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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-18
YANKS NEAR METZ

(Another front dispatch re-
ported that the American Third
Army smashed forward 800
yards along the west bank of
the Moselle River, reaching a
point within four miles of the
German-held French fortress
city of Metz
Troops of the Sixth Army
group at the southern end of the
in France scored SUBJ
stantial gains on different sec
tors and one force captured the
town of Laval near Belfort.
hopping up operations north
east of Aachen were in progress
along with the drive to clear out
enemy nests in the Siegfried de-
lenses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-18

carrier aircraft.
Six islands in ulithi Atoll, IS
miles northeast Of Zap, were &C.
Icupied Sept. 20 and II by the
army's S1st Division. Pacific Fleet
Headquarters announced.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-18
6 Shops
Tied Up,


Wildcat strikes. continued to
hamper war production in the
Detroit area today, as 9,623 war
workers remained away from their
jobs.
Three war plants are closed,
and production has been impeded
at three others.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-18
SPACIOUS HARBORS

On either side of the main en-
trance to Uhthi Lagoon is a spa
ciouS harbor with very good
anchorages.
The next day. other troops &C.
cupied Mogmog. Asor, Potangeran
and Sorian islands.
Nineteen miles long and 10
miles wide, Ulithi. the large atoll
in the western Carolines, was used
by the japanese as a minor naval
base.
The communiQue gave no
further details on the FoHnosan
operations of Adm. Halsey's and
Vice Adm. Mitscher's smuggling
ships and planes of the Third
Fleet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26
By WESTBROOK PEGLER

dreds Of thousands Of wartime
shipyard workers, for they must
keep in good standing in the
union or forfeit their Jobs. and
10 keep in good standing they
must keep up their insurance
payments.
WITHIN the year the expose
w Of this sordid exploitation
OF union office caused stir in
the union and number Of
horny-handed old time union
boilernakers were aroused
again.
A few of them came TO Kan
sas City early this month 10
resume their fight against old
Franklin's political machine and
were ground TO hamburger in
the gears.
Not only that but over the
protests Of such penniless vet
Grams. including men who had
ridden the rods from nh-ta-eh-
80 years ago and manned the
picket lines, the convention hy
a voice vote awarded old Frank
lin a life pension Of SIP 500 a
Year, $1,000 more than he had
received as legitimate pay dur
ing his presidency
To MAKE sure that old man
i Frankln's pension would he
secure for life AZ Sl2.5OO a year.
the machine stipulated in the
resolution that II should equal
the presidents salary. then
raised the presidents salary and
provided that the incoming Off
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26

GERS should sign life contract
with him at that figure.
The assistant presidents pay
and that of the secretary-treas-
urer were boosted $1,000 a year.
the vice presidents were raised
from 1915 to $500 month, and
even the editor Of the little
monthly journal, largely de-
voted 10 praise Of the machine.
was hoped from $500 to
$500.
THE United States government
L smiled on these tawdry pro-
ceedings in the persons of Dan
Tracy, former president NJ the
electricians union Of ALL and
now an assistant secretary Of
labor. and Ray {. Kirkpatrick,
director Of labor relations Of the
Federal Works Agency both Of
whom delivered friendly ora
tons
And President Roosevelt. him
self, addressed the gang In COR
dial terms by letter.
y TheNprotests against the pen
sion we're furious but we're
hooted down by the machine
and old man Franklin was
awarded a magnificent resolu-
tion on parchment hooking the
poverty and union loyalty Of his
old comrades. 10 hang above his
mantel as a reminder 10 his
inner conscience, unless per-
haps his conscience might COM
pei him 20 face II 10 the wall.
Copyright, 1914, ~ United Features, synd.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26
FAIR ENOUGH
4 BOUT a year ago these dis

BOUT a year ago these dis
"A patches revealed another
disgraceful racket, in the smelly
hypocrisy of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor.
This was the compulsory in
surance business of the Boiler
makers Union Of Kansas City,
Kan, whereby Harold Franklin,
the son OF Good Old Joe"
Franklin, president Of the union.
received a commission on the
premiums of the members on
the pretense. already rejected
by a skeptical federal Judge in
a court action. that he had
hustled UP this enormously
profitable account on his own
initiative.
VIIE fact is. Of course, that the
Il old man sent his kid into the
deal as agent not only in the
present contract with the Occi-
dental Life Of California hut
-af~,- neutrality-suspicious. arrarEe-
ments with other insurance
companies.
One Of the previous compa-
MES defaulted. and as one of its
reasons for IT'S inability 10 pay
claiyf,S 10 tho rank and file ex-
planned that the commissions 10
young Franklin used up too
much money IA
Young Franklln's commissions
on the present deal with OCci-
dental amount TO about 500 600
year
The national government iss
party TO this shakedown Of hun
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26
knowledge Test
BY DR.. sABINA Fl. CONNOLLY

1-Ptomaine poisoning Is due
TO: (a) underwater pressure;
(b) carbon monoxide gas;
tc) bad food7
2-You can always recognize
lapis-lazuli in iewelry: (a)
by its deep blue color; (b)
by its pale green color; (c)
by its bright red color.
ST you do servile work, you
are: (a) acting like q boss
(b) acting like a slave; (c)
acting like a brother'
A Paisley shawl comes from;
Cal Arabia; CD Scotland;
(c) Italy?
ST you are interested in
longevity: ta) YOU hope 10
extend the working day; (h)
YOU hope TO live 20 l03; tc)
YOU hope TO reduce tsxes7
snatch these columns COR
TeCtTV The name Of the
fighter in column one Is
associated with the fronts in
column two.
Gay MAJ cen. y, tv) Mediterranean
pooufie front
thl Cen sir Harold Cv) Eastern front
Alexander
tel Msfshsi AleE CD Southwest Asia
andsr Vasuev- front
CO. Adm Chester 90 Wsssrr iron,
NirNE
CO. Ge- su = co. Pscihc front
Ra0sv
ANSWERS on Opposite Page
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26

winch featured The work Of the
THIS brought many inquiries
from every section of Michigan.
CLIFTON p JOHNSON,
Y General Manager.
TO THE EDITOR
II MAY interest NAT BAHIA
zlan ~ know that the Red
Cross Blood Donor Center. $50
W. Fort. Cherry 1900 is Glad
20 accept donations 81 blood
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26
CenSOrship---
DR. Suppression?

BECAUSE All of the news coming
i trom the battlefront IN Italy has
nj been "-ood news, rejecting
glory lI.'n ,l-e.'"I. 'aI1>. ~ command,
ia, h1nl'.' -las'lssAaaA's.474.-'>' a'cS Hid
or 'A" 1'I.l-H ia''I''' fIt mo-" 40
l.N, L..'>> i..'>, 'i IN some mn
stances NJ i'.'>. ''"'' 'iia' invasion
area
e1s the obvious meaning of
Tire and uW-n censorship rccu-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26

preferably by appointment, Al
tt-ttrr7tftt----rr rr71arTy- COTTTe IN Without
appointments before noon
We all agree as her letter
states this Is Nltal
II she viii pass the word
along 20 the bomber plant
workers AZ Willow Run and all
respond many more boys VIII
come back safe and sound
CORA A~HAGUT,
$1,000 Piedmont.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26


ON February II. when the press
~ reported that the Germans were
fuiouSIv attacking and that blizzard
weather was grounding Allied air
planes and interfering wiAl the land
inc of supplies and reinforcement
an Ncltmo. President Roosevelt held
"A prc~S-radio conference at Wash
mutou.
The President said frankly. ON the
basis of his MILITARY information.
that VERY heavy fighting prevailed
i'm a "yeW-tcnSc situation
The facts unqueStionabIy were
that the various reports accurately
presented fmctuatlng military for
tunes
I'm despatch dated February 13.
Norman Clark, representing the com-
bued British press. said President
Roosevelt had CORRECTLY sum-
married the situation WHEN IT
WAS TENSE"
Obviously, then, THE PRESS
REPORTS which the President 5
summary confirmed, were ECU AL
LN CORRECT.
The conclusion is unacceptable that
the new regulations in Italy are not
necessary. and were not intended,
TO guard military secrets. which is
the only defensible reason for cen
sorship.
THE effect. and presumably the
L purpose. is not TO KEEP THE
FOE UNIFORMED but rather TO
KEEP THE HOME FRONT MIS-
INFORMED
What the army" is thus irving
to do is not only TO CONTROL b
Lie INFORMATION regarding the
Italian campaign. but also 10 IN
FLUENCE PUBLIC OPINION re-
garding the competence of the
commanders.
The technique is perfectly suited
to CONCEAL MILITARY BLUM
DERS and to MINIMIZE MILL
TARY REVERSES, as well as to
VI AGNIFY MILITARY sue
CESSES and EXPLOIT PERSON
AL MILITARY POPULATIONS.
In the opinion of British news
papers, the Associated Press SAYS,
"the new censorship regulations gov
erning Italian front-line dispatches
are stupid" and "intolerable"
The American public will GER
tainly have eXactl v the same opinion.
THE war correspondents are picked
men in their profession.
They carry with them the ere
dentials of their governments.
Their own patriotism, and the
ethics of their craft, do not permit
them to betrav military or naval
secrets; and besides. every word that
they publish is ALREADY subject
to close censorship.
They wear the uniforms Of the
services which they accompany on
their dangerous missions and many
of them have given up their lives in
action or have been decorated with
the Purple Heart because of the
wounds they have sustained.
Within the PROPER restrictions
under which they work. their DUTY
is to seek and tell THE TRUTH
about the conduct of the war, and the
public which they serve IS EN-
TITLED TO NOTHING LESS.
If i'm the disclosure of THE
TRUTH some military regulations
be bhghted for incompetence, that is
but 4 MILITARY NECESSITY.
For the penalty of MILITARY
INCOMPETENCE in war is DE
FEAT and perhaps DISASTER,
which only THE TIMELY TRUTH
can avert.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26

THROWN.
And who is shedding any tears over
the two million warriors of ours who are
being debarred from voting because they
are under 2l?
A YEAR after Lincoln published his
"A belief in women's right to vote, he
made great speech in. 1887 during a
period of violence and political passion.
He said that the only true peril to the
United States would come NOT FROM
WITHOUT BUT FROM WITHIN.
He gave us special warning against
persons with great ambitions.
"They would not be content with
nothing more than a seat in Congress,
gubernatOrial or presidential chair!
Think YOU these places would satisfy an
Alexander. Caesar or Napoleon?
Never!
Sometime a man will spring up
among us who will require an intelI-
gent and united people devoted to the
government and laws, to successfully
Illustrate his designs"
He called particularly for reverence
for the Constitution. So long as the proud
fabric of freedom rested on that rock,
"the gates of he'll shall not prevail
against it,"
The Constitution has been having
prolonged fight for life of late.
1t has been attacked, not by gross and
selfish moneycrats, but by HIGH
SOULED REFORMERS, LOVERS OF
THE WHOLE WORLD, MILLENNIUM
MONGERS, AND WORSHIPERS- OF
SOMETHING THEY CALL THE COM
MON Mana kind of overgrown idiot
child that can't attend to its own func-
tons and has to be taken care of by vice
presidents and such.
OVEN in the Supreme Court there has
IL arisen civil war. Some of the New
Ideal judges have been deciding cases &C.
cording to their own superhuman moral
standards instead of remembering their
oaths to UPHOLD AND PROTECT
THE CONSTITUTION.
Some of the other Supreme Court
justices have actually rebelled against
these angelic ministers of grace.
THEY SAY THAT 1T IS A JUDGES
SWORN DUTY TO UPHOLD THE
LAWS, NOT TO REMAKE THEM.
One of the chief jobs of the Supreme
Court has been the branding of acts of
Congress as unconstitutional, when they
are.
Today we haUe the curious picture of
Congress trying to defend the Constitu-
ton from the administration and all the
neW idealists, in the matter of the
soldiers Uote.
Lincoln's second election came up
along toward the end of the Civil War.
Though he felt certain of defeat, he felt
debarred from interference.
But many of the states made arrange
ments to take the votes of their soldiers
IL uHD
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26
LETTERS To TIE EDITOR

TO THE EDITOR
i ~ ST want Nol q know how
Tusrr -"e appreciate fre pt-
tire 9' 0gE son AZ Eoles rsIIe
sens " a '0e Time picture
Ca.'or TH4IIe sou
MRS Al BROTHERS,
TO TIE EDITOR
| Want 10 convex In the great.
es' measure our sincere rrafi-
' ia1e for tte excellent Article
~ Tor Giles. n December
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26

and the total was 10000, of which,
10000 were for Lincoln and only about
$4,000 for Gen. Mcclellan.
OUR present commander in chief of the
~ armed forces is often referred to as
the commander in chief of the CIVILIAN
POPULATION, which, of course, HE
is NOT.
He wants to distribute certain ballots
to the armed forces enabling them to
vote for a president, vice president and
congressman-or just for party.
This last is against the law of many
states.
Nobody has yet proposed that the fed.
erot government should count the ballots
or register the Uoters.
he supreme courts of the Udrious
states Uould be compelled by their state
constitutions to THROW OUT SUCH
BALLOTS.
IL the case Uent on up to the Supreme
Court of the United States, it ,Dould bs
stopped cold by the Constitution from
INTERFERING WITH THE AUTHOR.
ITY OF THE STATES.
In any case there would be delay Of
decision that might stretch into years
Last week told you how near we
came to a second civil war over the dis
puted election of Hayes and Tilden in
1876. That concerned the vote of only
three states and it was decided one day
before Inauguration day by an electoral
commission which by one vote declared
Hayes elected by one vote.
If this coming election should be tied
up in the courts by a dispute ouer ten or
eleUen million soldiers votes, pe should
find ourselves with NO PRESIDENT
AT ALL. The Constitution makers neUer
foresauD such a situation.
There is no provision for President
Roosevelt to go on holding office in
definitely.
His third term ends next January;
and unless he is definitely reelected or
somebody else elected by constitutional
procedure, we shall be without a presi-
dent or a vice president and in a state
bordering on anarchy.
TT ILL behooUes people to denounce our
4 congressman for trying to uphold the
Constitution. They haze taken their oath
to do just that; and so haze the President
and all the other political and military
and naval officials and officers.
1t would be wicked and cruel thing
to cheat the armed forces out of their
votes, but to dupe them into inakin9e
illegal ballots that would be thrown on -
would be wickeder and crueler thing.
LET US NOT FORGET LINCOLN'S
ADVICE TO BASE THE PROUD
FABRIC OF OUR FREEDOM ON THE
CONSTITUTION; AND HIS PROMISE
THAT IF WE DO, THE GATES or
HE'LL SHALL NOT PREVAIL
AGAINST IT."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26


ON both the war front and the
~ diplomatic front. il therefore
seems clear mancuycrs are 70 he
made BEHIND 4 SCREEN or Sc
CRECY. as If the war and rs conso-
oueucos we're no affair of the peonIes
which happen to be fighting the war
IntiI tbo nou. oo,,.o,.l,;,, ordoj.+
area. correspondents were allowed 10
use RADIO FACILITIES in quickly
forwarding their field-censored ac-
counts directly from the battle zone.
For four DAYS this radio service
was cut off entirely.
During lis SUSPENSION the mill
tarv laid down "policv line" TO be
followed
Unless the correspondents adhere
strictly 10 this policy line their des-
patches must now he taken BY
COURIER 10 beadduarters AT Naples
and he censored there. or even at
Algiers. still farther away.
IN n,.actico this will NOON tbot
rho ovev;tpaes ronort. ~ ooorod;+od
corresnonden,s n The fcbtinc front
NAY RE DELAYED For DAYS
mil oftaroff;niai con,n,,,n;nras haro
boon issued and of courso VIII,
NOT RI pFRNITTTEn To DI.
VERGE FROM THE "OFFICTAT"
TFRSTONS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26


Hughes :. soldier, noUeiist, historian
and hun,orist. In his commentary he
phrases present-doy history in his otDn
entertaining style.
III GHES: The war abroad grows
bigger and grimmer every day. The ques-
ton is can we hold the ground we have
gained in Italy?
The civil war at home grows bigger
and bitterer every day in every way. The
question is, can we hold the ground our
forefathers gained in America?
The tug of war over the soldiers vote
has become tug of real war, a BATTLE
WEEN THE CONSTITUTION
AND A CEN TRALIZING AND
MONOPOLIZING OF GOVERNMENT.
Great numbers of people are still
shouting that certain politicians are try
ing to cheat our warriors out of their
halloWed right to vote.
So IL seems to me that there is a Uery
serious question Who is doing the cheat
ing, and that If Congress is really cheat
ing 1t is only in trying to cheat the cheaters
out OF cheating the Uoters out of their
votes.
Unless the matter is very carefully
handled, every federal ballot will find
itself EXCLUDED FROM THE BAL
LOT BOX as plainly and demonstrably
unconstitutional.
The Constitution is open to debate on
many points; but it is in nothing more
explicit and emphatic than in the assign
ment of COMPLETE CONTROL OF
VOTING TO THE STATES.
YOU don't need to be reminded that
l. Abraham Lincoln was born 135 years
ago or that he is immortal for his part in
the war between the states, which was in
a very real sense a debate on the inter-
probation of the Constitution.
When it came to giving the ballot to
male Negroes, it had to be done by way
of an amendment passed upon BY THE
STATES.
When Lincoln was q years old-back
in 1S36-he put out a handful proclaim
ing the startling idea that women ought
to have the right to vote. His friend and
partner, Herndon wrote that Lincoln's
Keen sense or justice could nor refuse
Won,an the rights he demanded for him
self. He said to me often that the
Women's suffrage question Wos one of
time only"
1t took only 81 years to get the vote
for women. If all the soldiers in all our
armed forces were cheated out Of their
votes, they would be hardly DROP IN
THE BUCKET compared to the count
less millions of American women who
were cheated out of their share in our
government.
YET IT WAS BETTER THAT THEY
SHOULD WAIT AND GAIN THE
FRANCHISE BY CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT THAN THAT THE
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26
Quick Questions

Thomas z. Dewey will be 43
in March and thus would
not be the youngest man
ever major partys nominee
for president. Who was:
Washington. Lincoln, Bryan.
T. Roosevelt?
Martha Graham. Angina
Enters, Vera Zorina are all:
ca singers, dancers, de-
signers or painters?
3 Largert structure ever built
by man is: ta) Great Pyra.
mid Of Egypt: Cb) Empire
State Building in New York
City; tc) Boulder Dam.
Grand Coulee Dam?
4 Greatest natural swimmer
the competitive world has
known" is rating given the
current aquatic star. 19-
year-old Alan Ford, Dobson
Burton, Bill Smith, Adolph
Meier .
5-River that forms a natural
boundary between Russia
and Rumania for $50 miles
-lS-pas4, l4F4+a-+ -Aff7,- t1angcs,-
Nolga?
6-Only one New England sta
is inland. Which?
(Answers on Opposite Page)
A friend is never knowne till
a man have neede.-John Hey
wood. W
Nothing venture nothing
have.-Thomas TuSser.
There can no great smoke
arise. but there must be some
fire.-John LILY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26
Soldier Vote Must BE OH Legal Basis
F allure to Follow Constitutional Method Might Well NuIify
Presidential Election, Rupert Hughes Declares

Following the radio by Rupert
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26

A friend is never knowne till
a man have neede.-John Hey
wood. "
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26

Nothing venture nothing
have. -Thomss Tusser.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26

There can no great smoke
arise. but there must be some
fire.-John LILY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26

ANNOUNCER: The National
Broadcasting Co. presents Rupert
Hughes :. soldier, novelist, historian
and humorist. In his commentary he
phrases present-day history in his oDn
entertaining style.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-26

ANSWERS on Opposite Page)
Bradley beam., 1944-09-09
Team Will Win
 The AL Pennant Race?
BEAM Offers GI Bond for Choice

Baseball fans, this is the hottest American League race in years and the BEAM would like to find out ahead of time who will win the pennant. As an added incentive, the BEAM is offering a CT War Bond, paying $10 at maturity to the Officer, FEM or Wac who can come closest to naming the actual final standing of all the clubs. For example, New York, at the present writing, has won "A and lost 59 with g. games to play. If, in your estimation, the Yankees can take IA while dropping only ', your en- try will read-New York won 88, lost 66.
Bradley beam., 1944-09-09

they may send in, BUT, all entries must be in the Base Special Serv- ice Office not later than Friday, September twenty-second. Address all entries in care of the Sports Editor of the BEAM. For your guidance, the box printed below may be used. However, any req sonable facsimile is also permissa- ble.
 After consulting the Wac ouija board, the crystal ball and the stars, your reporter once more goes way out on a limb by mak- ing the following selections:
Bradley beam., 1944-09-09
PRIZE CONTEST UNDER WAY
BATTING THE BALL WITH BOB

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 Phls 2 thriller Reds slap Cubs 61 Pavot takes Frankie Parker final Forest Hills by deeatie Don Mcel 6 6 62 and 62 Gdron reported to Coach Lou Little their football practice
 arrival the pigsk this l SUNDAY Tanks take Mats within half of 1easueeadns Brownies 13 Stnwess swpd three bases second game bring Tiger spell beat Dizzy Trout Al with Cards taking b 65 and 3D. Brooks S-6 fna doublehead from Reds 5 and 62 Ph lost first 2 then take second SO from Pauline Betz wins national tennis title tor third straight year 86 Billy Tabet Pancho Segua 3-6 6 6O 86 Frankie Parker in final MONDAY
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 4 exhibition that add signs of cold weather b ordered Quebec THURSDAY Brownies Pale Hose with three rally frame pull place tie with idle Yan Lombard each hit homers Bill Voisee racks Andy Ks brilliant enables Phi from behind to beat Dod Dizzy hur heehtter Tigers blank Indians sO first football Green Bay Packers down Sampson Naval 24 exhb tion