Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 June 1944 — Page 5
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Finns Ready. to Accept All - But One of Russian Dea (Continued From Page One)
out a guarantee not to interfere with internal Finnish
politics. 7nd Tue Chicago Daily News, Tne. Fall of Viipuri Seems Imminent
nish The designed to knock Finland out ‘of
the war. Situation. “Delieate’ enemy ships, including six trans(Finnish quarters in Stockholm|ports, in the Gulf of Finland. forecast the fall of Viipuri within Twenty-two German and Finnish
Helsinki dispatches said |pianes were shot down in aerial trucks and busses had been rushed) combat.
from Helsinki to speed the evacua- 4 tion of Viipuri and reported the Pose Flanking Threat Finnish political situation appeared| One Sovidt column captured Rokkala, 10 miles southwest of
In addition, planes of the tic fleet sank at least 16
“very delicate.)
fall of the city is expected within
becoming though the retreat still could not be considered a complete rout. One Soviet rifie formation killed more than 1000 Finns and captured the flags of two Finnish regiments, three tanks and 19 guns, while in another sector Russian tanks broke into the enemy's rear and routed several Finnish battalions. and a number of divisional headquarters.
(The British radio said Viipuri, “many times bombed by the Soviet air force, is in flames, and the Russian aviation and artillery keep under fire Finnish ships which attempt to leave the gulf of Viipuri,” according to C. B. 8)
Viipuri at the entrance of Viipuri bay, paving the way for an amphibious thrust across the mouth to the north coast, thereby outflanking Viipuri from the west. A similar drive across the ice in
1940 brought the fall of Viipuri and,
Widening their breach in the/with it, Finland's surrender «rer: ARRANGE FOR VISIT {
Mannerheim line to at least 31|the short-lived “winter war.” The miles, the Russian army drove fall of Viipuri would throw open all) Across the outer approaches of industrial southern Finland, includ- | Viipuri, Finland's third largest city, ing Helsinki, 130 miles to the west, |
Russian tanks in a third area penetrated the enemy's defenses (and captured 15 anti-tank guns and {large quantities of ammunition in- | tact. i
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atmosphere between the council and other county officials as a result of
LT. ROBERT WHITE ENDS FURLOUGH HERE
Lt. Robert F. White, a supply and transportation officer in the China-Burma-India air transport command, left today for Salt Lake City, after visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. White. His wife, who has been in Indianapolis with him, lives there, Before coming home Lt. White was in an air base hospital in Florida, recuperating from tropical He was stricken with the fever in India and was in a hospital there for some time. He was in the Burma invasion, shipped supplies over the Himalaya mountains, and has made three round trips from India to Africa. A graduate of Butler university
fever.
OF GEN. SOMERVELL
with increasing momentum while Soviet artillery, warships and planes clamped a tight blockade on Viipuri bay to prevent enemy ships from escaping to the Gulf of Finland.
Could Cleopatra Drink a Pear! With Stomach Ulcer Pains?
An intriguing story of Cleopatrs is the one where an admirer praised the beauty of two or her w! she dropped one into a of wine and drank it. She would hardly have done this had she suffered after-eating pains. Those who are distressed with stomach or ulcer pains, indigestion, 838 pains, heart burn, burning sensation, bloat and ether conditions caused by ‘excess acid should
. . |vanced another five miles along the ceremonies here, the general and try Udga. Get a 25¢ box of Tablets | : Hig ae Po oe con: | main Leningrad- Viipu "™ and captured Huumola, 11 miles {south southeast of the port. {
A. Govorov cleared the entire south-
of the flercest battles of the 1939- the north steps of the world
to the invading Russians. | Cal. Carl Detzer, Pt. Wayne, is at| More than 70 other towns and vil- Ft. Harrison and other local military lages, including the Mannerheim installations to make arrangements line strongholds of Summa, 16 miles for the visit of Lt. Gen. Brehon southwest of Viipuri, and Leipaesuo,' Somervell, army service forces com17 miles southeast, were overrun by mander, on July 4. the Russians in advances of up to The Independence day celebra14 miles yesterday along all thé tion in Indianapolis will feature a main Karelian isthmus highways parade at 10 a. m, including 7000 and railways converging on Viipuri.|combgt troops, four army bands, {artillery, WAC's, grmy nurses and! Advance Another 5 Miles | many other units, After toppling Summa, where one| Gen. Somervell will speak from |
war |
1940 war was fought, the Soviets ad- imemorial at 11:45 a. m. After the|
highway his staff will go to Pt. Harrison. Few soldiers have seen as many
zones of operations as Col. Detzer. Other forces under Marshal Leonid He is a veteran of the Mexican
{border and has seen service in North
{ern shores of Lakes Vuoksi and Africa, the Middle East, the Persian 1s | Suvanto—a stretch of 35 miles—and Gulf, India, and the United King-
in 1939, he has been in the transport command since October, 1941. He is to report to Santa Monica,
~|quring any night since the Nasi, OP¢d ® technique for handling the
i l' =A 9) “a New Secret Weapon (Continued From Page One) |fighters, which circled the channel Official reports acknowledged that casualties and damage resulted from the enemy attacks, but it was revealed that increasing numbers of the flying torpedoes were being ex-
ploded harmlessly in mid-air by the alert defenders.
and cut them down over the channel. ‘The day's operation brought to more than 7200 the individual attacks by Marauders and Havocs
the enemy's flying torpedoes, and Nazi propagandists again broadcast fantastic claims for the havoc wrought in London and the southern coastal areas.
Only a few incidents from robot Less tk a week after the in-
. were reported in South-
weapon, however, British and allied
and they came after a night in defenses appeared to have devel-
which fewer robots were used than
pilotless bombers. Air ministry statements and eyewithess accounts from the target areas revealed that allied fighter pilots were decimating the robot fleets, picking them up as they
NAZIS IN ITALY FLEE ON 150-MILE FRONT
(Continued From Page One)
ently aimed at the west flank of the enemy line above Perugia. At the same time, American troops advancing along the Tyrrhenian coast broke through strong enemy defenses about nine miles above Grosseto and French troops some 30 miles to the east captured Radicofani and four neighboring towns along a 10-mile front.
launched the secret weapon.
During the night, the pilotless planes were met by sheets of antiaircraft fire and by strong forces of R. A. F, American and allied
Weather Bureau Extends Service
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above normal with little trend until cooler Monday or Tuesday. Precipitation will average moderate with recurrent scattered local thundershowers through Monday.” And for today through Friday, the prophets say: “Temperatures will average above normal, Rising trend at beginning, continuing in south
em England shortly before dawn | Foduction of Hitler's boasted secret |.
portions through Thursday and cooler in north portions Thursday, rising again Friday and Saturday over north portion.
in northern Illinois, northwestern Indiana, moderate in southern Illinois and central and north-
Precipitation will average heavy
The advance brought the American and French spearheads about 60 miles below Florence. On the Adriatic coastal sector, 4the Germans were pulling back
{swiftly, offering only sporadic re-|
eastern Indiana and light along [sistance to the onrushing 8th army. the Ohio river in Indiana, oc- Flying columns crossed the Tronto
Cal, for reassignment on July 5.
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| | curring as thundershowers to- [river and moved on to the Tesino| morrow and Thursday. river, seven miles farther north. |
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Philippines, at the same raiding the Bonin and Volcano islands off Japan®and the Palau
the monsoon, to make the allied record for success on all major global “fronts complete except for China,
allies bring out their secret weapons—both planes. mystery is a small robot bomber, probably of more terror than military Superfortress bombs Japan from western China, revolutionizing global strategy by its vast range and giant striking power.
fronts:
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la the Philippines, a demilitarized
Incredible 2 Weeks Mark Beginning of End for Axis
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thus opening the way for Stalin's Baltic and Polish campaigns in co-operation with the western front. Yugoslav armies reorganize and | strike, after the close escape of |
America crashes Japan's middle | defense lines with occupation of the major enemy base of Saipan in the Marianas, less than 1500 miles from Tokyo and from the time
| their Marshal Tito. | | }
base off the Philippints. In Burma, Stiliwell's forces continue a four-way advance despite
Secret Weapons Used Meanwhile, the axis and the
The German
value. The American
On the diplomatic and political In Italy the king and Badoglio
North Atlantic and post-war airways—becomes a free republie, friendly to the United States.
his general plan for world organization—not a superstate with ine ternational police, | loose league of nations under a council run by the big powers and protected by their military forces.
of post-war Pacific policy proposes American co-operation with & Free China and Russia, gradual independence of
are forced out, and the liberal Bonomi forms an anti-Fascist coalition government which re fuses an oath of allegiance to the house of Savoy or Prince-Regent Humbert. De Gaulle caps his long record of non-co-operation with the allies by. last-minute withdrawal | of several hundred French liaison officers from the A. E. F., thus increasing Anglo-American sacrifice and jeopardizing the liberation of France.
Polish Parley
President Roosevelt negotiates with the Polish prime minister to quiet the Russian quarrel, and orders home from Washington four Finnish diplomats as a final warning to Helsinki to break with Hitler, Progress is made with the neutrals. Sweden, Portugal and Spain curtail war shipments to Germany, and the Turkish foreign minister is forced out after allowing Nazi ships to violate the straits
neutrality.
Iceland—strategic key to the
President Roosevelt announces
but another
Vice President Wallace in the on's first statement
the British teh-French colonia] empires a
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Sixteen billion extra dollars are needed in War Bonds
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