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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
) Detr0iterS
Missing in War
lap by Detroit Times staff ArtisI

Included in list Of S57 Ameri-
can casualties in all war theaterS
five Detroiters today were listed
in army reports as missing. They
are:
First It. Linton y Hamilton
son Of Mrs. Jane Ann Hamilton
372 West Grand boulevard 1st
1t. Daron Harden husband Of
Mrs. Margaret J. Harden, 1888
Huntington; Pvt. Victor J. Me-
conf. son Of Mrs. Mary Meconi
5943 Cooper; 1st 1t. Raymond F..
Dakin. husband Of Mrs. Raymond
r Dakin. 1913 Ilene. and son Of
Mr.. and Mrs, {. 3 Dakin of Lam
sing; Cpl Frederick II Pranke,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs Ere d II.
Prankc. S342 Navy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
Road ID Berlin
Photographed

CHICAGO. May II GNSl The
road into Berlin already has been
photographed hut the route re-
mains a military secret, 1t Col
James G StrobridCc. army pho
tographic expert disclosed today
Speaking Of The North African
campaign, Col Strobridge sand
that, because Of a miSundcrStand-
ing in Washington. 40 tons Of
maps Of the invasion area had been
left TO lie on the docks m Liver
pool. England. for three weeks be-
fore they were found and di,'rIb-
uted 10 the troops after they had
embarked for North Africa
The mistake. ho added. caused
considerable concern among miH.
tary authorities, lest spies mjGht
have discovered the secret o. tho
invasion
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11

southeast" today's headquarters
communique SAID.
The communique described the
continuing naval action arounr
Cap Bon peninsula AS intense anC
said large fires had been starte'
by shells hurled into Axis posi-
tons.
THE coast is closely watched
and blockadcd and the work
continues of hopping up small
parties of the enemy striving 10
escape by sea-" the communique
said.
a detachment Of our light
naval forces sank three small
craft In. the Gulf of Tunis and
made prisoners, including a Ger
man general officer. II is
learned that during the night of
May and 10, light naval forces
working close inshore also sank
two small vessels off Cap Bon
and took prisoners. Later they
attacked enemy small craft ly-
ing in the Kellbia Roads with
gunfire and torpedOes."
FORTS RAID SICILY
The portion Of the communique
referring 10 the air action said
strong forces of Flying
Fortresses of the Strategic Air
Force made heavy attacks on
the Milo and 30 RiZZo airfieldS
In Sicily Yesterday. Many fires
were started and bombs were
seen TO burst among large
number of aircraft on the
ground.
Light and medium bombers
attacked the alrfield, the docks
and shipping at Pantelleria
llSland). All targets were Gov
cred by bombs. Fires were
started and several vessels were
hit.
During the course of the
days operations four enemy
aircraft were destroyed. Two
enemy aircraft were destroyed
during the nights of May 9
and 10.
Five Of our aircraft are
missing from all these oper-
atoms"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
ANS NERVE CRACKS

Adolf Hitler and Premier Mus
solini made an eleventh-hour ef-
fort to bolster their failing forces
on Cape Bon. They sent messages
Of encouragement, copies Of which
were found son prisoners, but II
was too late
The Axis nerve had cracked and
Cape Bon ceased to be a real bat
tlefield.
The only spirited conflict now
raging is south of the Hammamet
Mountains. a circular range some
1000 feet high
Here a junction may be made
between the British First Army
and the British Eighth Army
which are reported rapidly closing
up the 10 miles still between them
while the French Corps. d'Afrique
is moving eastward after overcom-
mig last ditch resistance in the
'Zaghouan area, 2o miles west OF
iammamet.
The unrclcntlng aerial assaults
which completely diSorganized the
AXIS armies continued without
letup and new blows were struck
against Sicily by American Flylul
FOTtreSSeS.
Cairo announced a new heavy
bombardment OF the MesSina
ferry terminal on Sicily by Raj
hombers.)
YESTERDAY armored units of
the First Army made a COM
plete breakthrought I'm he
Hammsm Lif area and advanced
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
Reds Reject Protest
OF Sweden Over Raid

LONDON, May II INS)-A
Reuters dispatch from Stockholm
said today that the Russian gov
eminent had rejected Sweden,
protest over the bombing of Verkoc
Island. near Karlskrona, off the
southeastern coast Of Sweden
April %.
The Soviet government was said
10 have dened that Russian planes
were over Sweden that night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
RUSSIANS RULE SKIES

Military experts said the Rus
slams still held artillery superior
ity in this area and that the
German air force had been unable
TO overcome Russian domination
of the skies.
The Berlin radio claimed
today that the Russians had
lost Ala planes during the week
Of May 2-S against German
losses Of So
Soviet fighter planes and anti
aircraft guns broke up an attack
by 200 German planes on the RoS-
tov-BataiSk district Sunday, shoot
ing down 43 enemy planes while
losing three OF their own
Forty German planes raided a
railroad station at ShchiGry
yesterday and wrecked - railway
cars. but lost II planes.
The Soviet air force Sunday
night made heavy raids on the i'm
portant BryanSk rail junction,
northwest of Orel. Russian raids
also were made on sectors Of five
rail lines in the kharkov and Orel
areas and on the central front.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
Hess Family
Not in Britain
Registered U. s. Patent ONCE

LONDON MAY II INS)-A
recent assertion by Laborite VII
liam James Th0rne that members
OF The family Of Rudolph Hess are
IN Britain with tho former No. 3
Nazi vas blasted in Commons to-
day by FOREIGN Secretary Eden
Hess" sand Eden brought
no British securities with him
nor i any member Of his lam
ily In this country
He evoked cheers when he
added Hess still is confined under
the conditions he was originally
confined under
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
Lend-Lease Warships Sunk

WASHINGTON. MAY II uNS)
The British admiralty office IN
Washington revealed today that
five OF the 30 Amorican-bu,it
over age deStroverS turned over
10 Britain under lend-leaSe haG
been lost in action.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
| 5-Hour Voting Sought

WASHINGTON. May II IN5)
Senator Lucas CD of Illinois
introduced bill into the Senate
yesterday 10 require that voting
places in federal elections he open
from 6 a. m. 10 9 p. m. for war
workers
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
All Escapes Blocked
For 10000 ON Cape
Continued from Page one)

rowing strip 10 Hammamet where
the British are deployed over a
tWo-mlle width.
Aga inst desultory resistance
Soliman, on the western edge of a
heavily-wooded area, was taken al
2 p. m. yesterday and Grombaia,
eight miles 10 the south, an hour
later.
BY II p. m. the British stood six
miles west of Hammamet and had
in their bag 5000 additional pris-
onerS including 500 from the crack
Hermann Goering Regiment, last
AXIS unit TO offer organized re-
SiStance.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11

AROUND THIS thumb Of
land jutting into the Mediter-
ranean from Tunisia proper the
Allies have thrown up.a sea and
aerial blockade which doomed 10
failure from its first moment an
attempt by the beleaguered Axis
to stage a minor Axis Dunkirk.
Axis ships and planes streak
ing out of Cap Bon harbors and
air fields for temporary safety
on Sicily. Sardinia or the Italian
mainland were blasted out OF
water and sky by Allied aircraft
which swept the heavens unim-
peded by enemy interference.
The Wanted German Luft-
waite was the first Axis arm 10
collapse in North Africa. Even
the inminence of disaster could
not revive IL.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
MEAL SURPRISES THEM

They wanted 10 know II we
ate that we'll every day and
seemed surprised that We had
white bread and fresh meat" an
| assistant said.
The Nazl generals captor was
Maj Gen. Harmon, commander OF
the first American armored divl-
sion
Only an hour or So before a staff
officer from Gen. kIauSe head
quarters came through the Amen-
can lines 10 ask for terms of sur
render, Gen Harmon SAID, he tele-
Iphoned Maj. Gen. Bradley, com
mander OF the ID American corps.
II told Gen. Bradley that If
they didn't give up this morning
I'd knock them out before night
fall anyway" Gen. Harmon said.
II was a typical remark, not
boasttul, just aggressive.
There are some persons, includ-
ing Gems. KrauSe and BorowletZ.
who believed the Americans al
ready had done what they said they
would do
Unconditional surrender land
we viii shoot anybody who tries
10 evacuate by sea-we Will take
no prisoners -in-Such- an event"
Gen Harmon had told the German
emissary, Furthermore we Will
open up on any on trying 10 sab
otage his equipment
NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED
AZ 11:40 a. m Harmon'S chief
of staff radIoed in from KrauSeS
command post near Sidi 81 Faour
10 say the terms were being ac-
cepted. The answer did not COM
pletely satisfy the general.
How about that man up north
does he still want TO fight ."
he asked referring 10 Gen. Boro-
wietz, who had not been heard
from.
When Krause said Borowietz
would have 10 speak for himself,
the general decided 10 accept the
formers capitulation and deal with
the latter al the proper time.
Tell him he may have 30 min
utes 10 pack up and start for
my headquarters, Harmon in
structed his chief of staff by
radio.
Today furnished Gen. Harmon
with what was probably the great
est moment of his army career,
yet he took the victory as calmly
as he might take an average day
in the field The only thing which
appeared 10 tickle HIM was the
fact that the enemy's surrender
had been unconditional
Guess am Just old Uncondi-
tional Surrender Grant himself
he chuckled
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
GiiveUp or Face
Knockout Blow,
Germans Told
~ GRAHAM HoNEY

WITH L. s. ARMY ID CORPS
IN TUNISIA May II INS1-Cap-
urcd German generals greatly
relish The meals they now get as
prisoners of the American army
Describing how NaN MAJ Gems.
Fritz KrauSe and Wlulbald Boro.
wietz and their STATS enjoyed their
first American meals after their
surrender Sunday al Bizogte, sgt
Larry Petit OF Burlington, vi
head cook for the officers Nan.
tIcket division. >aG.
There were - many oi them
and they ate ~ much 4 was be-
ginning 10 think 1 was feeding
the whole German army"
For the hrS0 meal as prison
erS, the NaliS dmed heartily on
steak, potatoes, spinach, white
bread and peaches.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
War Today
Divine Justice
Seen in German
DebacIe in Tunisia
ByL {. oEsTREICHER

International Nsvs service stsr Writer
TIE MOST disastrous defeat
eyer suffered by any army on
African soil in the course Of oil
the centuries this continent has
served as a cockpit Of lmpct-
ahSm was recorded formally with
unconditional surrender Of tho
main Ans forces in northeastern
TuniSia - thus ending all enemy
resistance southeast of Bizerte.
six detected Nazi generals sur
rendered 10 Mai Gen. Ernest
Harmon. commander Of the First
Arrored Division, and with each
TICK az the clock The moment
when $4,000 other defeated Ger
man and Italian forces Will be
Killed or captured approached
ever closer.
The third anniversary Of the
tragic day IN history when Adolf
Hltlers once unbeatable Panler
units Oyerran Belgium. France
and The Netherlands was marked
by what Pierre !. HuSS, Inter
national News Service CORE
e pom dent IN Tunlsia. aply
described as divine justice. -
1T WAS the flush over these
easy victories over ill-prepared
sdversaries on continental Europe
that Hitler sent his forces 10
Africa in a campaign designed TO
seal the Mediterranean for all
time against the British. immo-
Billie Gibraltar, seize Alexandria
and in the final chapter Join
hands with the troops of Japan
in India or the Near East
But in place OF this. two Of
Hitler's best army corps have
been lost completely. Premier
Nussolini's entire African expe-
dictionary force knocked out Of
combat and Italian dream of
restoring an empire 10 eclipse
that Of ancient Caesar have
been blasted forever.
German troops which escaped
toe Tunis-BiZerte battle have
been reported battling the Brit
ish First Army in the Hammam
Lif area.
But the bulk Of Axis forces
which escaped humiliation in
the first great inspired rush Of
American and British troops 10
a historic triumph are trapped
like rats on Cap Bon Peninsula.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
Jan General Admits
Us. Plane Superiority

WASHINGTON May Il Pl said that the Japanese have
A japanese army official II greater spiritual strength
Uchida technical short
does
japanese be by
n technical knowledge. Americans
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11

The eastern Mediterranean where the
Axis high command is preparing feverishly
for an Allied invasion of Europa pos
siblity brought nearer by the Axis sur
render in Tunisia. Signs everywhere
indicate something big is brewing the in
tense bombing of Axis installations on
Sicily; Stockholm reports that the Ger
mans are bolstering the defenses Of
Bulgaria; orders to Rumanians to prepare
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
STRAP JAP SHIPPING

4 reconnaissance unit bombed
and strafed enemy shipping In
klmbe Bay, New Britain. and long
range fighters destroyed two Jap
motor launches IN the SerWatoe
River on Trangan Island in the
Aru group.
Allied ground forces IN the Nubo
area o. New Guinea repulsed an
early N corning attack BY Jap
troops on Allied positions south Of
Green Hill.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
FIRES VISIBLE 50 MILES

The Babo assault was carried
out Al night by medium bombers
which set fires visible for So miles.
indicating widespread damaee
Disp ersal bays were heavily
-strafcdi, followed by 20 fires be-
lieved 70 be burning planes. Three
planes on The ground were known
20 have been destroyed by bombs
In addition, hits were scored on oil
tanks and along the waterfront
On the return flight, the raiders
frafed DObO. IN the ATu Islands
and q coastal vessel.
Heavy bombers again attacked
he important Jap bases a. Finsch-
hafen, Salamaua and Lac on The
northeastern coast Of New Guinea
and Saumlaki IN the Tenimber
Islands.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
BIG DRIVE LAUNCHED

1t appeared that the Soviet
army had launched a final major
drive toward NovoroSsiSk, the
most important city still in Axis
hands on the Taman peninsula.
German artillery replied to the
Russian guns.
The Germans opened an in
ifantry and tank attack in the
ILisichansk sector of the DonetS
basin southeast of Kharkov, but
reports from the front said the
|enomy failed to recover positions
lost earlier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
M'Arthur
Filters Hit
Jap Base

UNITED NATIONS HEAD.
QUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA
May II (INS)-A heavy Allied all
raid on the japanese base at Bsbo
Dutch New Guinea. in which al
least % enemy planes on tho
ground were believed destroyed OF
damaged, was disclosed in today
communiQue from Gen. MacAr.
thurs headquarters.
Seven other Allied raids or
enemy territory north Of Austria Ia
and four comparatively ineffective
japanese aerial attacks on Alhec
installations were reported.
Most important of the latter
was a raid on Millingimbi. Aus
tralia, by nine japanese planes
three Of which were knocked ou'
in combat and two others dam.
aged by Allied interceptors. II wa,
the second successive Jap raid or
MiIlinpiu1bi
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
7 s. Feeds Nuzi Generals Steaks for First Meal
Red'sBigGuns
Pound Germans
At NovorOssisk

MOSCOW, May II CUP)-Rus-
sian infantry, advancing with the
support of a heavy artillery
barraGe. today broke through
German defenses northeast of
.NovorosSisk, Black Sea naval base,
and captured an important hill.
The Red army brought up its
big guns and began A systematic
destruction of concrete emplace-
ments and pill boxes deep in the
AXIS defenses of their Kuban
bridgehead in the western eau
.casuS. The infantry quickly filtered
through the blasted areas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11

They wanted 10 know II we
ate that we'll every day and
seemed surprised That We had
white bread and fresh meat" an
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-09
Volunteers
Continue Prct.
Gas RatiOning

Volunteer workers of precinct
No. 6 in Mount Clemens started
work today on the new "A"
gasoline ration book. This group
will also work again next Fri
day.
The need for more volunteers
to help with the program is
stressed today by Mrs. Russell
Stark, CDVO director for Ma
comb county, who urges appli-
cants for the new books to send
in their blanks Immediately.
The deadline is July 81, and
the mail isn't coming in fast
enough" Mrs. Stark said today.
She emphasized the important
of signing the back of the "A"
books, answered ALL questions
asked for, and including the tire
inspection record, when sending
the applications.
Precinct chairmen in Mount
Clemens, according to precinct.
are Mrs. Clifford Hay; q
Mrs. Kurt Friedeberg; 3-Mrs.
A. Heine; AIRS. Veryle Ryon;
5-Mrs. Charles Linnington; 6
Mrs. Francis Golden. Each
precinct will take day TO fur
nish volunteers, the smallest
one, No. 5, will fill in on each
day as there are only 5 working
days.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-09
|nditf Editor
as Jap Agent
New York Newsmon
Faces Serious Count

NEW YORK, July @ up -
A Federal grand jury has indict-
ed Frederick Heller Wright, 40,
a New York Daily News copy
editor, on charges that he served
as a paid agent of the Japanese
Imperial government for To-
year period up to the Pearl Har-
Dor attack without notifying the
State Department.
There was no evidence that
Wright's superiors on the news
paper had any knowledge of the
activities complained of in the
indictment, said u. S. Attorney
Howard F. Corcoran, who OBJ
tanned the indictment.
Richard w. Clark. managing
editor of the Daily News, said
there would be no comment on
the action of the grand jury, and
added:
"In view of the announcement
made by Mr.. Corcoran, there is
nothing to say"
The indictment acc uses
! Wright of failing TO notify the
State Department of his employ
ment by the japanese and of
conspiring with japanese Off
Gals in this country TO keep his
connections a secret from his
newspaper.
Born in St. Louis, Wright
Joined the Daily News Staff in
1927 and was night telegraph
editor of that paper for several
years.
The indictment declared that
Wright, acting as an agent for
Japan. visited the Washington
office of the China Defense Sup
plies Corporation in 1910, rep
resenting himself as a newspaper
reporter He tried. the indict-
ment charged, to obtain infor.
nation concerning the materials
and supplies being shipped TO
China by the United States.
Further, the indictment al
legged that Wright edited the
speeches and correspondence of
japanese consuls and vice con-
suls in a territory that extended
along the East coast from Maine
TO Georgia, and that he conduct
ed an investigation of Commu-
n activity in the United States
and prepared reports which he
submitted TO the japanese on the
personal backgrounds of various
individuals supposed to be Com
| munists.
Corcoran said the japanese
government paid for the upkeep
of an office which the defendant
opened across the street from
the Japanese Consulate and de-
\ clared that Wright received from
$500 10 $500 a month for MS
services as an agent
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-09
Rotarians Feie
Past Presidents
Norton Principal
Speaker at Meeting

Richard Norton, princi p
speaker at the annual meeting of
the Past Presidents of Rotary.
discussed Acquaintance On
the Main Street of the Rotary"
yesterday afternoon at the Me-
dea Hotel.
Norton stated that while on a
10000 mile trip through the
west he attended many Rotary
Club meetings and that by the
virtue of his membership in the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-09
Farmer PIows Under
80 Acre Hay crop

OWOSSO, Mich, July up
Because he has neither hay
loader nor harvest help. Robert
Hudson. Bennington township
farmer. has completed blowing
under his entire crop of 80 acres
in what he said was a protest
against the governments farm
machinery rationing program.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-09

club was able TO enjoy many
happy experiences.
Retiring president, Arch Rich
ards, was also admitted into the
membership of past presidents
yesterday. l.. Wade Fast present
e. the official pin to Richards.
George Hargreaves presided
at the meeting. Clarence Barck
introduced the speaker of .he
day.
Guests were Robert f. Brown
of Ann Arbor, former Mount
Clemens Rotarian and John
Carls from RoseVille.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-09
OFFICERS

OFFICERS
HENRY 3. AMEEL. President
c. r. WALTERS. Vice Pres. and Cashier
M. v. ROSSO, Asst. Cashier
RAY v. MCINTYRE, Asst. Cashier
GEO. T. BEDARD, Asst. Cashier
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SURE, GO AHEAD

TULSA, Okla.-Annoyed by
drunks congregating beneath his
bedroom window, one Tulsan
asked police If he could pour
water on them.
They said sure, but don't pour
too much.
He got a whole group with one
bucket, last night.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-09

Instead of protecting airplane
motors with a covering of heavy
grease, parofane, formerly used
to cover cheese and meat, is now
used.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-09

spends his spare time making
daggers. He has sent 100 dag
gers to service men overseas at
no cost to themselves. He even
pays the postage.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-09

SPRINGFIELD, Hilary S.
Clayton lost a customer and
gained one large turtle-of the
land variety.
Clayton, a furniture dealer,
was showing some rugs to Mrs.
Herman Descent and, as he un-
rolled one, out wobbled the tur-
tie.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-09
THE WAR EFFORT
Federal

SPOk ANE, Wash. - FEDERAL
Judge Lewis B. Schwellenbach
dismissed his jury early in the
day-because one member, Lin
coin Williams, works a night
shift at an aluminium rolling
mill.
Williams had 10 have some
sleep, the judge pointed out.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-09

BENTON, Ill. Joe Racine
puts truth in the old saying
about let's look daggers at the
enemy. Collecting old saw
blades from everywhere, he
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-09
RAPID REGENERATION

A blood donors blood is usual
ly fully replenished within six
or seven weeks after a pint has
been taken from his veins.
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DIRECTORS

Henry p. Ameel Frank Mulso
Thee. A. DeGroot David L. Roslssu
Cass Kierblewski Geo. 7. Smith
James p. Mcmahon c. r. walters