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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-15
British CIop
Embargo on
Boy Of Biscoy
WASHINGTON. Feb. l5-(

WASHINGTON, Feb. IS -(P)
- Secretary of the Navy Knox
reported today that the British
have clamped an embargo on
shipping through the Bay of Bis
cay that will be a major step
toward hating completely any
movement of supplies into Ger
many.
He told a news conference
that the action parallels the ef-
forts of the American fleet to
halt blockade runners moving
from Japanese-held ports with
war materials vitality needed by
Germany.
ut will reduce to a minimum
and ventually eliminate trans
See EMBARGO-Page Z
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By JAMES J. sTREBIG


hSSOOsasCu ECSS hVIdtIOU GuItOt
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-Lt.
Cmdr. James E. Vose, who has
dive-bombed Japs from Midway
to Kavieng, believes that our
forces will simply have to "slug
into enemy strongholds such
as that which surprised the Ma
rines at Tarawa.
More than . year and a half
Of combat has convinced the 81
year old Manville, r. l., pilot
that japanese flier morale has
cracked badly as a result OF the
terrific losses" they have suf-
fered in the air, but their factor
les at home are turning out bet
ter planes for them.
EQUIPMENT BETTER
Thus, while japanese person
mel has declined, equipment has
improved and powerful ground
Notifications have been built.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-15
Break Looms

CHICAGO, Feb. Is - up -
Police Capt. Frank J. Reynolds
told reporters today he expect
ed TO have an announcement
ment "that will knock your eyes
out" in connection with the slay-
ing in the Drake Hotel Jan. 10
of Mrs. Frank Starr Williams,
wife of a State Department at
tache.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-15
Sorry!

The Associated Press TAX
Primer" scheduled for pub
LEGATION in today's edition Of
the Monitor . Leader. will
probably appear on Thursday.
The Primer containing COM
plete and precise instructions
for computing income tax re-
turns, was delayed through q
break down In the newspa-
per buildings heating system
which cost the publishers q
full days mechanical produc-
tion on Monday.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-15

ever seen OF his
only son, Leroy,
Jr., who WOO
{ h g distinction
of b e j n & Ma
comb county's
First Baby OF
1914. The worn
clipping carries,
- uDn l.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-15

LONDON, Feb. Is R-.
The Rome radio said that
Rome was bombed At 1880
a. m! today. "Allied planes
dived down to machine-gun
the population" the broadcast
asserted.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-15
Ancient Abbey
Evacuated by
German Troops
Sovose Fighting
Continues on
Cossino Front
BY EDWARD KENNEDY

ALLIED HEADQUART Z r 3,
Algiers, Feb. Is -tR- U. 3.
Flying Fortresses today bombed
Mt. Casino and its historic mon.
astery, transformed by the Ma
lis into a fortress, beginning m
all-out offensive to crack the
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N onitor-Leader Office
MONITOR.LEADER BLDG.
Cas- 1t Walnut
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Impartial cevsssss
Of Al loeel News
Evening star., 1944-12-24

He scooped up handful and let it trickle
out between his fingers Each yellow grain
was marked with two filaments of red run
ming lengthwise like the veins in leaf.
Toms got whole strain marked this
way" Ellen said Its his own - one he
developed all himself, Gene"
1--WE seen some like these" Gene said,
when we"
'Oh. but you couldn't" Ellen broke in,
because there isn't ="
'Where?" Tom demanded. There was scorn
in his voice. Nobody else ever bred seed corn
marked like this. Nobody but me. And only
got it for the first time last year. It's like
trademark" He stopped, waited. "Where?"
OENE ran his fingers through the yellow
grains veined with crimson. Last spring,
Tom," he said slowly, "our wing of the Trans
port Command was flying Lend-Lease mate
rial into the Ukraine - to fiat fertile country
like these fields of yours. Only not like these,
Tom. Those fields had been fought over until
they looked poisoned and dead"
Ellen, running her hands through the
oiOOll SOiii, oinNClCO dlId Up at
her flyer brother.
THE people who had lived there" Gene
went on quietly. were coming back - to
make their dead fields green again. raise new
herds of stock, and bring their country to
life
He looked out across the prairie for a
moment. 1--WE were flying in material to help
them build, Tom. My own cargo was sacked
seed grain and, while they were unloading it,
one of the sacks split and saw it was corn
1t made me homesick and - well, picked
up handful and dropped it into my pocket"
Ellen looked up at her brother Tom The
red had left his stiff face. His eyes were fixed
on the distant courthouse tower. and one
Evening star., 1944-12-24

and when she went to the window she saw
Tom walking back and forth in the yard.
After time her mother had come out the
kitchen door and gone to him, and Ellen had
crept back to bed.
Now, standing at the sorting table and
looking out across the barn lot Ellen watched
Gene talking to the girls and heard the girls
laughing Gene had always known how to
make people laugh. He'd always had joke
or story or trick to play.
When the car drove away, Gene turned
and came across toward the barn. The sun
winked brightly from his silver bars and from
the wings above the colored ribbons. Ellen
saw Toms hand close among the golden ker-
nels of seed corn which filled the broad drying
tray on the table.
When Gene entered the seed-corn room, he
glanced at his brothers red face and started
to say something.
Then instead, he whistled and looked ad-
miringly at the hundreds of ears hanging in
neat labeled rows on the walls. "Say" he said,
this is something"
And Gene" Ellen put in proudly, "even
the men at the government experiment sta
ton - they come to Tom for advice about
seed corn now. And the University, they've
had Tom -"
''ALL right" Tom said, all right" But he
was looking at Gene, not at Ellen. His hands
moved among the kernels. When Gene came
to stand at the drying tray, Tom said,
You've got no call to rub it in God knows
l tried hard enough to CO." His eyes grew
furious And don't tell me I'm just as i'm
portant here on the place Don't you say that
to me - hear?''
But, Gene seemed not to be listening.
He was looking at the heaped kernels in the
drying tray.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
hand was clenched on the edge of the drying

tray.
Then last month";" Gene said II flew
load of tractor parts in to that same town.
He was watching his brothers profile now.
and his own gray eyes were gentle. The
fields had come to life, Torn and the people
had come to life There was corn, Tom -
corn you'd be proud to see, cribs packed with
it, fodder for the colts that had been born,
hogs fattening- -"
IF it was mine," Tom said. 'if it was my
seed corn, I'd know il"
He faced his brother and his dark eyes were
eager. "If it was marked like this it d have to
be mine"
1T was yours, Tom. Your seed corn seed
ing those fields in Russia. I've got some of the
kernels in my blouse pocket yet.
Marked like these?"
Exactly like these. Let's 60 in. Ill get my
blouse and show you"
Gene was turning away from the sorting
tray when his brother suddenly gripped his
wrist.
Ellen's hand clenched in the heaped grain
and she jumped back from between them,
frightened.
TOMS face was furious red again. That's
lie," he said. That's story you made up
because you feel sorry for me-" Slowly he
forced Genes hand open. Five golden grains
showed in Genes palm. Tom nodded You
were going to put these in your blouse pocket
and pretend ="
Ellen" Gene said, go get my blouse. It's
hanging in my closet. Bring it here" - he
spoke carefully as if every word were impor-
tant - 80 that brother Tom can see" his
alert eyes bored at her - what is in the
pocket"
Her heart pounded as she ran across the
barn lot, into the house and up the narrow
staircase to Genes room.
She trembed as she took his khaki blouse
from the hanger.
Then she opened her hand and looked at the
grains of corn she seized as she jumped back
from the drying tray.
She felt the blood leap hot and throbbing
in her face as she fumbled with the button on
the left blouse pocket. Gene had seen her
seize the kernels. He trusted her to put them
in the pocket, so she must But all at
once shame and sense of disloyalty swept
her. Toms seed corn was his pride, his very
life.
How could she do this to him? To cheat
him this way. u. No. she could not She flung
the kernels out the open window and then,
tears starting in her eyes, she ran out of the
room with the blouse
HER two brothers stood as she had left them
- silent, waiting. She met Genes quick.
questioning glance, and, because in that in
slant new and different disloyalty shook
her, she could only throw Gene the blouse
and stand trembling while he handed it to
Evening star., 1944-12-24

"7HEN Sunday dinner was over, the three
w of them went out across the barn lot
through the bright fall afternoon. Twelve
year-old Ellen, walking between her two big
brothers, held tightly to a hand of EACH She
that morning, lean and handsome in his cap
tain's uniform. When Gene grinned down at
her the tight uneasy feeling went away.
Then she looked at her brother Tom. She
saw the tendons stiffen at the open throat of
his work shirt. saw his red face grow redder,
and suddenly she was frightened.
A car had come along the road and stopped
Three girls in the Car waved and called,
Gene, oh, Gene! Hello, Captain!'
Ellen stood for moment looking after
Gene as he went toward the car. Then, run
ming to catch up. she followed her brother
Tom, who was striding into the barn. They
went into the room where the seed corn was
sorted, and through window above a wide
table they watched Gene talking to the girls.
Pigeons cooed in the stiffness of the barn,
and outside the windmill creaked.
''Tom." Ellen said softly On her brothers
face was an expression she had seen only once
before. One Saturday afternoon in town she'd
waited for Tom outside the public library,
where the draft board was meeting Tom had
been in the library long time that afternoon,
and Ellen knew he was arguing with the
Board to let him leave the farm and go to war.
When he came out, there had been this
same angry, helpless look in his eyes, That
night Ellen had been awakened by sound,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17

The bulk Of tho million-dollar
estate Of the late Charles II, Oshei.
vice president of Trico Products,
was left 10 his close friend and
business associate, Carl +. Larson.
It was revealed today with the fit
ing Of the will for probate
OShci, son of the president and
founder of the corporation and
long prominent in Detroit social
circles. died Feb % In Miami fol-
loving - fall
a small part Of The estate wa,
left 10 OShci'S four sisters and
three brothers and 10 Juan Baron,
his persona servant
The will naming Larson sales
engineer NJ -fTICO, ~ CNCCUtOF. iCfI
Larson all lands and real estate
including a Mama Beach home
and the yacht "Sealark "
Also included n Larson share
VIII ho a country home In Canada
on Lake Ste. Clair converted by
OShei from a farmhouse M 1885
Value Of The estate. has been
estimated at from 0O0GA0 10
50 600 600
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17
Freed
OF Killing
EN-W lie

Cyrel Van Lackcn, 50. today
Was freed of numbering his eN-
wife by a circuit court jury of
II women that deliberated SIN
hours.
Van Laekcn was accused Of in
tlicting injuries that caused the
doth of his former wife Aida,
Il, on Nov "a i'm their home At
l310-M Maryland - Crosse Painto
Park during an argument over a
financial settlement a day after
she had obtained a divorce.
llighliChl of testimony was
Lacken'S charge under question
ing BY his attorney. Louis CO.
lombo Jr. that Crosse Pointc
Park police tried 10 "cNiort a
confession from him at the
county morgue as he viewed tho
body Of his eX-wife shortly after
her-featfr- ffr-narurt SCtS. John
LolwcrS and Robert L. Butts and
Police Chief Harry Plcl tho lat
tor Of whom SAID he. left before
tho viewing took place
Van Laeken also testified that
his wife threatened him with a
butcher knife, that he grabbed her
by the throat and pushed her
away and then left her. Police
testified she was later found dead
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17
Senate TO Pass
Soldier Aid Bill
Incoming Week

WASHINGTON, Marc h II
tUP) The Senate finance com
mittee prepared today 10 put the
finishing touches on legislation
designed 10 provide every post
war benefit except bonuses for
veterans of World War IL.
The way has been cleared for
Senate adoption of the measure
within a week. In anticipation of
finance committee approval, Sen
ate Democratic Leader Barklcy
late yesterday obtained unani-
nous consent 10 let the Icommit-
tee submit a favorable REPORT dur
ing the weekend recess.
Senator Clark Oh of Missouri,
chairman of the finance SubCom-
mittee on veterans legislation
announced that he would bring
the hill=tip= for =Senaie-r vote next
Monday or Tuesday.
Passage Of the measure. Spon-
Sored by the American Legion
and the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars, is assured II was intro
duced in the Senate last Monday
with endorsement of "a members,
the largest Senate group ever 70
sign a bill on Introduction
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17
Main Admiralty
Air Base Near
Ydnks Say

GIN MacARTHCR'S no NEW
GUINEA, March II ms Cap
-tufe of-thc Lorcngau airfold on
Manus Island JapanS main air
base IN Tho Admiralty group, APP
pCarcd near today as dlsmounted
American Cavalrymcn developing
"a new invasion pushed 10 within
half q mile of the Jungle drome.
The Cayalrymon. who landed
Wednesday under cover of an
o,crpowernC harraGc from naval
guns and artillcry-rockct bat
ferries. fought closer 10 the big
-f1rtd uuu- turned mortar and ma
chine gun fire ON tho enemy
Gen Macarthur announced that
Japanese resistance 20 The initial
~tacr> Of the landings was
crushed quickly
-BnHut1rrS- pounded the lap air
bomberS pounded the Jap aIrbaSe
base an WcWak. Now Guinea. -ior
the fifth day IN Il row
Rahaul on New Britain was
rocked with l73 tons of bombs
which Silcnccd shore batteries
and sci huge fires.
on Bougainvillc. in tho Solo
mons, L. 5. troops repulSed an
other Jap assault on the Empress
Augusta Bay boachhcad The
enemy suffered heavy losses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17
Windsorite Held
In Liquor Theft

Bottle. by bottle theft Of $500
worth OF assorted liquors by dis
charged Canadian army veteran
from Windsor liquor store was
revealed there today with the ar
rest Of Jack Tearne, g. 1869 Ber-
nard Windsor,
Tearne was brought into Wind
Sor police court today after an
inVeStiga ZION showed 0ZS hotties
of stock missing from the East
Windsor liquor store, whore he
had been employed since last Sep
tembcr.
Under Canadian rationrne, the
total is an individuals quota for
IA years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17

The Michigan council is Interested primarily in consci-
7-7-Ts C1TCCT7r camp WCSor. Nc. Or. Sore said he
group council support well for the
i1r Soufc asked this question;
What If all American boys conscientious obcctorS
Germany remained j., what do you think would
happen to America"
We'll" be replied. would leave TO aith-and
necessary, for of faith and martyrdOm
America Mould rise again.
Asked then the story that he had draped the
pulpit which he pastor in suburb of Cleve
land a the of Pearl Harbor, Dr. Soulc replied:
Yes draped the pulpit the next Sunday after Pearl
iiarbor. drapcd black black mourning color.
I did il o dramatic the horror of war
says very friendly American born
Japs' insists his interest is purely spiritual.
we can't condemn all Japanese for the acts of few,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17
Group Here Aids
Draft Directors
lContinucd from Page ono

7rs.cr- Hc mentally Ill., conservation Of forests and wild
park ttricc bureau at recamanation farm security
T esc5Ich Gathering compiling and reporting data for
weather serving guinea pigs Tor experiments in
s ru,ron disease ontrotyphus, pneumonia, ETC.
i-sNav and many others
ON the subject OF pay booklet has this 10 say
"Cyimu Pulpit service not paid In church
administered camps they receive $3.50 month from the
rs ions agencies pin money. In camps pin
money varies $3.50 $50 per month On special
nee projects receive maintenance medical and from
SlO 10 Sl5 a month for clothing and incdenalS
prrcuetn0- ao' made for families OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17
Crowds Cir(Ie Prison
Holding Irish Patriots

BELFAST. March II up St
p44rielt-s -paH- ctnlrdS- gathered
today outside The walls OF the
Belfast prison whore three Of It's
IuSh Republican Army hunger
strikers arc reported IN serou,
condition on the oath day Of their
fast 10 the death
One OF tho three now under
doctors care is Hugh Macateor
chief Of staff Of the outlawed IRA.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17
Torch Death
Trial Near End
fContinued from Page Onel

Continued from Page One
defense Atty. Jay w. Lirecy
asked
NO. did not tho youth re-
piled
he explained that a prev iou.l}
quoted statement that he bad adj
mitted improper relations with
Patricia had resulted from a mis-
understanding
They asked me II had bcen
intimate with Patricia, I thought
that intimate just meant friend
", so said YES. had been
friendly with Patricia"
On the fatal evening ho said
he had worked AZ his father g
gasoline station until s O'Clock.
going without az evening -''e'i-
II had some bread and milk
at home AT about o'clock,
be testified THAT was all
ate that evening
He then told of meeting Pa.
tricia and going with her 70 dance
81 the Green1ne High school
where they STAYED only few
minutes
Then he told of 'he auto ride
past Patricia'S home at Gowen 10
q little used road near Bass Lake
Pat picked out the road he
testified "She said she'd been
there before"
After consuming tho wine tho
youth said. eve started 10 neck ="
He asserted. however. that his
memory was a blank from that
moment 20 tho time when he
found himself sitting IN The burned
shell of the automobile wearing
only shorts, SOCKS and shoes
After completion Of DaKid.e toT-
timony. the jury was taken 10 a
nearby garage 10 view the re-
mains n the automobile.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17

jnC from her car and had Just
stepped 10 the curb when the car
urched and knocked her to the
sidewalk.
Arthur r. palmeter, IS, Of 7467
Tholc court. who was driving, told
patrolman John r. Jackson that
when he opened the-door for Mrs.
Wilson, his foot slipped from the
clutch She was treated at Alex
andcr Blaine Hospital and released
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17
Mrs. Wilson
Hurt i'm Street

Mrs Jesse Curtiss Wilson wife
OF G. F.. Wilson. president OF Cen
oral Motors. was recovering today
from decorations and ahraSions fol-
lowing a freak accident AZ Jef1er-
son and Dubois.
Tho society woman was aliCht-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17
bulk of DSIlei Estate
Left To Business Aide

The Oshei fortune was derived
from the patents on an automatic
windshield wiper and lately also
from war contracts under which
the company has been producing
precision gauges and tools
A hearing on the will viii be
held on May y before Probate
Judge Thomas {. Murphy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17
Socialist Wins Bolivia Post

LA PAZ. Bolivia, March II
GNS) 49, Socialite leader Enrique
ValdivieSo, former speaker Of the
Bolivian parliament, today was
named foreign minister of Bolivia
succeeding Jose Tamayo VINO re-
signed Yesterday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17
Lansing Filler Missing

ANN ARBOR. March l. I'd
IT, William Is Cook son Of Ann
ArbOr'S Alderman Sydney Cook.
was reported missing IN flight &C
ton in the Mediterranean theater.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17

NAPLES March II Up
Eight hundTd German troops were
killed or injured ln train wreck
caused bv Italian s7botCurs 100
miles north OF Rome il vas an
nOunCcd today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17
I25 Nazi
Planes
DOWnel

LONDON. March II GNS)-
An additional rs Nazi intercept
tors were shot down over Europe
yesterday by American bosnbers
and fighters striking heavily at
Nazi Germany u. S. Army Air
Force headquarters announced to-
day.
Tho big bombers accounted for
rs of tho enemy planes Their
cScorting fighters chalkcd up II
confirmed victories. TWENTY-FIVE
bomberS and l3 fighters failed 10
return, but five bombcrs were re-
ported 10 have landed IN Switzer-
land
The German agency DNB mean
while reported that American
bombcrS had flown over tho Alps
into German territory today. indi-
eating another attack from The
south
British coastal observers re-
ported large Allied formations
crossed The channel today. heading
toward Europe
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17

When Dr. Soule staged his party for japanese Dearborn
ago. member Of the plain clothes division Of the
police department attended the affair Dr. Soues
page its booklet &C Os conscientious obiecors)
quotation from the report Ma Gen Hershey
seecvc President Roosevelt pointing
Nothing contained this act shall be construed to require
any person be subjected combatant training and service
the land naval forces who by religious training
belief cOnsCcntiOuSly opposed participation
in form"
addition Swank and Dr. Soule officers OF the group
listed follows
The Rev Perry Gihn 1855 Eastlawn chairman; Mrs
Flmira McGary, 5421 Avery Miss Marie Hazetine
Albany, secretaries
Mrs. c. w Wright 1892 Woodngham drive, treasurer;
William II. Adams 80 Fatrand Highland Park, chairman of
the counsong committee and Miss Ellen Hilton 1862 Paksde
chairman of the CPS committee
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17
SMASH RAIL YARDS

Halfsxce and Strings struck
~ 1tttt'vdT T-1--r1v IT ETTITT1y TOT
the second successive night. while
Mosquitoes bombed western Ger
many and LAID mines in enemy
waters No plane, wcrc lost
BombCr> OF Ne MCdltcrlan-
-naR-AlAed --4tss- 4aHe--- is++4tl+-a -l,-44ll
Yards "a Sofia capita. ~ Bull
gara last night for The second
time in lass than - hours.
Allied headquarters in Naples
announced The Italian vest
coast p0 oI LfEGou also vas
n0mhcd1
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17
RAJ HITS AGAIN

Tho communiqlc disclosed that
desperate enemy commanders sent
up "hIack-paintcd night fighters
and slnElc-enClncd day intercept
tors IN desperate bids 10 Stave
of the attacks which hit hard AT
The commercial port OF Ulm. an
important -ffit-t1i anti rrachinr-
producing center and Ar Fried
rlChNhalcn in western Germany,
whore alrplanc engines are made.
The announcement was issued
only few minutes after the Brit
ISh ar ministry had disclosed new
night blows against occupied
Franco and western Germany
Tho air mlnlStrX.s statement dis
closed that Lancaster b0mberS
ranged so miles southwest Of
Nichy IN clear skies last nrght 20
hammer tho Michclin automobile
tire factory At Gicrnont-F crraud.
The assault was well conccn-
trated the statement added. IN
dicatlng damage presumably VAS
heavy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17
Finds Jobs for Z American Japs

said that he had found placements for two
Japanese Metropolitan district He said that he
sorry that he had aided them in small onypro
dng them with food and shelter and introducing them tc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17
Seeks Funds for WeIIston Camp

.'I.us directors.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17

enemy suffered heavy losses.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-25

Forty-three mountain peaks in
North Carolina reach an elevation
Jf over 5000 feet; 81 others exceed
5000 feet.