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Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04


German defenses were crumbline
all around the semi-circular Ore
front and front dispatches said
the pace of the Russian advances
from the north, south and east was
SO rapid the enemy was abandon
ing heavy equipment in his haste to
avert another "Stalingrad" trap.
Red armies already have cut OF
brought under heavy artillery fire
all railroads and main highways
radiating from Orel and the Ger
mans were reported clogging Sec
ondary roads and forest trails in
their withdrawal from Hedgehog de-
fenses in the city's outskirts.
TROOPS AMBUSHED
German rear guards deployed be-
hind the retreating armies in a
desperate effort to stem the Soviet
advances, but time and again Rus
sian storm detachments smashed
through, encircled the holding
forces and ambushed the retreating
troops.
With clearing skies drying the
terrain, Russian tanks joined in the
pursuit. One armored unit pune
tured German defenses and ad-
vanced 312 miles.
The Germans, as in North Africa,
spread vast mine fields behind them
as they retreated, front dispatches
said. Russian sappers were clear
ing them in record time.
The Army Organ Red Star said
that the German command was
attempting to slow the Russian ad-
vance south of Orel along a range
of hills, but Soviet troops were
breaking through rear guard de-
tachments.
North and northeast of Orel, the
Russians were said to be virtually
on the heels of enemy forces re-
treating through forest lands. Re-
peated German counterattacks were
broken and the advance resumed,
field reports asserted.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
Fuel
Equality
Sc ept. l
Officials Hear
Vests Ration
OfGas TO Be Out
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug.
4 = (UP) : Bitter over a
Washington report that ma
tional Equality" in gasoline
rationing would become eff
fective September l, members of
the Clark senatorial committee
blasted Washington bureaucrats'
in winding up a two-day hearing
today and announced they would
fight for an amendment to the
order
Sen. Bennett C. Clark, D., Mo,
chairman of the committee which
was hearing midWeStern governors,
state officials and oil men discuss
petroleum problems, announced
that the committee would leave to-
night for Chicago to attend a meet
ing with Secretary Harold Ickes to
discuss gasoline rationing..
Sen. Kenneth Wherry, R., Neb.,
taking time off from the hearing,
declared sarcastically when he learn
ed of the republication reports:
That's sweet, brother; here they
invite us to a meeting and then is
sue an order before it even is held.
WAY ALL WORKS
That's just the way this whole
New Deal works. Why the hell
didn't they wait until we got there,
anyway?
Il see no other way, on the basis
of this report, how it can be con-
Strued in any other way than lift
ing the pleasure driving ban in the
east. That's going to hurt west of
the Mississippi, where farmers are
working until midnight and not
thinking at all about pleaure drives
to the beach for cool air"
The Washington report received
by the committee indicated that
basic "A" coupons in the west
would be cut from four to three
gallons. Eastern "A" tickets would
be raised at least half a gallon
and "B" and &c coupons hiked
Continued on page 6, col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
Rome BLASTING Was
Heaviest DayIiaht
Attack During War
Only Three Airplanes
Failed to Return from
Devastating Foe City

WASHINGTON, Aug. s.
(UP) = Only three planes,
one crew of which was rescu-
ed, were lost in the raid on
Rome in which 272 heavy
bombers and 249 Medium bombers
propped 1,10l tons of bombs, the
War Department revealed today.
The department described it as
the heaviest daylight bombing at
tack of the war to date and report
ed that photographs revealed "ex-
tremely successful results with ex-
cellent concentration in the target
areas"
Details of the Rome raid were in
cluded in a War Department review
of the air war over Sicily and Italy
in July during which American and
British air forces, collaborating
with ground and naval forces,
cleared the Sicilian sky of the en-
emy's planes, blasted his air fields
to the point of uselessneSs, and
pulverized his lines of communica-
ton"
DESTROY PLANES
In the four weeks ending July
26, United States planes flew H.
583 offensive sorties, dropped 12,-
1903 tons of bombs, destroyed 342
enemy planes and probably destroy
ed 54 others, probably sank three
enemy ships and damaged 10 more,
with loss of 100 United States air.
craft" the war department said.
The air offensive was waged by
Continued on Page 6, Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
OE::W
Fires
Dance cr'

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8
(UP) - Director Leo 7.
Crowley of the Office of Ec-
onomic Warfare today dis
missed John Bovingdon. 50
year old protagonist of Rhythmic
dancing for health, from his post
as S. 5,600a-year economic anlySt III
the OEW's enemy branch.
Crowley informed Bovingdon of
his dismissal las of the close of
business on this date" after Boving-
don, in a letter released to news
papers, rejected the DEW chiefs
suggestion" that he resign.
Crowley's action followed publica-
ton of assertions that Bovingdon
used to be q Ballet dancer and once
had communist associations. Chair
man Martin Dies, D., Tex, of the
house committee investigating un-
American activities had threatened
to place the matter before congress
Continued on Page 6, Col So
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
Famed Hoaxer Is
Cauqht by FBL

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-CUP)-
Stephen Weinberg, SO, was held in
Federal Court on a charge of violat-
ing the selective service act in
teaching New Workers how to evade
the draft.
Federal Judge Vincent L. Leibell
set hearing for August 6 for Wein-
berg, who was described as a motor
lous -mper5onaJor and deceptionist
whose career included a Hoax per-
petrated on President Warren G
Harding and Charles Evans Hughes
then Secretary of State.
Weinberg's arrest in New York
city was announced in Washington
today by j. Edgar Hoover, director
OF the Federal Bureau of investiga-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
wACS Stampede
As A Is Dropped

FORT DES MONIES, Ia, Aug. 4
(UP) - Thousands of WAC hats
rocketed into the air, the band
played We're In the Army Now, y
and members of the WAAC at Fort
Des Moines today dropped an "A"
to become "WACS" in the United
States army
The first group of regimented
''privates" to be sworn in by their
director, Col. Oveta Culp Hobby,
broke into jamboree on the
parade grounds at the close of the
formal ceremony.
Part Of the Negro battalion
staged big apple dance complete
with jitterbug feminine soldiers
"truckin' on down." The rest mob
bed their director when she came
from the reviewing stand into their
midst to offer her commendation.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04

beyond 1t to within SIS miles of
MeSSina.
American and British Warships up
to cruisers shelled enemy reinforce
ments and supplies moving up to
the front along the northern and
eastern coasts, while heavy con-
centrations of land artillery ham
mered at German and Italian de-
fense positions. Allied planes kept
up unrelenting attacks on the whole
AXiS-held area.
British forces on the central
front have smashed German tank
thrust and resumed their advance,
it was announced. British, Amer
incan and Canadian troops We're
driving hard through the mountains
toward the foot of Mount Etna,
threatening to dissolve the enemy's
defense line around the Volcano.
NAPLES BOMBARDED
British Wellington b m b r S,
meantime, subjected Naples, Italy's
biggest port, to its third raid in 36
hours Monday night to give added
weight to Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hower's warning that Italy's fail
ure to capitulate would bring death
and destruction to it's cities.
Ground forces made Every salts
factory progress" yesterday, Gen.
Dwight d. Eisenhower's commune
que reported, and front dispatches
said that fighting along the Brit
ish-Canadian front south an d
southwest of Mt. Etna was SO in
tense that the Germans for the first
time have abandoned their dead on
the battlefield as they fell back
undr relentless pressure.
Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton, jr's
American Seventh army rolled up
advances yesterday of up to six
miles through hills and valleys,
driving before them German and
Italian forces believed preparing for
a major stand along a line stretch
ing from San Agata ON the north
coast, II miles east of Caronia, to
Cesaro, Is miles to the south.
ENGULFED CITIES
The advances engulfed both Car
onia Marina on the coast and Car
onia itself, one mile inland, and
carried the Americans to within
50 air miles of Messina in the
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
Georgia 18-year
0ids Given Vote

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 4.-(UP)-
Georgia today apparently became
the first State in the Nation to
grant voting privileges to l8-year-
olds
Returns from yesterdays ballot
ing gave almost certain approval of
a measure to lower the voting age
and 81 other constitutional amend
ments sponsored by Gov. Elliss
Arnall to complete his campaign
promises to the people of Georgia. "
State officials estimated, on the
basis of selective service figures,
that more than 10000 names
would be added to registration lists.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
YANkS ONLY S.; MILES FROM NESS|Nl
Jap's Son Wants
To Visit FDR
BY UNITED PRESS

SabCro Kurusu, who flew to the
United States shortly before Pearl
Harbor to talk peace" was re-
ported by the Japanese news agency
Domei, Wednesday to have son
who also plans to fly to Washington
Ryo Kurusu, according to the
Domei dispatchc recorded by U. S
government monitors, is planning
his flight 'for the same purpose" as
his father-"to convince Roose-
yelt."
The japanese propaganda broad
casts added that Young Kurusu, as
an army flier, will use not words
but bombs and machine gun bull
lets" on his projected visit to Wash
ington.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
WLB Investigates
Musicians Strike

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-CUP)-
The War Labor Board today ap-
pointed special three-man panel to
investigate the standing dis
pute between James C. Petrillo's
American federation of musicians
and electrical transcription manu-
facturers for whom union musicians
have refused to work since July 81,
1912.
The WLB disclosed it issued an
order July 20 denying the COM
panieS demand that the union be
ordered Ito terminate its strike and
to declare that it's members are
free to accept employment in the
transcription field pending the dis
position on the merits of this dis
pute."
No date was set for the panel to
hold hearings on the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
See How Simple
0PA Rules Are!

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 up
The Office of Price Administra-
ton, which recently embarked
on a policy of simplifying its
regulations, has amended a sec
tiOn of an order establishing
maximum prices on certain
bakery products to read as fol-
lows:
"All commodities listed in ap-
pendix A are those known to the
trade as such excepting there
from such thereof, if any, while
subject to another regulation"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
Thousand Perish
In India Floods

BOMBAY, Aug. CUP) = More
than a thousand persons were
killed in floods which swept through
Ajmer Merwara state, in central
India, on July 80, it was announced
today at Ajmer, the capital.
The floods, preceded by four days
of rain, submerged the town of
Vijianagar 38 miles south of Ajmer,
and washed away six villages. The
water rose Is feet in half an hour
at Vijianagar.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
Raj Lays Mines
In Northern Waters

LONDON, Aug. 4 CUP "A forma-
ton of British planes flew over
south Sweden last night, apparent
ly on a mine-laying mission in the
Baltic area, the Axis controlled
Paris radio said today, and a crew
that parachuted from one faltering
aircraft was interned.
The report followed by several
hours a flight of British bombers
over the English coast in the direc-
ton of northwest Germany in a
procession lasting more than an
hour.
Lack of an air ministry report
indicated that Britain's big bomb
ers had a her-enforced lay
off from the assault ON Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
BodosIio Clamps
On Early Curfew

BERN, 4UP)Premr Marshal Pietro Badoglio has is
providing violators reports
LONDON, Aug. 4-(UP)-The Badogo government
has clamped pm curew peacecamoring northern
Italy European reports said today hopes for tays
early captulaton faded and the London Daily Express
predicted Allied invasion of the Italian mainland "at
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
PhiIIip ps Talks on
Wartime Problems

CALEXICO, Aug. - CaleXicC
Rotarians and Kiwanians heard
hep. John Phillips discuss ajol
wartime problems confronting the
nation at a joint meeting of the
two organizations held in the De
ANA Hotel here yesterday.
Rep. Phillips later planned to ad-
dress Kiwanis and Rotary clubs OF
Rrawley and FL Centro.
He visited the border yesterday
for the first time since his election
to congress
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04

The Infants mother, MrS. o. w.
Gurney, was hysterical and near
collapse. Her physician, DR.. E.
Lew Hurd, said her life lis now
hanging by precarious balance
due to her collapse"
State police have almost dis
carded the theory that the kid
naper climbed a second-story fire
escape and fled the same way,
since it would have been difficult
or impossible to have opened the
screened window unless aided by a
confederate.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04

A New York dispatch to the Ex-
press quoted authoritative Amer
lean quarters" as saying Anglo AM
erican forces may land on the
Italian mainland before the mop
ping-up of Sicily is completed.
Authoritative quarters here declined
to comment.
The new curfew regulation was
reported to affect Milan, scene of
some of the biggest peace demon
StrationS, Parma, Piacenza, Gre
mona, Brescia and a number of
other cities and towns in northern
Italy.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04

Rigid censorship obscured the
situation inside Italy, but news
filtering into switzerland indicated
that peace manifestations were con-
tinuing throughout the country,
though apparently on a declining
scale as 1t became clear than the
Badoglio government has no in-
tention of accepting unconditional
surrender at this time.
Rome radio asserted that while
the Italian people desire peace.
they do not want IL at any price.
The Badoglio government was de-
scribed as "A regime OF liberty, nut
not of peace"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
7 KILLED WHEN TRAINS
COLLIDE IN WASHINGTON

WARDEN, Wash, Aug. 4.-UP)
Seven men were killed and II
others injured early today when a
west-bound passenger train side
swiped a branch line train near
Warden in central Washington.
Both engines turned over and a
tourist car on the maipliner tele-
scoped, crushing passengers. None
of the engine crews were injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04

District Attorney Harlow Wien
rick and his staff questioned the
principals again today to see if
anyone could have hidden in the
hospital until the hours just before
dawn yesterday, when the blonde,
blue-eyed baby was wrapped in a
light blanket and taken from the
nursery.
The father was working the night
shift at plywood factory at the
time of the baby theft and also
was near collapse with grief.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04

Imperial county sheriff's officers
searched the mountainous area
west of here Wednesday for two
men they suspect of beating and
robbing George w. Lewis, Ell Centre
cafe owner, who was found bound
and gagged by the side of a road
southwest of FL Centro Tuesday
night.
Officers said Lewis, owner of the
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04

and galley post-exchange, dispen-
sary. pavements and walks. The
buildings will be of wooden frame
type.
Lieut.. j. S. Hamel, USN, has
been appointed officer -in-charge of
construction.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
BELLS RING OUT ON
QUEENS BIRTHDAY

LONDON, Aug CUP) - The
bells of st. Paul's Cathedral rang a
royal birthday peal today for tt>
first time during the war in honor
of Queen Elizabeth's 43rd ami
versary. She was spending the day
in the country with the king and
royal princesses.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04

women and 26 officers will be sta
toned at the air station was made
June by the navy department.
The project will consist of one
story H-type barracks for enlisted
personnel, two-story women Of
ficers' quarters, one-story mess hall
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
Women Marine Quarters in
I.v. to Be Built Soon

Granting of a $233, 1882 contract to
the Brunzell construction company
Gardena, for erection of facilities
for members of the Marine Wo-
mems Reserve at the FL Centre air
station was announced Wednesday
by the Eleventh Naval district.
Announcement thet 376 enlisted
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
Practice Makes Perfect?-

Leo Hetzel stacks soiled dishes so
we'll that we've come to the con-
clusion GIat he has lots of chances
to try his hand at it at home.
Leo handled stack of plates
and saucers SO deftly at the corner
drugs lunch counter Wednesday
noon that he had an offer of a
waitress job before he left
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
Police Discard
kidnapping Theory

ALBANY, Ore. Aug. 4-(UP)-Employes Of the Al
bany General hospital questioned today possib
methods kiGAaper might have used to steal two-day
Hudith Gurney from the nursery.
AS the unsolved kidnapping went into the second day
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
Attention Mrs. Ben Herring

Guess who was in MeXicali Tues
day night. Just SO Ben won't feel
that he's being prosecuted RR's
going to put his sleuths to work on
Mote Dizney. His wife's out of
town, too.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
100000 Germans
Flee from OreI
Nazi Defenses CrumbIe Around City
Besiesed by Russian Forces; Axis
Irvine 70 Avoid Summer 'S+aIin9rad'

MOSCOW, Aug 4.-(UP)-Some 250O 900 Germans BE-
gan general retreat from the Ore Bulge today fran
tic effort escape encircement by convergng Soviet
armies that had narrowed the Axis Corridor of withdrawal
than
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
Air. Lond Newell
Forces Combine
To Pound Enemv
AXIS Forces in Sicily Draw Back into
Coffin Corner as Allies Continue TO
Attack RelentIessIy; Naples Hit Aoain

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS NORTH AFRICA Aug
-'UP)A terrific Allied land, air. and bombardment
was eVelled against the recedng Axis defenses on be
northeastern tip of Sicily today American Donqhbovs
captured CarOnia the northern and drove y miles
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
WEATHER

Maximum Wednes. 108, minimum
Wednesday 60; am. Wed. 81, hu-
midity 81; noon Wed. SO humidity
S8; s pm. Tuesday IS, humidity SO.
BANK DEBTS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-12
EMBRACES WIFE
The War Fronts

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC-Yanks consolidate position Bou
granville Jap destroyer is sunk page L.
RUSSIARed troops within gun range of Zhtomr Nazi line
65 miles from Poland brought under fire. Page L.
AIR WAR-RAF smashes rail link from France to Italy at
Cannes; L. s. bombers from Italy pound railroads at
Anheor and Annecy, France. Page L.
RUSSIA Reds continue rapid advance reach point only
miles from old Polish border Page p
ITALY-U. S troops gain mile in bitter weather pushing
Nazs from slopes Of Mt. Canine. page D.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-12
KICKED
AROUND
TO THE EDITOR:

~ liz LII A(INs
THE men in my outfit have
4 been wondering just how
long they are going 10 be kicked
around. Many people who know
very little about the Michigan
state troops and what they
stand for have held il against
these men for being members.
Most of us are unable TO get
into federal service because of
some slight defect We picked
this outfit as the next best place
to serve our country.
We stand four days of straight
guard duty along the water
front. Believe me il gets mighty
cold out there.
Some of these people ought TO
try standing on top Of AmbasSa-
dor Bridge some cold night for
four hours. or would it hurt
their feelings?
If we weren't on the Job the
army would have 10 replace us
with trained men and thus pro-
long the war. We get only one
or two passes a week that we
can really count on. and that is
not very many for one who is
stationed in a big town like
Detroit.
We are supposed 10 ride street
cars for nothing. ! understand
that an order has been issued by
the DSR permitting US 10 ride
free. Yet some of these con-
ductorS continue 10 charge us
full price and call US moochers.
We are supposed to get Serv-
icemen'S rates at other places of
amusement. Yet we are contin-
ually embarrassed in public by
the ticket takers of shows and
other places of amusement who
call us chiselers and cheap
skates We are on actual duty.
and our passes have that stamp
on them TO prove il.
| don't think that the people
are being very patriotic when
they act like that. You might
say we are making a lot of
money. When we get done buy
ing war bonds and the income
tax is taken out. we have far
less than any soldier makes.
We all resent being treated
like csrpetbaggers. Help would
be appreciated.
WILLIAM VI. WALTERS.
SISgt. Co. c, S1st Inf. Regt.,
Headquarters, Michigan State
Troops.
2S5 Piquette.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-12
Allies Bomb
Last Ndzii Rail.
Link TO Italy

LONDON, Nov. II (INS)-The
Allied aerial campaign to sever
Nazi rail communications linking
Italy with France and Germany
gained fury during the night when
Raj heavy bombers smashed the
French Riviera coastal railway
route into Italy, the air ministry
announced today.
The Gripping blow against the
coastal line was centered on
Cannes and knocked out the Sec
ond of the two lines connecting
France with Italy less than "a
h ours after the other route
through the Mont Gents tunnel
had been disrupted.
L. :. filters IN RAIDS
The British night assault on
Cannes came a few hours after
L. S. Liberator bombers had
crossed the Alps from Italian
bases and blasted the railroad at
Antheor. near Cannes, and ranged
north over eastern France to
pummel the rail yards at Annecy.
An important ball-bearing fac
tory at Annecy also was bombed.
At Antheor the LiberatorS of
the 18th u. S. Air Force cut the
rail line and blocked an adjacent
highway.
All the L. 6. bombers returned.
Raj Wellingtons operating
from Italian bases also Joined in
the assault on communications
with a bombardment of railway
yards at Prato, near Florence.
BRENNER LINE BLASTED.
Berlin. Hanover and targets in
the Ruhr were raided last night
by British Mosquito bombers
while the heavyweights concen-
trated on Cannes.
These additional acks on
communications followed a u. S.
Flying Fortress bombardment of
Bolzano which disrupted the rail
line through the Bremen Pass to
Innsbruck, Austria.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-12
TO Build
Giant PId lanes
After War

Henry Ford announced
today he plans to build
giant, multiple engine
cargo-passenger pla n e S
"of unique design" at
Willow Run after the
war "to create jobs for
the people who will need
them"
The S0-year-old founder
and president of the Ford
Motor Co. said that the new
type planes possibly would
revolutionize lon g-distance
transportation as his model
T revolutionized road travel
80 years ago.
Ford disclosed the government
has given his company FIRST OPP
ton on Willow Run, the mann
moth, 500. 100000 Ford-operated
plant near Ypsilanu. now building
B-24 bombers for the army air
forces
TO BUY WILLOW RUN
I'VE plan to take up the
option" he said.
Our first reason for this Is
10 create jobs for the people
who will need them. Some
people say that the people in
Washington won't let us have
the plant. We have got too
much faith In the government
of the United States Of America
10 believe anything like that.
We know that the government
Is just a. much interested in
postwar jobs a. we are"
Ford. one-time 81 50 week
Continued on Next Page. Col. 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-12
DE Nfarigny
Not Guilty
international sbund PINOT,
Berry Mason story on Page -
BY JAMES l.. KILGALLEN

NASSAU, Bahamas, Nov u GNS)-Count Alfred de
Margny free today cleared of charges that ne
murdered his wealthy fahernaw but above him lowered
the threat of being depored from the Bahama Islands
The 12-man jury which acquitted him of the
Staying of Sir Harry Cakes by vote of nine three
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-12
HOBBIES SOUGHT
TOTO MobiIizes Women

NEW YORK. Nov. u up
Premier TOTO, warning that Japan
faces an extremely grave situa-
ton has mobilized women for
the war effort, Tokyo Radio said
TODAY.