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“Yanks Also Stand on East

coynter-thrust.”

* should take into account a worker's

“advocated by’ Mr, Krug.

DAY,

J REPORT ROER | CROSSING MADE

Bank of Saar; British Start New- Drive.

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naces and war factofies furnish Germany with much of its arms and othér supplies for the last months and weeks of battle. Saarlautern also was one of the anchors of the Siegfried line, guns from which were laying down heavy

artillery fire on the American-held |

portions of the city and on the Saarlautern bridge across the Saar, which the Americans captured intact. Patton's forces also drove along the west bank of the Saar river on a solid front of almost 20 miles from Saarlautern northwest to a point. five miles beyond Merzig. They also’ made a new crossing of the German border south of Saarlautern and battled across the southern and southwestern approaches of Saarbrucken.

Claim ‘Annihilation’

A German D. N. B. broadcast claimed American shock troops also attempted to force the Baar river at Wallerfangen, two miles northwest of Saarlautern, but were “completely annihilated by a

On the approaches to Cologne and Dusseldorf, Lt. Gen. William H. Simpson's 9th army massed strength ‘along a 20-mile stretch of the west bank of the Roer river. An attempt to cross that barrier to the Colugne plain was impending. ° All organized German resistance west of the Roer en the 9th army front had been shattered.

Mop Up Pockets

Troops concentrated on mopping up a handful of Germans still holding out in a sports stadium at Julich and isolated snipers in Linnich, PFloerdorf, Roerdorf and intermediate areas. A Brussels broadcast asserted that American troops had crossed tne Roer at Julich, 22 miles west of Cologne and 25 miles southwest of Dusseldorf, and were fighting house to house in the eastern part of the town. | Front dispatches said, howover, that there had been no crossing .of the Roer as yet.

Leiffarth Captwed

Supreme headquarters said 9th army troops captured by-passed Leiffarth, three miles northwest of Linnich, yesterday, but little more than artillery activity was reported from that area today. Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges’ American 1st army battled to widen its bridgehead across the Inde river, a tributary ‘to the Roer south of Julich. Lucherberg, one mile beyond the Inde and five miles northwest of the Roer river stronghold of Duren, and Luchem, one mile to the south, fell yesterday, but the Germans were bringing heavy artillery and mortar fire to bear on the area.

Reach Military Road

Supreme headquarters said the American drive across the Inde carried to the autobahn or military road linking Aachen and Cologne. Farther south, American 1st-army tanks ad d more than a mile from Kleinhau to capture Brandenberg, eight miles south southwest of Duren, while other units battled in-

DEC. 4, 1944

Strife-Torn

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E. L. A. 8. troops during the night. Gen. Scobie was reported to have ordered the E. L. A. S. forces to with draw from Athens ‘and its neighboring port of Piraeus within 72 hous, beginning last night, , The order, Athens dispatches said, was backed up with a warning that unless it was carried out the E. L. A. S. focres would be treated as the enemy. Strike Paralyzes City At the same time a general strike proclaimed by the E. A M. took effect. All shops, factories, ministries and public and private installations were paralyzed. The normal life of the city came to a halt. It was without electricity, streetcar service, and other utilities. Authorities set up summary courts-martial in an attempt to im~ plement the proclamation of martial

Ww. Gen Scobie had advance warning that the Elas forces were moving into the capital, and disarmed the original groups without a shot being fired. Even before the invocation of martial law, reported in an EXchange Telegraph dispatch from Athens, British tanks and troops stood ready to support the government forces. A tight military curfew was clamped on the capital last night. Official sources here said the British forces so far had not been involved in any shooting incidents in Athens. The general strike spread to government offices and banks, Athens dispatches said. In some cases strike leaders seized keys to the premises and prevented workers from going to their jobs.

4-H AWARD WON BY HOOSIER BOY

Terre Haute Farm Manager Shows $14,000 Income

In Three Yaers. (Continued From Page One)

winners in the “feed-a-fighter” program. All received an all-expense trip to Chicago and in addition three of them received $200- college scholarships. One of the youths was Wayne Bates; 20, Carlinville, Ill, central section winner whose income from raising livestock in the last decade was $25,068. Bates’ income from all his 4-H projects during that time was $36,655. Other sectional winners included Jack Tyler, 17, Claude, Tex., South-

ern section, who has earned $5376

from livestock projects in the last six years; Dick Nesbit, 17, Ft. Colling, Colo, Western section winner, who has earned $11914 from livestock in seven years, and James E. Repard, 20, Canandaigua, N. Y., Eastern section winner; whose income from all 4-H projects totaled $14,075 in 11 years. All sectional winners but Repard receive scholarships and a free trip to Chicago. Repard receives the Chicago trip only. . Winners of $200 scholarships in the national 4-H food preparation contest include Norma Ruth Gahm, 17, Streator, Ill, Rosemary A. Conzemius, 17, Cannon Falls, Minn., Frances Gibbons, 17, Deatsville,

side Bergstein, one mile southeast of Brandenberg. American and French forces further compressed the German pocket, | between the Vosges and the’ Rhine | below Strasbourg. On the west side of the German bulge, French 1st army troops seized a crestline in the Vosges dominating Willer and Thann, the latter 11 miles west of Mulhouse.

BONUS URGED FOR LOYAL WAR WORKERS

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channel manpower into the most important factories. Gen Somervell said any bonus plan should be based upon “the devotion ef the workers to remain on a war job for the duration,” and

willingness to move from war job to war job as needed. He said he hoped Some such plan could be put into effect without any new legislation.

¢ Cumulative Pay Proposed

He discussed the subject when Senator Homer Ferguson (R. Mich.) asked what he thought of a plan which was reported to have been

The story said the plan called for| payment of a certain percentage above the worker's regular pay, this extra sum to be accumulated by the smployer and paid to the worker “Ather at the end of the war or

¥hen the worker was “honorably | Bible

| Ala., Elaine Noble, 17, Deep Run, [N. C., Lora Gunn Sperry, 16, Orange, Conn., and Jacqueline Dolph, 16, Hingham, Mont.

Other Winners Named

Winners in the national soil conservaiion contest include: Earl Brown, 20, Dwight, Kas, Ray H. Crosby, Mohawk, Tenn. Alfred Neumann, Bigfoot, Tex., John L. Murphy Jr., Mt. Sterling, Ky., and John Arlen McGee, Okemah, Okla. National winners in safety work include: Dan Zumbrunn, 20, Chapman, Kas.; Beatrice Ann Milacek,

|Riots and Strikes Paralyze

Greek Capital

The reports said a director of the Athens Gas Co, and his son were killed in their home, and two youths described as Communists were shot while posting bills, 3 Gen. Scoble's troops and tanks took no part in yesterday's rioting. British warplanes flew over the city constantly.

The disorders began when a huge crowd of left-wing supporters paraded into Constitution square, aefying a government ban on all demonstrations.

Filing past rows of British tanks and infantrymen, the crowds began shouting “Long. live Roosevelt.” They tried to push through a police cordon around the government buildings. Eyewitness accounts differed as to which side fired first, but there was a burst of machinegun and rifle fire that littered the streets with dead and dying in a matter of minutes. The crowd broke and ran, but came back again shortly afterward and the fighting was resumed. Sporadic street clashes and gun fighting contiriued through the day, reports. said. Meanwhile, Premier Papandreou announced that five of the six left-wing ¢abinet members who ree signed over the week-end in protest against the government's policies had been replaced.

Fears and Tears Turn Into Smiles

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so were the faces of the three women who had provided him with warm clothing for the bitter winter weather ahead. The boy was the first child clothed by a direct donor. The donors were Leona Gemberling, Frances Poland and Lela Poland, 950 Gilbert ave. He was one .of 65 children clothed Saturday in the annual Clothe-A-Child campaign. Clothes for the other 64 were purchased by Times shoppers. » » » CONTRIBUTIONS IN the drive reached $1104.12 today, with $50 donated by “Anonymous” heading the list. With clothing prices higher this year, more money will be needed to take caré of all the children. Already the names of more than 1000 children are in Clothe-A-Child files. They will be supplied clothing as rapidly as donations are received. ” ” ” THERE ARE two ways you can help Clothe-A-Child. You can send cash contributions to The Indianapolis Times, 214 W. Maryland st. Experienced shoppers will take the children

with the warm clothing they need. - Or, if you prefer, you may shop for the children yourself. All you have to do is call Rlley 5551 and ask for Clothe-A-Child. Specify the day and hour you wish to shop and The Times will have the child (or children if you wish to clothe more than one) at the Clothe-A-Child office, cortfer W. Washington and Senate at the appointed time. The child's parents will remain at the office while you go to the store— any one you prefer—and make the purchases. Office or factory groups, clubs, sororities and other organizations may take children in groups, as many as they wish.

. ” ” ” HEADQUARTERS FOR Clothe-A-Child are at 301 W. Washington st. the southwest corner of West Washington and Senate ave. The office space has been furnnished through the courtesy of "the Metal Auto Parts Co. Inc, and is now occupied jointly by Clothe-A-Child and the downtown employment office of Metal

16, Waukomis, Okla.; Jackie Gene | Brock, 15, Bloydada, Tex.; Don Guerber, 16, Hillosboro, Ore.; Ruth Mason, 17, Lyndon Center, Vt. Farm girls who have won nation- | al prizes in the “make and mend| for victory” contest include: Wilma Lyon, 17, Junction City, Ore.; Dorothy Sanford, 17, Delta, Utah; Bar-| bara Whitcher, 18, Franklin, N. H.; Margaret L. Roderuck, 18, Walkers- | vville, Md.; Lucille Botts, 20, Tria-| delphia, W. Va.; Anne McWilliams, | 17, Prospect, Ky.; Alma Zimmerman, 19, Winchester, Tenn.; Dorris Jean Edwards, 17, Central, Ala., and Marion Cook, 17, Lumber City, Ga.

Auto Parts.

SHAW SEES HITLER AS GUEST OF DUBLIN,

LONDON, Dec. 4 (U. P.).—The, trial of Hitler would not help to ‘prevent future. wars, George Bernard Shaw said in an interview in ‘the Sunday Express. “You would have to try everybody then,” Shaw said. “The Germans are not the only people who are cruel. Nor are their leaders) alone guilty. Hitler will probably end in the vice regal lodge in Dublin.”

OPINIONS VARY

to the stores and provide them |

IN VOTING PROBE

Senators Arrive- to Study Alleged ‘High Jinks’ on Night of Nov. 2.

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when it came to efficiency, “none of them was drunk.” “But,” he groaned, going to war with a pop-gun. had neither the personnel nor the equipment.” . ‘Eyes Betrayed Them’

“It was like

Democratic County Chairman James IL. Beattey, in his version of the incident, said that when he stepped into the courthouse that night the look in certain persons’ eyes betrayed their tipsiness. He rushed to the scene, he declared, upon hearing dire reports that “Republican precinct committeemen and ward chairman were tearing up the registration books.” While he disavowed having seen anyone actually deleting names from registration lists, Mr. Beattey said he did satisfy himself that “the books were strewn all over the place, with some of the registration cards lying on the floor.” He said that when he objected to “promiscuous” rifling of registration filles by ward chairmen, County Clerk Tilson snapped, “Well, if you want to work on em yourself, Jim, take off your coat and come ahead.”. Mr. Beattey .demurred, saying he thought it was “a little bit late for that. »

Kramer ‘Very Irate’

The Democratic county chairman also charged that Registration Supervisor G. K. Johnson (also secretary of the Republican county committee). had “started to tear pages from a master binder in the county commissioners’ office,” but .was restrained by Registration Clerk Carroll Kramer. Mr. Beatty said Mr. Kramer appeared to become “very irate” over Mr, Johnson's gestures. In rebuttal to this, Mr. Johnson today declared that he had “pretended” to unfasten one of the master binder pages simply “to josh Krammar, . . The whole thing was a joke and everybody knows it.” While three other Democratic ob servers today alleged that a numher of registration workers were obviously intoxicated, none of them could recall actually seeing any liquor on the premises. Attorney Emmett McMananon said one woman was “hysterical,” and others, recalling this lady's exuberance, said she denounced Walter Shead, Democratic publicity agent, and threatened to slash him with her fingernails. . The lady's identity remained undisclosed and Democrats continued to label her “the woman at the top of the stairs.

Schricker to Be Heard

While evidences of glee and hilarity at the courthouse promised to constitute a major phase of the senatorial investigation, ° conflicting opinions provided by Governor Schricker and Attorney Genera] James Emmert were also expected to" be spotlighted at a public hearing scheduled for Dec. 19. Senators Tom Stewart (D. Tenn.) and Joseph Ball (R. Minn.) will preside. Democrats also were contending that Senator-elect Homer E. Capehart's request to have his own campaign expenditures examined had “boomeranged” because, they intimated, the investigators are doing just that. The seven probers arriving today from Washington will join Clifford Suitcliff, who has been holding down investigation headquarters in Roo 537 of the Claypool hotel. Hyge files of election complaints, from persons who claim they were disfranchised, “have already been catalogued and a complete office force, including secretaries and stenographers, will occupy additional rooms.

U, S, HEAVIES SWEEP WESTERN GERMANY

LONDON, Dec. 4 (U. P.).—About 1200 American heavy bombers attacked rail yards and industrial targets at Kassel, Mainz, Geissen, Soest, Bebera and elsewhere in western Germany today. The Liberators and Flying Fortresses were escorted over Germany by about 1000 Thunderbolt, Mustang and Lightning fighters, making up a raiding force of some 2200 planes of :the- United States

| 8th air force.

IN INDIANAPOLIS——EVENTS—VITALS

‘EVENTS TODAY

Juntor Chamber of Commerce, directors, 130 p.m,

board of meeting, Washington. hotel,

North district,

s of America, le. Legion post,

Boy Scout stung. Broad Ripple 6:30 pm

sonference, Edgewood Methodist church,

EVENTS TOMORROW Hoosier Association of ¥inanes companies, convention, Lincoln hote Northwest area, United Brae retreat, Indiana Central college. Indianapolis ay and Smut, janehitots, | Washington Bd 13:18 Agha bet Omega, meeting, Wash ington

' MARRIAGE LICENSES Thomas Edward Davis, 707 E. 13th; Doris Elleen Stewa

rt a ®. Vermont

* Marjorie ul. Robe

261 N. Warman; ~W. h.

in, 2217 lation; Stati

_| Brice, Louise Siders,

| pdwara,

Patricia Ceceila Fields, 420 N. Temple. Lawrence Thomas Kriner, 1736 Union; Patricia Claire Springman, 1220 Hoel-

312 W. Michigan; Silena

gen. Ines Rogers,» Dedmon, 1510 Martindale George Edward Shannon, Hotel Linden; Gertrude Scott, Hotel Linde Morris Clarence Boger, 3330 “Orchid; Evelyn Mae Seitz, 1810 Southeastern.

BIRTHS

. Girls

Foster, Ada Brannon, at St. Francis Oliver, Norma Cates, at 8t. Francis. Frank, Naomi Darden, at City David, Ina Berger, at St. Vincent's Dale, June Bremerman, at St. Vincent's. Evans, Prieda Rugenstein, at St. Vincent's. Marvin, Ruth Bwinford, at Bt. Vincent's. Charles, Bessie Biddle, af Coleman Bruce, Bernadine Connelley, at Coleman.

David, Laura Hillisamer, at Coleman. Earl,*Vada Leonhardt, at Coleman. Douglas, Margaret Lowe, at Coleman. ves, at Colem Bs Agnes Dally, at Methodist, Paul, . Nina Hart, at Methodist. Robert, Ruth Hudson, at Methodist. William, Velma Thompson, at Methodist. at 850 N. East. Boys Ramah, "Alma Calvert, at St. Francis. Douglas, Telia Candi at 34. gi. Foun oa Emmons, Mary wiey, a ancis. Ruth Gubin, 3 St. Franc Ethel Ji t Bt. Fra

® nk JlaTeae Richardson, at Biward, Marguerite Brockman, - Cole-

, | Maud Metisaly. ch

John, Hazel Alig. at Methodist, Paul, Martha al, at Methodist Rayburn, Irene Jordan, at Methodist. Clarence, Dorothy Koch, at Methodist. John, Edith Loposse, at Methodist, Elwood, Minnie Mason, at Methodist, George, Iola Mitchell, at Methodist, Arthur, Blanche O'Brien, at Methodist, Albert, CHadys Pearson, at Methodist. Clifford, Dorothy Sullivan, at Methodist. Jesse, Josephine Taylor, at Methodist, Denzel, Juanita Waltman, at Methodist, Charles, Ruth Winsted, at Methodist, William Jotens Kennedy, at 1015 N Missour William, "Mayren Clover, at 946 English Kenneth, Mary Richmond, at 611 Russell, Albert, Helen Thomas, at pi E. Washington.

DEATHS

Alfred R. Shingland, 62, Sarcoma, Emily Florence Ratper, 83, at 1540 Roose“welt, arteriosci Ethel Hurt, 45, at a. BE. 11th, bronchial

asthma. Mary Danielly, 84, at 3910 College; acute myocarditis. Prances Elder, 70, at 1310 Polk, vascular renai.

at Veterans’,

cardio

‘| Virginia Mae Hardy, 47, at 2238 Ralstof,

coronary thou Ida Anna Pear,

is. 53, at 2011 Station, cardio vasouist renal, Anna Bpeth, 69, at 2338 al Iemorsnage. Parthenia Jane Shel 85, at 2018 Hovey, o, at 2403. Jackson, hi rhage. . Pparcer, 54, at 1640 Pleasant, hemortaage. Bernadine Brackman, 77, at 1730 Union, ou m, 8 i. ak City, , 4, st Methodist,

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\POLIS TIMES _ Fourth B-29 9 Raid on a Tchfe

Leaves War Plant in Ruins

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Premier Gen. Kuniaki Koiso that the war situation was “critical.”

For Japan urgently needs an in-

“material fighting power,” he said. “Conditions of our material fight ing power do not permit any optimism whatsoever” and are “far from reassuring,” Tokyo radio quoted Koiso as telling a confererice of government munitions superintendents. The B-29's ran into heavy fighter opposition over Tokyo yesterday. Returning crews told of battling utes at altitudes of up to six miles. They told United Press War Correspondent Mac R. Johnson at Saipan that single and twin-engined fighters dived on them with blazing guns in groups of three and six. But the crushing superiority of firepower of the big four-engined bombers proved conclusive. Four and perhaps 12 enemy fighters were destroyed. One B-20 was lost to fighter action over the target. Anti-aircraft fire was described as “moderate.” Tokyo radio acknowledged the loss of six Japanese planes. claimed 21 Superfortresses shot down. The B-29's bombed visually from sunny skies. One equadron reported that 75 per cent of its bombs fell within the Murashina ° plant area.

were

crease in planes, arms and other|.

They

CHIANG ADMITS

The Musashina plant of the Nakajima aircraft works produces components for a number of different Japanese planes and is a key

cog in Japan's aircraft industry. President of Yuan In

New Shuffle.

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CITY TRUCKS START COLLECTING PAPER

Front-line action at home went into full swing today with the first of four collections in the city- ~wide paper campaign, Pick-ups today are being made by city trucks in the portion of the city south of 16th st. and west of Meridian st, Tomorrow's collection will be In the northwest section, Wednesday's in the northeast section and Thursday's in the southeast. Bundles are to be tied securely and placed on the curb the morning of the collection in each section. Proceeds will go to the CHildren's museum post-war building fund. Get into action now and help furnish America’s top-priority war material.

NAZI DESTROYER SUNK?

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 4 (U.P.).— Danish sources said today the German cruiser Leipzig was sunk after colliding with the Nazi cruiser Admiral Leutzow at a north German

sive,

prior to today’s announcement.

armies at the front. Morale at Low Ebb

sonally.

anese now

west of the enemy spearheads.

port about two weeks ago.

MERRY CHRISTMAS 10 ALL

When we say Scouts— we mean all Six—Senior Scouts, Explorer Scouts, Boy Scouts, Air §eonte, Sea Scouts and Cub Scouts!

AND TO ALL SCOUTS— MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Here they come! The Scouts stream into their own Shop ("The Scout Square") for the Official things they need and like — for the various activities! And parents of Scouts come in great numbers — with Gift lists on hand and boys' preferences in mind — and choose his Gift at his favorite source —

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CHINA'S PLIGHT

T. V. Soong Appointed As

frankly-alarming situation created by the fast-rolling Japanese offen-

The influential independent newspaper Ta Kung Pao openly criticized the national administration just

demanded that Chiang reorganize his government: from top to bottom and take direct command ef his

Asserting that morale among the Chinese troops is at a low ebb because of their recent serious reverses, the newspaper urged Chiang to move his headquarters to Kweiyang and direct the defense per-

It also called for the immediate dispatch of reinforcements to the Kweichow front, where the Japare menacing both Chungking and Kweiyang, 250 miles

Reinforcements are being moved down from the northwest. On their ability to hold Kwelyank for another three to six months, with the help of the U. 8. 14th air force and. Ameri-

can supplies, may depend not only China's continued ‘resistance but also her postion tn the bow-var world organization.

No More Space to Trade Ly

China no longer is able to follow the ‘practice of trading space for time that she has employed for the past eight years. Bluntly stated, China has no more space which can be traded for time without fatal re sults. Now ‘it-is* a question of fighting for time while several favorable factors develop which could tip the Falance in favor of the allies. Among them are the reopening of ~ the Burma road, a revival of China's < war production, and a possible American landing -on the coast. If Kweiyang and 14th air force headquarters at Kunming were lost, the Japanese could complete a strangling blockade on free China and nullify the jong and bloody campaign in Burma, China already has taken steps to meet the threat. Some of the nation's best troops, which had long been held in reserve, have now been moved into the front, production is being expanded, and the army high command is being revitalized.

RULES ON TAVERN MUSIC

Attorney General James A. Ems mert today ruled that tavern operas tors who employ musicians to fure nish music but who do not: have a place for dancing are not required under the law to obtain a class © permit from the stateffire marshal, A class C permit pertains to pube lie halls and night clubs with stage’ or floor shows, ®

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STRAUSS SAYS———IT7'S ONE DAY NEARER VIGTORY!

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