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keep veling, colors

‘a steady hail of bullets and bombs

and last night in an attempt to delay the allied advance, which covered more than 15 miles in the final 24 hours. mali yo A few enemy de ons we - ported, but Reynolds Packard United Press war correspondent, said in a dispatch from the city that Rome appeared about 95 per cent intact apart from the railway yards by allied bombs. Allied fighters and fighter-bomb-ers swarmed out ahead of the advancing ground forces and rained

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in Indianapolis almost 30 years. Other survivors are three brothers, Russell A, Ermest and Oliver, all of Indianapolis,

SECOND LT. MICHAEL B. DEAN, son of Dr. and Mrs. M. F. Dean, 235 E. 11th st., was killed in action in Italy May 12. A fighter pilot in the army air forces, he had been overseas since March, first stationed in Cairo and then in Italy. . » .

on retreating German tanks, trucks

and other vehicles clogging roads Zo RICHARD KASHNER JR. husalmost bumper to bumper as far band of Mrs. Hazel Puckett Kashnorth as Lake Bolsena, 50 miles ner, 1027 Dudley ave., has been At least 600 tanks missing in naval action near Ire-

above Rome. and other vehicles were destroyed or damaged yesterday alone. The increasing destruction of the enemy's transport, his lack of adequate reserves and the overwhelming numerical and armored superiority of the allies raised hopes here

overtake and destroy a considerable portion of the retreating forces before they reach their next fortified line hinged on Florence and stretching across the narrowest part of the upper Itallan peninsula. : Danger Imminent Thousands of German troops both ‘southeast and southwest of Rome appeared in imminent danger of death or capture as result of the sudden collapse of enemy resistance immediately below the capital. German prisoners captured since the start of the offensive May 132 already exceed 20.000. The enemy's plight was further increased by the supposed severing

MACHINIST'S MATE 3-¢c ALON-

land since May 11. » » =

The 19-year-old sailor is the son jof Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Richard Kashner Sr, University Heights. He has been in the navy a year

land a half and worked at the Sheet | that the 5th army may be able to

Metal works before enlisting. He {was graduated from Southport {high school.

& Co. . r . 8. SGT. PAUL T. MILLER, who was reported missing in action April 23, returned to his base in Italy May 15 and is now home on furlough. . Husband of Mrs. Jere Miller, IR. R. 17, Box 658, Sgt. Miller is a | waist gunner on a B-17 bomber and wears the distinguished flying cross, the air medal and seven oak leaf clusters. A veteran of 47 combat missions, (he entered the army Nov. 23, 1942, {and served overseas eight months. { He attended Ben Davis high school land took army training at Buckley

His wife is employed at Ell Lilly |

Jack Cole Franklin Heft

. | It also was based upon an erroneous

'to cancel the last two races when Hit was learned that the report was

Gir’s Error in London Bureau Killed Too Late To Halt Broadcasts.

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granted a special leave to be with her, The newspaper quoted Alice as saying her sister “was worried to death.” The dispatch, under a London dateline and saying that “Gen. Eisenhower's headquarters announced tonight that allied forces had landed in France,” was carried on the Associated Press wires at 3:39 p. m,, Indianapolis time, Three minutes later the news agency sent out a note asking editors to withhold publication of the dispatch and the “kill” orders was transmitted at 3:44. The false. story was carried throughout Canada on the wires of the Canadian press, credited to the Associated Press. The Buenos Aires newspaper, La Nacion, blew its siren to announce erroneously, on the basis of the A.P. dispatch, that the invasion had started. It was the second time the siren had been used in error, the first being on May 12.

A.P, dispatch, Halt Ball Game

The false news also was broadcast over radio stations in Santiago, Chile and Havana.’ At the Polo grounds in New York, where thousands were watching the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates, the false dispatch was announced over the loud speaker system. A minute of silence was called, the game stopped and players and spectators stood with bared heads. At Belmont race track, the New York racing commission was about

false. A radio network had interrupted its description of the Belmont stakes to broadcast the false A. P. dispatch. The effects of the false report still weree being felt in New York | city's telephone system three hours ‘after the first broadcast.

Play-up Incident

Captured Wounded

BARTON SPARKS 5TH BOND DRIVE

of the only bridge across the Tiber in.14 Colo, and Harlingen field, |

west of Rome in an R, A. F. raid Saturday night. The British 8th army. meantime, struck deep into the enamy’s flank in the Sacco river and Lirl nver valleys, capturing Paliano, eight and a half miles northeast of Valmocn-

Tex. Sgt. Miller is the son of Mr. and {Mrs. Wyman Miller, 2023 W. New York st.

2 = = CPL. FRANKLIN R. HOFF, who {was wounded in Italy

Sees Powerful America | Emerging From World War Il.

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Easter any piece of paper under the sky |flash broadcast; error, says A. P.”

tone and nearly 13 miles northwest 'norning, is recovering from a hip | is to be worth its full face value

of Perentino; Giuggi, eight miles injury in a convalescent camp in in the years ahead, that piece of |edition, had a one-column headline:

north of Ferentino, and Guarcino, eight miles northeast of Ferentino.

Resistance Slight

American reconnaissance elements of the 5th army pushing along the Via Casilina first entered

the southeastern outskirts of Rome has been missing in action over peen one of conversion whereas in|“A. P. Apologizes for False Invaat two points at 8 and 9 a m. re-| Romania since April 24, is a pris- | America it has been one of ex- sion Report.”

spectively yesterday and a few hours later reached the official city limigs. One American force met stiff resistance at the outskirts, principally

from the Hermann Goering division, |

after an eight-mile advance, but other elements severed highway $5 at the northeastern entrance to the city and then cleared the outskirts toward the southeast without too much difficulty. While Britishr elements of the 5th army on the left flank crossed the Rio Toroto and drove to within six

miles of the Tiber, an American|n, enlisted in the air forces in favor, will inevitably be enhanced

column rolling down the hills from the Colli Laziali captured Grotta{errata and Marino, northeast of

that area. . | His wife is Mrs” Ruby Lou Hoff, {101 N. Franklin rd, and his mother, Mrs. John F. Hoff, 44 N, Layman ave,

» LJ ~ LT. LYNN N. SUMMERS, who

oner of war in Romania.

| pansion. The war departments notified his| “We could, if necessary,” he said, books that are written by wiser men wife, Mrs. Mary Shafer Summers, “keep our present military strength | _the books that say the post-war

{7221 N. Pennsylvania st, {that he was captured. { A crew member of 8 B-17, he had been overseas since March 14 and completed 10 missions before he was reported missing. He wore (the air medal and one oak leaf ! cluster, Son of Mrs. Lynne B. Summers, {3305 Sunset ave, he was employed {by the Inland Container Corp. when

Saturday

pril, 1942, : ” ” = SECOND LT. JACK K. COLE, a

| paper will be a United States government bond.” | In his speech which was broadcast over a nation-wide network | (NNBC), Mr. Barton pointed out {that the economic problem in | Great Britain and Russia has

| without critical curtailment of our {manufacturing and trading position.” he said. “Not so Britain. Not so Russia. They have no choice. Both these countries must reduce their military strength if they are to live,

‘Better People’

“The balance of power, already 180 overwhelmingly in. America's

at the war's end. “I cite these facts not in any | spirit of vainglory, not with any

Lake Albano: Genzano, on the west | Flying Fortress bombardier, is a suggestion that we shall want to shore of Lake Nemi, and other prisoner of war in Germany, ac- remain permanently the greatest

points,

|cording to word received by his sis-

military power, but merely as a re-

(Presumably overrun in the ad- ter, Mrs. Harry G. Perrine, 534 E minder to the faint-hearted and a

vance were Castel Gandolfo, site of the Pope’s summer home, and Frascatl, former German headquarters town.) Asks for Co-operation

Gen, Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexander, allied commander in Italy, joined with Premier Marshal Pietro Badoglio of the Italian government in a plea to the population to facilitate the allied passage through the capital “in order to continue the destruction of the German armies farther north.” The final battle for Rome was fought In the six miles of suburbs stretching along either side of the Via Casilina to the southeastern rim of ‘the city itself. Clark arrived at the scene soon after vanguards entered the suburbs and ordered the allies to hold their fire for three hours to give the enemy a chance to withdraw vin the approaches to the Holy ty

When the Germans still held to their positions, Clark gave the order to fire at 11 a. m. and artillery and tanks sent a heavy barrage crashing into the outskirts. A tank battle broke out, but the enemy soon wavered and broke, and the triumphal march was on. American Sherman tanks, deco-

| Maple Road bivd. | Missing in action since April 23 {over Austria, Lt. Cole went overseas last March and had completed 17 missions. He was decorated with the air medal and an oak leaf custer. Bother of Mrs, Philip Brown, 509 E. 34th st, Lt. Cole was graduated from Shortridge high .school and entered service in the fall of 1941. He was commissioned at Roswell fie, N. M, in June, 1943, and served as an instructor six months, His mother, Mrs. W. M. Cole, lives in Charlestown, W. Va. \ ? ” - t 3 THE WAR DEPARTMENT today confirmed the previous report that 8S. Sgt. Richard E. Whicker, son of Mrs, Georgia M. Whicker, 959 N. Oxford st., is missing in action.

rebuke to inward doubts.” | Mr. Barton said that he was con{cerned principally, however, over {the character and quality of the { American people. i “My fear is not that we shall fail {to win the war physically, or survive it financially, but that we may fail {to win it spiritually,” he said, add|ing that “the only way to have a better world is to have better people in the world.” Regarding the future, he said that he had “read most, if not all, the

EVENTS TODAY

Fifth war lean drive luncheon for volunteers on state war finance committees, Claypool hotel, noon.

ELEANOR PACKARD VISITS VATICAN CITY

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various activities.” Tittmann, his wife and their two sons now are free to walk around Rome as they please for the first time since Mussolini declared war on the United States. ; Once while the Germans still occupied Rome, Tittman was permitted to leave Vatican City to visit a dentist and twice a week during the hot weather he and his family were allowed to go to a beach near Rome, :

afternoon the Titt-

InHotel Lin-

tional Association of Postmasters, diana chapter convention, coln, all day. i Wage rate meeting for labor and industry representatives, conducted by war labor board, world war memorial auditorium, 30 p. m.

Indiana 4-H Junior Leadership Training Sontsrence, Indiana Central college, all ay.

Butler university commencement, North Methodist church, 10:00 a. m. United Spanish War Veterans auxiliary,

luncheon, Hotel Washington, noon.

EVENTS TOMORROW

¥q4 M. C. A., centennial celebration, banet, Central Y., 6:30 p. m. National Association of Postmasters, In. ne Shaper convention, Hotel Lincoln,

Indianapolis Real Estate board, luncheon, Athenaeum, noon. council, en<

Svar Mnehson or Tone ately { _ gineering contest, Columbia club, noon. Technical

meeting,

News of the erroneous A. P, dispatch was published in two London newspapers Sunday and the mornling newspapers today continued to {play-up the incident in big black type and in thousands of words, concentrating on the reaction it caused in the United States and South America. Some of the first London accounts withheld the name lof Miss Ellis. ! The London Sunday Times devoted one-third of a column on |Page one to the false report, under ithe headline “Invasion Scare in U. |S.; Girl Blamed.” The New York Sunday Mirror devoted its whole front page to the headline: “Cancel invasion report;

The London Observer, in its final

{“Invasion Has Begun, U. 8. Told in | Error.” The Daily Herald carried a headline saying “False Flash Made 130,1000,000 Pray.” The German transocean news {agency broadcast a dispatch headed

|world wil] be utopia, and the books [that warn us that it will be plain hell. “Personally, I shall not be surprised if it turns out to be what it always has been, a little bit of both,” Barton said. . “Prohibition, repeal, war to end war, isolationism, internationalism— these are false sign-posts along the path of our search for an easy way. Perhaps before the present ordeal is over, we shall learn . . , that there are no quick and easy solutions.” The New Yorker spoke at a luncheon attended by more than 400 Indiana industrialists, business men and war finance committee members at the Claypool hotel. Governor Schricker.- and Eugene C. Pulliam, state chairman of the war finance committee, also spoke at the luncheon. To reach the Hoosier goal: of $281,000,000 in the campaign, quotas have been assigned to 56,788 stores. offices and factories. In Marion county where more than 9000 employee groups represent approximately 220,000 workers, 35 per cent of the workers have pledged to invest $7,500,000 in war bonds dur-

Hoosier Fails fo Appreciate Kisses of Joyous Italians

By REYNOLDS AND ELEANOR

PACKARD United Press Staff Correspondents ROME, June 4 (Delayed). —Just 20 minutes after the last enemy tank had rolled past, we reached the center of Rome tonight and found that the Germans had left the city 95 per cent intact. A few fires set by the Germans still were burning and railway yards were in ruins as result of allied raids, but Rome as a whole ‘was surprisingly little changed from the time we left it for an internment camp two years and 25 days ago following the United States’ entry into the war. Our jeep was fourth in line in the first allied column entering Rome at 8:30 a. m. The three tanks ahead of us sped off in pursuit of eight German Mark IV tanks while we headed for the bar at the Grand hotel for a drink of Italian cognac. The Italians at the bar at first though we were Germans and would not drink with us, but when Peter, the barman, and the manager of the hotel recognized us, the atmosphere changed abruptly.

Hoosier Their Chauffeur

Five minutes later, the American Stars and Stripes and the British Union Jack were flying from the hotel's flagstaffs over the doorway—the first allied flags to fly in Rome since the United States entered the war. Our trip through the streets of Rome and its suburbs had been in the nature eof a triumphant tour. Never before had we been kissed so often or so much. Men and women alike overwhelmed us with their kisses. Eleanor, wearing a steel helmet and khaki trousers, was kissed on the face by men who apologetically shook her hand when they discovered she was not a man. The women wanted to kiss Eleanor more than the men, while the men felt free to lavish their welcome on Reynolds. We had to restrain our jeep driver, Pvt. Delmar Richardson of Ft. Wayne, Ind, from taking a punch at some of the men. “We don't welcome people like that in Indiana,” he grumbled. We had a bad case of jitters getting into Rome. At least six times we lost our nerve and turned back, only to talk ourselves into turning back and heading for the capital again.

Sometimes Lead Tanks

The sniping and shelling was so bad that sometimes we felt like minesweepers. Once or twice, we got ahead of the tanks leading the column, Once Inside Rome, Italians waded knee deep through water spilled by a broken water main to greet us. Though well dressed and neat, the women told us they had been suffering from malnutrition for more than two years and had had no meat for the last four months, no eggs and no gas. Clapping cheering Italians threw armsfull of roses on to the American tanks and into our jeep as we rumbled through the streets. Once the tank in front of us stopped and the officer in charge came back and asked if we had a

MINISTERIAL GROUP ELECTS REV. TURLEY

The Rev. R. H. Turley, University Heights United Brethren church, was elected president today of the Indianapolis Ministerial association succeeding Dr. Logan Hall, Meridian Street Methodist church. Dr. Hall is president of the state pastors conference. The association, meeting at the Roberts Park Methodis church, also named the Rev. J. P. Jenkins, Simpson Methodist church pastor, vice president, and the Rev. George A. Kimsey, Memorial Baptist

ing the June-July drive.

ton; Bertha Riegel, of 217 Bicking. william Keith overt, 21, ‘of 1901 N eridian; Ru en Green, 21, 1, Swayzee, Ind. RR Donald Chitwood, 25, of 1020 Blaine: Imogene Chitwood, 18, of R. R. 7, Box 281. Harry Beroard Geheb, 35, of 1820 N. Delawars; Pauline Ramseyer E. Apt. 215, Hh Ban

Edward Hayes Blaine, 24, of 2307 MarJndale; Elva Mae Johnson, 21, of 2638 er.

Emmett James Jones, 44, of 1559 Park; Kathryn R. Kelly, 44, of 1559 Park.

Floyd Robert Patterson, 37, of 228! Massachusetts: Hattie Marte 816 Harrison, Same, 23, of

Ralph James, 20, of 15 E. Hanna; June Ashby, 20, of 1078 River. Marvin Evens, 33, of 1214 Sturm: Anna Grace Warken, 33, of 3721 N. Capitol. Abraham Katzman, 27, of 29047 N. Ruckle; Riva Lavern Tuch, 23, of 2815 Ruckle. Ca

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church, secretary-treasurer,

IN INDIANAPOLIS-EVENTS-VITALS

. BIRTHS

Girls

"| Robert. Dorothy King, at St. Prancis.

Harold. Dorothy Osguire, 3 St. Francis. Frederick, Viola Bruce, at® Methodist, Jack, Georgia Gohies, at Methodist. Harry, Rose Geenfleld, at Methodist, Lester, Esther Hunt, at Methodist. James, Mildred Shelley, at Methodist, Andrew, Dora Burnell, at hardt. Russel, Anice Calvert, at Emhards, Paul, Bonnie Miller, at Emhardt. James, Agnes Phillips, at Emhardt. Wilbur, Helen Van De Vanter, at Emhardt. Lee, Clara Wilcher, at Emhardt. William, Frances Langford, at 130 W. 19th, Boys

Cherles, Grace Bandy, at Methodist. George, Virgie Catuwright, at Methodist. Maurice, Grace Crouch, at Methodist. Jack, Virginia Gohies, at Methodist. Waiter, Jean Gotzhall, at Methodist, Richard, Dorothy Marshall, at Methodist. thodist. David, Judith Williamson, at Methodist. Herman, Charlotte Hargrave, at Emhardt. Frederick, Mary Kehl Emhardt. Emhardt.

Corrine Crawford, at Morris.

Henry, Laura Lawrence, at 801 8. Capitol, Boner, Myrtle | Ft 429 8. Pine. Pred, Mary Shaw, at : 1 James, Nellie Whittaker, at 810 Charles, Delvia Wright, at 3137

DEATHS - C. Emmick, 55, at St. Vincent's, Sorenialy embolus. + gid ldred Hay

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map of Rome as he was supposed to go to the railway station and was not sure of the route. When the Italians surmised what was wanted, there was a torrent of excited and contradictory advice, A score offered to hop on the tank and direct the crew, while others made such a din that it was impossible to concentrate on map reading. Though German snipers were lurking nearby, many parents led or carried their children into the dark streets to see the American procession as they felt it was an historic occasion which the children would remember all their lives,

Crowd Bigger, Noisier

The crowds of Italians got bigger and noisier as the night progressed, despite the blackout. “The hotels we passed all appeared untouched and as intact as the Grand hotel in marked contrast to dynamiting of buildings in Naples by the Germans. In the Grand hotel bar, Italians came from all parts of the lobby to ask about the outside world. Most of them wanted their imprisoned relatives sent home immediately, as if by magic carpet. Most agreed that the Fascist government had dispersed, though the greater part of it was at Brescia in northern Italy while Benito Mussolini is at the famous villa of Gabriele D’Annunzio on the shores of Lake Gardone. In some of the suburbs through which we passed, Italian volunteers were maintaining order. Many were Communists who gave us the clenched fist salute as passed. Many paraders inside the city carried Communist flags.

STRAUSS

13,000 Tons of. Bombs Dropped by Allies on Hitler’s Wall.

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almost 3000 tons of bombs on enemy installations. ; The British night attacks, including a diversionary raid on Cologne and mine-laying operations, were completed without loss, The channel weather turned thick after mid-morning, but observers along the British coast reported that a steady stream of planes could be heard flying out’ through the overcast. The U. 8. 8th air force heavies struck twice at the invasion coast yesterday and followed through with a dusk attack on the chain of Nazi communications extending back into the Paris area, while hundreds of medium bombers and fighters of the American and allied air forces swept northern France. The luftwaffe took the pounding almost without raising a hand in defense of its battered west wall. Four American bombers and three fighters were lost yesterday, while | one German plane was shot down.

MAY: 8902 WARPLANES

WASHINGTON, June 5 (U. P.).— May aircraft production totaled 8902

ALL RiG $0 TS HOT

And the perspiration rills down the brow —

The Oxfords burn the feet—

And a fellow feels draggy and worn —

(planes and included a record out{put of heavy bombers—B-24 Liberators, B-17 Flying Fortresses, and {the new B-29 super-bombers, Chair‘man Charles E. Wilson of the airjcraft production board reported to-

he said. “There is no reason such isolation.”

The ruling, arising in the case of 196 fire insurance companies, voked a sharp dissent from Justice Harlan Fiske Stone, said it “cannot fail to be the sion of loosing a flood of and of legislation . . . to settle a new boundary between state and national power.” y

tion of powers in our federal MS tem.” The decision reinstated. an anti trust indictment in the northern Georgia federal district court against 196 stock fire insurance companies doing business in six southeastern states. They were charged with combining to fix premium rates and monopolizing trade. The distriet court had dismissed the indictment, Observers believed that the dee cision would prompt early consideration, at least in the house, of legislation which would specifically exempt insurance business from regulation under the anti-trust laws, In another. case today, the court also held that benefit certificates issued by fraternal benefit societies are husiness in interstate commerce and the issuing societies therefore are subject to jurisdiction of the

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SAYS: ... STORE HOURS

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national labor relations board.

MONDAY, 12:15 TILL 8:48

— And maybe, being of poetic mind, you might be reminded of Mr. Shakespeare's words that go something like this —

"This too too solid flesh must melt — thaw — and resolve itself into a dew!"

The thing to DO — (excuse it) — is to go into the air-cooled comfort of The Man's Store — "and get a good solid helping 4 of light-weight, porous, air- oR conditioning Clothes — and face : the heat — without wilt or wither! «00m

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