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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20
German Line Preached
bv Soviet Winter Drive
.itebsk Goal
of Present
Onslaught

(By International News servlre1
Another great Russian winter of.
fensiye was under way today in the
Newell area some - miles from tbs
Polish-l.atvian border. and there
we're reports that II vas spreading
10 other sectors OF the SPRAYING
l.000-mIle battlefront
In It's first surge, the new Soviet
drive swept more than 500 towns
and villages over q period OF five
days. Al least 10000 Germans Wers
slain and 1000 taken prisoner and
vast quantities OF war material de-
stroyed or captured
Rumors OF such an offensive had
been current for some time. most Of
them coming from Axis radio seurc-
es, But the Soviet high command.
as always. held back the news nm.
III II was clear that the offensive
had achieved definite. large.Scals
successes worth talking about.
Gains Twenty Miles
Driving along the main north.
south railroad on which the GER
mans still hold a grip. the Russians
battered their way forward below
Newell along front nearly 80 miles
wide and scored gains ranging up
10 20 miles.
Meanwhile the Nazi.controlled
Vichy radio nervously reported that
the Russians had preached the
German line southwest OF Zhlobin
In White Russia, some 200 miles
south OF the Newell battle zone.
The Immediate goal OF tho Rus.
sian offensive below Neysl appar.
emily IL the vitality important rail-
road junction city OF Nitebsk. one
OF the strongest bases still remains
Ing IN German hands In northwest-
ern Russia. But the long range oh
Jeetlye and perhaps not so very
long-range al that is the expulsion
OF every Nazi invader from Russian
soil.
Good Progress
While the Russians were putting
new dents In the German var ma.
chine, the Allies made good prog.
ress on other fronts
In Italy American iufantrymsn
lost no time after capturing the
mountain village OF San Pietro IA
one OF the bloodiest battles of-the
war. but pushed on to within six
miles OF their next major objec-
tive. Casino.
Although the fight for San fietrO
was described as the fiercest Of the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20
Home Diners
Will Benefit

Washington, Dec. 20-UP-New
and more stringent methods Of de-
termining quotas OF rationed foods
for such establishments as hotels
and restaurants were announced by
the Office OF Price Administration
in a move presaging larger sup
plies OF meat and processed foods
for those who dine at home.
Price Chief Chester Bowles said
the new program would go into eff
feet March ] and would add to the
supply OF foods for householders by
trimming down on the rations Of
soda fountains. roadside stands,
night clubs and similar establish
ments which in some instances
have been receiving larger allot-
ments than restaurants and cafes
dealing solely in food.
At the present time. food quotas
for commercial and institutional
establishments are determined by
the total number OF customers.
whether they buy food and refresh
ments. or refreshments alone. But
after March !. quotas will be based
only on the number Of persons TO
whom food Is served
Meanwhile, Sen. Alexander Wi
ley, R.. Wis. announced he had
written to Bowles in favor of an
immediate lifting OF pork rationing
to relieve a glutted market and
put an end to wastage in stockyards
and in farmers pens.
81 suggest that immediate steps
be taken to remove rationing re-
strictions on pork, or that an eX-
PLANTATION be made to the farmers
and the public as TO why this valu-
able commodity Is being withheld"
Wiley declared.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20
Efforts Being Made TO
Deliver Death Message

Efforts we're being made today
10 locate Ruby Van Person. be-
lieved TO be livin- in this city. and
daughter Of Mrs Joseph Marler.
rs Emmett ST.. Battle Creek
Mrs. Marler. whose son was kill
ed in action last week. is attempt
ing 10 locate her daughter IN order
to notify her OF the death. and Of
the fart that funeral services are
10 be In Battle Greek this week.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20
Congress Today

(By Associated Press)
Senate
In recess until Tuesday.
1t. Cen. Brehow Somervell. CHIEF
OF Army Services. testifes on Canol
project before Truman Committee
(10:30 a. m, EWT).
House
Meets at noon (routine SESSION..
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20

Observation-Disclosures. Har.
ley Kilgore, (D) w. Va. proposed
emergency federal legislation today
to assure a fair division OF dwin-
ding liquor supplies among the As
states. The proposal will be placed
before the Senate Judiciary Liquor
Investigating subcommittee, OF
which Kilgore Is a member. as one
step to solve problems created by
the liquor shortage.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20

Lost or Stolen: Black and white
Cocker Spaniel. Regist. Bred. Liber
al reward. G. e. Schrontz. - Bal
lard St Phone s2i-J. Adv. 1920
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20

NEW YORK-INS-Funeral ar
engagements were made today for
Luther Childs. Sc, brother of the
founder OF the Childs Restaurant
chain, who died yesterday the vic
tim Of fire in his Merrick, Long
Island, home.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20

MOSCOW-INS-The Moscow ra.
do warned today that the comman-
ders Of two Nazi S. S. divisions for
merly stationed at Kharkov, have
been found guilty OF infamous
crimes" and will be hanged when
caught. The commanders were iden-
titled only as Dietrich and Simon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Snow, Colder

CHICAGO-INS-The annual re-
port OF Swift & Co. today showed
sales reached an all-time high of
s14s0.Ol6.635 in the fiscal year
ended Oct 80, or an increase OF
81 per cent compared with the
preceding year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20

NEW YORK INS-Police said
today the death OF George R. Young.
35, owner OF a shipyard in Bay
City, Mich. who was found dead in
a New York hotel yesterday, was
due to natural causes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20

LUMBERTON, N. GINS Con-
flicting statements on the cause OF
the Atlantic Coast line double pas
senger train wreck near Lumberton
last Thursday which claimed the
lives of more than 70 persons were
made today by engineers on the
two streamliners. William Myer,
engineer on the derailed south
bound train, said in Rocky Mount
that the headlights on his engine
were on dim and there was no rea-
son why they should have blinded
Engineer Frank Belknap on the
northbound streamliner, which
plowed into the derailed train.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20

BLOOMINGTON. ind.-INS-Dr
r. F. Tsiang. chief political secre-
tary to Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek OF China, maintained today
that China's postwar economic set
up will be a type between socialism
and capitalism.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-INS-Wn-
liam Browning, IS, member OF a
well known Little Rock family. was
free today after a circuit court
jury acquitted him OF the murder
Of his socially prominent mother.
Mrs. Julia Browning. The jury.
which took the case after four days
OF testimony, considered the case
briefly before reaching its not
guilty verdict.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20

NEW YORK-INS-Rad France
at Algiers said today that Amer
lean forces north Of Venafro in tia.
ly had occupied Agnone, to the west
of Filignano. The broadcast was
reported by L. S. government mont
tors.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20

CHRISTMAS TREES
4to feet. SOC 10 $50.
r. NJ MadduX, II s. summit 81
Adv. 1920
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20

BUFFALO-INS-The Rev. Ran
dolph Welles, rector OF historic
Christ Episcopal church. Alexan-
dria, Va, will succeed the Very
Rev. Austin Pardue, bishop-elect OF
the Pittsburgh Episcopal diocese, as
dean OF st. Pauls Cathedral.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20

See WAR Page Z
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20

CHICAG0-INS-George (Bugs)
Moran, so, former notorious gangs
ter OF the prohibition era, ended a
one year sentence in the Cook
County Jail today. Moran was con-
victed OF conspiracy in a plot to
flood the country with 100000 Of
forged American Express Co. mon
ey orders.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20

See CONGRESS-Page 2
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20

PORTLAND. Ore-AP - Mrs.
Carolyn Davis Wilson. infantile
paralysis sufferer confined to an
iron lung. was reported somewhat
improved today-two days after
the emerged from the respirator
long enough to give birth to a six
bound 1cia ounce boy. At that
lime. physicians had described her
condition as "just fair. The baby
Is doing fine.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20

LONDON INS-The Daily Ex-
press in a dispatch from Lisbon
stated today that 5000 persons were
killed in the Royal Air Force night
raids on Hamburg between July %
and %.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20

NEW BRUNSWICK-UP- This
central New Jersey community's
war depleted liquor supply was still
lower today after a seven.hour
blaze which Chief Arthur Jaques
said destroyed several hundred gal
|ons Of liquor and caused $4,000
|iamage Sunday in a big bear food
market.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20

LONDON-INS - A stockholm
message to the Daily Express today
quoted a German dispatch as say.
ling that ''Berlin faces perhaps the
hardest Christmas in her history"
The fact that this gloomy message
actually was passed by the Berlin
censorship was commented upon
b the Stockholm report as an in.
|iication OF the gravity Of the situa-
|tion in the Nazi capital as a result
|of the Anglo-Americap super
raids"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-20

FORT SHERIDAN, Ill.-INS-
Pvt. Charles L. F. Mcintosh, 80.
held on charges growing out OF his
travels last summer with the for
mer Alice Rand de Tarnowsky.
faced trial before a general court
martial at Fort Sheridan today. Nc
Intosh was charged with desertion
from the Army and with three viola
tions OF the Goth article OF war
improper wearing Of the uniform
and insignia, improper registration
at hotels and passing bad checks.
ALGIERS-INS-P Boisson
and Marcel Peyrouton, former gov.
OF French West AZ
RIGA and Algiers respectively. TODAY
we're reported under arrest on or
ders OF the commissariat of justice
|of the French National Committee
of Liberation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-26
for Free Speech

usurp and exercise powers never granted by
Congress and having no authority under the
Constitution.
THE simple fact in this case is that an
i effort has been made to hold an employer
mute, when his own vital interests are at stake
and his honest conception of his employees
best interests is violated.
II this could be done, and the National
Labor Relations Board attempted to do il, the
principle would be established whereby one
mans views could be expressed in controversy
while another mans views could not
The United States would speedily lapse into
dictatorship by bureaucracy under that principle,
and the American people would speedily become
a VOICELESS people.
| powers over the people are obtained originally
4 by the consent of the people, and that, there
after, there must be no retracting OF powers by
the people.
The Nazi dictatorship in Germany has always
Haunted the fact in the face of the civilized world
that il gained its powers originally by democratic
processes and thereupon ABOLISHED all demo-
cratic processes.
American bureaucracy is designed in the same
pattern
The National Labor Relations Board is one of
the worst examples of American bureaucracy.
Fortunately, the American courts are still
available 10 the people-and, in this specific in
stance, have proved themselves alert to the best
interests of the people and Jealous in safeguard
ing those interests
1t is in matters concerned with labor relations
that American democracy has been under its
greatest pressure and strain in recent years.
Hence this evidence of the ability of democracy
10 STAND the strain lends encouragement to It's
hope of survival.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-26

THE Supreme Court Of the United States,
/ in adherng t6'a previous decision that an
employer may express his views to his en-
ployes on labor policies and problems without
violation Of the National Labor Relations Act,
has strengthened the foundations of the
fundamental right of free speech.
Ii is ominous that the right of free speech,
which is so important to the American people
and is priced so highly by them should ever
have been challenged in the manner repre-
scented by the case just decided by the Su-
preme Court.
An employer in Connecticut had sent
letter to his employees suggesting that bar
gaining with the management directly, rather
than through union, would better serve the
interests of the employes-and gave his rea-
sons for so believing.
THERE was no intimidation by the en-
i ployer and, in fact, the letter acknowl-
edged "the right of the employees to do as they
please without fear of retaliation by the
company"
Nevertheless the National Labor Relations
Board ruled this to be a case of unfair labor
practice
A circuit court decision reversed this
ruling.
The Supreme Court, by refusing to review
the circuit court decision, upheld il.
This conformed to position taken in 1941
on a similar case originating in Virginia.
Thus, the courts Of the nation continue to
stand as a bulwark against the growing
tendency of federal bureaucracy TO deprive
the people of their essential rights and to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-26
Quick Questions

1-On what front is regiment
Of Japanese soldiers. born IN
United States, fighting
against the AXIS
y Which OF these are not part
of the dominion of Canada
Prince Edward Island. Yu-
kon, Newfoundland, Labra-
dor?
3 Last president TO run for
recollection during war was
Lincoln. What general was
the opposing nominee?
4 Roosevelt is the President of
the largest Christian repub-
lie. What Christian is presi-
dent of larger republic?
5 Battleships bear the names
Of individual states. Has
there ever been a warship
named for the United States
as a whole?
6-What was the nationality OF
Bizet (Bee-Zayl, composer Of
the most famous Spanish
opera, Garner"
ANSWERS on Opposite Page
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-26
TESTIMONY In BIOFF TRIAL
Monsters Move in Quick to Shake Down
Film Heads After Graft Tipoff

Q-What did you tell Ism?
Ave mentioned the soup
kitchen, told him II would cost
$500 yearly To keep II going,
and suggested he might kick In.
He offered To pay for years
operation, hut thought we
might as well kill a sheep AZ
lamb, and demanded that he
give us $4,000 TO leave him
alone.
Odd he?
Ale gave us $4,000 and
we forgot about the wage In
creases. We went out To ceIe-
brate with the money. We spent
$500 at a gambling joint, but IL
happened TO be Nick Circella's
place. (Circella, alias Nick Dean,
is under eight years sentence
for eXtortion) He asked us
where we got all the dough F..
we told him. The next day, the
mob (defendants) sent for us,
and told us they were going Ia
get 80 per cent of our take, or
else
They got IT," Bioff said. land
later demanded more, and got
that"
A few days later, the witness
said. the hierarchy of the mob
sent for them, told them they
were going TO have Browne elected
president of the union as
a front for them.
Odd they?
Ayes they sent word out 10
their outpost leaders l men
toned, and two weeks later at
the convention Browne was
elected. He made me his per-
sonal representative. and Cir
celia was selected by the boys
as "A general oyerseer Ia make
sure Browne and l didn't hold
out on them with the dough.
Q-When the mob took over
what did they do?
A-They moved In quick. The
union members were kicked out
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-26
special To THE DETROIT TIMEs


EDITORS NoTE-This is the
first Of a series of articles
Which wiH appear in The De-
troit Times shouting hoW cor
rupt some labor leaders are,
and eowardiy and conscience
less many leading capitalists
can be - as reflected by the
amazing testimony Of Willie
BioH, convicted Iabor-oVeriord.
Biof, serving 10 years for sx-
torfion, is hey government
uitness in New York federal
court whers eight accused mob
sters OF the old Al Capone gang
are on trial for sstorting more
than $1,000, 900 from film pro-
dueers.
NEW YORK, Oct. % - THE
Syndicate, with general headquar-
tiers in Chicago" Willie Bioff eN-
planned on October ), when the
trial opened. had branch offices
and strong arm men. in key cities
all over the country, and we made
the film producers fall in line and
step 10 our orders.
There were those men - he
identified the seven Chicago hood
lums and a Newark, n. j., labor
leader, the defendants, and the
brains
THE brains" he explained were
the men who saw TO it that
George f.. Browne, eX-preSident of
the International Alliance of The
atrical and Stage Employees Was
put in office at the 1894 national
INSTRUMENTATION of the union
in Louisville. Ky.
There was Charles Lucky Lu-
ciano and Louis Lepkc Buchalter
in New York; Abe Longey Twill.
man in Newark; AL Palizzi il
/ Cleveland; Johnny Dougherty ir
St. Louis. and Frank Costello Of
Louisiana and New York"
1T all started" the pudgy wit
ness said. when Browne (now
I serving eight years for hts convic
ton two years ago with Bioff FOL
extorting S2.500,000 from motion
picture producers in 1884. wanted
10 run again for the presidency o
the IATSE, after having lost two
years before.
THE stage hands were suffering
from the depression hangover, anC
$50 of every 400 members were
unemployed.
Browne. business agent for the
I Chicago local, started SouT
kitchen. where working member,
could get a meal for 35 cents. anc
unemployed members were fec
/ free"
Boris kestelahetz. special assist
ant attorney general, prosecuting
the case. asked Bioff
Did anyone else eat there ?"
"Yes. a lot of the motion pic
ture big-shots, and we made then
pay from $50 to $50 for meal
We marked it off as kindness or
their part"
Barney Balaban, co-operator o
a chain of theaterS, at the time.
Bioh testified, was employing ;
lot Of our men as projectionistS
Browne and | went 10 him anC
told him he would have 10 restore
a cut to our men,"
q What did he say?
Ale couldn't afford II. rs
other unions would demand
similar Mape-cuf resfnrafinnS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-26
knowledge Test
BY DR.. SABINA II. CONNOLLY

do you know: (a) What
were bottles made of in
ancient times: (b) what was
the early way of producing
fire; (c) what were ancient
mirrors made of?
. What state is larger: (a)
Alabama or Montana; (bl
California or Colorado; (c)
Maine or Wyoming?
3-What is it called today: (a)
Caledonia; tb) Acadia; Co
Mauritania?
4-What city is il in: (a) The
Rialto; (b) Scotland Yard;
tc) Barney Stone?
Sill the blank; (a) Cardiac
pertains to the 49,; Cb)
cranial pertains 10 the
......; (c) dietetic pertains
10 .......
6-What was his profession:
tai Patrick Henry; tbl ST.
Luke; (c) Woodrow Wilson?
did these events happen be-
fore or after the birth Of
Christ: ca The discovery Of
America; tb) the assaSSina-
ton of julius Caesar; Co
the death of Joan Of Arc?
ANSWERS on Opposite Page
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-26
CLOSE Your Door to Keep Warm

THE Office of War Information is probably
i not the worst offender in this respect,
and certainly not the only offender.
Rep. Brown of Ohio, by way of further
illustration of government waste of paper,
produced an Office of Civilian Defense pam
phlet regarding which he said:
81 am told that seven million Of these PAM
phlets were printed I am further informed that,
out Of that million, there still six
million in the warehouse unused and on which
we pay storage"
To all this Director Davis lamely replied that,
under its authority TO discontinue government
publications useless TO the war effort the Office
of War Information has reduced such publica-
tons by some 43 million copies annually.
THAT is indeed an impressive figure. II
represents elimination OF A considerable
amount Of waste.
But. obviously, il Is very small part OF the
TOTAL waste.
Mr. Davis cannot expect higher percentage
OF credit for the economies he has effected than
the relation between those economies and the
CONTINUING WASTE.
The essential fact remains that Mr. Davis has
not eliminated more than fraction of the waste
full government publications.
The various departments and agencies OF gov
eminent including his own agency. are contlnu-
ing 10 Use not merely vast quantities OF paper
hut MORE PAPER THAN EVER BEFORE, for
purposes OF no value interest to the people and
IN fact sS Mr.. Boren says for purposes which
actually insult the intelligence OF the people, '}N
The acutclY Short supply Of paper is thus
being exhausted And thousands oil poneSScnual
government employees thus being maintained
ln Jobs OF no importance 10 the effort. At
time when the mahpower shortage IN war indus
trirS and the armed forces is acute And millions
OF dollars Of the peoples money are thus being
expended uSeleSsly Al time when the govern
rnent is appealing for still higher taxes 10 con-
duct the war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-26

OF some Of the better paying
Jobs. and the boys put I'm their
non-uniOn relatives. Louis Cam
pagna and Charles Gioe (de-
fendants) and their wives made
n pleasure trip to Hollywood on
union money.
Q-Any shakedowns?
A-Plenty. Nicholas Schenck,
head of M-G-M, brought $50
TO me and Browne at a New
York hotel. and Leo Spitz. presi-
dent Of X. n. o., brought us S25,-
900 one day TO keep us from
calling out our union men and
paralyzing the motion picture
industry.
Q-What did you do with the
money?
A-Same as always. Browne
and 1 split the $4,000. and de-
livered the $50. 900 to Paul Ricca
tdefendant and the "boys In
Chicago" tBy now the boys"
were demanding and getting
two-third Of the take" and
Bioff and Browne were dividing
the other one-third)
Getting the big Hollywood pro-
ducers 10 come across with their
assessed tributes 10 the under
world, Bioff continued, was as
easy as collecting an honestly
earned pay check from an ordin-
AIRY corporation but splitting the
SpoilS without miStruSt from sus-
plcious gang overlords. he said,
ran into troubled waters.
Odd they ever suspect you
and Browne OF holding out on
them?
AIN 1897. In Chicago, I was
put on trial for my life by the
boys.
Q Will YOU tell us about that +?
A-Sure. was in Los
Angeles, and Ricca phoned me
long distance from Chicago. He
told me To drop everything and
catch n fast plane for Chicago,
that ] WAS ION the spot" and I
should come right away. i did
as instructed-aad went 10 the
Bismarck Hotel. locked the
doors, pulled the blinds. Soon
Ricca came. He said he came
first to warn me. He said the
boys had reason To think l was
doubie-crossing them.
Q-What happened then?
A-Later. the "boys" came
Gioe, Campagna and Circella
and Nitti Crank Nitti. another
defendant, killed himself five
hours after the presently prose-
cuted indictments were return
ed on March 1917. Nitti for
fnetiy high executioner" FOR
the Cspone mobl told me I had
oyerruied the mob, and was
trying tn replace Browne a.
their front-man-president. and
that ! was muscling In on the
actors union. He said that
Browne had made certain prom
ises To sophie Tucker and Ralph
Whitehead of the actors union,
and that 1 had forced Browne
tn Withdraw those promises.
His life was spared. Bioff said
when Ricca stepped forward and
suggested that we settle IL by
saying Gioe was head Of the
actors union and nobody else was
10 step in. II was settled like
that. ! was saved.