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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-07-14
Allied Show Of Power
Affects Enemy Morale
Robot Plane Attacks Used to Bolster Home
Front Spirits Following First
Invasion Landings.
By BAUKHAGE
NeiUs Analyst and Commentator.

he is a garrulous workman drinking
his thin beer with a group of
friends; perhaps he is even the
quiet-faced fellow wearing the
swastika, heiling Hitler with the
rest. Anyhow, he is described in the
document I quote as the third
man" who, like a dark shadow,
"overhears all conversations"
"He learns" says a nervous
Nazi warning, which l cannot
identify further, translation of
which l am quoting literally,
that the enemy took a village
a week ago, that there is only
one German soldier to every
500 meters along the eastern
front Il have been told by a
COlOneD that the Americans
will attack with a hundred thou
sand aircraft steered by remote
control methods Eyes, certainly,
our charwOman's nephew who
works in the secret department
in the Reich air ministry says
sol. :" and SO the transla-
ton runs, revealing the state
of Nazi nerves.
No wonder that when the Ger
man "secret weapons" the
pilotless bombers, were sent
over London the German propa-
ganda fairly shrieked its tri-
umph from every housetop in
an effort to off set the grim news
of the invasion. Unfortunately
for Herr Goebbels, at almost
that very moment the most
powerful air weapon ever
created, the B-29, was making
the longest fight on record to
strike at the heart of Japan's
chief war industry. That, I'M
doubtedly, had its repercussions
in Germany.
What is the state of nerves in Ber-
lin, where, according to a CORE
spondent of the Swiss Journal de
Geneve, everywhere one travels
there are ruins, piles of rubble 6.
paper has taken the place of win
dows and there are makeshift roofs
with no tops on them in many
quarters D. the majority of the
inhabitants are buried beneath the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
American Shoes Hard TO Get

Girls here who American shoes extremely
lucky They last long time and by far the prettiest
One girl told that she bought Delman shoes when
she New York five years ago and that they still
good
Made-to-order dressmakers here have most peculiar
policy They hold their usual seasonal fashion shows but
will not sell single dress coat suit IF you gar
ment that you like and have coupons purchase you
to the vendreuse who is taking Of you:
Il would like to have such and such a dress"
Then she tells you quite firmly that they cannot take
any orders because they have in their workroom
maybe they turn you out something in six months.
was told that they stay open to keep up their trade
for after the war.
IT you buy ready made clothes, you must be happy
with them without any kind of alteration AS couureres
have no one to make the smallest changes
hardly see woman with hat though they
unratoned The is that the can buy
are not very attractive Also very few gloves
This believe is due to not being able to get anything
cleaned in less than several weeks.
Two leading topics of conversation among here
are how to get stockings and food
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
Raj Bombers
Hit Robot Bases

LONDON. July 10 (UP)--Hun-
dreds of British l. n ca 6 I r
bombers with a fighter escort
swept over northern France early
today in what was believed to be
new attacks on the German robot
bomb launCh ing installations,
while tactical forces again hit
enemy communications behind the
Normandy battlefront.
An air ministry communique
said Raj Mosquito bombers at
tackled a synthetic oil plant al
Buer in Prussia last night. Both
operations were carried out with
out loss.
Other Mosquito forces carried
out predawn raids on al least lS
trains. railways and bridges over
the Seine. directly behind the
enemy lines, and haraSsed road
conveys.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
Ndzis Escape
|oniia Stockdde
CONTINUED from Page One)

guard was changed, five
of the men had disappeared,
The men from the Lake Odessa
camp are:
Horst Zappe, 81, s feet 7 inches
tall. blue eyes and blond hair.
He weighs only 100 pounds and
has a scar on his right hand.
Franz Schaffer %. ; feet S'2
inches. weight l72, blue eyes and
brown hair.
Gunther Krock. q. 3 feet s
inches, weight 1872, blue eyes.
brown haiI, with scar on his
upper lip. krock is the only one
of the eight who speaks English.
Alfred Schmiereck. Il ) feet
10 inches, weight 1872, gray eyes
and brown hair.
Adolph Rigger 20 feet
inches, gray eyes and brown hair,
Bigger has bullet scars on both
legs.
The fugitiyes from the Fremont
camp are:
Kurt Lison. q, 3 feet 10l2
inches, weight IFS. blue eyes and
brown hair. He has three scars
on his left hand.
Wilhelm Wanitzke. % 8 feet
10 inches, weight l54, blue eyes
and ruddy complexion
Johann Schumacher, -, 5 feet
g inches. weight 1873.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
Only Z Kinds-Taxis, Rentals

The automobiles here very funny. You feel
if YOU living with Alice in Wonderland. There
are only two knds-no personally owned cars at all
taxs which very tall like mans high silk hat,
and rental cars, which quite small
To look at them you would think that only midget
could squeeze but several fuszed people fit in with
The English have taken up great many of our Ameri-
can expressions and the Americans here have taken
up many English expressions In fact, seem to be ex-
changing usage Of words and habits
For instance see the game of pitching horseshoes
here The habit of afternoon has been dropped by
the English and taken up by lot of Americans while the
cocktail hour has invaded London
There is habit here that has completely gotten me
down. When goes dine in home everyone stands
until dinner is announced.
tried it but just had to give up and sit down On
such occasions the position of not being much
conversation and feel if looking up at the En-
pre State Building due to the fact that all English people
including the women, very tall
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
All Their Subways Are Tubes

The subways here fancy. They call them tubes In
the first place they spic and span, scrubbed with
soap and water from top to bottom All along the walls
are iron beds for by the people who
shelter.
The cars have Powered plush upholstery with very
comfortable armrests. But the best feature Of all is that
the stations have escalators well as stairs.
An American MP in a blackout you out Of
your skin when you him for the first time. All you
coming toward you pair of white putees white
belt and shoulder strap, white arm band and helmet
They look they floating through the night without
a hOdv
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
tornado Death Toll
In East Reaches 100

PITTSBURGH, July 10 (uP)--
The death toll of the tornado
which swept through western
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
Maryland June %, was raised TO
100 with the reported death Of
Stephen Harrison, IS, of CHARTERS.
Harrison, who died last night at
Brownsville Hospital, was the ODD
tornado victim of Greene County
and the 10Th from CHARTERS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
.Yank Downs
6 .Daps. Is Min.

ABOARD A L. s. CARRIER.
WESTERN PACIFIC. July 3 de-
layed) (UP) 1t took Ensign Will
bur Butcher Webb of Wichita
Falls, Tex, 24-year-old Hellcat
pilot, less than a half hour TO
shoot his way from obscurity TO
one of the hottest fighting pilots
in the history of naval aviation.
AS he left June 10 for raid on
Orote Airfield on Western Guam,
he had not shot down a single
plane. But in the first Is minutes
of that raid. he sent six japanese
divebombers crashing in flames.
And in the next 10 minutes he
bagged two "probableS," both of
which were believe 10 have
crashed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
2l3 Japs'
Killed

GEN. MAcARTHURS II. O.,
New Guinea. July 10 QNS)--Vic-
torious American ground forces,
continuing 10 clean out small nests
of trapped Japs on Biak Island.
have killed an additional 213. Gen,
Macarthur announced today, rais
ing the total of known Jap deaa
TO 3,26S.
Our air units struck enemy in
stallations in the Aitspe-Wewak
sector of British New Guinea, and
raided Moemi airdrome in Geel-
wink Bay, causing many casualties.
Three barges were destroyed at
night by light naval units.
Heavy bombers struck Palu's
Peleliu airdrome and again
blasted Rabaul.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
0dd-LOt Shoes Go
RatiOnIess ; Weeks

WASHINGTON, July 10 tUP)
-Odd-lot shoes in limited quanti-
ties went on sale ration free today
under a new order permitting
stamplesS sales for the three-week
period ending July %
The OPA said the shoes will be
clearance types. broken sizes and
other odds and ends" usually
sold at reduced prices, which have
not been moved under rationng.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
Grand Rapids Surgeon
Dies OF War Illness

GRAND RAPIDS, July 10 tUP)
Funeral services were being
planned here today for Mai Mar
tin Bait Jr., Sc, army medical Of
ficer and former prominent Grand
Rapids surgeon. who died Satur-
day in Percy Jones Hospital, Bat
tie Creek.
Bait had served in the New
Guinea campaign where he con-
tracted acute myelogenous leu
kemia. He is survived by his wife
three children, two brothers and
four sisters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
Banker in DR. |. @.
Now a Bible Student

EVANSTON. III. July 10 CINSl
Friends Of James ". McClaln,
81. the mental banker in The
Or. |. q. radio program for four
years. learned Today he had be-
come a divinity student al Sea-
bury Western theological Instr
tute opposite the campus Of
University in Evans
ton.
McClain is starting career
which he hopes viii take him back
to the hills of his native Ken
lucky, to q small parish. He said
he hopes 10 continue his radio
program during the three years he
is studying al the seminary.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
7 WaIkoats Ended
In Port Huron Plants

PORT HURON. July l0-Work-
ers we're reporting back 10 their
Jobs TO-DAY AT the Little Bros.
foundry, which has been tied up
for II days by a walkout OF 100
sand cutters The dispute hinged
on the companys failure TO pay
retroactive wages amounting TO
approximately S27 900 as ordered
by the WLB.
A one-day walkout Of 300 work
erS IN the rod and tube mill Of
the Mueller Brass co. also ended
today. The dispute involved trans
Ter of workers 10 other depart
mPntS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
Bowl Of Fish
Causes n Row

Mrs. Frances Toia, 81, operator
Of a grocery store at 3s74 Chene.
today sough, an assault and bat
terry warrant against Mrs Janice
Webb. 81. ~ 3452 Chene, vino re-
uortedly threw bowl Of spoiled
fish in Mrs. Toia's face when the
latter refused 10 refund
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
Bonomi Regime Goes
To Rome on Saturday

ROME. July 10 GNS) The
Italian government viii return 10
Rome Saturday il was announced
officially today by Premier
Bonomi.
Headquarters OF the allied con-
troll commission and Regen Prince
Umberto will also move 10 the
capital, the announcement said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
Fail TO Contact Miners

BELLAlRE. O.. July 10 INSl
The Hanna Coal Co. today
bored 9-.nch hole 400 feet down
into the blazing POwhatan mine
bur no sign OF life was received
from the 66 miners trapped there
by Wednesday fire
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
laps Mopped
Off Sdiipan

PEARL HARBOR. July 10
GNSl 49, Complete conquest of
Saipan Island. key 10 the entire
Marianas chain 1900 miles south
east OF Tokyo. was followed up
today by elimination Of disor-
gained jap remnants, Adm. MINI
III announced.
Capture Of the island, from
which B-29 SuperfortreSSeS may
soon be flashing out al the Japa-
neSe homeland, cracked a gaping
hole in the ring Of inner-iSland
Jap defenses.
JAPS' BIG LOSSES
Between 10000 and $1,000 Japs
were slain, score of their ships
sunk. many more damaged and
mote than 500 planes destroyed
in the desperate defense of Saipan.
But in the first IA days of the
campaign, 1,474 Yanks were
killed, 400 wounded and SIS
llSteu as missing.
In the suicidal Jap counterat-
tack Thursday, additional heavy
casualties were urred by
Americans who killed 800 JapS
i'm a dawn-to-noon battle.
HEAVY AIR BLOWS
The greatest armada the world
has ever known covered the
American ground forces in the
Saipan campaign under Adm,
Spruance, who routed the Jap
fleet.
Adm. Nimitz also announced
that heavy new air blows were
made Friday and Saturday on
Guam and Rota Island, midway
between Guam and Saipan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
Bank Thief Sentenced

Charles J. Henley. AZ. of 1880
Pinehurst. former relief teller al
the Industrial National Bank who
confessed stealing Sl,080 was
given a suspended sentence today
by Federal Judge O'Brien.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
Reds Tighten
Divorced Law
Premiums Provided
for Large Families
TINE DETROIT TINES
July 10, 1914

MOSCOW. July 70 up The
presidum o. the supreme Soviet
council has issued a decree re>lS-
ing divorce and marriage laws and
providinF cneo#a fement for
larger families. u was announced
today.
Applications for divorce now
must be filed with The people ,
court and published in the press.
II the people 5 court fails te recon-
Gle the parties. the case may be
tried in higher courts and DEGREES
VIII specify which Of the parents
VIII have custody Of the children.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
PUSH SOUTH. WEST

Battlefront dispatches said the
attack was launched At 7 80 m.
and initial detectives were quickly
achieved.
A British wedge aimed south
east Of the Caen sector has become
a broad batterlng ram, these
dispatches said. Other British
1orceS are pushing south and west
OF the rlbble Strewed city.
An Allied headquarters spokes-
man declared that the whole
front IS in a state Of strain. like
piece OF elastic. with Inc Allies
-exerung pressure along the entire
bridgehead area
The Americans now hold posi-
items 2.0o0 yards 70 the south or
La Haye du Puts. but DO not yet
have complete control Of the for
est of Mont Castro.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
AIDED BY BOMBERS

One Of the main features Of the
Caen battle. officials pointed out,
was successful use OF heavy bomb
erS in support Of ground forces
British Lancasters and HslifaXes
cut off front line Germans from
their rear echeloHS, and prevented
supplies and reinforcementS from
reaching them.
Key points taken in the Caen
sector include the town OF Brette-
ville-sur Odon. and the German
salient north Of the Odon River
may he considered 10 have been
pushed out of existence.
Gen Montgomery's forces after
taking Caen, lost no time in push
ing southwark across the Odor
River, driving the Nazis back TO
a line along the Orne IN q new Of
fensiNP
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
Britain Waits
Super Robot

LONDON, July 10 tUP)-British
authorities began the evacuation
of mothers and expectant mothers
from robot blasted London today
after removing nearly $4,000
school children to the safety OF
the provinces in the past week.
The German flying bombs,
launched from the French coast,
continued To fall in London and
southern England in daylight to-
day following a night OF inter-
mittent attacks. Authorities made
their usual announcement that
damage and casualties had been
reported.
w MORE TERRIBLE
DR.. Rudolf Semmler, radio
Berlin commentator, asserted that
G. erman second revenge
weapon"-V-2-'will be far more
terrible than the robot bombs
and the London Sunday Express
speculated the new weapon may
be a rocket bomb 36 feet long and
carrying 10 tons of explosives.
The present jet-propelled robot
bombs are Is feet long and carry
a ton OF explosives.
Censorship authorities finally
permitted disclosure that robot
bombs recently destroyed the
t famous 106 : year old Guards
| Chapel in the Wellington barracks
area only a little more than a
lStone's throw from buckingham
Palace.
LORD HAY KILLED
The bomb hit while 20S 10 500
officers and m III bers of the
guards, their relatives, members
of various women'S services and
civilians were attending a service.
Lord Edward Hay. the colonel
G o m handing the Grenadier
Guards, was m ong the large
number killed.
The first of London'S new super
shelters 100 feet underground was
opened last night with accommo-
dations for 5000 persons. Features
included eight canteenS. double
TERED hunks with springs and par
toned cubicles for families.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
Germans Driven
Back 10 0rne

Continued from Page One) !
German supply problems increas-
ingly difficult.
In numerous instances, French
patriots are blowing up German
railway cars and maintaining cuts
made in railway lines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11

If YOU want TO meet complicated public telephone booth
system this the place to do it. 1t costs two pennies to
make local call English pennies are the size OF our ha
dollars and very difficult carry around you're lucky
il You have enough coins with you.
There are three coin slots for local calls that cost
four cents for shngs for trunk calls-we call them
long distance calls and for sxpence for toll calls when
we call suburban calls.
You dial your number and wait and wait and wait.
When your party you push large button with
the letter IT, indicating that you have reached your
party If YOU get busy signal you push another button
with large letter it. | usually get tangled up
pushing things that | give up the whole idea.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
LoreIe Heorst ROams:
Tells of London
On Sunday Tour
BY L0RELLE HEARST
special Correspondent

LONDON. July 1O-Over here in England if
vou place telephone call and happen to get the
wrong number, the party on the other end says 10
YOU:
I'm very sorry hut YOU the wrong wave
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
HE MET OTHERS

The witness said others whom
he met in Washington were John
(. Hancock and George w.
Omacht, among the five finance
company executives who are de-
PENDANTS.
They also wanted TO know
how ! stood" HemanS said.
Hemans accused State Senators
Charles c. Dogs. WilkoWSki.
Jerry T. Logic and representa-
tives Edward J. Walsh and
Nowak of accepting brides.
Lower house members received
from 500 10 $50 for their votes
while senators came higher,
Hemans said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
HE NAMES PAIR

He identified the distressed leg
iSlatorS as Senator Leo J. Wilkow-
ski and Rep Francis !. NoWak,
Detroiters, who demanded 10
know:
Are you going TO tell the
truth or stay out OF Michigan ?"
IL told them l would stay out
Of the state unless specifically
told 10 return by the war de-
partment," Hemans asserted.
For the first time HenanS re-
vesled that he had been granted
immunity by Judge Carr
"The grand jury is paying my
expenses" Hemans admitted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
PROVIDES PREMIUMS

The council Of peoples commits
ssrS was ordered 10 reorGanlze
marriage records. establish regis
tration courts and organize soi-
enn marriage ceremonies.
The decree, in promoting more
births provides premiums and
monthly payments Tor large fam
lies and imposes special taxes on
bachelors and SpinSters and fam
lies with few children.
The state viii provide help for
unmarried mothers with SupendS
accumulative and payable after
the children are i years old, =
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
Hendns Brands
Hamilton Guilty
Continued from Page One)
come and Hamilton made ar
rangements for the payoffs, but
how he paid ] do not recall.
ABSOLVES MURPHY

"Hamilton said 10 me At one
TIRE Murphy may have 10 get
$780," but so far A. i am con
cerned personally Murphy Is an
honest nI&n."
At-aHother point Hemans said
"There was going rate In
Lansing on payoffs. not only by
myself but ny others"
There was n going rate In
Lansing on payoffs," the Wit
ness declared, mot only by my
self but by others"
Earlier HemanS related how
graft conspiracy defendants wor-
ried by the grand jury activity
had hurried 10 his Washington
army office to tell him the barns
sfire, what are you going to do
about it,"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-11
ASK MORE NURSERIES

The decree orders the establish
ment of more nurseries and KIN
dergartens and longer leaves from
work for pregnant women. Awards
were established for mothers Of
many children. The citations Will
be Heroine Mother" Order Of
Mothers Glory" in three degrees
and Maternity Medal in three
degrees.
Prosecution was provided for
persons guilty Of illegal abortlonS,
Insulting a mothers dignity and
for nonpaymcnt OF alimony.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-16
Bears Press Orioles
In International

The Newark Bears, who spent
large portion of the first half
Of the International League race
in the cellar. drew within half
game OF the league leading Balti-
more Orioles after last night ;
play.
The Bears defeated the ROch-
ester Red Wings IA behind the
eigh,-hit pitching Of Jim Nal
doVan while the Orioles were
dropping an 1l-2 decision To the
Montreal Royals. The Toronto
Leafs won two from the Jersey
City Giants. so and 2-l The
Buffalo BiSonS defeated the SYRIA
tomorrow evening
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-16
Kid Chapman Holds
Dusette 10 Draw

George Dusette found a tartar
in Kid Chapman in the feature
wrestling bout at Mack Park last
evening q man who could match
his full nelson attack anC gained
only draw with the Chicagoan.
The match lasted the full hour
Eusette scoring the first fall in
1920 and Chapman the evener in
3:35. both using fun nelson holds
Louis Klein defeated Buddy Knox
in straight falls. frankie Hart
won Ger Angelo Martinelli and
the ChaHHdF-ptsgsggfe =F4ateff-was q
fall-less draw.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-16
Players
Facing Ban

Several leading Class a PLAYERS
faced suspension for the rest of
the season today IN the Detroit
Baseball Federation # charges
they competed in a recent semi
pro tournament at Wichita, Kan,
are proved.
The players. who were not
named allcgedly competed with
the Ford Go Local 500 team In
the tournament. il was charged
at yesterdays DBF meeting.
Virgil r.. Zetterlind. secretary
Of the federation. said he would
send photographs 10 Semipro
-te14EaamenLn officials in an effort
10 check whether or not the play
erS involved did play with the CIO
team a long distance phone call
by Zetterlind yesterday failed 10
reveal any names OF Detroit fed
GRAFTON players in the lineup.
Auto Club and Suffrin. both UNI
beaten in the ehmlnationS. viii
tanglc Sunday In the feature Class
A contest. Paris and Nirgc'S.
each loser Of one game collide
with the loser dropping out
Three Class ID teams were elimi-
mated IN yesterdays games. leav-
ing nine clubs still in the chase
Gilbert fell 10 East Side Sports,
l6-S, Martin was ouSted by Hud-
son l54 JrS. l0-2 while Spring
field was beaten by West Side
Sports A.
Baird remained unbeaten. Scor-
ing its third straight over Lincoln
Park, 81 Two other games ended
IN ties KowalSki and DctroiterS
80, and Local Z and Scorpions,
"a