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Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26
Ninnitz
Blasts
Two Isle
Harbor. Ships
Smashed in
Heavy Attack

PEARL HARBOR, Dec. 26. CUP)-
New and more powerful blows"
against Japan in 1945 were promis-
ed by Admiral Chester w. Nimitz
following another three-ply naval
air bombardment of the enemy
stronghold of Two in the Volcano
Islands, 600 miles south of Tokyo.
Nimitz's pledge of an early in
tenSification Of the war against
Japan was contained in Christmas
Day message to his forces. He said
the new attacks will bring us clos
er to victory and peace"
Pacific fleet units steamed up to
Two Saturday and locsed broadside
after broadside at shipping in it's
harbor and coastal defenses.
At least three Japanese ships, a
destroyed escort, a patrol craft, and
a medium landing craft were sunk
by gunfire.
Tokyo said more than 10 cruisers
and destroyers participated in the
assault, which lasted two and a half
hours
American. B-29 superfortresses
joined in the offensive with a med
ium raid on Iwo's airfields, which
serve as a base for attacks on the
B-29 base on Saipan and for inter
ception of Tokyo-bound superfort-
reSSeS.
"a Japanese Domei broadcast said
Japanese planes touched off fires
and explosions at seven points in
an attack Monday on Saipan. The
broadcast admitted the loss of two
planes.)
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26
Three Reich Armies
Rushed Into Frav
Onrushins Nazis Forces Within
-Four Miles Of River Banks;
American Center Position Falls
- By J. EDWARD MURRAY :

PARIS, Dec. &C. (UP)-Field Marshal Karl Won Rund-
stedts offensive backed by two and possibly three full
German field armies advanced west Tuesday, despite con-
tnuous American air assaults and Naz spearhead was
planted within four miles of the Meuse river line just
OF the Belgian fortress city of Dinant
The most forward points reached by the Nazis were
Celles four miles east of Dnant representing gain of
II miles from Rocheort and Cney, ten miles northwest
OF Rochetort about eight miles from the river Meuse
TwO Panzer Armies BeIieUed Engaged in Battle
Won Rundsted has hurled the seventh German infantry
army into his attack and is employing the fifth German
Panzer army and possibly second Panzer army.
, With the crumbing away of the American positions in
the center of the German salient the Naz pounding
rd Tor the Mese river despite fresh tactical assaults by
the Ninth Air Force
The Ninth had flown 1926 sortes by noon and DESTROYED
SIX German tanks and damaged five They also had shot
down 22 German fighters with probable and five dam
aged Four American planes were lost.
On the southern side of the German salient where the
Americans have been throwing powerful
our troops registered slight gains taking high ground
Eppeldor four and half miles southeast of Dekirch
and three miles west of the Luxembourg German frontier
Eighth Air Force Flying Fortresses and Liberators
again joined the battle smashing at the Naz supply
and freight yards along the Rhine.
Flying conditions quite as good as thew hid
been but most of the bombing done usually.
Battle Fer Meuse Admitted By Allies
At supreme headquarters was acknowledged that the
battle of the Meuse already had begun with German tanks
in an 11-mile squirt.
Both the German prongs at Celes and Cney ran into
Allied troops and the fight to stop them short of the
Meuse was getting under way.
Crhe specification of Aed' troops rather than Amer
cans OF the FIRST army suggested the possibility which
of Belgium
On the outcome of that battle depended whether the
Germans would reach the first big objective of their winter
offensivethe Meuse river line The possibility of their
rushing across the river faded when their original plan
nave paratroOpers seize key bridges was thwarted.
Inc SHAEt sources conceded that it would be major
victory if the Germans could extend their salient to the
river lne giving them chance to strengthen their corridor
Continued
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26

secret. However, the Japanese have
been predicting that he will send
invasion forces ashore on Luzon,
site of the capital city of Manila.
Escorted American LiberatOrs
continued their almost daily raids
on the network of airfields around
Manila with two attacks Saturday
and Sunday on Clark Field. Forty
tons of bombs were dropped Sunday
when escorting fighters shot Gown
Is to 20 of SO to &C intercepting
Japanese planes. One American
plane was lost.
American troops landed on Min
doro. only. eight and half miles
across a narrow channel--from Lu-
zon, December 16 and already planes
were operating from newly-built
airfields only las miles south of
Manila. rs
IN SWIFT MOVES
MacArthur's troops brought the
Leyte campaign to a blazing close
Christmas Day with amphibiouS
landings at Palompon, Is miles
northwest of Ormoc and the last
port on the island still in Japanese
hands, and at Puerto Bello, due
west across Ormoc bay from Ormoc.
The 77th division, Liberators Of
Ormoc, caught the japanese COM
pletely unawares with its landing
at Palompon and forged inland to
within 10 miles or less of another
column striking along an east-west
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.
(UP)-American naval fore
es have suffered damage at
the hands of land-based Jap
anese aircraft in the Philip
pines since the big Philip
pine sea battle of October 23-
25 but it has not disrupted
plans for future action, Sec
retary of Navy James For
restal said Tuesday.
The navy is not announcing what
damage was suffered by its vessels
because it does not wish the Japa-
nese to know what ships they have
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26
Forts and lib orators Rain
Bombs on Nozis Invaders

ried out the attacks. They were eS-
corted by more than 30C Mustang
and Thunderbolt fighters.
Most of the bombing was done Wis
ually, an announcement of the raids
on the Rhineland targets said.
Colonel William Cleveland, Taco
ma, Washington, who led flight
OF Liberators in the raids. said he
could see fighters below the big
bombers diving for the ground to
shoot up every German in sight"
They were having field day."
Cleveland adced.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26
Eden
Fly to Athens

LONDON, Dec. 26. UP)-Specu-
lation arose Tuesday that the
Churchill-Eden visit to Athens may
be the first step toward meeting
of British, American and Russian
leaders in Moscow or the Mediter-
ranean zone
Authoritative sources said there
was no confirmation that any such
development would fellow the Ath-
ems negotiations, but there was no
known stumbling block to a two
power or three-power meeting with
the Russians if Prime Minister
Winston Churchill and Foreign Sec
etary Anthony Eden decided TO con-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26
ForrestdI Hints
At Navy Losses

hit, to what extent vessels have been
injured, or how soon they may be
back in action, Forrestal explained
in statement reviewing the navy's
part in the Philippines campaign.
DENIES YELLING NEWS
He described as mot true" rumors
that the navy has not announced all
its Losses in the late October naval
battle. All U. S. ship and plane
losses in that action have been
made public, he said.
Losses announced were a light
carrier, two escort carriers, two de-
stroyers, one destroyer escort and
some lesser craft.
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26

LONDON, Dec. 26. (UP)
American Flying Fortress
es and Liberators Tuesday
bombed two rail yards in the
Coblenz area and bridges on
a railroad between Coblenz
and Bonn, prime targets ham
ding traffic for the German
armies on the break-through
front.
About $50 heavy bombers of the
United States Eighth air force car
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26

Churchill was to convoke a
peace conference with Elias
and Greek government lead
erS.
British sources believed the ex-
plosives had been planted by left
wing Elias forces in an attempt to
destroy the hotel and, with it,,
Churchill, British Foreign Secretary
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26
Holiday Deaths
Mount TO 315
BY UNITED PRESS

Hundreds of accidents marred the
nations Christmas holidays, taking
at least 315 lives, survey by the
United Press showed Tuesday.
OF the total, 189 were caused by
traffic accidents since mic night
Friday.
The heaviest toll was taken in
California, where highway accidents
claimed 81 of the states 80 acci-
dental deaths during the week end
New York followed with 80 Deaths,
Is of them in traffic along ice
coated highways.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26

tinue their travels.
An impression was growing that ].
meeting of Eden, Secretary of Stale
Edward r. Stettinius and Soviet
Foreign Commissar v. M. Molotov is
practical possibility.
A meeting of Churchill, President
Roosevelt and Premier josef Stain
was generally accepted as being at
least five weeks in the future.
Churchill and Eden undertook the
holiday flight to Athens because the
Greek crisis threatened the life of
the British coalition government as
well as Britain's entire foreign poll
icy.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26
January's Tire
Quota SIashed

WASHINGTON, Dec. &c. CUP)-
The general tightening up of the
nations war effort was reflected
Tuesday in an Office of Price Ad-
miniStration announcenicnf' that
January tire quotas for civilian use
would be 10 per cent below the De-
cember total
Passenger car drivers will get
100000 new tires-200.000 fewer
than the 100000 they received in
December. Small trucks and buses
were cut from 100000 to 216,0O0 and
heavy trucks frcm 10000 to 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26

German Panzers, infantry and
self-propelled guns counter-attack-
ed at least 25 times in the past "a
hours, but finally fell back into the
city for a last-ditch stand. The
advancing Russians slashed across
all railways and presumably also
had severed the last two secondary
highways running northwest to
Vienna.
81 NAZI TANKS OUT
AT least 81 Nazi tanks were knock
ed out in the breakthrough area
Saturday and Sunday. Front dis
patches saiG some Germans charg-
ed the Soviet lines drunk and sing
ing, only to be cut down to the last
man by Russian machine-gunners.
Marshal Feodor I. Tolbukhin'S
Third Ukrainian army broke open
the western flank of the Axis lines
around Budapest Monday after a
swirling five-cay battle that cost
the Germans and Hungarians al
most 10000 men killed or captured.
Advancing as much as Is miles
through a 25-mile breach in the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26

Lieutenant Colonel Roy Evans,
San Bernardino. California, deputy
commander Of Mustang escorting
group, said the fighters had a clear
view of the battle lines.
Thousands OF shellbursts left
weird pattern on the snow covered
ground" he said. We could see
flaming wreckage OF tanks dotting
the fields. Along the highways we're
burning wrecks OF trucks. command
cars, and half-tracks. Several small
villages wene n l,era."
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26

up
Macarthur said the completeness
Of the destruction of Lieutenant
eneral Tomoyuki Yamashita's
forces on Leyte has seldom been
paralleled in the history of war
fare"
GREATEST DEFEAT
General Yamashita has sustain
ed perhaps the greatest defeat in
the military annals of the Japan
ese army" Macarthur asserted.
Where Macarthur will strike next
ir. the Philippines naturally re-
manned closely guarded military
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26
Macarthur Ewes
Isles Capital
AS Leyte Falls
Japanese Suffer Worst Defeat in
History With 1921 Lost;
Next yank Move Yelled in Secret

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Philippines, Dec 26. (UP)
American forces set their sights for other Philippines
islands Tuesday after completing the capture of Leyte,
where General Douglas Macarthur said the japanese lost
221 in their worst military defeat in history.
Two Christmas Day amphibious landings in the enemy
rear them resulting in the capture of the port of
Pompon and thrust the northwest tip to the west
ended the Leyt campaign except for minor moppng
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26
WEATHER FORECAST

Clear Tuesday NIGHT and We'd
nesday. Slowly rising daytime tenn
peratures with the maximum
Tuesday around 65 degrees. Maxi
mum temperature Wednesday
around SO degrees. Cooler at night
but lowest temperature above 81
degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26

ATHENS, Dec. 26. (UP)
Nearly a ton of dynamite
was found cached in a sewer
directly before the Great
Britain hotel, British and
Greek government headquar-
ters, Tuesday only a few
hours before Prime Minister
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26
Russians Storm
Into Budap pest:
Ca pitdI Totters
Trapped Germans. Hunsarians Set
10 Make Another S+a|insrad;
thousands Face Death, Surrender

MOSCOW Dec. 26.. (UP)-The Red army stormed into
Budapest from the west Tuesday after apparently COM
petng it's encrclement in spectacular Thanking sweep
that doomed thousands of German and Hungarian troops
to death or surreder inside the tottering capital
new Hungarian provisional government already was
preparing to enter Budapest behind the Red army.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26
p AMBlINe
IMPORTER
Christmas Dirt

Christmas Dirt
The gang in the Valley Auto Sup
ply office tied a sprig of mistletoe
to the light fixture in Wilbur Gar
rick's office last Saturday.
Not thing happened all day long.
Garrick ignored the mistletoe.
So the feminine members of the
staff went into a huddle. Each
generously smeared her lips with
lipstick Then the whole gang con-
verged on Garrick.
He emerged from the tangle a few
minutes later with pretty red lip
stick smears all over his face, in
Guiding the end of his nose.
A woman scorend, Garrick, is a
dangerous thing.
Generosity Plus
RR would like to take this op-
portunity to express heartfelt ap-
probation to the many persons who
made the USO Christmas in Ell
Centro the best ever.
Such food as was sent to the
snack bar! The provision and the
serving of food at the snack bar is
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-26
WEATHER

Maximum Monday SO, minimum
Tuesday Al; am. Tuesday 81, hu-
midity 81; noon Tuesday SO, humid
ity II; pm. Mon. So, humidity 88.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-30
Labor Waits
Truman Visit

Senator Harry S Truman, Dem
ocratic vice presidential candi-
date. will deliver two addresses
in Detroit Labor Day, +. Cyril
Benan. Democratic national COM
mittccman, announced here today
He VIII speak al a UAW-CIO
mass meeting IN Cadillac Square
following the Labor Day parade
and again in tho evening at a
banquet OF 1000 AFL leaders in
the Labor Temple, Park at Mont
calm.
Although the exact time of the
UAW-CIO mass meeting has not
been determined. II has been set
tentatively for between 4;30 and
> p. m, according 10 Pat Quinn,
president Of the Wayne County
Council Go.
Officials are ondeavOring 10
time the parade tn accordance
with radio schedules in an effort
to broadcast the speech over a
national network, Quinn said
He is scheduled 10 arrive here
at S a. m. Monday TO confer with
local Democratic ChiCttalnS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-30
COP Governors Open
Fire OH New Deal

NEW YORK, Aug. 30 ms
The Republican party fired its
initial blast today in the struggle
to wrest control of the United
States government from the
Democratic party and President
Roosevelt.
The COP again emphasized It's
intention 10 campaign on a CO.
operative, nationwide basis I'm a
series of broadcast speeches. Three
governors flayed the New Deal
and urged the election of their
presidential candidate. Gov
Dewey.
Gov. Warren Of California
opened the triple assault with the
challenge that the Republican
party believes its duty, when our
boys are fighting and dying in the
defense of our country, is 10 pre-
serve the government as we be-
lieve they would have il preserved.
Gov. Green of Illinois and Gov.
Baldwin of Connecticut followed.
In a swipe at the recent army
reversal of opinion that Roose-
veltS Bremerton. Wash speech
was political and then nonpoli-
teal. Warren added
I'VE believe the rules (of fair
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-30

play should apply with equal
force TO each side, and that New
Deal speeches should not be des-
ignated as educational while
others of like character by
Socialists and Republicans are
suppressed from our fighting
men as political
"The Republican party does
not propose TO buy this election.
We insist, though, that Sidney
Hillman and his committees
shall not he permitted To do IL
either. We know that they do
have in mind lavish and uncOn-
trOlled campaign expenditures
In behalf OF the New Deal can
didates, and that their real pur-
poses have not been fully dis
close T."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-30
COP TO MEET

The Republicans are planning 10
formulate their campaign plans
here next Tuesday night when
Gov. Kelly will meet with state
officers and leaders.
Both parties plan to campaign
by auto. having been allotted spe-
cial gas rationS by the OPA.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-30
State Denns
P Idn Battle
Tunes stan Correspondent,

LANSING, Aug. 3o-State
Democratic leaders outlined cam
paien plans today that will take
them into every Michigan county
before the election.
The campaign viii be started
Sept. - when the six candi-
dates for state Offices, headed by
Edward J. Fry. gubernatorial
a>pirant. make a Today tour Of
ID industrial counties.
They Will appear in Muskegon,
Kent, InGham. Genesee, Monroe,
Calhoun. Berrien, Van Buren,,
Kalamazoo, jackson. Saginaw, Bay
and WashtenaW counties.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-30

For the '1nside News" of
Washington. Follow Paul Nal
Ions Column In the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-30
France Pledges Fight
To End Against laps

LONDON, Aug. 30 QNS)-Re-
publican France will fight Japan
10 the end and the settlement OF
the fate of Indo-China will be
made by the use of armed force,
the French committee of national
Liberation announced over the
Algicrs radio.
The broadcast ad d cd that
France had been at war with
Japan since 1911 and would con-
tinue fighting by the side of her
allies until thc enemy in Asia, as
well as that in Europe, was
ct.nShnd
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-30
DSR Bus Driver
jailed in Death

julius {. Coaker IS. Of 24s03
Little Mack today began a 60-day
sentence in the Detroit House of
Correction. He was convicted
yesterday Of negligent homicide in
the death Of Mrs. Emma Wood,
90. of 665 Marlborough.
Mrs. Wood was run down by a
DSR bus driven by Coaker, who
has been a DSR employe since
1917.
In addition 10 the Jail sentence
Traffic Judge Thomas r. Maher
placed Coaker on probation for
five years. during which time his
license will be suspended He was
also ordered 10 pay $500 reStl-
tuition.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-30
PLAN TWO TEAMS

Then, the Democrats viii split
INTO two teams of three each,
directed by Fry and James II.
Lee of Detroit, nominee for lieu
tenant governor. and, between
then, tour every county.
Walter c. Averill. chairman Of
the Democratic state central COM
mlttee. SAID that the last 10 days
of the campaign would be spent in
Wayne County.
we won't be able To match
the Republican billboard cam
paign," he said, "but we expect
60 present a normal, reasonable,
intelligent and conservative
campaign"
Averill said the Go Political
Action Committee would conduct
ITS own speakers program anc
work in conjunction with the
state central committee but thai
the campaign would be separate.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-30
Fight PhGasdnts
To Aid Gardens

Police hea1S ard CONSERVATION
Officers vii meet TO-DAY % map .
war az inst The thousands Of
pheasar,s which are running Nlc-
Tory carders In Dt'-ots rorth-
west section.
Tentative plans have been made
10 swear 10 persons With marks
uarshr qualifications as special
Officers t7 shoot The bifds which
have DESTROYED produce IN hJn-
drc3S az gardens
Covering The plants has been
a. 10 avail. the gardeners said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-30
Hospital
Pay Tipped

Embarrassed members of De-
troit's Common Council today re-
fused 10 ask the city 10 raise
their pay from 5000 TO $1,000 a
year.
At tho same time. however
council approved pay raises total
me S2f3 600 annually for 1907
city nurses and hospital teehni-
Clans 10 bring their salaries on a
line with those paid By Wayne
County.
A charter amendment providing
for the councllmanlc pay increase
was proposed by Frank X Martel
president Of the Detroit and
Wayne County Federation of
Labor, out of a clear sky at to-
days meeting,
Despite Martols argument that
counCilmen have had no pay
raise IN rs years, three of the
bOdyS stalwartS, Councilmen
Lodge. GeH4~teek and -Regell
arose m protest
Lodge expressed belief that this
was "a most unfortunate time
TO consider a pay raise proposal
adding that he would not give his
vote 10 il.
With Councilman Edwards alb
sent IN the service and three
members of the body of nine or
record opposed 10 the plan, II
was thought best not 10 submit II
TO vote, let alone offer it tC
the electorate IN tho November
election.
Defeated Narlel said.
II guess I'll have 10 20 Ia the
War Labor Board 10 get YOU
people a raise"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-30
RHEUMATIC PAIN

Need Ast tpsll yanr niy-nli tiisf n New
Don't put off getting C-2223 to re-
lieve pain of muscular rheumatism
and other rheumatic pains. Caution:
Use only as directed. First bottle
purchase price back if not satisfied.
Coo and $1.00. Today, buy C-2223.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-30

Defeated, Nariel said.
II guess I'll have 10 20 10 the
War Labor Board 10 get you
people a raise"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-30
Belle Isle BUILDING OK'd

Immediate construction of 8
$4,000 refreshments building or
Belle Isle to supplant the one
which was destroyed by fire two
months ago was approved by the
parks and recreation commission
today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-30
Cheerful Cottage Sets
al Printed OrgGHdy

Curtains '7a' soeI 'rero ioes
complete cheer. Toats w-ot these
charming cottage sets 60 'o' yo.r
room. Pdote1 see. ard white ss,-
trimmed neat Win mstcr.og thread.
Low profit prce5.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-30

Order l0c United States War
Savings Stamps from your De-
trojt Times carrier. He'll de-
liver them 10 your home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-09

only one thing and which She must have learned
through degrading experiences
For more food, she was willing 10 strike a bar.
gain and pay in me only way She coud. q 10y
--t-r--- CV--t-T1-fy DCCH r5UEHf nor by men.
In all his life, the Allied paIaChutISt had never
been so shocked heartSick.
Shaking his head he gave her the rest Of his
emergency TatiOnS, and while she ate them raven
ouSly he spoke TO her IN Greek, gently and ICprov
lngy, trying 10 learn her name, or some word that
would identity her
But she knew no Greek at all evidently having
been separated from her people before learning
her native language. An she knew were a few.
German words vulgar words which no child
should know and which must have been learned
from the depraved brutes who made her what
she was.
Shortly aforward, at the FIRST faint sound Of
the approaching guerrilla leader she spIaug 10 her
fcct and went crashing through the underbrush.
That was the last the paraChUtst ever saw of her.
When he returned 10 the Underground head.
quarters in England he reported the incident and
was distressed to hear that it was not at all IN
usual
Many such cases are on record As our armies
advance through occupied countries, they viii un-
doubleday find thousands upon thousands OF wild
children, who have been wandering year after
year over the countryside, hungry Wretched say
age sometimes in bands and sometimes alone
cliing out pitful existence
It's been COuScIVatiVelY estimated from reports
reaching England through Underground channels
that 30OO0O0O families have been uprooted i'm
Europe families shattered by war; some mem
hers killed, some forced 10 work in labor hattal.
ions some turned 10 guerrilla fighting.