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Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-12-22
Tito's Forces
On Offensive
On All Fronts

London, Dec. 22-(AP)-AIarShdl
IiioS partisan army of 25O,OuO bat
Ting German and collabOrai.OUISt
forces twice lis size, has taken 10
INC offensive on every sector u
iug"slaVla'S irregular battlefront. a
cOmmuniquC from the Yuguslav
army Of liberation announced to-
day.
The German forces. Spcarhcdcd
by the German 373rd division.
struck back with large scale ~
SaUltS in Croatia in an effort 10
regain the initiative. the war bullc-
tin disclosed, but TI;n's seventh pa
triot division dcc.siycly thwartcd
the enemy thrustS.
With HuGOSIaVia developing into
a battlefront ul broadening scope, a
rccapiiulatinn ul litIcr's losses TO
clear his Balkan flank shows that
he had 10000 casualties in October
and November alone. These figures
wcrC given i'm a Moscow broadcast.
which sail The casualties included
10000 Killed and 900 prisoners.
German broadcaStS heard in
Cairo claimed the capture last Sun
day of the Bosnian town OF JaJcc.
described as TltOs headquarters.
The reports said he and his gov
eminent were in flight. There was
no confirmation of this report.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-12-22

Thrust To Vtebsk
ByReds Endangers
Nazi Baltic Line

London. Dec. 22-(AP)-Thc Rus
slams Baltic army, surgIns forward
unchecked. has advanced another
five miles and now stands only 10
miles from The Nazi fortress city Of
NItebsk. Reuters reported today
from Moscow.
Encirclcmcut of this enemy
stronghold thus became hourly
more imminent.
This thrust and Il companion drive
toward the important rail junction
oil PulotSk, 60 miles L. the west.
threatened the stability of the en-
tire German line defending the Bal
tic states
Russian CommuniqUr earlier
mad reported The forces of General
IVAN {. BnGramIHn within ~ miles
nI NiicDSk from tho north through
capture of Gr:baIdj and less than
- mics away "a the cast
Ills troops. $tOl ming down from,
NcNc! yesterday. blasted their way
through Il 50-miIc gap IN dccD
German dcfcnSCS. capturing more
man 100 villages and leaving 1000
German dead in their wake.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-12-22
indications
OF Jap Air
Action Seen
Chief of Staff Has
Meetings With Heads
Along Entire Front

Army Headquarters. Central
Pacific, Dec. 22-(AP)-Thc
long Pacific battle line was
tense with expectancy today
after dramatic visit from
General George G. Marshall.
United States army chief of
staff, and indications Of rcsur-
gent Japanese air activity.
Marshall. participant in re-
cent Allied military councils
held at Cairo and Tchcran. flew
along the entire lire from the
southwest Pacific To the Cen
trail Pacific. but only the scncr-
ais and admiraiS. American and
Australian, knew what he had
said.
win the chief of staff safely b:Ci,
in the United States after his ~
OOO-milc global trip. General Doug
las Macarthur announced today
that Marshall had been at advanced,
Allied headquarters in New Guil.c;,
december Is when the Americas,
SIKH Army units invaded New Eri-
tain. at AraWc.
IhIs invasion prompted Tokyo
RADIO 10 comment that "IaDa-
heSe quarters do not deny the
seriousness of the situation"
and that "RabauI Uapan's most
important southwest Pacific
base OH New Britain must he
held under all circumstances
Japanese air strength. recent.
badly bit and rnI,,al
showed signs of revival. South pa.
enc headquarters said that when
American bombcrS and fighters as
Saultcd Rabaul Sunday. doing hcay,
Damage To shipping. 30 rncmy
lighters jumped the attackers. Tho
Americans and japanese each lost
four fighters.
Marshall also conferred with The
staff of Admiral William +. U.Isry
South Pacific commander, ard If
General Willard F. Harmon. chill
OF army forces there. whose ground
sea and air forces are driving thc
japanese from their last SolCu.ons
Islands holdings. ON Bougainvili".
The chief of staff stopped for t;Yn
days at Honolulu TO see Admire,
Chester W. Nimitz. commander in
chief in the Pacific. and 1t. Gen,
Robert {. Richardson. Jr.. comman-
der of Central Pacific army forces.
NImitZ and Richardson's army
and navy units took the Gilbert is
lands from the Japanese NovCmbcr
20 and their air forces have Been
hammcring enemy airdromCS and
bases in the Marshall islands. 2OO
miles north Of the GilbertS. eve!
since.
| While in The Southwest Pacific
Marshall talked with Gen. Thona,
y. Blamcy. Australian general is
! command Of ground forces i'm In:
! southwest Pacific. and Genera
George c. Kcnncv. commander NJ
Allied air forces in this theatre.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-12-22
Allied War
Prisoners
Threatened
German Indignation
Over kharkov Trials
Turns to Aviators

London. Dec. - - (APD -
lark | n re Il : Of rcpriSaI.;
against Allied war prisoners
came flying out of Germany
today and Nazi propagandi>iS
worked up Indignation against
the kharkov trials and Paul
josef GocbbclS called British
and American aviatorS "lluns
of ihc air.
DNH. III" Official German
news agency. said in a broaG-
cast Statement! ON the SnrirI
Trials .hat Nayi military cuur'>
would "s0Gn deal with tIr>r
b,iti'h and american p,i~r".
crS who are guilty ct a Scr.nus
breach oi International Law"
t"cDDCI> told Berlin IU.!nr .gI
ar laid protection officials ma. ,iy-
th,r attacks Du IN" German rlu.r;.I
"t''S' hC expected but ,na' "r..,. DIV
"'H ever growing auti-u.gcr.ii de-
lenses ana lU'lc rc,aIaatiumS viii
make an end L. the activities ul ,h.
nuns %! the air.
Ugly hints of measures /, b,.
be taken against captured Dir
men were closely connected,
with a German press camp,iru
aGainSt American lIicr> impr;,-
oned after thc November % ON
Bremen and accused of hayir:,
mnrdcrrrS incorporated" writ
ten on their uniforms.
The bombed and battered r-yj.
are Scrccch.ns that the cannes Of
some Of the planes prove tl,a, san.-
SicrS con:ro! the American air
forces.
In Seizing on the Kharkuv
trials for further Justification,
OF German brutality. Nazi
foreign office spokesman claim
ca the trials were agreed up.u
IN principle at the Tchcran rnu
terence. so the British AMI
Americans share the RESPONSE
bilIty, Swedish press reports
said
DNB'S official statement Spnrisi"-
ically accused President Roosevelt,
and Prime Minister Churchill o. IS
Sociatmg themselves with the Knar-
k"E proceedings and l.kcnCd those
ais"
Three German and a Russian .~.i-
tor. who admitted a' their TIT DO
'or" " kharKoy military cDur. that
they had committed and Witnessed
numerous acts of atrocities igl.r>r
against Russian civilians and SOL
dicrS. were hanged Sunday i'm khar-
koN'S public square.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-12-22
Various Issues To Arise
After Congress- Holiday
Christmas Vacation
Takes Sombre Note
In Opening Today

Washington, Dec. 22-(AP)
Members Of the 18th Con-
grcSs went home today 90 rc,a-
bratc the Christmas HOLIDAYS
and To rechargc their political
batteries for the opening of
Il presidential campaign here.
They will return January 10
To come 20 grips with a batch
of questions directly affecting
The eourtry'S wartime economy,
OF challenges TO President
RCGscvrltS method for holding
the initiation line. of issues GEN.
tcring around taxes. wage in-
crcaSeS, subsidies and appropri-
ationS.
Two OF The observation-disclosures
and taXcS-awalt Senate attention:
a third. that of wage sterilization
rests in the House.
Marked for quick attc...iun when
the holiday is over are two Issues
affecting scrViccmcn. House aC;:cn
i'''N D'''t ENiaItl'ltNi Ibl 'bllttsN on
Il measure To provide muStcrir! cut
pay tor sCrViCcmcn. The Senate al
ready has approved a bill providing
tor a sliding scale discharge pay
ranging from 5000 To $500. dcDcn-
dent upon the length of service.
Meanwhile. an effort is bcin.,
made 10 work out Il compromise on
legislation to give soldiers vo," in
The November elections. one whirh
viii satisfy both those who cIa!:n
the Federal government should
make arrangements for The ballot
ing and those who maintain il
should nc handled by the states.
In quiet contrast To the hi-;iYkS
and hilarI,y typical of pcacctimc
wIndupS of Congress. yesterday
adjournment came on sDmbcr
note. 4 prayer that the New Near
would bring victory and peace.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-12-22
5th Army Reaches
San Vittore After
Capturing Heights
French Participation
With Americans in
Drive Is Disclosed

Allied Headquarters. Algicr>,
Dec. 22 - (AP) - American
Fifth Army forces. bolStcred
by heavy artillery and mortar
fire. captured several new
heights and reached the out
skirts of San Nittorc on the
road to Rome today. while he
British Eighth Army battered
the Germans with tank, and
infantry in the streets of Or
tOna.
American and French troops
along the northern mountainous sec
tors of the Fifth Army front wcrc
reported attacking the villages of
Acqualnndata. five miles west gt
FIlicnan0. and Cardito. four miles
north of AcquaiOndata. after occiI-
pying high point IN the Mt. CaSulu
region in the push westward Or.
Casino.
The announcement that The
French forces under General
Pierre JUN were participating
with the Fifth'S attack in this
sector was the first disclosure
Of the location of the French
whose presence on Italian soil
was announced last week.
The French. who nave been s'gus-
Cling Tor the past three days -.
possession of At vital mountain pass.
were reported ~ have taken trc
southern path. Other short gains In
this area were reported
In their assault ON san Wit
tore. the Americans were meth
odirally wiping out the numcr-
Gus PillbONcS the Germans had
built around the town. usin:
every house and every natural
obstacles to SLOW the Allied adj
vance.
General Non'comCry'S Eighth
Army tanks. mcanwhilc. Sluggcd il
out with German Marx Tvs in the
streets of Ortona. which had bccl
The northern anchor Of the Na2t
line.
Southwest of Oriona. British
troons made slight advances after
rCpuIsinc two desperate German
commentaries.
lr the air war. Allied tighter
hor'NC.s swarmCd over the YlIgo-
sl"" coast and attacked German D..
SitinrS ~ support of the partisan
forces ui Marshal Tito.
A naval CommuniQuc said ihn'
British torpedo boat captured two
GCrma" SChunrCrS off the Yugosli..
coas, s"ccmhcr 10. taking thcir
.lcUs prisoners.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-12-22

Continued on Page rwu.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-12-22
Lin Area Is
Free OF Japs

Chungking. Dec. 22-(AP)-Thc
Chinese high command announced
,"~icht that Japanese forces had
been cleared from the area south
of the Lin river. thus restoring half
of the Rice Bowl To China.
Enemy remnants on the northern
banks of the Lin also were said 10
have been cleared. Tho Commtini-
QUO indicated the japanese with
drawal was continuing with the
Chinese pursuing the fleeing Jap
anCS" on various routes. maxim.
considerable progress.
To December ?. the Chinese "s:i-
mated officially that The enemy hIti
lest 10000 killed and wounded.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-12-22
DORIS DUKE GETS DECREE

Reno, NCv.. Dec. 2l-(AP)-DoriS
Duke Cromwell. hcircSS 10 the huge
Duke tobacco fortune. received a
divorce today from James II. r.
Cromwell. onc-time U. S. Minister
To- Canada. =. z3NR
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-10-07

start as soon as the necessary equip
ment is available and will be in
creased as the demand justifies.
Far from being a competitor of
existing air lines, the proposed air
service of Blue Ridge should help
fill definite gap in the present air
transport system. It will provide
many smaller communities in the
territory now served by bus with a
new type of transportation and act
as feeder to the country's long haul
lines at the various metropolitan
centers reached.
Abandonment of bus service is
not contemplated. Rather it is in
tended that the two services shall
supplement each other so that rapid
modern air transportation will be
placed within reach of every com
munity served either directly or by
a short bus connection. And it is
further expected that the proposed
service will be coordinated with that
planned by other bus companies so
that the not too distant future may
see practically every community in
the land within reach of easy air
! travel.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-10-07
WOMEN'S DIVISION

Hitting whiz-bang record, Cap
tain branches Couchman of the Pan
sizes came through with high single
game of 143 and high three game
total of $50. Carris Price of the
Jonquils and Blanche Schwinger of
the Pansies shared honors with the
next high single game of 1913. The
Pansies took team honors with high
game 545-1514.
High scores were rolled by Couch
man 143, 119-36O; M. Snyder 121,
107-322; Price 1913, 1O5-320; V. Cos
sard ia, 109-315; R. Moser 112, 1O1-
312; Nunamaker 108, 107-309; T.
Spessard 113-304; Leatherman liz,
101-304; B. Warrenfeltz 10000; Pat
terson 104, 101-3O0; Schwinger 1913;
Johns ia, 103; Kate Stouffer (Dai-
sies) 112; Fouke 106; Shove 1o5;
Stoner 103; L. Rudisill 102; Stout
102; D. Martz 1O1; Charlotte White
101; V. Warner 101.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-10-07

Local air transportation came a
step closer for Hagerstown today
with the announcement that Blue
Ridge Bus Lines have filed an APP
Iplication with the Civil Aeronautics
Board for the right to operate reg
Iular air service to and from this city.
Longtime operator of large inter
city bus system covering much of
the territory between the Great
Lakes and Chesapeake Bay and
serving this community, Blue Ridge
has applied for air line franchises
on routes generally duplicating its
present bus service.
The kind of aircraft to be used in
this service, if and when permission
to operate is granted, has not been
definitely determined. The appli-
cation requests the right to employ
'helicopter or other types of air
craft adapted for the service which
the applicant desires to render"
Blue Ridge officials are currently
investigating the suitability of ex-
listing and proposed aircraft for this
purpose.
Authority to transport passengers,
baggage of passengers, mail and ex-
press over each of nine specific
routes has been requested. These
routes tie together Washington,
D. c., Baltimore, Md, Hagerstown,
Md, Harrisburg, Pa, Winchester,
Va, Gettysburg, Pa, Cumberland,
Md, Uniontown, Pa, Washington,
Pa, Pittsburgh, Pa, Clarksburg,
w. Va, Wheeling, W. Va, Steuben-
vile, O., Canton, O., Cleveland, O.
and most of the intermediate points
as indicated on the above map.
can initial schedule of at least
one round trip daily on each of the
routes" is proposed. Service will
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-10-07
New Tire Rulings.

Eligibility for new passenger tires
(Grade y has been restricted to co.
book drivers with mileage of COL
miles or more per month. All "B''
drivers and some &c" book holders
will now be eligible only for used
and recapped tires. The number of
new passenger tires available for
rationing in the October quota will
be reduced by one-fifth, the OPA
recently announced. Quota for
farm tractor and implement tires
for October is $4,000 as compared
with $4,000 in September.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-10-07
BEHIND
HOME PLATE
By DOUG STEWART

Since 1 have to pound out this
column on Tuesdays, l am, OF
course, unable to comment on the
opening games of the World Series,
two of which will be in the record
column by the time you read this.
So all 1 can do this week, is stick
to my prediction that st. Louis will
take the series and that Cooper will
win the first game he pitches, which,
since Lanier is slated to go to the
mound in the opener, will probably
be the second.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-10-07
OPA Sets Grape Prices.

Maximum prices for Concord
grapes and California juice grapes
have been set by OPA at levels sub
stantially lower than prices that had
prevailed Meanwhile the War
Food Administration allocated pro-
cessed Concord grapes as follows:
so percent for jams, jellies, and fruit
buffers; 20 percent for grape juice;
and 20 percent in reserve for future
ALLEGATIONS.
Patronize Our Advertisers.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-10-07

Last Monday night, at Madison
Square Gardens, the smart bettors
took it on the chin again, when Beau
Jack, who had been installed a one
to four favorite over Bobby Rufin,
was very decisively beaten. Incl
dentally, this fight really scrambled
up the lightweight situation.
Beau Jack is booked to meet
Montgomery on November 10 for
the Lightweight Championship, but
after the licking he took Monday
night from Rufin, his title would be
very questionable, should he happen
to beat Montgomery.
While the colored boy from Geor-
gia put up no alibi after the fight,
Bill Corum said that he entered the
ring with very bad knee, which
obviously slowed him up.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-10-07

There are couple of games COM
ing up on Saturday that look like
naturals-Notre Dame VS.. Michigan
and Navy VS.. Duke.
All four teams, judging by the
games already played, have power
house squads, and, on paper, seem
to be evenly matched I'll take the
Fighting Irish and Navy.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-10-07

D SCOPES
SUNDAY SCHOOL
BOWLING LEAGUE
MEMS DIVISION

This week we find st. Paul's U. B.
taking undisputed possession of first
place by virtue of their three wins
over Christ Reformed. In the other
matches Emanuel u. B., Grace U. B.,
st. Marks and Washington Square
won two each.
Honors were well divided with in
dividual honors for single game 60
ing to Hoye Lum of Grace u. B. with
a game of 153, but Williams of st.
Johns nosed him out for three-game
total by one pin with a total of 1863.
In the team division high single
game went to Grace U. B. with a
nice game of 609. Three-game total
went to st. PauIs U. B. with total
of 1713.
The 12O-32O Club
Williams 1913, 100, 121-369; Hoye
Lum 153-368; "Pop" Fisher 149-359;
John Hause 140-350; L. Hoffman
1877, 121-349; Harry Hause 125-349;
Harshman 133-345; Mauck 130-342;
Logan 121-341; c. Gossard 122-336;
Copenhaver 1886; Hebb 123-335;
McAllister 1880; Jim Gossard
120-330; H. Jones 136-326; Holden
325; S. Snyder 129-323; F. R. Miller
1922; Roger Miller $40; Bob Bowman
1872; L. Moser 1875; Eyler 121; Couch
man 100.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-10-07
Lived nn Snails. Ants

Lieut.. Richard R. Amerine, ma
rine corps pilot, lived on red ants
and snails when he was lost in
Solomon island Jungle
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-10-07

The first half of the game be-
tween the Fighting Irish of Notre
Dame and the Rambling Wreck from
Georgia Tech last Saturday after
noon was a honey. After Notre
Dame scored two touchdowns, Tech
came right back with two of their
own and the score was 14-13. The
Fighting Irish scored another mark
er and conversion, putting them
ahead 21-13, but the Georgia boys
fought right back and the end of the
half found them slap up against
Notre Danes goal line, the whistle
robbing them of another touchdown.
The second half, however, was
another story, and can be summed
up in one word "Bertelli." All this
boy did was throw three touchdown
passes in the third quarter and kick
the extra point after each one. The
Tech squad, which by the way had
only one civilian player on it Gall
the other players were Navy cadets
training at the SCHOOL,, evidently
played itself out in the first half, for
it didn't even seem like the same
team in the third and fourth quar-
tiers and never seriously threatened
the Irish goal line. The final score
was 55-13.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
Convair BorroWs
zoo Million for
Bomber Building

SAN DIEGO, Aug. II UP) -
Executives of the Consolidated Air
craft Corp. today confirmed Wall
Street reports that a 5000, 100000
loan had been obtained through 125
OF the nations largest banks.
Company officials said the loan
was similar to others made pre-
viously as part of the corporations
financial policy. Nc significance
was attached to the arrangement
by local officials who added that
announcement of the loan was
made on. the east coast last June.
The loan, one of the largest
secured under the wartime "V"
regulations, is guaranteed by the
government to the extent of 80 per
cent and was obtained at a three
per cent interest rate. Among the
largest subscribers were the Chase
National Bank of New York, the
Bank of America and the Bankers
Trust company of New York.
Consolidated Vultee operate II
aircraft plants producing bombers
and trainers. It's largest plant is
located here and is devoted to the
production of Liberator, Catalina
and Coronado bombers.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11

ADVANCE AIR BASE, South
Pacific, Aug. II (UP)-Twenty-five
army, navy and marine corps men
-18 of them sick or wounded -
spent IL days in the half-flooded
cabin of a big C46 cargo plane
lashed to a submerged reef before
being rescued by three navy patrol
bombers and destroyer, it was
revealed today.
The story came out with an
nouncement of the award of decora-
tions to the crew of the transport.
The plane, the Lana t. CFor
Turner took off under shell fire
from Guadacanal last Oct. 20, with
l8 evacuees for disqualification in a
rear area. Shrapnel hit the planes
tail, hut it was not discovered until
it had taken the air that the radio
was knocked out and the two navi-
gators had to chart the course by
celestial navigation alone.
OFF COURSE
Five hours later, when land should
have appeared below them, they
found they were off course.
With the gasoline running low,
the pilot, Capt. Cecil E. Petty, of
Homer, ILL.,, sighted part of the sub
merged DEntrecastouX reefs 100
miles northwest of New Caledonia,
and went in for crash landing.
The huge ship ground forward
over the coral and stopped safely,
the only casualty being navy phar-
macist's. mate 1st class V. H. Floyd,
of Tampa, Fla, who suffered two
broken ribs.
Under Petty's direction, the able
bodied men in the party stripped
the ship of all cables and laShed it
to the reef. Then the sick and
wounded were adjusted in litters
above the waterline in the cabin.
Staff Sgt. Larry F. Ingallsn of
Brookfield, Ill, who told the story
said the water was waist deep in
the cabin, the right wing was sub
merged and the left wing rose
about three feet above the surface.
ATOP WING
The able men perched atop the
wing and cabin of the plane and
all hands shared a gallon and
half of fresh water and rationS
from the life RATS.
ingalls, and Marine Capt. Howard
M. Conner, of Paterson, \. j., took
turns sending SOS messages on the
portable transmitter, but its range
was too limited to attract help,
since the reef was off the regular
air and sea lanes.
On the second day, the last of
the rations was eaten. Until the
ninth day, the 25 ate nothing eX-
cept some chocolate squares and
canned tomato juice. Intermittent
rains and few heavy storms solved
the water problem, but four of the
evacuees steadily became weaker.
The fifth day, a party was sent
out in raft to try to reach land,
but was forced to turn back after