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Evening star., 1944-12-09
Yank Forces Converge
From ; Directions on
Japs Holding 0rmoc
Troops Landed on Coust
Meet Stiff Resistance
In Outskirts of Port
BY the Associated Press.

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Philippines, Dec. g..
-Storming the outskirts of the
port city of Ormoc, the recently
landed United States 77th Di-
vision broadened the coastal
center of two mantraps on West
Leyte today and a frontline dis
patch told Of bewildered Japa-
nese fleeing in disregard of
orders to stand or die.
In the main, however, there was
bitter Japanese resistance.
1t. Gen. Walter Kruegers 9Th
Army, going all-out to wind up the
central Philippines campaign, was
on the move in all sectors, converg-
ing from all three directions on
Ormoc.
Vigilant naval patrols were main
tanned in the Camotes Sea in an
effort to choke off the last trickle of
enemy shipments to that gravely
menaced reinforcement base. To-
days communique disclosed the pa
trolls sank six fully loaded small YES
sells and set seventh ablaze.
Transport Is Sunk.
Far out over the Philippines from
Luzon to Mindanao, Army, marine
and Navy planes hunted down other
enemy ships, sinking a eO0O-ton
transport and destroying or damag-
ing IA small freignters in operations
Just reported.
The 77th, veterans of Guam, pow
cred their way north for 2 miles
from the point of Thursdays am
phibious landing to seize the former
United States Army base of Camp
Downs on the edge of Ormoc. This
advance was scored yesterday-third
anniversary of the first enemy blow
struck at the Philippines.
Five miles south of the 77th's
beachhead, the northbound 7th Di-
vision swept beyond Palanas to seize
Balogo and inland high ground
north of the Tabgas River. Atop
a hill in the this sector, Al Dop-
king, Associated Press war corre-
spondent, saw trapped Japanese run
first toward the 77th's beachhead,
recoil under fire back toward the
7th, which also blasted them and
sent many scurrying into wild noun
tain country.
Mountain Pass Taken.
But not far away to the north
east, other Yanks scaling those hog
backs from conquered East Leyte
were disclosed to be within 6 miles
of the west coast after capturing
the mountain pass at Mahonag.
That pass is 10 miles due west of
Burauen near where American
ground forces still are probing the
wilds for any survivors of the 200
japanese paratroopers dropped be-
hind the lines Wednesday for sabo-
tage purposes.
In addition to the tight squeeze
being clamped on the south end of
Lit. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita's S sew
cred defense line, a larger trap north
OF Ormoc was narrowed.
The 32d Division, moving south
from Carigara Bay, wiped out by
passed enemy pockets, then inched
forward down the rugged corridor
beyond the Leyte River which forks
below Limon. The japanese resist
(See PHHIPPINES page A-o0
Evening star., 1944-12-09
BIZ the Associated Press.


LONDON, Dec. "a showdown
brewed today in the minority
Labor party as an aftermath of
the 1880 vote of confidence by
the House of Commons in Prime
Minister ChurchilPs policy in the
liberated countries.
In the balloting yesterday Mr..
Churchill won solid support from
his own Conservative party and
from Laborites serving in the coali-
tion government as ministers or
parliamentary private secretaries,
but only one Laborite rank and file
member voted for the government.
This vote was cast by Ivor Thomas.
Laborites in the government may
demand vote of confidence from
their own party, which is opening
a conference Monday. A resolution
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Nelson Sees Curtin

MELBOURNE, Dec. F9.--Donald
Nelson, President Roosevelt's per.
sonal representative who Is return.
ing to the United States from
Chungking, arrived here today where
he conferred with Prime Minister
John Curtin.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
MAP on Page A-3.)

Fy the Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. 9-United States
Sd Army troops fought house to-
house in the eastern part of Sar-
reguemines today after a new
forcing of the Saar.
The Sd Army was beating against
eight Saar Valley steel towns
smouldering from fighter bomber
attacks, and field guns ripped the
provincial capital city of Saar-
brucken.
Americans were within couple of
miles of Saarbrucken, but supreme
headquarters had no confirmation
of reports that the city's outskirts
had been reached.
Above Saarlautern their comrades
repulsed strong German counter
attack and then seized IL more pill
boxes in the Siegfried Line.
Alsatian Stand Cracking.
Farther south the Nazis' last
Alsatian stand was cracking up and
dive bombers gouged at the Neuf
Brisach escape bridge over the Rhine
near Colmar.
On the northern flank of the long
Allied front, both sides maintained
thunderous artillery fire, but a rel
ative lull in ground activity sug-
gested the American 1st and 9th
Armies were gathering strength to
smash the last German hopes of
holding along the flooded Roer Riv-
er before Cologne.
(The German high command
communique indicated the whole
western bank of the Roer River
at Julich had been surrendered
at last, declaring tnat the bridge
head garrisons there ''battled
their way back to the eastern
bank of the Roer after repulsing
grim enemy attacks" The Al
lied communique had reported
only two small pockets remain
ing west of the river near Ju-
lich)
The 35th Infantry carved out the
new crossings of the Saar, and today
was fighting through the streets of
kCd1 D VI
Saarbrucken, and extending
bridgehead below the city to a mile.
Sarreinsming on the east bank just
southeast of Sarreguemines was
captured.
Meeting Stout Opposition.
The 26th Division edging north
ward along the east bank of the
Saar had almost joined the 35th,
but also was meeting stout opposi-
ton. 1t reduced five pillboxes, pre-
sumably part of the old Maginot
defenses.
The Germans in Dillingen, 8 miles
northwest of Saarlautern, counter
attacked with 600 infantrymen and
II tanks, but were knocked back by
the Goth Infantry Division. The
enemy quit the town after a close
quarter battle.
The wedge into the Siegfried Line
was not appreciably deepened. how
ever. in the face of such stubborn
resistance.
Germans forming up for an as
sault on the 95th Division near
Saarlautern were scattered by ar
tillery. German guns from Siegfried
positions continued to hammer at
the Goth and 95th Divisions.
The United States 7th Army had
driven within ~ miles of the Ger
man border, prying loose the last
German hold on Northeastern Lor-
raine, and was making progress
against stiffening Nazi resistance.
Closes Up to Rhine.
The 7th gouged deeper into the
heavily wooded Eifel Pass just south
of the fortress town of Bitche, and
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Sd Army Fights House-to-House
In Sarreguemines and Attacks
Eight Steel Towns in Saar Valley
Field Guns Better
Provincial Capital
AT Close Ronge
BULLETIN.

PARIS (P. The United
States Sd Army stabbed half
mile to mile deeper beyond
the Saar today while at su-
preme headquarters it was es-
timated the Germans lost
$4,000 men in the first three
weeks of the winter offensive.
Of the total, $4,000 have been
taken prisoner and the rest
killed or permanently put out
of action
Evening star., 1944-12-09

The Inland Sea lies between the
home japanese islands of Honshu.
Shikoku and Kyushu and the strong
Kure naval base lies on the Inland
Sea. 1t may have been the target
of the bombers. The broadcast did
not say. B-29s were involved in the
Seto Naikai raid.
Said Tokyo:
That the enemy is making raids
in this way with a very small
number of planes, night and day. is
indicative of the fact that they
are aimed at a war of nerves.
Evening star., 1944-12-09

One additional man from the
District area has been reported
killed in this tDdr. See "On the
Honor Roll" page Az.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, Dec. 9.-The Berlin
radio said today the Germans
have lost the town of Vac, Is
miles northeast of Budapest on
the Danube, after hard fighting.
Asserting the Russians had thrown
in fresh reinforcements in the battle
for Budapest, Transocean said Ger
man lines had to be taken back
several miles east of the capital
From their penetration north of
Budapest" hte news agency said,
"the Soviets increased their pres
sure southwark on Budapest, at
the same time attacking toward the
north"
The broadcast said the Russians
were not attempting to cross the
Danube at Vac, but had turned
south.
Previously Berlin had announced
that the Russians, slashing westward
from captured Hatvan, had cap
tured the railroad town of Aszod, is
miles northeast of Budapest, and
were threatening Vac.
Capture of Vac seals off Buda-
pest from the north. The town
stands on the big end of the Danube
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Heavy Bombing Reduces
Two Jimo's Threat

UNITED STATES PACIFIC
FLEET HEADQUARTERS, PEARL
HARBOR, Dec. 9 tP.-Iwo Jima's
threat to the American Super Fort
ress base at Saipan was consider
ably diminished today after a
thorough co-ordinated pounding by
Evening star., 1944-12-09

(See B-29s, Page A-5o
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Regime
Flees From Capital
Nazi Agency Says
Vac, VitoI Danube Town,
Northeast Of Budapest,
Reported Taken by Reds
BULLETINS.

LONDON P.-Premier Sta
lin announced tonight that
the Russian Army had broken
through German defenses
northeast of Budapest on a
75-mile front and reached the
Danube north of the Hunga-
rian capital.
LONDON (P1.-The German
Transocean news agency said
today the Hungarian govern
ment had fled from Budapest
to Sopron, on the Austrian
border.
Evening star., 1944-12-09

(See RUSSIA, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1944-12-09

(See WAR BONDS, P,
Evening star., 1944-12-09

(See GREECE, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1944-12-09

{See PHILIPPINES, Page A.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-04-13
MRS. LUCY c. HARMED

Mrs Lucy Catharine Harmed, aged
80 years, months and IL days, died
Monday afternoon, April TO- at the
home of her sister, Mrs Clara Hard
esty, Hutton
She was daughter Of the late
Henry and Levina Crisis Smith Her
first marriage was to the late David
A. Freeland, and her second marriage
was to the late John Harmed, father
of Joseph f. Harmed, of Oakland.
Surviving are son. DR.. Frank
Freeland. Hackensack, N, j.; step
son. DR.. Joseph f. Harmed, Oakland,
two sisters, Mrs Clara Hardesty, Hut
ton; Mrs. Susan Casteel. of Morgan
town. W, Va; and one brother, Jacob
A. Smith, Terra Alta. W Va. also q
granddaughter and a great grandson
Funeral services were conducted
from the Flke-W Watson funeral home
in Terra Alta, on Wednesday. April
II, at 2:30 p. M, with Rev. +. S. Hig.
ginbotham, Baptist minister of King.
wood, w. Va, officiating lnterment
Tao II the Terra Alta ce.:stsgy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-04-13

FOR SALE-Baby play pen and
reed baby carriage. Apply Hardesty's
Beauty Shop.7-2t#
FOR SALE-The Mike Smith farm
at McHenry; an excellent farm, s.
room House, good cellar; furnace
heat; good bank barn; all in good
condition. VIII sell on liberal terms.
A. D. Naylor-5-tf.
FOR SALE-Five kegs of nails,
sizes s to 40 penny; keg galvanized
roofing nails, 200 lbs. Dutch Boy White
Lead; several cans of paint in one
gallon cans; 10 gallons Linseed Oil;
7 pieces Lumber, 12x12 Calhouns
Store, Mt. Lake Park, Md Tit
FOR SALE-Two good milk cows
to be fresh within the week; also team
of good young mares. c. A. Kisner
one mile from Harvey's Service Sta
ton at Sand Flat. Tit
ORANGES Last call. If you want
"isfAi'oAo any more of our fruit
this season, please get your order or
the way. None accepted after April
END, Oranges, 1925 bushel; assorted
fruit, $500 bushcl. Burt Wilson, Lees
burg, Florida. Tit
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FOR SALE-No. 80 Empire Cream
Separator, excellent condition. Price
right. P F. Breuningcr, Route /, Oak
land, Md.-7-3t*
FOR SALE-One 14-inch Tractor
Oliver Chilled Plow; also some Cows
and Heifers, coming fresh; Loose
Hay, Seed Oats. John E. Miller, R. 2,
Box 27, Deer Park, Nd. 7-2tt
FARM FOR SALE-The William
Hauser farm. one-fourth mile west of
Oakland, Md. Twenty-Five acres; i'm
proved by a ninc-room house, hot air
furnace; spring and Oakland City
water; electric current; bath room;
kitchen range; hot water boiler; two
car garage; barn 35x50. Terms. J.
L. Englehart, Accident. See E. r.
Jones, attorney, Oakland, Nd. 7-4t
! FOR SALE-Jerscy Cow, years
old; will be fresh May 9; Jersey
Guernsey Cow, years old, was fresh
in February; roam Hcifcr, to be fresh
in June; red Heifcr, 2 years old; Jer-
scy Heifcr, years old; black Horse,
7 years old; grey Horse, 10 years old;
C-35 International Truck; home made
Tractor. Irct Ashby. Crellin, Md. TT
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norman, Charlotte ellison, Vendetta
Solomon, Violet and Beulah Fike, Mary
Lee Rodeheaver and guests, Mary 10
Clatterbuck and Nadara Ann Rode
HEAVIER and Lola King, teacher.
Mrs. Freda Frantz, Baltimore, Wis
tied relatives and friends here re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Lohr and
daughter Winifred, Cumberland, were
here recently with relatives.
Mrs. f. f. Sollars, wife of Dr.. Sol
lars, returned from Memorial Hospi-
tai Saturday where she had undergone
a major operation two or three weeks
ago.
Mrs. Charles Madigan, Jr., enter
tanned members of the Homemakers
Club on Tuesday evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-04-13
DEER PARK

A very beautiful hsptlsmal service
was held at the Methodist church on
Easter Sunday evening when ten chill
dren and one adult received the rite
of Holy Baptism with the Rev. Reece
Burns officiating.
The children We're Jenny Lee and
Rose Marie Uphold Alice May Madi-
gan, Janet Lorene Clary, Robert vii
liam Thrasher, James Elmer Hine-
baugh, Frances Madesta Hope Paugh
Josephine Marion Paugh, Eugene Ma,
son Paugh and Dixie Joyce Paugh
Mrs. Helen Zimmerman Clary was the
adult member of the class.
Mrs, Raymond Frantz. Baltimore
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
W E George
Miss Mary Lee Rodeheaver enter.
tanned the members Of the primary
Sunday school class on Monday after
noon, when all present participated
in IN egg hunt and other games.
Members of the class included Peggy
Lou and Rose Alice Paugh, Dollie Elan
lsan, Fred2 limbaugh. Louise lin
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-04-13
E D
JAMES COLLINS

James Collins, of Oakland, coal
operator and stone mason, died in
Memorial hospital, Cumberland. at
9:10 o'clock Tuesday night, April II,
after suffering stroke of paralysis
about II a. m.
Mr.. Collins was stricken in the Hell
big Mill, where he was assisting j. w.
Whorton in laying a cement floor. A
physician was summoned and he was
taken to Cumberland in the Bolden
ambulance His entire right side was
affected.
Mr.. Collins was liftlong resident
of Oakland, having been born here
November 16, 1894, son of the late
John and Sarah Bosley Collins. He
was aged 40 years. He was a member
of the Woodmen of the World
Surviving are the following broth
erS and sisters: Bruce and David Col
Inns, of Oakland; John Collins, King
wood, w. Va; and Patrick Collins,
Seward, Pa; Mrs. Edith Baker, Hut
ton; Mrs. Charles Succop, Pittsburgh;
and Mrs. Joseph Mancina, Morgan
town, w. Va. His wife died in 1888
Funeral services are being con-
Quoted this afternoon, April IS, at
2:30 o'clock from the Bolden Funeral
home, with Rev. J. E. Johnson, Meth
odist minister, officiating. Interment
will be in the Oakland cemetery.
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Classified Advertisements
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following contributed $1.O0: Mrs. Ar
thur Fitzwater, Mrs. Ivory Rounds,
Mrs. Earl X. Harvey, Mrs. Fred Rode
HEAVIER, Mrs. Ethel Johnston, William
Sears, Mrs. Mollie Mason, Truman
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Mrs. Vernie Smousc solicited south
of Yough river bridge, Oakland, Mrs
Emma kildow, Mrs. D. L. Conneway
and family. and Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
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Blamble, Hervey Russell Smouse,
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Right.
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who gave $1.00 or more were: Mrs.
John Fitzwater, Mrs. Porter Wilt,
Tommy Sweitzer, Harold Bowers,
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Witt, Mrs. Erwin Roth
Casselman school, Ralph Bucket,
who is instructor of the school con-
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and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Shawley
each $500; Nelson Orendorf, Marvin
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Opal and Herman Opal $1.OO each.
Small contributions from the school
totaled $500.
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Wants Pre-Nuptial
Agreement Annulled
Continued from Page One)


ing or knowing its contents and with
out first securing independent advice
as to her rights"
She further declares in the bill of
complaint that while the agreement
was in duplicate that Mr. Offutt re-
tanned both copies, did not have them
recorded, did not have them acknowl-
edged until about six months after it
was signed, and continued to keep
them in his possession until a few
years prior to his death when he de-
livered up one copy to her upon de-
mand
Except for the agreement she said
she would be entitled to onc-third alb
solute interest in the estate amount
ing to about 100000 She said the
present provision is "inadequate, un-
fair, inequtablc, insufficient and out
of proportion"
The bill states that Mrs. Offutt has
filed in the Orphans Court for Gar
rctt County her remuneration to take
any devise or bequcst under the said
will and has elected to take her
widows share in both real and per-
sonal estate of her husband.
The bill asks the court to cause the
defendants to make a report of the
nature and value of all property and
estate with which Mr.. Offutt was
possessed and to discover the income
and revenues issuing from said prop
erty to which the plaintiff became en-
titled at the time of his death; and
further asks that the defendants be
restrained from conveying, cucumber
ing or disposing of any property or
assets arising out of the estate pend
ing determination of the case by the
court.
The defendants have until May IS
to make reply. They have secured f.
Ray Jones, Oakland; and William c.
Walsh as attorneys.
In the meantime an attempt by the
trustees to recover the furniture from
the Offutt home will be aired in court
soon, the case having recently been
moved to Hagerstown
On November Is, Mrs. Offutt was
sued for, as the bill states, what she
took and unjustly detains of the
goods and chattels of the plaintiffs
the household furniture, furnishings
and equipment contained in Mr.
Offutt's late residence. The plaintiffs
asked return of the goods and $1,000.
Notice was served December 6 and
goods taken into constructive posses
sion but further action was restrained
by order of the court.
Mrs Offutt, through her attorneys
made a reply on February declaring
that the goods and chattels with cX-
cepton of an attached list, belonged to
her. The original list claimed by the
trustees covers hundreds of items
from the third floor to the porch.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-04-13
MRS. SARAH +. BUTLER

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Butler, 10,
died Wednesday, April 5, at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. William Sim
monds, Kcyscr Ridge She had been in
failing health for two months, but
was seriously i'll only two days.
Mrs. Butler, daughter of Jacob and
Nancy McCloskcy, was born January
~, 1865. Twice married, she was wed
to the late John c. Walls on March 6,
1888. Two children of this union sur
vive, John Walls and Charles Walls,
Of Grantsvillc.
On March 81, 1894, Mrs Butler
married the late Kennedy Butler. To
this union four children survive, Mrs
William Simmonds, kcyscr Ridge;
Arthur Butler, Accidents; Mrs. Fred
Dickcrson, Chester, Pa, and Mrs. Lee
burst, Trent, Pa.
Other survivors are a sister, Mrs
Alice Upton, Somerset, Pa; one step
son, William Butler, Mcyersdale, Pa;
forty-sevcn grandchildren and forty
two great grandchildren.
Mrs. Butler was a member Of the
Maple Grove Church of the Brethren
whore funeral services were held
Saturday. with the Rev. Foster Bit
finger, of Westernport, officiating.
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LOST

LOST-Ration Book A. belonging
to Frederick Bland Finder please re
turn to owner, McHenry, or to local
ration board. 1t.
LOST-Rationing Book No. IN
name of Betty Sue Uphold, Terra Alta.
w, Va. Finder please return to owner
or to Oakland Rationine Board. It.
LOST-"A" Gasoline Ration book,
name of Ellis Harvey, Swanton. Find
Ell please return to owner or to local
ration board.-lt#
LOST-On the highway between
Oakland and Piedmont. w. Va. gray
suit box containing birth record,
school diploma of Ruba Marie Hare;
also pictures. pair slippers and
other small articles. Finder please send
COD. to Mrs. Nerna Brosdwater. II
Jones street, Piedmont, w. Va. 7-2t
LOST-kerosene Book and No 5
War Ration Food Book, name Of Her
bert n Shockey, Deer Park, Finder
please return to owner or to local
ration board. tit
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name Of Beulah Butler, Grantsville.
Finder please return to owner or to
local ration board. 7-lt*