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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18
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hlISieIIpE offensive We're mot tif@-
closed 40 headquarters. Gen
Eisenhower spokesman how
r-t-r-r-, nm Trv-C7if z row CtCT811S OF
the novel means OF warfare en-
ployed including colored anti
aircraft tirc the use of barrage
balloons and radio contact
CUP reported the First and
Ninth armies were advancing
on a 20-milc front inside Ger
many
ffCTC is q general plcture-IrOm
north 10 south OF the great COM
blned operations Of the seven AL
lied armies against the Germans
CANADIAN FIRST ARMY
BuSilY engaged an cleaning up
the SChcldt Estuary TO open
fully The port OF Antwerp.
BRITISH SECOND ARMY
Arrayed Soldly along the Mas
River and the Zig Canal and
striving TO reach Nelno for a
thrust through INTO German
WcStphalia.
L. y. FIRST ARMY-Batiling
out of Aachen and making "eN-
cellent progress.
L. :. NINTH ARMY-SiN
miles inside Germany, in posses
sion OF numerous towns, and
roofing out mincfieldS barring
The way TO the plains of Co
logne.
L. =. THIRD ARMY-Closing
in on Metz for what promises 30
bc another savage battle of the
streets.
L. :. SEVENTH ARMY
Only u miles from the gate
way to Germany-thc Bcllort
Cap,
FRENCH FIRST ARMY
Moving steadily northeast OF
Baccarat in frigid weather.
North of Metz, headquarters
said the American 9Oth Infantry
is expanding It's HNtUScftifr' t3trvct
to the east and south
east. American armor Is now
operating IN that vicinity and has
plunged in to depth OF clght
miles east of koenigsmacher.
A total of 1913 prisoners were
taken in the Metz sector ycStcr-
day for a total of 1886 snlce
Gen. Patton's attack " as
launched.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18
Hts - Long. long
w ay tO Tokyo Vet

Even though Japans navy is impotent, and II Jap
soldiers have been killed for every Yank the road TO Tokyo
stR long and difficult the opinion Of Undersecretary
of War Patterson
In the current issue of Golfers is powerful article by
Patterson against overopmism by America. Ii is titled,
The laps Are No PushOver.' Here excerpts:
Despite successful landing in the Philippines and
brilliant naval Victories not building future
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18
Gen. EasIeY Wounded

ALLIED HQ.. PHILIPPINES,
Nov. II tUP) Brig. Gen. EaSiey,
assistant commander Of the Goth
Division. has been wounded on
Leyte, IL was announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18
CARS LEFT IDLE

Railroad cars, needed for war
transportation. stood idle and ml-
loaded IN the yards.
Came the ODT emharCo-thon
the strike Of warehousemen.
"The Detroit situation Is
Strengthened out" Gen. Kunzig
said today.
But a similar predicament was
developing in the Lansing ware
house. with 10 cars standing in
the yards. Last night Kunzig IN
listed his office employees to help
unload. He pitched in himself
Members Of the liquor control
commission are working with
kunzig TO straighten the tanglc.
But they insist il is his headache.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18

nlliitafN plans on the prOpO-
sItiOn Japan viii be a push
over.
GIVES REASONS
"Here are some of the rea-
sons why:
The Japanese army Is bigger
and stronger today than ii was
when the Japs struck Pearl
Harbor. Japan has l.OO0,00J
soldiers.
The Japanese industrial ma
chine, backed by accumulated
stock piles Of strategic raw
materials and millions of slave
lUbOrers, is still formidable.
Geography continues TO serXe
Japan a. "a powerful ally, curb
ing the effectiveness Of our
aerial superiority, complieating
orr supply problems and MAX
Ing ENORMOUSLY diflicnlf the
launching Of iullscale assault
against the island empire itself.
ARMY STILL INTACT
we must bear Ia mind that
oar forces still have not en-
Cuuntered the main body of
Japan's army, which il being
held in China, FOrmosa and the
home islands
The Japanese fleet, crippled
by losses i'm the central and
southwest Pacific and especially
in the Philippines, il no longer
the formidable force il was a
few months ago, but il cannot
he discounted as IA menace To
future operations.
Japanese war production has
increased substantially each
year since Pearl IIarbOr.
HUGE MANPoWER POOE
another factor i'm Japan'S
Industrial strength il her great
pool of maupoWcr. In addition
60 the 7j,00O,OO0 Japanese i'm
the homeland. they are draw
ing upon the labor Of 350,00O.-
eco subject peoples, including
Koreans, Formosans, Chinese,
FilipinOs. Malayans, JaNaneSe,
Siamese and Burmese.
AT the present time, Japan
is producing aircraft ut rate
greater than the Allied destruc-
ton OF her planes.
'"Our navy and air forces are
sinking Jap ships faster than
they can bc built, but as Japan
il driven progressively into the
inner zone Of her defenses, her
shipping lanes will become
shorter. and her requirements
viii be reduced. For us, the
opposite is the case.
DISTANCES GREAT
"The distances from our
West Coast ports TO the far side
of the Pacific are approximately
double those from the East
Coast ports to Europe. That
means that twice the amount
ut shipping. escort vessels and
conveys are necessary. 20 sup
port force in the Far East rs
were needed 10 support SINH
lar force in the European
thcatcr.
There il not the least doubt
that we can defeat Japan. but
We will not do IL ny building
our hopes on the expectation
the Japanese will toss in the
sponge without struggle to
the bitter end. We can not
coast to victory. Even under
the best circumstances, our
losses will he severe"
Order the United States War
Savings Stamps from your De
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18
STATE REAPS PROFITS

"The state. therefore. fur
nished the track, made the
rules. fixed the purses and got
the largest part of the profits"
Judge Miller said.
Explaining the reasoning be-
hind his opinion, Judge Miller de-
clared:
First, gambling on horse rae
ing il not "A legitimate business
because our statutes forbid II
and make il criminal.
"SecoHG4y. the state has no
right to engage in any private
business whatever. unless the
constitution expressly author
lies the same.
Thirdly, the state cOnStitu-
ton provides that the state
revenues shall be raised by taxes
on property or by fees or IA
license collected from legitimate
business.
Gambling il not a legitimate
business; it il an outlaw.
No SHRED OF REASON
''In brief cannot see n shred
OF reason in favor of the legal
ity of the institution of gam
bling on horse racing n permit
ted at the State Fair Grounds.
THE state declares that rae
ing il crime-;hat gambling
Is crime If carried ON any
where except through its pari-
mutuel machines.
ut is continually engaged in
prosecuting for those crimes
men who are running hand
books upon those very races.
III j. substantially creating n
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First Yank Army
Is Miles in in Reich

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sudden drop In tho temperature
permitted lhe mud 10 harden,
with the result that n great
tank battle appears 10 bc ncar)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18
GIVES REASONS

Order the United States War
Savings Stamps from your De
trnit Times carrier. Hell de-
liver them To YOUR home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18
SECOND TRACK PLANNED

Judge Miller'S OPT mon was
handed down as plans were being
completed for another race track
here. Articles of incorporation al
ready have been filed in Lansing
Tor the Motor City Jockey Club,
The capital took was listed at
81 200. 900 and the object of the
-c0rpofation is to manage morse
race meetings, etc.
toufS J. Topper, an insurance
man. and John j German, former
stock broker. both with offices IN
the Fisher Building. we're reported
10 be the chief promoters.
State Racing Commissioner
William F. Bowling when told OF
Judge MIXERS opinion, made the
following statement:
There il nothing that ! can
say al this time other than ITS
"A ease for our attorney generai.
will have To take the entire
matter up with him."
BROWN DISAGREES
Auditor Gen. Vernon J. Brown
lieutenant governor-elect, said ne
was al a loss TO follow Judge
MIXERS reasoning
THE state II not engaging In
gambling" he asserted, 1T Is
merely licensing form oil
gambling that has been legal
lied by the Legislature.
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YuIe Whisky
Bonus Likely
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the inability OF the state to unload
freight cars.
The embargo. hating all re-
ccIptS. was in force for 10 days
and was lifted a week ago.
At one time A. cars. containing
$4,000 cases of whisky congested
the Detroit railroad yards and
the state was being charged de-
n1urrage at a time when the
shelves Of many liquor stores
were empty.
In the midst of this prcdica-
ment came the ionr-day strike by
WarchouScmCn.
The strike could not be huShed
up but with the election in the
offIng. the ODT embargo was
kept quiet,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18
CONTRACT TROUBLE

The trouble followed Gen. Kun
Zig'S insiStcnce that the state
cancel its contract with the Star
Transfer Co. Of Grand Rapids
under which Star ran the Detroit
warehouse. Star charged a flat
rate OF 12is cents a case for both
trucking and warehousing.
The contract was Cancelled and
a new one issued in the Detroit
Delivery Co. for trucking alone.
This company gets ga cents a
case, regardless Of the length of
the haul
The state then leased the De-
troit warehouse. the Star Co.
tCdse having expired.
BY Oct. - the warehouse was
packed TO the rafters with Isl, no
cases Of whisky, brandy, rum and
wine.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-18

monopoly In gambling in which
the state participates.
1.-The whole system Is so in
consistent. hypOcritical and IL
logical ms 10 amount to public
shame and disgrace.
A fire at the Fair Grounds, set
by a demented stableboy last sum-
MGR, led indirectly to the filing
of the suit which resulted in
Judge Miller's opinion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward j. Rohan
OF 493 w. State Fair. filed their
Injunction suit when erection OF
new stables was begun TO replace
those destroyed in the fire.
They complained that the sta
hies WeHld constitute nuisance
because of odorS and noise. Judge
Miller held that IL would be I'M
proper to issue the injunction
until such nuisances actually &C.
Cured.
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edge against the bettor, under
its own rules, Is f0t2 per cent
on every bet"
A total of S5b,022 262 was bet
at the track IN 1914 With l0's
per cent OF this. plus other reve-
nue.. the associations income was
about S6,000.0 600, OF which S5.400,-
900 represented It's share Of the
bets,
OF HITS Tire stt stat received So s.
DO, IL, which WAS divided equally
with the City OF Detroit.
II he Fair Grounds Is state prop
crty.
Evening star., 1944-02-08

1t. Col. Howard Patterson, chief
surgeon and formerly with the
Roosevelt Hospital in New York, was
performing brain operation when
the bombs struck. No one was in
jured in the operating tent, but its
canvas was literally riddled.. He fin
ished the operation.
Only antipersonnel bombs were
dropped. There was some doubt
whether the planes did any straf-
ing. Some said they did, others
said they didn't. The noise of anti
aircraft guns made it hard to tell
When the attack was over, the
entire surviving personnel of the
hospital went into action. Nurses
worked with courageous efficiency
which won the praise of officers and
men.
You couldn't get me to go home
now," said 1t. Gladys Joyce of Du-
luth, Mimi, grimly as q weary and
silent group of nurses stood around
(See HOSPITAL, Page A-55
Evening star., 1944-02-08
Il. Kenneth A. Walsh,
DistrietpiIot, Awarded
Congressional Medal
lndionon Also Honored
At White House After
Receiving DSC

First 1t. Kenneth A. Walsh, %,
OF 1922 Newton street NE, ma
rine pilot who battled so Jap
Zeros single handed and knocked
down four, and Army Second 1t.
Gerry H. Kisters, "a, an Indiana
cavalryman who was promoted
from the ranks for gallantry in
the Sicilian campaign, today re-
ceived the Nations highest
award for bravery-the Congress
sional Medal of Honor-from
President Roosevelt at the White
House.
1t. Kisters earlier tn the day was
decorated with the DISTINGUISHED
Service Gross by Gen. George C
Marshall, Army Chief of Staff, al
the Pentagon. He thus, became the
first member of the Army to receive
both these decorations. 1t. Walsh
who has 20 Jap planes to his credit
already has received the Distin-
. NAAASA ~ AiA6 SAOSo 1OI Ills 16dLS
in the Solomons.
The White House ceremony was
witnessed by high officials of Army
navy and Marine Corps and rela
ttves of the heroes.
President Reads Citation.
1t. Kisters was the first to receive
the Congressional Medal. After the
President read 1t. Kisters' citation
he looped the ribbon holding the
medal around his neck and his
young wife fastened it. His parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard G. Kisters OF
Bloomington, Ind, looked on proudly
1t. Kisters-then a staff sergeant
was badly wounded in putting two
German guns out of action in Sicily
in July-the feat which won the
medal. The President asked him If
he was all right now but the lieu
tenant said his right arm was not
completely healed.
His citation related that he ac-
companied an officer on a mission
in which one gun emplacement was
captured with a crew of four men
Evening star., 1944-02-08
BY WILLIAM NIPPLE,


UNITED STATES PACIFIC
FLEET HEADQUARTERS, Pear
Harbor, Feb. 8.-The most DOW
erful American fleet ever thrown
into battle, an air force which
drove the enemy from the skies
and deadly accurate artillery
fire, struck with such co-ordi-
mated fury in the Marshalls in
vasion that only 286 invaders
were Slain-against at least 1922
japanese.
Even including 81 Americans
missing. that made it more than &c
japanese killed for each American
That ratio is the more remarkable
considering that this opening blow
at the Marshalls was struck at
Kwajalein Atoll in the center and
that the japanese had been there
for Is years.
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, an
nouncing the figures yesterday, re-
ported l,l48 Americans were wound
ed. The number of Japanese taken
prisoner also was unusually large
264.
The 7th Army Division, which
captured KWajalein Island and ad-
Jacent islets in the southern part of
the atoll, suffered the heaviest cas-
Evening star., 1944-02-08
Navy Announces Los!
OF Submarines Cisco
And S-44 in Pacific
TotoI Of Croft MISSING
Since Pearl Horbor
Increased to 19

Loss of the submarine Cisco
and S-44 was announced today
by the Navy.
The submarines failed to return
from patrols, presumably in the Pa
cific, where submersibles have been
taking a heavy toll of Japanese
shipping.
The Cisco, one Of the newest type
American submarines, was commits
stoned only last May. It carried 8
crew Of about IS. The 1s-year-old
S-44 had crew of about As men.
The announcement today raises to
10 the number of submarines lost
since the Pearl Harbor attack. It
also brings to 141 the number of
naval vessels lost. However, the
submarines have sunk, probably
sunk or damaged a total of 572 Jap
anese ships of all types.
1t. Comdr. Francis E. Brown of
Reno, New. commanded the S-44
while the Cisco was captained by
Comdr. James w. Coe of Richmond
Ind.
Evening star., 1944-02-08

the people who have something to
do with it, and not specifically as
the Army or Navy.
Mrs. Roosevelt who often has been
invited to visit South America, said
she did not know whether her
Caribbean trip might include small
islands in that or coastal countries.
Miss Doris Fleeson, former Wash
ington newspaperwoman and now
foreign correspondent for a ma
tional woman's magazine, appeared
at the press conference to describe
the spirit of 5th Army soldiers and
nurses despite their "beastly way" of
life in Italy and their deaths with
out dignity"
Miss Fleeson said 5th Army doc
tors had told her they almost would
prefer to have the Germans use
poison gas to deadly BOBBY traps and
mines which have killed American
soldiers.
Evening star., 1944-02-08
Nozi Planes Bomb Anzo Beuchheod HOSPITAL;
IU. S. Nurses Among % Killed and 63 Wounded
through direct enemy action in

through direct enemy action in
this war;
There apparently was not the re-
motest reason to doubt that it was
a deliberate attack.
Anti-personnel bombs landed al
the very edge of the red cross sur.
mounting the hospital. 1t is As feet
square with bars feet wide.
There was not a single major mil.
itary objective within a mile radius
Of the hospital There also were
three other hospitals-all equally
plainly marked with red crosses
jammed up against the victim OF
the attack, making it literally i'm
possible to mistake the sector fol
anything but hospital zone.
"One of them came in quite low
across the whole hospital area,
said Corpl. jeff Young, truck driver
Of Dayton, Ohio, who had lust
walked out of his tent as the planes
came in. THAT pilot knew what he
was doing, all right-he seemed to
aim right at the red cross. I dived
for a foxhole and just made It,"
Evening star., 1944-02-08
Soldier Ballot
Problem Goes
ToConferees
Modified Federal
Plan Is Adopted
By Senate
BULLETIN.

The Senate this afternoon
adopted a modified Federal
ballot plan for servicemen
and attached it to the House.
approved State control bill,
throwing the whole issue into
conference. Ending nearly
three weeks of debate, the
Senate voted, 46 to 40, for the
limited Federal ballot form.
The decision came a few
minutes after a coalition Of
Republicans and Southern
Democrats failed, Al to As, in
another attempt to scrap the
Federal ballot plan. The
same substitute failed last
week, As to AZ.
Evening star., 1944-02-08
Mrs. Roosevelt May Make Tour
Of Caribbean Army CAMPS
Mrs. Roosevelt is considering ar

Mrs. Roosevelt is considering an
other overseas trip-this time to
the little places" in the Caribbean
area, where soldiers have been
complaining Of inaction, she said
at her press conference today.
If she goes, the Presidents wife
said, she will 60 "just simply to
visit" and not under the oflcial
Offices of the Red Cross, sponsor of
her 25,000-mile tour of the South
Pacific last fall. Transportation is
so difficult" she continued, that
she is uncertain whether she will 90
Newspaperwomen tried in vain to
get Mrs. Roosevelt to say who sug-
gested the trip. She mentioned q
mysterious they" who believed boys
stationed there might feel their job
was more appreciated If the Presi-
dents wife came to greet them.
She identified them only as "all
Evening star., 1944-02-08
Big Loss in Excise Taxes Seen
Unless President Signs Bill
Permitting Measure to Become Law Withou,
Signature Would Cost u. S. 81 Million
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The much battered $2,3l5, ,200,-
900 tax bill today bore Congress
official approval, but it appeared
that President Roosevelt, who
considers it Woefully made
quate, can't follow the predicted
course of letting it become law
without his signature unless he
is willing for the Treasury to
take a $87,OOO,OOO loss in poten-
tial revenue.
Time, the Constitution and a three
line clause in the measure have
conspired to force Mr.. Roosevelt
either to sign the bill-despite his
objections to ito veto it, or to lose
revenue
This is true, legislators pointed
out, because the bill provides thai
Evening star., 1944-02-08
1922 Jops Slain in MorshoIIs
Against Loss of 286 Americans
Powerful Fleet, Air and Artillery Action
Credited for Rotio of 20 to

ualties, 157 dead, 712 wounded and
IT missing. However, the largest
number OF japanese, 1850, were
killed in this area. The Army took
l73 prisoners.
The 4th Marine Division, which
captured Roi, Namur and adjacent
objectives to the north, lost 129 dead
Other marine casualties were 1863
wounded and 65 missing In the
Roi-Namur area 3,472 japanese were
killed and 81 taken prisoner.
The low American casualties con-
trasted strongly with the bloody in
vasion last November of the Gill
berts, the island group to the south
There 1,026 men were killed and
1857 wounded at Tarawa alone. In
the entire Gilberts operation, 1892
Americans were killed and $3.50
wounded.
The figures for the Marshalls were
not final, including only casualties
reported as of the evening of Feb
ruary 6. 1t was expected the COM
plete figures would vary little.
From all sources, in explanation of
the success of the invasion, the
stress was on the preparatory at
tacks.
I've never seen anything like that
air and sea bombardment," said
Comdr. Anthony Kimmins, British
Royal Navy observer, who has been
Evening star., 1944-02-08
Frankfurt Pounded
By Strong Force
OF Fortresses
Liberotors Head for
France to Join Raids
On Enemy Targets
By the Associated Press,

by lhe Associated FreSs.
LONDON, Feb. "a large
force of American Flying Fort
resses raided Frankfurt again
today and there was little doubt
that the obliteration of another
great German manufacturing
center was well begun.
While the Fortresses made thei,
400-mile penetration of Germany
under the protection of long-range
fighters, an independent force o.
Liberators crossed the Channel te
join swift flights of American Ma.
rauders and British Typhoons anc
Hurricanes in concentrated pound.
ing of targets In Northern France
Flying their fifth mission in eight
days, four waves of Maurauders to-
falling nearly 200 planes famed out
on missions over the Pas -de-Calais
area and returned without loss
They stirred up little fighter oppo.
Sition
Frankfurt, a city of half million
near the junction of the Main anc
the Rhine Rivers, already had beer
severely damaged by previous heavy
attacks.
Mosquitoes Bomb Reich.
The follow-up today emphasized
Allied determination to wipe Out
the city with its railroad yards, air.
craft component factories and chem.
ical plants.
The daylight air offensive came
after the RATS Mosquitoes bombed
unspecif1ed objectives in Western
Germany last night for the sixth
time in seven nights.
Windows in English coastal town.
ratified as big formations of daylight
bombers headed into France anc
Germany throughout the day
Frankfurt apparently was bombed
before noon.
The attacks ended a one-day lul
after an intensive period of bonn.
bardment during which the Amer.
lean Air Force launched nine majol
operations in 10 days.