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Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
Ground Troops
Beat Back
NaZis at Anzio

ALLIED HEA UARTERS
March 9. (UP)-American infantry
men fought off two new German at
tacks on the Anzio beachhead a
communicate d S C o S d Thursday.
while Allied bombing squadrons
lashed out again at Nazi supply
lines funnelling down from central
Italy to the battlefronts below Rome.
Low-flying Allied fighter bombers
ranged almost unopposed over the
Anzio front, supporting the Fifth
Army ground forces and hammer
ing necessarily at Nazi armor and
infantry units forming in the rear
areas for what was expected to be
another major blow at the beach,
head.
German shock troops battered
twice against the American lines
southeast of Aprilia in an effort to
uncover a weak spot in the Allied
front. Both thrusts were on a rela-
lively small scale, however, and
were beaten off by the doughboys
and their supporting artillery.
Other Allied and German patrols
clashed repeatedly along the beach,
head perimeter, but headquarters
spokesmen said there were no i'm
portant changes in the battle lines.
On the main Fifth Army frcnt to
the south, fighting subsidized to rela-
lively minor patrol action and ar
tlllery exchanges, even in the streets
OF Casino, where savage hand-to-
hand battles had been in progress
Monday and Tuesday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
Soldier Ballot
Measure Nears
final Approval

WASHINGTON, March 9. CUP
Convinced that the conference
approved soldier vote bill will en-
able more service personnel to vote
this year than were able to do SC
in 1912, Speaker Sam Rayburn will
will support the measure when ii
reaches the house, he said Thurs
day.
The conference measure, bearing
only slight resemblance to the fed
eral war ballot measure passed by
the senate several weeks ago, must
go before the senate before reach
ing the house, however
Senator Tom Connally, CD, Tex,
urged its enactment as a guide TO
supplemental actions by the states.
Senators Theodore Francis Green,
(R0, Rhoce Island, and Carl A.
Hatch, CD, New Mexico, members
of the senate conference, declined
to participate in its sponsorship.
The senate originally provided
for a uniform federal ballot which
could have been used by service
men both in this country and
abroad.
The measure provides a federal
ballot for overseas personnel only
II they apply for a state absent ee
ballot by Sept. and fail to get il
by Oct. l. Use of the ballot within
the United States is limited 10
servicemen whose states have TO
absentee voting laws-namely, Ker-
lucky and New Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
7 uIe
Quiz
Hea airing Maps
Plans for
Sesre9a+ions

TULE LAKE, Cal, March
9. (UP)-A special hearing
board of staff members of
the Tule Lake center Thursday was
holding hearings to determine the
eligibility of certain of the evacl-
ated japanese residents of the
camp for transfer to a relocation
camp, Project Director Ray R. Best
announced
Evacuees found to be pro-Japan-
eSe will be retained at the center,
while those whose records contain
no evidence of pro-Japanese SYM
pathy will be eligible for reloca-
ton. Final decision on all of The
cases will be made by the WASH
ingtoii office OF the War Reloca-
ton administration and the results
of the interviews will be forwarded
along with the records of each
case for consic Grafton there, Best
said.
The group now being interviewed
is made up, Best explained, of evac-
ueeS who were residents of the
center prior to the major segrega-
ton made last fall and a group Of
young people who came to the cen-
ter because of family ties.
Best estimated that by May /,
most of the evacuees found to be
pro-Japanese at other centers will
have been. moved to Tule Lake.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
u. 5. Fighters
XII 800
Japs in Burma

NEW DELHI, March 9. UP)-
American troops have killed $50
japanese in the Hukawang valley OF
northern Burma while losing only
seven men, Brigadier- General Frank
Merrill reported fom the front
Thursday.
Japanese dead since the opening
Of the Hukawng campaign by Amer
ican-trained Chinese troops total
2,309, it was announced. Thirty
seven Americans have been wound
ed since United States troops went
into action in that sector late in
February.
Merrill reported that American
positions had been extended in the
Walawbum area.
"A japanese force trapped by the
American and Chinese forces at
tempted to fight their way out of
encirclement with a fierce frontal
attack north and east of Walawbum
Monday night, after a prolonged
shelling of merican positions. The
attack was repulsed and the Ameri-
can commander estimated con-
servatively" that 300 Japanese were
killed.
The Chinese Twenty-second Divi-
sion, advancing south from captured
Maingkwan, occupied the village of
Ninghku Ga Tuesday, it was an
nounced.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
$1,000 Miners
Quit in Wales

LONDON, March 9. (UP)-Nearly
$4,000 Welsh miners were on strike
in the Monmouthshire fields Thurs
day in what officials described as
The NEST serious coal dispute in 18
years.
The Walkout closed approximately
1856 mines in the district and cut off
the source of an estimated 125,O0O
tons of coal daily, further lowering
Britains already decreased coal pro-
duction.
Both mine federation leaders and
colliery owners appealed to the
miners to return to work, citing the
necessity of coal production to the
war effort. They were following a
usual union procedure of insisting
on resumption OF work to permit
start of negotiations on the miners
grievanceS-a protest against recent
wage awards which raised unskilled
wci kers' pay, but did not affect the
skilled level.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
Military Policy
Study Looms

WASHINGTON. March 8. (UP)
Powerful bipartisan support was
reported developing Thursday for
a bill to create a new congressional
committee on military policy, de-
signed to keep constant check on
American war potential to prevent
the nation from being caught un-
prepared in any future war.
Rep. James w. Wadsworth, r.,
N. Y, sponsor of the measure, said
it would be brought before the
house soon with the backing of
Speaker Sam Rayburn, Republican
Leader Joseph w. Martin, jr., of
Massachusetts, Chairman Andrew
J. May, CD, Kentuck, of the house
military affairs committee and
Chairman Carl Vinson, Cd, Geor-
gia of the naval affairs committee
The new committee, intended to
stucy every aspect of military poll
cy, would be composed of seven
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
Finn $
lint
Pea ce.
Press Report
Says New
Moves Appear

STOCKHOLM, March 8.
(UP)-The newspaper It'd
ningen said Thursday there
had been an important develop
ment" in Finlands efforts to ar
range a separate peace with Rus
sia and another dispatch implied
that it might lead to the departure
of special envoy to Moscow.
The development came Wednes
day, Tidningen said, 'and Finland
is expected to issue communique
relating to it Thursday.
The dispatch said the develop
ment was believed to involve a new
move by Finland, but did not elab-
crate further. The communique was
scheduled for release Wednesday
night, but was postponed without
explanation, Tidningen said.
Other sources said Finland, in
a note to Moscow Monday, rejected
three of the six conditions laid
down by Russia for an armistice,
and it was possible that the new
development mentioned by Tidnin-
gen stemmed from Russia's reply.
Reliable informants said the three
Soviet demands which Finland re-
jected Monday were those for in
ternment of 100000 German troops
in Finland, withdrawal of Finnish
troops within Finland's 1910 bor-
ders. and release to Russia Of al
Soviet and alice prisoners of war
and civilians in advance of any
armistice.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
Russians Batter
Whole Nazi Line

MOSCOW, March 9. CUP)-Mar-
shall Gregory K Zhukov's First Uk-
rainian army neared a complete rup-
ture of the German front in the
southern Ukraine Thursday as Sov-
let troops battled their way through
the outskirts of StarCkonstantinov
and drove to within artillery range
of Proskurov.
The fall of StarokonStantinov, a
town of 1900 ersonsp, would knock
out the anchor of German salient
extending into the Soviet flank
while the loss of Proskurov would
force the enemy to fall back across
the Dniester into Rumania for COM
munication with 100000 NaZi troops
isolated in the lower Dnieper bend.
Front reports said zhukov was ap-
preaching the second and final OBJ
jective of his offensive, the complete
rupture of the German southern
front and the splitting of the Ger
man armies in the western and
southern Ukraine. The first objec-
tive was accomplished with the
severing of the double trunk railway
between Odessa and Warsaw.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
TotdI u. s. WQr Casualties
Reported as 7b2,282

WASHINGTON, March 8.
(UP) - Casualties of t h e
United States armed service
now total 162,282, it was revealed
Thursday.
Secretary of War Henry L. Stim-
son announced that the armys cas-
ualties number 121, ,458-2O,592 kill
ed, 473l3 wounc ed, 26,326 missing
and 2f222 prisoners of war.
A navy list released showed a
total of 40,824 casualties -17,261
dead, 9,910 wounded, 9,239 missing
and 4,4l4 prisoners.
Stimson said 5,291 of the army
wount,ed already have been return
ed to duty or released from army
hospitals. Of the prisoners of war,
1927 are reported to have died Of
disease in their captives camp
mostly in Japanese camps.
Breaking down the figures oy
theaters, he reported: @
Asiatic theater - 231 killed, 156
wounc ed, 395 missing, and 144 TAX
en- prisoner.
Central Pacific-447 killed, $50
wounded, 83 missing, and one take.l
prisoner.
Europe-2,410 killed, 2,214 wound
ed, 4,622 missing, and 4,542 taken
prisoner.
Latin America--44 killed, four
wounded, eight missing.
- Middle East - 379 killed, 232
wounded, 671 missing, and 294 pris-
oners.
North African theater, which in
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09

members each from the military
and naval affairs committees and
seven other house members be-
longing to neither group.
Wadsworth said it would study
such things as unified commands,
creation of a separate department.
of aviation, continuance of GER
tain ordnance plants after the war.
compulsory military service, and
how such training would affect col.
leges and the national guard.
The United States, Wadsworth
said, has never had machinery for
a coordinate6 study of military pol
icy and 1t must now be provided
because wars have had a more
profound effect on the national
economy than any other one thing"
Heretofore, he said, the country has
gone into every war unprepared,
starting to build up its military
force after hostilities began.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
FEC Head Sees


WASHINGTON, March 8. CUP)-
Chairman James Lawrence FLY of
the federal communications COM
mission, describing himself as a
whipping boy" before the house
FEC investigating committee,
charged Thursday that a congress-
man and former navy admiral had
collaborated to try ito get rid of
me-"
He cited letter written by Chair
man Carl Vinson Dem., .Ga.) of the
house naval affairs committee, to
President Roosevelt asking that Fly
be removed from the war commu-
nicationS board The FEC chairman
said the letter was suggested by
Rear Admiral Stanford c. Hooper,
then chief of the navy'S communica-
tons division but now retired.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
YANKEES AGAIN BLAST BURNING berlin
This Could
Be Riqkt

LONDON, March 8. (UP)-Jean
Paquis, commentator on the Ger
uncontrolled Paris radio, pre-
.dicted Wednesday night that the
ALLIES will invade western Eu-
rope by March Is, providing
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
has not made mistake or de-
ceived u.s."
This last week of waiting must
be devoted TO some kind of prepa-
ration by our side" he said. This
is exactly what the Germans are
doing. The reception is ready and
the Allies can come
After reviewing the general war
situation, Paquis said the last
week of Frances long and pa
tient wait for three years" was
beginning.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
loWun Would Cut
Election Funds

propaganda must carry the names
and addresses of those supporting
it, and makes violations punishable
under the criminal code.
Another amendment would make
it unlawful to publish me eterial con-
corning candidate for federal Of
flee which would tend to incite to
arson, murder or riot, or is sour
rilous and fraudulent.
A third amendment provides that
no candidate for the office OF Presi-
dent may authorize expenditures by
political committees or other organi-
cations on behalf of his candidacy
amounting to more than $20OO,000.
A similar restriction on candidates
for the presidency would limit
expenditures to $1,000,000.
1t would further limit political
payments by any one person to
$l00C0, no more than $1,000 of
which could go to any one commit
tee or organization in single year.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09

WASHINGTON, March 8. CUP)-
Senator Guy M. Gillette CDem.,
Iowa. prepared to seek senate elec-
tions committee approval of three
amendments to the Hatch act which
would outlaw large political contri-
buttons and racial or religious cleo
ton propaganda.
The committee meets Friday to
hear Gillette explain his amend
merits, one of which authorizes the
interior department to set up an
office of minority relations charged
with investigating all campaign ma
terial seeking to cause contempt of
any American citizen because of
race, religion or nationality.
The office would have the power
of subpoena to make witnesses testi-
fly and surrender data and records,
and would be authorized to publish
all its findings. The amendment also
provides that all such campaign
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
HATTON AND HE'LL FILE
FOR CITY PRIMARIES

Robert Hatton and Wesley He'll,
incumbents, Wednesday filed NOM
ination petitions at Ell Centre city
hall, bringing the number of con-
testants for four city council places
to four.
Other candidates in Ell Centre are
City Clerk Neal Gavin, City Treas
urer A. H. Keller and w. A. Tondro
ano Norman Deaton, candidates for
councilmen.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09

Four-motored American bombers
struck at Berlin while the city
still blazed from the record day.
light assault "a hours earlier, and
carried on the first week of the
United States aerial siege of the
battered heart of Nazism.
Powerful groups from U. S. Eighth
and Ninth air forces and British
fighters again threw protective
shield around the bombers, an army
headquarters communique ANNOUNCE
ed
STRONG ESCORTS
Heavy bombers of the Eighth
air force again attacked targets in
the Berlin area today" the COM
munique said. They were escorted
by strong forces of fighters of the
Eighth ano Ninth air forces and
the Royal air force.
THE attack on Berlin was the
fourth by heavy bombers in the
last six days, and was the fifth
time in seven days AAF aircraft
have been over the city,
The second straight bombard-
ment of Berlin and the third In
four days emphasized the weight
of the drive to stamp out the re-
manning military potential of the
charreci and pitted city and knock
out the Luftwaffe out of the skies
over its homeland.
RESERVE STRENGTH
The new attack reflected the
powerful reserve strength of Amer
lean air forces maSsed in Britain.
now able to strike repeatedly de-
spite such losses as a record 68
bombers Monday and 38 yester-
day.
u. S. headquarters announced
that 125 German planes were shot
down Wednesday, AZ by Fortress
and Liberator gunners and SO by
their fighter escort.
From the small beginning last
Friday when fighters made the first
American aerial pass at Berlin, the
campaign had grown to the formid-
able proportions of heavy bombers
paraeing in strength over the capi-
tai for two consecutive days.
The daylight offensive still was
picking up momentum, and now
rivaled the best three nights the
RAF ever had against the mcst
bombed capital in the world.
3O1 PLANES DOWNED
The announcement of 125 Ger
man planes destroyed Wednesday
raised to 301 the number downed
in the first two big American at
tacks on Berlin. Thirty eignt
Continued on page 8. col. p
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WASHINGTON, Marc h

WASHINGTON, Marc h
8. (UP)-U. S. submarines
have sunk 16 more japanese
ships, including five transports, in
their increasingly effective calh-
paign to isolate Japan's outlying
bases, the navy announced Thurs
day.
This latest bag bears out the
statement Of Admiral Chester w
Nimitz that American submarines
in the Pacific are increasing in
number and efficiency despite the
decrease in targets.
Nimitz, commander of The Pacific
fleet, credited U. S. submarines
with forcing the japanese to with
draw their heavy fleet units FROM
Truk.
In addition to the five trans
PORTS, 10 cargo vessels and a tanker
were listed as sunk in. Thursday
communique. This brought to ATT
the number of Japanese merchant
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
Mexico Wants
Part in War

MEXICO CITY, Mach 8. (UP)-
Mexico was believed preparing
Thursday to ask the military COM
manders of the United Nations for a
clearance to permit her to send a
token force of fighting men into ac-
tion against the Axis.
President Manuel Avila Camacho
announced yesterday that he will
determine the date when the Mexi-
can air force will lead this country's
fighting men into action.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
Senate Awaits
Treaty Study

WASHINGTON, March 8. CUP)-
Chairman Tom Connally Dem,
Tex said the senate foreign rela-
tions committee will begin consider
alton of the Mexican water treaty
early in April. The treaty deals with
conservation and water use projects
on the Rio Grande, Tijuana and
Colorado rivers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
Subs Destroy Is
More Jap Ships

vessels sunk by our submarines. In
addition, 36 have been probably
sunk and la damaged forsan over
all total of 627 in the number of
japanese ships hit by our submar-
ines.
Loss of the transports must han
dicap Japan's desperate attempts
to reinforce it's remaining Pacific
outposts.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
Rep. Dies Hur|s
Red" Charues

WASHINGTON, March 8. CUP)-
Chairman Martin Dies Dem, Tex
of the house committee on un-
American activities Thursday
charged that American Communists
are making "well-organized, high
ly financed campaign" to smear
congress and are seeking by trick
cry and subterfuge" to achieve their
aims through the CLOS political ac-
ton committee.
Dies spoke on point of personal
privilege to answer charges made
against him Saturday by the Ma
tional Lawyers Guild, which asked
for abolition of Dies committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09

the question of the future employ
ment and disposal of the Italian
fleet has been subject to some dis
cussion, and. in particular, con-
sideration has been given to the
immediate reinforcement of the So
Wet navy" Churchill said.
Il have no statement to make
on those discussions other than to
say that at present no change is
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
CHAPLAIN MOVES DENIED

HOLLYWOOD, March 9 UP)-
Federal Judge j. F.. T. O'Conncr
Thursday rejected seven motions
in row to quash charges against
Charlie Chaplin and six alleged CO.
conspirators to give Joan Barry
what she called the buns rush out
Of Beverly Hills.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09

contemplated in the arrangements
with Italian naval authorities un-
der which italian ships and crews
take part In the common struggle
against the enemy In theaters
where they now operate.
1T may well be found that con-
sideration of the Italian fleet would
best be left over until the end o.
the war against both Germany and
Japan"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
Lucky Oversight
Don't Try Again

PHOENIX, Ariz., March 9 (UP)
Two teen-aged youths were
being held Thursday by sheriff's
deputies en- suspicion of attempt
ing to dynamite the Dewitt Serv-
ice Station in Tempe
Officers said the only reason
the home made bomb did not ex-
plode was that the boys forgot to
put caps on the fuse. The dyna-
mite was stolen frcm the Double
Butte cemetary Toulouse.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09

cludes Sicily and Italy-9,271 kill
ed, 29,278 wounced, 3,141 missing
and 1859 taken prisoner,
North American theater-1,2 ,243
killed, lob wounded, 80 missing,
and no prisoners taken.
Philippines-1,096 killed, 1,72O
wounded, 1898 missing, and 1880
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09

prisoners, including 1896 Philip
pine scouts.
South Pacific-l, ,918 killed, 5,627
wounded, 467 missing, and six pris-
onerS.
Southwest Pacific - 1859 killed,
3,577 wounded, 1853 missing, and
458 prisoners.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
SINGER DROPS DEAD

SAN FRANCISCO, March 9. (UP)
Opera Singer Aroldo Lindi, So
year-olC veteran of European and
American stages, collapsed and
died from a heart attack on the
stage of the San Francisco opera
house wednesday night, but the
audience remained unaware of the
tragedy while performance of
"Pagliacci" was being concluded.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
Giant Bon1berS
Hammer at
Doomed Doc Capital
DooIi++Ie Gives Reich City No
Rest in AII-ou+ Air Drive;
30I German Planes Counted Out

LONDON, March g. (UP)-Maj. Gen. James H Doc
little sent the heavy bombers of his Eighth air force
against Berlin again Thursday for the second straight day
in quick folow-through of the biggest fire raid in his
tory the capital - ~
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
Churchill Says Italian Navy
Will Retain Present Stutus

LONDON, March 9. (UP)
Prime Minister Churchill
told commons THURSDAY that no
change was contemplated in the
present arrangements under which
italian warships are participating
in the common struggle against the
enemy or in the theaters in which
they now are operating.
LAS President Roosevelt has aid,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09

TIE Home Front
One Of the worlds most desperate
men was painting around Ell Centro
late Saturday hunting for a zillion
eggs ard trillionS of loaveS of bread
for a bunch of soldiers who arrived
at one of the river camps in east
ern Imperial county after being
out on maneuverS for weeks and
weeks.
The sergeant was desperate.
Everywhere nc went he was greeted
swith mo eggs left anG bread al!
sold out"
At 8 pm. he was in a terrible
state because he had to get the
supplies SO kitchen details could
start cooking breakfast at am.
to feed the men at 5 am.
For some reason known only u
the fates and three men living on
Mars, the sergeant was told to go
to Mrs. Virginia Maupin at her
beauty shop on Main street
I've got to have 81 dozen eggs
Con ,inued on page &. col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
p AMBl!Ne
IMPORTER

'Tain't Respectful
Last SunGay Scoutmaster Paul
Conroc, accompanied by a few of
his Scouts, went out on the desert
northwest of Ell Centro.
While on ''maneuvers" Conroe'S
car stalled. Along came convoy
Of army trucks. They stopped 10
render first aid.
Boys" a major in the party
said to the Scouts, IF you'll have
Grandrappy get in and steer int
WrecK Well get you out in 10
time"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-09
WEATHER

Maximum Wednesday 78, minimum
Thurs. AZ; 5 am. Thurs. 49, humid
ity 80; noon Thurs. 78, humidity IL;
5 pm. Wednesday rs, humidity L..