Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 December 1944 — Page 2
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" to pile up the Nazi panzer columns.
S 4 MILES 1 “FROM MEUSE
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Armies Crash West ® ~ Against ‘Yanks.
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Meuse. Exploiting the breakthrough, .the Nazis, sent three armored spearheads through the riddled center and right center of the American 1st army line on a 13-mile front, German steel fingers pointed squarely at the Meuse river citadels of Dinant and Namur. Rochefort, 14 miles east of the Meuse and 15 miles east-southeast of Dinant, was captured by the Germans 36 hours ago. It was indicated their vanguards still were rolling forward.
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The Nazis have acknowledged
History Inflicted on Japs’—MacArthur.
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Leyte “has seldom been paralleled in the history of warfare.”
‘Greatest Defeat’ “Gen, Yamashita has
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The Russians have sealed the fate of Budapest by advancing to | within six miles of Esztergom, the | only Nazi escape route along the |
shock Troops Lash Out
The Nazis resumed their stalled offensive in the face of terrific allied aerial blows and increasingly | heavy counter-attacks against their exposed flanks,
German paratroops struck 12| miles ahead of their advancing | tank forces, They descended be-
hind the American lines north of Beauraing, five miles from the Meuse city. of Givet and only a half-dozen miles from French soil. JHeadquarters said the paratroops were. mopped up quickly in the Beauraing area, -along with another airborne force that tried to dispupt communications southwest of Stavelot, some 45 miles to the
"rear.
The new German breakthrough was aided enormously by a sudden weakening of American resistance along the northern shoulder of the salient. Squeezed: Qut of Bulge Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges’ 1st army was squeézed out of a bulge extending down about seven miles from the Malmedy-Stavelot line, permitting the northern and central prongs of the Naz drive to link | up in a solid 35-mite front. With oenter of the American line still’in a highly fluid state, the great winter offensive launched by Marshal Karl von Rundstedt 11 days ago already had carved out a salient 37 miles deep and 35 miles
_ Wide.
The Naz penetration extended almost from the: German to the French borders and from southern
Belgium tacentral Luxembourg At
last reports, admittedly 38 hours old, the Nazis still were rolling westward in a power drive of grave proportions. Headquarters spokesmen acknowlfar from being stopped, actually was striking with renewed power and poising a grave threat to the vital Meuse river line.
Allied Fate in Balance
The fate of the Meuse and perhaps the entire communications network of the allied armies apparently rested now on the ability of the American and British air forces
The Nazis must be stalled long enough for Gen, Dwight D. Eisenbower's counter-offensive to gain momentum. Yesterday, American and British warplanes roared up and down the advancing German linés,” wrecking 864 vehicles and 99 tanks and armored units. Another 332 trucks and 11 armored vehicles were damaged. ! Greatest One-Day Kill
That was the greatest one-day *kill” since the massed destruction of the Wehrmacht's mechanized power in the Battle of France last summer, It raised the three-day total of German ‘anks and transport destroyed or damaged to more than 2200. Counter-measures by Lhe Amerfcan ground forces massing along the northern and souchern flanks of the 1300-square mile German pocket also were beginning to take hold. American armor bit one to three miles into the southern shoulder of the pocket early Monday. The Yanks attacked along a front of more than 25 miles extending from the Luxembourg-Belgian border town of Martelange to the Echternach area on the LuxembourgGerman frontier,
subway, hills, canals ings for a suicidal delaying stand.
Danube. This map shows the Red drives from the north and south.
RUSS STORMING INTO WESTERN BUDAPEST
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make good their boast to turn Buda- ered. pest into another Stalingrad.
Suicide Stand? .The Nazis may
One Soviet spearhead drove into
ried from Torbagy to Budakeszi, which is separated from the city’s built-up districts by a mile-wide
park.
armored” column penetrated within two miles of the city proper. Everywhere along the nine-mile line the Soviets were only three miles or less from their goal. At the same time, other Russian) forces 32 miles southwest of Buda\pest, captured Moha, 67 miles from | Austria,
Letters Support Demoted Officer
FOREST ALLISON, who recently halted a kissing incident on a downtown streetcar, today appeared before the safety board with a number of letters from persons who approved this action. ~The board took under advise- . ment any action in the matter until members have an opportunity to consult with Mayor Tyndall, It was said that the couple involved was married. Allison was demoted from sergeant Dec. 15 prior to the streetcar incident.
THREATENED ‘MEAT HOLIDAY’ CALLED OFF
NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (U. P,).—| The meat holiday threatened by 10,000 butchers in the metropolitan area in protest against OPA meat ceiling prices had failed to materialize today. Mayor F. H. LaGuardia, health officials and department of market représentatives made a two-hour tour of the city and found a general meat shortage but most retail stores open. LaGuardia took steps to redistribute available meat from points where it was plentiful to
the capital's western limits yester- in the Ormoc corridor, day in a five-mile advance that car- ly toward the west.
perhaps the greatest defeat in the]
annals of the Japanese army,” Mac-
Arthur asserted.
Where MacArthur will strike next| development in Hitler's mind In the The | last three months while his engross-{
naturally remained a secret,
| Japanese have been predicting that
he will send forces ashore on Luzon, site of the capital city of Manila. Escorted American Liberators con-
tinued their raids on the network ‘of airfields around Manila with two
jattacks Saturday and Sunday on Clark field. {were dropped
Sunday. Escorting
fighters shot down 18 to 20 of 50 od
“" NORSE CALL FOR:
60 ‘intercepting Japanese One American plane was lost The 77th division, liberators of Ormoc, caught the Japanese completely unawares with its landing at | Palompon. It forged inland
| Within 10 miles of another column
striking from the Ormoe corridor.| | Little resistance was being encount-
Little Resistance The 7th division landed at Puerto
use Budapest's| Bello, five and a half miles west of and tall build-|Ormoc, also against little resistance.
The 32d and 1st cavalary divisions,
drove rapid-| MacArthur placed Japanese losses in the Leyte-S8amar campaign since the American landing Oct. 20 at: Exactly 54,338 dead already re-
Nine miles to the south, another covered. ° : 0 Estimated 18,500 dead either buried
by the enemy or still to be recov-|
ered. Precisely 493 prisoners.
About 30,000 troops sunk at sea way. in 10 convoys attemptong to re-
‘Worst Defeat in Military
sustained | and the Tth infantry army.
Forty tons of bombs|C€lar putsch, a sort of * ‘Holy Day”
smashing the last enemy resistance | weglan Prime Minister Johan Ny-|
|that“the Hitler plan for a sudden | great victory has gone wrong, a| primary factor being the 1st army's stand along the .Malmedy- Stavelot | flank of the German salient, which | veered the enemy south away from Liege, At ‘least two of the armies com- | mitted to the German drive were identified ;as the 5th panzer army
By SHAEF account, the big push | [from the Belgian-Luxembourg | frontier zone had its origin and
ment, was covered up with rumors | of his rug-chéwing, an operation for | (a critical throat ailment, and a | night to Japan, among others, The rumors reached flood tide | when Hitler failed to speak on the | {anniversary of (he Munich beer
lin Nazidom.
: ALLIED INVASION
Premier Nygaardsvold Says He'll Resign After Coun- | try Is Liberated. |
LONDON, Dec. 26 (U. P.).—Nor- |
| gaardsvold, broadcasting to Norway, | disclosed tonight that the “impa- |
tient” Norwegian government has | been urging an allied invasion of
Norway. He also announced that his gov- | ernment will resign at the first meeting that can" be held in Oslo| palace after the liberation of Nor-|
Nygaardsvold said that Norwegian |
inforce the garrison. And 9890 naval | forces are too.small to invade Norratings in the crews of 41 trans-|way without help, but said his gov.
ports of 164,250 tons and 27 war-
ships sunk.
., WmTNeat
ernment realized that allied mili-|
In addition 2748 Japanese planes |jjed forces can best be employed to
"| were shot down, 1515 by land-based | inflict a decisive defeat on the or)
aircraft and. the remainder by car- | mans.
rier aircraft "from the 3d fleet.
“We have, however, considered it!
MacArthur sald Japanese ground our duty to impress upon these]
forces had been “practically anni.
hilated.” American Losses
leaders as strongly as possible the | humanitarian considerations and | military adyvantagés which we be- |
American losses, he said, totaled | lieve would be associated with such 11,217—2623 dead, 8422 wounded and |g allied military operation to cut|
172 missing. In addition to hitting Clark field,
American planes during the weekend also dropped 132 tons of ex-
plosives on six Negros airdromes.
O‘her planes sank three small
the Germans’ retreat southward | through Norway,” he said. |
HOUSEWIVES DIG UP
tary leaders must decide.where al- |.
freighters at Davao, on the south coast of Mindanao in the Philippines. Naval units at night sank an enemy motor torpedo boat off
BLUE POINTS AGAIN
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—New and more powerful
islands, 600 miles south of Tokyo.
message to his forces.
victory and: peace.”
areas where there was a shortage.
harbor and coastal defenses.
the north coast of ‘the same island.
PEARL HARBOR, Dec. 26 (U.P). blows against Japan in 1945 were ‘promised by Adm. Chester W. Nimitz pack on the ration list. following another three-ply navalair bombardment of the enemy stronghold of Iwo in the Volcano,
Nimitz’ pledge of an early inten-{petter grades and cuts of veal, basification of the war against Japan con, pork shoulders, spare ribs, beef was contained in a Christmas day|and veal liver, some sausages and Md He said uhe|meats in tin or glass containers. new attacks “will bring us closer 10 point values will range from 1 to 13.
Pacific fleet units steamed up to Iwo Saturday and loosed broadside after broadside at shipping In its
10 points and corn and peas 20 points for No. 2 cans. Beginning Sunday 85 per cent of all now ,ration-free meats will go OPA was not too worried about hoarding of meat because it is too difficult to
ep. Meats included are utility beef, |
No Longer Valid All red and blue ration stamps validated before Dec. 1 are no longer valid, All sugar stamps except No.
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one of the men was reported to be “injured critically.” The injured: LT. RAYMOND McORMOND of New London, Conn., whose wife resides at Germantown, Tenn. STAFF SGT. JAMES McCARTHY of Chelsea, Mass, Both of the Injured were army men, Spurious reports that a fifth unidentified person had been found in the wreckage were termed “absolutely incorrect” by Stout fleld pub-
Crack American troops on the northern flank handed the Nazis a terrific beating Christmas eve in-a large scale tank battle far the town of Gleize, three miles northwest of Stavelot. The Yanks knocked out 40 enemy tanks, six big guns and 35 halftanks, captured 200 prisoners and counted 600 Nazi dead when they finally cleared the town
‘8-4, ‘C-4, 4THQTR.T"
lic relations officers. Col, Wright Sherrard, Stout fleld
Navy Probes Crash of Plane In Which 4 Were Killed Here rami ita
he said.
Conkle funeral home,
Michigan st,
turned back to Indianapolis weather conditions prevente landing at 8t. Louis.
Cook airport instead. *
papers at its last take-off port and through the two injured survivors. There were only six men in the ship,
Bodies of the four dead are at the 103¢ WwW.
According to Stout field spokes-
-mot ane had men, the twin-motored pla fter facts of today's action—that pros-
its | Pective supplies are smaller and that
In his search for Stout fleld, the Share—I am sure they will welcome pilot apparently swerved over Weir
Location of the wreckage indicates the plane overshot the landing strip, brushed through a thick clump of trees, and finally churned
34 are no longer valid. A new sugar stamp will be issued Feb. 1, but it will be good for five pounds over a
Butter is up from 20 to 24 points. Price Chief Chester Bowles sald the decision had been “difficult to make” but necessary, “Civilian supplies of sugar, bute ter and commercially canned fruits and vegetables are at the lowest point since the war began and meat supplies are declining,” he said. “When Americans understand the
it will help each one to get his fair
| the action.”
MERCURY DIPS TO THREE ABOVE ZERO
commander, said the plane's pas-|to earth on the Hoffman farm, It's senger load had been “checked and |fuel tanks exploded almost imdouble checked” through clearance mediately. (Continued From Page One) cause of the necessity of slow : : M driving. Times Clothe-A-Child Donations g
Late contributions to The Times Clothe-A-Child campaign sent the grand total today to $17,313.72. Any donations received in the malls today will be listed tomorrow,
Sarah A. Clark ......coiiiiepiiiiiirmiiiiiciiiniiien $5000 STAMPS EXPIRE SOON Diamond Chain Credit Union ....evivsieriiinniascnsioeins 27.00 | Finch's Trailer Sales and Court soeeeervececnes tesentnnren 25.00 WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (U. P).| Grandpa and Grandmother ......c..cescevevnsenss reoprn ase 25.00 «The OPA announced today that| Mr, and Mrs. Child-Lover ....... tesatsantesssnincnssnsenss ¢ 20.00 gasoline ration coupons “B-4,” No Name ..........evivvnns rentirriiiens tiessessantantnrne 20.00 “0-4” and “4th Qtr. T" wil expire Ve 5,4. Chapier, Ampeg War MOthers....evesevansenres 150 on Dec. 31. Check NO. 420 ...,. 0... ¢eeeneseenessnsssssensssssccssnnaens 1000 The OPA said only a few of the Jerry and Grandpa Lehr aa 10.00 “B-4" or “C-4", coupons are in the JH 0, G. ........ec..c...onavenssnnsensosssserssnssnssnases 1000 bands of consumers, since local Belmont Telephone Girls testes saeetelqRetRetrrnRiette 9.00 boards have not issued any since The Gay Blade ALR E LRT ERE NRE RANE RNA R IRR ERR stra 5.00 August. It added that “4th Qtr. T"| ‘Margaret Louise AGAMS .vvieeresrencssescssnssescsnssssens 5.00 coupons were issued for use in, the Geo. J. Mayer A NN aA sara ns naan antes antantannratrtaast ane 5.00 fourth quarter only and that thelr| John T. MOITIS ..ouiusregreresansnscsinstnninnsnssnsisennns 5.00 expiration at the end of the Year| "John P. DEAN ..vevvviersreensirsensnssensosrsssonssasonsss 5.00 1 will prevent their being weed wasiaw. A.D Bits ....... RR Eg EI sertsane 5.00 ! fully in 1845. In memory of Our Parents Who Have Passed On.....vees 3.00 . SE A FOUIBOME ..ouvanurestsetiornsconsassssnsintannrsssessens 3.00 ARRANGE RITES: FOR APs ass rss 3.00 4 elp SRNR seEsnNRtesascuneppltniaccertsaege 3.00 N. D. GRADUATE, 91 No Name Please ... RN Ret tessssorehtsiontssessibe 2.00 YOUNGSTOWN, 0. Dec. 26 (U. Mr. and Mrs, C E. G. Ceeiteanatenitntttianasnnnrerenbents 2.00 PJ) ~Puneral services will be held tomorrow for George Rudge Jr., 91, living graduate of Notre e university who died at his| Suny, Tht, Cd
The weather bureau forecast continued cold weather tonight with some relief promised by tomorrow but rising temperatures may be only temporary, the bureau wainred. Temperatures started dropping rapidly last night about 8 o'clock
and slid down steadily from 24 de{grees to” 4 above at 6 a. m. today. The mercury hovered around four above for several hops, It went to 3 at 9 a. m. Out at Cook dir, officials report the temperature hit two above zero. The coldest spot in the north central states was at Rockford, 11, where the mercury registered 22 below zero, Three Indianapolis persons were badly injured in falls on the snowcovered ice. Miss Phyllis Kiefer, 17, of 517 McClure st., received a broken leg
when she slipped and fell at Washington and Illinois sts. last night,
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SPORTS ACCESSORIES CLEARANCE PRICED!
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of styles and colors, .
DRESSES—were originally 25.00 to 39.95. Wools and crepes, NOW.............00... 14.90
DRESSES—were originally 29.95 to 45.00, Types to wear now and later, NOW.......... 19.90
DRESSES — were originally 35.00 to 39.95. Fashioned to carry you ‘right into the Spring, NOW........24.90
DRESSES — were originally 39.95 to 49.95. Wearable, flattering types for now and later, NOW. ...29.90
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originally 8.98, NOW. .......ceteeeeneens 4.99
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NUBBY KNIT PULLOVERS—were originally 6.98 to 7.98. All-wool, long-sleeved, NOW. .
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CLEARANCE PRICED! WOOL DRESSES—were originally 25.00 to 35.00. One
and two-piece styles,
Plain and novelty
effects, NOW... .ciivivnrnnriinienes. 14.00 ALL-WOOL PADDOCK COATS—were originally 89.50.
By Rodex, of England. Camel
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lots, incomplete
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RARE VALUES IN FINE SHOES
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. Other pilot big 72 hours already had the conflict. man armorec columns for taking to sec they did in massacres. Luftwaffe s tle area cont The 9th fewer than They shot d and five prob the ground. Revised fig the 9th's sco motor vehicl damaged; 99 cluding tank damaged. Through ti flew ‘1050 sor light bombe losses were bombers and ers.
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