Sunday, April 23, at midnight. The prizes, donated by the National Safety Council, are first, $50; second, $25: third, $10, and 15 honorable mention awards of $1 each.

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Hitler Celebrates Birthday Amid Crumbling Germany

(Continued From Page One)

Hitler lost Tunisia and saw the destruction of his elite Afrika Korps; - Sicily fell; the allies landed in Italy and Hitler lost his oldest ally; and the Russian army started an offensive which has cost the lives of

hundreds of thousands of Germans and wiped out almost all the Nazi conquests in the east, The German fleet was forced into hiding and Hitler's air force was battered by the aerial forces of America and Britain. His factories and cities were smashed by systematic attacks and his own capital of Berlin, which Reich Marshal Hermann Goering once proclaimed inviolate, became the most-bombed city in the world. While the allies prepared for the final blows, which the Germans themselves expect at any time, Hitler's lieutenants apparently took cognizance of the dismal picture confronting Germany. There were few shouts of victory, no singing of the Nazi triumphant song—the Horst Wessel—but rather an attempt to have the German people believe that Hitler would become one of the great men of history. Propaganda Minister Joseph

unfavorable weather, swept a 300mile stretch of the northern New! Guinea coast from Aitape io Madang. and ranged as far as Geelvink bay on the Dutch coast of New Guinea, { Australian ground forces were re- | ported to have reached Gori river,

north of Bogadjim, which they cap-|

tured last Thursday in the drive toward Madang. i

FOREVER’ TITLE T0 8 NAVY BASES ASKED

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tions. Although of questionable legality at the time the agreement was made, we thoroughly approved; it as an initial step looking toward the defense of the western hemi- | sphere even though this benefit to!

* us was incidental to a vastly greater!

benefit which accrued to Great! Britain through acquisition of these’ ships.” . The committee said that under these circumstances, it would be a “mistake” to ever abandon the bases. “Rather than await the expiration date (of the 99-year bases) and encounter the hazards of {il will and difficulties which may arise,” it said, “we feel that steps should be immediately taken by our government to have the (ownership of the) bases changed to in perpetuity.” It praised Brazil's co-operation in establishing and using the Natal air base, and said the “successful African campaign would ‘have been delayed for two years, if there would | have been a successful African campaign at all” without that base. The committee laid stress on Brazil as & beneficiary under its plan for post-war distribution of surplus naval vessels, but it said that any showing the same willingness to co-operate with this nation should be considered in the same light.

MINERS IN ENGLAND GET NEW AGREEMENT!

LONDON, April 20 (U. P.).—British mineworkers and operators today signed an agreement designed to stabilize wages im the coal industry during the next four years, Will Lawther, president of the mine workers federation, called the signing a “happy ending” to negotiations between workers and operators.

RUSS GENERAL DIES

MOSCOW, April 20 (U. P.).—~The death of Lt. Gen. Peter Kozlov after a -serious illness was announced today, He entered the army as a private in 1914 and had served continuously since. “=

NAZIS TO WORK FARMS WILMINGTON, Del., April 20 (U. P.).—Army authorities said today that approximately 2000 German

war prisoners will be brought te! Dela

ware next month for work in

Goebbels and Goering defended Hitler as a war leader in pre-

"REPORTERS LIMITED

AT SEDITION TRIAL

(Continued From Page One) ing by being 40 minutes late, an-

i nounced his decision on press rep-

resentation immediately after he took the bench. He explained that “saving time" was very essential and that at least 73 or 80 prospective jurors must be brought into the small court room at one time,

Plans No Secrecy

“It has never been the intention] of the court to exclude the press | at any part of the trial, so far as|

{ Seating capacity permits,” he said.|

‘And the court intends to admit as many of the public as possible during the trial. “While the court is identifying the case and the trial to prospective] jurors, however, the table space as-!

signed to the press will be needed {for jurors. During that period at

least three or four reporters will be! — allowed to stay.”

Tables Removed

Attorney Ira Chase Koehne ob-| jected, saying “one might just asi well exclude defense counsel as to| allow only two or three reporters to be present.” { Eicher permitted other attorneys to concur in Koehne's objections but said no further discussion would be necessary. Press tables are to be removed, and chairs put in the area they take; up while selection of the fury—fust| starting now, in the fourth day of] the trial—takes place. |

birthday messages yesterday call‘Ing on the German people to support him to the end. Goebbels attempting to couple Hitler with great military men of history as not being understood. “He will be considered as the man of this war by future generations,” Goebbels said. “Then people will everywhere understand his greatness, Today many don’t. This often happens in history.

Néither Alexander the Great, nor |

Caesar had been considered by contemporaries as the great men they were. So also Hitler.” Indirectly he acknowledged German reverses in the last year, explaining that “in war time great | men and women are subject to | perpetual oscillations of fortune and glory.” Goebbels spoke for about 30 minutes from the state opera house, Not once did the specta- | tors interrupt with acclaim or applause. Only at the end of his speech was there some applause— | exactly four seconds.

Also absent was the usual “Our |

fuehrer, sieg, heil.” Then the orchestra played the “Concerto Grosso” of Haendel The people applauded wildly. The only ornament in the Berlin opera house was a pedestal, bearing a German eagle, and the inscription: “Our walls are breaking, but not our hearts.”

Yank Ace Lost

Near Nazi Base (Continued From Page One)

with those words, knowing his number was up.

His flying mates didn't see him go down, but they have confidence in “Bee's” ability and they believe he may have come down safely in enemy territory. Beeson quit his job as a hotel clerk in Oakland, Cal. early in the war to join the Royal Canadian air force, eventually winding up with the R. A. F.'s Eagle squadron which later became part of the U. 8. 8th air force.

DAVIS CLEARS

No Intentional Ban Seen On Story of Second Sicily Mixup. (Continuéd From Page One)

lied planes and almost 400 men. The war department announced later that Pearson referred to the Catania _operation in which 10 American transports were shot down—five by the enemy and five by “friendly” guns. It did not say whether British planes also were lost.

No Chatige in Policy

The belated announcement, Davis emphasized, does not mean that there has been any change in the war. news policy announced last week by the OWI and war and navy departments. Under that policy, when a combat commander wishes to suppress news, the decision will be reviewed in consultation with the OWI here. “I have discussed this incident with Gen. (Alexander D.) Surles, director of public relations of the war department, and am convinced that had the report been received after the new policy was formulated it would have been handled in accordance with that policy,” Davis said. Asked at his news conference why the Catania incident had not been reported previously, Stimson said it was not an American custom to

command any more than it was a British custom to report operations under American command. He said a dozen different reasons contributed to the tragedy, including unexpected enemy action and the tension of thousands of men under fire for the first time. Stimson said it was not possible to give a detailed report of the circumstances without blueprinting the plan of atfack for the benefit of the enemy.

|Stimson: Denies India

‘Threat Is Serious

WASHINGTON, April 20 (U. P.). —Secretary Stimson said today that the Japanese operations against {Imphal in the India-Burma theater are not seriously threatening and {that the British-Indian forces, now | going on the offensive, have; superiority in men and air support. Front line morale of the allied 'troops is good, Stimson said, and Imphal is firmly defended. | Stimson added that German | front line fighter strength has fallen {20 per cent since January but | warned that critical times lie ahead

{and that the enemy has substantial air reserves to throw into battle | when they are needed.

RUSS REACH INNER SEVASTOPOL LINES

(Continued From Page One)

of fortifications, with no decisive breakthrough yet achieved. The Germans attempted several counter-attacks yesterday in the northeastern suburbs, but were thrown back with ‘the loss of a number of prisoners. A particularly stubborn battle marked the outflanking of Fedyukhin heights east of Sevastopol, the {communique said. At the opposite end of the southern front, Germans sent masses of tanks and infantry for the second consecutive day against Soviet positions east of Stanislawow on the southeastern approaches to the | Nazt defense hub of Lwow, but | without avail. The Germans were thrown back {with a loss of nearly 2000 men, 12 [tanks and self-propelled guns and

OFFICIAL WEATHER

24 vehicles. Thirteen German planes were shot down in combat. | In Bessarabia, other Soviet forces

U. §. Weather Bureau

All Data Central War Time 6:00 | —

Sunrise ..... Sunset 1:28 TEMPERATURE —April 20, 1943— Ta m 37 |‘2 Pom. o.....

| Precipitation 24 hrs. end. 7-30 “am. ‘None Total precipitation since Jan. 1... Excess since Jan. 1 Ca cevaan -82

“The following tabie shows, s the t tempera-

| tures yesterday:

| widened their beachhead on the | west bank of the Dnestr, capturing 'several towns and villages. More than 800 Germans were killed.

MANCHESTER GAS

# EMPLOYEES STRIKE

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IN INDIANAPOLIS-EVENTS=VITALS

MARRIAGE LICENSES

These lists are from official records in the county court house. The Times, therefore, is mot responsible for errors — Howard Leon Buchanan, 34, R. R. 11, Box 334-Z; Bertha Geraldine Davis, 23, R. R. 11, Box 544-W Robert Earl Moses, 21, of 402 N. Meridian; Betty Jo Dyar, 21, City Hospital Niirses home, Virgil E. Proud, 50, of 1848 N. Pennsylwania, Mary Molloy, 53, of 3500 KenWw . Stanford Rogers, 27, of 2518 Indianapolis; Dorothy Mae Milne, 23, of 633 W, 13th, Norman George Bittermann, 26, U, army air forces; Annette Louise Krum« sik, 23, of 4638 Graceland, Luke Stanberry, 26, of 2556 Columbia; Elizabeth Thelma Puryear, 30, of 2556 Columbia. 3 Lawrence Jones, 25, of 132 W. 2st; M. Delores Carr, 20, of 2051 Kenwood, Earl ‘Linden Shaver, 30, Camp Carson, Col.: Doris Jeanne Faulk, 19, of 1232 -8, Belmont. Malcolm Floyd Welch, 20, U.S. army; Jessica D. Lawrence, 21, of 31 Spencer. Frank Orrell, 21, of 2451 N. Talbott; ‘Wanda Roe, 18, of 3403 E. Washington Preston Carl Hazzard, 19, of 4148 Bo man: Dorothy Genevieve Rubush, 20, 1 8. TavY, naval hospital, Great Lakes,

nL Leonard “Hardy, 24, Camp Breckinridge, Ky.: Emma L. Huston, 17, of 925 Camp. sisi Hein tn: Fst, 4 ary Jane of 3 403 Ralston. : Sn) :

EVENTS TODAY

Clean-up week, city-wide observance. Industrial health Santetente, Indiana university medical cente Indiana Fedoration if ‘Civie clubs, Hotel Lincoln, 6:30 p. May Wright sew) Indiana Council of Women, Hotel Lincoln, night. adios Canners association, 0

Indianapolis Press club, Press club, night Indiana Central college, play, Kephart Memorial auditorium, 8 p.m. Women's society of the Meridian Heights Treshfietian church, at the church, all

Claypool

EVENTS TOMORROW

8.[ Clean-up week, city-wide observance.

Fats Friday, pupils in the southwest section of the city and county carry fats to school. Teen-age jam session, Tomlinson hall, 30

p. m. Federation of Indianapolis Public schoo) teachers, Caleb-Mills hall, 8:15 p. Post-war lecture, Butler university,

Capitol Avenue Methodist church Woman's| *

-Society of Christian Service, Ayres auditorium, 2 p. m. Indiana Federation of cnn sovelth district, Ayres’ auditorium, 10 a man Walton ' league, My hotel, 8

arin Club of Indiana, narcissus show

Ana garden, «display, Rauh Memorial brary.

General Memorial asseeiation, World War memorial, 7:30 p.-

BIRTHS

Girl) 0 21, | Carl, « Tote a ar ak Memon.

Robert, Dorothy Turner, at City. | Ear Pauline Burns, at Methodist. Wilbur, Estel Cunningham, at Methodist. Osborne, Dora Gastineau, at Methodist. Geor Thelma Finch, at Methodist, Dona fa. peatetie Hicks, at Methodist, Harold, Ethel McGowan, at Methodist, Roll nd. Eel Nail, at Methodis Mildred McGuire, at 4820 ET Wash-

gton LeRoy, Virginia Ricketts, at 2512 Boule-

vard pl. william, Katherine Swails, at 324 Lansing.

Roys “ Edward, Gertrude English, at St. Francis. John, Mary Craig, at man, Garvin, Ruth i > Methodist. Wylie, Lela Wiles, at Methodis Loyd, Stella Davis, at 2136 R 2 old. Huber , Margaret Grinstead, at 2704 Su Robert. Rosie Shepherd, at 3151 Layman. James, Nellie Tansy, at 2064 Carol

* DEATHS

5 Austin O. Sims, s, " 4152 N. Capitol, pulmonary tuberc Mary E. Bit evel], iv at 108 W. 15th, og iS myocard rditis, Extervelt, 51, at "733 W. 44th, TY

N. Nlnois, cerebral orrhage. Thomas Arron Hall, 83, at St. Vincent's, astric hemes Thage. ul’ Po well, 5220 E, Ninth, car.

Sarah E. sikmtas | Jackson, 68, at 1814 N. Senate, of 1.

dilatat oR Tauid Perk] ins, ', at City, broneho-peu-Sarah )

ARMY CENSORS]

mistaken identity had cost 21 al-

report operations under British{

ardis Herbert Lee, - 7H, at at pity, acute cardiac}

A Fighter Prays

Following the bitter fight for Talasca, New Britain, this U. 8. | marine slings his rifle. over his shoulder and kneels to pray at the village shrine.

BARUCH GETS AWARD NEW YORK, April 20 (U. P.).— Bernard M. Baruch has been selected to receive the 1944 Churchman award for “the promotion of goodwill and better understanding among all peoples,” Dr. Guy Emery

SCORE ARMY ON AF WORK PLAN

House Group Raps Lack of ‘Co-operation’ by War . Department. (Continued From Page One)

manpower situation,” stated. The committee said that previous recommendations for induction into labor battalions of 4-F’s who are unwilling to work in war supporting activities have been ignored by the army and navy. “So far there has been a conspicuous absence of any representations on the part of the war department to the committee of an effort in the direction of -charting the course to be followed by those capable of doing war work, so far as their placement in industry is concerned,” the report continued. “Such an effort, it is believed, has potentialities of great value.”

War Work Lists Urged

e report recommended that: 1, Selective service proceed with classification of 4-F’s for use in industry “so long as conditions require. ” 2. Selective service and WMC compile lists of war supporting industries. in which 4-F's may seek employment and thereby be deferred from labor units. 3. 4-F's employed in necessary:ihdustries get certificates of approval

the report

5. Failure of a 4-F to enter or show wil .to enter needed employment make him subject to induction into armed forces. 6. The army and navy accept for induction 4-F’s not in war-support-ing activities. If these procedures do not solve manpower problems and eliminate shortages, the committee said, the same policy should be followed with men between 38 and 45. Nelson told the banking committee that civilian production is improved except where it is handicapped by the manpower situation. The manpower problem “is worrying us all,” he said, adding that it is especially serious in the textile industry, where “there has been a decrease in production.”

CARDINAL O'CONNELL ILL WITH PNEUMONIA

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O'Connell, then 35, was appointed rector of the American college in Rome, ‘and later became a monsignor. He became bishop of Boston in 1906 and in 1911 he announced his elecation by Pope Pius! X to the cardinalate, In 1934 he was honored by na-i tion, church and state on the ob-| servance of the 50th anniversary of | his ordination,

» NEY MAY BE MAILED eT April 20 (U. P). —Persons in this gountry now may! send meney to relatives in Sardinia | and 14 Italian mainland provinces, |

State Boards Told 1 Postpone or Cancel | Inductions. i

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until they receive further orders from their local boards. A As most boards have very few men left under the age of 26, draf$ officials do not expect this new policy to be left in effect long une, less the coming invasion goes very, well. John W. Ferree, draft board si% chairman, who has often served am a spokesman for local boards, said: that his board had only 75 men left under the age of 26 and thas about 25 of them had been ejecta for physical reasons. He said that the remaining so would be taken during ‘the next two induction dates, the first of which is Saturday. 4 “The hardest thing for us about

this new order,” said Mr. Ferree, | “will bé the determination of who {is supporting the war effort. Even (grave-diggers contend they ars necessary, and they have a point, | We probably will be lenient.”

———————————————— * MEXICAN NEWSMAN SLAIN TORREON, Mexico, April 20 (w, |P). .~—Salvador Guerrero Alverez, 44, director of the newspaper La Opine (ion, was shot and killed. by two unidentified men as he walked

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