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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-09
Proving Ground
Wins e Flag

UTICA - Employees Of the
Tank Assembly Proving Ground
near Utica, were awarded the
Army-Navy E flag Sunday by
Mai. Nelson w. Mccormick,
chief Of security, Detroit Ord
nance District. The proving
ground, operated by the engi-
neering division of Chrysler
Corp, is the property of Army
Ordnance.
Lieut.-Comm. H. S. Dilcher,
inspector of Navy material in
the Detroit area, read the cita-
ton.
Following the presentation
ceremony at 100 pm. the 1000
employees and their families wit
messed a demonstration of vari-
Gus type of Army combat We
hicles.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-09

ouri, New Jersey, Ohio and
Pennsylvania will d termine
whether Senate Democrats can
sustain their strength of So
members. Tuesdays elections al
ready have assured them of IS
seats, compared to a sure 35 to
be held by Republicans, and
one by a Progressive.
Here is the picture as final
returns are awaited:
Missouri: Gov. Forrest c. Do
nell, Republican, led Democrat
ic Attorney General Roy Nc
Kittrick by 1898 votes with 113
precincts unreported and serv-
ice votes still TO be counted.
They are vying for the seat now
held by Democrat Bennett c.
Clark, knocked out in the prI-
mary. Vice President elect Tru-
man will have to resign his own
Senate seat when he takes over
his new office in January, but
election of a Democratic COVER
nor in Missouri assures that his
appointed successor will be of
the same political persuasion.
Nevada: Senator Pat McCar-
ran, Democrat, pulled TO 3,033
lead over Republican George W..
Malone with only 40 precincts
out.
New Jersey: Only II voting
units remained to be heard from
when II. Alexander Smith, Re-
publican, counted a 29,l7 lead
over Elmer H. Wene, Demo-
Crat.
Ohio: Robert A. Taft. the Re-
publican incumbent, was 22,91l
ahead Of Democrat William G..
Pickrel with seven precincts
missing.
Pennsylvania: James J. Davis
Republican member Of the SEN
ate since 1880, was trailing
Democrt Francis J. Myers by
1887 votes with 33 precincts
not reported and the soldier
vote still to be counted.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-09
FIooded-Out Refugees
Find Haven On Dutch Isle

(Boni was born in Holland,
but came to the United States
with his parents in 1915. He
served as an Associated Press
war correspondent in the Paci-
flc before covering the war on
the western front.)
Perhaps their story illustrates
what life has been like for
moderately well-to-do Dutch
families during four and one
half years of Nazi occupation.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-09
international
Reaction Coed
DIsPEL RED BOGEY

LONDON, Nov. O. H0 The
Times said in an editorial today
that comfortable Democratic
majorities" in the U. S. Senate
and House of Representatives
"are a striking testimony to Mr..
Roosevelts hold on the conf
dence of the American people.
"Crude attempts TO invoke the
Communist bogey-whCther IN
the form of Mr.. RooseVelts al
legged subservience to Marshal
Stain abroad or To Mr., Hill
mans Political Action Commit
tee at home-seem TO have con-
spicuously missed fire" the
Times added.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-09
REALLY INDISPENSABLE

-CHLAGklAGr Nov. 9-tA3-
The official Central Daily News
today hailed President Roose-
welt as indispensable, not only
to the United States but to the
world"
Tho world needs him in the
war against aggression and the
building of an edifiCe to safe
guard permanent peace" the
Chinese paper said
The newspaper Ia Kung Pao
said Roosevelt led the world
crusade against aggression and
paid the foundation for victory
Of the Democratic nations" 1t
added mankind waits for this
extraordinary man to accomp-
liSh greater and more eXtraord-
mary deeds"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-09
INDIA UNAFFECTED

NEW DELHI, Nov. 9-(PD-
The first editorial comment on
President Roosevelts reelection
came today from the strongly
Nationalist Hindustan Times,
edited by Mohandas Gandhls
son, Devadas, which said:
"As far as Indias own i'm
mediate interests are concerned
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-09

Q-What is the eastern-most
town on the North American
continent?
A-GlaCe Bay, Cape Breton,
Nova Scotia.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-09

il was tweedledum and tweedle-
dee, for neither the Democrats
nor Republicans are in the least
worried about the freedom of
this country. Both party plat
forms maintained scrupulous
silence about India"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-09
PHILIPPINES HAPPY

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. O.
Ry-PrcSidcnt Sergio Osmena
Of the Philippine Common
wealth said today Filipinos in
terprctcd President Roosevelt's
reelection as endorsing his for
cign and domestic policies and
expressing "unmistakable APP
proval of his liberal policy to-
ward the Philippines
The statement was made over
the Voice of Freedom" radio
on Lcytc island and recorded by
the Federal Communications
commission.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-09
How To Relieve
Bronchitis

Creomulsion relieves promptly be-
cause 1t goes right to the seat Of the
trouble to help loosen and expel
germ laden phlegm, and aid nature
to soothe and heal raw. tender, in
famed bronchial mucous me M
branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
a bottle of Creomulsion with the un-
derstanding you must like the way 1t
quickly allays the cough or you are
to have your money back.
CIRCUMCISION
for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-25
Tells Senate Group Bill Menaces War Output And Free
Labor; Would Put Many Small Business Men Out
Of Business; Plenty Surplus In Various Parts

tape, contradictory policy and frus-
lied labor itself has done more to
solve manpower problems in war pro-
duction than the combined efforts of
all Federal agencies in the field This
was done by the unions of the AFL in
efficiently supplying thousands of
skilled workers wherever and when
ever needed on war projects at no
expense to the Government.
Mr.. Green also showed how the
combined "know-how' of labor and
management has contributed to solu-
ton of manpower problems by reduc-
ing production time on fighting planes
and other important war items.
Taking up the argument that Ma
tional Service Act would prevent
strikes, Mr.. Green pointed to the ex-
ample of Great Britain to prove the
fallacy of this contention. Britain has
had National Service Act since Dun
kirk but strikes in that country have
increased since then and are higher in
number proportionately than in this
country, he said.
"A National Service Act would in
crease the burden of sacrifice borne by
those serving on the home front" Mr.
Green continued, "but it would do SO
without rhyme, reason or necessity
If such law should be enacted and
strictly enforced, it is appalling to
consider the fearful consequences of
placing such unrestricted power in bu-
re;.ucratic hands. Millions of Ameri-
can families might be broken up
thousands of small business enter
prises might have to be abandoned
Every American citizen would be
thrown into state of uncertainty
and insecurity"
/ Mr.. Green then referred to state
ment by Senator Austin during the
course of the Senate hearings that il
would not be necessary to draft every.
body for work. The AFL chief then re.
marked:
eff this statement of the purposes
of this bill by one of its authors car
be relied upon, then the argument OF
equal sacrifice topples of it's owl
weight. If the great majority o.
American citizens will be left undis
turbed in the present occupations by
this bill, if idlers and dilletantes ant
reproductive individuals are to b
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-25
Green Asks Prompt Defeat
Of National Service Bill

permitted to pursue their own sweet
way, if only certain groups of work
ers are to feel the brunt of enforced
labor-then the idea behind National
Service Act is fraudulent and the bur-
den of war sacrifice will be even more
unfairly distributed than it is at pres
ent"
In the final analysis, Mr.. Green said,
the bill must stand or fall on the ma
jor test of whether it will promote the
war effort He concluded:
''In my considered opinion, enact
ment of National Service Law will
not add single plane, a single ship,
a single tank OF single bullet to the
nations war production. On the con-
trary, it threatens to cripple the
amazingly successful production pro-
duction program we are now carrying
on. Therefore, | earnestly call upon
this committee and the Congress as
whole to defeat this dangerous meas
ure"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-25

Washington, D. C.-Appearing at a
public hearing of the Senate Military
Affairs Committee, AFL President
William Green demanded defeat of
the proposed National Service Act as
a menace to war production, repudi-
alton of the principles we are fighting
this war to uphold and fiat violation
of the Constitution.
Mr. Green demolished arguments of
the bills proponents that compulsory
labor will solve manpower problems,
prevent strikes and distribute the bur
den of war sacrifice more equitably
among all the American people.
"A National Service Act he said,
would only substitute compulsion and
RECOMMENDATION for the free enterprise
of American labor and American man
agement If we do this, we will be
conceding that we are wrong on the
basic issues of the war and that the
enemy is right. Enactment of this bill
would constitute an inglorious confess
sion of failure of the American way
of life"
The record of the war to date proves
incontestably, Mr. Green emphasized,
that America has not failed but has
won the battle of production with a
vast outpouring Of the munitions of
war which turned the tide of war and
enabled the United Nations to start
new and victorious offensives.
Instead of manpower shortages,
surpluses are likely to develop during
the year as the war production pro-
gram in general begins to enter a de-
clining stage, Mr.. Green insisted.
The nations leaders in industry
labor and agriculture are the best
qualified to decide whether resort to q
National Service Act will reduce OF
magnify manpower difficulties. They
gave their answer last November, Mr.
Green declared, in unanimous decla-
ration against such legislation. This
statement of the policy committee o1
the War Manpower Commission, tt
which Mr. Green referred, held that
solution of manpower problems de
pends upon leadership, coordinatet
plans, and efficient administration
rather than broadened control ant
RECOMMENDATION.
The record of Government interven
tion in the manpower field, Mr.. Greer
asserted, spells only confusion, ret
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-25
HAMILTON FIELD
OFFICE ONLY SOURCE

The Hamilton field office of the
United States Employment Service
is the only source from which work
ers in this locality can secure inter-
area job transfer certificates emitting
them to move to and work in other
cities.
Mr.. j. M. Baker, Cincinnati area
director for the War Manpower Com
mission, emphasized this again today
as he followed through on instructions
from E. L. keenan,, Ohio VINO direc-
tor, to take appropriate steps to tight
en- controls over migration of workers
from Hamilton to other communities
in Ohio.
A worker in an essential industry
desiring to change from one local job
to another, Mr.. Baker pointed out,
continues to have the choice of secur-
ing certificate of availability either
from his most recent employer or
from the local USES office.
The worker, on the other hand, who
proposes moving to another locality
must fortify himself with an inter-
area job transfer, certificate which is
issued exclusively by the United
States Employment Service office.
Employers are not permitted to issue
these latter forms to workers, Mr..
Baker emphasized.
He warned that Hamilton workers
will not be accepted by USES offices
even for temporary employment in
other communities unless they present
inter-area certificates secured here
prior to their departure.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-25
Geneva Augspurger at Ft. Knox

Fort Des Moines, Iowa-Pvt. Gene
va E. Augspurger, of 145 N. Front
street, Hamilton, Ohio, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Augspurger,
sos Maine street, Trenton, Ohio, was
a member of Women's Army Corps
unit which recently left First WAC
Training Center, here, for duty with
the Army at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-25

Random pattern Rag Rugs. soft
chenilles, lovely pastel woolens
and woven rayon silks-in oval or
rectangular Rugsl See this pretty
selection for Bedroom, Kitchen,
Bathl
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-25

Maple and Hardwood, beau
tifully finishedl Open and
panel end designsl Full size
cribs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-19
Germans Drive Is Miles In Belgium;
New V-Weapon Bombards Yanks;
JAEls Refuse To Fight On Mindoro
Russian Troops Drive
Inside CzechoslouQkiQ

Russian base of Miskolc, which is
IS miles northeast of Budapest.
At Reste, the Russians were Is
miles southwest of Kassa and at
Horvaty, eight miles to the west,
they were within Is miles of stra-
tegic Roznava.
They reached the Slovak from
tier on a broad front whose west
ern wing was at Susa, 10 miles
northeast of Budapest and 26 miles
northwest of Miskolc. The eastern
wing was at the frontier in the
Observation-Disclosures area, II IL
miles southeast of Kassa and 16
miles northwest of the Soviet base
of Satoraljaujhely.
The Russians now had broken
into the broad Bodva and He1nad
river valleys below Kassa and
were driving swiftly ahead in an
effort to straighten the entire line
between Soviet holdings in south
ern Poland and two thirds encircl-
ed Budapest. The Russians al.
ready are attacking behind Ipoly-
Sag (Sahy) on the Hungarian-west
Slovakian frontier "a, miles north.
west of Budapest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-19

Following two automobile accl-
dents on the highway curve at
Greenfield Park, in which three
persons were1 killed within 40
DAYS. the Board of County Com
missioners and City Manager A.
C. Nichols took separate action
Yesterday to expedite the lnstalla-
tion of a highway danger signal
on the thoroughfarc.
Pointing out that large num-
Der of fatal accidents have oc-
Cured at this point. climaxed by
the death of Sanford Randell, "a,
early Sunday, the commissioners
and Mr.. Nichols urged that the
state Highway Commission install
appropriate warning signals at
the curve. just south of the Green
field Park spillway.
Two Marines were killed on the
curve November IL when their car
crashed into truck. Randells
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-19
GERMANS CLAIM
ATTACK PROVES
ARMY VITALITY

LONDON, Dec. Is -tR- German
broadcasts, limiting at more sur
prises to come" claimed today
their counter offensive had slashed
to the area of Malmedy in Belgium
on the north and across northern
Luxembourg to near the Belgian
border on the south.
Berlin military commentators
threw in occasional phrases of eau
ton, but Goebbels propagandists
pulled all the stops in making the
most of Field Marshal Won Rund-
stedt's counterbloW.
''There is no greater proof that
German vitality is unbroken than
this new offensive at time when
out enemies already are distribu-
ting German Provinces" one pro-
paganda broadcast declared.
the Ferman radio and press
made no mention of new secret
weapon reported by American cor
respondents. One Nazi correspon-
dent said that "V-1 (robot bornbs)
are buzzing overhead at the from"
"The first powerful assault has
torn the American front open,"
Transocean asserted, land Ameri-
can resistance was smashed in
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-19
LOCAL ACCIDENTS
TAKE FIVE LIVES
Hunting Victim Dies; Girl
Is Seriously Wounded
By Gun

Wilbur Smith, IT. Of Seagate.
died at James Walker Memorial
hospital last night of gunshot
wound suffered while hunting Fri
day afternoon at Greenville sound.
This brings the toll of violent
deaths in the county over the
weekend to five, and a child is
in critical condition at the hos
pital after she was accidentally
snot early last night.
Sheriff deputies reported that
ernie Cumber, five-year-old
daughter of H. E. Cunper, 102
Davie drive: Maffitt Village, was
critically wounded by % cali
Der rifle, which was fired by eli
Their tWo-year-old or four
year-old child
Cu1nber told authorities that ne
returned home from the country,
and laid his repeating rifle, which
Continued on Page Ten; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-19
Hmbors Bill Seems
Doomed To Die With
Retiring Congress

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.- R -
A postwar Rivers and Harbcrs bill
today appeared certain to die with
the old Congress.
Chairman Bailey (D-NC) of the
Senate Commerce Committee
doubted there is time for final &C
ton.
The stumbling block is ar
amendment making reclamation
limitations inapplicable to Contra.
Valley, Calf The rider was at
tached by the House, rejected by
the Senate.
Bailey said last week he Nigh
ask the Senate to reconsider. He
said today other matters probably
would take up the remaining tim :
The bill would authorize navlg~
ton, reclamation n d hydroelec
trio projects to cost nearly $500,
600. 900. 1t makes no appropriation
of funds.
Bailey said a new bill would 81
offered early in the new Congress
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-19
u. S. SUBMARINES
DESTROY 80 MORE
NIPPONESE SHIPS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 - up -
Score 80 more japanese ships for
the American undersea raiders.
A Navy communique today re.
ported the new successes of its
submarines which are hunting il
the far Pacific. The announce
ment boosts the total of enemy
ships sunk by United States sub
marines to GOT, of which 81 were
fighting ships.
In this latest tally, (the las'
announcement was On December
~ are twelve ccmbatant ships -
light cruiser. three destroyers
six escort vessels, mine-sWeepe1
and a mine-layer.
The Navy never announces de
tails of the place or circumstance
under which one of its submarines
makes kill, but the categories
men Toned in today's communique
suggests that enemy conveys fur
nished most of the targets.
Twenty one Of the 80 ships were
tankers, merchantmen or trans
ports. Destroyers and destroyer
escorts usually are protecting yes
sells for conveys. The japanese
hard pressed Ty their losses at sea
probably also use mine-sweepers
and mine-layers for escort pur
noses
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-19
EMERGENCY RAIDS
STAGED ON NAILS
BY ALLIED PLANES

LONDON, Tuesday. Dec. 19.-(P
"A strong force of perhaps 500
Raj Lancasters smashed at Ger
man shipping in the big Polish
port of Gdynia north of Danzig last
night after 100 British-based Am
erican warplanes made emergen-
cy daylight attacks through clouds
against three railroads used to
supply the Nazis' new Western
front offensive.
The British heavyweights rang
ed 1900 miles to deliver mighty
blow estimated at $500 tons of
bombs against the Baltic port,
This assault brought to more
than 1000 the number of Allied
planes which have pounded Nazi
targets with ali estimated $4,000
tons of explosives in furious 49,
hour aerial campaign.
The American operation yester-
day struck at Cologne, Coblenz and
Mainz, three rail centers supply
ing the Germans stab into Bel
GUM, with 1000 tons of bombs.
More than 500 Flying Fortresses
and 900 escorting Mustangs of the
U. S. Eighth Air Force were risk
ed in weather SO hazardous thai
normally they would have been
kept on the ground.
A communique said three bonn
bers and five fighters were miss
ing after the attack on the three
rail centerS.
The Mustangs killed off three
Messerschmitts in scattered dog
fights.
After nightfall the German radio
warned that fast-flying bomber for.
nations, probably Raj Mosquitoes,
were approaching southwestern
Germany.
Joining the attack, heavy bonn
bers of the y. S. 18th Air Force
with protecting fighters hammered
German synthetic oil refineries in
Silesia and military targets in the
Vienna area from bases in Italy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-19
CHRISTMAS BOXES
Red Cross Issues Final Plea
For Quick Delivery

A final plea for Christmas
boxes for convalescent soldiers
was made by the local Red
Cross chapter last night.
The deadline has passed, Of
ficials said, and many more
boxes are needed. Church or
CARNATIONS still packing boxes
are urged to bring them to Red
Cross headquarters today so
that every soldier on the list
will receive his gift for
Christmas day.
Less perishable food and
more items dear to a Yank's
heart are stressed for the con-
tents. CIgarets Gf You can
find them), cigars, candy,
chewing gum, cards and other
gifts are the order of the day.
The boys who will receive
them have just returned from
the fighting fronts and Red
Cross officials pointed out that
many still are far from home.
Christmas cheer is needed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-19
AMERICANA
742 Wan. INES
Construction Men Putting
Landing Fields In
Shape

GENERAL MacARTHUR'S
H E A D QUARTERS, Philip
pines, Tuesday, Dec. 19-(P)
Destruction or serious dam
aging of 742 japanese war
planes during the past week
was disclosed by Gen. Doug
las NJ a C Ar t h u r today as
American invasi n troops
met no resistance on Mindoro
Island.
The japanese planes were bag
ged by land-based American air
craft and planes operating from
Adm. William F. Halsey's Third
Fleet.
The chief American purpose in
Selling Mindoro Island is the con-
struction of airdromes from which
further to harry the Japanese. Ma
Mia is only a half hours flight
from Mindoro. American and Aus.
tcaian construction men were busy
putting airstrips into shape.
The communique said the Yankee
landing on Mindoro had caught
him (the enemy completely off
balance" and except for a few
nuisance air attacks, the Ameri.
cans were making their scheduled
progress.
Invasion of Mindoro has been the
easiest major job of the Pacific
war. Associated Press Correspon.
dent Elmont Waite, writing from
Mindoro. said 1.-THE japanese have
offered not the slightest resistance
as yet aside from harassing air
attacks by few planes"
He said the invasion has been
moving ''swifter than had beer
hoped. sTliile Japanese at the city
Of San Jose fled in such haste they
left their breakfast bowls of rice
and clans still warm.
Six dead Japanese were found
the second day of the invasion.
In the drive against the enc
my On Leyte Island, the 77th Di.
vision reached an airdrome west
Continued on Page Two; Col. Al
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-19
|SUPERF0RTS FIRE
JAP PLANE PLANT
Aerial Squeeze frightened
By New Blows AT
Hankow

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18-tREUp
to 200 Superfortresses squeezed the
Japanese in an aerial nutcracker
today, leaving '1arge fires as the
biggest home island aircraft center
and getting "good" bombing re-
suits at Hankow, China.
The twin bomber commands of
the American goth Air Force struck
simultaneously from east and west.
Maj. Gen. Curtis lie Mays Goth
Command dashed out from Asiatic
mainland bases against the COM
munications and supply center in
conquered China and Brigadier
Gen. H. S. Hansell, Jr.'s new 21st
Command sent bombers streaking
from Saipan in the reconquered
Mariannas against the great
Hatsudoki plant of the Mitsubishi
interests at Nagoya.
All the B-29's returned from both
raids, the War Department an
nounced in communicates early to-
night giving the first details.
Air opposition over Nagoya was
described as slight" and that over
HankoW as weak" In both cases
anti-aircraft was reported moder-
ate, despite reconnaissance reports
that the enemy had installed more
guns in the vicinity of Nagoya after
damaging attack last week.
Returning crews at Saipan re-
ported "heavy explosions and large
fires in the target area of the
Mitsubishi aircraft plant" the COM
munique said.
Targets at Hankow, far up the
Yangtse river, were docks and