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Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
BERDICHEN FALLS

No progress westward or TO-
ward or across tho old Polish hor.
der was reported for the second
consecutive day. Gen Natutin ap-
paren'tY CONCENTRATING on Tho cap
ture Of all highway and railway
communications between kiev and
the Dniester before reSuminC ms
westward march
The fall Of BcrdlCheV 4 city p
10000 nearly 95 mules southwest
ofNkiev. eSterdaN cut the
neXt-tO-thc-last escape railroad
for German forces still resisting
inside the Dnleper bend and re-
leased five infantry division. a
tank brigade a tank regiment
and auxiliary units 10 reinforce
Russian drives to tho south and
southwest
The Russians found Berdichey
whose prewar population was pre-
pondcrantly Jewish. virtually de-
serted The Germans had mas
sacred its inhabitants with tho
same thoroughness they employed
Al kicv. II vas estimated that
more than 100000 Ukrainian
Jews have been slain by the Cor
mans
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06

periodically Adequate operations
towers replaced those initially
used, one Of which was A tree
house.
The pilots who herd the bic
planes are cocky outfit That's
AnderStandah!e,-Aa-aRe-else- Alas
such slow Jobs. unarmed, over
enemy territory daN n and day
out
In the last three months, n 10
so per cent Of the pilots forced
down have walked out 10 safety.
largeN through The efforts OF 4
rescue Nuadron that knows it.
business. ~-
The boys VIM ry the hump
carry~.a vide ASSIGNMENT Of car
COS trucks, leepS bNnkets cloth
ING, bombs, guns. gaShne, cigar
cts, rabbits, mice and Ninea pigs
for example.
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
Exclude Jdp5,
WeSternef Asks

WASHINGTON. Jar s UPl -
Rep. Englc ,p1 of California
warned today that the United
States must never permit 1apa
neSe immigration AFTER the var
The 10000 Japanese and
japanese Americans noW IN this
country provide = problem with
out solution" SAID Engle
whose district contains fVo
japanese relocation camps that
nave been the scene of riounC
Tule Lake and Nanzanax
Re said thc problem was com
plcstcd because the japanese "dt
rof a~,Iwiafc. bur remain lap4
nose.
Though frequent ind Shur
critic ~ the War Relocation
Authority whch Was ,ct up =,
faglliata MO, eneut nf japanese
Ar,crcansVur Of thc We,t Coa>'
area EnCie c0uCcied that prob
a1'y,tho NRA policy of sprc7dIr1
them around The country is thl
best Wsy available TO rs0dle oui
japanese
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
Reds Start Great
Drive; Ndzis Tell
Poles 10 Leave

LONDON. Jan. 6 CUP) Berlin
reported today that the Red army
had launched powerful offensive
inside the Dnieper bend, where
100000 Germans are threatened
with encirclement, and Stockholm
advices said the Nazis had de-
clared all southern Poland 2 "di-
rect war zone.
4 German communique revealed
Russians had gone into action
after a long lull in the area Of
Krivoi Rog. keystone Of Nazi de-
fenses in the hear, Of the Dnieper
bend. on a front stretching north
west 50 miles to the Kirovograd
region.
The Stock h o ] m newspaper
Aftontdningen said the German
command had ordered evacuation
of the entire civil administration
from the Gslicia area OF Poland.
comprising some 10000 square
miles of territory above the Car
pathianS
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06

1920 TO George Willens OF VII
lens & Co. Detroit.
When hotel attaches crashed
into his room yesterday. they
found the body on the floor. a
Gideon Bible on It's chest A faint
trace Of powder. believed 10 have
been from the poison was dis
covered on his lips. a half empty
whisky bottle vas on a nearby
stand. and a half-Smoked cigar
was in an ash tray.
In the typewriter on which he
had written the notes was an
other which requested that his
car be returned 70 Detroit.
-rcGlSlnrad- +ke-AI..4--++ sS---+--- S---+---
day afternoon under his own
name. records showed
Wilcox had been associated with
several advertising firms in the
Detroit area for many years as a
copy writer.
Eighteen months AGO Wilcox
"
Detroit'S outstanding advertising
agencies but retained small
Office in the agencys suite IN the
PenobsCot Building.
Former associates Said they had
no knowledge Of his business con
nectionS They said they saw him
last Friday when he seemed m
excellent spirits.
The 47-year-old executive lived
AT 9l6 Suffeld. in exclusive west
side, Birmingham. He is survived
by his widow. Marion, one son
John, is, and a daughter. Jane, IA
Members of the family would
not discuss the case last night
The son said only that they "dic
not want 10 get into the picture.
They have resided A their present
address for the last FIVE years
+ Funeral services will be helc
a. The William r. Hamilton
Funeral Home CaSs and Alex
andrinc ~ a tIpe 10 bc announced
later.
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
German
TON--EIOInlb
Fails Again

LONDON Jan 6 ms TIE
German air tnrce winch had been
trying 70 stop the growing Alfred
aoUaI offensive refectively en-
ployed ,oV-bomhs again, Amer.
can pilots SAID today after Their
return lrrm bombing t-c krl
naval base
ono FLYING Fortress pilot 'c.d
tho Daly Mail that a tpln-enSined
German DQ-2l7 sought 20 break
Ap .'ne raiding American .forn,a-
non @'h q bomb trailing some
distance behind the enemy craft
1T looked like = l0O-pounder."
SAID The Yank aTr1an 1T ~
pioded about 30 wards swaN
from my ship. but caused no
damage I WaS unable TO sec
how they set OF the bomb"
Another pilot SAID a Germ
plane sped through his formation.
trailing a bomb
Nhen II exploded II made
bic white fash" he added
BUY War Savings Stamps m.
convenient way. Order them
delivered 90 your door from your
Detroit Times carrier-SaleSman.
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
BRITISH ROLL oN

British troops on thc south flank
of the attacking luC swept up 10
the Garcliano River and then
swung 10 the cast of The stream
al a point where II bends 10 The
north They crossed The tiny
Peccla River and captured II
prisoners.
Front reports indicated that lac
offensive was gaming NONE Hlum
hourly and that the Germans
caught o0-guard. we're beginning
20 crack
The hreakthrough INTO san VII
tore threatened 10 collapse the
entire GJwsn mountain line and
iay open the road 10 Casino. SIX
mile, 10 the northeast. and -the in-
vasIon highway stretching 10
Rome
Canadian units oI The British
Eighth ArmF ashcd oar along the
Adranc coast, hmlinE German
roar guards from q lSo-foot ridge
overlooking the coastal village OF
rorrc AIuChlO
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
Ribbentrop Reported Out

LONDON. Jan 6 GNS Radio
Algiers today quoted unconhrmcd
reports from Germany 10 the
effect that Or Hialmar SChacht.
former governor Of The ReichS-
bank and former German finance
minister. had replaced Joachim
Won Ribbcntrop as foreign minister
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
FOUNDING M1RSHALLs

PEARL HARBOR. Jan 6 CINSl
American heavy. medium and
dive houberS we're revealed today
70 have pounded targets IN the
Marshall Islands three times m
two q Ns N an uninterrupted
+eHHlN@-Di444-al>-- - ~-=a.ls4S S--,A.Ae-
tsTy Knox has indicated may be
prelude 10 invasion.
Spe arheaded by huge army
LiberstorS the Amerlcanl bomb
ers scored hits on a JapaneSe
merchantmen and battered in.
stsllauons az Jaluit and Mile
Admiral Nimitz announced
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
JAPs OUTNUMBERED

LONDON. Jan. & INS) Jap
snese forces on embattled New
Britain Island in the southwest
Pacific now are inferior 20 those
which the Americans put ashore.
the Tokyo radio admitted today.
The broadcast, recorded hv
Reuters said that the outnum-
bered defenders were resisting the
Ysrk assaults Sfurhorrlv.
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
GAP CUT TO 20 MILES

Moscow dispatches reported
that the Red army had driven 10
Within a little more Than 70 miles
OF the last practical escape route
for the Germans in the Dnieper
bend despite frantic Nazi efforts
10 stall the greatest Soviet often
Sive Of the war
Front dispatches said German
Marshal Won AiannSteiu mad
hurled the last of his reserves on
the southern front into action and
was trying desperately 70 obtain
aid from the central and northern
fronts
However. the FIRST Ukrainlan
armys rapid multipronged ad-
vances west. southwest and south
Of KieV already had severed Ger
many'S best noTth-South conimunl-
cations near the front. and the
Moscow News reported ttrat-Fffe
Wehrmacht no longer could shift
strength on A scale which could
interfere with the Red army pro-
greSs.
More than so towns and village,
were swept up IN advances Of w
10, 10 miles on the approaches 70
Poland and Rumania YESTERDAY
Some 1000 Germans were killed
many prisoners captured and
much booty taken.
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
Norge Strike Hearing SCI

The regional WIB today cr.
6ered 2 hearing ~ Nlekec0n sat.
urdsN for the Norge Machine
Pro1uc's division, Borg Warner
Corp. NuSkeCon. and tAW-AFL
Local 80 m he reinstatement cf
q workers and q lathe operator
whose discharge started 4 1o-isv
strike st the r'arf
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
Rail
Peace
Nearer

WASHINGTON. Jan.,6 (UP)--
Leaders of Is railway unions
turned back 10 their tangled wage
dispute today with the outlook ap-
pearing brighter for a settlement.
More than 200 representatives
Of three operating unions--ths
fremen and cngincmen, the con,
ductors and tho Switchmen AS
Sembled here 10 review recent de.
velopments in which their refusal
to accept presidential arbitration
brought government seizure Of the
railways 70 avert a strike
The chiefs OF l0 incorporating
unions scheduled a session later
today 10 discuss President Roose-
veltS latest move, the reconven-
ing Of the emergency board which
awarded the 100000 nonoperat-
inc employees sliding scale of
increases ranging from four 10 ~
cents,
The hoard was- instructed 10
consider tho unions additional
claims for overtime. which were
not an issue i'm the original case
and were Injected as a result of
conference with Mr. Roosevelt
last spring.
Leaders Of the incorporating
group appeared uncertain whether
the Presidents order 10 reconvene
the emergency board accepted
their position that The 10 10 Accent
increases no longer were m dis
puic.
The unions originally rejected
those increases hut Withdrew oh
icciionS when they offered 20 SUBJ
nit the overtime issue alone -
tho RreS!llent@tnE arbitration
RooSevclt.S arbitration proposal :
collapsed because the unions
would not accept a management
argument that Tho sliding scale
OF increases should he reviewed
If The overtime question were ar.
hitraicd
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
GAS FOR DooLITTLE

The route was started back IN
March. 1912 when Brig Gen "
y. Old Of Uvalde Tex, then a
colonel few gasoline INTO China
IN anticipation of needs OF Mai
Gen. Doodlittle's Tokyo raiders
the next month
In those early days. il was 2
tiny force of men and-el4Aez- thai
flew the hump Five of Doo-
lttlc'S pilots actually were Shang-
haiod into flying transport planes
back and forth But the Job con.
tinuod When Burma was being
evacuated. the intrepid fiers
added a new task 20 their agenda
They would nv equipment into
China. then return by way Of
Nyitkna Burma 10 pick uR
evacueeS and take them 10 India
on one occasion. 20 person.
We're iammed into a tWln-motorcd
DC 3 and flown 10 safety
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
CONTINUED from Page onel

CONTINUED from Page One
German garrison apparently com
mitted 10 a death battle
Virtually every house in San
NIttore had been turned into a
miniature fortress by the NaziS
and The advancing Ameucans
grimly set about cleaning them
out, house 10y house and street by
street
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
Suicide Launches
War OH Gambling
continued from Page one }

with only punishment for offenders said he would
ain the r7setutor pleading again for more stringent
f.at'5,ce.
HorncSsy defended his record Of the last two years
saving he had made loo Investigations Of the Club Devon
c-1-yCar-- S7uo0n TT Of tire w71Ch he termed
successful The S70ooo he said he had confscated was
returned the operators after they had paid fines which
averaged about 500
The sheriff said - so per cent Of the patrons we're
fra7' Michigan and ere class with plenty Of money drlv
ING GOOD cars
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
TOdnH's
W ar tf1Ps!

map (op) showing the Russian front where the
Red Army is attempting to circle million Germans in
the buippcr bend rr0ws point from Berdchev German
anchor post captured by the Russians toward Tarasheha
Ninnitsa and Zhitomir indicating how the Reds hope to
etrfn German pnNnirx there.-The NHgasaA Partisan
front (boom) in YugOslava where the army of Marshal
JoSip Brozovich captured three strategic inland towns
10 crush German offensive in eastern Bosnia. Allied
airpnwer from helped in thApaFtisaH offensive
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
AIRFIELDS BUILT

Large scale operations began In
December. 1912 when BRIG. Gen
T.. n Alexander took command of
what was officially called the
lndla-China wing of the air trans.
port command
Air6eldS were built 70 augment
the early landing strips some Of
which had to bc cleared Of COWS
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
Bonus
For Vets Hinges
On No Gag Rule
y, DAVID CANELON
i'rf-u't ffu,rs w1snfrrtru Burfar

WASHINGTON. Ian Is Tho
folks back home want wears
mUStorInc-0Jt pay for The dis
charged veterans Ard ! think
they're u-ht
NOu could put those words INTO
the mouths ot almost any of the
congressman who have come hack
n the capital thus far i hap
pens that they we're spoken today
by Rep John A. Coffee ,Dl Of
MashInCtnn
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
Sacrifices His His tiifezto Worthy Cause

In another. he wrote.
II am giving my life today for worthy of
your attention and relentless campaign TO rid this section
OF the country of the gambling racketeers who have
proved upon the weaknesses of such persons myself
and who destroying whole families"
Again he said:
II hate to die branded a coward and a WcakIing.
God knows have prayed for my own healing in time 10
avoid it, But can think Of the good | do and.
in the present calm am unafraid
To t. S District Attorney Gerald Openlander he
II have mailed 10 the Blade detailed accounts of
transactions with one Benny Aronof and or the Club
Devon Webster Inn and the Buckeye the latter
not operatng) involving violations of federal aW
three counts, the sad results of which have caused
this day to decide to take my life VIII YOU please
tact the Blade in regard TO this matter. know
them to turn the evidence 10 YOU.
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
Forced TO Destroy Himself, He Says

May God in his mercy for others to follow my lot.
usher other facts to the proper authorities this band
Of ctzenrN who willingly forcing TO DESTROY
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06

They were 80 small they
couldn't stand the rap Of being
knocked out Of business he
added
He named The Devon and
Academy Clubs as the bigger
spots with plenty OF money. 10 20
back after 2 raid
The Victory Club. described as
another mediocre spot" was
rsided Tuesday night, he said
The DctroiterS named IN VIII
cox letter 70 the chief Of police
whom he wanted notified. included
William 3 Crawford OF the Atlas
Foundryt and Frank GeiSler
lie also asked that Mrs. VI. A.
Crawford of the Park Lane Apart
mentS. Toledo. lye notified.
With his letters. Wilcox sent 20
the Blade a huge Sheaf Of aGi-
dayits attcStlnC 10 his losses.
Some papers indicated that Wilcox
had planned suicide n September
1942 and had AZ that time sd-
dressed COMMUNICATIONS 70 the
FBI on The gambling situation IN
the Toledo area.
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
Suicide Note Puts losses at $4,000

Wilcox IN his death claimed 10 have lost $4,000
H the resorts statement which Aronoff denied according
TO The sheriff He quoted Aronoff saying that Wilcox
had NOT been m hs establishment in more than years
ArouoG told that he had paid Wilcox S2,lO0
which Wilcox claimed 10 have lost shooting dice, said the
sheriff That two years ago and Aronoh said
ne hasn't been allowed back in his place
One oer requested that attempt be made 10 recover
the $4,000 losses BY lawsuit under provisions Of the Ohio
Recovery Act
Wilcox was reported to have visited Kenneth Tool.
managing fUfedo Bfare, Fursda1 afternoon
before going back hotel to prepare his death
notes
Of the letters addressed to Chief of Police Ray
r. Allen. Wilcox named three Detroerste contact, who
would notify his family Of his death.
My family is already suffering and in iii health, the
letter read "and I'd like the blow softened hope this
will clean up Toledo gambling and for ALL
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06


The sheriff said there is nc
Ohio law which prohibits fre.
quenting OF gambling places or
lettering. unless A disturbance is
caused which then permits the
entry OF A law enforcement officer
II am the chief law enforcing
officer" he said land am re-
Sponsible for any gambling that
may he occurring. shortly after
went into office I went TO the
state capital with the former
prosecuting attorney and at
tempted 10 get our gambling
laws changed. That failed. Not
only Is our gambling law a mis-
demeannr- hut also Our nadlocII-
law.
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
ACTION UNCERTAIN

Chairman SABBATH is still in Hi.
nOlS and there was no one IN
Washington who would venture. 10
predict what the committee
would do.
Rep. Joseph W Martin Jr o'
Massachusetts. minority leader
who returned 10 Washington to-
day. guessed that the committee
would not impose gag rule
Martin was optimistic over the
possibilities that muSrcrlng-out
pay would he speedily disposed of,
He said
firrTv irIv-r- TJrurr1fSrri III naVe
Il. out of committee before Jan.
Is. and ! expect that they will.
will use all my power 10 press
them TO do that"
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
1s JAPs DowNED

In all air actions reported IN the
conmunique the Japs lost Al
least is monlberS and fighters
Successful strikes were made
against Jap shipping A cruiser
was damaged by a direct hit of
New Hanover Island. in the
vicinity Of KavienE. NeW Ireland
Two cargo ships. one Of 1000
tons and the second Of 1000 tons.
exploded and burst into flames
when both medium and heavy
Allied aircraft battered shipping
in the harbor Of kupang on Timor
Island in the Netherlands East
Indies. An escort vessel along
side the cargo ships was damaged
by direct hits.
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06

n T0dI ptTIDH. fN0It IICILNT U1N
moved over the HimalaNaS than
all. domestic American airlincS
carried before the war. and more
pilots are used in carrying II than
were employed by those same air
lines back IN peacctime.
--TTTtTr-IT Tr17T7 r6TTrr X TCaCf7-
inc China by this aerial highway
than was shipped into China by
the old Burma Road which wound
IFS preCarlOuS way over the lofty
mountains from La>hio. Burma
now In Iapanose hands
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
SMALL PLACES ROUTED

He said he had cleaned up 80
or 40 places around the county
but admitted they were small.
describing them as "neighborhood
han~r1Ifc
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
Full YEARS PAY

Coffee one Of the militant lead.
CrS In The prc-Chrl>tmas fight foI
the Lemle bhl 10 provide UP 70 a
fulI years pay for tho men anc
women who are going through
he'll n this war said.
II am becoming convinced
that nothing hut q gag rule can
prevent this Congress from
voting for the Lemke bill. or
some similar legislation. II the
Congress has free hand. il viii
-reApnnd- tn-the- demands fEaH4
the people"
Rep Andrew Jackson May tDl
OF Kentucky, chairman Of thC
House military affairs committee
has promised that his committee
VIII report out muSterinE-out
pay bin next TUESDAY. lie has
not. however indicated what the
terms Of the committee bill
VIII he
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
LArNCmp ~ M1BlNrs

Tire ~-4r-r ~~ Lr'~-tN rrN
heEIr ry D-e~.-e -.- ts "--' .'.
fe-te5 's~c.-- -- '-e east >t#f
al C-re lIlr ester. Elc-'e6 q
u0'-s vr.rr vrrt s--rrs 80 Ia.a
on tic west S'-- ard r0v ra'.
lo~e5 tr.r strength "'- l.
main l-.,
Force n..r ..#rNa 'n
The Cape C-ll.r~.er area mean
vrle expanded th- sr.'om. p1f-
ive'er IN their hands p.r. Mac
Artrgr> Cor1~-.ugaC sand
Allied slrwc0 supported the
push or F-rce0 BAY with bombing
and Sfr8f5re assaults
The Jsps hurled a fresh counter
attack ~ marine positions a.
Sllrat Poi~t which Was repulsed
~ 'fi---,e- yl=F.=-alsn-lnoSed four night
ar assaults sEaInSt he American
pos itlonS which caused only light
C6Susltles
In the AraWe aroaton the south
west shore of New Britain troops
Of the American Sixth Army Com
usnd engaged the JapS In sharp
patrol clashes outside The GcfC0-
sive poriucter set up on the
Arswe Peninsula An ineffective
RAID on American positions after
dark vas reported
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
Push INLAND

Other units Of the Sixth Army
IN New Guinea engaged n -eXten-
Sye patrol action IN the Saidor
area and pentrated inland and
along The north coast.
Nine Jap bonlberS, escorted by
fighters. made an attack on Allied
shipping in the Saidor area and
tUe-har4hers- and three hFhteRs
were shot down by Allied inter
ceptor planes. One Allied craft
was lost
Advance elements Of Australian
ground forces IN the SiO area
made their way meanwhile 10 the
vlclnltN of Cape King William.
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
WORLDS WORST ROUTE

The 55G miles between bases in
northeastern India and China con-
Stitute the worlds worst flying
route, with nlonSoonS. terrific
winds. zero ceilings and the men
ace Of Japanese attack together
with Jagged Himalayan peaks
combining 10 make hump flying
A pcrllouS lob
II Is this vital supply artery
requiring pilots 10 push their
transport planes AZ 1S.000-foot
attitudes, which for - months has
solely maintained isolated China
Detroit evening times., 1944-01-06
MAY RE INADEQUATE

and are plnnlng their hopes for a
years muSterinE-out pay on the
chance 10 amend the committee
measure on The floor Of the
House.
a GAG rule would mako that
impossible. and might result m
defeat for proper decent pay for
the sick and wounded Of Amcri-
cas- "unWantcd battalion and
for their able-bodied brothers
seeking iobS and adjustment TO
civil life.
chairman -nf-the -lia4Ae
rules committee rs Rep a. j.
SABBATH Of Illinois, who by virtue
-ef his craftsmanship Is one Of the
most powerful men on Capitol
Hill. Other members Of the com
miffee are.
-ceA-eLG LGAet-
gia Howard w Smith OF Virginia.
J Bayard Clark of North Caro-
lima Martin Dies of Texas Law
renee Lewis Of Colorado. John J.
Delaney of New York William NJ
Colmer Of Mississippi and Jack
Nichols of Oklahoma Repub-
hcanS; Hamilton Fish of New
York, Leo Z Allen Of Illinois,
Earl G. Michener. 'of Michigan
Charles A Halleck Of Indiana
and Clarence J. Brown Of Ohio
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-27

::i WOW ns,, hi. :,ne;., hour:
% ses';; sss
If 70, .,s this 5'h War 1o. m d S*,.*
arrange . ' buy On s THE s;y:e' saving, p,.a
',: ,.:' ;':s :: 4. Z: ;::: ';;'
your full part! 'ne Invasion Force. :
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-27

'nAs big drive !, o.,
n lns showdown !, at b.oa,
"a :: no.: !: q: :t.t 3s; s;;;.y :: A....
n~ much ;oa 5 tss 1901 NO 10
s ao ;;:% NV ss ss'; :,:;s ! ssy
men W 'h Bond. a'1 sssa to
porting War Bond as;1s' is d; Job b.; il