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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
KURLES, PONAPE HIT

PEARL HARBOR, May y
GNS)-Four bases in Japan's
outer defense ring in the Pacific
have been hit again by American
warplanes, Pacific fleet headquar-
tiers announced today.
In a pre-dawn raid Thursday,
a navy Ventura search plane at
tackled Shimushu Island in the
Kuriles chain without meeting OPP
position.
simultaneously, An 18th Army
Air Force Liberator carried out
an ssault against Matsuwa
Island, and likewise met no oppo-
sition.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
VINO Combdts
Shortage

WASHINGTON, May d (INS)
War manpower commission Off
,cials prepared tonight to span The
lack of national service -leglSla--
tion by broad national use OF
present controls.
Recognizing congressional oppo-
sition TO compulsory labor laws,
VINO Chairman McNutt will an
nounce within 10 days extension
of established -naRPereF Faa-I
chinery 10 stimulate voluntary
labor recruiting and 10 overcome
a national shortage OF male work.
ers in numbering. shipbuildlng.
land craft, forgings, castings, BALI
bearings.
BY assuring men 26 10 30 in es-
sential Jobs OF deferments for the
time being" and those over 80 de-
ferments for IAN indefinite period
selective service slowed the drain
on skilled workers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
.Hoey Leads
In 5. Carolina
Contest for Seat
Of Sen. Bob Reynolds

RALEIGH. y. C.. May p tUP)
Cameron Morrison, who had
linked his campaign with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, fell far behind for
mer Gov. Clyde Hoey tonight in
race for u. 6. Senate as returns
from 161 OF the states 1921 pre-
cincts in today's state Demo-
cratic primary gave Hoey 1927
and Morrison, 4,616.
The nomination is tantamount
10 election TO the seat of Chair
man Robert r. tour Bob Rey-
holds of the Senate Military AT
fairs Committee who had an
nounced several months ago he
would voluntarily retire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Chinese Take
Burma Towns
Destroy jap Battalion
in Bishenpur Area
prrNorr SUNDAY rA4s c
.eart .. Page 2-Msy 70, 1874

CHINESE HOS on SALWEEN
RIVER FRONT. May u up
Chinese troops today captured
KAinou, IS miles north Of Teng-
chung in a drive toward the
enemy rear in northern Burma.
The Chinese pushed through the
Kaolikung range in pursuit OF dis
organized. starving Japanese who
escaped encirclement at Tatangtzu
and fed westwaTd toward
Chiangtsu.
The Chinese also baitled for
control of Hungrnushu and beat
of numerous Japanese counter
attacks in the Pingka area south
OF the Burma Road.
In northern Burma. Chinese
also captured Kamaing and an
initiated a Jap battalion in the
BiShenpur area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Question Ship Deal

WASHINGTON, May u (UP)
Senator William r. LANCER
CR) of North Dakota. who has
received from Secretary OF Navy
Forrestal. a confidential report
on reported transfers Of Ameri-
can naval ships to Russia. to-
night said he believes the Senate
naval affairs committee should
investigate the situation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Pinup Shot Down

HOLLYWOOD May 81 (UP)-
Screen star Gail Patrick had a
grim war souvenir today soldier
returned an autographed photo
Of the actress with bullet hole
in the forehead and requested a
renlacement.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
TuIe Lake Flares Up

TULE LAKE, Cal. May II
GNS) A new outbreak OF vio-
lence at the Tule Lake japanese
segregation center was reported
today when Kaoru Nagatami. so.
was beaten severely by another
Japanese. Tatuso Yokoyama, 33.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
WANTS MORE PLANES

STOCKHOLM, May II (UP)-
The Stockholm Morgentidningen
in dispatch from Naples tonight
said Nszi Field Marshal Kessel-
ring has radioed an appeal 10
Berlin for more planes. warning
that the Allies now have eight
to-one superiority in the air and
that German transport columns
are being bombed and strafed con-
tinually.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28

A map of the Chinese battle front % showing by
where Chinese forces in the Honan province have
preached the Peiping -Handow railway but are hard
pressed by Jap counterattacks Map GU shows where
ChineseU S. forces attempting to open the ndO
China supply connecting the Ledo and Burma roads
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
INVASION FoRESEEN


Only Is minutes after the naval
guns were silenced. the first wave
OF troops went ashore and began
to push ahead under the enemy
mortar and acknowledgements
fire.
A 14-day aerial offensive against
the Schouten Islands had heralded
the invasion of the Geelvink Bay
island.
Within three hours and 20 min
utes after the first troops were
landed on the beaches around Bos-
mex. the Yank forces had gained
a ridge overlooking the village
and stormed and captured the
enemy base later in the day.
At the last report, the Ameri-
cans held perimeter mile to
the east and mile to the west OF
the village, the largest on the is
| land.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
UNOPPOSED FROM AIR,

Some shore fire met the naval
bombardment but no enemy planes
opposed the landing. The Fifth Air
Forces pounding of the Mokmer
and Sorido airfields, as well as all
other air bases in the Veelvink
Bay sector had neutralized the
bases and paved the way for the
invasion.
Macarthur issued a personal
statement at the time Of the in
vasion announcement. declaring
that the offensive moves of the
past IL months In this theater
have more than fulfilled his most
optimistic hopes and eXpecta'
tions."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28

Buy War Savings Stamps the
convenient way. Order them
delivered to your door from your
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Ydnks 800 Mi.
Off Philippines

CONTINUED from Page One)
supply dumps and installations.
Then Fifth Air Force Liberators
roared in to unload bombs on the
beach.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
$500 Planes
Smash Nazis
5000 Tons Of Bombs
Drop on Key Targets

LONDON, May % dNS)-Some
s. 500 Allied planes, striking pincer-
fashion from Britain and Italy for
the third straight day, loosed
about 5000 tons of bombs Satur-
day on Is rail functions and many
other key targets in Germany,
France and the lowlands.
Up to 1000 Britain-based u. s.
heavy bombers. squirrel by more
than 1000 fighters, rocked six rail
hubs and two aircraft engine
plants in southwest Germany and
France with 1850 tons OF ex-
ploSives.
They were credited officially
early Sunday with having shot
down 40 German interceptors
against a loss of 81 American
planes listed as missing, including
"a bombers and seven escort
ing fighters.
PLANES FROM ITALY
Coincident with the attack from
the west, an estimated loo
American planes from Italy
rained pulverizing loads for the
third successive day on four rall
marshalling yards and two air
dromes in eastern and southern
France.
The two-way strikes. compris-
| ing one of the wars greatest CO.
ordinated assaults, were supple
mented with daylong raids across
the English Channel by hundreds
of planes of all types, including
rocket-firing Raj Typhoons.
The six rail centers hammered
by the Britain-stationed American
heavy bombers were Strasbourg,
tSaarbrucken, Karlsruhe, the twin
cities of Mannheim, Ludwlgshaien
Konskarthaus and Neunklrchen-
all in southwest Germany.
PINPoINT LOADS
| StraSbourg on the Rhine. site
of a huge railroad swing bridge
| on the MAN iOulc liiihhib NN''. y"
Germany with France, was hit by
American heavyweights, pinpolnt-
ing their loads on an aircraft en-
CINE repair factory, while another
u. s. heavy bomber formation hi
similar plant near Metz in east
ern France.
Zurich dispatches said that five
four engined American bomber'
landed in Switzerland after they
were forced down by Swiss fight
ers and flax. One u. S. fighter
also crashed in Switzerland. A
correspondent, who accompanied
the bombers, said they flew Over
their targets in a 40-mlle Ions
stream
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Speed CT Bill, -
Congress Urged
BY DAVID CAMELON
Detroit Times wassins,ss Bursss

WASHINGTON, May 27-This is open letter TO the
members of the joint SenaeHouse conference committee
who have postponed action the Bill of Rights until
after Memorial Day.
II is written behalf of the millions Of American men
and who offering their lives the battlehelds
of the woodland for their folks ut home:
Parents wives sweethearts, friends.
In a very sense this letter has been writtsn
by America. Into II this correspondent has put all the
pleas that Americans have poured out through
out long ,Onter and spring in behalf of the c Bill
1t is the of their letters to this correspondent
their earnest messages and petitions to the American
Legion their countless pleas to members of Congress
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Ydnks Gaining
On Rome Road
CONTINUED from Page one)

CONTINUED from rage OneD
day night but later Withdrew In
the face of terrific Nszi counter
fire. A savage battle ragged in the
outskirts of that town Throughout
today.
Nalmontene 10 miles To the east,
Velletri, companion bastion 10
was enveloped in roaring fires as
giant American siege guns ham,
mered that town on the edge Of
Rome's suburbs, already out
J. thanked on the east
Seize became the seventh inn
portant town taken within 80
hours by the forward-smashing
Fifth and Eighth armies, which
also seized five strategic peaks in
a swinging door" advance ap-
.parenuy designed TO outflank
Rome from the east.
The battered German Tenth
and Fourteenth armies-which in
the past four days lost 3.466 OF
their vehicles destroyed or
wrecked by Allied airmen-faced
encirclement as the result of the
12-mile-deep wedge in their upper
flank.
Employing all available reserves
in West Central Italy after NOV
ing two entire divisions into the
fray from the Adriatic coast,
Field Marshal Won Kesselring
hurled his forces into repeated
: but futile counterattacks.
80 USELESS FOR FIGHTING
"a British broadcast. heard
by CHS, quoted front CORE
spondents as reporting: AL
ready at least six of the original
}. IL German divisions flung into
the battle are so badly mauled
and disorganized as 10 be USE
less for further fighting.D
~ Supported by. continuing Allied
. naval bombardments of German
( concentrations on the coastal plain
= between the mouths of the Mo-
letta and Tiber rivers, 1t. Cen
! Clark's American tanks and in
Z fantry advanced four miles north
) east yesterday afternoon captur-
: ing Corr and nearby Mount Ares
tino.
Before Fridays dusk, they had
driven into the environs of Artena.
Due north lay the key bastion OF
Valmontone and just to the east
the Via Casilina. At this writing
the latter road already may have
been denied 10 the Germans by
American artillery fire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Two Different Versions

It reflects the wishes of Of members of the
House and Senate with whom this correspondent has
spoken:
Members of the joint conference committee
You have been entrusted with the task of composing
two slightly differing versions of the measure-the
Bill Of Rights.
The bills passed by the House and the Senate
unanimously in both caseshave exactly the purpose
provide just and adequate help for veterans of this
in eadjusting themselves to civil life.
The two bills agree in the main hoW this shall
be done.
But they differ in details and it is YOUR job to
pose the differences and produce that BOTH
houses will accept
Unhappiy, you seem to find this task difficult.
You have made poor progress, and now you have
adjourned until June 5.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
How Will Soldiers FeeI7

They know that for many of them the problems of
postwar readjustment are not remote but J T
AHEAD. THOU SANDS OF THEM r
B ENG DISC HAIR D for disabilities and
other reasons, EVERY DAY.
How they Wiu feel it becomes apparent that YOU
are in no hurry provide for them; that YOU
Willing to DELAY for MONTHS the help they may need
any moment, Dhile you at home busy your
selves UDith politics?
Will they not feel N G E T E D A N D R.
G. OFTEN?
Will they not feel bewildered and hurt and insecure?
Will they not feel that their government takes the
less seriously than THEY must take it?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28

And will they not feel with complete justice, that il
they face death for their countrys sake YOU might
well exert YOURSELVES and perhaps yield some
of your hardshe opinions and stay the job until
agreement is reached-FOR THEIR SAKE
THEY WILL FEEL THAT WAY, MEMBERS
OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
And they will be entirely right.
Do not MAKE them feel that wayl
Do not weaken their morale.
When you meet again June 5. with your
minds made up to AGREEMENT on the G Bill,
though It costs you something in the way Of
promises
Get the bill out to the Senate and House. so II
CAN BE PASSED IMMEDIATELY
YOU OWE that to those who fight while you
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-28
Speed Now Is imperative

Unless you very quickly upon your reconvenng you
get your ready in time for the two houses
to pass it before recessing for the summer
AND IF 1T Is NOT PASSED BEFORE THE
SUMMER RECESS BITTER BLOW WILL
HAVE BEEN DEALT TO THE SENSE
OF RIGHT AND JUSTICE OF THOSE
WHO ARE FIGHTING AND WINNING
THE WAR.
THEY riskng their lives the battlefronts
They look YOU ,Dith confidence that due pro-
Vision .DH be made for the. they disabled
and for help Nth the grim difficulties that Wi confront
them their return home, though they return
unhurt.
They know the battles cannot wait. THEY must
go forward without delay
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-08

But Attorney Arnold tracked down receipt foI
$4,000, which had been induced 10 sign when
guardianship proceedings were completed 1t was
said to have been paid us, but we had never 10.
ceived even a dollar of that sum from him for
spending money.
isn't il fact that the twins signed the receipt
but never received the money! Arnold asked
Il don't know. They were paid through my
bookkoepcr in New York"
Don't you know where that $4,000 went?"
Arnold pressed
Il offered it to them and they refused to take
II from me. / wouldn't throw II into the gutter.
kept it" he said
CONTRACTS were produced which called for 30
- weeks of appearances AZ So 600 a week. So many
profitable contracts, many weeks OF appearances
We had signed our names on 50 many dotted lines
During my (Nlolct's) time on the witness stand,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-08

Questioned about his conduct toward us Sir
Strengthened in his chair. Why, he had always
treated us in gcntemanly manner he said.
once / raised my hand if 10 hit Daisy, but
my wife interCcded. The girls had rushed at
and had torn the shirt off my back, beating
about the body before my wife could stop them.
The crowd applauded and chccred and ignored
for whole minutes the hammcrng of Judge Nc.
Crorys gavcl
Wasn't ii generous Of our manager to give us
those diamond bracelets? Was - our attorney
showed that while Sir claimed TO have paid $1,000
of our money for them, actually only 81 600 had
been paid. This was brought out in testimony.
Where was our fortune? What had really be.
come of it?
What bank do you do business WITH" Attor-
ney Arnold asked.
Il don't know Sir answered fatty.
The packed courtroom TCeuunCCd with boos.
20 October 81. 1914
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-08

talk Looking at the judge she said through sobs
The girls don't seem 10 be making any allow
anCC for the time have spent with them constantly
caring for them and attending 20 their wants
! have spent the best part Of my life in them
interest and now they ignore me. Why, they
didn't even send me card while they've bccI|
away from u.s.
When !, Violet, asked by Judge McCrorJ
about our earnings / recalled that until 1925 W
did not attempt TO keep track, but from that T.
until the time we had run away 10 start {
proceedings dee. 1890 had made $500 ~
$1,000 a week
In 1929 became legally Of age We asked
Sir then where he had placed our earnings. ia
said ne had invested them in trust testified howl
from the time had reached our majority vi
were kept under even sricter guard as If VI
might in some way learn OF our right 10 liberty
No, we knew nothing about guardianship prCI
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-08

! looked 81 Sir AID said.
The contracts We signed
were always covered. except.
for the -atttcd lire When.
We hcsltatcd 20 sign. SRI
would rave and ask MS II
We thought be was a thief
and If We didn't trust him
and II We were afraid - sol
We always signed
30 on g could forget
Edith as she had sat in the|
witness chair choking and
crying SO She could barely
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-08

All ms tllnc Mar
Tin J. Arnold, our
lawyer and friend,
seemed 10 be our
shield protecting us
from the influence
of Sir, who sat there
gripping the arms Of
MS chair
Mr.. Arnold knew
our whole story by
heart He knew, too,
that the only happi.
ness we had ever
known was during
The few days we had
been his guests while
he was preparing the
case for our trial.
lie had given US
courage 10 run away
and fight for our
freedom.
w h al h a d Sir
done with our
money? We calcu-
lated that we had
earned more than 50
900, 900. When asked,
ne looked at Attor-
ncy Arnold and said
he had banked il.
q W a s bcin &
kept in the family,
he declared.
In other words,
YOU made il a family
affair -
YES, il was a
family affair until
YOU stepped in and
corrupted it, Sir
TetOrted.
The courtroom
was filled with Kisses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-08

20 October 81. 1911
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-11-02
HAPPY EVENT

Pvt and Mrs. Robert d. Owens
of l4CO East 55th Street, Cleve-
land, Ohio, announce the arrival
OF a baby son Robert John Owens,
on October 4th. 1914. Mother and
baby are doing fine. Father Pvt.
Robert d. Ownes is from Phila-
delphia, Pa, and the mother He
len Owncs is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Stefani. manager
OF the East Side Sa:hscnhein1.
She says her husband. is il the
army at present but she having
been member of the Cleveland
East girl basketball team. She
will bring up her son in Saxon
spirit SO that the T. S. T. a. will
have good basketball player in
years to come. Grandfather John
and grandmother kathy Stefanl
are very proud of their grandson
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-11-02
NEWS
BY Eleanore.

Youngstown, O.. Nov. FL hope
that you Salemites have recover
ed from the invasion of your
club last Saturday. Thanks for the
warm welcome from Marie, Jim
and You Only Live Once" We
Der. To Dorothy. Gertie and Ma
ry-if you three are in Ellwood
Saturday please do not change
your position. It's mighty hard to
remember what seems to be
thousands of names. Youngs-
towns best wishes to the Salem
couple Who got engaged recently.
All in all you can be sure that 70.
had swell time. Who wouldn't t
have good time when they see a
tall, blond man running around
in his stocking feet: We're rar-
ing to go to E'lwood so be pre-
pared for almost anything Satur-
day night.
When Wicklitfe seems desert
ed it can mean onl y one thing
Margaret Bokesch has gone do
mestic. 1t seems that Margaret
decided to throw the sweeper a.
round a little and as a result Dave
Bokesch had to have an opera
ton on his big toe. That's what
you Wickiilfers get for not wear
ing shoes. It's a new custom you
know. We're glad to see that YOU
are getting along fine, Davy.
Whoever lost a pair of glasses
at our dance October 2lst can
ease their minds. Just get in touch
with Glen Zinz and he will glad
ly return them. He can't see thru
them SO he is willing to give them
back to their rightful owner.
Speaking of our dance, Will all
the Youngstown people who have
ticket money please give it to
the committee as soon as pos
sible:
Congratulations to Marine Sgt.
Mellon Mason and Mrs. Mason
on the recent splicing. Mrs. Ma
son is the former Regina Miller,
Secretary of our Juniors. Good
luck, kids, and may all your trou-
bles be little ones.
P.S. Saturday. Nov. llth, is an
other night to mark down in your
date books. Youngstown is hav-
ing another dance. Skirt and
Sweater Dance no less. SO all you
wolves get your howls tuned up
and you gals get your sweaters
out and we should have good
time. The band promises to be a
good one, and almost every city
has bus line coming TO Youngs-
town. Need | say more?
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-11-02
CANTON ECHO
By Marilyn Schriever

Canton. O.. New. , There were
about 10 at our Halloween party,
and think we will all agree that
we had the most fun ducking for
apples. There were lot of wet
heads. Too bad we ran out of
apples, Harold. Quiz prizes went
to Dick krach and Herb Lembke
It's swell seeing Henry Miller
around again. He has received a
discharge after having been
wounded in service overseas and
then being in the hospital for a
year.
We are also glad to see Martin
kelp home on furlough. We are
sorry that the reason yau were
able to come home is your wife S
sickness and hope hcr a speedy re-
covery.
Latest reports are that Otto
Bahmiller is now in Holland. We
pray that God will watch over all
our boys, and that He will hasttn
the day when our boys may again
return to their homes and once
more enjoy the normal trend OF
life.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-11-02
SCOTT KINN
NUPTIALS

Sgt. W alter NJ. Kim. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lichael Kim. OF
Newgarden Ave.. Salem. O., and
Miss Janett Ruth Scott, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. X. Y. Scott OF
Stanford Ave.. Dallas. T exas. were
united in marriage Sept Is at the
Highland Park Presbyterian
Church with DR.. William Elliott
Officiating. Attending the couple
were Miss Shirley Greisen and
Sgt. James \. Elder. the latter be
ing sgt. kinns Marine guddy
ever since entering the service.
The bride. a graduate OF High
land Park High School. has gone
to the nome of the parents and
will ioin her husband at Cherry
Point shortly.
The groom, a graduate OF Sa-
lem High School, in l941. return
ed from overseas dury ust recent
lv. having participated in the bat
ties On the SalomonS. Bouganville
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-11-02
TEUTSCH CHURCH
LUTHER LEAGUE
Bv Erna Simonis


Teutsch Evangelical Luthern
Church has started a youth organ
ization which is called the Luther
League. Boys and girls who have
been confirmed are to attend, and
must be Under eighteen years OF
age. The Luther League wishes
to thank Miss Dorothy Scheel
and Mr.. johnny Thics for helping
to get it organized
Every Tuesday at ! p. IN. to
8p. m. we have choir practice with
Frof. Nikolaus. After choir we
have our meetings until $50. Our
second meeting OF the Luther
League we have a social. | hope
there will al, ays be an outcome
as it was that night. We also pick
ed our officers. For President Al
Buehner, Vice President Johnny
LINKING. Secretary Iris Brcgstrom
Jcnc Schenk for Treasurer and
John Eve Sargent-of-Arms.
Come to our meetings on Tues
day and meet your old friends and
get acquainted with new friends.
Let us keep the Luther League
moving.