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Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
Vatican Prepares
For German Sack
Of the Holy City
RumOrs Spreading in
Italy that MussOlini
Dead, ImpOster Posing

BERN, Switzerland, Oct.
8. (UP)-Frontier reports
indicated today that the Vat
lean is preparing for a Ger
man sack of Rome. following
the flight of Mussolini's puppet
Fascist government.
(The free Italian agency Justice
and Liberty" reported rumors have
spread throughout italy that Renito
MusSolini is dead and that his body
has been taken to Germany, a
Cairo dispatch said. The rumors
arose from the fact that the voice
in his only purported radio ap-
pearance Sept. 27 had nothing in
common" with that of the former
duce, while supposed pictures of
him were so blurred identity was
uncertain)
With onrushing Allied armies
within 100 miles, the hurried evac-
uation of the Fascist leaders was
believed to have aroused fear in
the Vatican that the Nazis are plan
ming to wreck the city before re-
treating to their northern defense
lines.
Information reaching Swiss sourc-
es said the papal authorities have
begun construction of a water res
Continued on page 6, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
italian Political
Rule Questioned

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9-UP)-
The question of granting the re-
cently-announced Allied Mediter
ranean commission full power to
settle political problems arising in
Italy and the Balkans was expect
ed today to be considered at the
forthcoming three power conference
at Moscow.
The United States has favored
making the commission an advisory
and consultative body only, requir-
ing that all matters be referred for
decision to the three governments
represented-Britain, Russia and
the United States.
But the Soviet Union apparently
is not satisfied. The publication
war and the working classes re-
jected, presumably with official
sanction, consultative role and
recommended granting full author
ity not only to make final decisions
but to enforce them.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
Three Near Death
Following Fight

CALEXICO, Oct. "a woman
and two men were near death Sat-
urday as the aftermath of bloody
fight in an auto court at Fourth
and Imperial avenues in Calexico
Friday night.
Cpl. Edward Ambrosio's throat
was cut. His wife, Ramona. was
suffering from gasnes and cuts on
her head. Felipe zuniga, who ap-
parently was an innocent bystander,
was stabbed over the h e + t
Calexico police and deputy sheriffs
said Saturday. All may recover If
complications do not occur.
Meanwhile peace officers in I'M
perial and Mexicali Valleys search
ed for the Filipino they believe cut
Ambrosio's throat because he was
beating Mrs. Ambrosio with two
by three club 20 inches long. Of
ficers believe the same fugitive
stabbed Zuniga with the knife he
Used on Ambrosio when he saw
zuniga standing near the cabin
where the fight took place about
8 p. m. Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10

THE British radio said the sound
of artillery and bombs from the Vol
turno front was heard for the first
time yesterday in Rome, according
to neutral correspondent
Advanced elements, which burst
across the rain-swollen Volturno
between its mouth and Capua, were
reported engaged in sharp clashes
with the Germans on the northern
bank. Meanwhile, the right wing
of the Fifth army moved up to the
Volturno-Calore river line as far
east as Benevento, as airline miles
inland.
9Th ON MARCH
On the other side of Italy, the
British Eighth army was on the
march again after battering down
still German resistance in the Ter
mini area. The Allies scored adj
vances of two to three miles in
strategic sectors all along the line.
CA German communique reported
fierce local enemy attacks" in tine
central sector of the Italian line
the only one in which no significant
operations were reported from Al
lied headquarters
The imminent threat to the Vol
turno line, the collapse of which
would lay open the coastal highways
to Rome, forced German Marshal
Albert Kesselring to send REIN
forcements to the north bank.
Troops from the third panzer gren-
adiers were thrown into the effort
to stem the ~Anglo-American push.
With the occupation of Caserta,
Is miles northeast of Naples and
seven miles southeast of Capua, the
Allies won junction of the eastern
branch Of the main Naples Rome
highway, which forks outside Ma
pies to join again at Capua.
SOFTENING LINE
Disclosure that Fifth army pa
trolls had forced the Volturno, 81
miles southwest of Rome, indicated
that full-scale offensive to reach
the north bank was imminent, if
aot under way. Allied artillery on
the south bank was softening the
enemy line.
The thrust across the VolturnO
took place somewhere along the II
Continued on page 6, col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
Dimout Rules on
Coast Modified

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9 UP)-
1t. Gen. Delos c. Emmons, COM
manding general of the western
defense command, today issued a
proclamation liberalizing dimout
regulations on the Pacific coast in
the interests of industrial require
ments, public. safety and public
morale.
The modified restrictions become
effective 1901 a. m. PVT, Sunday,
Oct. 10.
Gen. EmmonS, emphasizing that
military necessity continues to re-
quire rules. for the control of light
ing, said current developments
and further investigation indicate
the necessity .. of modifying in
certain respects restrictions hereto
fore required"
Dimout regulations were imposed
on coastal areas in proclamations
Nos. 10 and IL last year to reduce
skyglow or beacons that could guide
attacking planes or silhouette ship
ping for enemy submarines.
Today's proclamation No. 10 pro-
vided:
REMOVE RESTRICTIONS
ALL restrictions are removed
from traffic signals.
2.-Full headlights are permitted
in all areas excepting those visible
from the sea.
3.-In areas visible from the sea,
headlights can be operated on the
depressed beam with full candle"
power instead of on the parking
beam as heretofore.
4.-Back areas are permitted un-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10

shielded lights up to 100 watts.
5.-Shielded recreational light is
permitted up to 80 foot candle ex-
cept in areas three miles or less
from the sea.ift.4 f}f
6.-Provisions sare made for
greater recreational lighting by ap-
plication to the ninth civilian de-
fense board Such requests will be
granted whenever and wherever
consistent with security.
7.-Outdoor advertising and dis
play lighting continue to be pro-
hibited, except in Zone C if not
over 100 watts.
8.-No light source is permitted
to be visible from the sea.
The new restrictions apply from
one half hour after sunset until
one half hour before sunrise from
Oct. 10 to April 80 and from one
hour after sunset until one hour
before sunrise between May and
Sept 80. Previous restrictions ap-
piled from sunset to sunrise.
The proclamation divided the
coastal area into three longitudinal
lighting zones. They were:
INCREASES LOS ANGELES
Zone "A strip Is miles wide eX-
tending east from the ocean and
expanding to a 80 mile width in
the San Frncisco, Los Angeles and
Columbia river areas and also in
the areas of several coastal bays
This zone includes Los Angeles,
downtown San Francisco, Oakland,
and Pasadena.
Zone B-Only those parts of Zone
A visible to the sea but in no case
more than 10 miles from the sea.
This area includes San Diego,
Santa Barbara, Carmel, Long
Beach, San Pedro, parts of San
Francisco.
ZONE Il REGULATIONS
Regulations affecting Zone B
were:
Interior lights all shielded
from sea where visible to the sea.
Other lights require shielding
only where within six feet from n
window lin residences, can be close
Continued on page 6, col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10

Yesterday, Jones, In an earnest
request" had asked Acting Sheriff
Slater to surrender his office to
Blaize and avoid "the possibility of
bloodshed."
Perez called the message "blood
curdling threat" while his deputies
entrenched behind barricaded doors
at the Parish courthouse in Pointe
A La Hache. and along the high
way leading into Plaquemines Par
ish, said that Jones' militia would
have TO "blow us off the map. We're
ready for them"
They hao said further, when news
came that the state guard had been
mobilized at Camp Pontchartrain, at
New Orleans, so miles up the river
from Pointe A La Hache, that they
were ready to match the guard
weapon for weapon"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
Old Books Needed
To Get New Ones

Officials of this city's War Price
and Rationing board, reminded Ell
Centrans Saturday that they must
have in their possession number
three food ration before they can
obtain the number four books that
will be Issued shortly.
The old number three books must
be turned in when applications are
made for the new books, they ad-
vised. Applications forms for the
books are available at the office of
the rationing board.
Ell Centro's school authorities
will have charge of issuing the new
books.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10

Strengthened constantly by a
flow of men and arms across the
water barrier, the Russian crossing
forces were reported to have cap
tured several German strong points
and strategic highways in develop
ing the pincers maneuver aimed at
Kiev.
Field reports said the Soviets
were engaging the main bulk" of
the German armies contesting the
push across the river, while Red
army reinforcements clogged pom
toon bridges, flat bottomed boats,
RATS, dinghieS and other craft at
scores of points
TANKS CROSS RIVER
Light and heavy tanks, followed
by artillery and heavily laden sup
ply trucks, were reported rumbling
into the west bank bridgeheads
across pontoon bridges surfaced
with logs.
Photographs published here show
ed jeep - drawn anti-tank cannon
rushing through villages, described
as west of the river, toward posi-
tons from which to resist German
counter-blows.
Red Star, the Russian army
journal, in another of the con-
fident pronouncements regarding
Red army prowess, said:
THE initiative now is entirely
with the Red army, and the Red
army is moving decisively and re-
lentlesSly toward its final objective
complete victory over the German
Fascist enslayers"
Front dispatches said the Soviets
were hammering the Germans back
in three key sectors north and
south of Kiev despite mounting
counter-attacks. Nearly 5000 Ger
mans were killed yesterday alone,
Elsewhere along the embattled
1,000-mile front from Leningrad to
the Black Sea, the Russians drove
deeper into the German salient
southeast of Leningrad, pounded to
Continued on page 6, col. g.
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Officers have the butcherknife
and the club which featured in the
8 CUTS ON HEAD
Mrs. AmbroSi had eight cuts on
her head and had many bruises on
her body. She refused to tell the
name of the man who cut her
husbands throat or tell why her
husband was clubbing her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrosio arrived
from Santa Barbara late Friday
and rented a cabin in an auto
court about p. m. The fight
started around 9 p. m. Others
living in the same court were at
tracted to the cabin. Zuniga was
said to be one of those who heard
the noise of the fight.
Ambrosio, a Filipino, said that
another Filipino had stabbed him.
The wounded persons were not able
to be questioned extensively, Chief
of, Police Guy Echols of Calexico
said Saturday Ambrosio was said
to have been discharged from the
army last April but officers had
been unable to establish that fact,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10

fleet limplng northWard in retreat,
it was disclosed today.
Two or three more of the nine
enemv warships engaged, mostly
destroyers, were damaged badly
against moderate" but unannounc-
ed losses to the American flotilla.
(The Japanese radio tacitly ad-
mitted today that its forces have
abandoned their three month battle
to hold the central Solomons, an
nouncing that Japanese garrisons
have evacuated Kolombangara and
Vella Lavella islands The admis-
sion raised the possibility that the
japanese may have abandoned their
troops remaining on those islands.
ENEMY OVERLOOKED
Aerial reconnaissance revealed the
new japanese attempt to evacuate
cornered garrisons from the central
SolomonS, and the American de-
StroyerS took up their battle sta
tionS Is miles north of Vella La
vella island shortly before midnight
Wednesday. Enemy scout planes cir
cled overhead, radioing their posi-
ton to the oncoming armada.
Both sides moved in quickly TO
the attack, and within a few min
utes Japanese light cruiser or de-
stroyer leader blew up and sank.
Its flaming wreckage Illuminated
the battle area.
Two enemy destroyers followed
it down and third was hit so
badly that 1t was believed to have
sunk. Two or three other destroyers,
Continued on page 6, col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10


The states chief executive sent
the heavily-armed force into the
bailiwick of the powerful Perez
political faction to establish Walter
Blaize as sheriff. Jones had tried
to settle the dispute in court.
The Perez faction, which in the
days of the late Huey p. Long con-
trolled all of southern Louisiana,
had contended that Jones had no
legal right to appoint Blaize. They
said that a special election should
be called, and until then want to
keep Acting Sheriff Ben Slater,
Parish Corner, in office.
The guardsmen advanced caut-
iously in armored cars because Le-
ander H. Perez, district attorney
and leader of the faction opposing
Jones, repeatedly had a strongly
armed force to oppose the state
militia.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10

SESSION. dC WHICH statement Dy
one of the five travellers that use
of Russian Pacific bases would
save 100000 American lives was
sharply contradicted by others of
the returned group.
Those who differed with the high
figure mentioned by Sen. Henry
Cabot Lodge, r., Mass, repeatedly
said they heard no such estimate
by high military commanders.
Lodge was not present.
One veteran senator said "Some
very dangerous sentiments" were
expressed at yesterdays closed ses-
sion. He called it mainly anti
Allied" meeting. and predicted that
vote now on postwar collabora-
ton would not get the two-thirds
vote necessary for treaty ratifica-
ton.
TALK 1T OVER
Sen. Ralph o. Brewster, r., Me-,
one of the globe -trotters," told a
press conference afterward that
he thought I'VE should talk it out
now rather than deny the existence
of differences"
He said he had been critical Of
some of our overseas operations,
but I am just as convinced that
we can't take up our marbles and
go home"
"We did that once before and this
is the result" he said, adding: "I
Continued on page 6, col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
Portugal, Japan
Near 10 War as
Relations Taut
NippOrese Reported
Burning Papers After
Demands Are Made

E. MADRID, Oct. 9. (UP)-
Reliable sources said today
that Japanese-P Portuguese re-
lations have become severely
strained and an unconfirmed
report reached Spain that the Jap
aneSe legation in Lisbon had begun
burning secret papers.
(The Swiss radio reported from
Lisbon that the Portuguese national
assembly met today to hear gov
ernment declaration)
Speculation grew in Madrid that
Portugal is on the point of sever
ing diplomatic relations with Japan,
declaring war on Japan or enCer-
ing into defensive alliance with
Britain.
DEMANDS WITHDRAWAL
Portugal was said to be demand
ing that Japan Immediately with
draw troops from the Portuguese
half of Timor island, one of the
japanese island Strongholds north
east of Australia, and cease pres
sure against Macau island, in the
South China Sea near Hong Kong.
Portuguese Premier DR.. Antonio
De Oliveira Salazar and japanese
Minister Morito Morishima We're
understood to have exchanged
sharp, pertinent words during a
tWo-hour conference Thursday and
to have parted without shaking
hands.
An unconfirmed rumor said Mori-
shima burned some papers and for
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
Chang Is China's
President Aqain

CHUNGKING, Oct. G.-(UP)-
Generalissimo Chang Kai-Sh
takes office tomorrow as presi-
dent of China for the second
time amid national festivities.
All China prepared for the
celebrationE of what is termed the
double 10TH" symbolic of ma
tiOnal day and Inauguration day.
Chang was elected president
Of China in 1928, retiring in 1882
to become chairman of the Ma
tional Military Council, the high
est ranking military organization
in China.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10

objectives in east Prussia and Pom
erania, the German province lying
across the old Polish corridor west
ward from East Prussia, as well as
in Poland.
The most ambitious undertaking
by Maj. Gen. Ira G. Eaker's big
ships-far surprising the range of
their previous raids and bypass
ing Berlin itself-was announced
in communique from American
headquarters which said:
Strong formations of United
States heavy bombers attacked inn
portant targets in Pomerania. Po-
land, and east Prussia today"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
New 0PA Man to
Control Rationinu

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-UP)-
Chester Bowles, OPA General Man.
ager, today announced the appoint
ment of Col. Bryan Houston of San
Antonio, Tex, as deputy OPA ad-
ministrator in charge of all ration
ing activities. He will take office
on Nov. l as successor to Paul M.
OLeary, who resigned last week
after directing rationing since it's
beginning.
Col. Houston will go to OPA on
loan from the army service forces.
where he has been assistant di-
rector of the purchases division.
Before entering the army he was
vice president of Young and
Rubicam Inc, advertising agency,
where he was engaged as market
ing and merchandising consultant.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
Calexico Resident
Dies of Illness

George Rodriguez, Al, of 526
Giles, Calexico, died Friday noon
after long illness.
Rosary was. scheduled at 7:30
p. m. Saturday at the Rodriguez
home in Calexico. Funeral serv-
ices will be at the Calexico Cath
olic church at p. m. He will be
buried at Mt. View cemetery with
A. R. Hens, mortician, in charge.
Rodriguez is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Gracia Rodriguez; a
sister; and five brothers.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10

The record -shattering assault by
the Eighth air force capped one OF
the wars most intense and sustain-
ed air offensive against Germany.
The Royal air force carried the
campaign into its llth day by send
ing night raiders against Hanover.
Bremen, Berlin. and the Ruhr.
The RAF revealed today that the
night operations were carried out
by the strongest force sent out this
week.
The longest previous raid by fly
ing fortresses was an attack ON
Warnemuende, on the Baltic north
west OF Berlin.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
ROME HEARS BIG GUNS AS ALLIES NE
He's Really An
American Citizen

Jose Spinola's first act after
taking out his first United States
citizenship papers was to pur-
chase $50 worth of war bonds.
I'm an American" the POrtu-
guese milker said, land my coun-
try needs my money. I'll buy
more later"
SpinOla first came to the Unit
ed States In 1903. He said he
did not take out citizenship
papers before because he went
back and forth to Portugal sew
eral times and thought he might
remain there instead of return
ing to America. "The work in this
country is for Americans" Spin0la
said. "And l want to be an Am
erican."
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
Thieves Particular
In Lootinq Place

Thieves whose tastes ran to ham
and eggs and one particular brand
of cigarets robbed a restaurant at
221 Main street Friday night, police
said.
Breaking the front door latch,
the thieves then wrecked the cigaret
machine, taking only those pack
ages of a popular brand; ransack-
ed the ice box of a whole ham
and three dozen eggs, and then
cleaned out the nickles in the juke
box. officers revealed.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
American Eighth Air Force
In Wars Longest Flight

LONDON, Oct. 9.-(UP)-Mar-
auder medium bOmbers of the
Eighth United States air force,
escorted by British, Dominion
and Allied Spitfires, attacked
the German air field at
Woendsrecht, Holland, today.
LONDON, Oct. 9.-(UP)-Amer-
lean heavy bombers made their
longest flight of the war from
Britain today-more than $500
miles round trip-to bomb import
ant Nazi targets in extreme north
eastern Germany and Poland.
The big bombers of the Eighth
United States air force attacked
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
L.END-LEASET TO
b. SCRUTINIZED
Closed Conference of Senators Is Said
"Anti-AI|ied" Meeting After Criticism
Of Program Heard; Solons in Debate

WASHINGTON, Oct. g. (UP)-A congressional scruti-
my of lease operations to protection of Amer
interests be of the first tangible results of
world tour by five senators.
This likelihood after yesterdays executive senate
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
Reds Expanding
Dnieper FoothoId.
Giant and Light Tanks Ferried Across
River to Be Used Against Nazis Putting
Up Violent Fight Against Attacking Russ

MOSCOW, Oct. g. (UP)-Soviet front dispatches Sat
urday reported of Red army crossings of h
middle Dnieper and the swift reinforcement expansion
of three major bridgehead thanking Kev and threatening
to squeeze the Germans out of the Ukranian capital
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
Martial Law in
Louisiana Area

ON THE PLAQUEMINES PARISH BORDER, La, Oct
(UP-Gov Sam Jones of Louisiana today declared mar
ta law in Paquemnes Parish and the state guafd
into the area to end condition of insurrecton and
obo11io Io.x, onI orda
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
Foe FIees After
Defeat i'm Pacific
Outsunned U. S. Destroyer Fleet Sinks ;
Jap Warships Attempting Evacuation;
Announces Withdrawal from SoIomons

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Southwest Pacific, Oct
9. (UP)-A heavily out-gunned and outnumbered Ameri
destroyer force blasted three and probably four Jap
warships in furious night action in the centra
Solomons and sent the of big enemy evacuation
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
Football

Penn State 0, Colgate 0.
Pittsburgh 20, West Virginia U.
Penn u. I, Dartmouth 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
Patrols Succeed
In Crossing River
Below Holy City
British Advance Against Broken German
Resistance on Adria+ic Side Of Italy;
N. African Air Force Planes Hit Greece

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS Algiers Oct. 9. (UP)-
American and British patrols have forded the Voturno
river, penetrating the primary German defense line be-
tween Naples and Rome while to the the transport
center of Caserta has fallen to Fifth army troops
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
Break Break! Break

Break Break! Break
1t was a sad day when jeanne
Ehmke, 6, fell and broke her arm
Not just a break put a bad break.
Like most little girls she began
to revel in the attention she receiv-
ed.
She asked a relative to write to
her great grandmother and tell
her about the accident. Joanne in
sisted that all the details of her
Continued on page 6, col. u
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Worry! WOrry!-

Worry! WOrry!-
Three-year-old Bobby DeCelles
was obsesSed.
He became obsessed last year
when substitute teacher introduce
ed him to arithmetic. He was OBJ
sessed with the fear that he could
not do arithmetic.
He worried and worried the re-
mainder of the school year. This
summer his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo DeCelles, discovered that he
was devoting too much vacation
time to worrying about arithmetic.
They tried to change his attitude
but failed. He was just worried.
Came school this fall. The first
few days were a nightmare to Bob
by. He ran a temperature every
day because he couldn't lay the
ghost of arithmetic.
But do you know Bobby is be-
ginning to do arithmetic? Which
represents a great victory for one
small boy.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
D AMBLlNe
VOLUNTEERS WANTED

First let us deliver large bou-
qIet of oleanders to A. Pilibos and
Arno Yeackel for volunteering to
help with the war chest drive. They
were the only volunteers.
Their generous offers to help
were the best news Roy Womack
and AL Missildine had heard in
many a long year.
Aren't there some other Ell Gen.
trans who will volunteer? We might
as we'll make Womack and Missild-
inc hysterical with happiness.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-10
WEATHER

Maximum; Friday 100, minimum Saturday 81; s a.
m. Saturday E$, humidity 81; noon Saturday 81,
humidity SIS; pm. Friday 80, humidity 49,
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