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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-04
HEADQUARTERS.

HEADQUARTERS, Alaskan
Detachment-Up-The Fight
ing Fourth Infantry" which
pioneered military development
of Alaska, has returned TO the
United States after one Of the
wars longest tours OF overseas
duty with many tales of Valor to
add to its colorful history, dating
back to the time of George
Washington.
The Fourth Infantry regi-
ment's first battalion, which ar
rived in Seward, Alaska, in
June, 1910, played decisive role
in the bloody battle of Attu, and
the graves of many of its officers
and men are marked by wooden
crosses in the bleak islands Lit
tie Falls cemetery.
The regiment second battal-
ion took part in what was per-
haps the largest movement of
troops and equipment by air up
to that time. That was last year
when the japanese moved into
the Aleutians and it appeared
they might attack Nome. More
than 1000 fully-equipped troops
were moved by Army and civil
ian plane in an 18-day period to
reinforce the Nome garrison.
Later the battalion helped es-
tablish the chain Of bases in the
Aleutians. -
The third battalion, including
two companies stationed at Chill
koot barracks for many years
before the war, helped establish
the two big bases at Laid Field
and Fort Richardson.
Veterans of the first battalion
were called in at critical point
in the Attu campaign, week
after the first American troops
had landed on that fog shrouded
island. Carrying extra rations
and ammunition, the troops were
marched directly to battle sec
tor and they engaged the enemy
less than "a hours after landing
Casualties have been heavy
because of exposure and INNER
sion foot among the other Am
erican troops, but the Alaska
veterans were Injured to the ele-
ments and weather-caused cas-
ualties were virtually non-ex- |
istent in their ranks.
After suffering many casu-
alties while fighting the Japs on
high ridges. the first battalion !
on May 81 finally took a portion
of a high peak on the northeast
end of ridge, giving the Yanks
a commanding position overlook
ing the main ridge running east
toward the Chicagof valley. The
fighting continued throughout
the night and by $50 p. m. enc
my resistance had ended on the
slopes.
The next day, after the final
big counter attack by more than
1000 Japanese, two companies OF
the Fourth were sent to help .
clear the enemy out of Sarana |
valley and the high ground sur
rounding the area. Later, the /
battalion was assigned the task
of combing the area and hunting
out the scattered japanese strag-
glers.
Five officers and so enlisted
men Of the battalion were killed,
but the Fourth added another |
battle streamer to its colors-no
other unit of the Army boasts as
many.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-04
500 Reward
for False Alarm
Information

Alleging that recent series
of false alarms turned in from
city alarm boxes is breaking
down the morale Of the volun-
teer fire department, as well as
inconVenienclng and endangeT~
ing regular firemen, the city this
week boosted its standing S25
reward to 500 for information
which will halt the nuisance.
Public Safety Commissioner
Thomas G.. LongStaff and Water
Department Commissioner Ed
ward j. Dubay sponsored the
reward offering. backed by all
members of the commission.
Dubay, captain Of the fire vol
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-04

with customers" Mr.. Marshall
recalled.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-04

unteers, described . the annoy
ance of volunteers leaving their
homes and businesses at incon-
Venient hours to answer false
alarms, and stressed the danger
to life and property ever present
when fire runs are made.
The 500 reward would be
paid after arrest and conviction
of the culprits.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-04
Fiqhtinq 9TH Comes Back to the u S. from Alaska
Cautious Cable
Saves His Cash
But Loses Hack

You never know what will
happen this time of night" was
the thought Of Charles Jay, 40
year old cab driver of 5808 CAL
sax road, Detroit, as he trans
ferred Sl50 from his wallet to
his trouSer pocket, early Mon
day morning An hour later he
was relieved of both his wallet
and his cab, but still remained
in possession OF his money.
While cruising in DetroitS
area at 3 a. m, Jay
picked up two boys whom he de-
Scribcd as about II years old. He
drove them out TO Ryan and
Nine Mile road, in Warren town
ship, when they held something
against his back, and ordered
him TO stop.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-04
Mount Clemens
Pupils Troop
Back to Classes

Approximately 100 kids.
students of grade and high
schools in Mount Clemens, woke
up early this morning, scrubbed
behind their ears. and marched
off TO resume classes, after
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-04

with customers" Mr.. MarshalJ
recalled.
PRESENT PORTRAIT
Employees of the Sales Depart I
ment recently presented the
company with portrait of Miss
Sheridan who is widely known
in civic and electrical utility
fields. She was one of the first
women in this country to be
elected to an important execu-
tive position in a large business.
when, in 1921, she was made a
vice-president of the company.
She has actively worked in
such organizations as the Amer
lean Red Cross, the Community
Fund, the Women's City Club,
the Detroit Symphony Orches-
ira and the Franklin Street Set
Element.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-04
BELIEVED TO BE Gun

While he didn't actually see
what the boys we're threatening
with, he was quite sure II was
a gun, and stopped his cab. They
demanded his wallet and after
throwing jay out of his car, the
pair turned in the direction of
Eight Mile road, and fled.
The cab driver told Warren
township police that the youths
said he would find his car near.
Eight Mile road. But il hasn't
been recovered as yet
Relating to the police that the
boys had escaped with three dol
lars of his money, Jay remark
ed:
Il don't like TO leave very
much in my wallet that time of
night. You never know what
viii happcn.'
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-03-13

vase Mrs. Thomas IIorr.
Clarence Crews. Mrs. CI,rn"'' Mr..
ncr. Mrs. J. G. Gardncr ,r ,e Kcr,
bass Sr., Mrs. Hcrbcr, Whi,h H. II.
Mrs. Franklin Mills. "h''e and
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-03-13
MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1914

crS only, was amusing IS well a.
amazing. Mrs. Gardner said III con-
clJSIuu that the future oi Africa dc.
ponds ON the peace treaty and the
attitude OF the Christian peoples of
the world.
Mrs. Iioylc served delicious salad
plate md sweets course with coffee
10 her special guest. Mrs. Hiram *.
King. and the following members:
Mrs. f.. NJ. Rollins, Mrs. i. IL. Rose.
Mrs. y. S. Watkins, Mrs. ii. T. Cha
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-03-13
~ IMPRESSION OF GRATITUDE

MRS. TOIL!E WELDON.
Evening star., 1944-12-27
| Soldiers Mail
Uncertain as
Result of Drive

Mail to and from soldiers in the
thick of the great battle raging on
the Western Front necessarily is
subject to delay, with deliveries and
pickups uncertain from day to day
until this front again is stabilized,
1t was learned today.
Yet the mails, considered All i'm
portant element in morale, will con-
tlnue to occupy high place in War
Department priorities, and letters
Will reach the men as promptly as
feasible.
While the War Department made
no announcement, it was pointed out
that when the swift Nazi advance
overran American positions, some
field post offices probably had to
be abandoned quickly and it was
not always possible to salvage let
ters or Christmas packages which
postal officers may not have had a
chance to deliver.
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Big Jap Carrier
26 Other Ships
Sunk bySubs
Total Of 7 Worships
Included in Bag
Listed by ForrestoL
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY.

-
American submarines have sunk
a large Japanese aircraft carrier
6 additional enemy warships and
20 other vessels deep within Far
Eastern waters, Secretary of the
Navy Forrestal disclosed today.
Few details were given on the bis
bag by the subs. but Secretary For
restal, speaking specifically of the
destruction Of the carrier, declared
This is hitting one of the most
painful spots in the Japanese body
at the moment"
He added that it is with true
regret that we are unable to tell" the
full story OF submarine activities
because of the need for keeping in
formation from the enemy.
The other warships included in
sinkings reported today were a con-
verted light cruiser, destroyer, two
escort vessels and two destroyer
transports.
The 20 other vessels sunk were
two large transports, 10 medium
cargo vessels, three small cargo YES
sells, one small transport, two
medium cargo transports and two
medium tankers.
These sinkings bring to 1000 the
number of japanese ships sunk.
probably sunk or damaged since
Pearl Harbor. Included are 80 war
ships definitely sunk, IL probably
sunk and Is damaged.
Mr.. Forrestal said the sinkings of
japanese vessels of all types now
represents more than $500, 900 tons
Of enemy shipping destroyed by
American subs alone.
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Icy Streets in Prospect
For District Tomorrow

Rain continuing tonight and to-
morrow morning, coupled with be-
low-freezing temperature tonight,
may give District streets temporary
icy coating, the Weather Bureau
warned today, but brief spell Of
warmer weather is due tomorrow
afternoon.
The lowest temperature this
morning was II degrees at Z o'clock.
This was only 8 degrees below the
average minimum December read
ing of 20 degrees. The thermometer
this afternoon is expected to rise
to 80 degrees.
The cold weather extended from
the Rocky Mountain area to New
England and as far south as Georgia,
with snow and rain predicted for
much of the region today. Vermont,
Maine and Northern Pennsylvania
reported below-zero temperatures.
New York City's low was IS, with
today's high estimated at as. BY
contrast, the thermometer was 80 in
Tampa and 78 in Miami yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Planes Drop Hundreds
Of Tons Of Supplies
To Yanks al Ba5toqne
Sky Trains Parachute
Large Coreoes, Mainly
Ammunition, to Troops
BY the Associated Press

| BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 27.-Hundreds
of tons of supplies-mainly am
munition-were parachuted to-
day to American troops cut of
by the German drive in the
Bastogne area.
Twin-engined CAT sky trains few
from Britain and France with car
goes for the. doughboys who have
withstood repeated Nazi tank at
tacks while waiting for relief COL
umns last officially reported AZ
miles away.
"a BIC broadcast from Lon
don today said the relief forces
are now only IA miles from Bas-
togneD
Rejected Ultimatum.
Last week the American garrison
originally numbering several thou
sand troops, rejected a German
ultimatum to surrender.
A lone CAT, piloted by 1t. Col
Joel L. Cruch, Riverside, Calf.
sneaked over the German lines al
dawn today and dropped para
chute troop pathfinder unit to guide
other cargo planes to the scene.
They radioed back they hac
landed safely and an hour latel
troop carrier planes began droppine
bundles of ammunition, food ane
medicine to the surrounded Ameri.
cans
Col. Crouch, who flew the frs
paratrooper spearheads on ever,
Allied landing in the war agains
Hitler, said German planes did no
molest his craft, but that he en-.
countered heavy ground fire from 6
German tank concentration
Shell Holes Cover Area.
Il noticed three or four tanks
burning in the area and saw one
huge tank-probably German-about
400 yards from the point where oul
paratroops were dropped" he said
The entire area was covered with
shell holes that spotted the frost.
covered ground in the area. There
was an enemy armored column rest.
ing alongside the road which woule
have been duck soup for our fighter.
bomberS. I radioed the information
back in hopes that the fighter.
would come out"
The CAT, unarmed and unarm.
ored, returned safely to base with.
out fighter escort either way.
Col. Crouch was an airlines pilo
on the West Coast before the war.
The German high command salt
American efforts to relieve Bastogn
had failed.
Evening star., 1944-12-27
400 Yonks, Trapped 30MiIes
In Nozi Lines, Fight Way Back
(See STRATEGY. Page A-2)

ward observers right in the midst
of the-enemy that they called artil-
lery shots which broke up a major
enemy counterattack along the
whole sector.
Refused to surrender, although
they appeared to face almost certain
annihilation.
Damaged their armored vehicles
rendering them useless to the enemy
and made bold Christmas night es-
cape afoot, slipping out of a trap lust
as the Germans snapped the teeth
shut with an artillery and mortar
barrage and an infantry attack.
Hlked over hilly timbered hog
back 10 miles to safety.
Leading a swift striking column of
approximately 60 vehicles varying
from medium tanks to jeeps and
including a few artillery pieces, Col.
Hogan, who loves to fly the Lone
Star States flag on his jeep or half
track, jumped of from a little town
near here at 2:30 pm. on December
70. The town subsequently became
the scene Of terrific battle.
Striking southeast the men OF
"Hogan's task force" rolled 80 miles
(See HOGAN, Page A,6)
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Demonstrators Upset
Counters and DESTROY
Goods in Ward Store
Flying Squodrons' of
ClO Auto Workers
Blamed for Trouble
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT. Dec. PA group OF
more than so persons who en-
tered the Montgomery Ward de-
partment store in suburban
Dearborn. where a strike has
been in progress since December
I9, were reported this morning to
have overturned several coun-
ters and destroyed some mer-
chandiSe.
R. L. Estabrook, store manager,
said the damage would amount to
several thousand dollars. He said
the demonstrators were members of
flying squadrons" of the United
Automobile Workers (CIOD.
UAW-CIO unions have been sup
porting the strike at four Mont
gomery Ward stores in the Detroit
area by members of the Retail,
Wholesale and Department Store
Employees (CIO) Union. These
unionists struck in an attempt to
force the Ward management to
comply with War Labor Board di-
receives.
Mr.. Estabrook said the demon
stration lasted only about 10 min
utes.
Erving Nelson, Dearborn chief OF
police, who sent more than 80 police
men to restore order, said he was
informed that about 10 carloads" OF
men went into the store and tipped
and broke show cases and threw
merchandise about.
No injuries were reported, but two
men whose names were not released
were arrested following the dis
turbance.
Action by the Government to seize
Montgomery Ward property for non-
compliance with WLB orders has
been expected since last week, and al
Washington last night the War De-
partment was reported on good au-
/
Evening star., 1944-12-27
BY KENNETH L. DIXON.


EAST OF MARCHE, Belgium
Dec. 26 Delayed Their faces
blacked, their helmets and armored
vehicles left behind, the fighting 40C
of "Hogan's task force" came out OF
the woods through 10 miles of enemy
lines this morning.
ISSolated and encircled miles from
any help, they had been given UP as
lost after six days. But out of
slightly more than 400 men who
struck across No Mans Land. all but
about 20 returned. including their
commander, It. Col. Samuel M.
Hogan, Pharr, Tex, whose wife lives
in Fort Worth.
Here is what they had done:
Penetrated enemy lines more than
80 miles.
Been trapped by three panzer di-
visions outnumbering them literally
hundreds to one.
Fought such mobile, cagey battle
they managed to keep the enemy
confused and at bay on all sides
until their gas ran out.
Dug into village high point when
their own cause seemed hopeless and
served so effectively by radio as "for-
Evening star., 1944-12-27
; Killed and 13 Injured
In Air Raid on Paris
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. 27.-Three persons
were killed and l3 others injured
last night by bombs which fell on
the Paris area near world famous
landmarks. 1t was the French capi-
tails first air raid since August 27,
Immediately after the city's liber-
alton.
The casualties were the occupants
|of house in Q3 words censored }
Some damage was caused to build
ings Gil words censored) where two
bombs fell.
A servicemen's club was wrecked
by a direct hit which caused some
casualties. French air raid defense
authorities said hospital was hit
Night fighters took to the air i'm
mediately in pursuit of the bombers
Evening star., 1944-12-27
BY w. H. SHIPPEN, Jr.,
Aviation Editor Of The Star,

Federal departments in Washing.
ton have begun to receive back parl
of the valuable and virtually IRE.
placeable scientific equipment left
behind when the United States Ant.
arctic Expedition was forced te
evacuate its Palmer Land base BY
air in March, 194l, under conditions
of extreme emergency.
A chance discovery by Fedora.
scientist visiting in Buenos Aires
prior to the severance Of diplomatic
relations with Argentina gave Wash.
ington its first word of the fact thai
the Argentine gunboat Primero dc
Mayo had put a landing party
ashore at the abandoned American
base in February, 1943, and removed
q quantity OF material found there
Some three months later q Gu,
rator at the Smithsonian Institution
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Gen. March BIumes Nozi Drive
On Failure of u. S. Intelligence
Decries Inability to
Detect Force the
Size of Richmond
BY GEORGE KENNEDY.

The serious situation brought
about by the German offensive is
due to complete failure of Amer
ican military intelligence, Gen.
Peyton c. March, Army chief of
staff during the World War, said
today.
Gen. March-erect and vigorous
despite his years-spoke out sharply
when he met reporters this morning
for birthday interview He is 80
today.
There is no escaping the fact that
the situation is very serious" he
said, Il am sorry to say that our
intelligence service broke down COM
pletely
They appear to have been un-
aware of a German force of 100000
men. The city of Richmond has a
population of about 100000 Imagine
the population of Richmond being
(See MARCH, Page A-14D
Evening star., 1944-12-27
No Star Next Saturday

AS necessary step in the conservation of newsprnt
paper and in order to apply savings made this year against
an even further reduced supply in the early of 194
The Star will not be published Saturday. 3h prior
to New Year Day unless the receipt extraordinary news
requires It,
This same step taken the two holiday Saturdays
last year when the newprn paper shortage first became
acute.
Church advertising must be received by Thursday
for publication Friday 81
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Byrd Supplies Being Returned
By Argentina After Inquiries

was visiting a museum in Buenos
Aires when he noticed a marine
dredge used to scoop up bilogical
specimens from the bottom OF the
sea. It was the dredge the Smith
sonian had lent to the expedition,
and part Of the equipment left be-
hind at east base.
This discovery instituted series
of diplomatic inquiries between the
Interior Departments Division Of
Territories and Island Possessions,
under whose auspices the 1889 l04l
expedition was organized, our State
Department representatives and the
Argentine foreign Office, which coru-
municated with its navy depart
ment.
Anxious to clear up the matter
also was Comdr. Finn Rome, u. S.
N. r.. second in command at the
east base, who felt q personal re-
(see sHIPPEY Page a a
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Germans in Budapest
Burn War Supplies,
Dynamite Utilities
Six Soviet Speorheods
Reported Charging on
Hungarian CopitoI
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Dec. 27.-Red Army
shock troops today charged on
Budapest from snowy hills above
the Danube River. The German
garrison burned military stores,
dynamited public utilities and
fought back grimly with field
artillery scattered throughout
the Hungarian capital.
Half a dozen Soviet spearheads
were reported closing in on the
western half of the encircled city and
all German roads OF escape were cut
of. Just how many Nazi troops
comprise the defending garrison is
not known here. but the Russian
command said their numbers were
large.
Soviet assault units OF tanks, plus
tommy-gunners, were believed to
have slashed some distance into the
Buda district on the west bank of
the Danube.
Battle in Streets.
A delayed dispatch from Szekes-
fehervar, about 80 miles southwest
of Budapest, disclosed that the Nazis
had fought for the city street by
street. A pillbox was manned out
side of st. Stephens Cathedral until
it was silenced by direct hit.
Thousands of German dead were
reported to have lined the roads on
the battlef1elds between Szekesfe-
hervar and Budapest following the
Russian advance Burned-out ar
mored vehicles, many Of them the
latest King Tiger and Panther
tanks, dotted the fields and endless
columns of Nazi prisoners marched
to the cages, the dispatch said.
From the hilltops of the Buda
district on the west bank of the
Danube, Marshal Feodor I. Tolbuk-
hin's heavy artillery dominated the
entire city-including Pests mas
sive business and factory buildings
on the plain east of the river.
Drive Toward Bridges.
Armored columns, already deep
inside the city's western outskirts,
were blasting their way house by
house toward two big Danube
bridges which link the two sections
Of the city.
Field dispatches said other Rus
sian successes achieved simultane-
ously with yesterdays full encircle-
ment of the Hungarian capital had
brought the German command in
the east to a moment of supreme
crisis.
Marshal Tolbukhin's 3rd Ukraine
Army and Marshal Rodion Y. Malin-
ovsky's 2nd Ukraine Army, it was
pointed out, are tactically linked up
northwest of Budapest for a Joint
drive up both sides of the Danube
to Bratislava, Slovakian capital, and
Vienna.
Swarming forward along Hron
(Garam), q northern tributary of
the Danube, Marshal Malinovsky's
treI,s captured at least Is towns in
Southern Czechoslovakia and ad-
vanced within 63 miles of Bratis-
lava and within So miles of Vienna.
Marshal Tolbukhin's gains west of
Budapest frightened the Russian bat
tie zone in the Danubian basin into
1Coo pTTCCT1
Evening star., 1944-12-27
Soipon-Bosed BPS Hit
Tokyo for Fifth Time
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Tokyo industrial areas were hit
today for the fifth time by Saipan.
based Super Fortresses. The day
light strike by B-29s of the 21st
Bomber Command was the first or
the sprawling japanese capital since
December 8. A War Department
communique announcing the raids
did not report further details.
A japanese imperial communique
said about so Super Fortresses were
in the attacking force and claimed
nine were definitely shot down, five
probably and 27 others damaged.
Japs Claim Two B-29s.
Tokyo radio said Downtown
Tokyo resounded with cheers ano
applause as the throng was giver
the treat of witnessing a B-29 break
formation amidst a cloud of anti.
aircraft barrage" and fall.
The imperial communique sale
two of the Super Forts were knocked
down by suicide japanese pilots who
crash-dived the big bombers. The
high command admitted the loss o1
four interceptors.
Japanese War Minister Gen. Sugi-
yama interrupted his war report tx
the Diet this afternoon to make 8
statement on B-29 raid then ir
progress over the city.
According to a Japanese broad
cast. he said: approximately SO o1
the B-29s have penetrated the skies
over the Tokyo yokohama area ur
to the present time. They have
dropped explosives and incendiaries
on several points in the Tokyo
Yokohama area"
In previous raids on Tokyo thu
flying battleships have concentrat.
ed on whiting down japanese
fighter plane production. One O.
the empires top producers of mill.
.tary planes, the Musashima en-.
gine factory of the Nakajim air.
craft plant, was the target of tn,
December attack.
Returning pilots tabled this tn,
toughest of the B-29 Tokyo strike.
beginning November "a and recur.
ring roughly at three-day interval,
through December 3. The Supe,
Fortresses lodged intense antiair.