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the narrow straits of Messina, but now the movement was quickened in apparent anticipation of early defeat.
 Allied bombers, defying the in- tense fire of hundreds of anti-air- craft guns, were battering the evacu- ation vessels, but many were bet ting through.
 American warships ranged ahead of the advancing troops bombarding an eight-mile stretch of the coast Thursday and hitting as far east ward as Marina Di Patti.
 The drive along the north coast coincided with thrusts by combined British and American forces that reached to within four miles of Randazzo, the vital inland road junction on the northern slopes of Mount Etna.
 On the east coast, the Eighth Army moved up to threaten Gi- are, 37 miles south of Messina.
 Resistance Stiffens
 A headquarters communique said the German resistance along the east coast continues to stiffen," apparently in g. desperate bet to eVacuate as many troops as pos- s1ble across narrow Messina straits to Italy before the Allies foreclose their narrowing northeastern Sicily bridgehead.
 The reports made clear that the amphibious operation which landed American troops around the Naso river behind the German lines We'd nesday had ben a complete success and had been backed up by the American Sevent3 Army in the Cape D'Orlando sector.
 Occupying Naso, three miles in land, the troops hammered eastward to take Brolo Ahead of them the warships, which had assisted in the landing, bombarded roads, railways and highway bridges from Piraino to Marina Di Patti, probably de- stroying one highway tunnel.
 Naval Units
 British naval units, ranging to the edge of the Messina Straits de- spite shore guns, aided the British push up the east coast road which had reached the Archirafi, three miles south of Riposto.
 While light naval units went into the Straits and operated off Cape Cape DellArmi. on the toe of the Italian boot, without meeting enemy ships larger ships bombarded To- armina and Cape All, 22 miles
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isolated or eccentric" operation Admiral Ernest J. King, commander in chief of the U. s. fleet, emphasiz- ed in 8 recent interview that the American forces in the Pacific are not engaging in any eccentric op- erations and every move is part of a concerted plan.
 In support of the reconnaissance theory, only nine Liberators partici- pated in the Kurile attack. Since the Navy's communique indicated there were several targets, little in the way of concentrated bomb- ing could be expected from such a small force.
 Strenuous Opposition
 The Japanese put up strenuous opposition. This made it clear that the enemy regards the northern approaches to the home islands a likely American invasion route.
 When the American bombers hit the Kurles for the first time in an attack on Paramushiru three weeks ago, they encountered only mild in- reference. But in the latest ven- ture, they ran into 40 Japanese fighter planes. At least five were downed and others were believed destroyed or damaged. Two Libera- tors failed to return.
 It was presumed that the Libera- tors were based on Amchitka, Amer ican air base near Kiska. Since Amchitka is 300 statute miles from Paramushiru, the bombers probably made round trip of 2,00O miles.
 Today marked the end of the sec- ond week of Navy silence on opera tions in the Aleutians. It was just fortnight ago, that a force of light naval units bombarded Japa- nese positions on Kiska. Since that time, no air or surface action has been reported In that area.
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sina.
 This does no exclude the posibili- ty that the Allies also will hit along the exposed Italian flank, possibly carrying out operations along the Italian waist where landing would put troops within easy range of Rome itself.
 Such an operations might also in- clude simultaneous landings on Sar- dinia and Corsica to prevent their use by the Axis for air bases from which to attack landing craft.
 Contemplated Noes
 Whether the Allies also contem- plate moves in the eastern Medi- terranean such as the occupation of the Dodecanese Islands and Crete is uncertain but ylere has been hope expressed that Turkey might radically shift her present neutral position If the Allies secured her sea approaches by wrestling the ~ian Aegean Islands from Germany.
 Turkish participation on the AL lied side would aid enormously the operations against the Balkans as well as open the Black Sea supply route for backing up the Russian offensive. While there is no indica- ton that such development is ex- pected, it would not be surprising if something turned up in this direc- tion lxfore the close of the confer ence between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill in Quebec.
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Reds Hit Khorkov a'
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l
 Kharkov to the north already had reached a point 65 miles due west of the city and only 32 miles north east of Poltavaa main Axis base on the approaches to the Dneiper river. At some points northeast of Kharkov, the Red army was advanc- ing through territory which the Germans had held steadily since 1941.
 Some 250 miles to the north, the fall of Karachev Axis stronghold g miles east of Bryansk, main Ger man central front base, also appear ed imminent following the Soviet capture of Sumarokovo, four miles to the east, and Trebilovo, six miles to the north.
 The capture of Dmitrovsk- -Orlov ski, 63 miles southeast of Bryansk, also put the Russians within 18 miles ol the railroad linking Bry- ansk and Kiev.
 20 Towns Taken
 The Soviet drive against Khar- kov and the Ukraine engulfed 20 towns and villages yesterday in a day of uninterrupted advances all along 60-mile front. German rear guards counter attacked constantly and desperately, but nowhere were able to stem the avalanche. But the days most important vic- tory was the crumbling of Chuguev astride a main railroad and high way to Kharkov. Chuguev's natural defenses - the curving Northern Donet river on 1 the northeast and dense forests to the north-were augmented by an elaborate system of firing emplace- mentsfi, pillboxes, blockhouses and anti-tank obstacles. Spuring 8 frontal assault as too wasteful of men and machines, the Soviets stormed across the Donets some distance above Chuguev and then massed strength in the cover of the woods for a heavy blow from the north.
 Sent Another Force When the bulk of the German forces turned to meet this threat, the Russians sent another force across the Donets below the city These troops advanced up the west bank against comparatively light resistance and entered the city.
 The northern forces, meantime, cut across the railroad running northeast to Kharkov and trapped the entire Chuguev garrison, which was annihilated in a brief, bloody street battle.
 Far to the west, other Russian columns developing their drive to- ward Poltava, captured Kolontaev, only 32 miles to the northeast, and Kotelva, 10 miles northwest of Kol- ontaev.
 More than 5000 Germans were killed and 36 tanks destroyed in two days of fighting in the area above Poltava. Another 450 Germans were taken prisoner and booty included 100 trucks loaded with ammunition and food. One unit found 15 tanks intact.
 A front dispatch to the Army or gan Red Star said endless columns of Soviet tanks, guns and ammuni- ton were streaming to the Ukrain- ian front.
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had found her a house for rent Donald Nelson is planning the grand tour-England, Africa, Russia. Gov ernment business, and positively no book Several FILA officers have bags packed and are awaiting transportation to Sicily, for recon- struction One factor in the delay of Anglo o-American recogni- tion of the revamped French Na- tional Committee for Liberation is the report that a French Commit tee has been set up in Moscow ready to be sprung at an awk- ward moment.
 John Whitmor of WOR will be- come an honorary member of the Clambroth Commandos. This is an informad organization of Army of- ficers at 90 Church street. They make a weekly pilgrimage to Ho- boken, where candidate must eat at least four plates of clans to qualify. A record is kept, and at the proper time it will elect officers
 eAAC AAinA WAAO lldo CdLCIl JIlC ulOSL clans will be president, the clam mer-up, vice president, etc.
 When Name Fay, red-light queen of Albany, died, most of the local worthies sent flowers - but there was consternation when her social secretary, following the properties, sent acknowledgements - to their homes . Mrs. Pat diCicco tGloria Vanderbilt and Mrs. William Sar- oyan (Carol Marcus) lunching at the Stork Warner Brothers have just completed the scenario of a two-reeler around the life of NEG spots news-reel boss Bill Stern (but the best part of thet rue story was left out)
 The Broadway boys call the sec- tion around 47th Strete Pickup Plaza.
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(Continued from Page D how the disease fares in other cities" said Miss Moor.
 "Al the children are being watched over very carefully and Dr. Godfrey makes his inspection here every day-which is more than a child would obtain at home," she said.
 If the scare" dies down before the two weeks are up, the center Will raise it's restrictions and par- ents will be permitted to enroll their children, providing, of course, the children are in perfect health" said Miss Moor.
 At yesterdays meeting 1t was rec- commended that the center be closed down entirely for brief span of time, but Dr. Godfrey was so satis- fled with the health of the chil- dren, 1t was decided to continue since the present staff is more than adequate to cope with any situation that may arise.
 Twelve tosilectomies were can- celled at the St. Marys hospital today, officials revealed, and only acutely i'll and emergency cases are permitted to enter the hospital upon the recommendation of doctor.
 Six of the twelve cases of tonsil- its at the Waterbury hospital were operated upon, despite state health authorities urging doctors not to operate until the epidemic was over Three of these were chil- dren and three were adults hospi- tai officials revealed. The remain ing six were cancelled and sent home, they said.
 Healthy children are not permit ted to visit their relatives at either of the hospitals, in accordance with the ruling made about a year ago, however, both hospitals are taking every precaution to comply with or ders issued by state and local health directors.
 Waterbury has only two cases of infantile paralysis and both are coming along fairly well, said Dr. Godfrey. No new cases have been revealed to him, he added. Southbury, Conn.,, Aug. 13-(UP) No mentally-defective children will be admitted to Southbury Training School during the next two months. to safeguard from infantile paralysis the HOO children already in the institution.
 New Haven, Conn.,, Aug ,13-(UP) An appeal for nurses to help com bat an epidemic of infantile para lysiS in the New Haven area has brought encouraging results, health officials said today.
 Volunteers from many cities throughout the state have answered the call to administer the Kenny method of treatment to patients confined to isolation wards in New Haven hospital
 Five new cases were admitted to the hospital since yesterday bring ing the total to 63. Fifty one have been admitted since last Saturday. Matthew T. Birmingham, secre- tary of the New Haven chapter of the New Haven chapter of the Ma ! tional Foundation for the Preven- | tion and cure Of infantile paralysis, revealed that 0,00O has been made available in the local treasury for treatment and corrected braces for needy patients.
 Dr. Joseph l. Linde, city health officer, said the number of cases ] reported the past few days indicat- 1 CT slight let-up" in prevalence of the disease.
 Tonsilectomies have been discon- tinued and child visitors have been barred from the hospital pending improved conditions
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Resistance Sharper As
 Main Armies Escape
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northward, and the Riposto area Tuesday. Shore guns blazed away at the light craft.
 The bitterest land fighting con- tinued in the sector slightly south and west of Randazzo. The British forces, cooperating with tine Ameri- cans. pushed through the noun tainous terrain toward Maletto, four miles southwest of the road junction, and American mobile troops on the Cesaro road above them made additional progress.
 American PIT boats were working through waters off north eastern Sicily, aiding the aerial forces in stabbing at the shipping lanes across the Straits which the Axis is trying to take out its troops.
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advantage of the meeting to urge MT. Roosevelt and Churchill to give early recognition to the French committee for national liberation.
 While Washington has been re- luctant to rush recognition, Can ada with her large French speak ing population centering around this conference city, is believed eager to have 1t dolle. Some reports say that her wishes in the matter have already been put before the other two powers.
 Britain has been withholding recognition presumably so it will have united front in the politi- cal field with the United States. thus avoiding the confusion that resulted when London was backing General Charles De Gaulle's Free French movement and Washington was dealing with Vichy.
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telligent voting by soldiers and sail- ors who have been out of contact with American politics for some time, Green said emphatically:
 T think the major parties ought to do the job themselves. I don't believe the OWI could satisfy either party in trying to presen their side of the picture.'
 Green is co-author with Sen. Scott w. Lucas, D., H., of a bill to make special v-mail available to soldiers and sailors overseas.
 Don't contemplate ballot boxes in the jungles," Green said, But 1t should be possible to give many of these men an opportunity to exer- else their constitutional right of the ballot"
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COLOGNE DAMAGE HIGH

London. Aug. l3.-(UP) The last three RAF attacks on Cologne, de- stroyed more than 30 per cent of the central city area and 75 per cent of other fully built up dis tricts on the west bank Of the Rhine. the air ministry said today.
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Invasion Zero Hour
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from Vichy.
 Continental Speculation
 Continental speculation is cou- pied with the idea there is to be second front possible on the French Atlantic coast before the leaves of autumn fall"
 Speculation also fed on announce ments that Brig. Gen. Daniel Noce, specialist on landing and amphi- bious operations, and Brig. Gen. James c. Crockett, former military attach in Berlin, had joined the European staff of the U. s. Army
 Many high-ranking officers of Bri- tain and the other Allies who have seen active service abroad likewise were known to have come here in recent weeks.
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Lightning is the greatest single cause of forest fires throughout the world declares a London forestry expert.
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Chester Kerr, assailed volatile
 Ruth Mitchell as the OWI paddle who tried to suppress her book. did her . practical service. But he had done her an even greater one in Washington. the utmost; he
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Chile will buy a million dollars worth of drugs and pharmaceuticals in the United States.
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tContinued rom Page I) War Information to have anything to do with the soldiers voc.
 Replying to a question as to whether the OWI should send out campaign material as an aid to in-
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A Swiss harp is knife used by Cheesemakers to cut whey.
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Russia Was Not Invited

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Center Bans New Children

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Ballots
 For Soldiers

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AirAttack On KuriIes

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Londoners stood in the streets and waved and cheered last night as great force of four -engined bomb- ers-presumably part of the forma- tons that raided northern Italy -
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-05-27
Simple Ford
Rites Planned
Privote Services
Set for Friday

DETROIT, May q - tP, -
The same quiet simplicity that
marked the life of Edsel Ford
will be retained in the private
funeral services tomorrow for
the president of the Ford Motor
Company, whose death ended
an era in one Of the worlds
greatest family enterprises.
The rites will be conducted at
2;30 p. m. in Christ Church Cha
pei, Crosse Pointe, with the Rt.
Rev. Frank w. Creighton, Epis-
copal Bishop of Michigan, and
the Rev. Francis B. Dreamer,
rector Of Christ Church parish,
in charge. The body will be at
the Hamilton Funeral Parlors at
Cass and Alexandrine avenues
until 10 .. m. tonight.
The family and officials Of the
Ford Motor Company today con-
tinued to receive hundreds of
messages of sympathy from per-
sons in all walks of life.
Edsel died yesterday morning
from a recurrence of stomach
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FORETOLD BLOW AT Pearl HA RBOR
Direct Jan Attack On America This Summer Is Predicted

the United States and that Gen.
Shunroku Hata was to head a
landing expedition.
Ham said Gen. Jiro Minami
was reported to have told the
japanese Privy Council last De-
cember that japan would be
ready TO strike this country be-
tween June and October, l943.
Gist of speculative talks in
Japan, Ham said in a prepared
statement. was that Miyazaki
would have at his command so
per cent of the imperial navy in
the planned attack, that General
Hata would have more than
100, 900 picked troops from the
Kwantung army; and that sub
marine and air strength would
play the most important part in
the attack.
I'VE can't afford to brush peo-
pie aside as we did two years
ago. This fellow Ham is sim
cere. I spoke to him two hours
before he testified. Statements he
made before the immigration
committee two years ago have.
unfortunately, borne fruit. Had
we paid attention to him then
we might have been saved a lot
of embarrassment"
Dickstein said Ham had
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Nv The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, May 81 =
Testimony that Japan would
seek separate peace with
China and attack the United
States this summer was refer
red to the high command today
by Chairman Dickstein (D-N.YD
Of the House immigration COM
mittee.
The testimony came from the
same man who gave Dickstein's
committee two months advance
warning of japanese plans to at
tack Pearl Harbor - Kilsoo X.
Ham, Washington representa-
tive of the Korean National
Front Federation and Smoker
can Peoples League.
IF only so per cent of what
Ham told us yesterday is true"
Dickstein declared, this gov
eminent should heed his warn
ing"
The New Yorker said Ham
had submitted TO his committee
in October, 1941, detailed maps
and documents showing the
Japanese plan of attack in the
Pacific. But, he added, persons
close TO the Hawaiian govern
ment at the time had accused
Ham of being a 'rabble-rouser'
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Flying fortresses again led the
assaults on the Italian island of
Sicily, Sardinia and Pantelleria,
spreading new fires and devas-
tation on the great Axis air base
q Comiso, Sicily. a.. lady sea-
red by many earlier visits. Med
ium bombers raked other ST.
Gillian strongholds.
American fighter planes -
Lightnings and Warhawks -
logged bombs 10 Sardinia and
dropped them on shipping tar
gets amid sprays of cannon and
machine gun fire, setting one
Axis supply ship afaire with a
direct hit at Golfo Aranci. Viii
lacidro airfield was hit again
and bombs fell on hangers, bar
racks and aircraft on the ground,
an Allied communique said. The
power station at Tirso received
a direct hit.
Other WarhaWks kept the
tiny, isolated island of Pantel-
leria under fire.
RED FRONT AFLAME
Both German and Russian re-
ports told Of an outbreak of fur
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Presidential
Edit Needed
War Piont
Production
Resumed in Akron

AKRON. O.. May 27-tP -
CIO unionists ended strikes at
three major Akron rubber COM
panies today. complying with
the noon deadline set in a Pres
idential ultimatum concerning
five-day production stoppage
that threw more than $4,000
into idleness.
A small shift returned to war
jobs at the B. F. Goodrich Co.
Just as the deadline approached
after United Rubber Workers
unionists there decided to OBJ
serve the commander in chiefs
order.
The back-to-work movement
started earlier at the Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Co. and the Fire
stone Tire & Rubber Co. en-
playes struggled into the plants
throughout the morning and
six hours after the first men re-
ported on the 6 am. eastern
War Time) shift, Firestone
guards estimated so per cent of
the force was on the job.
A company spokesman who
declined use of his name said
about 1000 reported at the be-
ginning Of the first shift at
Goodyear, and others struggled
into the plants for several hours.
General Tire & Rubber Co. re-
ported full working Iorce on
the job.
Only a few employees entered
the Goodrich gates until after q
10 am. meeting Of the COM
pans day shift workers. George
B. Bass. president of the Good
rich local. announced the men
decided to resume production at
once The meeting also approved
a June Is deadline for reconsid-
Grafton by the war labor board
Of wage decision that touched
off the stoppage.
Union leaders said they ex-
pected full shifts to report at 2
p. m. at all four plants. A Good
year spokesman indicated that
normal operations could not be
resumed Immediately. however,
asserting it would take "all day
and a good part Of tomorrow to
balance up our production"
After urging Goodrich work.
ers TO return to their Jobs, Bass
declared: II think the strike has
achieved the results we wanted
the reopening Of the War La
Dor Board wage case. Now we'll
wait and see what they'll do
with it."
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Foundry Still
Remains Idle
Seek Solution to
New Haven Strike

Hope for a speedy settlement
of the four day old strike at New
Haven Foundry was expressed
today by Sumner D. Lamkins,
company president.
Lamkins said he will confer
later this afternoon with Federal
Labor Conciliator Richard Har-
ris and Linwood Smith, spokes-
man for striking members of Lo-
cal 429 UAF (CIO), in an effort
to return the plant to war pro-
duction.
Impatience over a delay by
the War Labor Board in acting
on the employees petition for a
pay raise was given by Lamkins
as the reason for the strike.
He said 20 workers in the
moulding department failed to
report for work at Z a. m. Mon
day. Lack of materials later fore
ed the other los workers to
leave the plant, Lamkins said.
He estimated 5000 man hours
already have been lost. The
company makes parts for larger
Detroit war plants, notably the
Chrysler Tank Arsenal.
Meanwhile. federal concilia-
tors in Detroit were fearful that
the New Haven strike will Grip
pie production in plants depend
ent on the foundry for parts.
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Edgar Racine
Naval Officer
Reporter Wins
Navy lieutenoney

Edgar d. Racine. 80. for the
past four years member of the
editorial staff of the Monitor
Leader, today was commissioned
a lieutenant q. < in the I s.
Naval Reserve and is awaiting
near-future orders. as deck Of
ficer for duty afloat.
Lieut.. Racine, who graduated
from Mount Clemens high school
in 1923. is graduate of the
University of Michigan, class of
1882.
A native of Mount Clemens,
Lieut.. Racine is the son of Mrs.
Edgar H. Racine, 70 North ave-
nue., and brother of Mrs. Fran
ces Ullrich. His wife, Kath-
leen "a former Mount Clemens
high school art teacher) and
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