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The Nome nugget., 1944-05-31
.NAZIS BREAK .6-WEEk LULU IN ACTIVITY

LONDON, May 31.-CAP)-Ger- man forces have broken the six weeks luu or the eastern front by making a small dent in the Russian lines north of Iasi, in Rumania.
 A Moscow conrnunique said the Nazis have opened an attack, with large forces of tanks and in fantry, but succeeded in making only "an insignificant wedge in our defenses at a cost of heavy losses in men and materials"
 Although German attacks were described as sharp, in the dis patch. Eddie Gilmore, AP cores pondent in Moscow, said:
 The attack appears to be an attempt to upset the concen.ra- tions of Russian troops raher than tue beginning of real enemy offensive, but it is still too early to estimate it's full signifi- cance."
 las. is about 18O miles above the PIoesti oil fields, and the Germans have claimed that the Red Army has been massing its forces for a drive on that source of Germany's fuel supply. | Moscow also reported fighting northwest of Vitebsk in White Russia, declaring hat the Red Army troops had beaten back g German drive, killing over 400 oi the attackers.
The Nome nugget., 1944-05-31

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The Nome nugget., 1944-05-31
ADVANCE TO
 POINT IA MILES SOUTH OF ROME

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NAPLES, May 3l-(AP)-British troops have advanced to a point just south of coastal Pescarella Nuova, IA miles south of Rome.
 The German radio said drama tic street fighting was in progress inside Velletri, the Alban Hills road junction, Is miles from Rome.
 Along the meandering 75-mile front from Valamontone to Atina in the region north of Casino, the Eighth Army advanced swiftly against the rear guard action of the withdrawing German forces, taking several towns.
 But in the critical area on the Rome line, Is to 20 miles south of the ancient capital, enemy de- lenses are stubborn and skilled along the 25-mile battle zone, stretching from Valamontone around the southern slopes of the Alban hills to Campo Iemini.
 At some points west of Vellet- ri, the allies are within six miles of the Pope's summer home, the Castel Gondolfo.
 The Germans have massed in- fantry, guns, tanks and flame throWers and scattered mines to profusion, in a do or die attempt to check the allied break through of their long established steel and stone Notifications.
 The Berlin radio said German troops had taken positions in the north part of the city of 10000 population, and the increased enemy fire showed the Germans intend to hold off the allies until the bulk of the troops could be extricated from the difficult posi- tions in the mountains between Frosinone and Valamontone.
The Nome nugget., 1944-05-31
MAG|N0T LINE ATTACkE D
BIG FOUR MEET SCHEDULED TO BE HELD SOON

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 31. -(AP)-The United States is prepared to put forth in the forth coming Big Four meeting here to plan International Security Or ganization, patterned after the League of Nations, providing a consultative formula for the use of force to suppress war.
 By this formula each nation retains final authority over it's own military forces, troops, planes and ships, and will assign no di- rect power over them to the In- ternational Agency.
 The International Agency, after consultation among it's members, could recommend but not order a member nation to use its troops for in ernational police duty, and the only binding commitment is this vital point, one which is in effect already, was made at Mos- COW in the Appoint declaration. ,- No participa ing country will use it's forces on foreign territory, except in accordance with deciS- ions made by the International Agency.
 The maintain peace program, covering five main points, will go before the representatives of Russia, Britain and China, here this summer, at the start of in- formal discussions to which these governments were invited yester day by Secretary of State Cordell Hull.
 The conferees will be either foreign secretaries of the four powers, Eden, Molotov, Soong and Hull, or their undersecretaries
 The President discussed the American proposal briefly in his news conference yesterday, and called it "The first draft, sub- ject to great changes, and vast improvements"
 Tt fits in," the President add ed, with the American aim to work with the rest of the world without in any way detracting from the United States indepen- dence."
 President Roosevelt also made plain in his talks that three pow CTS may be modified or merged into single conference plan and if agreed upon, would be a basis for further international action toward creating a league
 It is the intention of the White House not to make the plan pub lie until after the Big Four meet ing
The Nome nugget., 1944-05-31
Weather Proves Hot For Flyers

LONDON, May 3l.-(AP)-F1y. ing weather was so hot today. the British tactical air force ground crews had to pour water on the metal plane bodies in order to handle them.
 Pilots who were flying with the minimum of clothing were burn ed by the metal fittings in the planes.
The Nome nugget., 1944-05-31
Radio Stations
 Off Air On Alert

LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 31. (APl-Radio stations in the Los Angeles area were ordered off the air for a brief time yesterday, by the Fourth Army Interceptor Command.
 According to a spokesman of the organization, the order was issued due to the approach of an unidentified target.
 Broadcasting was resumed after the short period of shutdown.
The Nome nugget., 1944-05-31
ALASKA STEAMSHIP AGENT RETURNS

MT. and Mrs Jack Fairweather arrived Tuesday via the Alaska Airlines. Mir. Fairweather is local agent for the Alaska Steamship Company and will reopen the Nome office.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Reds Open Attack
Near Budapest
Destroy Io7 Tanks,
Down So Planes

MOSCOW, Dec. % (INS)-The
Russian high command announced
today that crack Red Army divi.
sions are on the offensive south
west of Budapest and have en-
gagged large formations of German
infantry and tanks in heavy
fighting"
The drive was launched in the
area of Saskatchewan, keystone
of the southwestern defense belt
guarding the Hungarian capital.
German spokesman reported
yesterday that the Russians
were within two miles of Seek
esfehervar and today asserted
that an about battle was raging
for the city. The Germans said
the Russians had attacked
from all directions" and as
serted that they had broken into
the city at one point
Moscow gave no further de-
tails and failed to confirm ar
earlier German claim that-the
Reds have begun a winter Of
fensive in Latvia.
The official statement revealed
that 107 German tanks were de-
stroyed and SO planes shot down
in the last "a hours, indicating
that heavy fighting is in progress
on wide front.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Vets Mark YuIe
At Percy Jones
Detroit Times Santa
Drive Brings Cheer
By HERB Bauer

BATTLE CREEK. Dec. 23--
Christmas cheer pervaded Percy
Jones General Hospital here today
made possible through The De-
troit Times Santa for Servicemen
campaign and the kind generosity
OF the newspapers readers.
With patriotic Detroit and
Michigan people acting as Santa
Claus by proxy, the hospital
largest of such army institutions
in the nation IS enjoying a
Christmas as white as any soldier
in the Philippines or Saipan or
Germany ever dreamed Of
Happy at the yuletide spirit
spread among the patients, Brig
Gen. Joseph T. BaStion, com
mander of the hospital. asked the
Times TO convey his thanks and
holiday greetings 10 the thousands
who made such a Christmas pos
sible.
EDITORS NOTE: Although
the wounded veterans at Percy
Jones are provided as merry a
Christmas as possible. there are
616 servicemen in this area
who may be forgotten this
Christmas.
(They face a lonely holiday
miles from home. forgotten.
That IL the case unless YOU act
Immediately.
despite the kind generosity
of DetroiterS, the Santa for
Servicemen drive j. still that
much short. The support is
needed NOW IL those men are
not TO be forgotten.
(Don't let these men down
mail your contribution before
Continued on Page SIX
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
See War
Last Years, Warning

NEW YORK. Dec. % GNSl-
American fighting men in the Pa
cific are planning the war in terms
of years, not months, according TO
Quentin Reynolds, veteran war
correspondent just returned from
tour Of the L. s. Pacific bases.
Reynolds said the men know it's
going TO take IAN awfully long
time and they've accepted this
estimate.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Pontiac Board Selects
Another City Manager

PONTIAC. Dec. pa successor
10 j. NJ. Nude, fired last week as
Pontiac's city manager, has been
selected by the city commission,
said Commissioner Donaldson to-
day
Donaldson. against whom a re-
call petition is being circulated as
a result of Nudes custer. refused
TO identify the new man. but
said Hes a man of proved
ability"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Detroit Filler Bags S Planes
For Highest Active Score

Two Michigan filters figured
prominently in today's dispatches
from the German front
Col. David Schilling, who lived
at the Wardell Sheraton Apart
ments before entering the army,
shot down five planes, giving him
a total of 80 enemy planes de-
stroyed in Europe q in the air
and 10 on the ground. 1t is the
highest score for any y. s.
fighter pilot still active in the
European theater.
Capt. Carroll Peterson Grand
Rapids. was leader of a Thunder
bolt squadron which destroyed %
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

German tanks and trucks in one
dive bombing foray.
At least IS German planes were
shot down by the 56th Thunder
bolt fighter group commanded by
Col. Schilling. Schilling's fighters
were attacked at one time by
five German fighter formations
totaling 200 to $50 planes.
Capt. James McGarrigle. a for
mer Detroit Times photographer,
is intelligence officer for Schill-
ing's squadron. II
Schllling's wife. Mrs. Georgia
Schilling. and their son. David
Jr., now live in Traverse City.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Captured Jap Dumps
Yield j. 5. MaterieI

WITH U. S. TROOPS IN THE
PHILIPPINES. Dec. % (UP)-
One-third of the ammunition and
explosives captured in Japanese
dumps during the early phases of
the Leyte campaign was Ameri-
can, apparently seized in the first
months of the Pacific war
In addition 10 facing the fire
OF .30-caliber Enfields. American
troops found popular brand u. s.
toilet articles in the packs of
enemy dead.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Air Attack
Costs JdpS
100 PI lanes
Major Enemy Base
North Of Manila Hit
on Christmas Eve

GEN. MacARTHUR'S no,
PHILIPPINES, Dec. "a Sunday,
(INSl 49, Liberator bombers, eS-
-corted by PAT Thunderbolts,
struck at Clark Field, the JapS'
ma ior air center north of Manila,
destroying nearly 100 planes caught
on the ground. and shooting down
eight Jap planes, Gen. Macarthur
announced in his Christmas CON-
munique today. Twenty more Jap
planes were shot down over Min
doro.
The heavy attacking force hit
the dispersal and taxi areas. The
area was left in flames In the first
daylight raid on the airstrip. More
than II fires We're started by the
heavy explosions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Gibson, Artist
Of Gay 9Os, Dies

NEW YORK, Dsc. % dNS)-
Charles Dana Gibson, II. world
famous artist and creator of the
Gibson Girl" the sweetheart OF
the Gay Nineties. died today a.
his home of heart ailment.
Gibson had been under a doc
tors care since September, when
the artist was stricken at Dark
Harbor, Me-. and was brought &c
New York by navy plane.
At Gibson's bedside when he
died was his wife. the former
Irene Langhorne, famous Virginia
beauty and sister of Lady Aston.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
BYRNES CONFIDENT

Although Byrnrs statement on
wartime horse racing did not take
the form of a directive. ne ex-
pressed confidence that race track
managers would quickly comply
and thereby release manpower.
transportation and materials he
said are needed to carry on
the war.
The purpose of employment
ceilings. Byrnes explained. was to
assure a manpower supply which
would be adequate TO permit full
utilization of the facilities and
materials available COR war pro-
ductiOa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
1000 AL LIED PLANES JOIN
BATTLES; DOWN I7S NAz|S

@ PARIS, Dec. "a Sunday qNS)A 4000plane Allied blow
delivered in suddenly clearing weather. disclosed today have
destroyed at least 78 German planes and scores of tanks but
the Naz Yuetde offensive thrust armoed column to within %
miles of the Sedan invasion gateway to France.
AS Allies their loose the Belganux
moug reached South Belgian
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Japs Defiant
New Minister Declares
She II Beat U.S., British
ByUnited Press

Seizo kobayashi, newly-ap-
pointed minister without portfolio
in the jap cabinet. told the lower
house of the Jap Diet today that
Japan would fight on until the
United States and Britain give up
"brutalities and their selfish am
bition to dominate the world by
ousting other nations
Full utilization of Jap man.
power and material resources, he
said. would unable her TO surpass
the Allies in fighting power.
Kobayashi's arkS were
broadcast by Tokyo radio and re-
corded by the FEC.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Now Nonstop Raids,
Saws British Air Chief

LONDON, Dec. % (INS)-Non-
stop bombing of the Reich in all
but impossible weather" was
promised today by British Air
Chief Marshal Harris in replying
to a message of congratulation
from Gen. Eisenhower on the days
aerial attacks against the German
counter-offensive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
The War Fronts

FRANCE-4000 Allied planes blast Nazi offensive; IFS Ger
pilots downed. page L.
RUSSIANazis claim attack Budapest by Russians from
all sides Page II
PACFIC-Yanks destroy 100 Jap planes in raid Clark
Field at Manila Page l.
TALYCanadian troops to banks Of Seno six-me
front. page p
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

LibramOnt, only 16 miles
from Frances northern
border, while American
+feinf0feements swung up
from the south and
smashed hard at the lower
flank of the enemy bulge.
The latter troops, described
by Berlin as several divi-
si0ns" of the u. S. Third
Army, were declared at Allied
headquarters early today to
have advanced several
miles, from the Luxembourg
ArlOn sector to hit the Ger
man south flank in perhaps
histOry's greatest battle.
Other American troops ON
the north shoulder of the
Nazi invasion salient held
firm against furious enemy
onslaughts and launched
counterattacks of their own,
while in the center a u. s.
blow was stated to have
split" Panzer formations
striving to erase the vital
American st. With salient.
Nevertheless, headquarters
announced, the Americans
had lost pivotal st. With as
well Is Stavelot In savage
See-Saw battles.
YANKS STILL BACKING
Despite the mounting coun-
ter-pressure on their flanks
and center and Saturdays
record Allied tactical air
osmash by 1,000 heavy bomb
ers and 5000 other planes,
the German southwestward
lunge beyond Luxembourg's
western border carried dan.
gerously near the classic
Sedan-Ardennes gap.
After penetrating American
lines to depths of so miles, this
enemy thrust gained some II miles
in as hours and smashed into the
key junction of Libramont by FRI
day noon, slicing across an inn
portant communications network
and cutting the vital trunk rail.
road from Namur and Liege down
to the city of Luxembourg.
At Libaramont the farthermost
German Spearhead was II miles
southwest of Bastogne, where the
enemy had severed the key Bas.
togne-Arlon supply road, and stood
only 16 miles northeast of the
French border at Bouillon and q
miles northeast of historic Sedan.
1t was at Sedan on the Mouse
that German armies outflanked
the Maginot Line in 1910 and
surged into France for the adj
vance to the channel coast and
Dunkirk.
SEDAN Is DIRECTIVE
With Supreme Allied headquar-
ters officially announcing the
German thrust TO Libramont. IL
seemed clear that at least one OF
the major detectives of the eight
day-old German comeback drive
was Sedan and a possible attempt
to strike deep into the rear of the
American Third and Seventh
armies.
Libramont lies seven miles
Continued on Page Ski
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Soldier Killed, AZ Hurt

SALINAS, Cal. Dec. % (UP) -
A soldier was killed and AZ other
persons were injured when a
Greyhound bus plunged over a
55-foot embankment near Fort
Ord last night, the California
highway patrol disclosed today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
g Maxi E-Boats Smashed
By British Naval Forces

LONDON, Dec. % CUP)-An
admiralty conmunique stated to-
day that al least two German f
boats were sunk, two probably
sunk and five others badly dam
aged by Royal Navy ships and
light coastal forces during an
engagement last night when +
boats attempted to operate on an
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Building CoIIapses

HARRISON. N. j.. Dec. %
GNSl--A building at the Cont
mental Oil Co.'S Harrison plant
collapsed today. Company officials
reported no one was injured and
all employees were accounted for.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Po|i(e Battle
Of 100
Ward Pii(kets
Carol Singing, Bet
Swinging invaders
lntimidate Patrons

Singing Christmas carols and
waving baseball bats. about l0C
Go pickets invaded the strike
bound Royal Oak Montgomery
Ward store Saturday afternoon
and destroyed merchandise and
inundated customers and en-
ployeS before being driven eff by
state and Royal Oak police.
Plckets have surrounded the
Royal Oak. Dearborn and two
Detroit Ward stores since the
strike started but this vas the
first serious outbreak
PICKETS ENTER STORE
Both police and spokesman for
the company Sserted the picketS
entered the store about noon and
remained inside about an hour
before state troopers arrived 10
aid Royal Oak officers. There was
an unofficial report one picket
suffered serious head injuries
after being struck by a trooper.
Robert NJ Barden. manager Of
the store-one Of four Montgom-
cry Ward stores in Wayne and
Oakland counties currently struck
by the CIO- gave the following
version:
About 100 pickets entered
the store about noon singing
Christmas carols. First they
marched up and down the aisles
intimidating customers and loyal
employees who have stayed on
the job.
BUY BASEBALL BATS
Then they marched down into
the basement and purchased
baseball bats which they shout
dered and returned upstairs.
AT first they only reached
over the counters and disar-
ranged the merchandise or
threw IL on the floor. Then they
started to rip sweaters and
Continued on Page Six
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Quake Shakes Turkey
By United Press

BY United Press
An Ankara broadcast said an
earthquake shook northeastern
Turkey early yesterday. but no
damage was reported. The broad
cast was recorded bv the FEC.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Old Tire O. Ks Killed

WASHINGTON, Dec. % CUP)
The Office of Price Admins
tration today invalidated all tire
ration certificates dated March
81, 1914, and earlier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
oRMoC POCKET CLEAN"

Gen. Macarthur announced that
the destruction" of all the Jap
troops trapped in pockets in the
Ormoc corridor on Leyte and to
the east of the corridor is now
complete"
For the first time Macarthur
revealed that the crack paratroop-
trained men Of the 18th Airborne
Division are in action on Leyte
They have carried out much of
the heavy fighting of the cam
pafgn in the mountains southeast
of the corridor. the communique
said, and the troops under the
command of Mai. Gen. Joseph
Swing have entirely cleared that
sector Of Japs.
nth ADVANCES
Northward of Leyte, the nth
Division. New York'S Statue of
Liberty division. is continuing its
advance on Palompon. the last
base of what little remains of the
enemy's once strong Leyte force.
and the last escape port on the
west coast open to the JapS
Yank infantrymen. during one
day. counted 3,7SS enemy dead
and bagged nine prisoners.
American fighters supported
our ground actions on Leyte, and
destroyed a lugger and five barges
off the west coast.
Guerilla forces on Panay, north
west of Leyte, have captured
Capiz. the islands most impor-
tant town.
GUERILLAS ASSIST
Guerillas. in a carefully planned
campaign. began their uprisings
throughout the central and south
ern Philippines area simultane-
ously with the landing of Sixth
Army doughboys on Mindoro
Island Dec. Is.
Since then they've captured
several strategic coastal points.
At Luzon, in the surprise at
tack on Clark Field. the first
heavy strike of the four-motored
bombers caught the JapS off
guard. Only nine Jap fighter
planes were in the air when the
big B-24s roared over. and our
escorts shot down /
eight of them. The JapS were
caught with more than 100 planes I
on the ground and a majority" /
Of these were destroyed or dam |
aged. the communique said.
In newly invaded Mndoro /.
where the captured airstripS have
been put into service for planes (
of the Fifth Air Force, our fight
ers and anti-aircraft defenses /
shot down 20 attacking Jap planes /
and probably shot down two
others.
Ground activity on Mindoro |
continued al a standstill
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

bNi UtA dl~O Wal Itu employers
generally frat 6frf-4tfr1trr WITH r..
suit in denial OF critical materials
To them.
Byrnes' action raised the posi-
bility Of a virtual end To profes-
sionai sports in I9i5. 1t appeared
60 raise grave doubts whether pro-
fessiOnaI baseball and football
could continue, and race track
spokesman already had indicated
that they would comply with hts
request that the tracks be closed.
RE-EXAMINE ATHLETES
Mai Gen Hershey. director Of
Selective service, acted immedi-
ately 10 comply with Byrnes' de-
n1and for review OF the status OF
physically-deferred or discharged
athletes. He advised ByrneS that
he was directing local boards 10
undertake such reviews immedi-
Nately.
The racing and professional
athletics orders were announced
separately. The virtual ban on
racing was announced in mid
afternoon, and was aScribed 10
the need of conserving manpower
and transportation facilities. The
action involving athletes was an
nounced at s p. m
MoGULS SURPRISED
Both came "a a complete sur
prise. Racing was about TO begin
lis winter season. Professional
sports moguls this month have
been discussing plans for 1915 and
ways, and means by which they
could carry on in view OF critical
manpower shortage but none Of
Dem dreamed their teams and
UagueS would be the object OF
such pointed and sharp program
as that announced by Byrnes.
Many baseball and football
teams operated this year with
nuclei Of men who had either been
rejected by the services or dis
charged because Of physical dis
abilities. Now il would appear
that many of these men may have
to enter the services.
WASHINGTON REVIEW
The war department early this
month announced that henceforth
no name" athletes or other
notables could be discharged from
the army until after their cases
had been reviewed in Washington
That order in itself was regarded
AS blow TO professional baseball
and football-but II was a mere
nothing compared with Byrnes'
announcement tonight.
ByrneS wrote Hershey he had
been advised that in some cases
professional athletes were not in
Quoted because of alleged physi-
cal unfitness," while in others
they were indicted and later dis
charged
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24
Ban Racing,
Tighten Draft
On Athletes

Is WASHINGTON Dee % fuP4-Wa Mobilization
W9irector Byrnes tonight cracked down professional
sports, calling for end of all animal racing by Jan
and lnaugurang program for review of the draft
OF all professional athletes who have been deferred dis
charged from service for physical reasons
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-24

Allied convoy route off the mouth
OF the Scheldt River.