Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 May 1945 — Page 8

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PATTON FEARED CAUTION MOST

Kept Plans Secret From Own High Command.

By ROBERT RICH! ARDS United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, May 16 (Delayed) — Gen. George S. Patton of the 3d U.'S, army piled up one of the greatest offensive records of the war by keeping quiet at the -right time:—— J It may now be disc losed that he not only kept his best-laid plans hidden from the watchful eves of the Germans, as.could be expec ted ‘of a smart and wily commander but he sometimes even ducked his own high command until it Was 100 late for them to restrain him, There was an open joke among the 3d army, whenever anyone was cautioned against mentioning a new operation, that Patton didn't muc h

care if the Germans knew, but he

was a little worried about wha would pappen if the higher-ups of the U. 8. army found out. Tried Anything It was not that anyone was angry

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at Patton or did not want to help,

him get the war over as quickly as possible, but there were some who

felt that at times he tried to do NORTH

toa. much with what he had on hand. Just before crossed -the Sauer river In

the division soldiers Luxem-

»~bourg last March a top-ranking 3d !!

army general told me: “We just don't have enougl We got orders ‘hat we can conduc a limited offensive if we wish to do 80, but we ean't expect any additional help because other fronts, now are holding priority. We are

Martha- F. Ginger, a member of the graduating class at Technicat—high—sehool, was awarded the Phi Beta Kappa award for maintaining the highest scholastic record in the senior class, The award was made at honor day exercises.

COLONEL FINDS ~ JAPS EFFICIENT

remain Nips on Luzon Tough Opponents

. Times Foreign Service WITH THE 33D DIVISION ON RN ‘LUZON, May 27 (Delayed). —The Japs ut with the doughbo; f Luzon are coldly ldiers who get ammunition This appraisal of { ing men was given toda) the youngest and n ry — 29-year-old of Boston

imander of

in the

Arthur 8. Ci

: x ¢ going to attempt doing the best we

can with what we got.” Russian Astounded Patton himself was the closest to being downhearted - that he appeared at amy time during the nine

mountains up here, w

months that I spent with the 3d that the .Jap is a

army. « “Well, there's still a chance of getting our tanks across and starting to roll again,” he told a press conference,

A Russian colonel who came to cerned, was observe the jumpoff shook his head made by

as he started across the river at

“the sheer cliffs and grumblsg guns idea of what

of the Siegfried line. “We Russians would never even attempt attacking in a sector like . this,” he said. Worried About Others But Patton took off with what he had and before anyone realized what had happened, the famous 4th armored division under Maj. Gen. Hugh Gaffey was well on “its way. -- ‘Everr then Patton was taking ne chances that anyone would stop him !

the 4th tankers asked where they were, and a high chuckled as he replied: “Of course you can't.s t now where we are or where we are going because frankly we are worried about more. people than the Germans finding out.”

It was then that Patton made his |

2 statement: \ ing thik war by. of ear.” He meant toa t he vas de-

.. veloping his "plan of attack as he “drove along, and as the enemy's opposition developed. After he crossed the Kyl and the Moselle rivers and was driving toward the Rhine, the high command apparently decided to give him more of what was needed to complete his

roundup of over 300;000 Germans in

the Saar-Moselle-Rhine triangle

SCHOOL 86 RENAMED DEWITT S. MORGAN

School 86, located at 200 W. 49th st., has been renamed the DeWitt 8. Morgan school, in honor of the late city schools superintendent. Colorful outdoor ceremonies were held Monday night at the school. An attendance of f parents and friend§ heard Carl FP

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Collins. You tackie a tougl ! The most memorable incident i the drive up Kinnon .road toward aguio as far as ] was conthe a Jap “Mavbe this \ hen I falk " he explained he moun-

1 up some

about their effi “We were on the side of tain. getting caves with bull 1 “A column of our men across the Toad toward There was a quick, ver; of machine-gun fire. The rear man in or column dropped. We thought it was a lucky shot. We. tried it agaih. The same thing. happened. Kill Them in Open “Then we lined up everytl mortars and ec days we I

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ranking officer hill

to advance. It was a

but ‘® oever he was, he w the finest marksmen silied a trigger.” “Although the Japs protecting positio: ridges,” Co we B organized,” he less. After ing our drive in five days while 1] our men.”

5. S. PROG RAM SE" T Brothers’ gl er it. the meet hapter 3, Friday hight

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