Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 October 1944 — Page 1

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B CHURCHILL SEES MONTHS OF WAR

Hints Hitler May Last at Least Until Easter; ’ s Doubts Revolt.

«... By PHIL AULT United Press Stall Correspondent LONDON, Oct, 31.—Prime Minister Churchill said today it is “difficult” to believe that the war in Europe could be ended before Christmas or even Easter and that it would not be prudent to assume the war against Japan could be bgought to a close in less than 18 months after Hitler's downfall, Speakig in commons on a bill to prolong the life of parliament for . another year, Churchill said: *I certainly cannot predict nor still less guarantee the end of the German war before the end of “Csapring or even before we reach early summer. It may come earlier and no one will rejoice more than I if it should.” Asks Prolongation Churchill said that while he was asking prolongation of parliament for another year he doubted very much whether the term would last « Ml" that long. He said that with the war's end--possibly in seven to nine months—a general election would be called but that until that time he hoped for continuation of the present coalition government. “I have no hesitation in declaring,” he said, “that it would be a wrongful act unworthy of our country's fame to break up the present government instrument before we know where we are with Hitler's Germany.

Doubts Revolution

. ’ “We cannot tell when the war against Nazi Germany will be definitely ended or will fall into the guerrilla stage. Any attempt to estimate the date when the war with Germany can officially be declared over can be no more than a guess. “A political conwulsion in Germany may bring it to a speedy end at any time but against that must be set the iron control of German : life in all its forms including thearmy which has been established by Hitler's storm troops and secret po- * lice. This exceeds anything previously kmown among men.” Churchill said he believed that any German who expressed a desire for peace would be instantly’shot or beheaded and therefore he could place little hope in the prospect of an internal rising in the Reich. ,‘On military grounds,” he said,

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RUSSIA—Strong German counterattacks on south anchor of Soviet line in East Prussia are repulsed as Red army consolidates forces for new drive on provincial capital of Konigsberg. ‘

WESTERN FRONT-—Allied armies reach Meuse to bring battle of Southwest Holland near victorious

#4 end as Canadians storm Iast Nasi

defenses on sea lane to Antwerp:

PACIFIC—New American sir raids boost toll of enemy warships sunk or damaged in battle of Philip-

ps are shown on this map. Tokyo refuses to reveal all loca-

On the War Fronts

(Oct. 31, 1944)

pines to between 62 and 64 while invasion forces score new gains in all sectors of Central Philippines,

ITALY—Indian troops of 8th army cross Ronco river to bring south prong of pincers around Forli to within six miles of key point on Bologna-Rimini road.

AIR WAR-—Picked Yank bombers breach Mitteland canal, Germany's major east-west waterway, as R. A. P. night bombers make obliteration raid on Cologne.

By J. EDWARD MURRAY United Press Staff Correspondent SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, A. E. F, Paris, Oct. 31. —Allied armies brought the battle of southwest Holland near a victorious end today when” British troops reached the Meuse northwest of Tilburg and Canadian forces stormed the last Nazi pockets athwart the sea lane to Antwerp. Lt. Gen. Sir Miles C. Dempsey's

Gain Half of

By EARL All Democrats, except gained one-half of one per ings as a result of today’s Times’ straw vote.

the poll. In the votes received before average of 60.5 per cent.

campaign.

The increased strength being

date follows:

British Reach Meuse River In Triumphant Dutch Drive

units drew up on the south bank of the lower Meuse above Capelle, 12!': miles northwest of Tilburg, and Raamsdonk, three and one-half miles to the west, after the collapse of the 55-mile German line below the river.

Front dispatches said all but 10,000 to 20,000 of the Germans in the Meuse salient had fled across the

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INDIANAPOLIS TIMES STRAW VOTE—

All Democrats but Ludlow

One Per Cent

RICHERT Congressman Louis Ludlow, cent in their over-all standreturns in The Indianapolis

Governor Dewey's over-all standing is now 50 per cent, 21 per cent below the high mark he reached during:the first week of

” » # President Roosevelt's vote percentage in The Times’ poll has been increasing since his foreign policy speech in New York Oct. 21.

then, which comprise two-thirds

of the total received in the straw vote to date, Mr. Dewey had an

But Mr. Dewey has received an average of only 55 per cent of the total votes cast since President Roosevelt started his active

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This is a difference of 5% per cent. »

» » shown in the poll by Mr. Roose-

velt is not reflected to any great extent in the over-all standings because the bulk of the total vote, from which the standings are figured, wus veceived before the President started his late campaign. ‘If the returns of last week and this week, which are 55 per cent for Mr. Dewey to 45 per cent for Mr. Roosevelt, accurately show a shift to Roosevelt, the race in Indianapolis would appear to be close. Some experts advise that 4% per cent must be deducted from the total standings of the Republican candidates in polls of this type to allow for the people in the low income group, usually Democrats, who do not take the trouble to send in their cards. The percentage standings of the candidates in the total poll to

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FORECAST: Fair and mild tonight and

By PETER EDSON NEA Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 ~The

| story of the 20,000 American sol-

diers and civilians held captive by the Japanese makes one of the blackest chapters in the history of the war, There are still some 2000 to 3000 missing from the Bataan group. No Filipinos have ever been reported to this country, the Japs claiming that is none of our business. Since last March, the Japs have reported the names of only 62 captured Americans, but there

FOR VICTORY IN CLOSE RACE

Believes Many Will Hesitate To Vote for Change During War.

” * By EARL RICHERT . Thomas L. Stokes, Scripps-How-ard writer who recently was voted by Washington correspondenis as “the most™ air and accurate” in Washingtofl)” today predicted vic-

a fairly close popular vote” in next Tuesday's election. -

of the country, was in Indianapolis today to size up the Indiana political situation. He said that the electoral vote, especially if President Roosevelt carries New York and Pennsylvania, might give the President a substantial majority and not reflect the actual closeness of the race, a

Hesitate te Change

“I think the thing that will win for Mr. Roosevelt in the end will be the disinclination of a majotity of people to change administrations while a war is on,” he said. “I think a good many voters will take a second thought when they get inside the voting booths and will be inclined to hesitate to vote

Mr, Stokes said that President Roosevelt has the edge in the key state of Pennsylvania and that the race in New York is “neck-and-neck.” The soldier vote, he said, might decide the election in each of these states,

Sees G. O. P. in New Jersey

He listed New Jersey as leaning Republican and Connecticut and Massachusetts as leaning Democratic, Of the three key middlewestern states of Ohio, Michigan and Illinois, Mr. Stokes said that the President might carry one of them. He thinks that the Democrats have the best chance in Michigan and that of these three states Ohio is the most definitely Republican, Governor Dewey is favored in Illinois but the heavy registration in Chicago puts that state in the doubtful column, he said. Mr. Stokes, who has covered all national campaigns since 1924, said that this is the “dirtiest” since the 1928 Hoover-Smith race. “Many of the issues are of the below-the-belt precinct-level type,” he said.

Both Men Injured

The Democrats, he said, have tried to raise a fear unjustly that a8 change of administration would slow. down the war effort and destroy plans for an international pefice organization. The Republicans, he said, have been guilty of hitting below-the-belt by raising the Roosevelt health issue, by raising the “false” ‘issue that Governor Dewey will bring

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Approximately 55,000 American soldiers, sailors and marines are held as prisoners of war by the Germans and Japs. Their treatment, the conditions under which they live, and their fate is of interest to every family with a son in the service. Peter Edson reports Germany and Japan in two complete, factual arficles based on latest available information. discusses prison camps in Japan. Tomorrow's article will deal with German

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ROOSEVELT T0 TALK ON THURSDAY NIGHT

Drops Proposals for Trip To Ohio, Michigan.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (U. P). —President Roosevelt, adding another political speech to his campaign schedule, will speak by radio from the White House Thursday night, it was announted today. White House Secretary Stephen E. Early said that no decision had been made on the exxact time or networks to be used, Proposals for trips to Cleveland or Détroit "have been dropped; definitely the President will campaigni in Connecticut and Massachusetts on Saturday and make a major speech in Boston that njght. The President's Boston speech will be delivered from 8 to 8:45 p. m. Indianapolis time, over the Blue, NBC and CBS radio networks —his largest radio coverage of the campaign to date. Fenway park probably will be the scene of the

Speech, About 9 a. m., Indianapolis time, Saturday, Mr. Roosevelt will speak from the rear platform of his train

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By JOHN L. . United Press Staft Correspondent ABOARD DEWEY CAMPAIGN TRAIN, Oct. 31 (U. P.).—-Governor Thomas E. Dewey resumed his presidential campaign today with an intensified schedule aimed at winning some of the biggest electoral vote states of the industrial East. The Republican presidential candidate’s special train left Albany at 11:45 a. m. (Indianapolis time) for a swing through four eastern states in three days, : Mr. Dewey scheduled appearances at Rochester and Buffalo this evening; Pittsfield, Springfield, Worcester and Boston, Mass., tomorrow; and Baltimore, Md., and Wilkes Barre, and Scranton, Pa. Th . “ Resuming his role as a candidate after a one-day respite to push through the New York state legislature a bill to extend voting time by two hours next Tues-

Starts Quick Swing Through 4 Eastern States

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TODAY'S RADIO SPEECHES By UNITED PRESS Governor Thomas E. Dewey (NBC) WIRE, 8-8:30 p. m. Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones, Washington, (CBS) WEBM, 9-9:30 p. m.

in a bid for that border state's eight electoral votes, at 11:30 a. m. (Indianapolis time) Thursday. He will return to Pennsylvania, for whose

for brief rear platform appearances that: night at Wilkes Barre and Scranton. :

day, the New York governor sud-

Both Agree It's a Fine Thing

BEEF AND PORK

advantages of 200s in general and a 200 in Indianapolis in particular.

edo Shows That

we had only a hazy idea of how to go about it, and what it would cost. Many ssid it Would be exorbitant. “Those animals

It’s fun to guess, bit more fun to know. So.we took the Big Four

From most of the Japanese prison camps, the Americans may send home only one post card or one letter a year. From a few of the show camps the number may be three or four messages a year, but eg a

Lowell Nussbaum

g ar hoot! Tr + . sod in : : we'll i business of a zoo for Indianapolis,

over to Toledo to talk to our old friend, Frank Skeldon. - Frank has been a sparkplug of the Toledo zoo for 32 years, and its director for many years. Over in Toledo they're proud of their zoo—refer to it as the third best in the country,

Prank tells us, and he ought to know, that there’s no reason in the world why Indianapolis can't have a zoo one of these days—and a good zoo, at that. Furthermore, the cost need not be excessive if we're willing to start modestly, as every other zoo has done. The name of Toledo's zoo has been changed to the Zoological park, because it's more than a 200. Besides the wild life—in the 200 portion—it has a fine museum, housed in a $600,000 building; a greenhouse and botanical gardens, and an aquarium. There's also a fine amphitheater for summer opera. J s ~ Toledo's zoo was started in 1900, with a single animal—a woodchuck. The zoo got its real start during the depression when it was built with WPA labor. It now has 1870 animals, birds and reptiles, magnificently housed in a 33-acre park. An additional 36 acres is available, when needed. Now let's see what it costs to run the country’s third best zoo. Exclusive of the purchase of animals, which is financed through

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Hoosier Heroes—

2 OF SAME FAMILY ON CASUALTY LIST

Hans Poehimann Killed, His Brother Wounded.

Two sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Poehlmann, 3653. Graceland ave. are on today’s casualty list, one of them killed in action and the other wounded. Today’s list also includes another killed and six other wounded. .

KILLED

Pfe. Hans Poehlmann, 3653 Graceland ave, in France. S. Sgt. Joe Samulowitz, brother of John Samulowitz, 3220 Kenwood ave, in France.

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_— maximum. Some of these messages have been two or three years on the way, The last batch of mail was received in August. It had been started on its way in February, coming overland across Siberia,

A murder charge will be Luallen by the sheriff's office

[sion of a written confession of the WAC killing which he | said he would make. +» Before the written statement, however, Luallen requested to have a talk with a priest and his wife, Mrs. Wynona

INGREASE SEEN

Packers Base Predictions to Food Conference on

~ Bumper Crops.

By LOUISE FLETCHER Times Women’s Editor CHICAGO, Oct. 31L.—There'll be more and better beef for the family's fable next spring—and more pork chops, too. This bright outlook was forecast yesterday by Col. E. N. Wentworth of Armour & Co. speaking before an audience of food and women's editors from cities in the Midwest, South and East. Approximately 35 editors are here aftending a five-day food conference sponsored by the Chicago Newspaper Representatives association. Scheduled for the week are tours of the plants and laboratories of Chicago food processors. Backlog of Grain At Armour’s yesterday, Col. Wentworth, who is in charge of the firm's livestock bureau, explained that this year’s big corn and wheat crops will enable farmers to build up the cattle and hog supply for next spring’s market” Along with this increase in numbers of cattle and hogs, Col. Wentworth pointed out that the quality of animals slaughtered will be better as a result of an additional backlog of grain. Utility beef will decrease in amount as grainfattened cattle reach the market. For lamb chop fans, the prospect isn’t so bright. The sheep shortage is caused not so much by lack of feed as by the departure of sheepherders to more lucrative war industry jobs. Other Officials Speak

Other Armour executives who spoke yesterday were Vice Presidents F. W. Speck and Guy Fox and the head of the public relations department, R. B. McManus. The conference program yesterday ended with a dinner at the Blackstone hotel with the National Dairy council as host. Trips to the Quaker Oats Co, research laboratory and to the Evaporated Milk association offices were planned for the second round of the conference today.

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LUALLEN TO FACE CHARGE ~ OF MURDER

After Confessing He Killed WAC During Brawl.

across the Mediterranean and Atlantic. 5 In the Whole three years of

“the war, there have been only situ

three large prisoner mails from Japan, : Still. worse than the mail ation, however, is inability to get adequate medicines, clothing and food supplies to the inmates of the Jap camps. For two years the U. S. departs ment of state, the Red Cross and the Swiss government acting as

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filed against William (Larry)! this afternoon at the conclue

Kidd Luallen, who was previ ously accused of the murder

by her ex-husband. A mental examination will be given the state prison convict after the confession,

Gives His Reason

Luallen made a verbal confession last night that he killed WAC Cpl.

Cpl. Ridings" Claypool hotel room.

the night of the slaying, Describes Meeting “During the questioning last night, we told Luallen we were tired of focling around with him and dee manded the facts about the case and it was then that he said he would confess,” deputies said. After making the “confession,” Luallen is said to have become violently ill, and asked to be let alone last night, saying that he would tell it all today. This morning Luallen told Deputy Sheriff Virgil Quinn that he met Cpl. Ridings on the street several days before the murder and the two went to a tavern near Fairfield and College aves. The night of the murder, he said, the WAC called him at the bakery where he was working and asked him to come to room 729 of the Claypool hotel. (Investigation has disclosed that Luallen was not at the bakery at any time on the day of the murder).

Says He Used Bottle

Whe he arrived at the Claypool, about 6 p. m., he added, he was jne troduced to a woman in black whose name was Dorothy. Luallen then said that the three of them drank, smecked and had & party. Cpl. Ridings became angry, he said, and he hit her. When the trouble started, Luallen recalled, the woman in black left the room. He said he murdered the WAQ with a bottle, slashing her face and neck. The bottle, he said, had an indentation in the bottom. Investigators were then told that Luallen left the room, returned to his home at 1212 E. Washington st, and remained in Indianapolis

WILLIAM LUALLEN'S “confession” to the murder of WAC Cpl. Maoma L. Ridings is the fourth given to police

Luallen's Confession 4th

In 1943 Murder of WAC

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en condition, told police, “I killed