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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-11
IMPs' 4-Hour Vail
OutIosts Jops';;
Marines Victors
By 1T. HORACE A. KNOWLES.

BY LII. HOkACE "A. hNOWLES.
GUAM Delayed. SO you think
the military police have a soft
touch?
The Sd Division MP Company
suffered casualties as high as some
line companies in the invasion of
this Japanese held American island
in the Marianas.
The second wave of assault troops
were greeted on the beach by two
MPs who came ashore with a recon-
Nuisance party to pick out site
for the division command post.
Two others, part of perimeter
defense guarding the command post
occupied by Maj. Gen. Allen Hal
Turnage, killed two Japs who infil-
trated within 40 yards of the divi-
sion commanding oflcer the first
night ashore.
An MP detail that followed on
the heels of the third infantry
wave was pinned down on the beach
by mortar fire for an hour and one
half. 1t suffered light casualties.
Another group of MPs, strung
out along road to guide vehicles
from the beach to the command
post, suffered several casualties.
Three details directing the stream
of vehicles hauling supplies from
the transports into the supply
dumps were under constant mortar
fire the first SO hours.
Two Japanese prisoners guarded
by MPs tried to escape. The marines
shot and killed one. The other,
armed with heavy stick, was over
powered and knocked unconscious
with blow on the head.
The men who killed the two jap
anese infiltrating on what was evil
IDENTIFY a suicide mission in an effort
to reach Gen. Turnage's command
post were Corpl. Donald j. Tyler
%, OF st. Paul, Mimi, and Pfc.
Thomas j. Hansberry, %, Atlantic
City. N. j.
The company is commanded by
Maj. Richard TOMS of Brockton
Mass, a former Massachusetts State
Police officer. Taking personal com.
mand during the heavy japanese
mortar barrage on the beach, Mai
TOMS directed his beach details tc
their assigned areas, saw that traffic
got moving along the shell-pocked
roads and then took charge of di-
recting the MPs who were part OF
the command post defense.
Valor Draws Praise.
The company's part in the inva-
sion won high praise from division
staff officers, including 1t. Col
Newton B. Barley of New Orleans
commanding officer of Headquarters
Battalion.
The company played a vital role
in the operation" 1t. Col. Barley
said. II have nothing but highest
praise for the fearleSsness of the
men under heavy fire, for their
initiative in eliminating much OF
the confusion attendant upon such
a landing, and for their handling OF
a stream of traffic involving thou
sands of vehicles bringing supplies
ashore"
They were under the immediate
command of First 1t. Joseph D.
Jamison of Clarksville, Tex, who
had the detail guarding the c. p.
1t was a dark night. Corpl Tyler
and Pfc. Hansberry, in their fox
hole, saw two shadowy forms moving
toward them. Corpl. Tyler chal-
lenged, who is there?" No answer
The Japs halted. A test in patience
began. For three hours the four
men waited each other out, strain
ing to catch a glimpse of the
! slightest movement In the dark.
Finally, the two Japs began inch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-11

Dear Bill Before finish this letter you dope
The Evening Star News Department
which held recently brmmng
the neck to tell that dipping
very shortly At this moment transport
certain Of the fighting
WILL PROBABLY be all over before
in mind or I'll massacre tense They
letters until after we've made the landing
that will back within
merely temporary and III return
ends talked myself into coming this the last
lar haven't regretted It, Some day I'll
shut That's all permitted print If the
editors are as kind to this operation they
gave unpatoic gowl last night in the
SKIPPER OF the ship the first the
Europa You bit chagrnned
or bloody campaign is will still
SHOW Ah WE'LL It's all for the flag
that Now Jimmie Moe Gus Knowles finally
OF course Horace began saying Lawd
I'm hoping for fuough
anywhere when have just
let you get much sleep at night those yer mdget
learned one thing in the Marine sleep.
Sincerely yours,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-11
Girl, 6, Found Chained to Bed
While Mother Visits Friend

Two brothers of the girl, one 3 and
the other 20 months, were the only
other occupants of the house at the
time the mother arrived home about
80 minutes after the police.
She was quoted as saying she had
gone to the home of a neighbor some
distance away and had chained the
child Ito keep her home" Onicers
added that the woman told them she
had previously chained the child on
two or three occasions, contending
that the child runs away from
home" The woman was quoted as
saying that her husband is working
out of town.
Roanoke policewomen were called
in to investigate further.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-11
Little Resistance
Offered as Marines
Take Navy Yard
BY SERGT. JAMES F. MOSER, JR


GUAM Delayed One force of
the Third Marine Division bravely
fought its way from the beach on
invasion day to take the Pitt Navy
Yard one day later. This was at
one time the old U. S. Navy Yard OF
the same name.
Meanwhile, a second marine unit
had blasted enemy positions along
the highway from Asan Point to
within a thousand yards of the
Navy Yard, before crossing to Cab
ras Island In a lightning thrust on
japanese believed to be there.
Experiences Vary.
In the former attack, there was
little resistance. Naval shell fire
and aerial bombarding had leveled
all enemy installations. Gun en-
placements, docks, and munition
works had been destroyed. A few
japanese snipers remained among
the wrecked concrete buildings, but
were soon dispersed. The main
body had moved up the island.
Our forces dug in for the night
after two days of intense fighting
There appeared to be no end tt
japanese mortar firing. The burst.
ing shells only added further havoc
to the already demolished buildings
Marines were in foxholes from one
foot to three feet deep. There were
no direct hits, but wounded con.
tinued to come in from companie!
in the hills.
Marines who took Cabras Island
spent peaceful night. They had
met no resistance. The Japanese
had evacuated the island, leaving
nearly a dozen 20-millimeter guns
IN position, ready-made pill boxes
and stores of food and supplies. Nc
mortar shells fell during the night
Japs Flee, Leaving Food.
In an hour, eager marines had
discovered the enemy had left the
island perhaps two or three DAYS
before. Food and supplies found
IN many caves dug deep into hard
coral were in perfect condition
Straw mattresses looked inviting tc
the men who had not slept for two
days, but they decided to take their
hard-earned rest in foxholes.
Today, one of these outfits has
moved to the aid of other marines
at the front. All along the lines
the lighting has been extremely
bitter. 1t is on open and rough
terrain. Hills are high and numer.
Gus, slowing the advance Of oui
troops. Enemy snipers have taken
q heavy toll. Though momentary
halts in our daily advance have
been caused only by mortar and ar
tillery fire. Two marine outfits are
fighting to join forces on the west.
ern hump Of Guam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-11
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROANOKE, Va, Aug. 11.-Police,
summoned to a Roanoke home on
a report that children were scream
ing, found 6-year -old girl locked
and chained to a bed while her
mother was away. Mrs. Bessie
Taylor, IS, was summoned to hear
ing in Juvenile Court tomorrow on
a charge of cruel and inhumane
treatment to a minor.
Officers said they arrived at the
house to find the girl in bed. chained
by the right ankle. The chain was
locked to the foot of the bed and
there was also a small paddock on
the childs leg, they said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-11

tween IS and so bodies lay strewn
about the ravines and ridges. In
hopping up the enemy patrol, we
lost 10 men, six of them Navy
medical corpsmen.
The Jap hasn't changed. He can
be frightened-we heard them wall
ing and chattering with fear. He is
willing to die-as witness the sui
cides. He is not a brainy fighter
after capturing our mortar battery,
he did not destroy the weapons.
Every one feels very happy about
the whole thing,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-11
Two Virqiniuns Decorated

Two Virginia sergeants were
among Is officers and men from one
infantry regiment in France who re-
Gently received Distinguished Serv-
ice Crosses, the Associated Press re-
ported today. They are Sergt
Carlos Ritter, White Post, and Sergt
Lyman K. Patterson, Warrenton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-11
Three Star Men With Marines in South Pacific
Tell Stories of Bravery in Guam Invasion
Cooks, Truck Drivers
Help Wipe Out Jops
Behind u. S. Lines

Editors note The following
dispatches haze been received
from three Star stat reporters
on military Iedpe With the Nd
rines In the South Pacific. The
accompanying V-mail letter tells
OF a recent reunion of the
three men.
Evening star., 1944-07-30

Here's your opportunity to practically furnish or
refurnish complete bedroom in swoop It's we'll
constructed maple finish on gumwood suite to which
we've added the spring and mattress. Put chair or
two in the room and it's complete
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
'SIudge' Termed
Engine Menace

A nationwide campaign, depict
ing "sludge" as dangerous
saboteur and arch-enemy of the
nations wartime automotive trans
portstion system. and advising
motorists how 10 minimize and
remedy its destructive effects, has
lust been launched by Chevrolet,
according 10 Ed. fiedner, national
director OF service.
"Sludge," he said, 'fs a HARM
full substance that collects inside
the engines of motor vehicles.
II Is a mixture of emulsificstion
OF oil, water and other chemi-
cal condensation from exhaust
gases. Chemical ingredients of
sludge are harmful To engine
metal, and the accumulated
mass impairs fabrication, in
duces sticky valves, and de-
tracts generally from COED en-
CINE operation.
AS cars grow older I'm OPP
Grafton Under such conditions,
sludge becomes more and more
of a menace"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
Confused
Jsps Can't Pronoune
HeIldiver Bomber

Added 10 the increasing troubles
Of the Jttery Japs is the fact that
they can't pronounce IN their own
language the name of our new
navy dive bomber which has been
delivering such furnishing blows
against them in recent months. II
has them tongue-tled!
M. NJ. Roberts. advertising man.
ager of the Hudson Motor Car Co.
which makes the wings for the
new Curtiss SB2C Helldiver,
points out that there are no II"
or ~" sounds in Japanese, accord
ing TO DR.. r. H. Gerhard, instruc-
Tor in japanese at Ohio State
University
The hnguiSt said that possibly
the Japs call the plane "Heru-
daiba."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
Autos and Apiati0n;
Aviation CadetDay
Set for Friday
Lansing 10 Honor CAP;
Squadron Forms Band

Aviation Cadet Day with Duke
F,Irc'ons hand 20 herald it Will
los held m Lansing next Friday
ClumaNed hy the dance AZ night
n The Michigan State College
auditorium II IS sponsored by the
Exchange Club OF Lansing hon
orpg the army air force cadets
and the Civil Air Patrol
a band is springing up IN the
CAPS own ranks 1t NJ H.
Larkin. Detroit Squa dron A.
Fourth Group. IS recruiting must
clans who are meeting Tuesdays
and Thursdays m Room 2li
Cooley High CAP members who
wish 10 enroll may report there
al s p m. on either of these
nights.
March * has been set As the
date when the RomuluS Technical
squadron Will be in uniform.
National headquarters has re-
leased q special training directive
for CAP cadets, intended 10 bene-
M those who Will serve in the
army air forces. 1t Is based on
CAP experience in training cadets
over the last year and a half and
IL was co-ordinated through chan
nels in Washington.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
Christmas Ad Brings
Reprint Requests

The Observation-Disclosures ad. Gross
in the Snow which ran in l47
metropolitan daily newspapers
during Christmas week. has
brought more than 1000 individ-
ual requests for reprints. including
one for 1000 copies for the Amer
lean Legion reports Charles j.
Coward who is In charge of the
campaign
Coward said the response came
from three predominant groups :
parents of fighting men who had
been killed or wounded; ministers,
and from business firms, clubs.
libraries. and other organizations
desiring TO use the ad for morale
posters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
Plane Designers
Competition Forecast

A crucial battle of wits is brew
ing between British and American
airplane designers. Aviation News
reveals in its current issue.
BRITAIN and America will be
in stiff postwar competition for
commercial air supremacy and
attending internationl prestige
says the article, reporting on in
quiries within the West Coast
aircraft industry. ultimate
designs of American postwar
planes and engines will he
guarded as jealously as military
secrets, II not more so, until
they have reached the actual
flight stage"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
Junior Clubs
Plan Summer
Rifle Program
Nv D6N GILIIES

Representatives from - senior
ard IL Junior r1ie' clubs VIII be
AZ IL Marvin Drivers Office m
police headquarters Monday az 5
q M for ihe FIRST meeting of the
Southeastern Michigan Rifle and
Pistol Association
Ernest 4 Erl--zseal- president
Of The association said rhe group
viii map plans tor an INDOOR and
outdoor rifle shooting program
for the coming spring and sum
r1er and IN encourage all clubs
70 ADOPT small arms training
schools
Firlng ir IRE Hearst Trophy
ROTC rifle match viii begin
March -6-Ai4l- Russell Burns an
nounces. Targets Viii he issued
by SGT Crosby Friday. Schools
participating are Cooley Eastern,
ChadSeX. Mackenzie. DENLY.
Western. RedtoTd. CasS. South
western. Central Southeastern,
Northwestern and Northern.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
EXPERT INSTRUCTORS

The Fordson District Boy
Scouts viii get their first taste
Of rifle shooting Wednesday under
the sponsorship of the Great
Lakes Steel Gun Club Instructors
OF The group are the Great Lakes
Steel first team, winners Of the
Hearst-TimeS trophy.
First graduates OF the Detroit
Board Of Education marksman-
ship classes now being conducted
az all Detroit high schools were
announced today by Maj Russell
Burns. head of the Detroit ROTC.
in charge Of the training.
Harry II. Bartz, West shship m
Graduates are Daniel }. Musett. Harry
Il Barz. Donald Cline John Spindier.
Mildred spindlef Alfred Rente. Albert
pudas c Ernst, Emmett u boesel.
Cecn II smith Roy A. Marchett, Alfred
Mary. Bernard BurDeulA. Harold J. Brown,
Charles Boike. Henry OueNei Daniel
Musetti. Robert Mondary Jusnita Grace
Crosby, Kurt A. Cunard. Ralph Jos"ak.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
Game Kill Reports Due

Only 10000 Of an estimated
half million small game hunters
mailed their game Kill reports 10
the Conservation Department ln
Lansing before The Feb IS dead
line Deer hunters have been
more CONSCIENTIOUS with Al $50 OF
210.O00 hunters sending la. reports
TIE cards are q detachable part
OF the hunting license and require
penny postage stamp when
mailed Hunters are required by
law 20 send e. the report Of their
success whether they bsgged the
limit or DIDN'T sight target.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
Peat Burning Cars

As a result Of the increasing
shortage of liquid motor fuel IN
Holland, approximately 81 per
cent OF the larger type motor We
hicleS have been converted to the
use of substitute fuels, chiefly an
thracite, wood gas or liquid gas.
cars have been off the
roads for lack OF fuel, but these
vehicles are 10 be converted to
peat burning gas producers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
M Matmen Match
Perfect Mark Of 80

ANN ARBOR, Feb. - Michl-
gans wrestling record in dual
competition this season, four VIC
tories and no defeats, was the best
since 1899 when the Wolverines
also went through their schedule
without a loss. II was the second
tine since intercollegiate wrest-
hing was started here IN 1921 that
a Michigan team has been un-
beaten
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
IIIini Scorers Topped
By Pair Of Guards

CHAMPAIGN, IL, Feb. -
Stan Patrick. senior forward. and
Junior Kirk. sophomore guard,
are waging a friendly race for
scoring honors IN University OF
ITlinois conference basketball
games. Patrick has 80 field
goals and 19 free throws for 81
points and a 13-point average in
the Illinis seven games, while
Kirk has % baskets and % free
losses for rs points and a 81
point average.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20


Three womens rifle teams from
Burroughs Adding Machine Co.
will be repre- sent G d IN the
Hearst Tines Rifle matches Al
Olympia in May according 10 Don
Stocks, president of the 81.
Mary's Of BEDFORD Rifle Club,
where the girls are now taking
their small arms training
Martha krauSe. captain. has
placed the following on the first
and second teams Helen Cook,
Helen Teruo, B-er nice Bugor.
Myrtle Petrowske, Lucille Kment,
Virginia Kwapisz. Marilyn Brook
house. Agnes Cralla They prac-
tice every Thursday evening al
the ST. Mary.s range. Cortland
and Hamilton IN Highland Park.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
TRICLUB MATCH

The Target Club Of Center Line
and ChrNSler Rifle Club viii fire
a tri-club match this Sunday at
the Greater Detroit Rod and Gun
Club range,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
Nook Praises
Auto Dealers
Share in War
Plymouth Executive
Credits Them With
Turning Tide OF Battle

Automobile dealers deserve a
large share of credit for turning
the tide Of battle against the
Nazis and Japanese, according 10
Harry O. AAfcocf, virc president Of
Plymouth
The nations 10000 automo-
bile dealers have done one of
the most outstanding war jobs
In the country" Mock stated.
~ automobile dealers through
out the United states had not
kept the nations motor car and
truck transportation system
rolling these last two years. we
would not be turning the tide of
battle against the Germans and
laps.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-20
DESERVE PRAISE

american automobile dealers
set about to convert peacetime
activity 10 war activity with the
same determination az the indus
try which supplied its pescetime
vehicles Forty wears az peace
time experience provided auto
mobile dealers with the know
how and resourcefulness neces-
sary 10 supply this essential
service. We can ne proud of the
dependable manner IN which
they have met the test of two
years of war. As transportation
experts, they deserve the high
est compliments Of the industry
and the country as a whole"
Mock referred 10 the question
on every ones lips. How soon
after hostilues cease do we gel
cars and how many; any new mod
els; how about prices; how about
territories ?"
We thh supply ihfN' an
Swers until somebody answers
the following questions for US;
what are the taxes going To he
after the war; how much will
people he able TO spend for new
cars: what kinds of sales and
manufacturing restrictions will
he I'm effect after the war; how
long will the war last? But.
there Is one thing we are sure Of
just as long a. people in this
country want 10 go places sit
ting down, automobiles will be
made and sold"
Referring 10 the enormous war
Job done by industries of the ma
ton Mock said
THE proof is that we have
produced more in two years
than Hitler and his satellites
were able To produce in 10
wears"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-18
RED TROOPS WITHIN VIEW
 OF RUMANIA
Southern Ukraine 0ffens. i've Still Un(heCked-
 Troops Pour In

MOSCOW, March Is. - Massed cavalry, infantry and tanks of Mar shal Konev's army are pouring deep into the valley of the Dniester across the flooded streams and fields and are within sight of Bes- sarabia, the latest Soviet commun- ique said.
 The Red Army has smashed for ward to within seven miles of the Dniester, the prewar boundary into Rumania, in an unchecked offen- sive.
 In one sector units captured Tomashpol and drove to within l2 miles of a good highway which ex- tends northeastward to the north ern end of the Ukrainian front.
 Marshal Shukov's new drive swept on from Dubno in eastern Poland threatening the large area east of the headwaters of the Bug River The troops are less than 60 miles miles from the Curzon line, and spreading in several directions.
 There is bad weather, and the great wheat fields are knee deep in mud.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-18
ALLIES ARE HOPPING UP
 AT CASINO
Germans Still Holding Out E in Bubble and Caves
 of Hillside

LIED HEADQUARTERS IN NAPLES, March 18.-Allied troops are driving the Germans from ore strong point after another in the southwest corner of devastated Cas- sino and from the rugged hills ex- tending from the town to the mor- astery above.
 The Germans continued to hold out in one corner of the town against the closely coordinated Ali lied infantry, tank, and air attacks.
 Fluid fighting ragged around the peaks an dridges of the hills west of the town, the Allies losing one height by German counter-attack. Indian, troops, however, firmly held the two others captured.
 New zealanders and Indians are reducing one by one the German positions in the rubble and caves of the hillsides.
 Only patrol activity was reported from the Anzio beachhead.
 Prisoners said that during the terrific bombing on Wednesday. the Germans took refuge deep in shel-. ters prepared extensively under the town, but that casualties were se- were.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-18
Two Pronged Attack by Cavalry Division Made
 on Manus Island
MIpp0M5 ARE ROUTED,
 B0UGAINvILLE ATTACK
liberdfors Make Surprise Night Raid on Java
 Bali Airdr0me Hit
1 ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
 SOUTHWEST PACIFIC. March l8.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, March l8. The capture of Lorengau air. drome on the newly invaded Manus Island in the Admiralties, and . complete breakdown of the enemy's counter offensive at Empress Au- gusta Bay on Bougainville Island in the Solomons, twin triumphs over the Japanese, are announced in Gen. Douglas MacArthur's com munique today.
 The Lorengau airstrip fell Thurs day, two pronged attack from the north and west by dismounted troopers of the First Cavalry Diyi- sion.
 American destroyers contributed broadsides to the job, then the troopers took the airstrip and pressed southward to the town of Lorengau, eliminating strong enemy pill boxes, mortar and tank fire.
 On BougainviiIc
 The final rout of the enemy on Bougainville was achieved Tues day when the enemy made strong and desperate bid for victory and were successfully and decisively de- feated and beaten back. Only rem- nants remain to be cleaned up.
 Java Attacked
 Liberator heavy bombers. probab- ly Australian based, surprised the Japanese invaders on Java in night raid especially directed at Soerabaja. The lights were still on when the big planes were over the target but they were soon extin- guished and antiaircraft went into action. No planes were damaged as they made getaway after drop ping bombs.
 Liberators also hit the airdrome at Bali. and explosions followed
 Tn both attacks the planes made a 2,000 mile trip without loss, the communique states.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-03-18
5AY5NIpp0N
 VICTORY IS
 IMPOSSIBLE
Soviet Ira de Journd a Makes Frank, Bold
 Discussion of War

MOSCOW, March 18-The Soviet Trade Journal, publication of the working classes, in the frankest and bcldest discussion of the Japanese war situation, says Japanese vic- tory is impossible"
 The Trade Journal also says the Japanese fleet does not dare to begin active operations anymore.
 The magazine also says the spirit of the Japanese people is sinking and declared great alarm has been caused in the country by the offic- ial declaration that plane produc- ton rate in the United States is phenomenal.