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(Conquest Brings Japan. .And Philippines Within Bombing Range.

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Japanese lines at the northern edge Pa : of EN ~The high tem and continued drought may worry the

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IT'S ONE DAY NEARER VICTORY!

NOTICE TO PARENTS! v

This noon when you come in—you will note heaping tables of Safety Legion Clothes. (Fresh, New Arrivals!) It needs only a reminder that they are in— _

and the garments leave by the hundreds! {Continued From Page One) These are they! 2 only *“desultory” ack-ack and slight but ineffective opposition ‘ ; frem enemy night fighters.

farmer and the ambitious victory gardener, but from a point of personal comfort Paul Quandt, 2933 MacPherson st, beats them both. Here he lolls comfortably in a precious inner tube in the wading pool at College ave. and Fall Creek pkwy,

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CROPS WITHER NO RELIEF SEEN

Cloudy and Continued Warm Is Bureau Forecast for

Tonight, Tomorrow. (Continued From Page One)

crops already are feeling the effects of the nearly-month-old drought and the melon harvest; which will be heavy this week and next, also has been cut down. The dry weather has not hurt the peach crop yet but will do damage if

it continues. Parched pasture lands threatened to reduce noticeably the milk supply and victory gardens with- « |ered under the hot sun and suffered acutely from lack of moisture,

Hay May Be Cut

Although farmers have boasted of the good effect of dry weather on the hay crops, they will be unable

further pinch of supplies to their home industries. The campaign on Saipan was perhaps the costliest yet suffered by the Japanese. Since it openedsen June 14, the Japanese lost their key base in the western Pacific, together with the entire garrison, and more than 1000 planes and 100 ships destroyed. or damaged. Nimitz disclosed that carrier» based planes again attacked Guam and Rota, south of Saipan, Friday and Saturday, while an American combat patrol shot down nine Japanese fighter planes apparently attempting to fly from Guam to Yap. Six twin-engined Japanese planes were destroyed on the ground and probably two others near Agana on Guam. The Americans lost one fighter and one torpedo bomber in the two-day raid. (A Japanese Domel news agency broadcast, recorded by FCC, said American planes raided Guam, Rota and Tinian yesterday and that “several” cruisers and destroyers shelled Guam.)

CAPPER HITS SUPER STATE "TOPEKA, Kas, July 10 (U.P.).~ The belief that the United States is not to become part of any world state and that the nation will not provide men and equipment for an lo plant a good.second hay crop if international police force appears to rai: does not fall. gain ‘general acceptance,” Senator The heaviest damage by chinch Arthur Capper (R. Kas.) sald in a bugs in several years. has been re-

radio address last night. {ported by farmers and the grass

German Defense ‘System For Leghorn Is

Threatened. (Continued From Page one)

artillery and more men in this sector and appears determined to hold Arezzo at all costs. Eighth army patrols report considerable evidence that the Ger-

mans are digging in. Thumbnail official Ttalian sources, according to the United Press, announced that Italian patriots were battling the Germans in the stregfs of Livorna as the 5th army closed against that prize port, while guer~ rillas hit repeatedly at Nazi communication lines throughout enemyheld. areas of Tuscany behind the battlefront.

Eleanor Packard

Gets Spy Scare

By ELEANOR ‘PACKARD United Press War Correspondent

VOLTERRA, Raly, July 10. — I blame it all on the Germans—my being taken for a spy by the partisans of Volterra, I mean.If they hadn't blown out the side of the mountain on our side of town

down the mountain and hike two miles up hill to get here, And if I hadn't had to hike two miles I wouldn't have left my army patrol and stopped off for refreshment at a restaurant.

dropped into a chair and ordered a glass of wine. Immediately I was surrounded by ‘excited Italians wearing patriot arm bands and their wives. I talked to them in my rather ungrammatical Italian

language, asked if I was a French ambulance American correspondent and

shoulders. Then a tough old partisan—looking like Mr, Underground himself—approached me, scowling, and began to cross-question me, What newspaper did I work for?

{crops are being eaten away, Besides causing much crop dam-| age, the sweltering heat also was! felt by residents. Cecil Tarsely, 32, of 100 E. St. Clair st, suffered a heat stroke yesterday while walking near the intersection of New York st. and Capitol ave. He was taken to St. Vincent's hospital and is reported in & fair condition.

Japs Napping as

All the B-29s returned unscarred, but one pilot coming back from Omura was 2 bit disappointed. went off like elie work,” he said. “The only complaint is I wish I had two or three loads of bombs. There were 80 many wonderful - targets’ on Kyushu, I could have had a wonderful time.” : } (The 20th airforce has ruled that combat personnel cannot be

B-29's Hit 2d Time;

How long had I been in town? By what route had I entered? How had I cone? I answeled with in- ! creasing coldness, feeling it was! none of his business, Suddenly I became aware that I was surrounded by a ring of hostile, | suspicious faces, intluding those of the three doughboys, who were muttering among themselves. Mr, Underground then shot this question: “Have you heard that there is a German woman hiding in Volterra?” I had heard that but I thought it prudent to reply: “Really? How: interesting.” I attempted to resume my conversation with an Italian medical student, who seemed the only unsuspicious one present, It was obvious they thought that I was the German woman, disguised in an American uniform—and my escort had long since departed,

Remembers Papers

It was with a recollection of some of the ugly examples of mob psychology 1 had seen that I jemem- |

before they fled northward, I wouldn't have had to park my jeep

It was there that it happened. I.

and then when some .of them switched to French, used that!

Three doughboys entered and! driver. I replied no, that I was an!

pointed to the insignia on my].

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Pvt. Joseph F. West, 4001 E. | Washington st. Pfc. Roland Parks, 142¢ S. Kenyon ave. ' WOUNDED Pfc. Edward E. Meeker, 3028 Millersville rd. ps PRISONER 8. Sgt. Charles W. Perry Jr., 2135 Eastern ave, 8% =

CPL. HAROLD K. CAMPBELL, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Canipbell, 951 N, Ewing ave., was killed in action in France June 7. A member of a quartermaster service company, he had been, stationed in England near his brother, Cpl. Paul E. Campbell Jr, a member of the ground crew of the army air forces, but the brothers did not get a chance to meet there. Entering the service March 10, 1943, Cpl. Campbell was sent overseas in January. He was born near Spencer and was a graduate of Bowling Green high school. He moved here six months before entering the service and was employed at the Allison division of General Motors. - - = PFC. ROBERT LEE MOSIER, previously reported missing in action on the Anzio beachhead, was killed on May 28. A member of the infantry he held the presidential citation for action at Anzio. He was a graduate of Washington high school and entered the army in June, 1943. He had been overseas since Dec., 1943. He was 19, Survivors are the father, Roy V. Mosier, 308 N. Tacoma ave.; a sister, Mary, and a brother, Rex, both at home, : o » ” T. 5TH GR, EARL L. LEE died June 12 from wounds received in action” on Biak island. His wife {believes he was wounded after June/ 9 since she received a letter dated | then in which he wrote he was all! right. A member of the coast artillery, | 24 he entered the service in Jan, 1943. .He was formerly a machinist. Survivors, besides the wife, are a 5-month-old son, Donald Lewis Lee, whom he had never seen; the {father, Earl J. Lee, and a grandfather, Lewis Lee, both of Kokomo, {and a sister, Mrs. Catherine Miller, 951 E. Minnesota st. i = = = CAPT." JOHN P. WHITEHEAD, husband of Mrs. Mary Louise Whitehead, 5859 N. Oxford st. was killed in action in Prance on June 12, A graduate of the University of Illinois, he was 25. His home was in Champaign, Ill. ” ” » FIRST LT. JOHN ROBERT | MANN, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. | Mann, 3540 N. Tacoma ave. was killed in Normandy on June 12. td - » SGT. CHARLES L. HENRY, a turret gunner, has been missing over since ‘May 28. He entered service in January, 1942, and has been overseas since April, 1944, A graduate of Manual high school, he was formerly employed at J. D. Adamson & Co. He entered the air forces as a ground mechanic and later received his gunner training and some training in aerial photography. . Sgt. Henry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Henry, 2350 Guilford ave.

” PVT. JOSEPH F. WEST has been missing since May 12, one year after he entered the service. The son of Mrs. Josephine West, 4001 |E. Washington st, he is 19. He

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“| Mrs. Victor Salb, 1450 College ave.

bered my papers. I also had the is a member of the infantry and disconcerting thought that a spy al- received his training at Camp Wolways had a complete set of faked ters, Tex, and Camp Dix, N. J. documents. {He was a student at Technical high

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At that point one of the dough-' boys picked up his rifle and came over to me. “Mam.” he said, “you can prove | you are what you say you are?” -1 replied that I could but I didn’t see why I should. “I'm afraid,”

mentioned by name.) The.. Superforts also hit the naval base at Sasebo, where ships | damaged in the Marianas campaign were believed under repair, and” the pilots who had expected opposition said the mission was “as uneventful as a transport run.” One of the B-29's gave an exhibition in speed to two Japanese Zeros who got on the tails of. the Superfort. “We just gave her the throttle and left them behind what it was all about)” bombardier said. The entire expedittion was described by a high American officer as a “good show—one which will | show the Japs we can and will hit his homeland again and again.” The radio codeword, flashed to. | Washington when the planes were over the targets, was “Lolly Lolly,” the name of the wife of Lt. Col. Kenneth Gonseth,” Mc~ Henry, Ill, combat wing comsmunications officer. (A Tokyo broadcast, heard by United Press in San Francisco, said one of the B-29's which attacked Kyushu, was intercepted

he replied, “that | unless you do. These people think! youre the German. Better let me see your papers if you've got any.”

PX Card Did It

We passport, war department accredi-!

tions, vaccination certificate, New| York check book and PX (army post exchange) card. It was the PX card, I think, that convinced him and his two buddies.

‘and with the Italians. Suddenly the suspicion wilted away and they) . {came e¢rowding around me with | smiles, laughter; apologies and offers of wine. “We'd never seen a woman correspondent so close to the front bé-

gotta be careful.”

you'll never get out of this place]

I produced an imposing array—

fore,” one of the dough boys ex-| plained, ‘and it just didn’t look! PFC. EDWARD E. MEEKER, Edmondson, Corydon; 2d Lt. Wilright. - Hope youré not sore—we husband of Mrs. Frances Meeker,|liam F. Everitt, husband of Mrs.

ischool at the time of his enlistment.

S. Sgt. Charles W. Perry Jr. . .. prisoner ‘of Gerthany. awarded the purple heart for wounds received during an air raid

Alfred A. Fry, husband of Mrs. Margaret Fry, Columbia City; Pvt. Harold Gourley, husband ‘of Mrs. Mary L. Gourley, Shelbyville; Pvt. Joseph Schnirer, son of Mrs. Mary Schnirer, Wanatah, and Pfe. Byron F, Slocum, son of Mrs. Ada FP. Slocum, South Bend.

THE WAR DEPARTMENT today

announced that 10 Indiana soldiers are interned in Germany.

son of Mrs. Emma B. Crider, Huntington; son of Mrs. Jessie C. Delcamp, Huntington; 2d Lt. Harry L.- Foster Jr., son of Mrs. Vera L. Foster, Gary; 2d Lt, William H. Henderson, {son of Mrs. Mae Wilburn, Valparaiso; Flight Officer Edward W. Lot-

tich, son of Mrs. Chima tich, New Albany; Maj. Salzarulo, son of Louis Richmond; Pvt. Wayne PF. Son of Mrs. Loraine Simons, rad; Sgt. Luther E. Smith, of Mrs, Martha Smith, FR 2d Lt. James F. Thompson, 1 band of Mrs. James F. Thom Bloomington, and Pvt Harvey ‘Warner, son of Mrs, Goldie ner, Culver, . 2

They are Pvt. Donald W. Crider, 2. =u 9

2d Lt. John L. Delcamp, Chicago, is missing in action. CHIEF PHARMACIST'S: MA’ HAROLD FLOYD SWANK, son { Mrs. Myrtle M. Swank, Ashley, has been wounded, the navy de= partment announced today.

near Naples, Italy, Nov. 5, 1943, Hospitalized the United States, Jan. 5, he is now at the.-army air forces redistribution station No. 2 at Miami Beach, Fla., where his next assignment will be determined. Entering the army in September, 1942, he served as an electrician in North Africa and Italy six months. He attended school in Franklinville, N. Y., and was formerly vn) ployed ‘in Indianapolis, f J ” - 8. SGT. CHARLES PERRY, reported missing April 29 on his 30th mission, is a prisoner of war in Germany, the war department announced today: The son of Charles W. Perry Sr, Sgt. Perry has been in the air corps since October, 1942. He is a graduate of Lawrence high school and was formerly employed at the Vonnegut Hardware Co. wholesale house. . #® . TWO INDIANAPOLIS AIRMEN, both co-pilots of B-2¢ Liberators,

They are 2d Lt. Chester R. Casey, ‘son of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe C. | Casey, 1043 N. Hamilton ave, and 2d Lt. John W. Little, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Little, 3346 N. Pennsylvania st, and husband of Mrs. Jayne C. Little, who lives with his parents. * The awards were made for meritorious achievements during bomber attacks on Nazi war-making installations. ; Lt. Casey, co-pilot of the “Bachelor's Baby,” was formerly carpenter at the propellor division of Curtiss-Wright Corp. and Lt. Little, co-pilot of the “Betty Jayne,” was a foreman at the Allison division of General Motors before entering the service. » - » 8 SGT. RICHARD M. SALB, radio operator of a B-17 Flying Fortress, has been awarded an oak leaf cluster to his air medal for meritorious achievements on bombing attacks on installations in enemy Europe. A veteran of 12 combat missions, Sgt. Salb is the son of Mr. and

He was graduated from Shortridge high school in 1940 and was a student at Butler university before entering the service. » = = SGT. ROBERT E. MOLDTHAN, 320 E. 28th st, has been awarded an oak leaf cluster to the air medal for his work as armorer-gunner from April 17 to April 27. He is stationed with the army air forces in the South Pacific. = » "

PORT that 2d Lt. Henry A. Gardner, son of Mrs. Louise Frees, 2325 Shelby st., is missing’in action was made today bv the v~r department. s = a THE NAVY DE. A:. MENT today listed two Hoosiers as missing in action. They are Machinist's Mate 2-¢ ‘Harold X. Barbour, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey W. Barbour, Ft.

= PFC. ROLAND PARKS has been

|mtissing in Italy since Feb. 23, two Eva Viola Jones, Mt. Vernon, he was wounded s = = land a week later he went back on

weeks after duty. His brother, Pvt. Robert Parks, a member of the | military police, was killed near Anzio on May 8. The boys met | twice overseas. { The brothers of Mrs. Henry Cochran, 1424 S. Kenyon ave., and sons of Mrs. Clara

Pfc. Parks They whispered among themselves Parks, Scottsburg, they both went {bish, son of Mrs. Anna Cowell, Ham-

overseas in the spring of 1943, attended school in Scottsburg and were employed at the Charlestown powder plant before entering the service.

Roland entered the army in Oc- |

‘tober, 1941.

/ 3028 Millersville dr., has been

Wayne, and Electrician's Mate 3-c Clifton Eugene Fieber, son of Mrs.

THIRTEEN INDIANA MEN to- | day were included in a war departiment list of 871 U. 8. soldiers missing in action. | ‘Those missing in the European area are T. Sgt. Richard J. Atwood, ‘husband of Mrs. Jeannette Rose ! Atwood, Anderson; S. Sgt. Gus E.

since his ‘return tol’

e been awarded the air medal. |.

CONFIEMATION OF THE.RE-|

i Bubenzer, husband of Mrs. LaVera J. Bubenzer, Cannelton; S. Sgt.! Frederick B. Cessna, son of Mrs. Louis E. Cessna; S. Sgt. John H. Denton, son of Mrs. Leora F, Den- { ton, Frankfort; S. Sgt. Joseph Gar-

mond; T. Sgt. Lloyd K. Kouns, husiband of Mrs. Vonda M. Kouns, Whitestown, and 1st Lt. Emil J. Siewert, husband of Mrs. Marie A. i Siewert, Hobart. Listed as missing in the Medi- | terranean area are Sgt. Russell E { Edmonson, husband of Mrs. Anna L.

1Leta M. Everitt, Jeffersonville; Pvt.

and damaged over Sinyang in China's Honan province.)

FRENCH QUISLING KILLED

EVENTS TODAY LONDON, July 10 (U. P.).—The| y

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morning. The slaying was the work of “terrorists,” the radio said.

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IN INDIANAPOLIS-EVENTS-VITALS

: ‘William Sleet, 38, of 1639 Northwestern:

Sally L. Manns, 29, of 3420 Maurice Copan, 29, of 203 Audul rd.; Ma ary r McNabb, 21, of 2031 N, Dela-

Apt. Donaid TT iis, 22, U. S. navy: Prances J. McCullough, 18, of 1450 W. 33d. Biwany J. Burk, 57, of 1342 Reisner; Bdna Dyke, 52, Brooklyn, Ind. william O. “Dawson, 48, of 5012 Bleera, Riverside, Cal.; Lora G. Newby, 47, of

Donald J. Grant; 22, Stout Field, Eleanor D. Svoboda, 19, of 11512 Ford: ‘ham Heights, Ohio. David R. Weiser, 21, Pt. Hatrison; Ina M. asley, 17, Camden, O. Albert J. Alorter, 2 “at 1040 N. Dela 1 -Hlizabeth ' L, Stickans, 41, of 100 N

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Rayniond, Maxine Park, af St. ; Charles, Marjorie e Trusly, at St Frases,

Arnold, at Gity. William, Margaret run ton Martin, Mary “Christman, at St. at St. Vincent's. Paula James, at 8t. Vin

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; [Charles, Alberta Randle, at St, Vincent's. Hugh, Helen Robertson, at -St. Vincent's. .{Paul, Prances Smith, at St. Vincent's.

: { William, Freida Courtney, at Methodist.

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Wayne, Eliza Brown, at Methodist.

Benjamin, Jacqueline Denison, at Meth-

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Minnie Neal, 59, at 5218 Cornelius, acute dilatation of heart Herman C. Poston, 41, at Methodst, ane-

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