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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-02
Learn Mutual Aid

The training period covers
four m on t Is. the first three
months being devoted 10 train
ing the dog alone. The final
month brings the dog and his
new master together. instilling
in both members Of the team a
certain responsibility toward the
other. For as the dog guides his
master in all he does. the master
learns to take complete charge
OF the dog. attending 10 all his
needs.
The dogs first lesson. that Of
strict obedience, is taught Al the
school. lovely country estate
located just south of Rochester
where the blind students also
live during their month OF in
struction.
The dog is then taken into
Rochester 10 become accustomed
10 street travel. and from there
is taken to Pontiac where traffic
is heavier and faster. He is
taught TO exercise special care
AT curbs. bus and street car
steps, revolving doors and other
intricate street problems.
After the training period Is
over, the league assists the blind
person in obtaining employment.
according to his ability, thereby
giving him at least a partial in
dependence and feeling Of
security. The average life Of
leader dog in service is from 8
- IN WARS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16
Cherb0urQ
EslapeCut

SUPREME HQ., ALLIED
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE,
June Is (INS) - American
airborne, infantry and tank
units drove within three
miles of the center of the
Cherbourg peninsula today to
deepen the threat to the
great port of Cherbourg.
The u. S. invasion forces
pushed to the outskirts of the
strategic town of ST. Sauveur lie
Vicomte, at the center of the
peninsula on a vital highway
leading north from the commune
cations point of La Haye du Puts.
La Haye du Puts is the imme-
date goal of the Americans adj
vancing to cut the peninsula at
its base. Capture of this road and
rail junction would deprive the
Germans of their last major COM
munications between the penin-
sula and the rest of Normandy.
An official announcement said
that 1t. Gen. Omar N. Bradley.
hero Of Tunisia and Sicily. had
established h e dquarterS in
France from which he is COM
handing all American ground
forces in Normandy.
All attempts by the Germans
to gain the initiative have been
frustrated. the 21st communique
from headquarters of Gen. Eisen-
hover said.
Every German counterattack
has been repelled.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16
= B-29 Raiders Lost
Jap Steel City
Blasted From
Base in China

WASHINGTON, June 16
(INS)-The war department
announced today that Amer
ica's new giant B-29 Super
fortress bombers blasted
with pin-point accuracy the
j m portant Japanese steel
manufacturing center of va
wata, $50 miles southwest of
Tokyo. Japan's largest steel
mills were reported hit.
In a preliminary report on
the bombing of the Japanese
mainland which electrified the
world yesterday, the war de-
partment revealed that the gil
gantic bombers took off from an
undisclosed, recently completed
base in China.
The B-29's must have flown a
of LOO miles from
their bases TO the bombed Japa-
nese area. Maps disclosed that
all the area within an 1,100-mile
radius of Yawata is in japanese
hands.
sThe announcement stated that
a STABLE" task force of the
giant sky raiders hit important
enemy industrial targets. and
fliers returning from the mission
said bombing was accurate and
that large fires and explosions
were observed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16
DefeCtsFound
n432 Ships

WASHINGTON. June 16 (UP)
A special inquiry board which
investigated defects in welded
merchant ships disclosed today in
a interim report that 432 vessels,
of 1898 studied, suffered breaks
of varying degrees.
The board, convened by the late
Frank Knox, after recurrent re-
ports that Liberty ships were
cracking apart. made its report to
Knox's successor as secretary of
navy, James V. Forrestal.
1t said there were SIT occasions
in all on which fractures &C.
CURED among the affected ships,
but a large proportion of these
were of minor nature. 1t added
that contrary to popular impress
sion. hull fractures are not con-
fined TO Liberty ships but are
shared by other types Of vessels"
Army Air show Il FIRE.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16
Ward and Clio Talks
Reported Broken Off

CHICAGO, June 10 (INS)-A
Union leader said today the dis
pute with Montgomery Ward
would be in the WLB's hands
again in a few days.
Frances Slotkin. international
representative of the Mail Order,
Warehouse and Retail Employees
Union (CIO), reported that con-
tract negotiations had broken
down completely last night.
The Army Needs MORE Planes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16
Kelly Denies Naming
Tyler 10 Mckay Post

LANSING. June 16-Gov. Kelly
today denied reports that Jerry
Tyler, Niles industrialiSt, has
been chosen to succeed Frank Nc
Kay, Grand Rapids. as Republican
national committeeman.
There has been no decision
made by me and no expression
on the choice 70 a committee
man." the governor said. "Sev-
eral delegations have appeared
with candidates bu There has
been no final decision"
-ThA A AAnAa MORE
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16

WACs are known, will give a
1O-minute show between the
Statler and fuller hotels.
At 4 p. m. the band will lead
the precision corps, 100 RCAF
trainees from Windsor and 300
cadets in parade through the
Air Show after which the so WDs
Will put on precision drill.
The parade will be reviewed by
high ranking RCAF officers from
Toronto. The saluting base will be
the soundstage in the center of
the exhibit area.
On behalf of the Troop Carrier
Command, Brig. Gen. f. w.
Evans, commander of the First
Troop Carrier Command at Stout
Field. Indianapolis, will fly in
with Col. Ralph T. Stephenson.
surgeon, who developed the air
evacuation program which is help
ing save many lives on the battle
fronts.
The Army Air Show is spon-
sored by The Detroit Times in
cooperation with the Army Air
Forces Materiel Command and
the Aero Club of Michigan. 1t is
open 2 p. m. TO 10 p. m. daily and
is free. II will run until June IS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16
Navy Takes Spotlight
At Army Air Show
(Othsr Air Show Nsws

It's the Army Air Show at the City Airport but today
the navy holds the spotlight 1t Navy Day the show
and program honoring the sailors will be given from the
sound stage in the center of the exhibits.
Tomorrow will be international Day and Troop Carrier
Command Day. international Day will feature the only
bagppe band in the Royal Air Forces and precision drill
team of so Canadian WACs.
The kltie band will parade through downtown Detroit
at IL tomorrow and then with the so WDs az the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16
Pilots Give Varied Descriptions

Pilots at American air base In the gave
description of the mysterious enemy weapon although thsy
differed details.
They reported seeing three lighted objects resembling balls
of fire which moved the sky height of about 5000
feet, with noise like giant washing machine
One fier said they resembled tiny monoplanes
Civilians in coastal town said the robot bombs
pared to be painted black dark
the sky with shuddering roar.
Two and a number of patients we're injured In
hospital that received direct hit.
The alarm began around II o'clock last night and continued
throughout the early hours today giving southern England III
longest stand-to since the btz of 1940-1941.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16
LONDON June Is P-A fantastic pot Na bmbers
southern Enand all last night and through the
Radio Berlin said itself
Doris Duke Trains
For Overseas Job

NEW ORLEANS, June 16
lINS) - Tobacco heireSs Doris
Duke Cromwell will go overseas
July ! as a war worker in
United Seamen's Service resi-
dental center just opened in an
invaded French seaport.
Mrs. Cromwell arrived here to-
day TO complete training. Her
pay will be 81 a year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16

of vengeance" for the Allied
attacks on Germany.
Adolf Hitler finally had launched
his boasted secret weapon against
Britain and the mighty invasion arsenal
piled up on the island, and British official
sources made no effort to minimize the gravity Of
the attack.
All southern England, was alerted, and Home
Secretary Herbert Morrison confirmed the exist
of the robot raiders and promised immediate counter
action in a statement to commons.
A German high command communique said south
England and the London city bombed last night
with new type explosives of very heavy caber and Berlin
military commentators boosted that the mysterious raiders
"a antiInvason weapon of the greatest effect"
The used against England Is the beginning of
for the barba" Allied bombing of the Na home
land, enemy commentator said.
Reports from eyewitnesses who watched the Wellsian
parade swoosh southern England during the night poured
into official London today including account that told Of
automatic machine guns rakng the countryside.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16
1900 in State
Petition Dewey

ALBANY. N, Y, June 16 (INS)
signed by 1900 citi-
zens of Michigan urged today that
Gov. Dewey of New York accept
the Republican presidential nomi-
nation.
Dewey was resting at his Paul
ing IN. " home and could not
be reached for comment, but
political observers said it was sig
nificant that the governors office
announced receipt of the petit
tons from Michigan, Dewey's ma
tive state.
The documents received in Al
bany by w. r. Wooden of Battle
Creek, said that Dewey's record
had made him the first choice in
every presidential poll.
DAG LAKE LINES to Cleveland
every night at 1870: to Buffalo
-.r.-.. - nom
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16
NONE LOST IN ACTION

None of the Superfortresses
were lost as the result of enemy
action despite the fact that anti
aircraft fire was intense and Jap
aircraft attempted TO intercept
the American sky giants.
1.-TWO B-29s were lost as the
result of accidents, one crew OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16
Alexis Smith TO Wed

HOLLYWOOD. June 16 (UP)
Actress Alexis Smith and Actor
Craig Stevens will be married
Sunday at the Church of the
Recessional in Forest Lawn Park.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16
Look Like String of Comets

Flashing the night skies like string of fiery comets
sometimes only 80 feet above the ground the mysterious
eces whooshed down of unidentified districts In
southern England exploding into gigantic balls Of fire.
Eyewitness accounts of the raid varied but all nd
Gated that the missiles either rocketbombs RADIO
controlled planes crammed with high explosives go
within matter of seconds after striking the ground They
believed to have been fired sent from the Pas de Calais
area of northern France
Observers said the projeces terrific speedS
sngy in of two three soaring 5000 feet
in the air and others sammng rooftops level
flight
Raj night fighter pilots up to challenge the robot
raiders diving reklessy through terrific hail of
by the British ground defenses effort to explode them
in mid air.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16
PIL0TlESS bonn Der,
Saipan Wedge 0IA0
~ I
Yanks Widen
Saipan Wedge

PEARL HARBOR, June 16 (INS)-A widening wedge
being driven today Into the inner island defenses Of
the Japanese Empire by powerful American amphibious
forces advancing inland from secured beachheads Sapan
Island i'm the Marianas, 145O miles southeast of Tokyo
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16
Many Exploded High in Air

Many of the proectles believed been md
eyewnesses reported seeing tremendous explosions high
head
Many fell with terrific impact countryside and
preliminary reports indicated that considerable damage and
casualties resulted Rescue squads still digging through
the wreckage for victims in number Of southern districts
afternoon.
Accounts of the bombing agreed these major pointsf
o The missiles travelled at tremendous speed;
All equipped with bright tail and fuselage lights which
flashed off just before the projeciles exploded
They gave off trail of fire and sparks apparently from
exhaust gases
. They travelled remarkably straight course
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16

c. M. MACARTHUR, DENTIST,
I'LL Griswold. oveg Kinsel's.
Hours: 90; Sundays, 1tg12.-Adv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16

Adm. NimltZ announced that
heavy fighting was in progress on
Saipan, with u. s. assault troops
encountering enemy artillery,
mortar and machine gun fire.
BEACHHEADS SECURE
But the beachheads have been
secured. the official statement
said. and good progress is being
made against we'll organized en-
envy defenses' after capture OF
Agigan Point. on the southwest
corner of Saipan.
THE japanese Domei News
agency said the Americans
landed 'about one division"
approximately $1,000 troops, on
Saipan-l -
Bitter fighting was on in the
town Of Charan Kanoa, two miles
north Of Agigan Point.
Several japanese counterat-
lacks with tanks were broken w
by ground forces with the support
OF accurate naval gunfire and
plnpoint bombing.
Adm. NimitZ' communiqus did
not say how many beachheads
had been established and located
ground fighting only at Charan
Kanoa, a sugar mill town five
miles south of Garapan. Saipan's
major port.
ADVANCE INDICATED
II appeared, however, that the
Americans were advancing along
the 13-mile-long island from more
than one beachhead.
Virtually all the enemy's large
coastal guns and anti-eircraft
batteries were demolished by
naval bombardments and aerial
bombingS that preceded landing
operations.
The communique indicated,
nevertheless, that American as
sault troops were up against some
OF the Stiffest opposition yet en-
countered in Pacific amphibious
operations.
Confidence in our ability TO re-
tain the initiative was reflected
in the disclosure that warShips
and carrier planes were still sup
porting ground forces. knocking
out tanks and gun defenses.
UNITED Press said the naval
carrier task force was the big
gest in history
JAPS' INNER DEFENSES
Fall of Saipan would knock a
big hole in Japan's line of inner
defenses and seriously threaten
II not cut off-Japan's most i'm
portant seslanes to central Pa
cfic bases and 10 her stolen en-
plre in the South Seas.
Saipan is the largest and prob
ably the most heavily fortified
enemy bastion in the central Pa
cific. 1t is 13 miles long and 5h
miles across at its widest part.
The Marianas were discovered
by Ferdinand Magellan in 1921
and, with the exception OF Guam,
an American possession seized by
Japan on Dec. IL, 1871, passed
into German possession in 1899.
The Treaty of Versailles gave the
japanese a mandate over the
islands
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16
D&C LAKE LINES to Cleveland

every night at IL 30: TO Buffalo
every evening at $50. CA $500. !
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16

Adm. NimitZ announced that
heavy fighting was in progress on
Saipan, with u. S. assault troops
encountering enemy artillery,
mortar and machine gun fire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16

FORECAST:
Continued warm and
-thundershowers
tonight; partly
cloudy and cool
tomorrow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-16

See What YOU Made at Air
Evening star., 1944-10-13
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Evening star., 1944-10-13

To Protect Your Country Your
Family and Your Job After the War
.. Buy Bonds NOW!
Evening star., 1944-10-13
AGENCIES Hold Rallies
|As PreIiminaries 10
War Fund Campaign

Rallies preliminary to the opening
Of the $4,850.000 Community War
Fund drive Monday night will be
held today and tomorrow by the
workers in Signal Corps. Library of
Congress, War Production Board
and WAVES from the West Poto-
mac Park Barracks.
The mass meeting opening the
drive at Constitution Hall Monday
night will be broadcast on Nation
wide hookup. President Roosevelt
will speak on all networks at 10:30
p IN. Tuesday.
Films Being Shown.
The Signal Corps staged continu-
Gus showings at the Pentagon today
of two war fund moving pictures,
Memo for joe" and According to
Plan" Memo for Joe" also was
shown at a meeting of Montgomery
County area chairmen today at the
Laurel Md U. S. o. building.
Workers at the Library of Con-
gress will hear Herbert L. Willett,
jr., executive director of the fund,
describe the $50 agencies combined
in the drive this year at rallies in
the Coolidge Auditorium at 3 and
at pm. tomorrow. Division chair
men for the drive among WPB en-
ployes will meet at 9 am. in the
Social Security Auditorium. WAVES
will see Memo for Joe" at 3 am.
in West Potomac Park Barracks.
Events Planned Sunday.
Three major fund events will be
held here Sunday. The United Ma
tions War Relief Center at 1720 I
street NV. will open an exhibit of
pictures, They, the Children" taken
by Therese Bonney, French war
photographer.
The showing will continue through
November IL from noon to $50 pm.
without charge. The pictures show
the impact of war on Europe's chill
dren and the ills which can be cured
by contributions to the fund, in
which foreign relief agencies are in
| cluded.
The International Workers Order
at 8 pm. Sunday is sponsoring a
mass meeting at the Odd Fellows
Temple to hear Johannes Steele, ra-
dio commentator, discuss the bene-
fits Of the fund.
Clergymen throughout the city and
surrounding counties will mention
the drive from their pulpits on
Sunday.
Evening star., 1944-10-13
Auto and Baby
Vanish But It's
| All in the Eun1iIy

Raymond May, IS, OF 1887 Trini-
dad avenue NE, went to the home
OF Mrs. Frances Suffregan, 1928
Florida avenue NE, to divide a
bushel OF apples yesterday and left
his 23-month-old daughter Jacque-
line Marie in his parked automobile
A few minutes later he asked Mrs
Sufregan to look out the window
and see il the baby was all right.
The car and the baby both are
gone!" she exclaimed. .
Police were called, but finding ne
clues they took Mr.. May to his home
There they found that Mrs. May
an operator for the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co., had just put
Jacqueline to bed. She said she hac
left work early, noticed her daugh.
ter In the car as she passed Mrs
Suffregan's house while riding home
on bus, got of the bus and drove
the child home.
Evening star., 1944-10-13
Custer for Disappearing
PAC Contribution Denied
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-Testimony
given by Dock j. Williams, former
president of Chicago Local Is, Unit
ed Packinghouse Workers (CIO),
that he was ousted because of his
refusal to approve $500 contri-
button by the local to the CIO Po-
litical Action Committee was termed
false yesterday by Lewis J. Clark
president of the union. in state
ment released here by CIO-PAC.
Mr.. Williams testified before a
sub-group of the Dies Committee
September 20.
In the statement Mr.. Clark said
the Williams charges showed he SIS
the Charlie Mccarthy of the Chi
cago Tribune and Of Representative
Ralph Church"
He was removed from office by the
international Executive Board, Mr.
Clark declared, because he was
elected without following the unions
constitutional provision of giving
two weeks notice of the local elec-
ton and because he appointed tel
lers who were themselves candidate.
for office"
Mr.. Clark said Mr.. Williams wa.
defeated at a later election by {
vote of about 2 to l. after this de.
, feat Williams became the crony O
the Chicago Tribune, Representa-.
tive Church, Republican, of Illinois
and the Dies Committee, he said.
Mr.. Williams testified before tn,
Dies group that he had. objected
when the international had sough
to assess his local 81 500 for a politi.
cal education program becaus.
there was nothing in our constitu.
ton to assess members for such pur.
poses" He said his Executive Boare
also was removed. A contest of ths
custer Is pending in Chicago
court.
Evening star., 1944-10-13
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RESIDENTS OF Consress Hts and vicinity
Brin9 ahandoned animals to the ABAN.
QQNED ANIMAL RELIEF HEADCUAR.
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lost pets. Atlantic 7i42.
Evening star., 1944-10-13
Western Front
Continued From First Page.)

beyond their Leopold Canal bridge
head.
Fighting in both areas of Holland
was described as desperate.
A British staff officer said the
Germans had shifted one tank
division south from the Arnhem
sector to Aachen and that there
were signs Of more Germans being
moved from the Dutch salient into
the Aachen battle zone.
Battle In Meizieres les Metz.
North Of the fortress city of Metz,
1t. Gen. George s. Patton's Ameri-
can 3rd Army was fighting the Ger
mans hand to hand in the streets of
Meizieres les Metz. The remainder
Of the Sd Army front, including the
strange, underground battle for Fort
Driant, was unchanged, a field dis
patch said.
East of Luneville, the Sd ARMY
captured the French town of Par
roy and pushed patrols to the east
ern edge Of the Parroy Forest.
At the southern end of the west
ern front, the communique said the
American 7th and French 1st Ar
mics have made substantial gains
over rugged country" in the Epinal-
Belfort sector leading to the Belfort
Gap between the Vosges and Alpt
Mountains. Several villages wert
captured and heavy counterattack!
were repulsed. Positions near Ii
Thillot were improved
The overwhelming Allied air su.
periority was used in the heighten.
ing battles of the north. The Alice
communique said:
"Aachen was divebombed ane
strafed yesterday by hundreds o.
! fighter bombers."
Earlier German counterthrust.
from the east in the vicinity ot
Verlautenheide and Haaren were
repulsed by American artillery
Bitter fighting continued, however
both at Haaren and Wurselen.
One front dispatch said German
armor in strength was seen plungini
down "Hell's Highway" the marrow
gap between the American forces
northeast of the city. This stirres
expectation Of q major tank battle
Earlier, American fighter bomber
spotted Nazi tanks moving towart
Aachen and attacked them in s,
wood where they went into hiding.
/ A few soldiers and civilians came
to the American lines, but for tn,
most part there appeared littl,
weakening in German resistance.
An American Ist Army officer de
clared emphatically that the Ger.
mans had not tried to evacuate tn,
lefty and that no reinforcements has
! gotten in.
Increased Naxi Guniire.
Supreme headquarters noted In
Icreased German artillery fire south
least Of Geilenkirchen, north o
/ Aachen, and said the. enemy hat
bombed Allied troops near Schaufen
berg and Siersdorf, east Of Alsdorf.
At the deepest point OF penetra
4 ton inside Germany, the Alliet
communique said, there was q Sigh
4 advance miles east OF Stolberg,
captured German town s miles eas
LOT Aachen.
/ A little farther south, American
drove clear through the Hurtgen ri
j Forest and captured Vossenack, hu
Ithe communique said they wer,
l"puahed back slightly " ! counter
attack &
Evening star., 1944-10-13
Suit Challenges OPA
On Contempt Procedure
BY the Associated Press.

ny tue ASSOClhteu EfeSBs
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13.-The
entire procedure under which con-
tempt cases have been brought By
the OPA was challenged. yesterday
in Federal Court.
Attorney George Naus, represent
ing Edwin M. Petersen, owner of 4
big wholesale meat business in Wat
sonville, Calf, argued that con-
tempt charges should be brought IL
the same manner as any criminal
charge. The action should be ''by
the people Of the United States oi
America" instead Of being brought
by the court. The latter procedure
he declared, makes the court plain
TIL and Judge at tbs sazne tinna.