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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-26
By CURT RIESS
! Copyrieht 1914 by NEA Service.

f-0 ,Copyrleht lg44 by NEA SeTvlce, Inc. London, December 26 - Whenever and wherever von Rundstedt is stopped, Germany has achieved major victory in this correspondents opinion.
 The military success may be debatable The infinitely more important success is the German home front
 Without the RundStedt all-out attack German morale might have broken down during these very Christ mas days.
 How long will this shot in the postpone the crisis? According to neutral eyewitness reports and intelligence issuing from Germany the excitement and joy about the Christmas offensive" is enormous.
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Newspapers are sold out in min utes. People. roam the streets, em- brace each other and weep for joy.
 There are countless rurnors.
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Won Rundstedt's Greatest Victory fIs On German Home Front, Says Riess
Growing Germany Major Motive

Riess noted author analyst, Europe copondent Waterbury
  tai EspiOge Res recognized authority German in tetnationa1 affairs. t"e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-26

Lucy Millerick of 59 Willow Street has completed a very charitable undertaking, well done. Some time ago she appealed to Waterburians for used rosary armed forces The response most gratify ing and the articles shipped to various local chapIans in various theatres of To date she has received several thank letters, among them being very apprecative epstIes from Rev Thomas Shea with the Fifth Air Force Rev C. DoOley, CF, in Southeast Asia, Rev. Richard Sculy in the South Pacific, Rev. Josejh LeOy in Jamaica British West Indies and Rev. Thomas A. Shanahan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-26

Expressions of sorrow have continued over the holiday weekend to fill newspaper columns and to be verbally expressed the occasion of the death of Most Rev Maurice F. McAuliffe Bishop of the Roman Cath oc Diocese of Connecticut The Diocesan weekly news paper The Catholic Transcript presented of the most impressive appearances for such an occasion that has been in long time, front page with story and the Bishops last Christmas message; editorial page with the major editorial and the life picture story by Rev John Kennedy associate editor and other pages with church digntares, all were arranged with precision and
 fine journalistic style The Transcript is to be congrat uaed on presentation of this event which chronicled the life and service of Bishop McAuliffe priest and Bishop. and highly respected citizen of Hartford.
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outstanding success in his field Last year the medal went to Gen. H H., Arnold and previous men to be so honored were Alfred F. Sloan Jr., Capt. Eddie Rickenbackarer and Donald Nelson.
 Hope was notified by letter that the gold medal of achievement was being awarde dhim "in recognition of your devoted and unselfish sery- ice to the morale of our fighting men,"
 Hope and his NEG crew leave Hollywood following theird Jan. S broadcast and will play service camps and hospitals enroute, re- turning to Hollywood within three weeks.
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POST MoRTEM

Of all sad words
 Of tongue or pen, The saddeSt are these
 It's the day after Christmas again!
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nANDELTON COFFEE

In many countries, the dried roou of dandelions are used as substi. tute for coffee. The leaves of this plant make a fine salad, and its young sprouts are valuable in soups
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-26

Two debutants Of the current season at the Metropolitan Opera, Martha Lipton. American Tnezzo soprano, and Richard Manning. Canadian tenor, will be the artists
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-26
WAVELETS s
By BILL HARRINGTON

Fran Carlon plays the roles oi Steve and Lorelei.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-14
OCTOBER B MAY BRING NAN COLLAPSE

tier, and Il must be remembered
that the Westwall isn't a wall at
all.
The Westwall isn't solid line OF
Qualifications, as its name suggests.
The French Maginot line does
have barrier OF concrete and steel
forts, but while the Westvall has
many Notifications IL comprises a
maze OF defenses OF many sorts ar
ranged in great depth. The line var
les from ten to thirty miles in
width. It's so constructed that great
fire.power can be concentrated on
any given point from several direc-
tons. and the general idea Is TO LET
enemy troops get well into the
midst OF these Qualifications and
then slaughter them with intense
gunfire. So capture OF an outpost
OF the Westwall doesn't necessar-
lily Indicate a quick breakthrough.
Threat TO Morale
One OF the greatest threats TO
the morale OF the German popula.
ton Is the terrific bombing. Yester-
day. for example, between 5000 and
5000 Allied planes dumped l0,00J
tons OF bombs into the Reich be-
tween the border and Berlin after
General Eisenhower had given fair
warning that heavy bombing was
coming.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-14
Germans Evidently Plan to Battle to
Finish; Anything Can Happen

have established October 81 as the
tentative outside" date for the
collapse OF organized resistance in
Germany. Not being a prophet |
won't argue that point, but merely
reiterate that anything can happen
at any time when German fortunes
are in such critical state, though
there's likely TO be some tough
fighting yet.
We must keep in mind that the
Germans thus far have given every
indication that they intend TO battle
10 a finish. Their military opera.
lions show this, and Hitler has Civ.
en- fresh sign OF his own determin.
alton In a warning to the people TO
flight 10 the bitter end" and not
bow to any Allied ultimatum for
surrender. The Mari DICTATOR tells
his people that there's mo differ.
ence between these so-called lib.
orators and the blood thirsty Rus.
SLAMS This sort OF talk apparently
has registered with at least part OF
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-14
See Spectacular Gain of
Eight Miles in 71uo Hours by
Forces Along Moselle Riuer
Wimpy' Has Big
Night as Guest
at Legion Home

The American Legion Home at
III S. Huron St served as a refuge
Wednesday night for a captivating
guest. Not only did he cause a stir
there but also at his more regular
residence, 100 S. Huron St. where
the Spencer Davis family was upset
by his disappearance The object
OF all the excitement Vas Wimpy,
pet raccoon.
Fortunately happy ending was
achieved when the two groups were
brought together through the medi.
um OF the Ypsilanti Daily Press.
Fourmonths-old Wimpy had been
put to bed in the basement but, I'M
fortunately. a door had been left
open and he made his exit.
This morning the Davis family
started TO give a lost" advertise
ment to the business office OF the
Press. They told their pets name
and that in spite OF that name his
fayorite food Is not hamburger; he
likes potato chips. crackers. and
milk. Before they could finish the
description, however. they learned
that the American Legion Home
had called earlier to report the find
ing OF pet raccoon.
The Davis family was extremely
happy and. incidentally. Mrs.
Davis found herself out OF the dog
house" at last, for she is the one
who had left the basement door
open.
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North Carolina coast. and roared
past Cape Hatteras.
Gales swept the coastal area, ex-
ceeding so miles per hour at More
head City, near the big L. S. Ma
rine Corps Base at Cherry Point.
Developments were obscured by
lack OF communications.
The Weather Bureau 8 a. m. al
yisory said center of the storm
was somewhere in the vicinity III
Cape Hatteras, and forecast It
would continue north or northeast
ward at about % miles per hour,
possibly with increasing forward
speed
This will carry the intense CEN
ter parallel to and some distance
of the Atlantic Coast today and
IL present indicated movement con-
tinues the center should cross the
islands and southeastern coastal
sections OF New England during
Thursday night"
The New York Weather Bureau,
however, cautioned against scare
reports" and said the storm would
not reach New York today and
might not do so at all.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-14
Forces Unite
in Burma,
China
tRy A.sociAted Pr.,n

Wy AospNAaANu iECaSl
The last Japanese fortress block.
ing a union OF Allied forces in Bur.
ma and China fell before the dog.
ged assaults OF Chinese Infantry.
men. Chungking reported today, as
slashing American attacks wiped
out zoo Japanese planes over the
Central Philippines
The fallen stronghold was Teng.
chung. Japanese headquarters for
the Southwest China sector OF the
Burma Road. Three thousand Nip.
ponese made a last man defense OF
the walled city. holding out for two
months in underground pillboxes
and fortified temples. With the fall
OF Tengchung, mountain trail run.
ming north OF the Burma Road was
virtually cleared between the vic
torious Chinese and other Allied
troops in north Burma trying to
open a new supply route to China.
Deepest Penetration
The second daring carrier raid
on the Philippines. announced yea
terday by Adm. Chester w. Nimitz.
was the deepest seaborne penetra-
ton OF Japanese-held territory.
Carrier planes swept over the
islands OF Cebu, Panay and Negros,
in the geographical center OF the
Philippines and northwest OF tar.
gets hit on Zamboanga Island last
Friday. Fifty Japanese planes were
shot down and another 150i caught
by surprise on the ground and
wiped out. The attackers. who
ranged to within 200 miles Of Man
lila, had a heavier toll stir TO report
.Nimitz Indicated. a. !
THE strike was carried out Mon
day (U. S. time) simultaneously
with carrier raid and warsbiI
BON bardment OF the Palau Islands
600 miles east OF the Philippines,
The double blow is indicative OF the
tremendous power Adm. William
Bull Halsey's third fleet is bring.
ing to bear in Observation-Disclosures
Philippine waters.
Continue Destruction
Big land-based bombers contin.
ued their destruction OF Nipponese
air facilities on the southern ap.
proaches to the islands-Halma.
bera and the Celebes. An airdrome
at Zamboanga In the southwestern
corner OF Mindanao was hit by air
patrols while heavier squadrons
smashed forward Nipponese air
bases 10 the southeast on Ceram
and Boeroe Islands.
Nimitz again reported the almost
daily blows bracketing Japan. This
time four islands in the Kurile
chain northwest OF Tokyo were hit
as bombers from the Carolines
struck at Two, $50 miles southwes,
Of the Nlpponese capital.
Strategical air forces in south
east Asia that have been pounding
ing enemy transportation lines for
a week concentrated on Moulmein
in Central Burma and the Manda
lay.Lashio Railroad leading toward
| China
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-14
Quebec Aims
May be Told

Quebec, Sept. 14--AP-A formal
statement by President Roosevelt
and Prime Minister Churchill out
lining Allied detectives in the war
with Japan before they part. this
week end appeared possible today
as their second historic confer
ence In Quebec's towering citadel
entered its final phase.
While no positive official com
mitment has been made, there
seemed reason to believe the Al
lied leaders might deem the time
ripe for a pronouncement setting
forth the aims Of which American
B-29 Superfortresses already have
given the Japanese homeland an
inkling.
Military and naval strategy for
crumbling Japan into dust already
Is charted and the details are be-
ing filled in by the British-Amer-
lean chiefs OF staff In the Cha
teau Frontenac. The personal
Roosevelt Churchill talks now range
over unbounded questions Of win
ming a war against Nazi and ia
panese militarism and the inev-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-14

the population, Judging from the
glances Of bitter hatred which the
German people have been giving the
Allied troops who already have
reached Nazi soil.
The Nazl will 70 fight on Is
there. That's the known quantity.
The unknov WI element IL how much
strength remains 10 implement this
determination. True, It's clear that
the Reich Is close 10 collapse, but
Hitler may be able 10 put up stiff
final battle before shortening his
fronts and concentrating his terri.
bly, depleted man-power.
Not wall a. All
While there's vast encourage.
ment in the news that the Allies
have reached German soil, and
even have cracked the outer de-
tense OF the westwall Cor Siegfrled
line) at one or two points. we aren' I
entitled to reach sweeping conclu-
sions from this. The Nszis won't
try to defend all points Of the from.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-14
Paper Drive
Shows lnroad

Early results from the Scout
paper drive indicate that the
amount OF paper available in the
Ypsilanti area has been drastically
reduced by the August paper drive.
Reports up until this noon show
1890 pounds collected by the
four troops participating thus far.
The Harriet School troop leads in
the collection with 5,125 pounds
to its credit, followed closely by
Roosevelt troop with 1925 pounds.
The Church of God troop gathered
2.425 pounds in a limited area and
with only a half days collection,
while the Spencer School troop
has 1875 pounds but expects TO
raise its total also with an addi-
tional half day drive on Friday.
Scouts participating from the
Roosevelt troop include John Chip
man, Jack Arnet, Lawrence Elliott.
James Erickson, and Emil Bair who
worked in the morning shift. Paul
Ungrodt, Jr., George Menzi, Jack
Flory, James Ferguson, Bailey
Smith, Jack Bush. Robert Weir,
and Robert Packer worked for
the same troop in the afternoon.
Harriet School Scouts in the
drive are Russell Van Slyke, Egg.
bert Henry, Dion Wright, Charles
Fletcher. and Robert Mayhawk
working on the completion of their
See PAPER-Paee
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-14
Railroad Tickets
Now Streamlined

Chicago, Sept. 1i-AP- To aid
in the paper salvage campaign.
Chicago railroad Is using stream
lined tickets.
By cutting down the weight OF
cardboard tickets from six.ply TO
two.ply. the Chicago e. Eastern Hill
nois Railroad has reduced its paper
ticket consumption by two-thirds,
says L. ]. Phlering, purchasing
agent.
lie said because OF the difference
in weight, II has been necessary TO
caution ticket agents against pass
ing out two tickets instead Of one.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-14
War Politics
Charges Add
to Race
(Ry Associated Pressl


Republican talk OF the Quebec
conference as President Roose-
velts second campaign trip" and
Democratic charges that the oppo-
sition is playing politics with the
war added heat today 10 a presi-
Dental campaign soon TO be fur
Their enlivened by major speeches
from both candidates.
Rep. Dirksen (R-Ill.) said In
Chicago address that Mr.. Roose-
yelts first campaign trip was his
visit to Hawaii and that his Sec
ond was to the current Quebec
conferences with Prime Minister
Churchill.
"The fourth term cause must be
a lost cause indeed" remarked
Dirksen. IF 1t needs Mr.. Churchill
to bolster it up"
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES &C
cusation came in House speech
by Rep O'Toole (D-NY) on re-
cent assertions by Republicans
that responsibility for the Pearl
Harbor disaster rested with Wash
ington officialdom.
O'Toole asked il some OF these
critics are not those who fought
every effort being made to
strengthen the nation" before Pearl
Harbor.
He predicted that 1.-The pseudo
Bleeding Hearts Society for mil
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-14
BY DEWITT MACKENZIE

ASSOCIATED Press War Analyst)
United Nations success in Europe
continues to pile up SO consistently
that you knock wood on learning
about each successive gain, for
fear luck just can't continue TO be
so good-but the most significant
news Is the word from Quebec con-
ference circles that Allied armies
are driving into Germany ahead Of
D-day schedule.
This means that way back at the
time OF the invasion, more than
three months aga. the Allied high
command did such a remarkabl
job OF crystal gazing-calculating
weather, military progress, supply
problems and what not-that they.
re still on the beam for General
Eisenhower's prediction that the
war Is likely TO end this year. Yes.
terday this column expressed the
view that Allied generalship has
been superior TO the additionally
high class German military leader
ship. Well, here's a case in hand al
a decisive moment.
Going We'll
Things are going so we'll that
London says United States war
planning chiefs are reported to
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-14
Pvt. Busha in War
Prisoner Exchange

Mrs. Ferris Busha, 1915 Hilltop
Drive, received a telegram from
the War Department Wednesday
informing her that her husband,
Pvt. Ferris Busha will return to
the United States on the Swedish
ship, Gripsholm, following. the ex-
change of prisoners at Gotesburg,
Sweden. The ship will arrive in
New York sometime this month.
Pvt. Busha was wounded in ac-
ton in Italy in March, and soon
after was captured and taken to
Germany as a prisoner of war. He
has been overseas 10 months and
was formerly employed at the Pen
ninsular Paper Company.
Also returning on the Gripsholm
will be Sergeant Orval L. Parson,
whose wife, Mrs. Lena II. Parson.
lives at 703 Moore st., Ann Arbor
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-14
See WAR Page 8
Go to Vote
on Strike Ban

Grand Rapids, Mich, Sept. IA
fractional strength lent impe-
tus to the national convention OF
the United Automobile Workers
(CIO) today as the 1900 delegates
claiming 10000 votes headed for
two heated and lengthy roll call bal
lots TO decide the status OF the con-
troyersial wartime no.strlke pledge.
The hotly.contested convention
issue was narrowed TO a majority
and a minority resolution after an
insurgent rank-and.file caucus-sup-
ported minority proposal to revoke
the pledge was defeated last night
by $500 votes. Outright abolition
OF the pledge. bitterly opposed by
all but one top union official, car
rled vote OF $500 to 300 against
the action.
At least six hours OF polling will
be necessary 10 determine whether
the pledge will stand as drawn up
10 days after the L. S. entrance In
TO war, or whether II will be modi-
fled to include only plants still en-
gagged either partially or wholly in
war production.
Many leaders OF the rank-and.file
caucus expressed the belief that
their followers in the main will vote
for the modified proposal supported
by Reuther. Others. however, said
they would vote mo" on the two
proposals.
The majority resolution, support.
ed by Clio president Philip Muir
ray, JAW president r. J. Thomas.
vice president Richard T. Franken-
steen and secretary-treasurer
George F. Adde's. calls for unquali-
fled reaffirmation Of the pledge.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-14
Nazis REPORT New Patton Drive
Soldiers Killed in Train Wreck
ToH25Dead,
Sixty FiUe
Injured

Terre Haute, Ind, Sept. ZAP
AT least 25 persons were killed
and about SIS injured early today in
the collision of two Chicago &
Eastern Illinois Railroad passen-
ger trains near here Virtually all
OF the dead and injured were sol
diers.
The trains, one the crack Dixie
Flyer, south bound and the other
a mail and express train, crashed
headon during a heavy fog.
The engine, tender, two baggage
cars and the first two OF three
Pullmans on the Dixie Flyer left
the track and piled up along the
roadway. All cars Of the other
train held the track.
The first two Pullmans OF the
flyer carried only soldiers.
A major, who declined to give
his name, said all Of the men were
overseas airforce veterans, most
of whom wore the purple heart
decoration. He said they were on
30 day furloughs, after which they
were to have been taken to re-
distribution centers.
The first Pullman, containing SO
soldiers, split open like a melon.
Some passengers were pinned in
their seats, others were thrown
out along the tracks and some
were caught beneath other cars.
Most OF the soldiers and civilians
were asleep at the time OF the
crash.
Through the wreckage and along
side the tracks lay purple heart
decorations and air medals. Bag
gage of the soldiers and civilians
was strewn for hundred yards.
A Catholic priest rushed to the
scene of the wreck and from there
went to the st. Anthony and Union
Hospitals giving last rites to ev-
eryone, regardless of creed.
The Is car Dixie Flyer, en- route
to Miami, Fla, had LETT Chicago at
1918 p. m. only passengers car
ried by the express train were
railroad employees. Both trains
were moving at the time OF the
collision.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-14
.Kiwaniis Hears
Flight Doctor

DR.. Charles J. CLARK, flight sur
geon at Willow Run, spoke to XII
wanians at their regular Wednes-
day meeting, explaining the place
of the doctor in aviation.
DR.. Clark stated that the work OF
the flight surgeon Is a branch OF
medicine of which the layman now
knows little. He reviewed the his
tory OF flying and said that In 1853
IL was first discovered that balloons
carrying passengers could not as
cend above $4,000 feet without the
occupants perishing. Paul Baer was
the first pioneer to discover that
death Is caused by barometric pre-
sure and in 1887 published his first
book on the subject, the speaker
stated. In spite OF the progress Of
flying II was not until 1918 that
flight surgeons we're used. II had
been found that height and speed
could easily be obtained but the
problem of protecting the flier had
to be solved, he said.
DR.. Clark explained that at
10000 feet extra oxygen must be
provided the pilot, at $4,000 feet a
person without extra oxygen be-
comes unconscious in 30 seconds,
and at 10000 feet, the seconds are
reduced to 49, The pressure cabin
has been developed to protect the
crew, he said, but II the cabin Is
punctured, the only thing that can
be done is to add more oxygen.
The engineer of the plane and the
flight surgeon must work hand in
hand for the pilots protection, It
was indicated.
DR.. Clark told his audience that
in two and q half years no pilot
doing high altitude flying at Willow
Run has had an accident caused by
faulty or incomplete preparation
OF his apparatus.
Arthur ]. Howard was indicted
into membership in the Kiwanis
Club.
II was announced that DR.. c. NJ.
Loesell has been appointed as chair
man OF the International committee
Of achievement reports.
Visitors included Ronald Wolfe,
Ann Arbor, and Dale Dickinson and
Ernest Chapelle, both OF Ypsilanu.