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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-04
BELIEVED HOPELESS

Front-line dispatches indicated
the plight Of the enemy was virtu-
ally hopeless. The entrapment
was announced officially in an
order Of the day by Premier
Stain
The trap was snapped on 10
enemy divisions when the armies
OF Gen. Nikolai r. Vatutin and
Gen. Ivan s. Konev Surged for
ward in a twin five-day offensive,
overrunning more than 300 Will
ages and advancing 30 10 As miles
to join forces in the Zvenigorod-
ShpOla sector.
The Germans were still defiant
TO Soviet demands that they sur
render. but the fire-power Of the
Nazis seemed 10 be decreasing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-04
In The Times TO-DAY

c VI. MACARTHUR. DENTIST
III GriSwold. over KinSerS.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-04
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JAP Naval bASE
Drives
Halted
by 9th

ALLIED HQ.. ALGTERS, Feb.
4 Capitalized Fifth Army troops
smashed four heavy German coun-
terattacks against their beach
heads south of Rome, il was dis
closed today. while u. S. tanks
and infantrynen fought through
the streets of ruined Casino IN
a bloody houSe-to-house battle
Headquarters spokesman re-
vealed that the NaZis, powerfully
reinforced by troops and armor,
rushed down from northern Italy,
launched their long-eXpeCted
counter blow on the approaches
TO Rome yesterday.
Three enemy onSlaughts fell
upon the British at the northern
end of the AnZie-Nettuno beach
heads. while the fourth hit at
American troops on the southern
flank.
NAZI CASUALTIES HIGH
Wave on wave of German tanks
and assault troops crashed
against the Allied lines. but Off
cial reports said the Americans
and British rolled back the NaZis
and piled up heavy casualties on
the enemy.
The Luftwaffe for the first
time in days threw in strong
bombing and strahng forces at
the Allied lines.
ALLIES KEEP POSITIONS
When the fury Of the enemy
attacks spent itself. the Ameri-
cans and BritonS still held their
forward positions on 12i2 mile
stretch of the Rome-NapleS cleo
trio railway line from Campo
Leone 10 Cisterna.
French and Dutch WarShlpS
bombarded the German lines IN
the Formia area 10 disrupt COM
municationS between the north
ern and southern fronts.
Fifty miles below the battle Of
the beachhead. American forces
hammered their way into Cas-
Sino, where the Germans still
were believed holding open mar
row supply route into the town
along the Via CaSilina.
Front reports said the Ger
mans were being bombed and
bayoneted from house TO house
through the streets OF Casino,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-04

largest-in the heart of the
Marshall Islands so that the
surrounding reef would protect
them against Jap submarines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-04
HOLD ALL AIRFIELDS

An American army regiment
has overrun the airheld on Kwa-
jalein Island, the last airStrip in
the atoll remaining IN enemy
hands, and overwhelmed a tank
trap position 10 the east, Erick-
son reported.
The Fourth Marine Division
under Mai Gen. Harry Schmidt
completed the conquest of Ma
muir Island ravaged by bombs
and shells. az ! p. m. Wednesday
after wiping out the defenders in
"a . hours Namur is at the
northeastern corner Of the atoll
The adjacent islands of Gagan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-04

SHEDD'S OLD STYLE SAUCE
A dressing OF rare flavor. you'll
prefer IL 90 mustard.-Adv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-04

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Bradley beam., 1944-12-02

20 grenade explosives, confined in the comparatively small interior of the hole. The men began to move away. Some of the more curious stayed behind watching. Almost immediately two dazed but very much alive Japs ran stumbling out"
 It's hard to believe that a man could stay alive in fortified em- placement after jet from a flame thrower had passed completely through it. But we have the word of Sgt. Charles Johnson, assistant rife squad leader, that this hap pened in the South Pacific.
 Says Sgt. Johnson: Some Jap pillboxes and bunkers have shelves and partitions in them, so that the occupants in one part are protect ed from a grenade or shell burst in another part. Some are arranged so that even the flame-thrower, a weapon normally regarded as con- clusively cleaning out an emplace- ment, fails.
 "Dunn, our flame-thrower oper- ator, fired a long jet into one end of bunker and the flames came out the other end. In spite of the blistering heat, and smoke that had gone completely through the bum ker, a Jap emerged few seconds later, unharmed, and raised his rifle to fire at Dunn. Dunn saw him just in time and fired his flame at the Jap, who toppled backward en- gulfed in the blaze. When the smoke had cleared the Jap had crawled back into the bunker where he died. The point is that the Jap survived the first burst of flame inside the bunker and was still an aggressive menace"
Bradley beam., 1944-12-02
By Camp Newspaper Service

By Camp Newspaper Servlce
 In one Of the major divisions of the Army General Staff-S-3-ex- perts are constantly collecting, ex- amining, weighing and balancing with other factors the lessons learned from combat in this war. That which is pertinent and valu- able is incorporated into training doctrine.
 Capsuled below are some of the reactions of U. s. soldiers, officers and EM, to the fighting on Kwa- jalein and the Palaus in the South Pacific. They were culled from a series of 10 articles appearing in the Army newspaper Midpacifican.
 On one fact every fighting man, who was interviewer, agreed. The Jap is darned hard so-and-so to kill.
 Said Sgt. Max Kay, rifle squad leader: "We saw 3 Japs run across small clearing and disappear in- to a covered dug-out. So we decid- ed to try to knock out the dugout with Augmentation hand grenades.
 "There was no enemy fire com ing from the dugout, but we knew that there were at least the 3 we had seen inside it and there were probably more. Under the covering fire of BARS and some Ms, sev- eral of us crawled up close enough to throw grenades. Two of them exploded in the doorway of the dugout.
 eve threw more, deep inside the hole. The Japs were grooming inside, and those of us who were close up could hear the scraping of their bodies as they moved over the floor. A Jap, like snake, must never be considered dead until he quits moving so we tossed in the rest of our Augmentation gre nades, which made total of 20.
 "Most of us were satisfied then that nothing could have lived through the shower of steel frag- ments and the concussions of the
Bradley beam., 1944-12-02
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GI: There's 8 whole drawer full of old, useless documents on file. Shall I burn them7" ..... ... OIC: "Yeah, but make copies first"
 Rookie: Il just swatted five flies two males and three females" Yardbird: "How can you tell ?" Rookie: "I got two on the card table and three on the mirror" The Jap navy is certainly thorough. It gets to the bottom of things.
 Corporal to medic: "If I take this castor oil will l be well enough to get up in the morning?" Medic to Corporal: "Well-you'd better"
 CT newly arrived in England: "What's the difference between shilling and pence?"
 British GI Joe: "Well, you can walk down the street without shil- ings."
 Virginia had a little quart Of cider, hard as steel; And everywhere she went twas fun
 To watch Virginia reel
 Juvenile delinquency is when children act like their parents. First Gal: "Say, you're wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger"
 Second Gal: q know, I married the wrong mani"
 Cpl: "Your husband looks bril- liant. I suppose he knows every thing?"
 She: Don't be silly. He doesn't suspect thing"
 A fellow doesn't have to be a carpenter to put bottom on chair.
 Mary: "Why doesn't Bill ever take you to the movies" Helen: "Well, one evening it rained, and we stayed home."
 l5 Girls who offer no resistance Often lead a rich existance.
Bradley beam., 1944-12-02

Gene has two outstanding interests in life, the first, her paratrooper fiancee now in Holland, and the second, her af- fection for her home town of Brooklyn and "dem beautiful Bums." As far as the former is concerned everything is under control and Gene plans marriage, home, and children in her postwar dreams; but, for being from Brooklyn. takes an awful ribbing. Gene was em- ployed by a finance company before don ming ops. She has sister who is serv- ing in New Guinea with a WAC Detach- ment and a brother with the Medics in England. Her favorite sports are swim ming, riding and roofing for "her boys" at Ebbetts Field. Her favorite athlete Pete Reiser, as if you couldn't guess.
 ALI OUicial FAF Photos.
Bradley beam., 1944-12-02

Having served as columnist with the Beacon" Camp newspaper of Grenier Field, N. H. Fran" is one CT who has some idea of yours truly's problems on the BEAM. A lab technician from Sec tion B, Fran" may be found nightly within short distance of the Rec Hall. Prior to entering the Service at his home town of Haverhill, Mass, he was employed in East Hartford as an air plane engine inspector for the Pratt Whitney Company. After the war he plans to enter the insurance brokerage business. Fran" likes to bowl, play ten- his and read. He also goes in for flying in a big way and hopes sometime to fly his own ship. He has a brother who is serving in the South Pacific.
Bradley beam., 1944-12-02
Japs Tough To Kill
 Combat Report Shows

This is the first in a series of 3 articles on combat experi- ences of American soldiers who fought in Kwajalein and the Palau Islands. They are based on stories first printed in the U. s. Army newspaper Midpacifican.
Bradley beam., 1944-12-02

No one can deny but what Frank started off his Army career auspiciously-he missed the train the day of his induction and arrived at the reception center two days AWOL. Tn order that the punish ment might suit the crime, his first two weeks of Army duty were spent on K. F. Recuperating from this ordeal, Frank finally wound up with his present status of first st-three-grader serving with Brad ley's Veterinary Detachment. At the time of his outstanding" induction, Frank was attending the University of Penn sylvanfa Veterinary College and he hopes to return to his studies after the War The Sergeant is married, has daughter five months old, and prefers hunting, pool, football and swimming.
Bradley beam., 1944-12-02

PFC. SILAS T. McF1ELD
 As Steward of the NCO Club, Mac is the major domo'' and chief potentate of the grill and refreshment department of the Club. His succulent snacks have satisfied more than one hungry non-com and his coffee is Tout of this world" Mac halls from St. Louis and was employed at the Army Medical Depot in that city before entering the Service. A bass fiddle play CT of no mean ability, he once slapped the dog house for such well-known bands as those of Fate Marable and Dewey Jackson. When not on duty at the Club (his job leaves him little spare time) he prefers to sleep or read, favoring Dick ems. After he returns to civvies he hopes to go to work for the Post Office Depart ment probably in his home town.
Bradley beam., 1944-12-02
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Nov. 8, 1912, to May 13, 1943-- Part of the price the Germans ex- acted for relinquishing their con quests i'm North Africa:-U. s. Killed, 2574; Wounded, 9437; Miss ing, 1920; Prisoners of War, 5107.
Bradley beam., 1944-12-02

Famous last words: "She's knockout in a blackout-but . fright in the light"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-05-25
A Program For Peace

We believe the peace be
political framework collaboration of the United
and countries
Provision for bringing within the of international
which have widespread international
g. Provision adapt the of the
lying conditions.
Proclaim subject establish
to and to supervise the realization of that end
Establish procedures controlling military establishments eveywhe
Establish achieve the
religious intellectual which of the
Evening star., 1944-10-23

as we'll as mentally. He played
football and was middleweight box
ing champion at West Point. He
placed sixth in field of 40 in the
modern Pentathlon in the 1924
Olympics.
Couldn't swim worth damn"
growled the general out of the COR
ner of his mouth.
Three OF his five children are
sons and all are enlisted men in the
Army. One is sergeant tank COM
mander in France; another is in the
South Pacific and the third is with
the Engineers in the United States.
Wife Lives Nearby.
His wife is living at Vienna, Va.
Gen. Harmon himself is native of
Lowell, Mass.
Every time he bats the Germans
around somebody gives him medal.
He is one of the most decorated men
in the Army. His own country has
given him the Distinguished Service
Cross, the Distinguished Service
Medal, the Legion of Merit with an
Oak Leaf Cluster. the Silver Star with
an Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star
and the Purple Heart. The British
made him a Companion of the
Bath. The French made him an Of
ficer in their Legion of Honor. The
King of Italy gave him the Star of
Valor, and the Sultan of Morocco
handed him the Star of Morocco.
Evening star., 1944-10-23
Gen. Harmon Again Commands
His Hell on Wheels Division
old Gravel Voice
Won Fume in Drive
In North Africu

WITH THE UNITED STATES I'd
ARMORED DIVISION IN GER
MANY, Oct. % Delayed) Maj.
Gen. Ernest N. Harmon, who has
fought more battles, killed more
Germans and taken more prisoners
than any other armored force COM
mander under the American flag,
has returned to- command of this
rip-roaring hell on wheels" divi-
sion which he led into French Mo-
rocco in November, 1912.
Gen. Harmon, known to his men
as "Old Gravel Voice." gave up a
bigger job back home for the chance
to lead his men into action again.
Last July 50-year-old Gen. Harmon
was assigned to command the 23d
Corps at Comp Bowie, Tex, in rec
ognition OF his record. But he han
kered for action again, and when
Maj. Gen. Edward H. Brooks, then
commander of the I'd Armored Divi-
sion, was elevated to a higher post,
Gen. Harmon was granted his wish.
Taking over his old command on
September II, Gen. Harmon prompt
ly bridged the Albert Canal under
fire and sent his tanks rolling across
Holland and into Germany.
Harmon Changes Tactics.
In the 1923 North African cam
paign, after the Germans mauled
the American tanks in the disas-
trous Kasserine Pass battle, Gen.
Harmon was rushed up and took
command of the 1st Arrnored Divi-
sion. He found the Germans were
attacking every day at dawn and
pushing the Yanks back 500 yards.
"You attack at dawn tomorrow
and start showing them back" he
told his armored force. He stuck to
that simple formula for the rest of
the Tunisian campaign which ended
with his tankers rounding up $4,000
Germans and Italians to the south
of Bizerte.
When five German generals re-
fused to ride in the rear of a truck
containing troops-they wanted pri-
vate vehicles-Gen. Harmon told
them bluntly:
you are free to walk, gentlemen.
I am too busy at the moment to con-
slider military delicacies."
Climb on Truck.
They climbed into the truck.
Gen. Harmon later took his lst
Armored Division to Italy and
spearheaded the breakthrough from
the Anzio beachhead through Rome
and pursued the battered Germans
north of Arno. His men killed and
captured thousands of Germans in
bloody fighting costly to both sides.
Gen. Harmon is tough physically
Evening star., 1944-10-23
Nell Brinkley, S., Dies;
Noted Pen and Ink Artist

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, Oct. %.
Nell Brinkley, Sc, whose pen and
ink drawings were syndicated
throughout the country for more
than 30 years, died in a hospital
Saturday after a long illness.
, Born in Denver, Colo, she came
to New York at the age of 10 and
was employed by King Features
Syndicate from that time until her
retirement six years ago.
Her mother and son, Bruce
Robert McRea, survive. Her hus-
band, Bruce McRae. jr., died several
years ago.
Evening star., 1944-10-23

hod friend in the Engineering Department named
George Miller. He was working nights on eadget
that he had invented to improve home heaters. He
seldom went out with the rest of us-just lived
quietly and salted his money away.
Evening star., 1944-10-23
Dr.. Charles B. Lipmon.
Plant Expert, Dies

BY the Associated Press.
BERKELEY, Calf, Oct. 23.-Dr
Charles Bernard Lipmen. 81, pro-
fessor of plant physiology and dean
OF the graduate division at the Uni
versity of California, died Saturday
of a heart ailment.
Born in Moscow, Russia, and
brought to this country at the age
of 6, DR.. Lipman studied at Rutgers
the University Of Wisconsin and the
University Of California.
Evening star., 1944-10-23

"... Wages were sky-hish. Most of us were making
more money than we'd ever seen in our lives before
And believe me, we were spending it on everything
in the world we didn't silk shirts things like
that. We were Good Time Charleys and no mistakel
Evening star., 1944-10-23

"Hs had one all set up and working in his house. 1t
looked good to me. But didn't have ST. 0O0 didn't
have dime. He raised the money somewhere, and
started company. They say he's worth pretty near
half million dollars today.
Evening star., 1944-10-23
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Evening star., 1944-10-23

when the boom ended, there was a good deal of a
let-down. George came to me and offered me half
interest in his invention for 81 900. Said he ID saved
S2OOO, but he needed another two to get the thing
in shape and on the market.
Evening star., 1944-10-23

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economic picture for his own best
interests and in the best interests
of his country.
Recognizing this, Americas Life
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-02
NqvyMen Made Ice FoIIieS Stars

Credit a pair of service men with having made stars of two girls with the Ice Follies of 945 which opens Monday night, December 4th, at the New Haven Arena, The girls are Phyllis Legg, the worlds only stilt skating fem, and Mae Ross, another featured principal.
 Phyllis. formerly of the Folliettes, is married to Harris Legg, stllt performer and skating daredevil who is now serving in the Navy. Before he left he taught his wife some of his stunts, although she's practiced jumping through hoops of fire and the other stunts that made Harris famous, the show pros ducers say nix. As 1t is, with her routine. she's carrying on hand. somely for her man In service.
 Miss Ross learned the rudiments of figure skating from sheldon 0ai. braith. former Foliles star now c Navy flyer. She, too, caught on quickly.
 The Follies will open Monday night, close Sunday night, Decems Der 10th. Better than 60 per cent sold out fr the week, with complete sellouts for Saturday afternoon adn night, and Sunday afternoon, good seats at all prices are stlli avall- able from Monday through Thurs- day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-02
Groyson's Scoreboord
Racing Indicates Rich Porisions Didn't Suffer; Betting Totol Twice Whot It Was Before War; Nozis Looted Better French Breeding Farms

stallions from England to put French breeding back on it's feet.
 The ferries stole many famous Sires and broodmares, probably in- cluding those of Lord Derby, Baron de Edouard Rothschild, Richard Strassburger,, Lady Granard. the late Joseph E. Widener and numer- ous others. Sires such as Pharis, Brantome and Le Ksar disappeared.
 It is also probable that some sires and many broodmareS were killed. There is no word as to what hap pened to Admiral Drake. Monarch, Vlctrix, Astrophel and Boie Rousell, to mention only 8 handful of the more than 300 fine sires which were in the war-torn sector.
 Andre LaGuerre. personal press representative of Gen. Charles de Gaulle, told Max Hill that after the enemy had spirited Pharis off to the Reich, they sent check for coo, 900 francs to Marcel Boussac. Monsieur Boussac returned the check. told the looters bluntly that he would not sell the son of Pharos to them for 15,O00,000 francs. That would be about $500,000 at the pre-war rate.
 But he didn't get his stallion back.
 That is where everybody is going to wind up with Germany-getting nothing back.
 They'll have to take it out in Nazis-now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-02
Heisman Trophy To Les Horvoth

New York, Dec. 2.-CUP)--LeS Horvath, the outstanding backfield man on the undefeated Ohio State football team, today was voted the John Heisman Memorial trophy as the outstanding player of the ls44 season.
 Ballots from sports writers and radio broadcasters, boiled annually in connection with the award. named Hrvath in the closest vote in the 10 year history of the trophy. Horvath, dental student at Ohio State and also 8 member Of the United Press All American and all Big Ten teams, received the ad- vantage because of split in bal- lots for several outstanding Army and Navy stars.
 Horvath, resident of Para, O.. received 412 votes with Genn Da- wis of Army second, polling 287 votes. Felix (Doc) Blanchard, another Army back and All-America selec- tion, was third with 237. Don Whit mire, Navy's great tackle, paced the linemen and was fourth with 115. Others in the first 10 included Claude (Buddy) Young of Illinois. 105; Bob Kelly. Notre Dame, 76; Bob Jenkins, Navy. 60: Doug Kenna, Army, 56; Bob Fennimore, Okla homa, A 6 M, 54, and Tom McWiln Hams, Mississippi State. ST.
 The balloting is conducted every year by the Downtown Athletic Club of New York and ceremOnies in which the award will be present- ed to Horvath. will be held here December 5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-02
Thomoston '5' Drops Opener

Thomaston, Dec. "A capacity crowd attended the first basketball game of the season last evening in the high school gym when Thomas ton High lost to Terryville High 30-18.
 The first half was a nip and tuck battle with Thomaston taking an early lead. Kennedy and Paczkow- ski played good ball during the first half and as the period ended Terryville was in the lead 17-12. In the second half Terryville got the range and registered quite a num- Der of points before the Clock towners could get the ball under control. Thomaston lost a number of shots which would have made the game much closer had they registered