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; WAR AT TIS, HIROHITO WARNS

American invasion Possible, __Koiso Admits at Diet Session.

By UNITED PRESS Emperor Hirohito and his premier, Gen. Kuniaki Koiso — the highest authorities in Japan—toid the Japanese diet today that the country faced a grave crisis and had

reached “the decisive stage of the.

war.” , : : ; The emperor's acknowledgment of the situation was contained in an imperial rescript to the 85th extraordinary session of the diet, while Koiso addressed the body to warn of the possibility of 4n American invasion of the homeland in which he said the life or death of the nation would be at stake. Hirohito’s rescript and Koiso's address were broadcast in Tokyo and recorded at San Francisco. A Japanese Domei news agency dispatch, regorded by FCC, said the Japanese government would begin a national labor registration of occupations and skills on Nov. 1. The program will affect all males from 12 to 60 and all women from 12 to 40.

Situation ‘Grave’ The emperor called on members of the body to “rouse yourself

afresh” and “wreck the inordinate ambitions of the enemy countries.”

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present to the diet “bills of special and ‘grave urgency connected with the current situation.” While he claimed that the work of | constructing greater East Asia was

progressing “with- great rapidity”

and Japanese troops were “smashing the. formidable' enemy everywhere,” Hirohito noted that “a further increase is seen in the violence of the enemy's resistance.”

Showdann Stieggle Rages Along 30-Mile Moselle Line

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(Continued From Page One) last hope and once it is pierced by allied armor and infantry in force they will give up He ghost 8 and

seek peace. . The . Germans were contesting every inch beyond the Moselle. First Lt. Paul P. Bellou of New Orleans told me the story of the battle which had raged around the village of Pont a Mousson, straddling the west bank of the river, for the last 48 hours, and which was continuing. “Some of our units crossed the river about 4 p. m. yesterday,” he said. “Then around 11 p. m. we went down with a ‘larger group. We took assault boats and slipped ‘across the canal and everything was so quiet you could hear the guy next to you breathing.

Some Were Killed

“We put the boats into the water and our guys climbed aboard. The minute they were under way all

hell. broke loose. The Germans opened up with mortars, 88's, 150's and even ack-ack 20 millimeters. The sky and water was filled with Jerry lead. “Some of my buddies were killed but the others kept riglit on across, paddling those damned little boats.” When di&wn broke the Americans could see one of their assault craft caught on one side of a gap that had been blown in the river dam on the German side.. One lieutenant and six men were trapped hopelessly. All appeared wounded. “It looked tough for those guys,” {said Lt. James B. Turner of Mem“Lt. Newman -MacCleery, a Texas boy and a graduate of Texas A. & M. saw-them and said, ‘Hell, give me a rope and I'll go get them.

Almost Succeeds

“He stripped, grabbed a heavy rope and dived into the cold stream,

“Day by day there is an addition to the urgency of the critical war, situation,” he added. “The oprortunity for Japan to engloser a vie-| torious settlement . this stage.” Koiso said that “we are now in| the upon whose cutcome depends the rise or fall of our empire.” Koiso took cognizance of Ameri-|

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|but for some reason they held their fire, He almost reached the boat but swift water pouring through the

+ Is indeed at crack in the dam forced him back!

land he had to return. Then sa {French civilian came down and

midst of a grave situation! {swam to the boat with a rope and it!

iwas towed safely to shore. Pfc. Ronald J, Mohski, 34, of New York city, told me he ‘sat around

can B-29 attacks, which he said the other night listening to a radio

“are likely to increase in frequency and scale” “And,” he continued, “we might! do well to consider the possibility! of Americans landing on our own home soil.”

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program from back home and heard how “folks had been sitting up for two nights waiting for the war to ibe over.” “The next day I was thinking

about this and walking down a road | the reichstag fire.)

IT'S ONE DAY NEARER VICTORY

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when I was nearly killed by a Nazi machine gunner,” he said. “Those

here and sit in this damned orchard.”

NAZIS DENY BULGAR DECLARATION OF WAR

(Continued From Page One) would leave Hitler with only Hun. gary and revolt-torn Slovakia of the five satellite states that entered the war with him. Finland sued for peace last week and gave the Nazis until Sept. 15 to leave the country or be interned. A United Press dispatch from Ankara quoted Bulgarian diplomats as saying that Russia had demanded that Bulgaria break relations with Germany, get rid of the Nazi troops in the country, grant Yugoslav partisan troops right of passage through Bulgaria and “cooperate” with the partisans.

Last German Gone

A Bulgarian telegraph agency broadcast intercepted by B. B. C. monitors in London said Sofia had broken with Germany and Naz Minister Adolf Bekerle was preparing to leave for Berlin. The agency reported that the Bulgars had severed relations with Benito Mussolini's Fascist government of northern Italy antl with the puppet Croatian and Slovak regimes. i Radio Sofia said thes last German troops remaining on Bulgarian soil had been disarmed. and--in= tefnied in compliance with a Russian demand.

Cabinet May Change

Berlin said the Soviet army already had invaded Bulgaria, but Moscow dispatches indicated the Russians were marking time on the border, giving the Bulgarian army and people an opportunity to take matters into their own hands and {bring their country into the allied camp. A formal Bulgarian declaration of war akainst the reich was believed almost certain in view of Russia's determined stand. b (An N. B. C. broadcast from Cairo said there was a possibility that Premier Constantin Muraviev’s cabinet might be replaced by a new government headed by Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgarian Communist leader who was tried and acquitted by a German court for conspiracy in

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AT WEST WALL

_ Beyond Meuse, Strike ~ Frontally at Metz.

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captured Jodoigne, about 15 miles southeast of Louvain, which had | been captured by the British, ‘(The London radio quoted its cor, respondent with the 2d army as saying British columns were about 30 miles from Germany east and northeast of Louvain, and reconnaissance units were even nearer.) An American column was reported at Yoncq, 10 miles southeast of Sedan, which still was in German hands, but official reports did not make clear whether it was a 1st or 3d army formation. A general feeling was manifest at headquarters that another phase of allied operations in western Europe was finished, and that an interim period had set in preparatory to a new and probably final phase of the war, to come as soon as the buildup of communications and consolidation of newly won territory Is completed.

Channel Push Continues

, The German Transocean news agency reported that the Americans had concentrated strong forces between Namur and Sedan. The Nazi agency acknowledged Meuse crossings at several places “behind a creeping barrage.” Transocean said powerful U, S. forces “thrust against the Moselle” on either side of Pont-a-Moussen, midway between. Naney- and Métz, ‘where “crossing attempts and counter-attacks followed each other in rapid succession throughout the day.” The allied sweep alohg the channel coast closely invested Calais and Boulogne, and troops who bypassed Calais were reported approaching Dunkerque, Latest advices placed them in the area o Gravelines, Canadian troops reached the” *famous first world war town of Ypres, and front reports said the city was captured.

By B. J, McQUAID Times Foreign Correspondent HEADQUARTERS OF PATTON'S 3D ARMY, Sept. 6 (Delayed) —Contrary to some reports, the German boundary has not yet actually beeh crossed by any allied forces, including the most forward cavalry patrols. (Editor's Note: This dispatch, written at 8:30 p. m. Wednesday, French time, contradicts yesterday’s reports that Yank patrols had stabbed across the border and returned.)

Rain and heavy clouds held down air operations early today. Headquarters disclosed that the German 1st army, a relatively smal] force formerly stationed in the Bay of Biscay area, had been mauled after being withdrawn to the Paris area and eastward, This made a total of four German armies defeated in northern ‘France—the 7th, 15th, 1st and 5th panzer army. Today's early reports at headquarters disclosed that the British had captured Gent (Ghent), Cour-| trai and the French border town of | Armentieres, immortalized by its mademoiselle song of the first world war, Ghent Is Captured Richards’ dispatch disclosed that

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the stiffening German resistar.ce | {had turned suddenly into a fuM| dress stand against Patton's forces stubbornly toward the!

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line reached to this area, and-it-ap-- lsiege lines on Brest and Canadian

peared that the Nazis had refur- | bished them in the week that Pat-| ton's forces had been stalled by the! lightning over-extersion of supply| lines to prepare for a stand in the Moselle valley. Far to the west, allied ground!

IN INDIA

EVENTS TODAY lis Ch Ci ce dinner, Lincoln hotel. Indiana Hampshi association meeting, state fairground ds

Berkshire Associating regional meeting, state fairgrounds

EVENTS TOMORRQW Optisist . sh club meeting, Columbia .. clad,

Reigns oh aie league, fall meeting; school m. Contrast temination conference, Claypool

East Central Berkshire show, state fairgrounds.

MARRIAGE LICENSES These lists are from official records therefore, i» not responsible for errors in names and addreties.

Neal Wayne Brown, 12 1202 Ww. McCarty; Eva Helen Wills, 1104 E. Vermont.

Charles PF. Stringer, 2315 N. Kenwood; Mary Starks, 821 Fowler. William Grant Daffron, 1635 Leonard;

Lana Darling Young, 1222 Qlive. Melvin Hatton, Flatrock; Orpha * Ethel Raper, Flatrock. ’ Prederick Henry Duhm, R. R. 5, Box 202; Ellen Lucille Angrick, 630 Terrace. John Francis Clark, R. R. 9, Box 528; Helen E. Jackson, a 8. Ritter, Houston L. Burwell, 1142 oo 27th; Dorothy Mae Calhoun, 848 W. 27th. Jean Snyder, sas are, Louie F. Winters, U. . army; Mary Alice Page, Wilmington, O, Robért Burnett Conrad. U. 3 army; Margaret Louise Ruble, Aur Richard A. Marksbary, 143 N. Lyndnurst; Rosemary Todd, 1114 Deniso Lycney Foster Jr., Marion; Gertrude Gray, Richard ‘Eugene Moon, Camp Atterbury; Leva Marie Sears, ‘6519 College. Ralph, R. Luke, 1504 N. Emerson; Wilma M. Jones, 2058 N. Dear rborn. De Kior, ad hotel Mae. Vivian “Boge,

BIRTHS

Girls Charles, Vera N Shalsas, at. St. Francis.

John, Adele Perkins,

Push Deep Into Forests

{16 per cent mentioned Roosevelt's

William Bennett Carelton Palmer WILLIAM N, BENNETT, fireman

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“IN YUBOSLAVIA,

250,000 Nazis Face Trap As Soviets Race for Link With Tito.

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were launched. Of this number, 46 per cent were brought down by defenses; 25 per cent went astray,

anid 29 per cent reached the Lon-|

don area. y Sandys disclosed that the flying bombs had a speed of 400 miles an

vasion of Yugoslavia came from

1-¢, is visiting his wife, Mrs. Viola Bennett and son, William J, 1415] «Oliver st. after 15 months’ service in the Atlantic; LT. CARLETON E. PALMER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl E, Palmer, 3050 W. Riverside dr., pilots a Mustang in Europe.

FOR LEAD GROWS IN FORTUNE POLL

54.6% for President, 40.9% for Dewey, Accord-

ing to Latest Survey. (Continped From Page One)

- : Fortune surveys»disclosed the following divisions of opinion: Week Ending July 8—Roosevelt, 49.2 per cent; Dewey, 42.7 per cent; don’t know, 8.1. Week Ending Aug. 5—Roosevelt, 52.5 per cent; Dewey, 43.9 per cent; don’t know, 3.6. Week Ending Aug. 19—Roosevelt, | 54.6 per cent; Dew ey, 40.9 per. cents. +don’t- know, 4.5. People who chose the proRoosevelt statements in the current survey were asked: “Is there anything you think might happen that would make you want to vote for Dewey?” { The replies: No, 79.8 per cent; yes, 11.9 per cent; don't know, 8.3. Among the 119 per cent who could think of something that would send” them over to Dewey, more than half (7.6 per cent) mentioned the end of the war, while

health. Of the. people who indicated preference for Dewey, 88.1 per cent said that, nothing could happen that would make.them change to vote for Roosevelt; 4.4 per cent said they might change, and 7.5 per cent didn’t know. Of the 44 per cent who could think of something that might make them desert Dewey, the largest single group mentioned the war; 8 per cent of Dewey's present followers said they would leave him if the war were not over by election time or’ if it took a turn for the worse; .6 per cent said they would £0 to Roosevelt if the war were over.

Has Strength in Cities

A breakdown of the replies reveals that Dewey is showing greater strength in large communities than in small ones. In places over 2500 in population, Roosevelt had 54 per cent to 42.5 for Dewey with 3.5 per cent undecided. In places under 2500 population, Roosevelt had 55.6 per cent to 38.4 per cent for Dewey with 6 per cent undecided. Another breakdown of the survey by sex indicates a slight shift toward Roosevelt among men. The

poll showed 52.7 per cent of the men for Roosevelt now, as against 49.9 per cent on ‘Aug. 5; of the women. polled, 561 per cent indicated preference for Roosevelt now, as against 55.4 per cent on Aug. 5.

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edema. {Mamie EB. E. Jute, 79, at 828 N. Tlinots,

af RAT 53, at Kinder, 31, a8 carcinoma,

Comparison of the last two surveys.also revealed a- minor. shift toi Roosevelt among voters under 50.

{and air forces attacked die-hard enemy garrisons in Brest ang the French channel ports with a fury that presaged the early conquest of those by-passed German strongtholds. While hundreds of allied planes ishuttled overhead unloading blockbusters and fragmentation bombs, American troops. pushed in their

veterans stormed into Boulogne and {Calais and approached historic { Dunkerque. It was revealed that German casualties .in the battle of the west already exceed 500,000, excluding thousands killed by French Maquis.

NAPOLIS

Donald, Helen Schort, at Methodist Hobert, Marjorie Holliday, at 510 N, Bell William, Norma Parker, at 18 N. Richland

Boys Gene, Lilla Millhoff. at St. Francis. Sheridan, Amanda Skidmore, at St. Prancis. Prank, Mary Sullivan, at St. Francis. Virgil, Margaret Baldwin, at Coleman. James, DoraBelle Dixon, at Coleman. Joseph, ‘Carmel Hutton, at Coleman. Basil, Mildred Minear, at Methodist. Dale, Dorothy Smiley, at Methodist. Ralph, Margaret Williams, at Methodist. Virgil, Florence Carver at 607 Lord Joseph, Zelda Egelhof, at 1308 . Te-

seh. avy Lottie Hendricks, at 2008'z English Fred, Wilma Leach, at 1305 W. 19th.

DEATHS .

Adelbert I. Hill, 81, at sclerosis. Murta sher, 170, coronary occlusion.

Acqulila B. Marshall, 59, at City, carcl-

oma in S. Roltiday, 76. at 1050 W. 42d, chronic myocard Albert C. Nobes, py §7 825 E. 32d, chronic myocarditis,

City, arterio-

at Emhardt clinic, |"

Laura Louise Haller, 65, at 844 Lincoln, | -

carcinoma, Frank Jones, 46, at Long, typhoid fever. Reba Wellman, 52, at Methodist, carci ma

no! Gertrude G. Smith, 77, at 780 Pleasant

occlusion Bernard A Lynch, 53, at 1118 Belle Vieu pl, coronary thrombosis. William T. Keys, 44. at Long, peritonitis.

Chester Arthur Bell, 49, at Veterans, tumor of colon. James Edward Weakley, 82 at 138 N.

Sheffield; coronary occlusion. Agnes E. Price, 47, at Long, pneumococcic meningitis, William Edward Yochem, 33, at 3538 N. Parker, pulmonary edem James J. O'Donnell, 44, ina ‘st. Vincent's, . carcinoma.

Rey 8. Osgood, 85, dt City, pulmonary

ema. Margie Offett, 10, at Flower Mission, pul- - monary tuberculosis. - Creed Staton; 57, at Veterans’, lobar pneu-

app Oi D. 50, - at Methodist, ie TL ta Wagner, 32, at. City, pulmona:

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{and the Aegean islands.

Tito’s partisan radio, which reported | that the Soviets forced a crossing | of the Danube yesterday and pushed, on to Kladovo, opposite Turnu-Sev-erin and barely 100 ‘miles west of Belgrade. The crossing, which Moscow’s early morning communique did not mention, apparently. was made at some distance below Turnu-Severin, where the Danube swirls through the Iron Gate bottleneck at a speed that makes the stream almost impassable. The Yugoslav broadcast indicated that Partisan units haad joined the Russians in the Kladovo area and were marching with them on the capital. An advance of less than 80

LONDON, Sept. 7 (U. P.).—The German D. N. B. agency reported today that Soviet troops crossing Bulgaria in the direction of the Aegean sea, had reached Demotica, The only town of that name shown on maps here is in Greece at the Turkish border, 60 miles from the Aegean.

miles would cut the Athens-Bel-‘|grade-Berlin railway, the last trunk {line of escape still open. {o-an-esti« {mated 25 German divisions in-Bul-{garia, southern Yugoslavia, Greece

The arrival of the Russians on the border was expected to force a hurried German evacuation of Belgrade and the occupied territory to [the south. Malinovsky's troops virtually completed the isolation of Bulgaria with their drive to the Yugoslav border and a companion thrust that cleared the Germans from all but a strip of less than 150 miles of Bulgaria's Danube river frontier with Romania. There was no confirmation of Berlin reports that the Soviet army had invaded Bulgaria. Moscow | intimated that its troops were giving the Bulgarian army and people a reasonable time to take the situation into their own hands and throw their country into the allied

hour and flew at an average height of 2300 feet—too low for heavy guns and too high for 40 mm. guns. Guns and anchored balloons were moved into - prepared positions southeast of London within 24 hours after the first attack, and in the first month of the blitz they brought down 40- per cent of the bombs launched. Originally there were 500 balloons in the area, but when it was realized that the bombs flew consistently low, the number of balloons was rapidly thickened to nearly 2000. The balloons were the last line of defense against the robots and were spotted in the back row nearest London, but the balloons downed mearly 15 per cent of the bombs missed by fighter planes and guns.

9 Per Cent Hit City

By the end’of the battle, only 9 per cent of the flying bombs reached London. In mid-July a bold decision was made to move the entire gun belt

right down to the coast so that the

gunners could have an uninterrupted view. In the first week, the guns shot down 17 per cent of the bombs over their belt; in the second. week, 24 per-¢ent: third week, 27 per cent; fourth week, 40 to 50 per cent; sixth week, 60 per cent, and final week 74 per cent. A fiotilla of motor launches was anchored in the channel to fire signals and guide the fighter pilots by radio. Sandys warned that although the battle of .London was ended, the Heinkel bombers, carrying flying bombs pick-a-back, still would be able to operate on a small scale.

Million Homes Damaged

Sandy disclosed that robots reazhing -the London area destroyed or damaged more than 1,000,000 houses. He did not give a casualty total hut last figures released on Aug. 4 by

| Prime Minister Churchill listed 4735

persons killed, 4350" of them in the London area. Sandys said 92 per cent of the fatalities caused by the flying bombs

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than 112,000 fons of bombs on fi bomb launching sites at a cost 54 planes and 2900 crew me Hn DeT Reconnaissance units e more than 100 launching hases pin the Pas de Calais area. Allied | forces knocked them all out forced the Germans to start construction.

STIMSON BELIEVES

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June 6 through June 30 the army suffered approximately 42,000 casye alties of all types in France. Pree invasion estimates had set the figure at about 81,000, he revealed. Of the 42,000, the secrétary said 33,933 were battle casualties. Stimson als0 announced tha American army casualties in all

theaters through Aug. 21 totaled 305,795, including 57,677 killed, 156,«

218 prisoners of war. Of the wounded, he said, 63,986 have been returned to duty. Stimson's figures through Aug. 2§ brought total U. S. casualties ane nounced here to 365,759. Navy, coast guard and marine corps casualties officially disclosed as of today total 59,964. They include 23,926 dead, 21,894 wounded, 9678 missing, and 4466--prisoners of war.” Stimson said Gen. George Patton : had written Gen. Henry H. Arnold, commander of the air forces: : “I wish you could be over here to sell’ the swell job which your ag force is doing.”

DEFEAT OF -JAPAN FIRST, NELSON SAYS

CHUNGKING, Sept. T (U. P.).— Donald M. Nelson, war production board chairman in China on a special mission by President Roose velt, said at a press conference today that his- primary assignment was to “see how we can lick Japen at the earliest possible date.” “What is the problem before us he said, after he and Maj. Gen, Patrick Hurley, accompanied by U, S. Ambassador Clarence E. Gauss, held a 45-minute preliminary cone ference with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.

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