Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 December 1944 — Page 5

. 29, 1944

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FRIDAY, DEC. 29, 108 «| Here's How the 4th Division Relieved the Bastogne Siege

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ing movement for the relief of the 1st-army. . These included the battle-experi-’ enced 26th Yankee division. Patton sent to the Echternach front elements of his ‘5th division, fresh from their victories at Mets and along the Saar, They came to the relief of the 4th infantry division which had fought in Hurtgen forest as part| of the 1st army and assisted them in stabilizing their lines. The 101st airborne was sent in to the Bastogne area originally to relieve the plight of the encircled 9th and 10th armored troops as well as to block the further progress of the Nazi advance. In this maneuver the 101st itself was cut off unti] the 3d army forces came to its rescue. y

Patrol Enters by Night © Prior to the entry of the main| 80th division infantry elements into| Bastogne a small American patrol, led by 1st Lt. Walter P. Carr, en-

tered the town under cover of night. Carr, a tall lanky gradutte of Louisiana State was unaware that

the 4th armored had already lifted the siege. Wrapping his doughboys in white parachutes to camou- | flage them against the snow, he led his patrol into thé town until he! heard machine gun fire which | turned out to be from outposts of the 101st division engineers. The engineers took him to the 101st command post within the town, where he mapped the path

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for the main infantry advante.the next morning. Taylor arrived in Bastogne Tuesday after his jeep ride. ‘ The Americans had already knocked out almost 150 German tanks and 25 half-tracks and had fought off as many as four Nazi divisions at one time to keep the enemy from that vital road center, (Taylor parachuted into Normandy with the 101st on D-day and was one of the American offi ers who went secretly into Rome before the Salerno landing to negotiate armistice terms with Marshal Pietro Badoglio, then premier of

Italy.) The 101st airborne, fighting as infantrymen, arrived at Bastogne

after the start of the German oifensive in the Ardennes and, Ww other doughboys already in e town, decided to stay and fight tn the last. : 4 (The German Transocean News Agency said units of the American 10th tank division and the 28th infantry division" also were in Bastogne.)

Nazis Surround Town

At the end of the first day, the Germans—blocked in an attempt to storm the town from the east— fanned out to the north and south and ultimately completed its encirclement, but they failed to break through the American defz2ises. On Christmas eve, while Taylor was still in Washington, the Bastogne garrison was completely surrounded. Then, at 3 a. m. Christmas morning, the Nazis threw in their biggest attack, hurling four full divisions against almost every point of the 14-mile perimeter. They waited until the moon went down and tried to slip through gaps in the American lines under cover of darkness. The thinlyspread Americans countered with a curtain of fire across all the approaches to the town. Tank after tank was hit and burst into flames, while the Yanks met the Nazi infantrymen with small-arms’ fire. The attack wavered ‘and broke and the Germans withdrew. After that costly beating they never again were able to mount a really large-scale assault.

Defenders Miss Meal

The tough defenders of Bastogne missed only one meal during the week-long siege, but at one time their’supply situation was so critical that they were down to 11 rounds of ammunition for each artillery piece. Gasoline was so short that {the men waited until the enemy {had penetrated their inner defenses before warming up their tank destroyers and sending them out to meet the German panzers.

NAZIS PUSHED

\9th air force Lightnings and Thun-

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Yanks Prepare ‘for Possible New Offensive by Rundstedt.

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the salient, evidently regarding this | as a strong point for further op- | erations. The defense also is’ necessary to prevent a juncture of the American 1st and 3d armies which would. cut off the western tip of the salient,

Secure Grip Won

On the southern flank Patton, throwing in the 4th armored and 80th infantry divisions, had won a secure grip on the path to Bastogne. What yesterday had been a corridor only two or three miles wide was broadening out into a solid front. Front reports estimated the Nazi offensive thus far had cost 1000 German tanks—more than two full divisions. American losses, it is emphasized, have not been light. A large portion of the allied tactical airforce was grounded early today by fogs and mist. But at the southern end of the sailent conditions were better and slightly less than 100 sorties were flown by

derbolts. . . Both American and British heavy bombers were out again in force attacking Nazi transport and communieations lines behind the front. The reeling Germans had lost the initiative everywhere on the 150mile perimeter of their Ardennes pocket.

Nazis Desperate

Field dispatches said the 200,000 Nazi infantrymen and hundreds of tanks that burst out of the Siegfried line ‘two weeks ago were struggling desperately. They were battling to pull back their over-extended western spearheads and form a tight defensive line. . At the western tip of the salient, the Germans took their frst decisive beating early yesterday. Amnerjcan tanks, infantrymen and artillery units wiped out an entire panzer regiment—numbering perhaps 3000 men—that had peen encircled just east of Celles. The Germans at. Celles had made their deepest announced penetra~ tion of the 1st army center, coming within four miles of the Meuse fortress of Pinant. Headquarters announced that the regiment lost practically all its armor and transport. More than 1000 Nazis surrendered and mast of the others were believed to have Leen

Although they suffered surprisingly few casualties in view of the bitter fighting, the problem of caring for the wounded was critical from the beginning, because the Germans captured their field hospital equipment and a number of medical corps personnel in the first

J attack.

One doctor flew in to the pocket in a Cub liaison plane and four mor? came in later aboard a glider, along with anaesthetist and four enlisted medical corps men. The defenders were harassed con|tinually by the German trick of |tapping their telephone wires and lissuing false orders. | - Some, of the supplies dropped by {American cargo planes fell into enemy hands, but a high-ranking lofhcer said most of them were reiceived safely.

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Only a few departments of the postoffice will be open New Year's day. | The special delivery section will | follow its regular schedule and the 'registry section at the main post|office will be open from 8 a. m. to 8p. m. | Parcel post windows also will be {open from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m., where

{postage stamps will be available.

killed. Spearhead Trapped

The enemy spearhead was {trapped when its mechanized units ran out of gasoline because of the terrific allied aerjal bombardment of supply roads. Patton’s electrifying entry into {the battle at one of the blackest

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Angered by ‘Gag,’ Ready to Resign

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and Brig. Gen. Julius C. Holmes—

against whom there was bitter left wing protest. These developments may have set

a time fuse spluttering deep within

administration councils. PM reports that according to Ickes’ most intimate colleagues, the sharptongued cabinet member “does not like the way tHings are going.” Ickes is represented as feeling that if he undertook to address the

Franco meeting he would have to

submit his address for approval of the office of war information. In turn, that organization would ask the state department to okay it. Dunn in his advisory capacity would persuade Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius Jr., to object, Ickes is said to feel.

Calls Ickes ‘Muzzled’

“He is muszled,” the paper continued. “He must respect protocol One cannot condemn Ickes for his decision. To speak out against Franco would mean to resign from ‘the team,’ and with such new recruits to ‘the team’ as Clayton, Holmes and Dunn, every New Dealer is desperately needed. “Ickes clings to the hope that by staying on ‘the team’ he can help

ciples. . . . He knows there is an issue for deep internal debate--will the New Deal win out in the ad-

the (secretary of commerce) Jesse Jones conservatives. “Ickes won't talk, but his mood is inescapable to his aides.

momentous (election day).

the Potomac.”

New ‘State Department

Faces First Pressure

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (U. P) —THe newly reorganized state department was faced today with its first organized pressure campaign— a demand by left-wing groups to sever diplomatic relations with the Spanish government of Generalissimo Francisco Franco. Spearhead of the campaign will | be a resolution that Rep. John M.|

[Coffee (D. Wash.), plans to intro- |

next week,

Coffee sponsored in the last congress and which died in the foreign affairs committee, recommends sev-

commission to investigate the possibility of supplying lend-lease aid to anti-Franco Spanish guerrilla

{hours of the campaign held the

{promise of ‘turning an American |

!disaster into the “greatest victory” ‘called for by Gen. Dwight D. Eisen‘hower last week. |" But headquarters revealed it was {made at great cost. | When the 3d army's armored divisions were wheeled northward to re|inforce the 1st army flank on Dec. 20 they were forced to abandon th Saar river bridgehead at Dillingen. That had taken two weeks of bloody fighting to establish, That withdrawal was believed to have been one of the primary obrectives of Rundstedt's offensive. While thwarted in his drive on Liege and Antwerp, the Nazi commander had achieved a limited success.

LONDON, Dec. 29 (U, P).—The U. 8. 8th air force rounded out a full week of unbroken daylight attacks on Germany today with a heavy bomber assault on vital military targets. Berlin acknowledged that allied bombers were over western and southwestern Germany.

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The Nazis also reported that bombers from Italy were flying in over the Alps toward Austria and southern Germany in what -appeared to-be a two-way drive. British Lancasters and Halifaxes

bladbach in a strike at German comniunications centers.

TOKYO IS ALERTED "FOR NEW AIR BLOW

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the planes had been shot down and three damaged VTA | The Japanese belatedly acknowl- | edged the combined American sur- | face and air attack on Iwo Jima in {the Bonins Wednesday and an air attack Thursday. Three out of 50 B-29 Superfortresses and Liberators were shot down, claimed.

SEEK PRISONER-LABOR LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec, 20 (U. P.). | —The tobacco board of trade here |announced today that it will re- | quest the federal government to assign war prisoners to work in tobacco redryers because of a shortage of civilian employees. v

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last night hit Bonn and Munchen-:|

the broadcast |

movements, The initial drive for popular sup-| port of Coffee’s resolution will come at a mass rally at Madison Square Garden in New York next Tuesday,| at which Coffee will be one of the principal speakers. |

LOWER BID IGNORED, TIRE FIRM CLAIMS

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prices to determine the average costs.

No Way of Checking

“We know what to expect from the two firms who were awarded | thé contracts and we had no way of checking in advance on the celivery status of the Tire Service Co.,” he said. Mr. Mason said his firm's bid] averaged $2 to .$8 a tire less than {offers submitted by the two success{ful bidders? | I “Purthermore, my can guar-! |antee delivery of tires to the county)

(the same as any other tire dealer,” he said. | “Also the quality of my firm's

{tires (U. 8. Rubber Co.) can match | that of any other firm in the price |class.” Mr. Mason cited quotations on |one type of tire in the county lcontract, size 6.00-16. He said his (firm offered this size tire at $11.48 while the General Tire Co.'s bid [listed it at $13.25. | “There are many other similar price tomparisons in the bids, some of them ranging as high as $8 in |the difference,” Mr. Mason said.

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. . THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES Ickes Reported

the President return to first prinministration or will it succumb to

They know that he still refuses to hate that man in the White Housg. He prays that Roosevelt will read the meaning of Nov. 7

“If all his patience is in vain, if Harold Ickes finally gets fed up and decides that the only hope is hell raising, he may create an explosion that will stir the placid waters of

duce in congress when it- convenes

The resolution, similar to the One| Times shoppers clothed 758 and

erance of diplomatic relations with $17 464.52 Donations not y ,464.52. previously Spain. It also calls for a military | isteq were $50, contributed by the

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Montgomery ‘Ward: .Chairman Says Army Will Have To Toss Him Out.

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operated by the government. It is engaged in manufacturing war maverials. . Avery announced his ccfiance of the seizure. late. yesterday, more than five hours after the order was executed. 4 “Ward's cannot in good citizenship accept or obey the commands of those who have no legal power to give them and who. are seeking to «deprive Wards of its constitutional rights and liberties,” his statement said. “Wards takes this position in defense of the constitutional rights and liberties of every citizen of the United States. Action on the government's petition for a temporary injunction restraining company officials from interfering with operation of the facilities awaited the appearance in court of Ward's attorneys. The firm has 20 days in which to answer the petition. The petition named the company and 16 officials as defendants and cited the alleged violations of labor laws at each plant. Additional affidavits were filed by Fred M. Vinson, economic stabilization director; Chairman William H, | Davis of the WLB, Robert B. Patterson, undersecretary of war; Clifford Mack of the procurement division. of the treasury department, and several government officials. Davis charged in his affidavit that the company’s “persistent refusal to settle its labor problems will duly impede and delay the war effort and threatens the wartime labor relations structure,” . Patterson contended that “a strike at the Ward plant may cause interruption of production in other plants engaged in war production.” Vinson said that many farmers depend on the firm Tor equipment, parts and supplies, Assistant Attorney General Hugh Cox said that he and company attorneys had agreed that the present dispute should be made a test case ‘to determine the validity of the Smith-Connally Act and see if the executive department of the government has jurisdiction in labor disputes.

1304 ARE OUTFITTED BY CLOTHE-A-CHILD

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direct donors 546. Total cash contributions, includ. ing the Mile-O-Dimes, amounted to

flower fund of Dept. 312, Lukas-

Harold Corp. $1.30 by "A Friend|’

and $1 by the Beech Grove Chapter

Actual expenditures will run more than $27,000, possibly $30,000 as it

is estimated that at least $11,000!

was spent by direct donors who met the children at Clothe-A-Child and shopped for the youngsters themselves. 5 Direct donors since Christmas were Mrs. Richard Nees, who clothed two children, Allison Local No. 933, U. A. W.-C. 1. O,, one child, and Link-Belt, second Shift, Dept. 2200, one child.

Alcoholics Plan New Year's Party Sans That Stuff

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carry the slogan: “Really SEF. the New Year In.” . s & & A SPOKESMAN-for the group, who has been “dry” since November, 1941, said that the party was for mutual protection against the well-meaning hospitality of friends offering a nip. of “that stufr.” “The holidays are toughest for a new member who hasn't really ‘got a program,” he explained. “We've learned the hard way that offering us a drink is the same as setting a match to a powder train. We just can’t drink socially and we know it.” Some of the alkies who have been ‘on the program” for a long time and are really set can tell when a fellow is building up to a letdown. They get together with the prospective backslider and shoot the breeze until he gets back on the beam. The same spokesman, who first read about the AA's while drunk in a hotel room, said -the old timers in the club knew how a man feels when he really starts

wanting - a .drink and are best qualified to help him. a" » ” THE AA's, which have about

200 members here, don't condemn a man for occasional blacksliding. They take the position that alcoholism is a disease and that if a man takes the first drink he’s going to keep taking them. They don't offer to make a so‘cial drinker out of a drunk. However, if a man or woman admits that he or she is so constituted that he or she can't drink like a gentleman or a lady, the AA’s will do their best to help. The AA's have no quarrel with those who drink or sell liquor— they just admit that they can’t handle it.

FOX PELTS INCREASE

ranches 1923 to over 400,000 in 1940.

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— BG PACE : NAZIS PLAYED DEAD |5reci wei ciminatec, ana srmorca AND WE WERE NAIVE

strength. battered - off its wheels, neither are we in a position to go any place tomorrow or the next day. i i It takes time to reorganize, re(Continued From Page:One) equip and revitalize an army for an all-out offensive—against a foe such as Germany.

offensive and swung into a strong position as far as they did: This demonstrated American .alertness and initiative when aroused to im-|” pending doom. ‘ f Germany’s whole plan seems clear |: now. | They played déad. And we| * were’ so naive! We decided that they had no more planes, and were short of ammunition, vehicles and good. troops. Some of us even be- |i. lieved the rumors that children and |}. women were filling their shattered| ranks, : But our front line troops know|’ different. They tell how the Jerries came into our fire with cool daring. They walked calmly up to our tanks and threw grenades down the |” hatches. They fought with searchlights on their tanks where we had v no anti-tank guns. - fi And they sent daring infantry-|.g

checked today!

replacements we had—and they knew where we had them stopped. Perfect eyesight is a precious gift! .Through our

All of which, added up, causes a mighty sigh of relief that now eyes we learn at least 83% of all we know . . .

we see our troops matching them on every mile of the new front. ‘We Can Take More’ Front line fighting leaders, who protect your vision by caring for your eyes, Have them checked regoffensive. ularly and the proper My own view is that neither Von their tanks and captured their vehicles. The past few days our; Germans than to us. For they have lost more men and equipment than But with veteran divisions called back into line and further depleted.

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know our strength and can essay Rundstedt’s army nor our -own Is] glasses fitted. ba your planes have given them a terrific | we and they cannot replenish as y EARS OF SERVIG]

the foe in the field, today opine that we can hold everything.Germany has—and more. They. won't talk about our coming counterin position to go very far for a| credit, while. | A We have knocked the enemy down | GLASSES ON CREDIT in windrows. We have knocked out | beating because we still have superigrity in the air. Actually, the German offensive has been far more costly to the fast, Perhaps all this means that Jerry has shot his last mighty offensive. If so, we are much closer to V-day.

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FOR STATE POSITIONS

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served during the past campaign as treasurer of the Gates-for-Governor organization. He l{yes near Carmel on Road 31, is marred and has two children. ' Both Mr. McCord and Mr. Pearson are members of the Columbia club. The former helongs to the Murat Temple, the latter to Origntal Masonic lodge.

NEW YORK (U. P.).—Byron Nelson topped all gold money records in 1944. He won more than $42,000 in war bonds.

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