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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15
Zion Evangelical Church
(Whittaker)

Zion Evangelical Church
(Whittaker)
Rev. W. F. Boettcher, minister.
10 a. m.-Sunday School. Mrs.
Lottie fowler. Superintendent.
11:15 a. m.-Preaching service.
1880 p. m.-Youth Fellowship.
Mary Williams, president; Rev. and
Mrs. Boettcher. counsellors.
Wednesday, 7!45 p. m. - Prayer
and Bible Study held alternately
with the Seybert Church.
Ladies' Aid Society the first
Thursday Of ther month: Mrs.
Helen Dexter. pre-ident
Ladies' Aid Society, first Thurs
day Of the month. Mrs. Helen Dex-
ter, president.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15
Milan Eree Metnodist Church

Rev. C. E. Ferguson. pastor.
10 a. m.-Sunday School. Robert
Gregg, superintendent; Ora Scar.
Toss, assistant superintendent.
IL a. m.-Preaching.
7:15 p. Young Peoples Meet.
ing, Anna Jane Anderson, president
p. m.-Preacning.
1880 D. m.-Tnursuay Prayer
Meeting.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Bodley
spent Sunday in Ypsilanti with Mr.,
and Mrs. Henry Richards.
Saturday supper guests of Mr..
and Mrs. A., c. Lamkin were Mr..
and Mrs. A. c. Lamkin and family,
Detroit.
William Simonds, Ypsilanti spent
Sunday with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Barlow Simonds and family.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15
Whitaker
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
AT AID MEETING

Whitaker, Mich.-The monthly
meeting of the Whitaker Evan
gelical Ladies' Aid held in the
church basement Thursday. was
opened by Mrs. Helen Dexter with
Mrs. Lynn Horton in charge Of
the devotional services. In the
afternoon election of officers took
place. Mrs. Helen Dexter was re-
elected president; Mrs. Leila Hit
ohingham, vice president; Mrs.
Lucy Lamkin. reelected secretary;
Mrs. Ida Lamkin reelected treas
urer: Mrs. Elizabeth Sasser, pi-
an.st; Mrs. Fanny Smith. purchas.
err; Mrs. Elizabeth Bowles, sym
pathy and relief; Mrs. Mary Du,
gas, devotional leader. Dinner
was served by Mrs. Lamkin's COM
mittee.
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teresn Bible Church
$3.50 Belleyille Rd. between Van
Born and Ecorse.
Rev. Charles H. Morris. pastor.
1890 a. m.-Sunday School.
1880 a. m.-Morning worship.
$50 p. m.-YounL Peoples Eel.
lov'ship.
1880 p. m.-Evening service.
Thursday, 1880 p. m.-Prayer
and Praise Service.
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Friends Church

Friends Church
Rev. Charles ]. Carey. pastor.
10 a. m.-Sunday School. Ralph
Moorhead. superintendent.
IL a. m.-Preaching.
1880 p. m.-Christian Endeayor.
Wednesday, 1880 D. H. Mid
week prayer meeting.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15

prayer meeting and Bible study.
Church Official Board meets ev.
cry second Sunday at church di.
rectly after church services.
Young people meet every second
Friday in month.
The W.S.C.S. meets each first
Thursday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15

BelleVille Methodist
Rev. Alfred Eddy. pastor.
10 a. m.-Sunday School,.
IL a. m.-Nursery department
IL a. m.-Morning Worship and
Junior Church.
Thursday OF each week at 3:l5
p. m.-Junior Choir practice.
Thursday OF each week-Junior
Religious Instruction at $3.50: Sen
iors-at ZOO; CHANGER Choir rehear.
sal at $780,
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London Community Methodist
1918 Plank Rd.
Rev. Charles Bragg, pastor.
1870 a. m.-Bible School, Mrs.
Aria Cline, superintendent.
1850 a. m.-Church services.
Sermon by pastor.
8 !. m.-Thursday, every week,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15

All s. S. scholars and members of
the choir requested to be present
Christmas program, 8 p. m, Dec.
"a.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15
Saline Methodist Church

Saline Methodist Church
Rev. Fred E. Lendrum, pastor.
10 a. m.-Morning worship.
1l:15 a. m.-Sunday School.
$50 .. m.-Epworth League. Jun.
ior League.
1880 D. m.-Evening service.
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Campbell Chapel A. N. E.

Campbell Chapel A. M. {.
Rev. A. l.. Jeltz, pastor.
$50 a. m-Sunday School.
II a. m Worship service.
Wednesday, 8 p. m.-Prayer serv
ice.
Cherry Hill Methodist
Rev. G. T. Neyin, pastor.
'-'1a.45 a. m.-Sunday School.
11:45 a. M Morning worship.
Dearbornshlre Church
Unkster Rd. on Van Born Rd.)
p. D. Doty. pastor.
2:30 p. m.-Sundav School
$3.50 p. m.-Worship.
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Sumpter Mennonite Brethren
In Christ Church

IN ChrISt ChuTch
c6134 Sumpter Rd.. six miles
south OF Belleyille.
Arthur Bevelhymer, Romulus,
supply pastor.
10 a. m.-Sunday School. Felt-o-
gram picture every Sunday.
IL a. m.-Preaching
1880 p. m.-Evening service.
Thursday evenings Cottage Pray
er Meeting.
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willis Methodist Church

Rev. Percy Tomas, pastor.
1920 a. m.-Sunday School. Ray
Smalley, SUNDAY School super.
intendent.
~ noon-Worship service.
Boy Scout troop 43 meets Satur.
day afternoons at ! o'clock IN
church annex.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15
Saline Federated Church

Saline Feueratcu JhuTCh
William II. Bach. pastor.
10 a. m.-Morning worship.
11:15 a. m.-Sunday School. Fer
man Clemens, superintendent
$3.50 p. m.-Chrisuan Endeavor
1880 D. m.-Even1ng worship.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15
Milan Baptist Church

IL a. m.-Bible School. Bruce
Williams, superintendent
1880 p. m.-SerVices.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15

Grace Baptist Church
(Poys St, Telleville)
A. W. Henderson, pastor.
9:45 a. m.-Bible School.
II a. m.-Worship Service.
6:15 p. m.-Youth Service.
1880 p. m.-Gospel Hour.
Wednesday, 1880 .. m.-Mid.
week prayer service.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15

Attend Services
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Vedder at
tended the funeral services for
Charles Downing in Milan Sun.
day afternoon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15
St. James Evangelical
Saline Township

81. James EVANGELICAL
Saline Township
Rev. C. A. Haneberg. pastor.
1Oa. m.-Morning worship. First
and third Sundays, the service is in
German; other Sundays In English
IL a. m.-Sunday School.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15

Saline St. PauPs Evangelical
Church
Rev. c. H. Wittbracht. pastor.
10 a. m.-Morning worship. Ser
mon.
4:30 D. m. -Christian Endeavor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15

Milan Methodist Church
William A. Johnson. pastor.
II a. m.-Sunday School.
II a. m.-Morning worship.
II a. m.-Junior Church.
$3.50 D. m.-Epworth League.
7;50 p. m.-Evening worship.
Thursday, 7 p. m.-Prayer meet.
ing.
Thursday, 8 p. m.-Choir rehear-
sal.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15

Seybert Evangelical Church
Rev. w. +. Boettcher, minister.
10 a. m.-Morning worship.
IL a. m.-Sunday School. We're
Shupp, superintendent.
Wednesday. 7:45 p. M Prayer
service and Bible study held alter
nately with Whitaker Church.
The Good Will Missionary So
cletY meets the second Thursday OF
each month. Mrs. We're ShIpp,
president.
Sheldon Methodist Church
Rev. G. T. Nevin, pastor.
9:45 a. m.-Morning worship.
IL a. m.-Sunday School.
Clarence Fischer, superintendent.
Stony Creek Methodist Church
Rev. Percy Tomas, pastor.
1890 a. m.-Sunday School.
Mrs. Robert Hollowell, Sunday
School superintendent.
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lnkster M. E. Church
Rev. Herbert Berry, pastor.
10 a. Morning services.
II a. m.-Sunday School.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15

York Baptist Church
Rev. J. l. Masemore. pastor.
10 a. m.-ounday School.
IL a. m.-Morning worship.
7 p. m.-Young Peoples Meeting.
s p. m.-Evening Service.
Thursday, s p. m.-Mid-week
Frayer Service.
New Boston Methodist Church
Rev. Harold Berthal, Pastor.
$50 a. m.-Morning worship.
1876 a. m.-Sunday School.
oakVlIle M. E. Church
William A. Johnson, pastor.
GAS a. Morning worship.
l0:45 a. m.-Sunday School
Jacksonville Community Church
Rev. Melvin o. Rydberg. pastor.
1880 a. m.-Sunday School.
7:So p. m.-Sermon.
Romulus First Baptist Church
Rev. Grant Foster, pastor.
1880 a. m.-Freaching.
Has a. m.-SunGdy School
1880 .. m.-Epworth League.
Salem Federated Church
Mrs. Ray Pennel. pastor.
1890 a. m.-Morning service.
1l:45 a. m.-Sunday School.
"Wednesday 7.30 n. M Choir
practice.
Thursday. 1880 p. m. Prayer
meeting at the church.
Salem congre Church
Lucia NJ. Stroh, Minister.
1890 a. m.--Divine Worship.
Pastor will bring Christmas
message.
Hes a. m.-Sunday School.
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Myrtle
Begole Sunday School

Be9oIe ounuay oCHooI
9:45 a. m.-Sunday School. Mrs
Max Miller, superintendent.
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pIxboro Methodlst Churet


Rev. Francis +. Wilson, pastor.
1890 a. m.-Worship Service.
1880 a. m.-Sunday School. Mrs.
Fred Fishbeck, superintendent.
WedS- sday. .. m.-Choir prac,
tice.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15

MooreVllle Methodist Church
Tavern Kramer, Sunday School
superintendent.
3 a. m.-Church services.
1915 a. m.-Sunday school.
$50 p. m.-B.Y.P.U.
7:45 p. m.-Gospel Service.
Thursday, p. m.-Prayer Meet.
ing.
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Rural Church Notes

Denton Methodist
Rev. G. T. Neyin, pastor.
casa. m.-Sunday School.
1876 a. m.-Churcn services.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15

Saline Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev. II. l.. Engel, pastor.
10 a. m.-Morning service, Serv-
ices in German and English alter
nate.
HIS a. m.-Sunday School.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-15

Milan Peoples Church
(lnterdenominatioEal)
Rev. |. w, Parrish. pastor.
10 a. Morning service.
1l:l5 a. m.-Sunday School.
Wayne Church OF The Naxarene
Wallace St. and Wayne Rd.
Rev. John w. Springhall. pastor.
10 a. m Sunday School.
II a. m.-Morning worship.
$50 p. m.-Young Peoples meet
ing.
7:30 D. m.-Evangelistic service.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-11-08
\utbush Ballot
Reported Tuesday
On London Radio

Vance county election re-
turns listeners got something ot
a thrill in hearing 4 broadcast
from London last night an
uouncine the results OF the bal
lotins III Nutbush tow nSnip II
this county. \UtbuSii was the
first ~3rtcinct in tie nation 10
finish voting and announce lis
vote.
Only 81 persons I register
ed in tn!s small precinct i'll the
northern part of the county. All
of them had voted by 4 Few
minutes before ten ciock
Tuesday morn!n} and Ill 4 lew
!, lut@S the result WAS com
r~iunicatcd 70 ihc assoc t@d
Press. and flashed across the
nation. auG ~appdrcntiE well
around tie NDrli.
rut wears NutnuSh has brrn
the first district, ar Il 81 The
fist. in the nation to report.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-11-08

Geographically. For The South occu-
pies a strategic position in its accessibility
70 a vast >torehouse Of natural resources
asweII as rich domestic and world markets.
A diversified agriculture, plus unusually
excellent transportation facilities, all COM
bine to make this the ideal section from
which to supply these markets.
With such fundamental assets the South
has, logically become a vital factor in our
Evening star., 1944-04-09
By the Associated Press,


Censorship Director Byron Price
implied yesterday that someone in
the Government violated pledge to
keep intercepted foreign mail secret
and that's how letters of Vivien
Kellems to German count became
public.
The letters of the Westport
(ConnD industrialist to Count Fred
eriCk Karl Won Zedlitz in Buenos
Aires were quoted by Drew Pear
son, Washington columnist, and
published in part in the Congress
sional Record by Representative
Coffee, Democrat. of Washington.
Mr.. Price told Senator Reed, Re-
publican, of Kansas, that his Of
flee has been investigating since
1912 attempts by Count Won Zedlitz
Ito maintain a line of communica-
tion between Berlin, Buenos Aires
and the United States" Moreover,
he said, an inquiry has been started
into the leak" that made Miss
Kellems' letters public property.
Evening star., 1944-04-09
Federal EmpIoye Leak Hinted
By Price in KeI|ems Letter

Mr.. Coffee used quotations from
the letters in House speech criti-
cizlng Miss Kellems who has Sug-
gested businesses skip income tax
payments if necessary to set up
postwar reserves. The legislator
said she was the sweetheart of the
German count.
Her tart denial was followed by
a demand by Senator Reed for an
investigation of how her letters got
into other hands. He said he eX-
pected the inquiry to be ordered by
the Senate Post Office Committee
as soon aS Chairman Mcclellan re-
turns here.
MI. Price said he would be glad
to cooperate with such an in
VeStigatlOn, and in fact he is more
anxious Than any Senate committee
to find out who was faithlesS in this
trust"
The trust" was in the form of
pledges made repeatedly to me by
Government agencies that such mail
would not be allowed to fall in any
body else's hands" Mr.. Price told
Senator Reed in the presence of
reporters.
Evening star., 1944-04-09
SoIdiers to Help
Easter BunnyCut
Surplus of Eggs

by tne = .SOClaled PRESS.
Sever million soldiers. notable
men n.lth a knife and fork, got
orders yesterday to help eat the
American poultry farmer out of an
egg Surplus.
SesMtor Wherry, Republican. Of
NebrAika, announced that Brig. Gen.
Carl A. Hardigg of the Quarter
maStef Generals Office had asked
Arms Service Commands through
out the country to bear down heavy
Oh egg dishes.
And this will help tremendously"
said Senator Wherry with visions
OF hungry soldiers putting down
thousands of dozens of eggs in
every style.
Egg markets have been so de-
morslized that orders for chicks are
being Cancelled right and left, Sena-
tor Wherry said, thereby imperiling
future poultry production.
Evening star., 1944-04-09
D 'A|esandro's S Group
Offers Plans 10 Curb
Juvenile Delinquency
Commission Proposed
To Suggest Further
Remedial Action
BY DON S. WARREN.

Holding that juvenile delin-
quency in the Capital has in
creased to an alarming" level
that cannot be attributed solely
to the induced rise in pop
ulation, the D'AleSandro House
District Subcommittee last night
called for more concerted rem
edial and preventive action, list
ing II specific proposals.
Church, school, civic and other
organizations were praised for "the
many constructive steps already
taken," but the group headed by
Representative D'Alesandro, Demo-
crat, of Maryland, which conducted
the hearings on the subject, found
the present programs so far have
fallen short of the goal"
Highlighting the recommended
tions is one for appointment by the
Commissioners of a District Juve-
nile Commission to include repre-
sentatiVes of various public and
private organizations. 1t would
serve as clearing house for data
and as fact-finding, advisory
agency ito suggest constructive pro-
grams to the Commissioners. to
Congress and public and private
agencies dealing with the prob
lens"
Permanent Agency Needed.
The D'Alesandro subcommittee
recognized that the Board of Edu-
cation has made a start in this
direction" with the appointment OF
city-Wide committee and said its
proposal was not intended to dis
parage the work of this group. Need
for a more formally recognized
and permanent agency was cited.
Suggesting that the Commission
ers might find it desirable to merge
CSee DELINQUENCY, Page A-121
Evening star., 1944-04-09
Capt. GentiIe's Group
Sets Record With 81
Planes Shot Down

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 8.-Col. Don
M. Blakeslee's Mustang fighter
group, of which Capt. Don S.
Gentle is the leading ace.
established a new European
theater record today by des-
troying 81 German planes in
the air.
Although others have shot up
more enemy planes in a single
day, counting both planes OF
the ground and in the air. the
previous aerial combat record
was 30, set March 8 by the
group led by Col. Hubert Semke
of MisSoula, Mont.
The total score for the group
commanded by Col Blakeslee,
Fairport Harbor (Ohio) flyer,
now stands at 373 on the ground
and in the air.
Evening star., 1944-04-09
Poker Playing
OnCheck Serials
Snoris Records
IL the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, April 8.-Poker-playlng
Government employees have jammed
up the Treasury's bookkeeping.
Rowland K. Goddard, Secret
Service agent, disclosed civilian en-
oloyes of military posts have been
playing type of poker by using
serial numbers on their paychecks
the best hand in a serial number
taking a jackpot.
That part was all right so far as
the Secret Service was concerned,
but when the ambitious partlcl-
pants began altering the numbers
to improve their hands-and, Incl
dentally upsetting bookkeeping
that was something else.
So far. officials haven't done any,
thing about it, but If it happens
again next payday
Evening star., 1944-04-09
Montgomery Ward Rejects
|WLB Order on Union
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April "a spokes-
man for Montgomery Ward q Co.
said tonight that the company
would not comply with an order
issued Thursday by the War Labor
Board to restore contractual rela-
tions with the CIO United Mail Or
der, Warehouse and Retail Employees
Union at its Chicago mail order
house and store.
The WLB ordered the company
to do SO until the issue of majority
representation is determined. The
company, questioning whether the
union represented majority of the
employees, had refused to extend the
contract which it signed more than
year ago at the direction Of
President Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1944-04-09

our bomber formations, fought like
demons-and lost. We used more
planes that day and dropped more
bombs than ever before. From
bombing point of view, the victory
was decisive and devastating.
1t was the kind of thing that has
to be seen to be believed. I saw it.
This is the story of how the Steyr
raid-and the subsequent battle of
the Alps"-looked from the flight
deck of one Liberator in the second
wave of the attack.
Target Already Smoking.
From 20 miles away we could see
the target already half covered by
smoke. The first wave of the at
tack obviously was doing its work
well, but the target was still fight
ing desperately to defend itself
Steyr crouched beneath a canopy of
flax hitting at the planes which were
dropping their bombs on it-waiting
for us.
The commander of the group I
was with said something in our
dawn briefing which I kept remem-
bering in those long minutes while
we closed in on the object of our
mission. He had said:
We'll have hundreds of heavy
bombers and fighters in that general
area, which means there will be
Evening star., 1944-04-09
COP Women May Gel
Equal Voice With Men
In Drafting Platform
One Member Of Each Sex
From Each State Urged
On Resolutions Group
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

The 1914 Republican platform
will be drafted by committee
composed equally of women and
men if the recommendation of
"a special committee appointed
by National Chairman Harrison
E. Spangler is carried out. The
proposal must be finally acted
on by the Republican National
Convention when it meets June
26.
In other words, the women in the
Republican party will have an equal
voice with the men on such issues
as postwar foreign relations, the
conduct of the war, labor, agricul-
ture and governmental finance.
1t is recognized that the woman
vote will play an important part in
the November elections. Indeed, it
is not only possible, but probable,
that women will cast more than so
per cent of the vote, provided the
feminine vote turns out.
Committee Drafts Platform.
The resolution of the special COM
mittee provides that the Committee
on Resolutions Of the national con-
vention (Which drafts the PLATFORM
shall consist of one man and one
woman from each State, territory.
territorial possession and the Dis
trict of Columbia. If any of the
States, territories or the District
does not have a woman member in
its delegation to the national con-
ventlon, then that delegation will
be entitled to only one member on
the Resolutions Committee.
That looks like a bid to the local
Republican leaders to place at least
one woman in their delegations to
the national convention.
Mr.. Spangler, announcing the
recommendation of the special COM
mittee last night, said:
While, of course, the subcommit-
tee and the Republican National
Committee do not have power in
the matter, their suggestions no
doubt will be given serious consid-
Grafton by the convention.
Will Meet Before Convention.
"As your State delegations are
selected you should nominate a man
and a woman as your members of
the Resolutions Committee as they
will probably get together informal
| ly sometime before the convention
COnveneS'
Indications are that the Resolu-
tions Committee will meet well in
advance of the opening of the ma
tlonal convention to begin drafting
a tentative platform. The commit
tee will have before it the recon-
mendationS of the Republican Post
war Advisory Council, appointed
early last year by Mr.. Spangler.
Seven or eight subcommittee of the
council are now working on their
proposals, dealing with domestic and
foreign policies.
The special committee was an
| pointed pursuant to resolution
adopted by the national committee
At its January session in Chicago,
Ihat resolution called for ADEQUATE
representation of women on the con-
Vention's Resolutions Committee.
Evening star., 1944-04-09
Ohio Ace Bags 3 More Nozis
As Record of " Is Confirmed
C,opt. Gentle Runs
TotoI to 30 to Break
Rickenbocker Mark
BY The ASSociaten ereSs

By the Associated rress
LONDON. April 8.-Capt. Don
S. Gentlle's claim Of five planes
destroyed on the ground on
April 5 was confirmed today
while he was shooting down
three more Nazi planes to run
his bag to 80. The 23-year-old
Mustang pilot from Piqua, Ohio,
thus became the first American
ace of this war formally recog-
nized as having broken Capt.
Eddie RiCkenbacker's World War
record.
The combinations brought his Of
fetal total to 27, of which 7 were
destroyed on the ground and 20
IN the air. The three destroyed
(See GENTLE. page A-4)
Evening star., 1944-04-09
Allies Admit Heavy
Pressure in India;
laps Claim Kohima
Positions improved in
VitoI Hill Sector,
Mountbutten Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A sharply contradictory pic
ture of the war in India was
drawn yesterday by Allied COM
muniques and the Toxic radio.
Toxic asserted the important town
of Kohima in Eastern India was
captured by japanese troops Thurs
day. The Allied communique said
no important engagement had been
fought near Kohima.
British commanders conceded the
invading column was continuing
pressure of a "proWling" nature in
that area. Japanese capture of
Kohima would cut off British troops
defending Imphal, go miles to the
south, from their railhead. And it
would place the invading column
within striking distance of the
Bengal Assam railway which carries
all supplies for China and Allied
armies in North Burma.
Elsewhere in the fighting around
the plains of Imphal, the Allied
positions improved markedly. Ad-
miral Lord Louis Mountbatten re-
ported the japanese were driven
from zone important feature" in
the hills and the Allied positions
were otherwise improved.
The Allied communique declared
Operations on the Arakan front tc
| the south we're particularly sue
cesSful" Friday, an English battalion
capturing IAN important village
position, inficting heavy casualties,
southwest of Buthedaung.
! In this area the British are driv-
Peninsula, on the Bay of Bengal
coast, which in Allied hands would
be a fine strategic Springboard for
an eventual large-Scale offensive to
IClear the japanese out of Burma.
The japanese Domei News Agen-
Icy in a dispatch from the India
Burma front claimed early today
that the japanese, pursuing rem
nantS Of the enemy's Goth Division,
broke through a fortified line con-
meeting Moreh and Tammu and now
are f1ercely attacking positions at
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