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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-14
Indians Crack
German Front
Cnnodions Hurl
Back Attacks

ALLIED HEA DQUARTERS,
Algiers, Dec. IA Up Indian
troops attacking in the center of
the British Eighth Army front
in Italy crashed through German
defenses and captured number
of prisoners, headquarters an
nounced today, while Canadians
along the Adriatic coast hurled
back Nazi armored attacks,
wrecking tanks and inflicting
casualties.
Activity of the Fifth Army
front was confined to artillery
duels and patrols, particularly
See ITALY-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-14

United States after eleven
months of service in North
Africa. Sicily and Italy, includ-
ing the history-making cam
paigns around Tunis, Bizerte and
Pantelleria. The local man is at
the A.AF.. redistribution center
in Atlantic City, where officials
will determine how to use his
lengthy training and combat ex-
perience to full advantage.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lane, 81 Lincoln ave-
nue., and is married to Charlse
Ruth Lumley, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry w. V. Lumley.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-14

Capt. and Mrs. Lane have two
sons. George Vincent and Ran
dolph Kelly Lane - the latter
named after his fathers flight
training centers, Randolph and
Kelly Fields, Texas.
Capt. Lanes father is a retired
army master sergeant, formerly
stationed at Se,fridge Field and
in the Panama Canal Zone.
Young Lane attended Mount
Clemens High School, but was
graduated from Cristobal High
School. Panama, after his father
was transferred TO that military
See FLIERS--Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-14
Face Ultilnaatulr,

LONDON, Dec. II - up -
The French radio at Algiers
said today . Bulgarian Opposi.
ton Party has presented m ult-
matum to the government -
to take Bulgaria out Of the war
or resign.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-14
StaIin Claims
Fall Of Vital
Dnieper Base
Soviets Retoin
initiative on
Flaming Front
By EDWARD ID. BALL

LONDON, Dec. ii - (P) -
Cherkasy, last remaining Ger
man stronghold on the Middle
Dnieper river between Kremen-
chug and Kiev. fell today TO the
charging Red Army.
Marshal Joseph Stain an
nounced the victory in an order
of the day broadcast by Moscow
radio.
The new Soviet triumph of
arms came as Gen. Nikolai
lightning Vstutin's first Tx
rainian army turned the die
against Field Marshal Fritz Won
Mannstein in the bloody battle
of the Kiev bulge.
Cherkasy is a strategic river
port on the main railway link
ing Minsk and Gomel with
Odessa on the Black Sea. Its
capture paves the way for the
junction of Russian forces OPP
Grating out of the Kremenchug
bridgehead with those on the
Southern edge of the Kiev sail
ent.
FIGHT SAvAGELY
The reluctance of the Ger
mans to evacuate Cherkasy was
emphasized by the desperate
and extremely costly battle they
fought to cling to this Dnieper
port of $4,000 population, the
outskirts of which were reached
and by-passed on Nov. 10 by the
Red Army.
While Vatutin thus hammer
ed out small gains for the third
straight day in the battle of the
Kief bulge, another Russian Ar
my under Gen. Ivan S. Konev
struck out from Kremenchug,
200 miles TO the southeast, in a
drive apparently aimed at re-
lieving Soviet forces holding the
Cherkasy bridgehead. Konev's
troops smashed west ward
See RUSSIA-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-14

DAVID FILGAS, l6, above,
held in a Greenville, Mich. hos
pital, suffering from burns, in
connection with the mysterious
death Of Patricia Winters, IL,
Greenville school girl, whose
charred body was found in Fill
gas car Saturday morning fol-
lowing a school dance. A wire
moose was found embedded in
the flesh of the dead girls
throat. Filgas was discovered
wandering in an apparently
dazed condition nearby. Detec-
tives today are probing the va
rious mysterious aspects of the
case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-10-19
Coup|ed-Sa|e Price Case
Continued 10 October %

The Districts first case involving
alleged violation Of OPA ceiling
prices by tying agreements" was
continued yesterday by Municipal
Judge Walter j. Casey to October 26
The defendant, Emory F. Mckan-
non, manager of drug store at 2121
Virginia avenue NV, is charged
with requiring customer to pur-
chase a bottle of wine in order to
buy whisky.
According to John Laskey, District
OPA chief attorney, merchant who
requires a customer to purchase one
product in order to get another
article is violating the Emergency
Price Control Act
In asking for the continuance to
prepare his case, Defense Attorney
w. Edwin Cumberland described the
transaction as merchandising
proposition" and said OPA regula-
tons had not been violated.
AS matter of fact the combina-
ton wine and whisky price was
below the ceiling price" Mr.. Cum
berland said, declaring that the wine
and whisky were Offered as COM
bination sale
The attorney denied customers
were required to buy the wine to
get whisky. The store sells far
more whisky than wine" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-10-19
Nonwar Spending
Must Be 5Iashed,
TydingsDecIares

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-Senato,
Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland
asserted last night every possible
nonwar expenditure must be either
cut to the bone or eliminated"
Maintaining that economy on the
home front is patriotic, he stated
public economy is second only to
the war effort in keeping our insti-
tutions strong and healthy"
The Senator, in an address before
the Civic Federation, contemplated q
national debt of approximately $780,
000, 900 900 at the end of the war. He
said:
80 When the war is over the
100000 men now in our armed
forces, in addition to having borne
the burdens of the day, will have to
bear the burdens of our extravaganza
and inefficiency through long years
OF heavy taxation, attendant unem-
ployment and the loss of opportunity
How can we avoid this? 1t seems
to me the program is simple whether
1t be in city, State or national gov
eminent. Every possible nor war
expenditure must be either cut to
the bone or eliminated. That is the
only way. in the face of tremendous
appropriations, that any economy
and any tightening of the future
burden can be accomplished"
Second, while apprcpriating for
war purposes every single dollar that
is needed. We must follow these APP
preparations through and see that
they are expended for the purposes
for which they are made; that the
cancer OF extravaganza, of overlap
ping, duplication and poor admins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-10-19
Co|ored Group Asks
Court-MartiaI Review

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19-The Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People in letter
yesterday asked President Roosevelt
to examine the court-martial record
Of Alton Levy, white soldier, ito
determine if it is proper case for
the exercise OF pardoning power"
Levy's home is in New York.
Levy now is serving a four month
sentence at the Lincoln (Nebr.)
Army Air Base after conviction by
a special court-martial on charges
Of conduct unbecoming a soldier.
Roy wilkins, assistant secretary
Of the association, asked for the
presidential review of the case on
grounds that:
First, that Alton Levy did not
receive a fair trial and second, that
there was not sufficient evidence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-10-19
Congress Approval
Held Assured for.
Dependents Raise
Fly the Associated Press.

Fly the Associated Press.
Agreement by the Senate and
House today assured congressional
approval Of bigger Government pay
checks for the families of service
men.
Without dissent, the House yes
terday joined the Senate in ap-
proving service family allowances
OF $50 monthly for a wife, $50 for
the first child and $40 for each addi-
tional child. That means slO0 a
month for wife and two children,
compared with the present allow
ance of $72 for a family of that size.
The measure returned to the Sem
ate for concurrence on amendments,
the only technically between it and
the Presidents desk for signing
Quick Senate agreement was seen as
a foregone conclusion.
The higher allowances will not call
for any bigger contribution by the
serviceman. Under the new bill he
will continue to contributes $22 a
month toward his familys support.
Before passing the legislation
389 to 0, the House yesterday re-
jected, l40 to 48, on a standing vote,
Go scale of payments proposing
$55 for wife, $35 for the first child
and $50 for additional children.
Representative Clason, Democrat
Of Massachusetts said the s5O-S3O-
$50 proposal was in line with living
costs and would afford dependents
OF servicemen only the essentials
necessary to maintain them. In
offering it, he opposed Military
Affairs Committee recommeS dation
for $50 for wife, SOS for the first
child, $40 for a second child and
SIS for additional children.
The committees recommendation,
Mr.. Clason told the House, assumes
that a third child can live for less
than first or second child and con-
tilcts with surveys showing the min
lmum cost of maintaining a child
Is Sl9.56 month
Chairman May defended the Mil
itary Affairs Committees schedule
as fair and based on long study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-10-19
College Of Preachers
Opens Conference Here

With 20 Episcopal clergymen from
various parts of the country in at
tendance, the second conference of
the College of Preachers has opened
at Washington Cathedral and will
continue through Saturday.
Canon Theodore o. Wedel, war
den Of the college. is directing the
conference. The Rev. Dr.. Wallace
E. Rollins of Sweet Briar, Va, is
conference leader on the subject for
the week: The Preachers Study of
the Life of Christ" He is dean
emeritus of the Virginia Theologi-
cal Seminary.
The college invites clergy from all
parts of the country for postgrad-
uate work, Canon Wedel explained.
Those in attendance attend lee
lures, participate in group discus
sions and preach sermons, which are
criticized by the group and the COL
le9e staff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-10-19
Simple Rules to Curb
Paralysis Suggested

By the Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. BIN
fantile paralysis soon would be re-
duced to very few cases if every
one would follow q few simple rules,
DR., John A. Toofney, professor of
clinical pediatrics and contagious
diseases at Western Reserve Uni
versity. told the 18th annual con-
ference Of the Oklahoma City Gin
zeal Society.
His rules:
Wash all fruits or vegetables
which are eaten raw.
Use only pasteurized milk.
Don't go swimming during the
period Of epidemics.
Don't drink water that is not safe.
Take good care of the bowels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-10-19
Duuntless Diners

PASADENA, Calf. lP.-Rationing
or no, several Pasadenans have
formed a food and wine society.
They'll meet twice monthly to dis
cuss adventures in eating and sam
pie each others recines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-10-19
7 Ranking Officials
Leave Argentina S
Finance Ministry
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 19.-Seven
ranking officials of the finance min
istry, including DR.. Raul J. Pre-
bisch, general manager of the Banco
Central, semiofficial government
banking institution, submitted their
designations to President Pedro
Ramirez last night.
Their action was a sequel to the
resignation last week of Finance
Minister Jorge Santamarina. The
designations were accepted at once.
Meanwhile, Gustavo Martinez Zu-
viria, new minister of education, de-
MED Argentina had failed to COM
ply with any compromise which
would oblige her to intervene in the
war"
Denies Obligations Exist.
In telegram to the rector of the
University of Cordoba, who appar-
emily had asked instructions con-
corning the dismissal of several pro-
feSSorS who signed manifesto Oc-
tober IS calling for return to con-
stitutional democracy and fulfill
ment of international obligations,
the minister said: Such obliga-
tons do not exist"
Referring to the manifesto Mar
tinez Zuviria said, Apart from the
falsehood of the assertions =" this
attitude, openly opposed to the
policy of the government, which has
repeatedly manifested its position, is
an undiSciplinary act not permitted
from those who have the authority
of professorships and responsibility
as public officials"
He accused the signers of raising
isolated voices, trying to create dis
unity in the country and convince
those who are not we'll informed of
our international pactS" that Argen-
tina had not kept her promises.
Discharge of the professors was
described as "a severe and painful"
but necessary measure.
Roosevelt Stand Criticized.
He said that all inSiStence that
Argentina abandon neutrality lis
that much more censurable on the
part of those who have the authority
of public Office and the government
will not tolerate it because it knows
the duties of the hour and knews
that the immense majority of au-
thentic Argentine people are back
ing it
These declarations were disclosed
as the nationalist newspaper Ca
bildo, commenting on President
Roosevelt's criticism of the Argen-
tina closure of Yiddish newspapers,
since lifted, said opposition to Jews
was directed against their political
and commercial practices and not
against them as a religious group.
I'VE struggle against Jewish COM
mercial practices" it said, and Mr..
Roosevelt will not brighten us
by assuming an officious defense of
all Jews who live in the country
without considering the question
from any point of view except
racial"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-10-19

upon which to predicate q finding
of guilt"
The case, he said, "as 1t now
stands Is bound to give the public
the impression that the Army COM
mand will find a way to punish a
soldier who makes critical comment
on the mistreatment of Negroes
in the Army"
Maj. Gen. Myron c. Cramer,
Judge Advocate General, in a let
ter to the Workers Defense League,
another organization, which said it
was directing the campaign to free
Levy, wrote that the soldier was not
tried for intervening on what "he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-10-19

tivities in leisure hours abroad, said
I'VE are having a Red Cross show
here tonight, and they are usually
pretty good. I don't know what we
would dc without the Red Cross"
To Be Decorated.
He would be very anxious to see
that the Community War Fund, i'll
whose funds the Red Cross will
share, is we'll supported, his mother
declared.
Il am giving you all this infor-
nation" Mrs. Wiley told a Star re-
porter, because I hope other people
grasping at straws of hope about
their loved ones will not lose hope
Perhaps they. too, will receive let
tiers from kind-hearted short
listeners as did today"
The family said today that the
War Department had informed them
Sergt. Bang was to be awarded the
Air Medal and two Oak Leaf Clus-
terS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-10-19

Your assignment to buy an extra
S100 War bond during the Third
War Loan was made for you by your
son and neighbours son on the
fighting fronts. Back the Attack"
with War bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-10-19
Two Indicted in Theft
OF 10000 Cigarettes Here

William H. Corbin, colored, 81, of %
Daggs place Sc, was indicted yester-
day, together with an unidentified
accompllce. for the alleged theft
from Union Station of a package of
10000 cigarettes addressed to an
Army post in Maryland. The ciga-
rettes had been shipped by parcel
post from firm in Richmond, Va,
and were en- route to soldiers.
The indictment was among %
returned before Justice Edward
G. Eicher in District Court. In
cluded was an indictment against
three colored men charged with
stealing "a cases of whisky and one
accusing a colored man of attack
ing his wife with a knife. There
were four indictments for alleged
violations of the narcotic laws.
In the liquor case, three men. Mil
ford Burnley, %, colored, 1924 Ken
dali street NE; Eddie Poe, 26, COL
ored, of l249 Third street S.W. and
William E. Lee, Is, colored. whose
name was added by the grand Jury
without an address being given, were
charged with houSebreaking and
larceny
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-10-19

tration be cut out wherever de-
tected." ~.
Looking ahead to the time when
the military forces will demobilize
and factories will close for retooling,
Senator Tydings predicted:
80 - To the 5000 900 or so re-
turning soldiers we must add a po-
tential civilian army of unemployed
of from ten to fifteen million. max
ing in the neighborhood Of 10000
600 milling around in the immediate
postwar period as war production
stops and peace production gets
slowly under way"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-10-19
Retail Grocers to Form
Association "Wednesday

organization of the Metropolitan
Retall Grocers' Association is ex-
pected to be completed at a meet
ing OF Washington area operators
at pm. tomorrow in the Pythian
temple. 1912 Ninth street NV.
An Arrangements Committee said
tne object is to Cooperate fully
WIN the OPA to eliminate certain
EVIL practices existing in the food
industry and to make possible an
equal distribution of scarce COM
modltles among all grocers."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-10-19
Letters From Short Wave Fans
Assure Mother of Sons Safety
Arlington Soldier
Is Prisoner in
Nozi Germany

The letter Mrs. Wade D. Wiley,
Of 1400 South Edgewood street,
Arlington, Va, has been hoping for
since her son. Staff Sergt. Charles F..
Bang, 10. was reported missing in
action on September came yes
terday.
To be exact, three letters and five
post cards arrived at the same time.
The letters, which came from short
wave radio listeners, were post
marked New York, Brooklyn, and
Bloomsbury. Pa; the cards came
from Philadelphia, Chicago, Indian
apolis, Richmond. and Cos Cob,
Conn.
All bore the same message, a re-
port broadcast at l0:45 pm. Octo-
Der IS over the short wave radio
from Berlin. 1t was message
from Sergt. Bang, which said:
Dear parents: I am we'll. Look
ing forward to seeing you again.
Hope you are we'll Give my love
to Lois Hope to hear from you
often. Sergt. Charles Bang"
Lois is Lois Cromwell, who lives
near the Willeys.
Kept Up Courage.
Ever since Sergt. Bang, a tail
gunner on the Flying Fortresses
Double Trouble" and The Flying
Circus" had been reported lost,
Mrs. Wiley said she kept up her
courage and hope by reading all
accounts of missing fighters who
had turned up as prisoners of war.
A story telling of Sergt. Bang
20 successful bombing missions was
carried in The Star last Septem-
Der %.
One of his recent letters to his
mother said, 1T really does not seem
possible that it is II months since
you and Wade CHS stepfather) drove
me to Baltimore to catch the train
for Camp Lee
AOOt her letter tal1ipu IF bic Or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-10-19

considered mistreatment of colored
soldiers, but was convicted of will
fully and maliciously making false
and highly derogatory statements
concerning the commanding general
Of the post and his wife" Gen.
Cramer added that "the report re-
ceived by me shows that he had a
fair trial"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-10-19
Frenchmen Reported
Fighting Nozi Troops

BY the Associated Press
ALGIERS. Oct. l9.-The French
Committee of National Liberation
announced today that bitter fight
ing on fairly large scale" had bro
ken out between German troops
and Frenchmen hiding in the noun
tains Of Upper Savoy Province, in
southeastern France. to escape
forced labor in Germany.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1943-05-28

ST. LOUIS, MO.-Despite his plea
that he was unable to notify his
draft board of a change Of address
because he was at sea, Seaman
Vernon A. Kraft (shown in photo)
'of St. Louis, has been sentenced to
four years in the penitentiary as
a draft evader. Kraft, who has
one arm three inches shorter than
another since a fall in childhood,
has been torpedoed twice during I
the past year and half. Another |
time torpedoes failed to sink the
tanker he was on and the crew
went back and brought the ship to
port While in a North African
port recently he was wounded by
shrapnel.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1943-05-28

BABY CONTEST AT NEWELL
CHAPEL c. nj. f. CHURCH
A TWO-WAY BABY CONTEST AT
NEWELL CHAPEL CHURCH
CLOSES SUNDAY NIGHT

The two-way Baby Contest to be
h ED at Newell Chapel Church will
close Sunday night at $3.50. The con-
test is between two baby members of
Newell Chapel, namely: little Clarice
Collins, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. l.. Collins an d little Sarah
Elizabeth Walker, the little daughter
of Mrs. Coreana Walker.
1t is thought that this is to be one
of the warmest and most spirited con-
tests held in this church. Each of
these babies is striving for supremacy.
Who will win? We know not who,
but we do know however, the contest
is interesting. The two babies have
had less than two weeks to work
They say, however, that it doesn't
take long for them to do big things.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1943-05-28
Death Benefits For
March Has Made
Another Advance

We wish to state that the increase
has gone up to $4,000. We will mail
you the checks for the increase before
the meeting of the June Boards.
We have already mailed some of the
beneficiaries a total amount of $4,000
including the amount you received in
the Boards.
We hope that the presidents will
make strong pull in June SO we may
go even higher than $1,000. 1t will
be a mighty fine thing if we can pay
$17500 in June. Of course, that de-
ponds largely upon things: namely;
t h e number of deaths reported and
the amount of money collected Pres
idents, we are anxious to go back to
$4,000. Want you help us to reach
that goal?
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1943-05-28
About Folk We
Know

Mrs. R. L. Coleman, the charming
wife of DR.. r. L. Coleman is back in
the city after spending weeks vaca-
ton in Alabama and Tennessee. She
reports a lovely trip.
Mr. G. D. Cotton of West Enter
prise was in the city last week on
business.
News has reached the city of the
promotion of Mr.. Carl Smith, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Smith, from Pfc.
to Cpl.
Miss Jennie Ruth Scott is able to
resume her duties in the class room
after an absence of two or three
weeks.
Reverend R. L. Young has returned
to the city after trip to Vanderbilt
University Hospital tor a general
check-up.
Mr.. Henry Kelly who is connected
with the Universal Life Insurance Co.,
visited in the city last week.
Mrs. r. L. Young was the winner in
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1943-05-28
Five Members OF
Newell Chapel C-ME.
Chu1 Oh Graduate
FIVE MEMBERS OF NEWELL
CHAPEL CHURCH GRADUATE

On Sunday morning, May 22nd, Rev.
r. L. Young, pastor, delivered very,
very interesting message at the 11:00
o'clock services to five young people
who have graduated from Harris High
School.
The message delivered by the pastor
was very, very timely and the gradu-
ates who were seated on one of the
front pews seemed to have enjoyed
the message very, very much At the
close of the message Mr.. E. F. Young,
Jr, one of the stewards of the church
commented on the message delivered
by the pastor. He too, gave some
very, very timely remarks to the grad
yates, which no doubt will help them
in their future life.
The graduates were Misses ArdeH
Patton, Jessie Bell Stinson, Elizabeth
and Mammie Flemings and Mr.. Willie
Otha Smith.
Little Miss Anna Marie Young grad
yates from the eighth grade depart
ment of h e Wechsler Junior High
School,
The church is proud of its six young
graduates.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1943-05-28

Dear Rev. Young: To show you
how much | appreciate your offer, |
am sending you one new member.
Hoping to receive the policy in time
for the June Board.
Mrs. Ella Morrell, Pres No. 7t
Laurel, Miss.