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«& oA CRG IR PSR : ' B : THE INDIANA POLIS TIMES im— : — TUESDAY, APRILS, 5, - RA Adm Siw’ A Nazi Officer Kills Germans LEGION. ORATORICAL A Coup le of Hoosiers Get Together af Pacific TR INDIANA'R, B, STRE DEAD-. ; Two w oh FIN AL SET TONIGHT - WHEN A pe of Hoosiers wo CASE GOES 10 WLB F ainiving To Delay City’ S Occupation (both Indiana university men, at : told. Mr. & State finals of the national Amert | ig eh Jagathey n vias Paeiric The four-day-bld strike of 85 Ine tena, 164 By ELEANOR PACKARD render. A number were taken rE ican Legion oratorical contest will be 3 Soham mount 0. sky ng diana railroad bus drivers was in younger & United Press Staff Correspongent {oner, however, together with several [held it 8 p. m. today at the war | the hands ‘of the war labor ‘hoard tion and .~ ASCHAFFENBURG, Germany,|18-year-old efficers. {memorial, with four zone winners) So it was on Guam last March in Chicago today. ' The yo pel 8. — A sinister - mysterious Captain Hanged | perticipating : 17 as’ Yeoman 3-c Richard (Dick) The dispute was referred to the 8. Christ nd of Adolf Hitler and presuma-| o; io anatical defense did not| The winner in tonight's elimina- Retterer hi Shdiaapolis helped | WLB by federal conciliators here wounds 1 «bly an 8.8. officer evoked the fanat-| vo 1onvert a hero in the eyes|Hon will represent Indiana in the “escort EE Pyle around Pa- ser failure of a four-hour confer cording t "deal Nazi resistance which has held| Germans. His summary |ie8ionals for Indiana. Kentucky, cific fleet headquarters. ence yesterday to produce an agree- Saturday .+ff complete occupation of Aschaff-1 2 HE © made him a dreaded Michigan and Tennessee April 11 at sar ~ {ment on the walkout which knotted Only a *® enburg for five days. | monster and prisoners refer to him | Columbus, Ind. The national prize A LETTER from Yeoman Ret- bus transportation to Pt. Wayne, come tha . w+ When the 157th regiment of the as “schweinhund’—pig dog. {for the best discussion of “The on =| terer to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. | Terre Haute and intexnediate tena, who 7th army's 45th division entered the Lambert's first execution occurred | stitution of thé United States” 4 Ray Retterer of the Marott hotel, | towns. : sniper on town, the Nazi officer—a Maj. Lam~ when a wehrmacht captain argued | | $4000 college. education. left some doubt as to just who Indiana railroad executives have way near bert—usurped the commang of for a surrender at a council of war. One Indianapolis boy, Charles | escorted whe on that memorable . | declined to arbitrate the strike un= Ple. © “higher ranking authorities and The captain was. hanged and his| | Retherford, Technical high school,! gate. But it emphasized a good (til the busses are rolling again, the written ti threatened death to anyone who body*left in the public square for| {will compete tonight. Other con-| (ime was had by all. ; ‘strikers were told by Federal ‘Cons hospital in tried to surrender. |days as warning to others. | estants are Philip R. Melangton Jr, One of the eloquent-mahifesta- elliator Arthur O. Ingles. ) his 23d bi Two Germans are known to have Evidence of the second execution | Lincoln high school, Plymouth; tions of this geniality is present The drivers, members of the B' has been been shot under Lambert's orders was obtained from a document|Enilip Traycoff, South Side high in Ernie's inscription oi the pic- Amalgamated Association of Street - entering t| and others are believed to have ho from a captured major oat | school, Pt. Wayne and Howard M. {ure shown above. It reads: Railway and Motor Coach ems tending P been @isposed of similarly. mn P | Dess, Bloomington high school, “To my friend Dick Retterer— ployees, A. F. of L. are dexanding 1943. and

The Americans hold about two- | thirds of Aschaffenburg with only|

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{air force captain because of suspi-| | cious behavior. At the bottom was

The state contest is sponsored by

What's so damn funny?” If Dick had an answer, he didn't

What's " damn funny?” Ernie Pyle asked Yeoman Dick Retterer (lower left) of Indianapolis.

dismissal of Barlow Neely, I. R. R. supervisor. =

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the northeast section and a fringe] a note in Lambert's own hand- the Legion and the Indiana Bar as-| tel] his parents. . ber of Sig of eity blocks in the north Sulli_ oo reading: sociation, with Frank B. Russell, # » = guest of honor at a reception and versity, Ernie's alma mater. He battles before transferring to Pa- NAVY POSTS OPEN Pvt. Rol centers of resistance. But the Way!" «No further investigation needed. | TiPton. as state chairman. PYLE spent considerable time = dinner. ; enlisted in his sophomore year. cific “fleet headquarters, first at | Men interested in commissions as listed in ti opposition 1s decreasing, Specialy The traitor must be shot imme- CIVIC LEAGUE TO MEET {| with Yeoman Retterer's outfit, In the navy for two and a half 88 Pearl Harbor, then on Guam. chaplains and engineers in the naval he was 1" siicg Lambert left Whe oy q | diately.” | The Christian Park Civic league public relations headquarters of years, Yeoman Retterer is a THE Indianapolis youth saw Mr. Retterer 1s superintendent |reserve may be interviewed tomors that bran morming, We lows. may be clepre Beneath that was another nota-| will meet at 7:30 p. m. Thursday in| the Pacific fleet command. On graduate of Shortridge high action with the aircraft carrier of equipment for the New York (row by Lt. John W. Bornhoeft, Mediterran by OO th Remain tion; “Execution carried out.” the Christian park community house. the night of March 17 he was .schopl and attended Indiana uni- Saratoga in. several ‘South Pacific Central 8 railroad here. ue __|U.8.N.R, at 120 ‘W. North st. a tering he However, about 50 other S. S. men, There also were reports that the — — — ld Ee = marine tra close followers of Lambert, are un- (former mayor was hanged. but his Camp Pen derstood to be still in the city and | Wes not confirmed. overseas Ia may cause 8 stubborn delay. Civilians Arrested graduates These were some of the fanatics! However, Germans machine = gun- | school. qvith which Lambert organized Ris ned a group of prisoners whom the, desperate defense. Yanks were marching under guard | Approxim He grabbed any stray soldier he| A number of Lambert's defense | tering com could lay his hands on, including 8|garrison were one-armed, one-legged Jr. 20-yea few Hungarians, and built the re-|or one-eyed disabled veterans who the 1st arn sistance force around a nucleus of were bullied into fighting under in German; air vorps personnel transferred 10! threats of death. ’ The war the infantry. American authorities suspect 2 received la: Many were boys between 13 and number of civilians were willing sup- Mr. and M 17, who were trainees in the cadet!porters 6f Lambert's plans. Six of Arlington .. school located here. them, including two women, have previously 1 They were Hitler's children, edu-|been arrested and will be tried by Overseas cated for death rather than sur-!American military courts. a former en : ” Co., Ft. Wa

German People Bewildered By Speed of Allied Drive

By CLINTON B. CONGER

; disorder and apparent hypocrisy. |

ice in Marc] ate of Carn Surviving a sister, Mi dianapolis, Clara Hiron

United Press Siali Correspondent It is in the towns that the civil-| Lt. Col. H WITH U. 8. 2D ARMORED DI- ijans turns briefly trom their fren-| of Indiana VISION, Germany, April 3.— The \zied looting of army storehouses to! Marie A. German army was here yesterday, hand you the “we're glad you're | i % &, . ; : ¥ : Minn, was | and the folk who watched saw here” stuff. Hy, a 0 i i i & igh % as he led a nothing amiss with their war. | It’s in the towns that every sin-| ; 3 {an No BA gl Th ta en SA Co 19. Hundreds of American tanks are gle house puts out a white flag, | i ) i Rt en 1 A graduat . Tracing over the countryside today, every townsman rushes to make } Academy at and the people don't know what has himself useful to the Americans—by | had receive happened. |daylight. And by night the soi-| thé purple

The first reaction in the isolated diers walk in pairs or get a knife 4 i 2 pill” bs ceived on \ farmhouses is one of absolute, in the back. LPI : ¥ He was buri

cringing fear of immediate death In the towns the Nazi fanatics po 9 ; - * i a at San Fabi when the Yank carrying a tommy understand what's going: on, and Ya cit a. ; : Col. Seller gun darts into the house or he) what they're suppesed to do about) : ¥ : : the late Ma tanks Fumble to a stop at the front|it. But the farm woman doesn't marshal of | door. - understand the allied sweep through | and the ney After that comes bewilderment, her neighborhood. She says the| Sellers War relief, apprehension for the future. | Americans can do everything, so porarily in. I In the tewns the reaction varies |they must have parachuted the Other sur widely. It is -keynoted by combined | (Sherman tanks down here. ‘six-year old Johanna, 3,

Civiliens Wreck Train Over

7th Army's Main Highway |

By MALCOLM MUIR JB. “Impossible,” the colonel said, but United Press Staff Correspondent {he came out to look. WITH SEVENTH ARMY, Ger-| The train was coming all right. many, April 3.—Civilians of Erbach, ' The colonel and the sergeant leaped | , 2 miles east of the Rhine, were ac- aboard and attempted to set the SESE iT today. of committing the first brakes, It was too late. I'hey sabofage against American forces Jumped oft” again just Derore the] in Germany — “dive-bombing” a engine and cars toppled into the highway with a railroad train. = underpass gap, blocking-‘the. highThe main highway to the 7th way on which units of the 42d Rain-, army front runs through a railroad bow division were moving up to the underpass at Erbach. Allied bomb- | front. ers had blown out the overhead | A ER tracks and rail traffic long since had| PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN ceased. J. Jack Crafton, Flying Fortress Late yesterday an engineer corps| squadron lead pilot and son of! sergeant ‘ran- to the colonel's tent| Mrs. Ruth Orafton, 1225 N. New and called: FJersey st. has been promoted to “A locomotive and a full train is captain at an 8th air force bomber bowling down the tracks from the| station in England. His wife, Betty north with a full head of steam.” | Jo, lives in Modesto, Cal

IN INDIANAPOLIS

EVENTS TODAY Ace! Durell Power, U. 8. army, Catherine imbrell, 1620 N. Alabama ” General committee of adjustments, Big 4 Robert W. Kaylor, 216 W. Raymond; DoroSallam meeting, Washington hotel, | (hy Bowsman, 1701 Walker Walden Elmore, 3030 Bt. Paul; Mabel Inniearredis -¥ Men's” Club. International, | Brandon, 1138 Linden. meeting, Central ¥.M.C. A, 12:15'p.m | Myzshall BV West, 1914 Valley; Anne Drews, —— | 21 Br cy | Walter oe 3532 Graceland; Clea Maxie EVENTS TOMORROW { Bmall, 1442 §. Vinewoed

General committee of adjustments, Big 4 Harry Andrew Kieninger, 1243 McDougal;

t Washington hotel With Mae Kieninger, 1650 E. Southern Tailroad mesting, ashing 9 lard Jorn Fritsch, U, 8. army; Wini-

ised May Wainwright, 1607 N. ‘Dels-

a.m. Junior Chamber of Commerce, luncheon, yi tel, 16 m rr Bey Washington dor Boone, 1120. Pletcher; Lillian Ruth } ckett 2 linois Kiwanis By luncheon- -meeting. Colum- Allen Dawson, 2431 Martindale; Rose Mae bia club, noon. Squires, 528 N. Senate

————— Edward A. Johnson, 1618 Milburn; Louise MARRIAGE LICENSES

Harris, 1621 Milburn Arthur Pitman, 1044 Shelby: Edith Marichwine, 403 Osk, Fortville; LL Catobius, 1601 N Delaware. Te Acton, arl Whitaker, 331 N. Delaware; Evelyn Robert Lee Yosh, 1603 8, Meridian; Celestia | Mae Byroads, 1603 8. Meridian

"Dolores Shelton, bé7 N. Belinont, ames William Lockett, 136 Herman; Violet James William Clegg, 21 W. 10th; Anna Laura Cleaver, 1665 Park eee

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Jules, ne Roberts, 136 Herman. Elbert Eugene Minor, 4819 Caroline; Nellie | Belle York, 4919 Caroline. Martin Moore, Chesterfield, Jennie Lackey, 1803 Ingram. Gerald Bandturs, Camp Atterbury; | Polly Marron, Avondale. James Prank Hurt, 2138 Highland Place; Margaret Katherine Davis, 1914 Ralston, Allan Otto Horton, 1110 W. 20th; Martha Jane Greenburg, 905 N. Bosart. Charles Albert Randall, 37561 Park; Grace! Ursula Bpence, 811 Eastern Logan Bex Jr, R. R. 1, Williams; Betly se Bolton, 205 8. Arlingtbn Roland A. Prudeaux, 2050 Boulevard Place; Katie B. Vandiver, 2130 Bhriver, Ralph Brandenburg, 708 N. Haugh; Agnes Fahy, 1166 W

Virgil Harry VanAita, 664 Oakdale, Chicago; Helen Marie Koberts, 2000 E. 52d. Joseph Anselm, 2426'; N. Illinois, Ada utockdate, 426% N. Tlinois Ebe Reser, 1721 N, Tibbs; Opal Hied, to N. Hlinois James Raymond Clark, 2041 Koehne; Leona Kay Axsom, 619.8. Roeng william Brigham, U. 8. navy; Lavina Opal

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Fobert Lee Thorpe Jr, 536 W. 26th; Lil-! lan Beatrice New, 861 W. 26t Audrid Hugh Riley, U. 8. navy; Rose Marie | Bates, 1035 Mills iH rd L. Smith, U. 8. army; Martha Imo- | e Roland, 30 8, Euclid, Herbert Jersthrorn, heap A tterbury; Viola! Mae Barnett, artinsville. A James Long, Ry Harrison, Frances J. got Keen, Fook 8. Bost : Thomas B. Bettis, 1604 N. Belle Vieu lace; ahelma L. Burdine, 1604 N. Belle feu Place Ongar P Smiths, 3 £ 37th; Lora Carson, Creston ute ook 149 B. Hilinois; Cora! wilt lh Cok

C. Fred a er, oT Qollege: Alice Juanita Bekimsher, AB 13th nk Sngncer Hotel; Edith wip Eats 18 i813 Central, apt. 3, Howard Spi inger, 33 4 a East; William Sitharing ullen, 1123 - John Malcolm Wiggins, $620 N linois; ollege.

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BIRTHS

Girls

Benjamin, Margaret Garman, at Coleman Arthur, Nannie Dabney; at City Dr. Robert, Ruby Cornell, at Coleman. Ralph, Dorothy. Ropp, at Coleman Jacob, Hattie Pischer, at Methodist. | Rennetn, Janet Adams, at St Vincent's mes, Marjorie Farrell, at Bt. Vincent's, ioe Delma ry at 2608 Guilford. {arry, Mary Bostic, at 2331 Wheeler. Carl, Fay Jett, at 961 W. 28th st. | Louis, Alta Price, at 528 Chadwick,

Boys Paul, Mary Vorhies, at St. Francis Milton, Frances ¥Yakey, at 8t. Prancis. | Wilmer, Bonnie Altum, at Coleman George, Margaret Denney, at Coleman, Harold, Ruth lang, at Methodist . Arthur, Glendora Pederson, at Methodist Bernard, Clara Young, at Methodist, Lawrence, Rosemary Kaelin, at Bt Vincent's Harold, Bonnie Weddle, at 8t' Vincent's | ames Sindy Ferguson, at 2016 N. apte Redempta Kirkham, at 1158 ne lish | loy Edna Lovell, at 480 W. Meirill | Raert Elizabeth Montgomery, at 1137 8. Hardin, Anderton, sie” Perkins, at 4031 Rook-

WwW OO ArRabeh Roberts, at 2821 Baltimore gest, Velma Shaffer, at 1008 BE. Maryan

DEATHS

Olive Mae Wiseman, 24, at Oity, toxic encephalopathy. at 5821 Norwaldo,

{Veronica Pletor, 41, | cerebral hemorrhage Joseph 8 Bites, 32, at 4065 Central, arterioerosis Harrison Albert Woodruff, 69, at 41 W 82d, cerebral hemorrhage. Jeanette E. Miller, 81, at 2041 8. Delaware, organic heart, therine Robennack, 80, at 6472 Colege, cerebral hemorrhage Lawrence MeMahon fe 6 N. Tre, mont, chronic encep Walter Winegar, 1, at Riley, tuberculous meningitis, By enie Goslin, 79, at 1158 Tecumseh, ronic m ocarditis, > 1116 Hoyt,

william Johnsto 78, at chronic myseardie 83, at 870 Pleasant Run ive foronaty occlusion PE adh AS Pat Me odist, genat 161 EB Fall Cres

Edna Sellers

Pvt: Carl Parker, 1832. action in Gel Pvt. Parke serving over: talion since service May lived at Cr: had attendec Surviving | - ‘his wife, B .Diang., Darin and his moth all of Crawl

Sgt. Charl the 25th divi 4, on Luzon, he entered t The 30-yea the husband toph, 134 Kar and Mrs. Wil E. Troy st. Sgt. Christe of the Willia overseds last viously been Caledonia. Surviving | parents ate a two sisters, N toph, Indians Shelby, Great er, Boatswain Christoph, “sts in California grandmother, toph. Memorial cc be held at 10 George's "Epis Sgt. Christop!

4 Pvt. Willian of Mrs. Ruth Wade st., and Willlam McC died Marth 1 in Germany. With a me the 3d army, overseas one | service he was Surviving b parents are tw Cpl. Philip O. Seaman 1-¢ Southwest, Pac Rhea McGee, Francis, both

" Marine Pvt. gan, husband gan, 1428 S. 1 wounds receiv Jima. The 24-year-member of the and had ente 1044. He was Allison's, Surviving be daughter, Deai and a son,.Jal cld; the fath Cincinnati; an Mary Shimp, a Duniigan and | Indianapolis.

WOUNDEL

Pfe. Harry L “Mrs. Mae Law | "bury st., who v tian islands Fel to duty, - Awarded the “son-of Mr, . rence, 442 E. Mi r-old daugl