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OccupotionoI Deferees

(Continued from Page D special medical commission which reviewed army and navy physical re- quirements. It virtually eliminated hopes of some legislators that large numbers of the 3,500,000 registrants in 4-F could be used in lieu of fath- CTS.
 Standards Lower
 Concurring with high army and navy authorities, the commission, headed by Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire, navy surgeon general, said that general service standards al- ready were lower than was desirable but that about 230,00O 4-F's might be found acceptable upon reexam- nation.
 Chairman Andrew J. May, D., ky. of the House Military Affairs Com. mittee, disagreed with the report and said educational standards es- pecially should be eased to draft more men rejected for illiteracy.
 Nevertheless, selective service. laceQ WlLn the problem or 1nducCng at least 240,0O0 men each month be- tween now and July l, to bring authorized military strength to Ill., 300, ,0O0 is looking to more certain manpower pools to supply 1,200, ,00C men for service.
 Col. Francis v. Keesling, of selec- tive service, told Congress that ac- cording to present estimates up to July l there would be inducted 420,- GOO of the 1,500,O00 registrants in IA of whom 860,O00 are fathers; 250,O00 not yet classified out of 3-A most of them fathers, and 325,00t who will reach draft age by July l leaving a deficit that might well be filled by reclassified 4Fs.
 There appeared little doubt that the president would back selective service in its policy of tightening agricultural deferments, despite the protests of leading farm organiza- tions which have warned that il would create confusion and hamper food production.
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Schmitt plants in Regensburg last Friday, the fortresses were escort ed into their target by formations of American and British fighters.
 Brunswick, one of Germany's major aircraft production and com- municationS centers, was blasted twice last week in the record break. ing Anglo German offensive, during which some 10000 planes dropped 17,0400 tons of high explosives and incendiafies on the Reich.
 3-4 Of Tonnage
 Three-quarters of the huge bomb tonnage was directed against enemy targets directly connected with the German air force, inflicting crip- bling blow on the Luffwaffe's fight- CT strength and knocked out an es- tilmated half of the Reich's aircraft production.
 The week-long attacks cost the American and British forces 380 planes, but 641 enemy fighters were shot down and hundreds more were wrecked aground.
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eigner, an American, is known to have visited the Bonins during the last 20 yeaHS.
 The story is that he was enter tained so lavishly by his Japanese guides" while enroute, that he practically had no opportunity to observe the surroundings during his brief stay.
 According to Fred Henry and Clete Roberts, authors of an arti- cle on Ogasawara published in the Semi- official naval institute proceed ingS, these islands ''are now bristl- ing with Japanese armament of a major advance naval base" and are "a closed book to all but the very highest in the Japanese imperial councils"
 Their article relates that about the year 1840. 8 group of 30 men and women from a free love" colony in Louisiana sailed for the South Seas to live as they liked where they chose. Their Square-rigger took them finally to the Bonins There, these Americans settled down to live in peace and harmony until Commodore Mathew Perry visited Japan.
 Perry stopped oil at Ogasawara and visualized its possibilities as an American base to prevent nay pos sible Japanese encroachment east ward. But Perry's plan found no supporters.
 Most heavily fortified island in the group is believed to be Chichi lima. This island is approximately 900 miles north of Guam and ap- proximateIy i500 miles west of Wake Island.
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GA United Press Madrid dispatch quoted reports from Rome that Marshal Albert Kesselring was re- inforcing his air squadrons in the beachhead area and would launch his expected offensive as soon as the mud hardened sufficiently to permit the movement of mechanical forced. Men and equipment were said to be clogging the roads south of Rome.)
 Nazi Shock Troops
 NaI shocks troops launched g small-scale attack against British units along the upper bank of the Moletta river, southwest of Apr.Aa yesterday, but they were driven back by heavy fire from the British lines The British then surged out of theil trenches and gained new positions in the ravines n adrock caves bor- dering the river.
 Sporadic patrol fighting continued in that sector and around the Amer ican positions further east through. ou tthe day, but the main battle lines remianed practically un- changed.
 On the Casino front, Allied troop: entrenched within a few hundred yards of the ruined Monte Cassinc Abbey mopped up isolated German patrols who had infiltrated theil lines during the night. British units drawn up along the lower Garigli' auo river on the west flank of tf( main 5th Army line clashed re- peatedly with NaI skirmishers. Brisk patrol fighting also wal
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Continued from Page D a 3S-mile arc around the bastion. which guards the main invasion route to southern Estonia ana northern Latvia.
 Open Way
 The fall of Pskov, Q Six-way railroad junction of 60.000 persons. would lay the Germans open to 8 Soviet drive westward to the Bal- tic that would cut off ali enemy troops remaining in Estonia and pave the way for an assault on Riga.
 The main Soviet columns were approaching Pskov along three railroads and three highways. while forces operating in the forests and swamps between these communica- tions lines maintained the general pace of the advance, which ranged up to 21 miles yesterday.
 More than 2,200 Germans were killed, including 500 trapped when Russian flying column slashed ill- to the enemy rear and cut off his route of retreat. Red Air Force planes destroyed ITO trucks and rail- way cars loaded with troops and supplies and shot down. 12 German planes in air combat.
 In addition to Toroshino, the Russians also captured Egorycvsh china, 12 miles northwest of Pskcv; Olgino Pole. II miles north; Sko- morokhova Cora, 10 miles northeast. and Yukhonovo, 19 miles southeast.
 Right Wing
 While his right wing joined Gov orov for the decisive assault on Pskov. Popov sent his left wing smashing through 200 towns and villages west and northwest of Novosokolniki toward Latvia.
 Completing the rout of three en. emy divisions totaling perhaps 45,- 900 men, the Russians stormed across the Lsta river and captured Sloboda, 55 miles northwest of Novosokolniki, 19 miles east of Pskoy Polotsk north-south railroad and 48 miles from the Latvian bor- der.
 The retreating Germans aband- oned large quantities of arms and ammunition in their nasty flight. Many German prisoners were cap- tured and several thousand Russian civilians who were being marched away for slave labor were liberated.
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(Continued from Page D said that night photographs taken during the double raid on Augsburg before the last bombers left showed large fires and vast columns of smoke pouring from the whole area under attack. The pictures showed that the attack was one of the most concentrated the RAF bomber command ever has made.
 The air observer said that If given his way, he would eliminate the l. 900 plane raids entirely and substi- ute several waves of bombers at- tacking the same target over per- iod of several hours.
 Such tactics would make night bombing more concentrated, more accurate and make it almost impos- sible for the weary German fighter pilots to keep up the task of de- lending the target area" he said. Repeater Method He believes that the repeater method is not only more economica but can be just as effective in wip. ing out large cities as the masseo attacks because targets such as Der lin are bombed systematically by sections and there is no reason why several waves of planes could not do the job.
 Air activity yesterday was con- fined to American heavy and med ium bomber attacks on northern France.
 Flying Fortresses and Liberators of the Eighth Air Force, escorted by Lightnings, Thunderbolts and Mustangs, attacked military targets in northern France without encoun- tering any fighter opposition al- though the American fighters des- troyed one enemy plane as 1t was taking of. Six of the heavy bombers failed to return.
 A German DNB news agency dis patch said four-and two-engined bombers attacked Boulogne HarboI yesterday afternoon and claimed that three of the attacking planes were shot down by harbor defenseS More than 200 Marauder medium bomberS crossed the Channel wing to wing and then split into a num- Der of formations to make simul- taneous attacks on military objec- tives In the Pas De Calais area and on the Luftwaffe airfleld near Amiens, 40 miles from the French coast. Another Marauder group, es corted by RAF, Dominion and AL lied fighters, plastered the NaA air base at Bosieres en Santerre. All bombers returned despite an intense
 lak barrage.
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NSO4AtAAAuCO OA4 G00G 1I in barrage of 80 tons of Allied bombs on But and Dauga airfields. At Tadji airdrome, IS grounded planes were destroyed or damaged. while U. S. flyers hlasted two parked bombers at Madang and Alexishafen, and fired one barge and a coastal vessel in the harbor.
 A group of Navy PT-boats and ''Black Cats" from a Navy night patrol sank at least six Japanese barges and damaged II more in a running battle of Bougainville in the Solomons.
 One PT-boat sustained a direct hit from heavy enemy coastal fire, @ Navy spokesman disclosed, and was demolished with the loss of two officers and Il men. Three of tine crew were rescued.
 A group of 12 enemy barges was caught emerging from Jaba river in the glare of flare dropped by 8 Black Cat" pilot, It. Robert Lee Coleson, USNR, Spencer, La. Four were sunk by the PT-boats and the eight others damaged heavily.
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 Planes On Ground
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The fact that fewer planes were involved that in the the all-out at tacks last week suggested that the force went after precision targets probably revealed to be standing.
 The raid was the Eighth Air Forces 18th major operation in February-a new all time high only one less than the December and January raids combined. Eleven were against Germany.
 While the fortresess were out on the Brunswick raid, Allied medium and light bombers maintined an all- day attack on northern France.
 Big forces of bombers and fighters shuttled across the channel aganst France at intervals. One very large force flew inbound over the south- east coast at great height this af- ternoon.
 Large Fleet
 Fortress pilots said the fleet of American fighters seemed larger than any previous escort they had seen. One pilot said the sky was so full of fortresSeS and United States fighters, there was no room for the Luftwaffe.
 The forts took off from dark air. dromes and met the sun five miles over the channel. They flew over a carpet of clouds into Germany and used the overcast bombing technique at Brunswick.
 "All of our ships dropped thei, load together, and the bombs disap- peared in 8 perfect pattern" saic Maj. Louis Dolan, of Denver. hh8Gh
 One division of fortresses flew within 100 miles of Berlin. They ran into intense anti-air- craft fire from the Ruhr to Bruns- wick. But the Lightning, Mustang and Thunderbolt escort evidently discouraged German pilots anxious to preserve themselves and their country's tobogg aning fighter strength.
 Sergt. Justin s. Berrick, Buffalo N. Y, tail gunner aboard the Fort ress 'Piccadilly Lilly IT," related:
 We hit lots of hak. They seemed to be throwing everything at us We lost two engines from the stuff just as we started our bombing run we had to drop out of formation which usually is fatal, but the other Fortresses no sooner left us than Mustangs came alongside and they stuck with us until we were owe, our home field.
 Our pilot did some darned rough evasive action to avoid those bursts of flak. His name? Why, it's Flach First Lieut.. Russell G. Flack o1 Laconia, N. H."
 Returning to the attack for the first time since their massive blow against the Luftwaffe's Messer-
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inch rib steaks, bringing these cuts down to seven and eight pounds re- Spectively.
 Beef cuts usually bought for stew, with the exception of boneless heel of round, were lowered one or two points. Many canned meats were cut two points a pound and numer- ous ready-to-eat pork and beef items also were reduced.
 The sweeping changes were ar1- nounced as the housewife was being initiated into the OPAs new ration token system. Bowles said the lower meat point values during March make full allowance to the house. wife for the fact that with ration stamps now to be worth 10 points each, she will get one red point a week less to spend"
 Bowles said his information in- dicated that pork production dur ing the first two or three weeks of March may be at record breaking levels for this time of year."
 This means that during the next few weeks the housewife will find her retailers refrigerator very well supplied with different varieties of pork cuts," Bowles said. And to make sure that she has sufficient ration points to buy her larger share, we are lowering pork point values fairly sharply"
 Flush pork market conditions re- gently already have been reflected in three pork bonus" ration stamps with each of which consumers were allowed to purchase five points worth of extra pork. The last of these bonus" stamps expired last Saturday. Because of the general lowering of pork point values for March, validation of another such stamp was deemed highly unlikely.
 In the case of beef, Bowles said, i've expect to have somewhat more in March than during February Although beef remains much less plentiful than pork. the small an- ticipated increase in supplies makea point reductions of some Items pos sible.
 Porterhouse, T-bcne, club and air. loin steaks were not affected by the Ipoint cuts . f
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electric wire which was strewn around the library floor.
 Noxon allegedly told police that the baby came in contact with the wire while he was in garage, ad- joining the house, collecting some tools to repair 8 radio. The state claims that the infant was mur- dered with extreme atrocity and cruelty" on an electric chair" inn provised by his father.
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Walter Winclael
 In NezV York

espionage agents who gather infor- nation about any country and sell 1t to the highest bidder A skunk disguised as Q dove isn't any, thing new. when Franz Won Pa F n directed German sabotage and espionage activities Gin America be- fore the last war) the outfit he used as Q front was labeled: The National Peace Council.
 This is how Mad trust each other: The Gestapo spies on the German Army. and the German Army has spies in the Gestapo Himmler has every newSreel that depicts an assassination. He runs them off hundreds of times - in order to observe how best to guard Hitler against similar attempt Wh' a German militarists try to save them- selves by getting rid of Hitler they will diScredit him in the eyes of the German people by offering evidence proving that in 1919 Hitler was a spy who sold German military sec CICtS VU t1lG SICLICut
 The first evidence proving that the Japs intended to conquer the world was ferreted out by a Rus sian spy. He obtained the docu- ment outlining the plans of Jap militarists (now known as the Ta- naka Memorial document), and 1t was published in the United States in order to throw the Japs off the track Hess peace plan to Fri tain was bit of trickery he learned from the Japs. The Japs taught all their agents to proclaim their love for peace in order to throw cou.l- try off its guard - before a sneak attack was launched. Hess spent many years in Japan studying Jap espionage methods.
 One of the unknown home front heroes is Walter Morrissey. He was the superintendent at the Nazis' New York consulate. When the Nazis gave him documents to burn in the furnace he turned them over to the FBI. Evidence from those documents helped the G-Men crack one of the biggest spy rings in America.
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encircled and dependent on supplies dropped from airplanes. But every one stood firm, inspired and streng- thened by the knowledge that pow erful support was at hand from land, sea and air.
 NOW after fighting in the jungies and the skies, the Japanese attacks have been smashed. The enemy forces which infiltrated your rear have been destroyed or scattered. The threatened passes are clear and the roads are open. You have gained complete victory"
 Mountbatten's order was issued for publication in the army news. paper SEAC. ii =
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 On Anzio Front
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reported from the British 9th Army's Adriatic front. British advance parties seized ridge position south- east of Guardiagrele after short. sharp action, while Canadian patrols probed at the enemy defenses in the Tollo area. GA
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emy'S collapse aS if we were ham, meTing at a door in expectation that the lock might suddenly give way.
 ~On the conrtrary, we are stead ily pushing the door open inch by inch until we can pass through. Our offensive is producing results which are visible. measurable and prCgres- sive."
 A great mass of factories produc- Ing AessefSctznitt lOois Wege wrecked in the American raid un Leipzig op Feb. 9, sinclair said:
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DETAIL FOR TODAY
 Bssnk Fatigue

BUNK FATIGUE Is . favorite detail. rarely officially sanctioned
 lf soldier can escape the eye of his Charge Of Quarters or his first sergeant and catch % winks in the barracks. he iS on BUNK FATIGUE. Some soldiers have devised . method of doing BUNK FATIGUE whereby they can e. cape notice by an ttineruna non. com They simply assume . prone positioa under the bunk, whiela. lliou9b rmccmfcrtabIs. serves me pn<noss edmiEably 4 good sol- fief con sIssD anywhere. anytimF
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BecauSe transport had broken down and there was gut of sprats. fish was used % confetti st Wed- 0lng in Portland, England.
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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-04-06
CANTON ECHO
By Marilyn Schriever

Canton. o., April 6-Thc regu-
lar meeting will be held this Fri
day, April I. 1t is important that
we all be present as there will be
a discussion on the Basketball
Carnival.
The girls team practiced bas-
ketball last Tuesday. March %.
under the supervision of Heinie
kotsch. Kotsch sure makes good
coach!
Word has been received that
Otto Bahmiler has safely arrived
in England and has been there
for the past two months.
One of our newly veds, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lutsch were seen in
town several weeks ago.
Congratulations to Mr.. and
Mrs. Mike Bloch for the arrival
of Mike III.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-04-06
CAPITAL CITY BITS
By Katy Gotzmeistcr

Columbus, Ohio. April 6-Just
4 reminder not to forget our regu-
lar monthly business meeting OF
the Columbus Junior Saxons, mex,
Thursday. April l3. at 8 p. m, at
the Saxon Hall. Come all you
Juniors and let's have a good at
tendance at this meeting. Don't
forget next Thursday.
The Columbus Juniors wish
everyone happy and joyous Eas-
ter And to all the boys and girls
in the service. wherever they may
be we offer the following prayer.
Prayer for you in the Service
That God in His loving way
Will bring you health and happiness
This blessed Easter Day;
And, wherever duty takes you,
May you keep safe and sound -
Until that very happy day
Your steps are homeward bound.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-04-06
THIS AND THkT
Critic on the Hearth

The landlord OF a Mexican Inn
asked an American tourist 10
write some appropriate sentiment
in the guest book, and added:
Perhaps, Sir, you can explain an
inscription made by a country
man of yours, which ! have never
been able to understand" He in
dicated page bearing the words:
"Quoth the raven. ~
- Antigonus Cylops, most dis
tinguished of Alexander the
Greats generals, went to see his
son who was i'll. At the door of
the Sickroom he met a beautiful
girl, just leaving. Going in, he
found his son looking surprisingly
well.
"The fever has left me-" the
young man explained.
"Ies," replied Antigonus, g!
met her going out as | was COM
ing in"
- Australians have tendency
to turn as" into 'i's". An Ame-
rican soldier, hurt in a traffic ac-
cident, woke up in an Australian
hospital and asked the nurse
solemnly: WAS | brought here to
die"
NO." said the nurse, "you
were brought here Yesterday"
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-04-06
CLEVELAND WEST
NEWS
BY Toodles and Poopie

Cleveland, O., April 6--The
days are drawing nearer to the
biggest event OF the yea--thc
basketball carnival. Let's have
everyone in Cleveland on April IS.
What say Monaco. Farrell. ELL
wood City. Lorain. Detroit anl
the rest of the T. S. J. A. mem
bers who have not been in the
news lately.
The two Rovers from New Cas-
tie, Paul and Henry. were in
Cleveland over the weekend. HOPE
you enjoyed yourself boys and If
and when we get our money back
from that East 9th and Chester
palace, we'll send you your share
Miss Tillie Marie Rehner is
now out OF her teens and she
wants everyone to know it.
1t sure was swell of you girls
to invite us lonely fellows over
to help celebrate this great event.
There will be no singing and
no meeting this Friday because,
| believe. everyone will be in the
church.
The various committees could
get together down in the church
basement after the church.
Are you going to be there?
Where you ask, why at the West
Juniors card party on Sunday.
May Fl. Marx a ring around thai
date and be sure to be at the
Sachsenheim on May p.
West wishes to congratulate
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Block on the
new addition to the family. Loads
, of luck and may he grow into d
grand person like his pop.