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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-02
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PEARL HARBOR. Oct. 2 CUPl
American troops held firm con-
troll of the southern Palau
Islands and three airfieldS within
three hours flight of the Philip
pines today after killing more
than 10000 Japanese in l9 days
'of bloody. no-quarter battle.
Veteran marine and army units
secured" five of the southern
most iSletS i'm The strategic Pa
lau chain over the weekend and
herded the surviving japanese
into two small pockets. one on
Peleliu'S Bloody Nose Ridge and
the other on nearby Angaur
Island.
1000 DIG IN
An estimated 1000 fanatical
enemy troops were believed hold
inc out in the two pockets, the
bulk of them apparently dug IN
among the rock caves
There was every indication that
the surviving Japanese would
fight 10 the last man and that
further costly fighting lay ahead.
WarplaneS Of the second marine
wing. presumably operating from
the captured Peleliu airfield. Spat-
tered l060-pound bombs across
the cave forts Of Bloody Nose
Ridge. while ground troops fought
their way-up the rocky slopes.
roofing the Japanese out with
flame throwerS, grenadeS and
gunfrc
Practically all Of Angaur was
in American hands, along with
NgesbuS. kongauru and an UNI
-itCUtit1Cd IStCt Just north ot
Pclclu. The Angaur airfleld and
a partially completed fighter strip
on NgcSbuS were in American
hands. providing iumpoff points
for land based bomberS less than
GOO miles east of the Philippines.
$500 L. =. CASUALTIES
OF the estimated 1900 Japa-
nese holding the southern Palaus
when the American invasion began
on Sept. ID, about $50 were known
to have been captured and more
than 10000 killed, against Off
cially announced American cas-
ualtieS of $500 as of Sept, 25,
including CSC killed
A COmmunique from Gen. Mac
AT thur : southwest Pacific head
quarters reported new carrier
plane strikes against the Halma-
hera Islands south Of the Philip
pines and a land based raid on the
kendari airfieldS in the CelebeS
which destroyed three grounded
enemy planes.
A navy Catalina patrol bomber
followed up the Celebes raid Fri
day night with solo attack on
an S.50O-ton japanese freighter-
transport, sinking the vessel in
TiWoro Strait with four direct
bomb hits.
Two other CatalinaS damaged
l0,0O0-ton enemy tanker and
small freighter off Zamboanga in
the southern Philippines the same
night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-02

Continued from Page OneD
but there was no immediate con-
firmation of the enemy report.
Jap troops advancing across
eastern China in a general often
Sive aimed at dividing the country
and rolling back the forward at
tack bases Of American airpowcr.
previously had forced the lith
Air Force 10 give up rs huge
air station al Kweilin. In addition
10 bases ar Hengyang and Ling
ling
The spokesman said more than
10 japanese divisions had been
thrown into the offensive against
a pitifully equipped Chinese army
which had 20 accept staggering
losses and fight with determine
ton instead OF lrepowcr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-02
WAR WEARY PEOPLE

The starvation. hunger and
mIScrleS of seven years Of war
and the encouragement Of unend-
ing defeats of the Chinese armies
have made the Chinese the most
war weary people IN the world
conflict.
Starvation undernouriShment
and disease have swept away more
millions than have fallen on the
battletcldS
Thousands Of wounded. who in
Europe would be- saved. have 10
die in China because of lack of
proper surgical and medical at
tention
KTftS IN the KUOmIntdnE party,
in the ruling Chang
Soong-kung family and clan. add
TO the internal difficulties Of
Chang Kai-Shek.
Seeking TO check the increasing
deterioration and chaos by ever
more drastic methods. the gem
eraliSSimo is accused of being a
dictator and pursuing an "un-
democratic" policy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-02
RECALL AID TO BURMA

The situation in eastern China.
ne added, has been made worse
bv The diversion Of Chlna'S best
supplied troops 10 the Salwcen
River front. WHERE they were
supporting the Burma campaign
lin which Chinese troops also
are playing a 'ajor role.
The spokesman rem q
Churchill that. while there was
cause for pride in the British
Indian army in Burma the
forces in north Burma wero
chiefly contributed by China and
commanded by Gen. Sulweu
More than $4,000 Chinese AL.
ready have been kille or
wounded in north Burma, nc
added.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-02
REVIEW TWO CASES

The high tribunal has accepted
review in two cases in which the
Engineers Public Service Go. and
the FL PaSo Electric Co. attack
validity of the death sentence"
provisions of the 1885 Utility
Holding Company Act
The cases before the court In
clude those of two Negro fircmcn
on southern railroads, who seek a
high court decision barring alleged
union discrimination against their
promotion,
Another case closely watched
by organized labor is the appeal
OF JAWS president K J Thomas,
in which he aSSailS conStitu-
tionality Of a Texas law requiring
the licensing OF labor union or
ganizers.
Four Illinois Serv lcemen seek q
declaration of their rights under
the federal soldiers voting Law
They contend that the Illinois
law. which does not adopt the fed
eral ballot, discriminate against
Servicemen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-02
I. :. PLANS NULLFIED

Japanese victories in China have
nulhhed a m e-ri c IN Strategical
plans Nor is there any immediate
prospect of changing the situation
there.
The capture Of Wuchow and
Jungy1n and the probable fall of
kweiin. capital of Kwangsi prov
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-02
DICTATOR RULE

In a country of more than
400,000,000 people, which since its
founding as republic 80 years
ago has had no general election
has no real constitution, no parlia-
ment or congress and only one
permissible political party there
seems no other way of governing
or ruling except by dictatorship
backed by military power
President Woodrow Wilson in
volved America in the first
World War 10 make the world
safe for democracy. but the
sequel was a world Of Dictator
ships and a second world war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-02

LONDON, Oct. 2 up
British broadcasts reported
today that British Com
mandos had struck what may
be the first blow of an
Allied campaign in Greece by
liberating three Greek islands,
one Of them only six miles
from the mainland.
A BIC correspondent in Cairo
said the commands landed with
out opposition on kythera, SIX
miles from the SouthernmoSt tip
of the Greek province on Pelopen-
neSuS, and on two other islands
whose names were withheld for
security reasons.
GARRISONS DRIVEN OUT
The fate of the German garri-
sons was not disclosed, but it was
believed the enemy troops either
escaped by sea or were killed or
captured by Greek Patriots.
The British were given a ire
mendous welcome by Kyhera's in
habitantS, BIC said.
A dispatch from Cairo revealed
that Allied planes had dropped
thousands of leaflets over the
Athens area several days ago.
Though the text OF the leaflets
was withheld the dispatch said
that they stimulated the popu-
lation TO a high pitch of enthu-
SIaSm.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-02
.PAC Is Called
Reds BigBid
81 Members Face
Exposure in Probe
nv DAVID SENTNER
n,,rnn rIn-. Ma.hlnslon nsr,,u

WASHIN TON. Oci .
Through its influence in the
Political Action Committee, sup
porting a fourth term for PrrSi-
dent Roosevelt. the Communist
narty is making us supreme BID
IN the United States Or !. IS
Matthews. research director, VIII
contend before The House un-
American activities committee
when IL resumes lis Political
Action Committee probe to-
morrow,
The picture Of The Political
Action Committee beng the most
important Communist front IN the
nation today viii be developed
through the citations II Attorney
General Blddle himself.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-02
TEST OF PATIENCE

Gen Won Seeckt explained to me
that the common Chinese soldier
was good" but that it was diff
cult and trying TO patience for for
elgn officers, acting as instructors
or tactical and Strategical advisers.
10 deal with Chinese war-lordS and
generals.
Capt Schmidt. American. who
commanded the Fourteenth Squad
ron in China, now the Fourteenth
Air Force Command under Gen
Chenault, expressed TO me similar
views from his experience.
The original American STRATEGY
cal plan called for the reopening
of the Burma Road, now closed
two and half years. landings on
the c h n a coast, large-Scale
American and Chinese offensive
againSt the Japanese invading
forces and a big offensive against
Japan proper from bases in China.
The Burma road is not yet open
nor IS there any immediate pros
pect Of it being opened. although
II. Gen. Joseph r. Stillwe1l with
an American and Chinese force
has been fighting in tho junglcs.
mountains and SwampS Of Burma
for two years. Burma is not yet
cleared Of the Japanese.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-02
High Court
Term Opens

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2 QNS)
The 154-year-old Suprem @
Court opens a new term today,
during which il is expected TO
hand down many decisions on
important constitutional issues.
The court planned only a per-
functory session today. II will
take a one-week recess for the
purpose of passing upon nearly
500 petitions for writS OF review
before swinging into the chief
business of the term.
Chief Justice Stone, who dis
Sented many times last year,
again was at the helm.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-02
TRUTH MUST OUT

Now something OF the truth is
becoming apparent that no longer
can it be ignored. not even in
Washington.
The essence Of that truth is that
for seven long years of war and
misery. the Chinese who quite in
accurately but for reasons of
face" hoaSted an army of 5000
000." have sustained one defeat
after another by the ] apanes @
whose forces numbered perhaps
less than one-eighth that figure.
Col. Gen, Hans Won Seeckt, chief
military adviser to GeneraliSsimo
Chang Kai-Shek remarked to me
shortly before his death:
IT have urged the general
iSSimo To play for time. told
him that If he let's himself and
China become involved I'm war
with Japan under 10 years, China
would suffer great disaster"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-02
CHINA'S PLIGHT

Weakened within by a unity
that Is no more than words, split
terrltorlally into three parts with
two of them-Communist North
China and the japanese controlled
y an king regime-agalnS3 the
third and undermining resistance.
free China is In a desperate SitIa-
ttun.
For months I have pointed out
in my articles that the position of
ChunCking-C China. which we sup
port. was steadily and surely be-
coming more critical
The Chinese people ara -aisaP-
pointed IN America and are bitter.
Many Americans feel they are
diSilluSioned about China and the
& h eSe. are disappointed and
have become critical that a nation
Of more than. 100000 900 people
are so helpless.
If any one who knew something
baSically of the real China and
the Chinese people. endeavored to
point out factual conditions as
have in numerous articles. he was
Immediately Silenced by being
labeled "pro-Japanese" by bot h
Chinese and Americans.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-02
7 FDR APPoINTEES

Seven of the nine justices are
appointeeS of President Roosevelt.
The court, which split violently
on many constitutional issues and
which was torn by personal diff
ferences between justices. faced
the same division again this wear.
Neither the So-called Frank
furter nor Douglas Black fac
tons were Sured of a i.ajority
in close splits on constitutional
issues AS before. middle of the
road justices may decide many
cases.
One Of the first major conSti-
tutional issues 10 l. faced is
whether President Roosevelt had
authority TO order removal of
JapaneSe-Americans from the Pa
cltlc Coast and conflne them IN
camps. Two cases involving this
question are slated for early
argument.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-02
ReprOach
Allies

Continued from Page Oue)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
Nazii Attack
Losing Punch
By ]. c. oEsTREICHER

international News Service Foreign Editor
The bloodiest "sparring match"
in history developed on the fam
ing battle front in Belgium today,
with the women approaching for
either American or German az
mics 10 strike a decisive blow.
An atmosphere of confidence
contpued to prevail at the head
quarters of Gen. Eisenhower de-
spite the fact that Field Marshal
Won Rundstedt's unexpected coun-
ter-offensive still was unchecked
and enemy spearheads probed Il
within IS miles of the River
MeuSe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
put ON PRESSURE

Gen. PattOn'S move against the
southern German flank appeared
20 be more In the nature of pres
sure than of about attack and
the same applied TO other sec
tors.
Although taken by surprise in
the initial phases of the enemy at
tack. the Allied armies appeared
10 be developing a strategy that
promised 10 fulfill numerous pre-
dictionS that the present combat
viii spell the doom Of Nazi Ger
many as an offensive power.
Hard-hit by American artillery
and air attack, Won RundStedt
already has thrown vast numbers
Of reserves into battle and at the
moment probably has 100000 men
in the field.
There Is the possibility that
Gen. Eisenhower and his ground
commander. Il. Gen. Bradley, are
with holding their greatest
counterpunch until the Germans
have maSsed their fullest strength
IN the knowledge that victory
under such circumstance would
be complete and decisive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
His Shop Looted,
Leaps 10 Death

NEW YORK, Dec % GNS)-
Oscar II. Chopper. 81, owner of a
Fifth avenue luggage shop. ended
his life today, police reported, by
jumping from his ninth floor hotel
apartment.
Chopper came into the news re-
Gently as the employer Of Mrs.
Madeline Dunnigan. 22-year-old
bookkeepeF W h o vas arrested
after she admitted taking nearly
$4,000 from the firm. Mrs. Dun
.nigan said she gave most of the
money she confessed 20 stealing
TO other employees of the shop in
The form Of pay raises.
Police said Chopper left two sui
eide notes in which he said Mrs.
DunniganS theftS had ruined him
financially
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
6 Merchants PAY
Violation Fines

Six merchants accused Of
shortweighling their customer, or
maintaining Incorrect scales were
fined today by traffic court rclcrce
FitzSinons They arr
Harry Arbid, Chenc Ferry mu-
nicipal market so Tor selling @
pounds of onions ~ lU-pound
bag: Peter Jobbagy Broadway
Market, SO for ,hortweiehts on
meats. Emanuel Karpclc, $3.50
JOY. SO for yhortwcight on meat,
Jack Kasab 20 John r., SO lor
ehortweIght on h4mi AdelpL
RambaUn. 126l9 GraiIot So tor
shortweight. which uottci him -
cents. on three meat items
Yvonne Handy 22iS Fifth so for
maintaining a condemned scale
George r. Austin Jr. -calor for
The division OF weights and meas
urcs. urged citizens 10 report
every case in which they feel they
are being Shortweighted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
Mrs. DeCOster S
Rites Tomorrow
| Obituaries

Funeral services Tor Mrs. E5-
NAME Dccos'cr. 80 O.. 1858 Lake-
pointc. VII be- held IA 10 M Coz
morrow IN our Lady 81 sorrow,
Catholic Church The body viii be-
At the Van Dcwcrne Funeral
Chapel 1879 +. Warrior until
burial in Mi OIyet Cemetery.
Mrs. DcCOStCr Was born in Bel
GUM and came 20 Detroit IS years
ago.
Surviving are hcr husband
August. three >ou, Raymond
Maurice and ptti three aauea-
tiers. Mrs a l. Bouttelgcr Mrs
G Samyn and Mrs "a Nandcn-
hccde. and seven grandchildren
and one Crcat-Er8nlchiid
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
PARIS BY JAN. /

1 Won Rundstedt although
now in possessionPf "a lot Of
real estate as one front-line
correspondent put it has failed
10 achieve any of his initial OBJ
JectiVeS. German prisoners
made clear they were thrown
into this desperate, about bat
tie with Instructions 10 win the
war in a week Aachcn was
supposed to have been captured
last Saturday as a Christmas
present for Adolf Hitler, and
the NazI program called for
champagne in Paris on New
Years Day
The Germans whiic still
rolling although al far reduced
pace, are suffering enormously
IN the loss of irreplaceable ar
mored material.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
Mrs. Pauline Silver

Funeral services for, Mrs
Pauline Silver 81 Of -5tl ~
Buena Vista. who died ~ home
today after "a sIN-Won'r Illness
vii be held az II a m 'Un'eleH
~ Lows Brother. Funeral Home
1859 John r.
Mrs. Silver was member 81
W0rkmcnS CjIcIe l5b -ur ihr
.rSaw Cuh--Lu Wai boz at
~rkmcn Circle Cemetery
Surviving are her husband
Sigmund a son Capt saul l.
Silver and TWO daughter Mrs.
IRWIN Davis and Mrs Merton A.
IrtZ.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
Corner Holds
Only Trouble

Clifford Greene. 40. celebrated
Christmas twice in the same place
two days ahead of time and
was arrested both times.
Today he was fined s. by Re-
corder'S Judge Paul K. Krause lor
being drunk and diSorderly.
First arrested by Patrolman
Stewart Morrison at Woodward
and Davenport, he was taken %
the Garfield station. After resting
a few hours. he was released.
Arrested again, an hour after
his release at Woodward and
Davenport by Patrolman LOUIS
RiepoStahl, he spent the re-
mainder of the night of Dec. %
in Confederation
Greene. a lahorcr, likes At SOFAS
Fourteenth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
ALLIED FLIERS BUSY

. Clearing weather has en-
ablcd the Allied air forces 10 90
INTO action for the fourth con-
Sccutivc d ay striking with
llmltlcSS power at German
troop concentrations and sup
ply lines on the battle front and
against production centerS in
the rear.
4 Failure Of the Nazi drive
10 break through Allied defense
shoulders at the north and
south Of the line has made 1t
possible for 1t Gen. Patton and
the tinted States Third Army
10 aid the haraSsed First Army
by striking along a 25-mile
front and surge forward from
ono 10 three miles toward
BaStognc. where a large Ameri-
can force is encircled.
II was obvious that the china,
Of this great battle is yet 4
come.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
Chaplin
Ohm Stand
international Photo
CONTINUED from Page Ono

Continued from Page One
the witness box and took their
position
Miss Barry turned the baby so
that the Jurors could see her and
turned her "A second "A the re-
quest oluRe Of The women Jurors
who motoned with her hand for
"A better look
Chaplin stood lIEr statue with
hi> hands folded in front Of him
except tor one moment when he
tttrrIrrt mn EIdTIT dlItCIlN AZ Inc
baby
HIS EXPRESSION Att- not change.
Miss Barry a nervous smile on
her face concentrated her dttcn-
ton on The baby
After "A minute. Judge Willis
said
II think that will do
Chaplin and Miss Barry then re-
turned 90 their seats
The defense had offered no OBJ
lection in court 10 the move
Chaplin was hardly seated when
Scott called him 10 the witness
stand
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
E6 DRIVERS
Jailed
fContI0ucd from Fage ono

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days
Max j Eauv. "a Of 4720
I'o.romo oygnr driving 30
days
Nathaniel Fero- 20 40 L
T1Im1r drunk driving As DAYS.
Frank Grabov.ki go Of zg17
paurrc drunk driving. 20
DAYS.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-27
Yanks Seize
Port on Leyfe

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HQ.
PHILIPPINES, Dec. rs GNS)
The battle for Leyte Island was
- the mopping-up stage today
th victorious Americans track
Ing down scattered clements Of
Jap forces. Meanwhile "A second
Rmphibious landing resulted in the
rapture Of the port Of Palompon,
the enemys last stronghold on
The island.
Elements Of the nth Division
seized the town in an operation
similar TO the one in which they
previously had captured Ormoc.
thus setting the stage for COM
plete conquest OF Leyte.
MINOR MoPPING Up
The latest developments in the
Leyte battle prompted Gen. Mac
Arthur 20 report IN his regular
rally communlquc that the Leyte-
Samar campaign can now be re-
carded as closed except for minor
mopping up
The communique also disclosed
that the encmy'S ground forces
have been practically annihilatcd.
The JapS have lost total of 49,
POI men. including naval person
mel the COmmunlque SAID
American casualties In the same
campaign were 112l7. including
2,623 killed.
Commenting on enemy losses
Macarthur trlunphantly reported
The completeness Of this de-
Struction has seldom been paral-
leled In tho hiSterF 81 warfare.
Gen. Yamashita has sustained
perhaps the greatest defeat Iva
the military annals OF the Japa-
nese army.
Air battles since INC beginning
of the Loylc campaign lr October
have resulted in tho Ga wction
Of 27iS Japanese planes tho COM
munlquc SAID This include, l.33
enemy aircraft smashed hy mr-
Atn from Adm Ualscy Third
~eCf
Evening star., 1944-03-26
New York Organist
To Give Program

Searle Wright, FAGO, organ
ist and choirmaster at the Church
of the Resurrection, Richmond Hill,
Long Island, N Y, will be heard
in recital on Wednesday at 8 pm.
at the Covenant-First Prebysterian
Church. Mr. Wright is well known
in Washington where his paternal
grandparents and his father. Clar-
ence Edgerton Wright. now of Bing-
hamton, N. Y, resided for many
years.
Prominent in the American Guild
OF Organists activities, Mr.. Wright
is also member of St. Winifred's
Club. a group restricted to 10 of
the leading organists of the coun-
try, including such renowned artists
as Bonnet and Noble.
For his program Wednesday Mr..
Wright will play Couperin's Cha
come in G Minor" Bach's "Herzlich
thut mich verlangen" and Allen
Gott in der Hob sci Ehr,'" Tourne-
mire's "L'Orgue Mytique xXXV." :"
Weitz'S symphony, Mater Dolorosa. "
Whitlock's "Fidelis,' Leach's "Chol-
las Dance for YOU from Casual
Breveties,' PiSton's "Chromatic
Study on Bach" Sowerby's Fantasy
for Flute Stops" and "Arioso" and
the Rondo from Bennett's Sonata
in G."
Evening star., 1944-03-26

Washington Choral Society. Louis
A. Potter, conductor, will hold audi
tlons for prospective members at its
next rehearsal on April IA at Cen
tral High School Auditorium, when
work will be begun on Bach's Mag
niflcat." Additions will be held at
7:3o pm, with the rehearsal be-
ginning at pm.
The Victory Symphony Orchestra.
with Hendrix Essers as its new con-
ductor, will repeat the program
given in February by popular de-
mand on Wednesday, $3.50 pm. at
the Shoreham Hotel. The program
is entitled '.An Evening in Old
Vienna" and the orchestra will be
assisted by the Washington Ballet
Group and Ensign James Wolfe
pianist.
The next program in the Re-
corded Music Association series at
the Library of Congress will be
sponsored by the Bureau of Aero
nautics and the Bureau of Ord
nance, Navy Department. 1t will
be held Tuesday at 7:45 pm.
Elisabeth Schumann. well-known
heder singer, will be presented in
recital at Continental Memorial Hall
by Robert Fairfax Birch on April %.