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Of Our Men And Werner With The Colors 4 KW ' -A? I 3 X Tb. ... .--A':-. "Remember Fear! Harbor" NEIGHBORS RETURN During various stages in their overseas service Cpl. Carl W-. Daves, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil

Daves of North Foley Street, 1 LONDON, ' July 27. (UP) and Bob Pierson, son of Mr. and Prime Minister Clement R. Attlee Mrs. Isaac Pierson of Sullivan tackled the job of forming Brirural route three, were together tain's new labor cabinet today along the route that finally took on a rush basis in hope of namthem into the heart af Nazi Ger-' ing his key men within a few many. And now having returned hours and clearing the way for to the States they are once again his return to the Big Three conneighbors with their families ference at Potsdam by tomorrow, residing on opposite sides of the Winston S. Churchill was packstreet. ! ing up at No. 10 Downing street Cpl. Daves served with the and. easing reluctantly out of the medical detachment of the 44th role as Britain's warrior-states-Infantry Division of the Ameri- man in the nation's wartime era can Seventh Army through the of .blood, toil, sweat and tears entire European campaign . .and which culminated in the defeat his friend and comrade Pierson, ' of Germany, also served with the 44th. Daves - There was every sign that

suiieieu uauie wuunus u uer- . . rr i i . . i i ; many for which he was awarded the Order of the Purple Heart, i mC i 30-dav furlnuPhs these Sullivan - .u.w v-j.v vU separate stations tor iurtner training and assignment. . ' - I 'n'muiv knu fvtri-wcd c HOME FROM OVERSEAS : , I i? Private First Class Dale.Wal-, ters, nusoana oi . Mrs. minora Jordan Walters and son of Mr. and Mrs. Arch Walters of North Foley Street, Sullivan, arrived Tuesday from overseas for a 30-day furlough. Pfc. Walters spent five months of active duty with the United States Army in the Belgium and German sectors where he earned the Combat Infantryman Badge and two campaign stars to his European Theater of Operations ribbon. The Sullivan infantryman served with the 42nd Infantry Division of the AAF, joining the 42nd at the Rhine River and proceeding eastward with them to the Elbe River. After the ending of his furlough here visiting with his wife, sons, Gene and Ronald Leon, his parents and other relatives and, friends, he will report to Camp Swift, Texas for further training and reassignment. SHOT THROUGH MOUTH Mr. and Mrs. Steve Sproatt have received several letters from their son, Pvt. Carl J. Sproatt, who was wounded re(Continued on Page 6, Col. 2)

Servicemen's Canteen Reports On

Activities, Public The Servicemen's Canteen, located on the corner of Washington and Section Streets, today made public a second report for ' the month of July. Those in charge of the patriotic endeavor are very grateful for the continued support given, however, the need is becoming great as they have served many servicemen including transportation to distant towns and hospitals, and your generous sup-, port will be appreciated, to serve noble American boys until final victory. The canteen makes an appeal to Sullivan County friends, if you have a radio or an electric fan you would like to loan to the canteen, please leave Canteen headquarters. The boys are fully dressed when taking a rest which makes it very uncomfortable in the heat. The Canteen is" being made possible by the splendid support of loyal citizens, individuals . firms, local schools, churches

ATM "SPED NAMING : OF NEW Clearing Way For Return To Potsdam; Churchill May Retire To Private Life. cnurcnni wouia not return iu . , ... . i i . . j Potsdam, and reports persisted that-he was retiring to private t me iu wnie ins iiieiiiuus, cih con cnrrmirWintf iho nar- . ,

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returned in tne balloting wmcn gave the Laborites a landslide victory. . - 'Attlee conferred for more than , , . , , . j jnciUdlng Sir Stafford rjrippSi Hugh Bevm ' Arthur Balton, Ernest Greenwood, and Herbert Harrison, all of whom ! were expected to hold posts in the government. It was believed he hoped to pick the key men of the new cabinet in time to return to Potsdam this week-end, POTSDAM, July 27. (UP) President Truman and Premier Stalin waited today, apparently just marking time, for word of when Major Clement Attlee would join them and resume the Big Three conferences TWELVE DAYS GOSPEL SERVICES OAKTOWN, Ind., July 27. The Church of Christ at Oaktown will conduct a gospel meeting beginning Wednesday, August 1, and continuing through August 12. J. E. Alexander, . of Detroit, Michigan, will deliver the sermons, and the song service will be under the direction of C. C. Bennett, of Vincennes, Indiana. On Sunday, August 5, there will be three preaching services, at 10:30 A. M., 2:45 P. M. and 8:00 P. M. The Sunday August 12th meeting will close with the afternoon ' service at 2:45. Help Appreciated ... and organizations. Those wishing t donate to this very worthy cause may call at the canteen of phone 109. Visitors and volunteer workers are welcome. Call if you wish to spend two or three hours at the canteen. A cordial invitation is extended to all Sullivan County service men and their friends. Additional donors to the canteen are as follows: Black Lumber Company, Mrs. Walston, Mrs. Ruth McCreery, serves the canteen with milk daily, A. G. McGuire, Imogene Hill, Mr. and , Mrs., j Mrs. Ben Sacra, Eva Williams, Goldie Nesbit, Mrs. Turley I serves milk daily, Mr. and Mrs.

them at,C. E. Fisher, G. H. Snyder, Mrs.,

W. Marlow, Mrs. E. L. Behem, W T. Mellot, Mrs. Myrtle Macey, 7Up Bottling Works, East End Grocery, Hanna Murray, Mrs. Newsome, Usrey Grocery, Hankins Grocery. The ladies in charge appreciate with deep gratitude your kindness at this time.

"Effective as of August 1, 1945, all gasoline rations wiil be issued from an OPA Mailing Center, Indianapolis Indiana. ; In the future a few days may elapse . between tfr'e receipt of your application for renewed rations by this Board and' the delivery of the ration to you. We shall, therefore, appreciate your filing your application ten days previous to -your earliest renewal date with this Board. All ration evidences are being removed from this office and we will issue only Furlough gasoline rations at the Board level." Signed: Sullivan Co. War Price & Rationing Board No. 31-77.1 Room 204,' Sherman Bldg. Sullivan, Indiana. I Death Summons John C. Barnett FARMERSBURG, Ind., July 27.! John C. Barnett, 87 years old, died at the home of his son, four miles northeast of Farmersburg, 1 at 6 o'clock Thursday morning. He j is survived bv two sons. Odus of - Portland Ore. and William D of ' . I near Farmersburg; two daughters, Mrs. Elmer Lashbrook of

Tere Haute and Mrs. Noble Lash-' that Tananese trooD? in China u i. v u t tj J'lndl Jpunest; I roups in

uiuun ui riciiuu j,ii'ii, iiiu., aiiu Ind The body was taken to the Wood Funeral Home and was tak en w irenm uck, ma., uus an-j ernoon. runerai services -Wjiu- oe , held at the Moore Ridge church, near French Lick, at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. Burial will be in Moore Ridge Cemetery. FRANK COX INJURED Frank Cox, of south of the city is recuperating at the Mary Sherman Hospital from injuries suffered Wednesday afternoon in an automobile accident near Emison, Indiana. Mr. Cox it was stated today, was driving north on U. S. Highway 41 near Emison about 5:00 p. m. Wednesday when the 1937 Ford coach which he was driving collided with a U. S. Army truck traveling' south. He suffered a head injury and fractured ribs, and his injuries, while painful are not regarded as serious. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Anderson of Merom Station, announce the birth of a son, Ray Melvin, born July 26th at the Mary Sherman Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Padgett of 217 Wolfenberger Street, are the parents of a baby boy born July 26th at the hospital here. He has been named Donald Joe. I Mr. and Mrs. Archie Cox of Sandborn rural route one, announce the arrival of a daughter, Brenda Jean, born July 27th at the Mary Sherman Hospital. WORLD WAR H A YEAR AGO JULY 27, 1944 By United Press U. S. Troops made strong gains in Normandy, threatening seven German divisions in the LessaySt. Lo-Constance triangle capture Periers. Soviet forces capture Dvinsk, Bialystok, Lwow, Stanislav and Siauliai, along with . 1,500 other places; reduce the distance to Warsaw to just 31-miles. U. S. Marines seize Mount Lasso, main Tinian island in the Marianas. In Italy, the 8th Army closes in on Florence from three sides and was only eight miles from the city at one point. , Allied Eastern Fleet's battleships and planes practically deImolish Sabang, on Sumatra.

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Maj. Clement R. Atlee, victor I iJ'.i enjoys tea with his wife and with his Labor Party in Great' daughters, Janet, Felicity and AlBritain's elections over former j ison. Attlee has been asked by Prime Minister Winston Church-! '

LATE CHUNGKING, July 27.

spokesman declared today thlt a Japanese brigadier general, n a broadcast to his own people! said it is "an open secret

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PARIS, July 27. (UP) Former Premier Leon Blum charged today tliat Marshal Henri Philippe Petain destroyed Fiance's republican institutions hv force and substituted a

"despotic power the like of wlncft never was seen

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"That was treason," Blum, leader of the pre-war popular front, shouted at the peak of his denunciation of Petain.

WASHINGTON, July 27. Leader Alben W. Barkley today

its speeches on the United Nations charter and vote its rati-

fication by five p. m. tomorrow. Barkley opened the fifth quest that the Senate lengthen meet such a schedule.

PATTERSON, New Jersey, July 27. (UP) Three thousand workers in Wright Aeronautical Corp. plants voted today to end a six-day strike and return to work on the late

afternoon shift. The vote was

Workers (C.I.O.) union meeting.

STOCKHOLM, July 2'. (UP) Scandinavian commentators said today that the election of a labor government in Britain means Franco's days are now numbered. The Politiken of Copenhagen suggested that Eritain's foreign policy toward Spain and Italy would now change. WASHINGTON, July 27. (UP) The military timetable for the defeat of Japn has been moved forward as a result of recent American successes in the Pacific, Maj. Gen. John M. Franklin, acting chief of Army transportation, told the Senate War Investigating Committee today. . As a result of the speedup-up in schedule, Franklin said, the number of troops returning to his counrty from Europe would decline each month from now on.

Mrs. Grace Barron Dies At Shelburn SHELBURN, Ind., July 27. Mrs. Grace Barron, 73 years old. aiea at ner nome nere at noon Thursday. She is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Sam Britton and Mrs. Gene Etchinson, both of Shelburn; Mrs. Sophia Saharsky of Chicago, Mrs. William McDaniel and Mrs. Joseph Thompson, both of Terre Haute, and Mrs. Grace Patterson of Portland, Ore.; three sons, William of Pontiac, Mich.; John and James of Shel burn; 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The body was taken to the McHugh Funeral Home and was returned to the residence at noon today. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church at Shelburn at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Burial will be in Little Flock Cemetery. NEW SUITS Edward L. Bedwell vs. Beatrice Bedwell. Complaint for divorce.

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ISJEWS (UP) A Chinese military arc d scussinff peace ,ut uistussmg pcaw overin V the '-r-. (UP) Senate Democratic ' asked the Senate to speed up - day of Senate debate with a reits daily sessions in order to

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taken at a United Automobile ! STOUGHTON-DEISS Miss Ada Stoughton, of Freelandville, and Master Sergeant Noble Keith Deiss, of Carlisle, were united in marriage on ThiirsHav .Tnlv 10. at tho 1Rth ; ci. nKt.iJ u. u Indianapolis, the Rev. Russell Galloway, pastor of the church, officiating in a single ring ceremony. "v The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Stoughton of Freelandville, and is a graduate' of Freelandville high school. Sgt. Deiss is the son of Charles A, j'Deiss of this city He is a grad uate of Carlisle high school. He has served in the Air Forces for the past thirty-one months and has been stationed in England and France. Recently returned from Europe he is ow enjoying a furlough and will report at Camp Atterbury on August 18 for future assignment. HOSPITAL NOTES Admitted July 26: Z. S. Reisner of Shelburn, for treatment. Dismissed July 26: Mrs. Opel Gilmore and daughter of Sullivan rural route five; George Flynn of Hymera.

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King George to form a new cabinet. (International Radio-Sound-photo.) TREATED HERE FOR AUTO CRASH HURTS Paul Willis, 30, of Dugger, is being treated at the Mary Sherman Hospital for injuries sustained late Wednesday afternoon in an automobile accident east of Linton. The accident, occurred about 5:00 p. m. Mr. Willis suffered broken bones of the left arm and severe lacerations to the arm and elbow when a farmer's truck sideswhjed the 1939 Chevrolet sedan he'vfras driving on State Road 54 just east of the Linton City Park, it was reported. ; Willis was accompanied by Tom Hurke and William Hopkins, T, 7.,, aorIr ... JT,,. th: homps Bfter work at the rrflne Ammunition DeDot. Crene. Indiana. auto suffered bruises and shock with Burke being the only passenger other than the driver who sustained injuries of any consequence. He received a head laceration from broken window glass. The farm truck was driven by Clyde Ball of Worthington rural route two. It was stated today that Ball attempted to pass the Willis car but was cut off by a vehicle immediately ahead of the latter which turned off the highway to the south. AH - three. vehicles were traveling, west. Some damage resulted to the Willis auto. No one in the Ball truck was injured, according to today's report. ANNOUNCE MARRIAGES (Carlisle News) Mr. and Mrs. Donald Robbins announce the marriage of their daughter, Frances, to Benjamin F. Carrico, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Carrico, of 2218 North 23rd Street, Terre Haute. The ceremony took place at 2:15 P. M. on Tuesday, July 10, at the home of Rev.H.A. Lashbrook in Terre Haute. The bride wore a pale pink net street length dress over white satin with white accessories. Her corsage" was of yellow roses. The attendants were Miss Roseanna Carrico and Pvt. Leo Eaton, who is spending a 60-day leave with his family and who was held a prisoner by the Germans for three years. Miss Carrico, sister of . the groom, wore a light blue dress with white accessories. Her corsage was of red roses. The groom," who had served five years In the U. S. Army was discharged July 3. He served in India and Burma two years. Mrs. Carrico has been employed in Indianapolis for the past two and one-half years. Mr. and Mrs. Carrico will make their home in Indianapolis, where Mr. Carrico will be employed after this week.

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Tokyo Chooses Shortest Route To National Oblivion Three War Centers

In Southern Japan Ablaze After Attacks By 350 Bs; Omuta And Huge Artificial Harbor Is Main Target. BULLETIN ! GUAM, July 27. (UP) America's 20th Air Force, putting teeth into the Potsdam ultimatum, today told the Japanese the names of the next 11 Nipponese cities which will be burned out by Superfortress raids, in a move unprecedented in any war. As three more of Japan's flimsy war centers were still flaming from the last B-29 incendiary raid, six Superforts cruised over the 11 targets-to-be dropping 60,000 leaflets warning civilians to evacuate or be burned out. ' PEARL HARBOR, (Julv 27. (UP) Tokyo chose the shortest route to national oblivion today. Japan will ignore the Allies' surrender ultimatum and will fight on "to the bitter end,'-' the Domei news agency has announced. . Domei said the Japanese cabinet held a special meeting this afternoon (Tokyo time) to hear a report from Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo concerning the ultimatum issued yesterday by the Unted States, Great Britain and China. . The decision to ignore the edict apparently was taken at that meeting. ' '' 1 -i ; k Meanwhile, the flimsy war centers of Omuta, Matsuvama and Tokuyama, in southern Japan, blazed fiercely after being attacked bv three task forces of B-29's over 350 strong shortly after midnight. Flying through light Japanese fighter opposition and spotty flak, the giant bombers dropped 2,200 tons of gasoline incendiaries on the three cities. The fires took hold and withm a few . minutes after "bombs away" had achieved a roaring conflagration. The attack raised the 20th Air Force's Soperfort total to 49 enemy cities gutted since the obliteration campaign began on March 10th. The main target apparently was Omuta, a Kyushu city of 177,000, with the biggest artificial harbor in Japan. Japanese broadcasts said another 200 land-based planes, apparently from Okinawa, had followed the B-29 strike with a three-hour attack on the Kobe and Osaka area between 6:30 and 9:30 a. m. today (Tokyo time). The enemy reported 90 more American planes later flew over south-central Honshu, but there was no immediate word of their targets. Lt. General James H. Doolittle established his 8th Air

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ruice neauquariers on cKinawa ana promised tnat tne aenai bombardment would be pressed relentlessly until the Japan-

ese have been reduced to a herds." New Raid On ShanehaL Gen. Douglas MacArthurs headquarters announced a new 400-ton

raid on Shanghai that left great pietely driven away in the afterfires on three of the China port's n06n of the same day" (presum-

airfields Tuesday and probably ,sank six freight-transports and a Japanese gunboat. There was still no word of the whereabouts of Adm. William F. Halsey's 3rd Fleet, traveling under a radio blackout for the past 36 hours In Borneo, Australian troops pursued fleeing Japanese units along the main highway northeast of Balikpapan. Australia's Prime Minister Jo-

seph B. Chif ley, in a statement to . 27. Among Indiana men disthe House at Canberra today, said ! charged Wednesday, July 25, at the Australian army's forces in the' Atterbury Separation Center action would be reduced from six j who scored 85 or more points to three divisions as operations under the Army's adjusted serpermit. He also proposed that an . vice rating plan, were:

Australian token force be permit ted to participate in the coming battle for Singapore, so they may revenge their fallen or captured comrades. ports of an Allied landing WedElaborating on yesterday's renesday on Puket Island, off the western coast of the Malaya peninsula, the Japanese Domei agency said today a carrier-based aircraft attack , had preceded the "futile attempt" as well" as a naval bombardment.' The dispatch, recorded by the F.C.C., however, made no mention!

. Indiana: Partly cloudy south portion tonight and Saturday; scattered light showers extreme south portion; little change in

temperature. Fight Bitter , . ... race of rice growers and goat of continued action today. It claimed, "the enemv was cornably Wednesday). ESCAPE ROUTE CUT CHUNGKING, July 27. A Chinese communique today reported that the Japanese escape route northeastward out of Eweilin, beseiged site of a former American air base, has been cut. BECOME CIVILIANS CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. July Sgt. Wilbur E. RFD 3, Sullivan. SSgt. William RFD 3, Sullivan. McClanahan, O. Gadberry, HOOKED WRONG BUMPER OMAHA, Neb. (UP) "Of all the cars in the world I had to hook bumpers with a patrolman's car," moaned Harvey K. Arnst, wanted for robbery. The police recognized him when they got out to unlock the bumpers. Arnst was sentenced to 25 years in Iowa State prison.

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