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VOLUME 55—NUMBER 309
By UNITED PRESS
Flood waters of the Ohio river spilled over owlinds
from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Ill,
fy
today.
Thousands of families fled ‘from their ‘homes along
the twisting course of the river nearly 1000 miles long. Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and Ken-
-tucky were the hardest hit.
Other flood waters: rolled
: sero the river valleys of southern Indiana and Illinois,
and
Coney Island Park at Cincinnati Inundated”
Coney island recreation park sticks its head out of the flood waters near Cincinnati.
fississippi and Arkansas, Eight persons were known. dead.
High waters lapped
is the grandstand of the River Downs race track.
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TIMES EXCLUSIVES . . . By Our Own Writers
It's a Black Day for Hitler,
But Best Troops Flee Trap
By LUDWELL DENNY ‘Scripps-Howard Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, March 7.—The
fall of Cologne is the worst Ger-
man defeat on home soil in two world wars. "To the allies and to the Germans it 15° a symbol of the ‘approaching end. And symbols matter grefitly in a war which depends in-
creasingly on German morale. But Cologne is a fact as well fourth city in size, it is second in strategic importance.— out | ranked only by Berlin as the nerve | center .of the vast communica- | tions and transport system of the
WHAT'S WRONG ‘WITH UNRRA?. By Charles T. Lucey
as a symbol. Though Germany's
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Reich, and outianking ever the
capita] as the gateway to the |
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Lehman, Allied Relief Head, Is Man With Many Troubles
WASHINGTON, March T.—Remember UNRRA?.
That's the United Nations Reli tion.
ef and Rehabilitation Administra-
< It was put together by the united nations in late 1943 to help needy millions in areas liberated from axis rule.
Ndt much has been heard of it spreading in the wake of war, 1t is drawing rising criticism, here and overseas. “Why doesn’t UNRRA get going?"—that's the ~chief question asked. ‘This alphabetical mouthful is the first broadescale, organized .attempt of nations to work to‘gether In a non-military way—the | Lm mn
WAR-WEARY BRITAIN .
recently, but now, with destitution
This is the first of four articles on UNRRA, what it's done, what it hasn't done, and why.
old league of nations was largely consultative, Top government people beliéve
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. By Daniel M. Kidney
La Follette Finds Workers Tired, but Still Courageous
WASHINGTON, March 7.—Between the blitz and V-bombing, British war workers have been beaten down until each day's job is done with obvious war-weari-ness, Rep. Charles M. La Follette (R. Ind.) reported today. He returned last week from a month spent in England. For the most part the Hoosier congressman visited with the Jen clic damn.
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To Peace
WASHINGTON; March 7.—~The supreme court has a chance to expedite the vital coal-wage negoilations now going on here, or throw them into confusion.
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Amusements. .
LABOR . .". By Fred W. Perkins
| Supreme Court Holds Key
themselves and obtained his knowledge first hand. But he also visited with Labor party members of parliament.
“They gave him the impression
that England will go “Socialist, but not Communist” after the war, he said. “The dockworkers’‘ strike had
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in Coal Mines
It will be up to the nine justices |
to decide about horning in, and how, on a labor matter which a dozen other federal agencies are watching for a possible strike that would impede the war. The, court tomorrow will hear arguments on whether coal miners have a legal right to portal-to-portal pay under the wage-hour law. “Such-pay was one of the advantages forced -through- ‘hy John L. Lewis in .the ‘long 1943 ‘fight which involved the United . Mine. Workers, .the bituminous coal operators, ‘board, and Secretary of. Interior Ickes. . The war labor board, prodded by Mr, Ickes, finally ‘granted the
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1945
around war plants, forcing them into idleness. Thousands
of schools were closed.
About 6000 families were-homeless' between Pitts.
burgh and Louisville. their homes in Indiana, and - sections in Illinois.
Another 1000 persons fled from 1700 evacuated river. bottom
The high water forced coal mines to close in some sections. In other areas armories and public buildings were
used as dormitories for flood
refugees. At Rosiclare, 111,
grocery store employees carried the stock from their
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RIVER EVICTS
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1000. Familfes Flee From Rising Waters in Souths ern Indiana. LOCAL TEMPERATURES
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By UNITED PRESS |
ery of more: than 1000 families in southern Indiana made ah by floods on the Ohio and Wabash | |” so and smaller streams today. However, the promise of no rain |
‘and of clearing skies lessened the! | threats of a major disaster. Brig. Gen. Elmel Sherwood, In|diana adjutant general, directed emergency relief work of eight state agencies, including = disaster committees of the American Red Cross. Indiana state guard units were organized at Madison, Salem and New Abany under the conimand of Maj. Marshall D. Lemmon, New Albany, to assist in removing isolated families, livestock and personal property along the Ohio river, The principal suffering and danger were reported at Lawrenceburg, where an appeal for emergency food was made; Madison, where more than 100 families were homeless; Aurora, two-thirds under water; Cannelton, where power was
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DRAWN BY Staff Photographe Victor Peterson, this mfiap show: the course of the Wabash and White rivers through-Indiana and
southern ° Indiana towns that border the Ohio river. Principal flood damage now is at Lawrenceburg and Aurora, at the right of the map. Other southern Indiana towns will be affected as the Ohio crest moves toward the Missis~ sippl. Thus far, Indiana cities north of Mt. Carmel have escapéd high water but flood conditions have been reported at Mt. Carmel where the west and east forks of the White ‘river pour into the Wabash. d '
Associate
flooded store and set up shop in a hill-top church. weather bureau forecast colder weather
river valley.
Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis, 9, Ind. Issued daily except Sunday
The for: the Ohio
The forecaster at Chicago said the tem-
perature drop probably would not be great enough to
check the flood, however.
The flood in the Ohio valley appeared to be the worst
since 1937.
and shipyard workers were
The main areas hit by the high water were: PENNSYLVANA—An estimated
25,000 mine, mill forced into idleness. The
American Bridge Co. plant at Ambridge, Pa., closed down.
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PRICE re CENTS
Six open hearth furnaces at
plant ir Pittsburgh were shut down.
‘seven feet over flood stage.
WEST VIRGINIA—Many roads were “About 5000 workers were forced into idleness around
Wheeling. Streets at Pt. Ple under water. All bus service
No Dead, 6000 Families Left Homeless By Ohio River F loods
the Jones & Laughlin steel The water was
inundated,
asant and Martinsburg were south and west ‘of Wheeling
was discontinued as highways were flooded. OHIO—The state highway patrol estimated 11,200
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REPORT RUSS OPEN BERLIN PUSH; PATTON 10 MILES FROM RHINE
DAVIS NAMED
ECONOMIC HEAD
BY ROOSEVELT
Appointment of WLB: Chief
Smoothes Way for -
Pay Increases. ;
WASHINGTON, March 7 (U. P.). —Chairman William H. Davis of the War Labor board was appointed
| today to be economic stabilization
tdirectér. The move apparently will | make smoother sailing for limited | wage increases permitted by the la{bor board.
The White House announced that |
| pavis will succeed Fred M. Vin-| |son, ‘who was confirmed by the] | Senate yesterday to be federal Joan} administrator. Vinson into his new position ll
The realignment of the adminis- |
{tration's = stabilization team ap-| |pedred to give Davis a ie in| his m Rv feud with Vin Mspn’s order restricting oe
| called “frivrge” wage increases.
Vinson ruled that thers=eotld be no. so-called fringe increases if they necessitated any price” increase. { The WLB, particularly Davis, con- | tended that ‘it could issue directives
ison then could approve them even|
if price increases were necessary.
Chairmanship to Taylor The White House said the WLB |
Colder weather added to the mis-| chairmanship will go to. George W. | first degree murder,
Taylor, University of Pennsylvania professor who now is vice-chairman of the board. There was speculation | that the vacancy on the board cre{ated by Davis’ promotion might go | to Nathan Feisinger, University of Wisconsin professor who now is an/| alternate public member. Taylor was expected to continue! pretty much the same policies in|. guiding the board as Davis held. The two men have generally acted together in the past. Taylor is credited with having been author | of ‘the Little Steel formula which limits basic hourly wage increases! to 15 per cent of levels prevailing | on Jan, 1, 1941, Davis has been criticized widely | by organized labor for his staunch | advocacy of the Little Steel formula. Labor also has assailed his unswerving contention that
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TOBIN DISOWNS HIS
PAPER'S WAGE VIEW
Editor Backing Little Steel,
A union editorial urging support of the Little Steel wage formula
has been disowned by Daniel J. |
Tobin, president of the A. F. of L. International Teamster union and editor of its ‘publication. Tobin said ‘that the editorial, appearing in the March issue of the International Teamster, was contrary .to his own. views and “escaped” “his attention prior to publication. Announcement of Tobin's “oversight” was made by Associate Editor Lestér M. Hunt, who said the union
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Street Railway
By SHERLY UHL '
The Public Service commission's, tangled = action.
attempt to compel
a five. month court delay.
Both the Indiana supreme court unty circuit court to= issed litigation which, knotted the rate case when Indianapolis railways protested its legality |on a technical point. Next step 18 up to the PSC. The
and Marion day had d
a ali neem Taxes Pus st Mirch Tm with Day or Nigh
fact that this three-man commis- " Sion OW
has two new
Admits!
Indianapolis | Railways to- lower dts transit fares is back where it was last October after
Succeeds Vinson
| William H. Davis , . . new eco- | nomic stabilization director.
FLORIST'S WIFE TO TAKE STAND
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Photographs of Wiedenhoft.
Death Scene Admitted “As Evidence. | The state today prepared to call
| for fringe increases and that Vin- | the widow of Gustave L. Wieden-
| hoft, slain South side florist, to the witness stand in the third day of the trial of Charles DeGraphenreed, DeGraphenreed, charged with previously was [identified by. the widow "as the slayer. Meanwhile, the state continued to [advance robbery as the motive. William L. Gasteen, the first policeman [to arrive at the scene, told the jury [that he found the Wiedenhoft home | ransacked, and that four cans of | money were 6fi"the kitchen table. With continuing objection by De{fense Attorneys John O. Lewis and M. Wilson Beene to the admission J pictures portraying the death scene, the state changed its strategy and decided to call Mrs. Wiedenhoft earlier in the case. Certain pictures were admitted as | evidence by Judge William D! Bain {and they were inspected by the | jury. Defense -attorneys charged. the pictures were “rejudiced.” George W. McAllister Jr., another | police witness, described finding a
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Assembly Closes Longest Session
(Editorial, Page 10)
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The Indiana general assembly's longest session in history finally énded at 8:11 o'clock last night with only a handful of senators |and representatives on hand to watch it die. The last gavels fell 20 hours and 17 minutes past the constitutional deadline, a custom that has been followed for-many sessions but not for so many .overtime hours. The adjournment was delayed by enrolling processes on three voluminous bills that were jammed through the legislature during the [final session Monday night. They were the 400-page’ election code measure, the Republican liquor
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Rate Case
Returns for PSC Decision
further complicates’ the alreadyThe - newscomers, including Chairman Ross Freeman, were . appointed by the incoming Republican administration. Only one -precent PSC member, Lawrence Cannon, sat in on any of the hearings in which the public counselor dompleted the state's argument against the railway company last October, . But even Mr, Cannon's acquaintance’ h ; the Srayn-ou, case is
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COBLEN? IS AIM Cintiinis Claim Reds Storming Oder
River: Berlin and Moscow Hint
Battle for Capital Is On.
OF 30 ARMY'S FAST ADVANGE
Spectacular End Run Sends Armored Columns 40 | Miles in "48 Hours. |
PARIS, March 7 (U. P.).—Lt. Gen. |
middle Rhine today in a powerful | offensive that rippel almost 40! miles in 48 hours - through the, center of the German lines before | Coblenz. : | In a lightning thrust that appar-| ently caught the Germans in the process of pulling their Eifel mountain line back to the Rhine, tanks
LONDON, March 7 (U.P.)—A | field dispatch from the U. S. 9th .army front on the Rhine said today that American officers had spotted ‘hundreds of white flags waving ftom houses and rooftops across the river in the Ruhr vals ley “city of Duisburg.
and motorized infantry columns of Patton's 4th armored division broke loose in the Nazi rear and turned an orderly enemy withdrawal into a near rout. { .Vanguards of the 4th division | were closing on Mayen, 15 miles)
Jwesb-southwagy of Coblenz and only|
about 10 miles west of the Rhine | city of Andernach. |
Take Supplies, Prisoners {
German resistance broke under the, American armored drive, and field dispatches said Patton's hard- |. riding tankmen swept up vast quan- | tities of German arms and supplies and hundreds of prisoners in their | path. | The Nazis still were fighting hard | on: either flank of the 4th armored | division, but Berlin broadcasts in-| dicated they were beginning to pull out of the entire Eifel mountain
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Hoosier Heroes—
WILLIAMS, CLAYTON AND SEDAM KILLED
110 Listed as Wounded and
[“We let them complete the job, and
Two Prisoners.
Fighting on the Western front] has cost the lives of three more Indianapolis soldiers. In addition, 10] men have been wounded and two are prisoners. KILLED
Pfc. Lloyd G. Williams, 1059 Udell killed in Belgium. Pvt. Charles L* Clayton, 1115 N. Alabama st., in France, Pfc. Delbert E. Sedam, 706 W.| Hanna ave. in Germany.
WOUNDED
Pvt. Ernest W. McCleerey, 526 N. | Tacoma ave. in Italy. { Second Lt. Robert G. Gossett, | 1007 N. Parker ave. in Germany. Pfc. Eugene Long, 448 W. 31st | st; in Germany. : | Pfc. Raymond Albert Jr. Winthrop ave. in Belgium. | S. Sgt. Alvié C. Tolle, R. R. 6,! Box 737, in France. 8. Sgt. Theodore R. Cox, 204 Good ave, in Burma, T. Sgt. Charles D. Lindsey, Qliver ave., in France. Pfc. William C. Kinnard, 417% Minerva st. in Italy. 8, ‘Sgt. William. F. Jester, 1323 E 10th st. in Germany. Sgt. Sander Leventhal, 532 E. 37th st, In Luxembourg. PRISONERS Pfc. James "A. Wakelam, Beech Grove, of Germany.. Pvt. T. C.. Mann, Philadelphia, Pa. nephew of Mrs. Grace Parris, a7 Evanston ave, of Germany,
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LONDON, March 7
(U. P.).—The en said wii
that-the Red army had Started a powerful offensive aimed
at Berlin.
The Russians are storming the Oder river defense line
130-odd miles east of the capital on both sides of Kuestrin
and north of Frankfurt, Berlin reported. Both German and Russian reports indicated that Mar. George S. Patton's ‘American 3d shal Gregory K. Zhukov’s White Russian 1st army was shove army struck within 10 miles of the ing off on the big push to Berlin. The German high command said Soviet tanks, troops
AERIAL BLOWS
LEVEL COLOGNE
142,000 Tons of Bombs
Were Dropped on City in Four Years.
By JOHN B. McDERMOTT United Press Sta? Corresponfent U. 8. .1ST ARMY HEADQUARTERS, March 6 (U. P.).-All that still stands intact in Cologne today is the great cathedral. The rest of this once proud city is simply bare, gaunt ‘walls reaching up to the sky. And the hazy, drizzly weather does not help to enhance the picture. Cologne is a -factual example of four ‘years of planned, - strategic bombing, as one high R. A. F. officer put it.
In those four years, 42,000 tons of bombs were dropped on Colognes |industrial plants, and the queen of the -Rhine became the first of 65 German cities to be virtually “bombed off the map.” . Explains Strategy “Our plan was for complete elimlnation of German industry when we began attacking German cities - 1941,” the R. A. F. officer said. | have succéeded. Cologne today — like Stalingrad did.” * The strategic bombing was designed to disperse concentrated industrial areas and drive German bombers from the air by eliminating their production centers. He said incendiary bombs took the heaviest toll. Duesseldorf has been even more completely destroyed than Cologne by the planned bombing, the officer said. The officer also cleared up the reason for the repeated bombings. “The Germans made tremendous efforts to build .up the industries after we levelled them,” he said.
then levelled them again,”
and artillery were hammering the defenses around Kuestrin, key citadel on the east bank of the Oder 38 miles east of Berlin. :
The Reds also are attacking north of Frankfurt, west bank strong point 33 miles from the capital, the Germans- said.
A Nazi commumique said the pre liminary aim ‘of of the Russians was to “gain basic’ pesitions for major operations” —apparently solid footholds across the “Oder to. use aa springboards against Berlin. » The . ‘said . the Soviet aftacks failed against dew termined ‘defense and countere blows. °
May Have Solid Bridgehead
Moscow hinted that Zhukov might already have a more or less solid bridgehead across the river. He won’ several after reaching the Oder a month ago, but their status was blacked out later. Moscow - gave tacit confirmation to the Nazi reports that the big push against Berlin was on. The government ‘newspaper 1zvestia said that “on all roads lead ing to Berlin there is visible evi dence of the furious battles our troops now are waging.” : Zhukov's Flanks Cleared = Other Soviet dispatches said thas in an unidentified sector the Russians forced a river—perhaps the -- Oder east of Berlin—penetrated the depth of Nazi defenses, and seized a major transport network. Military quarters had been pre dicting the renewal of Zhukov's offensive toward Berlin ever since the Pomeranian campaign largely secured his right flank. Marshal. Ivan S. Konev's drive across the Oder in Silesia had nailed down the left flank of Zhue kot’s 1st white Russian army. Zhukov's army drew up on the Oder a month ago after its spece tacular sweep from the Vistula. In Moscow unofficial military obe
pon
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Mob Attacks Prison, Bonomi Regime Forces Crisis in Italy
By REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press Staff Correspondent ROME, March 7.—A mob attack | on Reginia Coeli prison, two more {bombings and other scatteted vio-| lence heightened the political crisis | threatening to overthrow the Bon-| omi government today. The executive committee of the| Communist party issued a formal
isters and undeérsecretaries will resign unless Premier Ivanoe Bonomi
|changes in Italy's internal politics. ‘Bonomi ‘presided at an extraor-
jdinary cabinet meeting called to
touched oft crisis, which was touched off oy the escape of Gen, | Mario Roatta, one of Italy's prine | cipal war criminals, from a military hospital Sunday night. No deaths were reported in the new .outbreaks of rioting, but ws | second victim of bombs thrown dure |e yesterday's anti-Royalist deme _ onstration in front of the Quuirinale
|warning that all Communist min- | palace, home of acting King Um
berto, died during the night. At least seven other=persons were
2957| immediately effécts wide-sweeping| wounded in that incident.
Crowds of tattered, hungry-looke
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EASTERN, FRONT—German high command ‘reports Russians open drive on Berlin. {
WESTERN FRONT — Third army drives within 10 miles of Boblenz; white ‘flags reported waving from Duisburg across Rhine.
AIR WAR—American Flying Fort-
ang Liberatars. resulie ase on G
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jos ca troops }
PACIFIC—Three marine divisions | battle foot by foot toward north toast of Iwo. island; American troops prepare final drive against Japanese on Luzon,
ITALY Fifth army - hits. three more Appenite heights and key town of Castelnuovo, 13 miles southwest of Bologna.
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