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Evening star., 1944-05-25
Marriage License
Applications

Under D. c. laios, couples must
apply for marriage license on
one day, tDait three tuu days and
receiue their license on the fifth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Evening star., 1944-05-25

Issued at Rockville.
Northway ]. Stanley. A. Columbus, Ohio,
and Mary M. Wolford, IS, Newark Ohio,
Harold S. Critchlow, 26 and Paula G.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
GERMANS HOLD TOO LONG WITH TOO MUCH

repetition OF similar battle mis-
takes, the Germans have held too
long with too much. Now Hitler's
Nazi army of occupation In France
is doomed TO the greatest war ca.
tastrophe which has yet occurred
10 the Axis in this war.
Should Have Known
AS soon as the armored units n
General George S. Patton. Jr..
broke out OF the Normandy PENN
sula into Brittany, even the lowest
Nazi general staff officer should
have known II was the prelude 10
Allied armor hitting anywhere
within France that our high com.
mand desired Not only that but
with a speed and a ferocity that
was never known 20 the Panzer
divisions in the dark days OF the
spring OF 1910.
Once again. IL the German high
command had been acting accord
ing to the dictates OF good stra. p
gy, an immediate withdrawal o
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
Mrs. Soller to be
Nurse Coordinator

Mrs. NJ. K. Soller will serve as
coordinator of the Cadet Nurse
Program for the southwestern
Michigan Hospital Association, a
new program to begin soon.
It's purpose is to acquaint cadet
nurses with the small hospital as
health center rather than mere
ly place for cure. These girls
in training will not only serve in
hospitals but will become acquaint-
ed with the workings OF county
and city health agencies and par
ticipate in all preventative as well
as curative work in the locality
to which they are assigned.
The duty OF Mrs. Soller will he
to see that these students nurses
are acquainted with this type Of
work and see that they are as
signed to the proper agencies.
Fourteen hospitals are included
In the project in southwestern
Michigan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
Break in Heat Wave Predicted

Temperature IN Ypsilanti at
noon today Was down to a cold SO
degrees, cold in comparison TO the
several days OF temperatures con.
sistently in the high COS. Humidity
was 81 degrees.
Partial relief came with light
showers and freshening breezes
this morning after a sweltering
Tuesday that saw a high tempera-
ture Of SO degrees.
Ypsilanti residents can look for.
ward to a bigger break in the pro.
tracted heat wave, for the United
States Weather Bureau forecasts
further showers and cooler weather
tonight and Thursday. A cool wave
is expected TO arrive from the Can.
adam Rockies by Friday.
Ypsilanti residents however have
been comparatively comfortable in
contrast to war workers in the fed
eral housing area east OF here.
Even though the ice EMERGENCY
has resulted in food spoilage there
and the heat seems TO be constant,
the war workers and residents OF
the Willow Run community con
tinue cheerful and dutiful.
Office workers have carried on
their respective and numerous
Jobs, the majority Of them consid-
ering the heat wave matter-of-fact-
ly. window blinds are drawn In
some Of the offices as means OF
escaping the sun rays.
Villagers after a hard day in the
factory select the small porches as
the coolest spots TO relax during
the hot nights. windows are locat-
ed on just two sides OF the units.
and the once-in-awhile breezes APP
pear to always be blowing in the
opposite direction. Although the air
OF the hot nights Is still as death,
much merriment and chatter
breaks through the stiffness indicat-
ing that even though lights are out.
people are still taking advantage
OF whatever night breeze there may
be.
Highlighting the warm evenings
Is the ice cream wagon which
makes about three rounds night.
and the tinkling OF its bell is given
loud and joyful reception by the
residents. a regular noise OF the
area during the heat Is the crying
OF babies, and many persons, as sill
houetted In the starlight. can be
seen walking their babies up and
See WEATHER-Page
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
See INvAsToN-Page 5
Stones Cast
at Italians

Seattle. Aug. Zap Military
authorities today pushed an invest
igation OF a ock-wielding raid by
negro soldiers on an Italian service
units barracks at nearby Fort
Lawton and the discovery shortly
afterward OF an Italian hanged in a
tree.
The riotous outbreak was report
ed in an official statement from the
Seattle port OF embarkation COM
mand, listing q Italians and a less
er number OF the attackers as In.
jured.
The Monday midnight fracas was
believed to be the first case OF mob
violence against former Axis prls.
oners OF war in the United States.
The Italians, HON Army author
tiles said we're carefully chosen,
have been engaged in work for the
armed forces.
The victim was identified as Gug-
hielmo Olivanta. The army state
ment said "a phase OF the invest
lgation will be to determine wheth-
err this could have been suicide.
The statement continued:
THE post authorities placed the
attacking soldiers under arrest.
They promised disciplinary action
and said no further information
would be available until the Invest
igation was complete.
THE Italian service unit Is made
I'D OF volunteers who have been
carefully screened and found to be
neither pro-Nazi nor pro-Fascist."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
Dewey Plans
Labor Stand

Albany, N. Y.--AP-Gov Thomas
f. Dewey, criticized by an Ameri.
can Federation OF Labor publica.
ton for declining its invitation for
special message. will outline his
general views on the working mans
problems in a regular Labor Day
proclamation for the state OF New
York.
James c. Hagerty, the governors
executive assistant, told reporters
the Republican presidential nomi.
nee had adhered TO an established
rule in declining to furnish a spe-
cial statement to Philip Pearl, ALL
publicist whose weekly column Is
distributed to 800 labor newspapers.
There will be n Labor Day mes.
sage in the form OF the regular pro-
clamation for the State OF New
York." Hagerty said. "The governor
does not Issue special messages.
Pearl wrote that his request. ad-
dressed to Hagerty, had been
turned down with the explanation
that because OF the pressure under
which Dewey was working II would
be impossible for him TO furnish a
special message at this time.
The labor publicist said II has
been the intention 10 publish Dew.
ey"s reply along side OF any mes
sage that President Roosevelt
might have in connection with the
labor celebration.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16

every German soldier would have
been commenced 10 al least the
line OF the Alps and the old Ger
man Siegfried line.
Pineer Attack
Yesterday morning. as day com
menoed over the placid and beauti-
ful North Central Mediterranean
area. the thunder Of another am
phibious Allied landing disrupted
that placid beauty Tiis latest
landing, not only forms n rince.
attack with our Allied troops In
the west, but with Cen Clark's
55th and the sth British Armies
advancing northward on the ltal-
ian peninsula. Not only are all OF
tie German divisions within South
western France trapped bat 50
are ali OF Hitler's legions now de-
Tending Italy. They are outnsnE-
ed from the west and likewise
doomed.
Dual Purpose
Therefore our latest landing y
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16

Oun greatest strategic success hut
il has a dual purpose. Every step
Of Allied strategy from the orig
inal landings on Northwestern Az.
rica have been built since with
complete logic Of sequence. More
than that with complete method
ical preparation and perfect con.
dination Of combined operations -
meaning land, air and sea.
Now We We two great forces
that will soon be on the rampage
within France. First. Is General
Brereton's huge air-borne army
which with its paratroopers and
combat units can be landed in a
matter Of moments at any loca-
ton in all OF western Europe Cen
eral George S. Patton, Jr's, tre-
mendous tank army.
The picture poses a war situa-
ton In western Europe that the
legions % Hitler cannot possibly
successfully meet.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16

BY Major Paul C. Raborg

BY Major Paul c. Raborg
New York, Aug. 16-INS-- The
latest Allied amphibious operation
OF the Riviera Coast OF France is
the greatest strategic stroke yet
made during the assaults in the
west against Hitler's fortress Eu-
rope.
The landing on the Normandy
beach proved the inadequacy Of
Nazi defense.
The moment the great French
port OF Cherbourg was captured, II
wrote clearly in indelible letters
that the German oppressors of
France were defeated.
But though the professional Ger
man general staff knew this. the
Hitler political hanger-on officers
Of that body, as usual, refused 10
acknowledge they were in an I'M
tenable position. However. that
Is greatly to the benefit OF the Al.
lied arms. Once again in the long
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
Much later
Used in City

Hot August days have caused an
unprecedented amount OF water to
be used in Ypsilanti and environs,
according to 2. L. Mead, Superin-
tendent OF Water Works Plant, who
says that 35,4S0,000 gallons have
been pumped during the first fiji
teen days of the month.
The peak day. August IL, there
were 2,715,000 gallons used. This is
a jump from the 100000 gallons
used on the same date in 1913, and
a still greater increase over the
100000 gallons used August 81.
1912, which was the peak load for
that year.
The hours at which the most wa
ter Is used are between $3.50 and
$3.50 in the evening. when many
people are seen sprinkling their
lawns, Mr. Mead says.
The daily average in August OF
this year has been 2,365,000 gal
Ions: in 1913 1t was 100000 and
in 1912, only 100000 gallons.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
See PACIFIC-P. &c 5
Food Surplus
New Problem

Washington, Aug. 16-AP-Gov-
eminent food officials would give
a pretty penny right now to know
how much food Mrs. Average
Housewife has stored away In her
pantry and celler.
And so would many farmers,
food professors, wholesalers, and
retail merchants.
Their curiosity Is not prompted
by envy, nor by any desire to take
such stocks away from their pres
ent owners.
With the exception of a few per.
ishable products which can not
be stored for any length of time,
the government has enough--some
officials suspect tits mora tfran
enough-to meet war requirements
The government and the food
industry would like to know how
much food has been accumulated
in homes OF the nation so that
they might plan more intelligent
ly for postwar needs.
There is a growing fear In gov
eminent and trade circles that the
nation is headed for a food sur
plus problem that might have ser
ious repercussions throughout the
national economy.
Farmers and the food industry
are now turning out supplies near.
ly 80 per cent above the pre-war
level.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
Veterans Describe Battle
Conditions to FOundrymen

Workers in the Central Speciality
plant had the experiences of the
men at the front brought closer to
them through speakers OF the Army
Caravan, which visited the plant
Tuesday.
Sergeant James Torrance, 34th
Infantry Division, was with the
troops who saw action in Africa,
Sicily and the invasion OF Italy,
where he was wounded, and sent
home a few weeks ago. He has had
ten of the % pieces of shrapnel
which he received in these engage
ments removed from his body, and
at the close OF the Caravan tour
will return to Percy Jones Hos
pital for. removal OF the remaining
II pieces. He spoke convincingly
of what this war means to the men
on foot.
Following Sgt. Torrance, Cap
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
Delegates to Clio.
Convention Named

Delegates chosen to represent
UAW-CIO Local so at the national
Clio convention In Grand Rapids
beginning Sept IL were an.
nounced today.
They are Fred Masters, John
Quillico, Mrs. Dorothy Goar, Jack
Butler. George Timiney. James
Militello, Russ Lanzon, Harry Lit
ow.' David Burkhart, Mrs. Louise
Stabler. Earl Allen. Frank Bevier,
Robert B. Kid. Philip Maggie. John
Oleneack, Frank DiGiovanna, Don
Sutherland. James Collins, Gene
Wilson, Charles Wademan, Roy
Smith. Ray Winter. Mrs. Mary Buz-
buzian, John Shures. Miss Dorothy
Love, Thomas Weldon. William
Evans, John Zupan, Frank Sey-
mour, John Cole. Gerald Butler,
Miss Margaret Mclaughlin, Miss
Margaret Monaghan, Don McAllster
and John Moro.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
Veterans May
90 Normal

Dean E. r. Isbell announces that
Michigan State Normal College is
ready to accept applications OF
all World War ii veterans who
wish to continue their interrupted
education through the help of the
G. |. Bill of Rights.
Michigan Normal is an approved
college for this program. Applica-
ton blanks may be secured in the
Dean of Administrations office
in the Administration Building.
Under the G. I. Bill OF Rights
the government will pay the tut
ton and book expenses for one
calendar year Of any man who has
been in active service for 80 days
and who was under 26 years Of
age when he entered the service
Each man fitting these require
ments receives also a $50 a month
allotment. For any man with de.
pendents, the allotment is raised
to SO a month.
II the veteran students make
satisfactory grades they will re-
ceive free schooling after their
first year equivalent 10 the time
they spent In the service.
This Pill of Rights applies 10
both men and women.
II a veteran was aver 26 years
OF age when he entered the ser.
vice he will be given the same on
portunity IL he can prove that his
education was interrupted.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
Langworthy's
Wound Fatal

Mrs. Earl Langworthy, 1867
Washtenaw Avenue. received word
Tuesday that her husband, Pfc.
Earl Langworthy died in England
July %, OF wounds received In
France. Pfc Langworthy was pre-
yiously reported wounded in &C
ton July IS.
He was born in Ellwell. Mich,
the son Of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Lang
worthy, in May 1923, and attended
Alma High School Pfc. and Mrs.
Langworthy were married In Dur.
ham, n. c.. March IL, 1914.
Before entering the Army in Jan.
uary, 1913 he was employed at the
Willow Run Bomber Plant. He re-
ceived his training at Camp Buc-
ner, y. c., and Camp Bruker, Ala
bama. and was sent to England last
May.
Pfc. Langworthy Is survived by
his wife. the former Doris Smith;
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen
BaRgweFth. Ell~e Mich. and
two brothers, and a sister.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16

tain C. B. Hall OF the goth Fight.
er Squadron spoke. His squadron
was one OF the first all colored
fighter squadrons formed in the
American Air Forces, and he gave
a vivid picture OF flying in combat.
dive bombing, and the feeling that
sweeps over fighter when he sees
one of his buddies at the right or
left go down in his plane.
Captain Charles Barnett, para
trooper in the SIND Airborne Divi.
sion that landed five hours ahead
of the ground troops on the French
beachhead. concluded the speeches
OF the day with his experiences in
"a days OF fighting before he was
wounded and sent to England for
specialization. Later he received
further training in England and was
ready for active duty again wher
he was ordered back to the United
Co. NyL,TEp Daua
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
All Out Bid
For WARSAW
Seen

Moscow. Aug. 16-AP-The Red
Army appeared today TO be max
ing it's real. about bid for War
saw against bitter resistance In
the Praga district just across tho
broad and swift Vistula from the
besieged Polish capital.
Another menace TO the German
defense system increased below
East Prussia, where Soviet troops
were driving through 10 mile de-
Tense belt toward the German rail
center OF Lyck In the East Prus-
sian Masurian Lake region.
Marshal Konstantin Rokossov-
sky's army group has been within
gunshot OF Warsaw since late July.
For the first time in many days,
the Soviet communiQue mention
ed the Warsaw battle. disclosing
the destruction OF 80 Nazl tanks
and 500 troops in counterattack
in the battle OF Praga.
Rokossovsky has completed his
assault plans. built up reserves
strengthened his communications
and eliminated a strong German
threat to his right flank and to-
day was striking for the heart OF
the enemy defense zone before
warsaw. Indications were that
the struggle on the east side OF
the Vistula was in Its final stage.
strongly Entrenehed
Seasoned Russian and Polish
troops now are strongly dug In In
a semicircle around Praga. a grea'
industrial district. and their mass
ed artillery and planes were strew
ing the battle-ground with derelict
tanks and sprawling German dead.
The Russians announced at mid
night that Marshal Ivan s. Kon'
ev's army group which had taken
800 square miles west or the Wis
tula in the area 100 miles below
Warsaw and 35 from Krakow had
killed 100000 Germans and cap
tured 1880 in month ending
Aug. II. Previous announcements
ran the aggregate of dead OF cap
tured Germans in the summer OF
fensive to 7S1.SS6, men, but the
figure included operations OF only
six of the nine army groups re-
ported in action. Nazi materiel
losses were huge.
! While only a frontal battle for
Warsaw was reported in the Praga
area, the Germans were In a pre-
carious position and faced flank
blows from the north and south as
well.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
Cannes, Nice Reported Occupied
MeU BLous in
Preparation
in Pacific
(By Associated Pressl

Comparative quiet lay over the
Pacific war front today, broken
only by more air blows preparatory
to new smashes against Japan's
$500 mile island barrier from Hal
mahera to the Kuriles.
Gen. Macarthur and Adm. MINI
itz got ready for their promised
jump-offs with aerial attacks on
Halmahera and Ternate in the is.
lands south Of the Philippines,
against Paramushiro, Shumaushu
and Araito in the Kuriles north
of Japan, on Two Jima 600 miles
south Of Japan and on Pagan and
Rota Islands in the Marianas,
South OF Halmahera. which
stands between the Philippines
and Allied troops on New Guinea,
air patrols destroyed eight small
craft. This victory, said a Mac
Arthur spokesman, was "indica-
tive of the extent to which the
japanese have been forced to
press any available shipping into
service"
Meet Opposition
Nimitz' airmen met persistent
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
S Sgt. Curtis
Missing in Action

SiSgt. Perry L. Curtis has been
missing in action over Austria
since July 81, according to a tele.
gram from the War Department re-
ceiyed by his wife.
Sergeant Curtis was turret gun
ner on a B-24. He received his gun
merry training at Fort Meyers, Flor
ida, and combat training at Colora-
do Springs, Colorado. embarking fer
overseas service April /, where he
saw action in Africa and Italy prior
TO his battle over Austria.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
Flashes Of
Late News

LONDON-AP - The German
Trans-ocean News Agency said to-
day in q Berlin broadcast that the
Bulgarian parliament would hold
Pan extraordinary session tomorrow
to hear q statement on the ma
tons foreign policy. (There have
been unconfirmed reports from
Turkey and other Mediterranean
listening posts recently that Bull
garia was seeking a way out OF the
Bwar. One unyerified Istanbul re-
port said the Bulgars were seeking
TO negotiate an armistice through
Turkey)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
Congress Today
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
Senate
In recess until Friday.
War Investigating COMMITTEES
hears Donald NJ. Nelson on civil
ian production 10:30 a. m. EWT).
Military Committee hears Secre-
tary Ickes on surplus property dis
posal (10:30).
House
Continues debate on surplus
property bill (noon).
Ways and Means Committee
hears War MobiliEer Byrnes on re-
conversion (l0).
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
TRAFFIC INCREASES

Lansing. Mich, Aug. 16-AP-Ve-
hicular traffic across the Straits OF
Mackinac in the first seven months
OF this year was Sc per cent great.
er than in the same period last
year, but only SOC per cent % the
travel in the same period OF i94e,
the state highway department re.
ported today. The department said
that In the past seven months. So
asa vehicles we're transported by
state ferries. compared with 47,477
in the same period Of 1913 and 1885,
75i IN the same months OF 1912.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
U. s. WEATHER FORECAST

Lower Michigan-Partly cloudy
and cooler tonight and Thursday.
Highest temperature yesterday
95; lowest last night II.
Highest temperature one year ago
today 10; lowest 81.
Highest temperature this date In
last II years 95 In 1922; lowest IS
IN 1880.
The sun sets today at 1871 D. m.
and rises Thursday at 6:42 a. m.
The moon sets today at 1880 p.
m. and rises Thursday at $50 q
m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
Marseilles Objective of
Partisans, Paratroops as
Nazis Moue Toward Toulon
Allied Fleet
Lands More
Troops

Bern, Aug. 1e-AP--FrontIsr re.
ports TO La Suisse Of Geneva said
today the Allies had occupied
Cannes and Nice and that French
psrtlsons, cooperating with 1000
Allied parachute troops, were
about 70 take MsrsellIe, from which
the Germans were moving south
eastward toward Toulon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16

lSTANBUL, Turkey-AP - Ad-
vices from inside Greece said today
! the new German commander, Gen.
Roster, had ordered urgent prepare
lions against an Allied attack in
Western Greece and Albania.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16

London, Aug. t6--INs-UnIt-
ed states heavyweight bor,bers
moro than 1000 strong. blasted
Nsxl aircraft factories, engine
plants. synthetic oil refineries
and alrdromes In Germany to-
day. The flahter-esoorted bomb
era dropped their missiles visu-
ally, securing good to exeellent
results, headquarters said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16

equipment today into southern
France at beachheads won by
American and French assault fore
es.
Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Will
sons headquarters announced that
Invasion operations were proceed.
ing according TO plan"
In northwestern France the es-
cape hatch OF the pocketed Ger
man seventh army was reduced To
eight miles as the Canadians
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16

SAN LEANDRO, Calif.-UP-Six
year old Shirley Ann Gillian, kid
! naped last night-perhaps inadver-
tantly-by a thief who stole the car
in which she was sleeping, was
found this afternoon unframed and
sitting quietly in the car on a San
Jose street, 35 miles from San
Leandro.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16
War in Brief

Frsnee-Fresh invasion troops
pour through beachheads into
southern France. Bern reports say
Allies occupy Cannes, Nice and Al.
lied Parachute troops threaten Mar.
sielle. Germans race through Fal.
sise escape gap in Normandy in
face OF widespread Allied advances
Russian Front--Red army opens
about drive for Warsaw In face
OF bitter resistance In Praga dis
trict just across vistuia. soviets
approach Lyck In East Prussia.
Air War-Force OF 1000 Ameri.
can planes hamers German indus
try In Leipzig, Magdeburg area, fol-
lowing up Raj blow on Berlin.
Pseifle--Allied planes hammer
Jap installations on Halmahera.
south OF Philippines. as we'll as in
Marianas and Kuriles.
Far East-Japs acknowledge re-
treat from India. Bitter fighting
continues in Hengyang area OF
China.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16

A Big Allied fleet OF landing
craft protected by smokescreens
against enemy coastal batteries
poured reinforcements OF men and