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State G. A. R. Encampment Draws Delegates From Affiliated Groups.
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Three civil war veterans—two! cavalrymen and a drummer boy— were the men of the hour today as the 65th annual encampment of the |
1G. A. R., department of Indiana, got|
under way at the Claypool hotel. A constant stream of friends and acquaintances drifted in and out of| the hotel room where the “Boys in| Blue” talked over old times. | Of the 10 living members of the, G. A. R. in the state, only the three] were able to make the trip for the; five-day encampment. |
Commander Arrives
Isaac W. Sharp, 96-year-old de-| partment commander, came from| Warsaw. He was a private with | first Ohio cavalry in the Civil war,| and later taught school in northern | Indiana. He wears the badges of} past national senior vice commander and past state commander. This is his second year as state commander. John C. Adams, who will be 97 in|
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Three leading members of Indiana's Republican party are shown as they arrived at the G. O. P. convention. Left to right are Rep. Forest A. Harness, U. S. Senator R. E. Willis and State Senator Albert
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Times Staff Writer June 26—While delegations from other states ; : , engaged themselves ih party affairs of national scope, the Hoosier Convention Opens; Gris= | delegation to the G. O. P. national convention indulged itself by putting wold Is Nominator. national committeemanship. With variations, it was a continuation of the fight over the United Press Staff Correspondent |; ne 2 of Robert W. Lyons, chain- BULLETIN CHICAGO STADIUM, June |store attorney and former Ku KIuX| he bitter fight over the Indi- . : __. | resignation, manship ended today" when the Republicans opened their first) Most of the Hoosier delegates) members of the Indiana state mended unanimously that the convention delegates re-elect Na-
By EARL RICHERT Bricker Refuses to Quit as; cmicaco. m, on the second round of its free-for-all scrap over the Indiana G. O. P. By LYLE C. WILSON “quickje” election in Indianapolis ® = = £6.—Cheering thousands of Klan treasurer, and his resulting’ ana G. 0. P. national committeecommittee, in a caucus, recomsince 1864 in a mood of con- linen “to be washed clean” by the ; {re-election of Ernest M. Morris, fidence today as the rush of wa ee an
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Dewey's bandwagon developed into an avalanche of first ballot votes. California's 50 delegates voted unanimously to back Dewey on the first ballot at their caucus. In the hours before the convention belatedly got under way at 11:18 a. m. (Indianapolis time) the 42-year-old New Yorker's strength jumped from 668 pledged votes, as
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Other G. 0. P. News
Richert: “Hoosier Delegates” .... 1 Btokes: “Too Perfect” .......... 1 Gerald Smith: “Apologize” ...... 3 Perkins: “Labor Vote” ....eve0s0 9 Joe Williams: “Clare”............ 9
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Henry J. Taylor: “Warren”......11 Lucey: “Sidelights” . Edson: “Dullest Yet”
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By THOMAS L. STOKES Scripps-Howard Staff Writer
CHICAGO, June 26.—Sometimes|
a thing can be too perfect technically and mechanically. It seems, to some, that this is true of the Republican national convention which opened today. ‘Delegates have been looking forward to this event for months. It
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‘(had been defeated at the earlier meeting by Mr. Lyons. Riley Is Boosted
But it didn't take them long to find out that a concerted drive was | being made by several of the group that had supported Mr. Lyons for Walter Riley, East Chicago banker and industrialist. Mr. Riley, who
{olics in the state, himself took no part in the scrap. The Riley supporters said that a vote for Mr. Morris would be one for Burrell Wright, Indianapolis attorney and G. O. P. leader, who
{was shoved into the ash can at the] (Mr. in the invasion of Europe and the
recent state convention. Wright himself said he was taking no part in the scrap.)
that the election of their man would b. the only way to convince the
District chairmen started urging
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comes only every four years. They want a show, Yet they found when they got here that practically everything had been worked out, down to the last blast of the organ—the platform, the’ candidates, the musical accompaniment. There seems little left for them to do except say “aye.” Governor Dewey of New York is to be nominated as presidential candidate on the first ballot. Governor Warren of California seems
ly, on the first ballot, as vice presifinally sealed.
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The delegates of this and that ers last night and this
The Morris supporters argued|
slated to be nominated, subsequent-|. dential candidate, though this is not|and
state were rounded up by their lead-|!
Morris of South Bend. The election will be held at 5 p. m. today.
Hoosier Heroes—
LT, PEAR, PEC. PITTS KILLED IN ACTION
One Missing and 5 Wounded Listed From Here.
Two more: Indianapolis service men have been killed in action, one
other over the coast of France on March 18. KILLED Lt. Richard J. Pear, 1745 Lafayette road. Pfc. Robert Pitts, 2313 Carroliton ave. ‘ . MISSING Pfc. Robert L. Mosier, 308 N. Tacoma ave. - WOUNDED Maj. Francis E. Carrel, 4775 Park ave, Pvt. Harold L. Lane 1025 Tecumseh st. Sgt. John E. Hancock, Maywood. Boatswain's Mate 2-C John Rursell Berry, 935 N. Beville ave. Pvt. Fred Cosand, 2005 Shelby st. RICHARD J. PEAR, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. P, Pear, 1745 Lafayette st, and husband of Mrs.
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WIFE OF DETECTIVE
August, was a drummer boy with ai West Virginia infantry division. He, {ran away from home to enlist at 14.| { An officer returned him to his par-| | ents, but two years later he was in| the fight again. John F, Smith, a private in the! |cavalry, celebrated his 10lst birth- | day last December.
1000 Delegates Here
The veterans will take part in as many of the encampment activities] as possible. Approximately 1000 dele- | gates are attending. At 8 p. m. tomorrow the G. A. R| will hold a public reception in the| rotunda of the State House, with! Governor Schricker in the receiving line and Mayor Tyndall giving a welcoming address. Wednesday the G. A. R. members and members of the six allied organizations who are meeting ‘with the encampment will parade at 6 p. m. through the downtown streets, aided by bands and troops from Ft. Harrison and Stout field.
Election Thursday
A campfire at 8 p. m. Wednesday in the assembly hall of the Claypool hotel will feature the presentation of love gifts to the G. A. R. veterans. The veterans will elect and in-! stall officers Thursday morning to! end the encampment. Meeting with the G. A. R. are the! Ladies of the Grand Army, Sons of] Union Veterans, Federated Patriotic} societies, Woman's Relief corps, Daughters of Union Vetdrans and! Auxiliary of Sons of Union Veter! ans.
HULL RAPS MURDER | OF HUNGARIAN JEWS
WASHINGTON, June 26. (U. P)). —Secretary of State Cordell Hull said today that the American people were greatly concerned about the wholesale murder of Jews in Hungary and called upon all persons and groups to join in indignant protest against such mistreatment. He told his radio and press conference- that he wholeheartedly agreed with a house foreign affairs committee resolution, calling upon Hungary to stop such mistreatment and .warning her that perpetrators of “inhuman conduct” will be punished. The house committee's action was unusual because its resolution was directed at a foreign nation.
NAZIS REPORT FINNS TO MEET IN SECRET
LONDON, June 26 (U. P).—The German Transocean: news agency said today that the Finnish parliament will hold a secret meeting in Helsinki tonight, and that President Risto Ryti will broadcast a message to the Finnish public this evening. (There was no immediate clarification of the Transocean announcement, but -it was recalled that recent reports indicated considerable pressure on the Finnish government fo negotiate a peace pact with Russia.)
MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1944
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4 Soviet Armies
Smash Steadily At Germans.
By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent
MOSCOW, June 26.—Rus-|
sian storm troops battled through the streets of encircled afi tottering Vitebsk today, chopping down the survivors of its 50,000 to 75,000 trapped Nazi defenders and hoisting the Red banner atop one of the biggest buildings in the White Russian stronghold. The Russ army's general summer offensive was spreading along a
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IN VITEBSK STREETS
8th Army Rips Koper A New Crack
In Nazis' Line
ROME, June 26 1. BP.) British. ALLIED SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, “London, #th army troops broke through the June 26 (U. P.).—The final battle of Cherbourg reached the center of the German line north MOP-Up stage today as American forces weeded out isolated and west of Perugia after three Nests of German resistance in street fighting of greatly redays of bitter fighting, while Amer- duced intensity after seizing the entire eastern part of the ican forces on the west coast cap- City and smashing straight through its heart to the watertured the port town of Piombino front. and swept on to within 38 miles of Cherbourg is not yet fully and officially occupied, su- | Livorno (Leghorn), the second larg- reme headquarters reported late today, but all attacking
st Italian harbor left in German y. co. . | © United States divis ’ ; hei rad al hands, a communique said today. : isions have advanced their forward ele-
Hard fighting was continuing
| along a 25-mile front from the | Perugia area to the west shores of
Battle for Port Virtually Over as Americans Weed Out Isolated Nests.
ments deep into the city.
LONDON, June 26 (U. P.).—Supreme headquarters announced to-
285-mile battle line to clamp a Lake Trasimeno and down into the day that more than 20,000 German prisoners had been taken on the
stranglehold on Vitebsk, outflank| city of Chiusi, but official reports| Cherbourg peninsula. In the d|said the Germans were being ham-
Bobruisk, keystones of the defense|mered back relentlessly by British,
Orsha, and threaten Mogilev an
| of White Russia.
By UNITED PRESS A British broadcast recorded by NBC monitors said today that Soviet troops have captured the
| German stronghold of Vitebsk in
White Russia.
“We have broken the so-called
German defense wall for White Russia,” a front dispatch said. is spreading among the German officers.”
Admit Loss
(Nazi broadcasts acknowledged that the Vitebsk garrison was cut off, that the Russians scored a “rather deep penefration” in the Bobruisk area to the south, and had gained more ground southwest of Bobruisk and eas of Mogilev and on the Vitebsk front.) Highlighting the offensive launched against the strongest German hedgehog systems on the entire Russian front was the assault on Vitebsk, climaxing a brilliant flanking maneuver in which two Soviet armies sliced in behind the big base
|and sealed it off for a battle of}
extermination against the German garrison. White Russian dispatches said the assault forces were blazing their way through the streets of Vitebsk and swiftly disposing of remnants of five German divisions. Some German elements which escaped from Vitebsk before the trap closed were reported falling back along the highway toward Orsha, 47 miles below Vitebsk. But with
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HUNDREDS OF PLANES RANGE FRENCH COAST
Nazis Resume Robot Raids; RAF Pounds Ruhr.
BULLETIN By UNITED PRESS The British radio quoted an Algiers broadcast as saying that strong allied air forces attacked the Vienna area today.
{Hundreds of allied warplanes ranged lover the French coast through clouds and rain today following industria] targets in the Ruhr valFrance as the Germans resumed
ern England.
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WAR ANALYSIS—
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First Phase of Assault on Atlantic Wall Nears End
By LUDWELL DENNY Scripps-Howard
GEN. DWIGHT EISENHOWER » of Cherbourg. Without a major port no offensive is possible. g The first phase of the allied assault about over. The second phase of funneling
Staff Writer picked the Norman peninsula for
“Panic
24-hour period ending at 6 a. m. today, 3400 were taken, mostly in and around Cherbourg.
South African and Indian armored — columns. United Press Correspondent Henry T. Gorrell reported The 8th army advances yesterday in a dispatch filed from Cherbourg at 2 p. m. that with the
were measured in hundreds of battle vi - . : | yards, but headquarters spokesmen Pattie virtually over, American shock troops were ferreting |said the strongest enemy defenses out the last German diehards after taking over command of iin the Perugia sector had been g]] the city ex . . | breached and that the British vet.| . city except a part of the northwestern area. erns were sweeping forward rapidly | Nazi rear guards last night blew up most of the forts on foley, : tboth sides of Cherbourg harbor, and ammunition dumps and an tpg . . A columns spearheading oy the Armiot aircraft works, all of which were burning furious(Continued on Page 2—Column 4) ly and casting a vast pall of smoke over the subsiding battle. Headquarters spokesmen said that Lt. Gen. Omar N. YANKS CONTRO Bradley's siege army, ordered to seize Cherbourg as soon as possible, was driving spearheads through the city into the {dock areas regardless of the outlying flanks beyond which AN i ARBOR sore enemy nests held out. ’ By early morning the Americans firmly held one-third of ! ° the city, headquarters said. Fierce street fighting eontinued U. S. Officers . Forecast during the morning in some parts of Cherbourg, but Gorrell Seizure of Entire (reported that by afternoon the fighting “does not amount | mained PR on oi : . { p oun e Cap Marianas Group. to much but is a slow process, pe La Hague. Gorrell said there PEARL BOR. June 26 wv (of weeding out German sui-|/were 26 enemy strong points there. HAR | cide squads.” | Gorrell entered the city this P.).— American troops captured | 5q > ) ! morning with an infantry patrol | towering Mt. Tapotchau overlooking | Official quarters said the Ameri- just as orders were issued to smoke Tanapag harbor on Saipan, a front|cans fought their way into the ,,t the last Germans from hidedispatch reported today. and high- | Cherbourg dockyard during the day. outs along the jetties. ranking officers with the invasion|and some tanks pushed to the areanwhile a column of rainforces expressed confidence that Waterfront. The Americans now g,jattered , Sherman tanks struck {the entire Marianas group, less hold a five-mile strip along the coast je 5 battering ram straight than 1500 miles from Tokyo, will east of Cherbourg. i ; be seized. | Isolated pockets of resistance re- (Continued on Page 3—Column 2) The Japanese attempted a coun- |
ter-attack before dawn this morning, the dispatch said, but the as-
sault failed as the Americans held
LONDON, June 26 (U. P).—|: widespread R. A. F. night raids on :
their robot bomb assaults on south~|
Heavy and medium bombers from :
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INVASION—American shock troops battle through streets of Cher-| bourg to crush last die-hard ele-| ments of doomed German gar-| rison as Nazis write off great ITALY—British Si ey oon Normandy port and aitied COM ine north and west of Niort munique says liberation “cannot while American troops on west be long delayed.” coast capture port of Piombino RUSSIA—Four Russ armies, driv-| oo Swen 10 Within 38 miles of ing westward on 285-mile front, |
Livorno, largest Italian port still i hi enter streets of Vitebsk, out-| in German hangs,
flank Orsha and threaten Mogilev PACIFIC—American troops capture and Bobruisk in greatest Russian, Mt. Tapotchan overlooking Tanaoffensive of war. !" pag harbor on Saipan.
firmly to positions on the mountain, one of the prize targets on Saipan and focal point for new drives against the enemy in the northern part of the island. Seizure of the 1554-foot peak came as the Japanese were reeling under the impact of American land, air and sea assaults which gave U. 8. troops control of half the island, destroyed at least 747 enemy planes and 30 ships and damaged 51 other vessels since the Marianas operations began. Additional reports of the big battle east of the Philippines last Mon-| day revealed that another Japanese aircraft carrier and two more
AIR FORCE—Robot bombs hit southern England in first daylight attack since Friday as hundreds of allied planes cross channel to resume assaults on German bat‘tle lines and communications in France.
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