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Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
Gilbert Invasion
Bold, Says Enemy

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26. CUP)
Rear Admiral Hideo Yano, chief
of the navy press section of Jap
anesr imperial headquarters, ac-
knowledged today that the Ameri-
can assault against the Gilbert ISL
ands was a bold stroke" Tokyo
radio reported.
admiral Yano tried to minimize
importance of the offensive. He
said it would be much easier" for
U. S. forces to capture the Gilbert
group than to take the strongly
held islands of the Solomons sec
tor"
although the American high
command is heralding and propa-
eating the coming of what it terms
a decisive battle with the Japanese
fleet, the naval forces under COM
mand of Chester Nimitz are SO
weak they are no match for the
Imperial japanese fleet, which re-
mains intact" Yano asserted.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
lis AimIess Way,
Says Jap Envoy
Nv UNITED PRESS

Saburo Kurusu, Japan's special
envoy to Washington at the time
Pearl Harbor was attacked, Friday
referred to the war as an "aimless"
one, Tokyo broadcast said.
"As long as lofty ideals of Wash
ington and Lincoln still remain
among the American citizens there
is bound to rise serious opposition
to further continuation of the aim
less war" Kurusu said in a press
interview" broadcast by Tokyo ra-
dio and recorded by United Press
at San Francisco.
The interview" was given in con-
nected with the annual observance
Of the day "of the delivery of the
United States infamous r.ltimatum
to Japan in the form of the now
notorious Hull (Secretary of State
Cordell HulD note"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
Nazi Mutiny in
Denmark Disclosed

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 26. (UP)-
The Danish press service today
disclosed what it said were new
details of a recent mutiny among
German soldiers in Copenhagen who
had been ordered to the Russian
front.
Nine German officers, the service
said, tried to escape from the artil-
lery barracks in Copenhagen, where
they were awaiting transportation
to Russia. Five were caught and
shot in the barracks courtyard,
whereupon private soldiers from the
same detachment attacked the
guards
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
Thanksgiving Plan
Goes Bit AstraV

The Thanksgiving plans of R. l..
Raper, %, Ell Centre, went wander
ing in the early hours Thursday.
Shortly after 200 a. m. he reported
in person to the police that a case
of bourbon Whiskey had been stolen
from his home.
Then at 5:37 a. m. the police
answered a call to the FL Centro
hotel where the clerk reported that
a woman had run in and cried to
him that man was attempting ito
kill her." according to the officers
The officers arrived to find Raper
at the hotel carrying a gun. The
woman was Raper's wife
Raper told the police that he was
lust looking for the guy who had
stolen his liquor" But the officers
booked Raper, employe of a baking
company, on the charge of carrying
a concealed weapon without d
permit and he was arraigned to ap-
pear in police court Saturday
morning before Judge Lee Nuffer.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
Army Reinforces
Men at TuIe Lake

TULE LAKE, Cal, Nov. 26. (UP)
Army troops guarding the Tule
Lake Japanese relocation center
have been reinforced, it was report
ed today.
Residents here said they knew a
large number of additional troops
had ben brought in but had not
heard of any current outbreak at
the center whic his populated by
approximately $4,000 Japanese clas-
Sified as disloyal to the U. S.
Residents also asserted the war
relocation authority, which still di-
rects administration of the camp
under protection of the army, had
disposed of approximately 500 acres
of crops planted by internees at
extremely low" prices.
(Robert Cozzens, regional director
of WRA, said in San Francisco
that Tule Lake internees planted
1880 acres, of which 367 acres were
in alfalfa and pasture, He said
that almost ALL of the 9l3 acres
remaining were "out OF the
ground"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
BY RAY COLL, JR.

HICKAM FIELD, Oahu, Hawaii
Nov. 25. UP)--A lieutenant wound
ed by a sword-swinging japanese
officer described the three-day bat
tie of Maxim island today in terse
words:
I'VE killed every Jap in sight"
The U. S. 9th division sent its
first wounded from Maxim in the
GilbertS back to Oahu by air evac-
uation transport today. I came with
them. These men had story to
tell that was filled with typical
Japanese hysterical, fanatical de-
fense of the island they had held
nearly two years and on which we
landed Nov. 20.
Maxim is now in our hands after
three days of hard-tough fighting
So is Tarawa. Another Japanese
held base in the GilbertS just south
of Maxim.
The wounded lieutenant didn't
succeed in taking the Japanese Of
ficer prisoner, as he was trying to
do. The Japanese was killed.
THE navy began Shelling Maxim
about dawn and poured a heavy
barrage of shells into their shore
positions for more than three
hours" the lieutenant said
TROOPS MOVE IN
Then the troops moved in to
shore. 1 was in the first wave. We
had to wade through the surf
waist-deep and had no opposition
until after hitting the beach. Then
the snipers began operating from
high in the coconut trees which
fringe the island.
They let us move UP well on
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
Death Penalty Is
Possible Outcome
OF PoIygan'y Case
Girl Said to Be Under
Hypnotic Spell; Jury
Considers Sentences

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov.
26. (UP)-Trial. of a Utah
couple and their son on fed
eral charges that could re-
suit in a death penalty went
to the jury today after federal at
torneys described the case as one
designed to stamp out for all time
polTgamy in Utah.
Defendants John v. zenz, his
wife, Lola, and 17-year-old son.
Frank, members of powerful, poly
gamous religious sect, were charged
with illegally transporting blonde.
15-year-old Irene Wilson across the
Utah-Nevada state line and holding
her for purposes of debauchery."
Following the admission by the
defense that this is clear case
of polygamy," U. S. Attorney John
S. Boyden shouted to the jury:
THE time is here when we must
clamp down on immortality of this
kind. I do not know why these
ceople have not been prosecuted
before. 1t is your duty, as the jury,
to protect such girls as Irene Will
son."
SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION
Polygamy then became the sub
ject of a heated discussion of the
freedom of religion" when De-
fense Attorney j. H. Mcknight
bombasted the poker-faced jurors:
ITO brand polygamy as debauch-
cry is to smear every president of
every university in Utah. 1t is to
Continued on page 8, col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
Jap HOMELAND BOMBED; 9 SHIPS SUNK
HAZINC DEATH
IS REPORTED

APPLETON, Wis, Nov. 26 (UP)-
Mf. and Mrs. Earl Rogers said to-
day their 15-year-old son died as
the result of a high school hazing
and charged that authorities had
"WhiteWaShed" the incident.
The parents, who said they were
extremely dissatisfied" with an Of
fetal investigation of the death,
filed charges against two of their
sons schoolmates, whose trial be-
gins today before County Judge
Fred " Heinemann. Officials said
young Rogers died of a kidney all
ment.
The complaints filed by the par
ents charge that Fred Ruppel, II,
and Jack Won Vondern, 16, took
indecent liberties with their son,
Wayne, freshman at the Apple
ton high school.
Officials said the two boys ac-
cused by the Rogers were charged
with juvenile delinquency. Hon
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26

FlylllS FOI IJIcoStS dllQ blDtl dOol D
with fighter support teamed in
the attack on a German objective
not identified Immediately, and first
reports indicated their losses were
small.
The American raiders ran into
only a few German fighters. Most
of the crewmen reported seeing no
more than four and they kept a
safe distance. Antiaircraft fire,
however, was intense.
Republic PAT .Thunderbolt fight
ers of the United States Eighth air
force supported the bomberS.
GROUND OBSCURED
A haze obscured the ground i'm
peding the observation of results,
but crewmen saw flame and smoke
leaping from the middle of The
targets where bombs were bursting.
Sgt. James B. Craddock, Fortress
waist gunner of Charlestown, W..
Va, said:
Il saw our bombs fall toward the
target. Patches of white smoke
were springing UP everywhere as
we left. FLAX was as intense as it
could be-"
Maj. Joseph K. Gemmill, squad
ron commander of Indianapolis,
Ind, said the bombing looked good.
1 could see our eggs blasting the
center of the target"
Though light Mosquito bombers
of the RAF stabbed lightly at Ber-
lin for the second straight night
in follow through operations to the
mighty assaults which wrecked the
city Monday and Tuesday nights,
the main weight of the Allied Of
fensive was in other sections.
STEADY SHUTTLE
While the United States heavies
we're pounding northwest Germany,
medium bombers and large forces
Of fighters maintained a steady
shuttle service across the straits
Air raid warnings sounded in
Switzerland, suggesting the pos
sibility that 1t. Gen. Carl A. Spaatz'
planes were striking up into Europe
from the Mediterranean theater.
The attack on Frankfurt last
night was carried out in strong
force. 1t, the Berlin sortie, and
supplementary operations cost the
RAF l3 bombers. The German ra-
dio said the old quarter of Frank
furt was hard hit, and Offenbach,
neighboring city across the Main
river, also was attacked.
Though the big bombers switched
their attacks southweStward, Air
Continued on page 8, col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26

of Rome, and around Orbetello, 40
miles north up the coast, kept the
line closed.
The east coast railroad was put
out of action the first time Oct. IT
when Liberators wrecked a bridge
at Pedaso, 45 miles north of Pes
cara. To keep the line imperative,
it was bombed out at three other
points.
Only a network of subsidiary lines
incapable of carrying heavy traffic
such as needed by the German
army have been left to the enemy
and during recent weeks the zone
of attack by Allied aircraft has
moved northward, notably against
Antheor on the MarseilleS- Genoa
line.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26

Official figures showed that 36O-
enemy planes were destroyed on the
ground in Italy during September
and october and another 300 were
shot down for grand total of 669
during the period.
The report said the Rome-Flor-
ence line, most vital of all italian
routes, was cut Oct. 20 and "a
when Flying Fortresses and Mar
auders blasted two bridges near
Orvieto Air reconnaissance showed
the Germans trying to repair the
damage.
The coastal railroad down the
western side of Italy was cut at
Pisa and Leghorn by Wellingtons
Sept. 90 and was bombed by Liber-
ators next day. Other attacks at
Civitavecchia, 38 miles northwest
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
Next Time Last,
Patton Is Warned

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. (UP) -
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower warned
Lieut.. Gen. George S. Patton that
a repetition of the "unseemly and
indefensible" incident in which he
slapped shell-shocked soldier
would result in his immediate re-
moval as commander of the U. S.
seventh army, it was revealed to-
day.
In his report to secretary of war
Henry l.. Stimson, which was re-
quested by the senate military af-
fairs committee. Eisenhower said
such sever punishment was with
held in this case because Patton,
too, might have been suffering
from battle fatigue.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
Keep up Highway
Group Requests

WASHINGTON, Nov, 26. (UP)-
A senate subcommittee, reporting
on a study of the famous Alcan
highway to Alaska, recommended
today that the United States keep
the road in first-rate condition for
the defense of Alaska and nego-
tiate with Canada for the use OF
adjoining air fields in the postwar
period.
The subcommittee, made up of
Sens. James c. Scrugham, D., New,
c. Douglas Buck :, Del, and Will
liam LANCER. r., N. D., also de-
clared that proposals to build an
other highway further west could
not be justified during the war be-
cause of lack of manpower.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26

tlOnS OF 3,oUU POUNDS III IllS County,,
1000 brown points or 583 luscious
16-ounce T-bone steaks would be
available I. v. residents under the
new fats conservation program.
Details of the plan have not
been announced definitely and ac-
cording to Mildred Rhinehart, of
the Ell Centro ration board, very
little information has been received
by the local board as to how the
program will be handled but it is
likely to be similar to that in effect
now. At the present housewives
take their strained kitchen fats
and greases to the butcher who
pays her up to &c per pound de-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26

kamp said the boys admitted SUBJ
jecting Wayne to the hazing but
claimed that he took it good
naturedly and did not seem to re-
sent it.
They said they chased him from
a restaurant TO a schoolyard where
they pulled off part of his clothes
and rubbed oil of Wintergreen on
his skin
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
We Killed EverV
jap in Sight

shore before they opened up, then
began picking us off.
Il was heading a machine gun
squad. We managed to get some dis
tance when I saw a Jap officer
come jumping over fallen coconut
trees toward us. He had a sword
Continued on page 8, COL q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26

pending upon the condition OF the
fats.
Imperial countys quota for Octo-
Der was 10000 pounds but only $500
were collected. Through this pro-
gram the War Production board and
OPA hope to stimulate increased
interest on the part OF housewives
who have not been in the salvage
program and thus bring collections
up to 100 per cent.
The program effective next
month, was announced in the face
of declining collection OF fats, ~
a timely action terminating several
months of controversy on the sub
jeet.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26

CHUNGKING, Nov. 26.
(UP)-Allied planes, based
in China, bombed japanese
home territory for the first
time yesterday with a day.
light raid on the island of Formosa,
Radio Tokyo said today.
An Imperial Japanese headquar-
ters communique recorded in Chung
king said 20 Allied Dombers hit
Sinchiku, in northern Formosa,
Thursday afternoon.
The broadcast made no mention
of damage inflicted, but claimed
that three of the raiders were shot
down and two others probably were
destroyed in the attack, which
struck less than 1,500 miles from
the main japanese islands.
SUFFER SETBACK
The Chinese high command re-
ported the japanese had suffered
another major setback in a week.
long series of battles in the rice
bowl" area. of central China. More
than 8,400 of the invaders were
killed between Nov. 19 and "a, a
communique said including one
unidentified high Japanese officer.
Chinese losses amounted to about
5000 officers and men, the COM
munique said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
Nuzi Roads into
ItaIy Are Closed

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Algers, Nov. &C. (UP)
Persistent Allied bombngs have kept the three most i'm
portant railroad lines into Italy closed for month
seriously impeding German movement of and supplies
a United States airforce report said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
Congress Starts
To Work on Care
OF Ex.Servicemen
Three-POint Program
Of Benefits Provides
Mustering-Out Money

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.
(UP)-President Roosevelt's
three-pOint program for re-
turning seivicemen began
taking shape in congress to-
day with bills providing mastering
out pay up to $500, unemployment
insurance starting at SIS a week,
and Social Security protection for
men in uniform.
The measures, accompanied by
request for quick action, embodied
all three of the main veterans aids
recommended by President Roose-
velt in a message to congress only
three days ago.
Chairman Andrew j. May, D.,
KY, of the house military affairs
committee said he would offer legiS-
lation today providing discharge pay
of $500 for veteran with six
months or more of service, 5000
from four to six months, and $l0O
for less than four months. He said
the measure, affecting personnel
with rank of Captain or under, was
submitted to him by the war de-
partment.
EMBODIES PROPOSAL
Sen. Robert F. Wagner, D., N. Y,
introduced for himself and Sens.
Walter F.. George, D., Ga, and
Bennett c. Clark, D., Mo, pro-
posal which he said embodied the
the presidents recommendations on
unemployment and Social Security
protection for service men and
women. It would provide:
l. Payment to unemployed veter-
ans for up to SO weeks, beginning
at SIS a week for a single man and
including an additional S. for
wife and $3.50 for each dependant.
2. Credit toward old age and
survivor insurance for the period
of service at a basic wage rate of
$l60 a month, whether or not the
serviceman was paying Social Se-
curity taxes before his induction.
Wagner said companion bill
would be introduced in the house
by Chairman Robert l.. Doughton,
Continued on Page 8, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
Clouds Of u. s. Bombers Go
Over Reich: Frankfurt klIt
Raj Drops Many Tons Of Bombs on Nazi
industrial Cen+er While Berlin People
Sent TO Cover; DAYS TARGET Unknown

LONDON, Nov. 26. (UPl-One of the biggest forma-
tions of American heavy bombers ever hurled against
single target bombed northwest Germany today few
hours after the Royal air force pounded Frankfurt and
attacked Berlin for the fifth time in eight nights
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
SOVIET ARMIES
CAPTURE COMEL.
Entire Maxi Southern End Of Front in
White Russia Region CoIIapses Before
Red Drive Which Nets Defense Center

LONDON Nov 26. (UP)-Premier Marshal Josef Stall
in announced in order of the day broadcast by Radio
Moscow today that the Red army had captured Gomel,
smashing the entire southern end Of the German defense
line in White Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
Waste Fats for
Steaks IS PIdn

Thousands of choice meat cuts will to Imperial Val
ley housewives, beginning December 13 when butchers
will begin paying for savaged kitchen fats at the rate OF
two brown points per pound. -
Even on the basis of the October kitchen fats coec-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
Eighth Army Beats
Off Many German
Attacks in Italy
Nazis Throw in Planes,
Infantry in Desperate
Attempt to Halt British

A L L | E D HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Algiers, Nov. &c.
(UP)-British Eighth army
troops have repulsed several
German cOunterattacks on
their Sangro river bridgehead, con-
solidating positions in the broad
salient plunged into the outer de-
fenses of the Nazi winter line
across italy, Allied headquarters
announced today.
The Nazis threw infantry and
planes into attacks trying to reduce
the bridgehead, 1000 yards deep and
five miles long, won by Gen. Sir
Bernard l.. Montgomery's veterans
across the swollen. muddy stream,
ALL BEATEN OFF
All were beaten off and the Brit
ish forces kept moving across the
bridges hastily thrown across the
Sangro in a push toward Pescara,
eastern end of major trans-Italy
highway to Rome.
No forward progress was reported
in the bridgehead area but on the
left flank of the Eighth army, near
the center of the line, new high
ground was seized near CaStel di
Sangro, an Allied commentator said
the Germans can't last long" in
the town, which is a junction on
a northward highway.
The Anglo-American Fifth army
on the western side of the Italy
battlefront gave the Germans two
Thanksgiving day presents with
two sharp artillery barrages, the
first starting shortly after mid
night yesterday and the second just
before daylight.
45TH IN ACTION
1t was revealed officially that
the United States 45th division
which participated in battles on
the Salerno coastal landing area
was in action on the italian front.
Weather slowed the movement of
men and supplies toward the front
although a communique reported
there was generally" less rain.
Besides the cold weather and mud,
the Allied forces were combating
an enemy who showed every deter
Continued on page 8, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26

man DNB news agency that the
Nazi stronghold had fallen, Stain
announced that Soviet troops occu-
pied Gomel today.
The fall of Gomel came as Rus
sian armies, smashing westward in
a new offensive north of the city,
broke through the German lines to
reach the upper Dnieper river on
a broad front.
DRIVEN FROM CITY
Stalin'S order of the day said
the Nazis were driven from Gomel
by bold outflanking thrust eXecut-
ed by Gen. RokoSSovsky'S armies in
their continuing offensive toward
the Polish frontier.
The collapse of Nazi resistance
in Gomel, main southern anchor of
their line in White Russia, had
been foreshadowed for days as Red
army tanks and infantry closed in
on the city from all sides-cutting
off all but one narrow escape gap
to the northwest.
DNB said NaZi troops evacuated
the city last evening and took up
prepared positions in the rear with
out being pressed by the Soviets. +"
The withdrawal from Gomel and
neighboring sectors led to a con-
siderable shortening of the White
Russian front, DNB added.
TO TRY STAND
With the fall of Gomel and the
new Russian breakthrough to the
north, the Germans we're expected
to attempt stand on the west
bank of the Dnieper. the next
strongest line guarding the ap-
proaches to Poland and the Baltic
states.
The fate of Gomel was sealed
a week ago with the Russian cap
ture of Rechitsa, 25 miles to the
west. This cut the next to the last
highway and railway out of the
city. The evacuation took place
while the Soviets were closing in
from the north, south, east and
west.
A branch highway over which the
Germans could have fled north to
Mogilev was severed by the new
Russian thrust to the upper Dnieper
Continued on Page 8, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
u. s. Planes Bomb
Isle Of Formosu:
Subs Strike A9oin
China-Based Air
Power Hits at
Nip Home Island

CHUNGKING, Nov. 26. (UP)-
A Chinese military spoEt aman
said today that 100000 Japanese
troops have ben encircled and
face annihiIatiOn in the marshy
lOwlands west of Tunting lake in
Central China.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
D AMBl|Ne
(\EpoR1ER
Around The World

hiOuIu AhC vvoihu
At the Eyer Leighton wedding
Thursday, Father Dennis Barry
said:
This is truly an international
wedding. The bride is an Australian
girl. The bridegroom is an Ameri-
can. The best man is a Scot. The
priest is an Irishman."
As Man To Man.
AS has been his custom since
shortly after his birth, Phil Living
ston, 10, was talking about horses.
He devoted long long time to
telling Clark Jacobs, IL, about
horses.
Phil said Clark, greatly inn
pressed by the equine knowledge of
his companion, you ought to get
up class and tell the class about
horses. You could make lot OF
money You know a lot about
horses. why, Phil" Clark went
on in an awed tone, you know as
much about horses as I know about
airplanes."
Showers Free
Little did Sgt Cliff Reed know
what he was starting when he
stepped up to Andy Preble and ask
ed him a question.
Andy" Sgt. Reed asked as he
watched Preble drink out of milk
bottle he held in his left hand and
then take bite from a piece of pie
he held in his right hand, when
are you going to put new switch
in our office?"
III tell you, Cliff PEBBLE
began as he waved both hands.
The bottle of milk spewed all over
the innocent byStandar, G. B. Smith
and the pie went all over Preble.
Look what you did," muttered
Preble, trying to mop the milk off
of Smith and the pie off of him.
self. You know better than to ask
me a question when I've got both
hands full"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-26
WEATHER

Maximum Wednesday IS, minimum
Thurs. 43; am. Thurs. Al, humid
ity SO; noon Thurs. ~, humidity
33; S pm. Wed. II, humidity 33.