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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04

bombardment and the ensuing
hopeless retreat across the is
land.
u. S. casualties have been
very moderate, although they in
clude one of the most popular
officers in the Marine Corps.
Only a few score japanese Of
the original force who garrison
ed Namur and the adjoining is
land Of Roi were left as a ring of
Marine gunfire frightened about
their defensive position.
Their fight was hopeless from
the very beginning. 1t was a
murderous bombardment, then
an inevitable retreat in the face
of superior Marine fire power.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
Reds Slaughter
Ira ped Foe
Colmly Destroy
Germon Lesions
BY EDDY GILMORE

MOSCOW, Feb. 4-lP-Sys'
tematic determination by the
Red armies of ten encircled
German divisions in the Upper
Dnieper Bend was we'll under
way today, the Army newspaper
Red Star said. while the main
Soviet forces continued TO forge
westward from the Ukraine to
the Baltic.
The midnight communique
indicated nearly 10000 OF the
trapped Germans already were
killed.
Thousands Of German units
have become groups of wan
derers' within the ring which
the troops of Generals Nikolai
Vatutin and Ivan s. Konev are
tightening around them, Orend-
err asserted.
The Germans were said 10 be
in an exhausted condition, al
though dispatches said nothing
Of their surrendering in any
large numbers.
No dispatches estimated the
number OF surrendered Ger
mans, but it was safe to assume
that the total was around l00,-
600 and maybe higher.
A dispatch to Izvestia said
that the situation of the trapped
Germans could be gagged from
some of their messages which
had been intercepted.
Conditions critical, III
shall we do one asked.
The reply was, assemble
near railway"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
.14,Accepted
for Service:
Leave Feb. J

Local Draft Board No. !.
Mount Clemens, today listed Ia
Selectees who will leave for
service in the u. S. Army on
Feb. 7.
Ordered to report at 5:45 that
morning at the Y. S. o. Build
ing on East Broadway, the men
will depart for Fort Sheridan,
ILL.,, where they will receive
basic training.
They are:
Donald NJ. Barnhart, John r.
Bats. Jr.. John Beiszer, Jr., Roy
A. Harris, Earl F. Haughton,
Philip D. Heath. John p. Horek
Clinton r. Jenkins, Stanley
M. Kondziolka, Charles r. Nit
chell, Russell l.. Mitchell, Jo-
seph Patrick, Marcel VanDam,
Reynold A. Wolf.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
Rich (afgoes
Of Jap Rubber.
Tin Destroyed
Guns Of u. S.
Worships Sink
Swift Vessels

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 up
- Three German blockade run
ners laden with war materials
from Japanese-held Pacific ports
have been sunk by American de-
stroyers in the south Atlantic.
The Navy, announcing this to-
day, said that the holds of the
enemy ships. were filled to ca
pacity with thousands of tons Of
rubber, tins, fats and strategic
ores. Some of those materials.
particularly hundreds of tons Of
baled rubber. were salvaged and
many prisoners were taken.
Seeking to sneak through the
American blockade, the three
ships the Burgenland, Rio
Grand and Weserland - were
sighted and sunk within a A.
hour period early In January"
the Navy reported.
The blockade runners were
chased down by the cruiser
Omaha. which already had one
blockade runner to its credit;
the destroyer Jouett, which
bagged a German submarine in
the Atlantic several months
ago, and the destroyer Somers.
ABANDON SHIP
First surface contact was
made by the Somers, which ran
down the Weserland In the
darkness OF early morning, iden-
tifying the vessel as an enemy.
The Somers, skippered by Com
mander William c. Hughes, Of
Oklahoma City, Immediately
opened fire with her main bat
terry of five-inch guns.
The initial salvo battered d.
rectly into the German ship and
the crew fastened to abandon
ship, but before they leaped over
the side or into their life RATS
they carried out their orders to
scuttle the ship.
Violent internal explosions
blasted the Weserland but she
See SHIPS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
County Polio
Appeal Ends
Reports Optimistic
As Funds Collected

Preliminary reports Of the
recent countrywide Infantile
Paralysis Fund appeal. now be-
Ing assembled by County Chair
man Jack Flaacke, indicate that
public generosity this year
reached a high pitch. Final fig
ures for the collection in each
community will be published as
soon as available.
Flaacks requests all commun-
ity chairmen to pick up coin col
lection boxes and March OF
Dimes envelopes and notify him
at the Detroit Edison office,
Mount Clemens. Arrangements
will be made to collect funds
from the chairmen themselves.
Chairman Robert I. Winslow,
Of this city, has requested his
aides. Henry Bruneel, Lee Fred
rick, John Sierens, Angelo Fish
er and D. A. Arnsby to pick up
collection boxes distributed to
stores and business places re-
Gently. They will be checked
and counted Monday and Tues
day.
The countrywide drive was
highlighted by excellent CO.
operation In South Macomh
communities. st. Clair Shores,
Warren Township, East Detroit
and Roseville backed the polio
appeal to the utmost. Their col
lections are now being totaled
by Chairman Flaacke.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
-UficdMdn
Decorated
for vdIor

There was a lot of war talk In
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam H. Boyd, 1858 Ryan road,
Utica, recently, and it all CEN
tered around a Well-built but
extremely nervous man in uni
form, his face and hands
bronzed by the sun Of Tunisia,
Morocco, Sicily and Italy.
AS he told his war stories, and
his face sprinkled in smile, the
faint tracings of scar were
visible across his cheek. That
scar was one of the best stories,
if a little gruesome. He had
turned his head while in fierce
action, and a Nazi cannon shell
came through the cabin, grazing
his cheek. II he hadn't turned
his head, Well, that's the story.
See DECORATED-Page 2
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potket.bIiiz
Rips London
Allies Press
Widespread Sorties

LONDON. Feb. - (P) Mos
quito attacks on western Ger
many and intruder sweeps over
northern France kept the Allied
air offensive alive last night as
the Nazis, in reply to shatter-
ing aerial blows from the west,
staged a pocket blitz" on Lon.
don.
No planes we're lost in the
sweeps over Western Germany
and Northern France in the
wake of the 1,100-plane opera
ton by the American against
Wilhelmshayen yesterday. One
enemy aircraft was shot down
by the intruders, the Air Minis
try announced. Minelayers also
invaded enemy waters In last
nights operations in which spe-
cific targets, were not anpounc.
ed.
Striking in two waves for the
first time since Jan. 81, the Ger
mans sent about 20 planes In
their attacks against London.
but only about 20 reached the
London area.
The first wave came in from
the south about 9 p. m. and
famed out over three counties.
Eight hours later a slightly
larger force concentrated on the
Thames Estuary district, touch
ed off a thunderous anti-sir-
craft barrage and dropp . d
bombs hsphazardly in some dis
tricts causing an undisclosod
number Of casualties.
This second group sGpnftogot
hundreds Of incendiG II ~ &
path across shops an1 6oOcoo -
one London district au6 soo6to
several fires. All but 60 -
these fires was extinguisl>14 ~
fireguards, however, before ~
fire engines arrived.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
SIMILAR AIMS
NAMUR ISLAND. KWAJA.

NAMUR ISLAND, KWAJA-
LEAN ATOLL, THE MAR
STALLS, Feb. 3-(Delayed)-
Scattered snipers and unseen
enemy wounded remain on this
shattered, sinking island, but
the actual end of sustained COM
bat came at p. m. yesterday
in a little corner near the north
west tip of Namour Island as the
Marines pressed in for the kill.
Organized enemy resistance
was ended, and even the tough
ened, le-hardened Marines
were Disguised with the task Of
wiping out Japanese troops who
lowered on the borderline OF in
sanity as the result Of the Allied
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04

fighting with tanks against Ger
mans who had to be cleaned out
of rubble-cushioned dugouts and
cellars in methodical an d
bloody fashion.
On the Eighth Army front
there was vigorous patrolling
and the British occupied Tor
ricella, southwest of Orsogna
and 20 miles inland, where the
Germans withdrew from a
mountain wedge.
UNCORK 4 ATTACKS
The Germans, reinforced
along the perimeter Of the Anzio
bridgehead, struck four times
against the British and Amer
leans who are reported to have
poured more than six divisions
ashore. The German air force,
almost absent from Italian skies
See ROME-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
SINK 3 GERMAN BLOCKADE RUNNERS
LONG SILENCE SHATTERED
Safe i'm Jap Prison

Thirty-seven months OF anxi-
ETY. while their daughter was an
unreported prisoner Of the Jap
anese since the fall of Manila,
during which their courage was
sustained only by hope and
prayer, have ended encourage
ingly for MIR. and Mrs. Henry
Bruel, of this city.
Mrs. David Bugoslav (the for
mer Margaret Mary BrueD, 81,
and graduate of st. Mary S
high school as we'll as Of Mary
grove College. is alive and as
we'll as can be expected in the
San Tomas Jap prison camp,
outside Manila, p. ].
No direct word has been re-
ceived by the Bruels from their
daughter since her frenzied ca
bic which will make Christmas,
l941, date long remembered in
the family. 1t told them Manila
was about TO be taken. From
then on, silence.
NOTE OF HOPE
Colonel Carlos Romulo, I949ed
Philippine hero who escaped
Eataan S March of-Death, gave
the grieving Bruels some cheer
in June 1912, when he arrived
in this country. He wrote TO
tell them that Margaret Mary,
when he last saw her, was alive
and well - although in Jap
hands.
The latest, and most encour-
aging news of the entire 81
month vigil was received the
other day from Ray Cronan,
Associated Press correspondent,
who returned on the Gripsholm.
See PRISONER-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
Bond Appeal
Falls Behind
Only 80 Per Cent
Of Quote Reached

With only 10 days until the
end of the Fourth War LOAN
Drive, Mount Clemens has ony
invested about 80 per cent
towards its overall $1,276,000
quota, including less than so per
cent of the E bond mark, and
scarcely 80 per cent of the gen.
eral bonds figure.
This announcement issued to-
day by City Drive Chairman
Chris w. Konstanzer was franz
ed with regret, Konstanzer ad-
mitted.
He pointed out that both f
bonds and general issues should
be we'll over the so per cent
mark now, and swinging down
the straightaway for a success.
full conclusion.
He urged big Push" on
the part of workers and ut
most generosity on the part of
investors next week, so that
Feb. IS may bring news Of COM
plete success.
In E bonds, local investors
have purchased $227,7O0- out
Of a $476,0O0 quota. In general
bonds, ,only $220,O51.5O have
been sold, against quota of
$500, 900.
Latest team returns, in addi-
ton to those published Tuesday,
include those of Chairman
George DeFrance, for { h e
Knights of Pythias, $4,000 sold
by 20 Gallants, and Mrs. Birdie
Ginsburg, for the BIN, Semi
ors, $4,000 sold by five Gal
lants.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
81 Apply for Driver
Permits in Single Day

A new high for 1914 in the
number of drivers license is
sued was set at the Mount
Clemens police station Thurs
day when SO persons either took
tests TO renew their license. or
filled out applications for their
first operators permit, IL was
reported today by Police Chief
Arthur I. Rosso.
He estimated that the usual
daily run of drivers license ap-
plicants numbered between Is
and 30. but could not account
for yesterdays rush.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
pd. No. ) Paper
Collection Tomorrow

A hope that wastepaper and
rags collection In Precinct 3 to-
morrow will exceed the high
mark Of $1,000 pounds set last
week by Precinct 2, was ex-
pressed today by Salvage Chair
man Charles v. Titus.
Scout Troops II, under Fred
Henk, and ~ under Alex Black
will collect paper at the curbs
on Saturday.
Precinct 3 covers the area
west of North avenue and north
of Cass.
Girl Scouts are cooperating by
notifying householders in that
area.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
Blue Star and War Dads
ORGANIZATION is Planned

Organization of Mount
Clemens unit of the Blue Star
Mothers, and a Macomb County
Unto of War Dads whose
aims are closely allied with the
mothers group-will be launch-
ed at the Mount Cemens high
school Thursday at 1870 p. m.
All mothers whose sons or
foster sons are in the armed
formes are invited to meet with
Mrs. Harvey c. Whetzel, of this
city, who is president of the
Department of Michigan organi-
cation.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04

LONDON, Feb. 4 - (P) -
The German high command
said today that Allied forces
have been encircled in the
Nettuno bridgehead Of Italy.
"On the enemy landing beach
head of Nettuno major enemy
forces were encircled by
c0unterattacks," the cOmmun-
ique broadcast by Berlin said.
"Relief attacks were repuls-
ed.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
Rush Ronll1leI
10 Defense Of
Eternal City
Germans Open
Sovose Attempt
TO Abote Menace
BY RICHARD G. MASSOCK

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
IN ITALY, Feb. 4 - (P) -
Marshal Erwin Rommel, master
of don't get trapped tactics,
was reported back in Italy di-
recting Nazi strategy today and
Allied headquarters disclosed
that the Germans have launched
their expected big offensive
against the Anzio landing head
below Rome, supporting their
assaults with terrific firepower
and tank charges.
On the main Fifth Army front
Americans were fighting fierce
ly in the outskirts Of Casino,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-04
RECEIVED BY KING

LONDON, Feb. '4-(P)-King
George held an audience today
for Mai. Gen. James II. Doolit-
tie, commander of the Y. S.
Eighth air force.
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Fathers will hold separate
meeting, with Harvey Whetzel
as one OF the speakers. The
War Dads" will be the first
mems group organized in the
county, but the mothers organ
ization Is already we'll establish
ed in Roseville, East Detroit, St.
Clair Shores, Romeo and Marine
City.
SIMILAR AIMS
Detectives of the two groups
are allied: Service to the armed
forces while in camp and over
seas. including recreation pro-
grams, Christmas gifts and 9TH
er acts of friendship; protection
OF their interests while in the
service by attention to legisla-
tive matters such as mastering
out pay, pensions, etc, and re-
the war. The detectives are con-
tinuing and of permanent ma
ture.
A fund Is being established
and already amounts 10 several
thousand dollars in this county,
for establishment OF a state re-
Mobilization hospital or center
for use after the war.
PERSONAL INTEREST
Mr.. and Mrs. Whetzel, active
county organizers, have two
personal interests in the armed
forces. A son, Staff Sergt. Eu-
gene Whetzel is one Of the am
phibious troops in the South
-Paeifie--and may now be en-
gagged in the Marshall Islands
offensive, and a son-in-law,
Staff Sergt. Delbert E. Cum
mings, with the quartermasters
corps, although still in this
country has received an APO,
number.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

SPRINGFIELD, III. + @ b. ,
lINSl Gen. Macarthur today
was entered as a Republican can
didate for president in the Illinois
presidential preferential primary
as nominating petitions in his be-
half were flied with Secretary of
State r. j Hughes office.
The petitions entering tho mill
tary leader in the Republican con-
test were filed by w. +. McLaugh-
lin Of Glencoe. III, who character
lied the filing as a pure draft
Macarthur" movement. lie has
not communicated with MacAr-
thur. he sale, as 10 fling Of the
petitions,
The petitions. Mclaughlin said,
bear a b O. 5000 signatures Sc
cured in SO of the states 102
counties. Mclaughlin is vice pres
ident Of the Gen. MacArthur-for-
President 6fuhs--
Col Robert r. Mccormick, edi-
tor and publisher OF the Chicago
Tribune. also was entered in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06
Barnes toDifeet
Proving Ground
Times Pinot,

IT. IT. Barnes has been promoted
from assistant to director Of the
proving ground section OF General
Matters Corp Milford i -peaS
announced Saturday by Charles J..
McGuen, vice president in charge
Of engineering.
Associated with GM for %
years Barnes managed the PhOe-
nix laboratory branch of the GM
proving ground before he was ap-
pointed assistant director at Mil
ford in March. 1912.
His son. Clement field service
representative for the Allison en-
CINE division. is now in China as
signed to the Fourteenth Air
Force.
Barnes succeeds Ernest f. VIII
son, who died recently.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06
$500 PRESS AGENTS

Declaring that free discussion
is the brst antidetc for violence,
and intelligence can conquer hyS-
terra" Broker said that the adj
campaign lHIed L
ened freedoms guaranteed by the
Bill of Rights.
Brickcr said that In % pre-
Pearl f4afheF bureaus HE admin
istra,ion employed 1900 press
agents"
They look upon the press
and radio merely as tool or
instrument 10 serve the pur-
poses Of the administration he
charged
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06
HITS CENSORSHIP

Telling the editors that yours
is a stewardship absolutely vital
in peace but Indispensable IN
war. ne added that domestic
news must be unadulterated by
propaganda and that the cloak
of censorship must not be used
to hide any weaknesses IN tho
administration Of domestic affairs
by our government.
1--WE must not give aid to the
enemy, hut belief in the trust
worthiness of news is essential
TO homo front u1uraie, Il ne -Saftt.
Censorship could become the
resort Of the scoundrel.
Censorship. like health-re-
storing drugs, may become rank
poison when the dose IL too
great"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06
Macarthur a Candidate
For Nomination IN Illinois

preferential prcSiden-
tial primary. His nominating pc
titions were filed by William J.
Grace. J. j. Cullen and p. II.
Moynihau. att representing the Re-
publican Nationalist Revival Com
nHtttc. of which Muynihan is
chairman.
Col. Mccormick Grace said. had
not asked that the petition be
filed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06
Hello Kiss Brings els

SHAW FIELD, S. c., Feb :
(UP)-A hello kiss is the bait
girls at the Sumter. S. C., YMCA
use to lure GI.'s 10 their weekly
dances. Since the innovation,
attendance has more than tripled.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

j Beate,.1,ed cose, G1-44 AID ssaS,sd Conc, I7-4)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06
Visitor

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

Buy War savings stamps the
convenient way. Order them
delivered 20 your door from your
Detroit Times carrier salesman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06
New Deal Hits
AT Freedoms,
Broker Says
Trying TO Undermine
PubIic's Faith in Papers,
COP Candidate Holds

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. < GNS)-
A triple-pronged attack on free
dom Of speech and Of the press is
being conducted by the New Deal
administration. Gov John w.
Bricker Of Ohio charged today q
Briclkcr. a candidate for the Re-
publican presidential nomination,
told the Ohio Newspaper Associ-
atoms annual banquet that the
administration was using federal
propaganda. unnecessary censor
ship and administration attacks on
honestly criticizing newspapers
and radio stations 10 destroy the
publicS faith in their sources of
information.
People, like an army cannot
progress without an open line
Of communication" he stated.
Truth must he revealed through
free press. an untrammeled
radio and the right to speak
without restraint.
1.-The peoples of Europe brave
death In k-ee p underground
channels Of information open, a
the true greatness OF nation
rests ON freedom of intellectual
combat"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06
wILLKIE TO RUN IF

CHICAGO, Feb. : (UPl Wen
dell Willkie will run in the Hi
noiS presidential preferential pri-
mary campaign If Col. Robert r.
Mccormick does, -Millkie- said to-
day.
"MCCormick and 7 represent
opposite poles Of the Republican
PartT.n -NFiffkte Satd. IL want
to debate the more important
issues with him up and down
Illinois"
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-10-06
County Teachers
axe Constitution
Study Course Here

A class of II Pinal county teach
ers began course of study in Fed
eral and State Constitution Mon
day under the instruction of w. D..
Kirby, superintendent of Coolidge
elementary schools. This is a re-
quired course for teachers through
out the state and is being given
by Mr.. Kirby in conjunction with
State Teachers College, Tempe, and
the state board of education. The
arrangement was made to obviate
necessity of county teachers hav-
ing to attend summer school or
take the course by correspondence.
Glasses will meet each Monday
night for II evenings of instruc-
ton. Those taking the course are
Bertha Lewis, Forrest Dorsey, Ha-
eel Hery, Ethna Smedley and Made
Mayer, all of Superior; Florence
Mahr, Roxie Martin and Carlton
Fisher, all of Casa Grande; John
Whatley, George Kimierim and Rev.
Paul Hill, all of Florence; Eleanor
Mitchell, Evelyn Kline, Hortense
McCrey, Lena Gray Ennis, Fran
ces Melton and Eleanor Melton,
all of Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-10-06
Bears Chalk Up
Second Victory
Over Amphitheater
Locals AWAY from home a.
gain this week as they
meet Casa Grande.

The Coolidge Bears added anoth-
er victory to their 1914 record
Friday when they defeated a weak
Tucson Amphitheater team 43 to 0.
In the first quarter McEuen,
fleet Bear back, broke into the open
for a sure touchdown, but was
stopped on the 80 yard line when
he pulled a muscle in his upper
leg. Coolidge fumbled two plays
later and the boys from Tucson
recovered. Amphitheater coudl not
gain and kicked, but on the first
play Coolidge fumbled again and
Amphitheater recovered. Cool
idge fumbled twice more in the
first quarter but the Panthers were
unable to push over a score al
though inside the five yard line
three times.
In the second period quarterback
Kenny Trout began calling on
Jimmie Davis and before the half
time gun the big fullback had run
wild for three touchdowns.
Jimmie ran over another in the
third period before he retired in
favor of Jimmie Vidano, freshman.
who turned in a very good job for
the rest of the game.
Little Eddie 'Schell took over
where Davis left off and reached
pay dirt three more times. One of
Eddie's runs was for 85 yards, one
of the longest ever made by a Bear
player.
Coolidge was able to convert only
once in seven attempts.
The Amphitheater eleven couldn't
gain through the Coolidge line, but
Justice, tailback, did some nice
passing and kicking. They will
come to Coolidge for a return game
on November 3.
The Coolidge line was fairly
steady on defense, but was slug
gish on offense and is expecting a
real battle when they face the Casa
Grande Cougars this Friday. The
Casa Grande line will outweigh
them about ten pounds per man.
Mac McEuen will be out of ac-
tlon for several weeks and the
Bears will have to really extend
themselves to keep the Casa Grande
Cougars, led by plunging Bobby
Reed, from gaining the victory.
The game Is at Casa Grande with
the kickoff set for 8 p. m.