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United Press Staff Correspondent

FRONT, Aug. 17.—The com-

bined British, Canadian and American armies have failed

in their primary purpose to

crush Field Marshal Guenther

von Kluge's panzers and once again allied strategists must

set a trap to obliterate the

one major force between the

aHies and conquest of northern France. . It is evident that the hard panzer core of Von Kluge's

Soldier They Worked for Killed in France

Plc. George A. White, in. chinist's Mate 2-¢ William D,

part in defense plants,

White, in the the navy and the boy's mother, left, and his

the left photograph, has been killed in right photograph, is carrying en for his son as a member of grand mother, Mrs. Sarah Higbee, right, are doing their

DEMOCRATS IN WARD SHAKEUP

7 New Chairmen Named.

. In Sweeping Move to Revitalize Party. .

By NOBLE REED Seven new Democratic ward chairmen were appointed to strategic posts today in a sweeping mové to revitalize party lines for the fall ‘The new. ward organizers, named by Chairman James L. Beattey, are Second ward—Laurence F. Connaughton, American Legion leader, replacing Charles Kidwell, resigned. Sixth ward—Clarence Sallee, furniture store dealer, replacing Fred K. Isenhut, who retired from active politics, Tenth ward—Dennis Griffin, cafe operator, replacing Robert Lwnch. who resigned after entering the bev - —-erage- business. Thirteenth ward — Christian ~ J. Fmhardt, attorney, replacing Henry | O. Qoett, former superior court

judge, who was elected district party sentiment favoring a fourth term|discovered that $3160 in parking

chairman last May.

Fourteenth ward—Fred Boyce, as- (WO percentage points during the from the budget without consultasistant eenter township assessor, re- [four weeks between July 8 and Aug. | tion with either the park board or placing Dr. William E. Arbuckle, |S, according:to a Fortune Inagazine, himself,

who resigned because of the pressure

of work. | Sixteenth ward—John T. Lund. a i that 52.5 per, cent of the public now, Today he irately reported that

war plant worker. replacing Charles Smith, who had been acting as chairman temporarily. Franklin township—Lamar Down-! tain, Acton farmer, replacing Arnold | Porter, who resigned because of his war plant work. At a mass meeting attended by! more than 350 Democratic precinct! committeemen and candidates at the Athenaeum last night, Chairman Beaftey warned that the only road | to a Democratic victory in Marion | county in November is to get all| voters registered and out to the polls on election day.’

Speakers lashed out at the recent appointment of George K. Johnson, Republican committee secretary, as general election supervisor and Carrol Kramer, fourth ward Republican chairman, as director of voters’ registrations. “That will. cost Republicans the |_ votes of 10,000 independent thinkers,” declared Ernest Frick. Democratic minority member of the county election board. Plans for the first poll of voters by precinct committeemen have been completed and work started, Chairman Beattey announced.

TIMES INDEX

Amusements .22| Mauldin ...... 10 Eddie Ash ....26| Ruth Millett... 18 Barnaby ......17{ Movies ........22 Comics .......31| Obituaries .,.. 3 Crossword ....31|Pegler ........18 Editorials .....18| Ernie Pyle ....17 Fashions .,...21|Radio .........31 Financial .....28| Ration Dates.. 5 Mrs. Roosevelt 17 Side Glances . ‘18 Wm. P. Simms 17 Sports. ....26, 27

| State Deaths. .

7141317 Naomi

Father Joined Navy to Help His Son i Army.

By GEORGIA CLARK MRS. WILLIAM D. WHITE was working yesterday morning in a local war plant to help speed | the end of the war because it would mean the return of both

fore the day was over a telegram brought the news that her son, Pfc. George A. White, was killed in" action July 27 in France. Now she has only one to wait for, Her husband, who is 43, is a motor machinist's mate 2-¢ serving with the navy at San

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52.5% OF VOTERS

President's Lead Increases | In Fortune Survey.

Times Special NEW YORK, Aug. 17. — Public

| for President Roosevelt increased

survey announced today. Results of the latest poll disclosed.

favors the re-election of President! Roosevelt while 439 per cent is! {supporting Thomas E. Dewey. of | those ‘questioned, 3.6 per cent were, undecided, ° This raised President Roosevelt's; lead over Mr. Dewey to 8.6 points! compared to a lead of 6.5 points as {of July 8, when Fortune's poll reported 40.2 per cent favoring Mr. Roosevelt and 42.7 per cent for Mr | Dewey. Regardless of the personal wishes jof those interviewed, 72.4 per cent think President Roosevelt will be re-elected as against 19.4 per cent who think Mr. Dewey will win; 82

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her husband and her son, but be-

BACK FDR IN POLL

THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1944

Tth army has slipped out of the Falaise pocket and today lies somewhere between Falaise and the Seine—waiting for another battle against heavy odds—a battle which

surely will come soon.

The brilliant and orderly retreat which the German armor has made out of the pocket west of the Fa-laise-Argentan road has won the Germans at best a

reprieve of a week or two,

action, but -his father, Motor Ma-

BUDGET ‘PURGES’ IRK COUNGILMEN

items : Mysteriously Disap- | pear From Uist; Secretary Is Blamed.

By SHERLEY UHL Evidence that somebody, somewhere has been assiduously working on the city budget with a pair of shears and an eraser turned up again at last night's council budget review session. Councilmen and city department heads were becoming nettled over indications that a multitude of cooks have slightly spoiled the 1945 expense broth. At present, the finger of blame is pointing in the direction of the controller's Office, where Miss Stella | Jacobs, a secretary, has been hastily pasting in last-minute budget revisions necessitated by errors in ad- |

dition, subtraction and anticipations

of the gasoline tax revenue. | When Park Superintendent Paul !V, Brown appeared’ to defend his record expense sheet last night he

farea repair funds had been “purged”

‘Not a Proper Item’

Miss Jacobs had admitted eliminat(ing the fund “because it wasn't a proper item.” Mr, Brown said he {would like to know how a secretary {in the controller's office could de-

termine what might be a proper tion

'item in his huge park department budget. Yesterday also it was revealed that something like $6000 worth of items . had been mysteriously erased from the City hospital budget, but that at the same time an addition mistake of $5000.had tended to “offset” this discrepancy. Previous to this, a $200,000 “over-budgeting” of anticipated gas tax receipts complicated the issue. Most of the budget irregularities turned up so far are of minor importance, but they have been magnified by city G. O. P. politicos irked over Miss Jacobs’ Democratic back-

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L. G. S. Clutéh Bought by

Curtiss-Wright Corp. has pur-! chasei the L. G. 8. Spring Clutch concern of Indianapolis, it was announced today. Guy W. Vaughn, Curtiss-Wright president, said it is intended to continue spring clutch manufacturing in Indianapolis and that no major changes in personnel are contemplated. Immediate steps will be taken to expand the engineering and sales forces and research and development of new spring clutch

applications will be expedited, he trucks,

said. The company, which h% located at

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Co. Here Curtiss-Wright

be L. G. 8. Spring Chitches .Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Curtiss- Wright. E. F. Theis, manager of CurtissWright's propeller plant here, will be president of the Subsidiary also. Mr. Starkey will continue as consulting engineer.

The forces now opposed to

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them are relatively much stronger, than they were when the Americans thrust their first thin armored finger out through Le Mans and Alencon to start encircling the bulk of the German 7th army.

But Von Kluge has saved the one hard mobile force at his disposal capable of challenging allied progress across

the approaches to the Reich.

-So far as is known on the

allied side, Adolf Hitler has no other panzer group on

REICH, JAPAN IS CERTAIN-F.DR.

President, Ending Trip, Says Unconditional Sur-

render Not Enough.

By MERRIMAN SMITH United Press Staff Correspoudent WASHINGTON, Aug. 17—President Roosevelt, determined that Germany and Japan must be completely occupied by conquering allied forces, returned to .,the White House, today and immediately began conferences with top military and home frofit advisers.

we fail to drive right on until obi completely céptured the he said at a

Talks With Hull ~» Within a few hours after his return, ' Mr. Roosevelt spent a half ‘hour talking with Secretary of! State Cordell Hull. Then he met. , ‘Marshall, army |

with Hull plans for the international security conferences which open here next week. White House Secretary Stephen T. Early said the President had ar-

President “asked about Vice President Henry A, Wallace”

£16,434 Killed

WAR FRONTS

(Aug. 17, 1944)

NORTHERN FRANCE—Yanks take Orleans, are 32 miles from Paris.

SOUTHERN FRANCE—AIll beachheads on southern coast of Prance joined and 500 square miles of territory now in allied hands.

RUSSIA—Russians battle through streets of German stronghold of Sandomierz.

AIR WAR—Nearly 1200 British bombers batter Berlin, Stettin and Kiel,

ITALY—German tank units return to northern outskirts of Florence.

PACIFIC—U. 8. airmen bomb Philippines again.

RUSS, GERMAN TANKS BATTLE NEAR WARSAW

Soviets Counter - Attack After Enemy's Gain

At Ossow.

By HENRY: SHAPIRO . United Press Staff Correspondent

MOSCOW, Aug. 17.—Russian armored forces narrowed |

112,673 YANKS

. LOST IN FRANCE

Frese Wounded in First

western France totaled 112673 persons, including 16,434 killed, 76,535 wounded and 19,704 missing, Acting Secretary of War John J. McCloy announced today. + McCloy also told a news conference that even though the Normandy pocket is not complétely| closed, the Germans in northern | Prance have suffered a defeat and! “may be moving into further | difficulties ahead.” | The invasion of southern he said, already is of schedule. But contrary to earlier | reports, he said, all opposition in| south France was not slight and in Some cases it was serious. Casualties ‘Moderate’ He said allied casualties in the! new invasion were moderate, but it! was not a walkover, Discussing the sack-line trap! which the allies have forged around the German 7th army in northern France, he said that enemy units] escaping from the pocket are “prett well shredded.” In two days, he said. American! fighter planes seeking to hamper | ,, the German withdrawal have de- | stroyed 1000 trucks and barges, 6000

{railway cars and 594 locomotives, | “Al} of ‘this sounds optimistic and | rt

him during | conference. | nce of his | top inerin tom- |

' i wounded.’

on he 3322 W

{there is no reason to disguise the! fact that the trend of military af-| fairs is favorable,” McCloy said. | “The Germans seem definitely on the toboggan,” he added.

HOOSIER HEROES— Army Nurse Dies At Hospital on Coast of France

A Hoosier army nurse, serving at an evacuation hospital in France, has died ‘and a local private lost his life after being wounded in the Marianas. Five other Indianapelis service men are on today's hero list, one of them missing and four

KILLED k

Second Lt. Beulah Barkley, sister of - Mrs. Donald E. Brown, 4636 Stratford ave, in France.

Pfc. Algysius Charles Woerdeman,’ 1616 .-N. Rural st., in the Marianas,

MISSING Seaman 2-c Donald Ray Hendricks

WOUNDED ran Hoyt ave. in European area, Sgt.

Park 5 sit oe

in the Pacific. George Lee Brown, Bed-

| Pte.

w. (Chuck) Spurgeon,

Two Months.

| easternmost borough. The Russians WASHINGTON. Aug. 17 (U. P). | acknowledged the loss of Ossow in =American army caitios during | thelr Wednesday midnight = comthe first two months of action in Munique.

savagely west Siauliai, ¥ {tions hub, in a double attempt to! {turd the Soviet i Prussia and break through a Soviet

Francis D. Whittington, 1620

the German wedge in their

lines in the eastern Sos

of Warsaw today - the

FINAL _ | HOME

PRICE FOUR CENTS

luge’ s Panzers Elude 7 rap, But At Best It's A Reprieve

By EDWARD W. BEATTIE

any of his cracking fronts except six or seven divisions

battling on the east bank of

the Vistula around Warsaw,

Gen, Dwight D. Eisenhower's problem now is to de-

stroy the panzers south of

can choose where he would fective hindrance.

the Seine, If he does he

go in France with little efe

Von Kluge's armored force iz believed to contain a

Link Beachheads, Liberate Large Area.

By ELEANOR PACKARD United Press Staff Correspondent ROME, Aug. 17. — The allied Tth army has linked all

mile front on the south coast of France, driven 25 miiles inland, liberated 500 square miles of territory and pushed to within 10 miles of both Cannes and the big French naval base of Toulon, a special communique an‘nounced today.

At least four seaports—St. Raphael, ste. Maxime, St. Tropez and Le! Lavandou—and five inland towns

greatest -tank battle po! the have been captured, the communiSoviet. summer offensive continued que sai

{its third straight dav. Russian army-counter-attacks on the German flanks were révealed to ‘have cut the German salient to a| (narrow spearhead reaching into, l Ossow, six and one-half miles east | northeast of Praga, Warsaw's]

Nazi Continue Attack ‘Red Star, the Russian army organ, said the Germans were attacking uninterruptedly with fresh waves of tanks and infantry entering the battle almost every hour. The enemy changed the direction of his blows

{at frequent intervals in an effort to lcatch Marshal

Konstanfin K. | Rokossovsky's 1st White Russian army ofl balance. The setback—first suffered by the | Russians since the start of the sum-

n France, mer offensive June 23—also was ol-| one day ahead”. ey py the Soviet” bFeak-tHrough

into Sandomierz, Vistula river

“The swift advance of American jand, French troops inland econtinues.” it said. “and numerous addi- | tional towns and villages have been ! ken. “A junction with strong air-borne units dropped far behind the enemy {lines before dawn on D-day has! been effected. French and American reinforcements. armor, are pouring ashore. Casual[ties continue exceptionally light.”

. Nazis Say Cannes Fallen

(A German Transocean agency the | dispatch said allied air-borne troops have broken into Cannes and engaged the German garrison in flerce street fighting. The Nazicontrolled Scandinavian telegraph {bureau reported from Berlin that ithe allies had occupied both Canines and Nice. 17 miles to the north- |

mature.) Nearly 3000 prisoners. had been {taken the first two days. The communique disclosed that

(its beachheads along a 50-|

including!

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AMERICANS CAPTURE ORLEANS, ‘DRIVE WITHIN 32 MI. OF PARIS; FOUR S. FRANCE SEAPORTS FALL

OCCUPATION OF

Capital Is Believed At Mercy of Yanks.

By VIRGIL PINKLEY United Press stag Correspondent

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, A. E. F,, Aug. 17.— Powerful American tank armies closed to within less than 32 miles west of Paris and cut all France in two with the capture of the vital railway hub of Orleans today as Canadian troops in the north lashed out sude denly toward the Seine in a come

panion drive that threatened to forge a great new trap around the fleeing German 7th army, The German battle screen guarde ing the western approaches to Paris buckled and broke under the power of the American thrust and front | dispatches said the doughboys were | Plunging on through relatively {weak opposition toward the oute skirts of the old “French capital. German reports said the thune der of the American guns could be heard clearly in the streets of Paris land it was indicated that Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's tanks, outrune ‘ning the official allied communie ques, might already be within sight of the city,

Advance Four Miles

As the Americans struck, the Cae nadian 1st army hurled a mighty new offensive eastward and southe eastward from the Caen-Falaise sees tor, advancing more than four miles and capturing St. Pierre-sur- Dives, Mezidon and Courcy. Heavy fighting also flared farthee

least, but this apperaed to be pre- south around Barou and Damblaine

ville as the Canadians pushed easte ward from captured Falaise. | The new thrust apparently was "aimed at forcing the Germans back

saw. i The Russians penetrated Sando-|

imierz and engaged the garrison in! i fierce street battles after establish-| ing additional bridgeheads on the! | west bank of the Vistula, thus besieging it from three sides.

The Germans also were attacking and southwest of Lithuanian communica-|

line facing East

ring of encirclement and rescue

6000 | “OM¢ 30 divisions trapped in Latvia and ' Esthonia. i

Eo A. Brown, 2428!

tration of southern France at! {Lorgues. 25 miles north of the {liberated port of Le Lavandou,! {which lies 21 miles east of Toulon.

{Air-borne troops captured Lorgues, | {then linked up with ground forces! (Continued on “Page 6—Column §) x

{farther south, | The strategic road junction towns! |of Collorbrieres, 7'= miles north of | {Le Levandou, and Le Luc, 11 miles | farther north, also were captured. With the fall of St. Raphael 10 imiles southwest of Cannes, the al-' lies won the port from which Na-

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the east and pinning them against (the river with the Canadians ong [their morthern flank and Patton's | Americans on the south. Units of the battered German

ANZACS ASK ‘UNITED FRONT WELLINGTON, N. Z., Aug. 17 (TQ. P.).—Premier Peter Fraser asserted today thai New Zealand would give ‘cordial indorsement” to any plan by the united nations to form a united froht against future aggrese sion in the Pacific.