Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 September 1944 — Page 1
VOLUME 55—NUMBER 167
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| Eyewitness: Every House Is A Pillbox In Germany's Little Cassino’
preparing an elaborate network of
defenses soon after the invasion
cleverly Sagiautaged.
ONE HAD curtains at all the windows and a winding staircase
THOMAS L. STOKES SAYS—
‘Dewey Breaks With Old Style Republicanism | in Frisco Talk’
VICE PRESIDENT WALLACE SAYS—
‘The Only Issue Is Whether Roosevelt - Or Dewey Is Best Qualified for Job’
By THOMAS L: STOKES Stall Writer
gaat: “YORK, Henry A. Wallace
but behind the downstairs curtains were steel and concrete gun emts. A garrison lived upstairs. In each block the Germans had cut four-foot square passages between the cellars of houses and stores. . These permitted snipers to roam
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Sot. 2 w. said last night the only issue in the
P) Vice President
Seripps-Howard WITH DEWEY PARTY, Sept. 22.—Those crusty | presidential election was whether President Roosevelt
antiquarians whom President
Roosevelt once de- {or Thomas E. Dewey was better qualified to lead the
scribed as “the gentlemen who sit in their well-stocked | nation’s return to peace-time living.
elubs” must have had something. akin to moming-
“The problem in this campaign,” Wallace told 20,600
after jitters when they opened their newspapers and [persons who jammed Madison Square Garden, “is read what the newest champion of the Republican inot ore of indispensability. The only issue confrontes =
party is telling the folks. Governor Dewey broke cleanly with old-fashioned Republicanism in his San Francisco speec Hs frankly accepted basic New Deal doctrines that the national government must concern itself actively with the welfare of the people, ready to step in with help when the highly delicate economic of today gets out of gear, Proposes to Do Better Taking this stand, he proposed-— as Wendell Willkie did in 1940 to do it better, and with careful
MRS. BROWDER
Hint Ruling Influenced by High Officials; Ouster Ordered in 1940.
' By CHARLES T. LUCEY
consideration to democratic principles, He proposed to breathe new life into this basic philosophy by substifuting a fresh, vigorous administration of public affairs for what he pictures 3s a confused apd tired)
Deaths of Governor
Francses ‘speech, Page 3. *
Seripps-Howsrd Stall Writer WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—The ‘board of appeals on visa cases (overruling adverse recommenda-
partments, has voted to admit le. gally to this country Mrs. Raissa Berkman :
It was also in the Commonwealth! gslub speech. here that President Roosevelt said that America’s in dustrial plant was finished, that the| problem thereafter, was one of distribution, Governor .Dewéy has recalled that statement frequently
on this western trip and taken issue! °
with it Break With the Past
Governor Dewey thinks he has much to offer here, promising an Sxpanding, rather than a static
Te acai with the past i grb ically yevealed by excerpts from his Speech.
“No msn can be free when he stands in constant danger of hunger , . . certain government measures to influence broad economic conditions are both desirable “If at any time there are not
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GOP MAYORS HERE DISCUSS 6G.
Republican’ mayors of Indiana eities and their city attorneys gathered here today at the invitation of G. O. P. gubernatorial nominee Ralph Gates to discuss post-war ems. Chief topic of discussion was ways and means for the munici-
palities to extend aid to and find]
Jobs for returning veterans. Mayor Harry Baals of Ft. Wayne told of
meeting at the Claypool hotel.
‘TIMES INDEX
Amusements , .21|Ruth Millet. . 19
Hoosier Heroes—
TAMER AND STEEN KILLED IN ‘EUROPE
Two’ -Reported Wounded; Former Captive Safe.
Fighting in the European theater has claimed the lives of two more
Indianapolis men, two have been wounded and another previously reported a prisoner now is in allied territory. KILLED x Cpl. Mitchell P. Tamer, 726 N.
Ina Steen, in the European area. WOUNDED Pfc. Charles L. Miles, 201 8S.
l AID| 2
T. Sgt. Edward R. Prosch, 1832 Routiers ave,
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ing us is who of the two men can better handle the following two problems:
being unfair to any nation big or small? “TWO. Who can best make sure that there are jobs for everybody,
Wallace made his first formal speech in behalf of President Roosevelt and Senator Harry S. Truman, who replaced him as the chief executive’s running mate, at a rally
‘fluences of its isolationist element. “The isolationists are still going to vote Republican in 1944." he said. . “Just as Harding placated
election of Senator Robert F. Wagner (D. N. Y). Wallace urged all eligible voters to cast a ballot, warning that the strength of the anti-administration, reactionary bloc would be in in-
creased proportion if the “liberal” yote failed to materialize.
ON DEC. 7 CHARGES
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (U. P.). ~—Anyone who has information that this government knew 72 hours in advance of the Pearl Harbor attack that a Japanese task force was steaming toward Hawali should submit that information to the military boards now investigating the
to Republican charges that information about the Japanese naval activity had been submitted to this
In his press conference, the Presi
|dent also said:
1. The Chinesé military situation is A at all satisfactory.
Churchill devoted a great deal of
FOR CHALLENGES GOP|“:
government in advance of the at-
2 He and Prime Minister] Sime in Quehes 10. plasining or the
By UNITED PRESS A Blue Network correspondent reported from the Western front Jute Shut the American 13 army Yad elmpletsd the susupstion of
Stolberg. at will through many parts of the city. An American captain slept in one “cleared” house, The next morning he found four Germans
REICH REVOLT APPEAL HEARD IN BROADCAST
Mystery ‘Officer’ in Germany Tells of Orders to Shoot Civilians.
: PARIS, Sept. 22 (U. P.).—An un~|.
hiding upstairs, - He. captured them, » = . AMERICAN infantry entered the town at 3 p. m. yesterday
after artillery had played havoc with the defenders and armored units moved in last night, ‘Both were still slugging with
the Germans at close quarters in factory districts in the north and east parts of town, One of the principal jobs of the infantryman had been searching
Peace Mission Hint Heard in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 22 (U. P).—
government and said S8 Elite Guard
force against civilians “which would mean civil war.”
The broadcast said an unidenti-
y [terest In politics and said his only
desire was to “build a bridge between war and peace” There was some unexplained reference to a German peace mission to Moscow, and the “general” claimed that “today at 10:30 I have taken over power in Germany.” He said his troops had occupied railway stations and would seize administrative buildings “tomorrow,” a parently meaning todays
VANDALS DAMAGE PLEASANT RUN LINKS
Vandals damaged two greens at the Pleasant Run golf course last night, club officials informed police
A car was driven several times across the eighth green and a hose was disconnected at the 14th flooding the green. At the Sahara Grotto clubrooms,
4107 E. Washington st. $500 was taken from to safes by burglars.
TRAPPED AT ARNHEM—
3
AREA, Sept, 22.—It’s a
opened up on the right. houses that still stand.
her. She
leaders had issued orders to use!
RUSS FIGHTING INSIDE WARSAW
Break Into Polish Capital As Northern Armies Forge Ahead.
BULLETIN
LONDON, Sept. 22 (U. P.)—
. By ROBERT MUSEL United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Sept. 22.—A Polish communique reported ‘today that
P- | Marshal Konstantin K. Rokossov-
eky’'s Russian army had stormed across the Vistula river into Warsaw and joined Polish patriots in wild street battles against the German garrison. “In northern Estonia, disengaging movements ordered from the Narva sector developed accordinging to plan,” a German communique said. The reference to Narva was a propaganda device, since the Nazis are some 100 miles west of that city, which they lost long ago. Berlin acknowledged that the German army had begun a retreat in Estonia.
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'It's a Nasty Day, and Nazi Mortars Are Plastering Us'
By ALAN WOOD , Representing the Combined. Allied Press
WITH AIRBORNE TROOPS IN THE ARNHEM
nasty merning-—cold and
- misty—and the Germans are plastering us plentifully with mortars and big guns. Machineguns have just In this patch of hell, our men are holding the few civilian
An old Isdy in black stumbled out of one of them a few JRiSe 209 And § British soldies ran ut ane put his sr aroun
ssvied ek down Yo sale fn » euler,
and ve sigh we fom what secret ssifos of
loud speakers and called Egeind ther ute of :
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honey-combed cellar “passages by candle light for lurking snipers. = » » IN THE kitchen of one house I _ found two doughboys calmly preparing “German fried” potatoes with a blow torch on a shell-dam-aged stove, Outside, the streets were filled with rubble. No windows were
Called Critical In Holland.
By VIRGIL PINKLEY United Press Staff Correspondent
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, A. E. F., Sept. 22.—A {heavy German counter-attack has forced back American 1st army troops northwest of
Trier, it was announced officially today, and British airborne troops fighting against heavy odds in the Arnhem area of Holland are in a “critical” plight. Latest reports to supreme headquarters said Germah artillery was pounding the Arnhem “island” of British troops dug in on the north bank of the north branch of the Rhine while a relief column of 2d army tanks struggled vainly to puncture the constricting Nasi noose. A dispatch from the Arnhem pocket at 9 a. m. reflected the desperation of the situation there, the correspondent marveling
Sunday and saying that “only one
. {thing is certain—they will keep go-
Mer lV, E. Dag. + + + The enly trouble i, he Bas predicted _ the date yet.
End of War Will Mean Celebration for Many Days.
THE PHONE rings merrily nowadays at the home of Virgil Ernest Day, 4519 Norwaldo ave, who is a machinist helping to speed V-E (prounounced Vee-Eee) Day in Europe. It's always the same old story. The telephone caller’ invariably asks: “Is this V.- E. Day we've been hearing so much about lately? Well, when is the war in Europe going to end?”
“BOY, I WISH I knew when that old scrap in Europe is going. ta end,” Mr. Day said today. “Of course, it's always V. E. Day with me. “I'm really going to celebrate when the big day comes. I don't know just how yet, but I know Tl be mighty happy.” There are at least three reasons the 30-year-old machinist at the Progress Toll & Engineering Co., Ninth and Pierson sts, will be happy when victory comes. # » . THEY ARE his brother, Pfe. Lawrence Day, serving in France; brother-in-law Pfc. Ralph Whitsell, serving in the European theater, and Nephew Seaman 1-¢ Gale E. Tate, on duty in the Pacific. Besides Mr. and Mrs. Day there will he six other Days celebrating. They're the little Days: Joan, 8; Sharlene, 7; Ernest, 6; Mary, 4; Doris, 2, and Kay, 1 month.
AUTUMN COMES IN
BRIGHT AND COOL!
Autumn came in bright and cool this morning with temperatures
slightly below normal, the weather}. bureau said. Autumn'’s official entry
was made at 11:02 last night. A rise in temperature is predicted with scattered showers tomorrow night and - Sunday and again about Wednesday,
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
- {ing until the 2d army gets here.”
Describes Violent Fight A German dispatch broadcast by
violent fighting in Arnhem, key stronghold commanding the approaches to Northwestern Germany, which had been raging since Sunday, indicating that the British had captured the town but were unable to consolidate their victory. Headquarters sources said that on the right wing of Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges’ 1st army front near the center of the Luxembourg-Ger- | man frontier the Americans had {been forced to pull
cans had been forced back of the German border. The setback came in the sector] east of Diekirch, 23 miles northwest! of Trier and 12 miles northwest of| Echternach. The significance of the strong counter-assault by the Nazis on their home soil was not apparent immediately, Rumors Are Dashed The British airborne force which down in the Arnhem area
tor stretching westward from the)
of the “island” was not disclosed. A batfle of extreme violence was going on in the west, hazy reach of (Continued on Page 11—Column 2) w
Yanks Return
Sky Army Position
at. what thas kept the British going since
the Berlin radio described most
back and a
| front line dispatch said the Amneri- | Vice Adm. Marc A. Mitschers
Sunday was disclosed to hold a sec-|
city along the north bank of the| river. The exact depth and width
‘left anywhere and most of the roofs were off or : Most of Stolberg will have to be rebuilt from the ground wup. It is still necessary to keep. heads down because of snipers. The Germans still have a few fast tanks inside the city, but they are greatly . outnumbered by the American armor.
HINT POPULAR REVOLT IN MANILA AS TASK FORCE HITS SECOND DAY: YANK 1ST ARMY LOSES GROUND
It's Always Vee-Eee Day With V. E. Day
Proclaim Martial Law in Capital Of Philippines.
By FRANK TREMAINE United Press Staff Correspondent
PEARL HARBOR, Sept. 22.—A second day of Ameri can carrier plane raids in the Manila area was reported by Radio Tokyo today, in the
shipping and airfields that brought a declaration of martial law by the frenzied Japanese puppet govern. ment of the Philippines. The declaration suggested a pop-~ ular uprising in Manila, actual or potential, as the appearance of the powerful American aerial fleet over the capital stirred hopes of liberation. Tokyo said the American planes, whose strike on Wednesday (Thurs
By UNITED PRESS
The Japanese Domel
“died in action,” It gave ne . he tails.
T
day Manila time) was described as “superlatively successful”
again for a second day of assaults, Laurel Issues Mandate
more than two years,
vasion” and for ‘preservation of | peace and order.”
| task force launched the great fleet of carrier planes which delivered { Wednesday's blow, in which 37 ships
{were sunk or damaged and 205
enemy planes destroyed. Shipping in Manila bay and in
at Cavite naval base, Clark field by the thundering barrage of roecklaying. the foundation for Gen, | Bataan. toward neutralizing Japanese air strength in the entire Philippines,
it was believed here, Nimitz already had announced the elimination of
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to Philippines
wake of smashing attacks on
in : special communique issued by Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, had returned i
As American forces ranged ovef Manila bay for the first time in
President Jose P. Laurel of the Quisling Philproclaimed
due to “danger of momentary in-
Subic bay and ground installations and Nichols fleld all was blasted ets, bombs and machinegun fire Douglas MacArthur's return to ;
The attacks may have gone far