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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-26
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Laurel outlook., 1944-09-13

Mrs. G. l.. Gass entertained at a
$50 dinner Saturday honoring her
daughter, Charlene on her fifteenth
birthday. Guests were Shirley Will
son, Donna Moran, Marilyn Ness,
Armelda Phillips, Jeannine Myers,
Dorothy Hilgert, Geraldine Sches-
sler and Marguerite Void.
Laurel outlook., 1944-09-13

Miss Harriet Rothwell, who re-
Gently returned from nurses train
ing at Bozeman, visited relatives In
Lincoln, Neb., and Sandra Rothwell
returned home with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Shay enter
tanned at a dinner at their home
honoring their daughter, Miss Mar
jorie Shay, cadet nurse, who was
leaving for Great Falls, and Warren
Slater, ARM &c who was on fur
Tough for a visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Slater.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Albertus were
hosts at dinner for Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. McGlynn and granddaughter,
Peggy Wetzel of st. Paul, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Richardson, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. C. Brown, F. o. Brown and
Keith Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heiser are
the parents of a daughter born Fri
day, Sept. g., at the Deaconess hos
pital in Billings. The baby has
been named Sharon Ann.
Miss Martha Calvert, who spent
part of her summer vacation in
California writes her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. D. Calvert, that she
has planned to remain there this
winter and attend the University of
California at Berkeley.
The Best Ever club met Thursday
at the home of Mrs. J.. G. Mace
and spent the afternoon sewing.
Several quilts were turned in by the
club recently for the Red Cross.
Members of the Sunday school
of the German Congregational
church held a picnic Sunday at
Riverside park. Games were play
ed and refreshments served.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Gass and
family rturned recently from a visit
in Custer at the homes of w. o.
Gass and Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Perrin.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Durkee have
received a telegram from their son,
Arthur Durkee, quartermaster first
class in the navy, that he has ar
rived in Seattle and plans to be
home in a. few days. He has been
overseas for some time and this
will be his first visit home in two
years.
Mrs. M. f. Crawford and daugh-
ter Lois returned Friday from Min
neapolis where they visited 10 days
with Mr.. Crawford's brothers and
their families.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Hard returned
last week from West Plains, Mo-,
where they were called by the death
of Mrs. Hard's brothr, Russell Eos
ter. Russell Hard, son of MI. and
Mrs. Hard, who made the trip to
West Plains with them, returned
earlier.
MI. and Mrs. Herman LaPrath,
who had visited several weeks at
the home of Mr.. LaPrath's brother,
W. C. LaPrath, have left for Rapid
City, S. D.
Laurel outlook., 1944-09-13

Miss Marjorie Shay was home for
a brief vacation after having COM
pleted her nurses training period
at the Montana state hospital at
Warm Springs. She returned to
Great Falls to continue her train
ing and plans to graduate from the
Deaconess hospital there in Deem
Der.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Brown had
as their guests last week Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. McGlynn and grand
daughter, Peggy Wetzel of st. Paul.
During their stay Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown took them for a trip over
the highway to Cooke City.
Mrs. R. L. Danielson of Hardin
was a guest several days last week
of her sister, Mrs. Rex B. De-Atley.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Morris will
be hosts at dinner Thursday for
Mrs. Mary Boyer of San Francisco
and Mrs. Virginia Timball of Bill
lings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-16
EsierSOHl
Sees Bleak
Future

f7ir7F postwar flturn for Dc
'rou was cnvsioned TODAY by H.
Lynn Picr>on president of The De
troit Board Of Commerce who be-
hcves that outlook can be altered
only through determination by
Detroit ndue'uattsiS who built
the city 20 retain free enterprise
Addressing alumni Of the be.
trou University School PicrSor
asserted HAT free enterprise was
threatened boy organized labor and
.uHCon rolled bureaucracy OF
labor he said
"Our tabor leaders are not the
most sane and sensible persons
IN the world. What will they
counsel when Detroit wage
scales, now the highest i'm the
country. are debated with the
withdrawal ot federal support"
Declaring that I'VE arc facing a
crisis without parallel IN our his.
tory be- criticized Navor Jcffrie,
for tho latter'S apparent indiifcr-
cncc 10 the postwar peril and in
the same breath he praised Gov
kellv's postwar planning program
Kelly" he said realizes that
We are going 80 get into trouble
and he means to do something
about IT, ! wish We could get
our mayor tn take the same in
tercSt."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-16
10 Bills Tackled
In House Squirt
To End Session

LANSING Feb rs Warned
that prolonged debate would carry
the special session Of the Legs
lature beyond tho Friday adjourn
ment deadlnc the House bucklcd
down 10 business today and dis
posed Of rs bills in q single sitting
SIX bills were advanced 10 The
governor desk Tor signature
while a Senate bin creating a
state Veterans bureau was rec
turned 10 the upper chamber with
an amendment reducing the SALE
airy OF the administrator from
$500 a year 10 $4,000.
The only remaining major leCis-
lation I'M the House Is the con-
troverSial child labor bill ~eom-
panion bills 20 tho juvenile
delinquency program. and the inn
portant soldier vote measure
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-16
NaZiS Poison
ESfOnia Coffee

MOSCOW, Feb. rs INS) -
Russia charged officially today
that some 1000 Estonian men,
emen=and=chifirpH= had been put
to death by the Germans with
poisoned coffee after being forci-
bly, evacuated 10 the Latvian capt.
tai OF Riga
The victims Of this callouS
massacre died in extreme agony.
the Soviet high command de-
clared IN communlque issued
this morning.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-16
Thugs Gel $50 Each
From Two Victims

Thugs who beat and robbed two
Detroiters Of $50 each last night
>were sought by police today IA
v ,Zia XII az. Of 1725 " Boston,
was beaten severely while he was
en- route home from his grocery
store AT 30i6 W Warren 10y a man
who apparently hid in the rear
seat of his car.
Rausilla RAMIREZ al. lQf 17to
Abbott told police thstthnec men
struck and robbed HIM az Trum-
bull and Porter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-16
Japan May Permit
Inspection Of Camps

NEW YORK. Feb. rs ms
Indication that American and
British. protests over Ian treat
mcut\ of war prisoners may bear
fruit was seen today in the state
mcnt by the influential Japan
Times that inspection Of Jap
prison camps may be permitted
The Jap paper was quoted by the
London radio.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-16
Name Native Of Egypt
Manager Of Whittier

Harry Barlas, who came to the
United States from Alexandria,
Egypt. in 1915, today assumed his
new duties as manager of the
Whittier Apartment Hotel. He
succeeds f. l. Burke, who re-
signed
For Is years. Barlas was with
the South Shore Country Club or
Chicago and the Chicago Athletic
Club. For the last II years he
has been catering manager at the
Whittier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-16
Ford Local Official
Named Chest Aide

Appointment Of ". c. Grant
financial secretary of Ford Local
600, UAW-CIO. as chairman Of
the organized labor division Of the
1914 War Chest campaign was an
nounced today by Herbert b TriX,
general campaign chairman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-16
YpsiIdnti Man Admits
MutiIating Currency

Lammie Pace, 80 Of Ypsilanti
pleaded guilty 10 violating the
counterfeit laws when he was
aTTaIFued before | 5 -C0mniS-
>ioner George NJ. Read and was
held un der $500 bond for an
examination next Wednesday,
Secret Service operatives
charged that he mutilated a 50
bill by splitting IT, pasted ST bill
on the blank side and then tried
10 pass the bill as a s. note IN a
NpSilanti tavern
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-16

Order War stamps delivered
20 your home by Your Detroit
Times carrier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
jdps in China
Peril

CHUNGKING. Sept IS CUPl-
Two japanese forces, one driving
south toward the American air
base at Kweilin after capturing
Chuangchow and the other driv-
ing north and west from Canton,
were reported today within $50
miles of closing gap that woufd
cut China In two
The northern force, totallng
10000 to $4,000 men, was re-
ported engaged in fierce fighting
with Chinese less than 70 miles
from Kweilin.
The advance from the south
had reached Waitsap. about 35
miles south and east of kweilin
Advance speaa'heads Of the force
were being bombed by the Four
teenth u. s. Air Force.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
Bomb Ndziis
Near Athens

ROME. Sept Is INS)-Allied
bombers blasted three enemy air.
dromes, crammed with transport
planes, and submarine base, all
near Athens, by daylight today on
the heels of an Raj night assault
which wrecked Nazi aircraft. be-
lieved used for evacuation pur-
poses, grounded at the same
dromes.
Many Junkers-52 transports and
fighters were observers on the
Kalamaki. Tatoi and Eleusis land
ing strips in the outskirts or
Athens Just before the bombers
struck. Fires and explosions were
started.
A U-boat base at Salamis on an
j. land off Piraeus. the port OF
Athens, was saturated with high
explosives. returning fliers said:
ti-aircraft fire was encountered
over each target
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
War Surplus
Board Cut 10 ;

WASHINGTON, Sept IS tINS)
In a surprise move Senate and
House conferees today substituted
q three-man board as the top
authority to dispose of an esti-
mated 100 billion dollars OF left
over war goods
Rep. Manasco CD Of Alabama
House conferees chairman. said
the switch eliminated the hydra
headed setup
He referred 10 the earlier
agreement on four member
board and an administrative di-
rector. all appointed by the Pres
ident. with their actions subject 10
veto by the rehabilitation dlrec-
tor still 10 be named IN another
bill.
That had been a compromise be-
tween the Senate plan for an
eiEht-merber board and the
House plan for a single admins
traitor
The three-menber board would
be appointed by the President
with Senate confirmation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16

We looked up after the erpIo-
sion and 10 or dismoy sdic that
this time the shells had dropped
Just outside.
Obviously, iUhnt ,Cds happen
ing Cus thot the Germans Were
gradually shortening their range
10 0ire our captured burg go
ing orsr.
SHELLS GETTING RANGE
The merit solro almost beat rs
IN the ground oud THIS time
landed in tom.
We were nor pinned dowr
good and proper.
II we went ahead we might walk
right under an exploding round OF
shells.
If we stayed where We were,
the next round would be still
nearer and the one after that
would he nearer still.
was scared a. hell. but while
trying 10 decide the smartest
move to make we heard the next
ones coming.
We pressed against the ground
which shook under me AS the
shells dropped about 100 feet
away. one on either side.
shouted to Bob. They are
coming in towards III and we
want to get beyond them any
way, 10 let's move"
We did just that and II worked.
We had one more close one, but
the following batch burst behind
US as we hightsiled u out of there.
We had that long uphill walk
back 10 The ieeps. but ] did not
sweat al all.
You see, had done AL the
sweating in those bitches that my
system was capable Of.
Wouldn't you?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
Soldier S Bride
Arrested by FBl

A mother OF three children was
arrested today and charged with
marrying a soldier and accepting
dependency benefits although she
was still married 10 her first hus-
band.
Arrested was Mrs. Gladys r.
Taylor 80. formerly OF l72e4
Braille. Detroit FBI Chief Robert
Guerin declared the woman de-
serted her husband Atwood. and
three children March IA and went
TO independence. Kan, with Pic.
Howard l.. Lee.
She married Lee in Oswego,
Kan. in May. Guerin asserted. and
accepted a $50 dependency check
in August after Lee had been as
signed te -tah camp ----
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
Junior Commands
tomorrow

The first field day for the
Junior Commands OF the North
west War Council will be held at
2.30 p, m tomorrow in Stoepel
Park. Evergreen AT Outer drive.
The meet will feature a soft.
ball game between an all-siar
team and the championship ten.
y races and awarding Of cups
for various competitions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
Amono First Inside of Germany

Ne Woned TO 90 further alright because although
had been inside Germany yesterday perhaps the first
c00CSpo6d6Ht TO hare done and ne rerC an again
lcaHcd get into the frS German toCn captured by
American troops.
The torn, the name Of which am not permitted to
rereo SeUerG miles deeper parking our JeepS
under large tree, ne set out on foot.
It was tickish business walking that road
off the ridge down another road towards woods
edge which could lot of vehicles parked
On American combat engineer troops lying
hastily dug foxhoes and stopped and talked to Two kids
York, comprising bazooka team Pfc. Mickey Mna
OF Albany and Pvt, Huck Finner of Millertown.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
Shells Scream
Over His Head
BY WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST, JUNIOR
Written Expressly for the Hearst Newspapers

SOMEWHERE INSIDE GERMANY, Sept. IS
CDeayed)-We went "in" again today but at a
different place
This time yesterday when we entered Germany
the border was clearly defined by the Our River.
Today we sped over narrow little roads in our
ieep, sometimes through woods, other times across
open fields Uttered with burned out equipment, both
that Of the enemy and Of ours.
AS we popped out of a particularly dense
wooded area onto tree-lined road running along
the top of a ridge our guide in the jeep ahead
stopped suddenly and came back to us.
They have been Smelling this road just up the line,
he said IF you want to any further you better go
on foot"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
S SIS. Arenac Launched

WILMINGTON, Cal, Sept IS
CUP)-The S. S. Arenac, attack
transport named for the Arenac
Mich Co rode AZ anchor today
awaiting fittings after launching
ceremonies yesterday al the Cali.
fornia Shlpbuildlng Corn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
AacIlen Surrounded
Continued from Page One)

directions, while an arnored
spearhead claWed on eastward Ia
the area of Stolberg, five miles
beyond Aachen.
United Press correspondent
Robert c. Richards, in dispatch
filed tonight from 1t. Gen. Pat
ton >fffft'd Army front. reported
the fall-nf Nancy and-Said- the
first stages of the battle for Metz.
final German base between the
Moselle and the Siegfried Line.
now had begun.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
Loses Direction on Leaving Woods

company waiting for orders to up, telling
them would them there, we went
We figured II too healthy to keep to the open
the the hill When
the woods promptly discovered that OF
where relation nstruc
tons how to proceed.
Nothing dauned. though pressed field full Of
hay stacks and started into town street knew was
wrong
Up ahead house stood strangely still with white flag
flying upper window and another from the front gate
ethnks they protest too much cracked Bob Cromie of
Chicago Tribune putting into words all thoughts
beat hasty retreat and tried again another road
attempt proved successful and in few minutes
crouchng beside Capt Robert Schultz of Chicago
commanding the only company of infantry in town.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
Unable TO Find Any Civilians

They still side Of town but during the next
that stayed there with them they moved and
occupied il all.
While the troops doing this were looking for
cviHdns but appeared on the streets.
did, though house nth Wrtting orer the
door and an old nth long, oreyiShbrown Whtskers
smoking Of those long droopy pipes Wh metal cover
orer the bowl standing in the Doorway
Going to him asked in best broken down German
whether he had beer haben."
This apparently tckled the old because while he ex
planned the troops had already drunk his small supply
bottled he called his daughter who several cups
Of heated milk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16

menace from French patriots. A
small force Of officers and men
remained until today and the
Americans march ID IN with
scarcely a shot fired.
Third Army observers believed
the Germans would evacuate Metz
IL THCy dId Nancy, When they re-
s44+4zeai tthfe weight e.f HE mounting
pressure being eXerted by Patton 5
forward elements.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
10 Children Injured
In Bus-Truek Crash

GRAND BEACH, Sept Is up
Richard Palmer, South Bend
Ind. truck driver was under ar
rest by state troopers today for
reckless driving after his vehicle
plunged INTO a school bus, MUIR
Ing 10 children. Two seriously
One of the moro seriously in
iured was Richard Rein, IA
Michigan Shores, Ind. who re-
Gently was released from a Chi
cago hospital where he had under
gone four spinal operations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
PRACTICALLY DESERTED

Richards said a greater part OF
the German garrison was believed
10 have left Nancy, 80 miles be-
low Metz, yesterday when they
were confronted with a growing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16

map of the Sieefried battlefield
showing by arrows around Aachen where
the American First Army has advanced
to within four miles of the strategic town
which is now under artillery fire. while TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
Reds Prepare
XIII

MOSCOW, Sept. Is UNS)-
Warsaw was ablaze in battle and
its liberation seemed imminent
today after a Russian-Pollsh as
sault force seized the fortress
town OF Praga and IL other SUBJ
urbs.
Germans are planning 10 evacu-
ate Warsaw, according 10 Stock
holm sources.
THE German DNB news
agency reported today that 40
Soviet divisions. supported by
tanks and planes had started
large scale offensive IN Latvia
east and south of Riga
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
Shooting Starts as He Drinks Mil

l was thirsty and like milk 8 drank it gratefully.
Then the shooting started.
Our artillery had been Smelling hill couple OF miles
away
Suddenly the enemy started answering.
We crouched In the bitches along the streets while
shells whirred by overhead
Then their shells screamed back.
They make different noises and after the first few rounds
from would say going out when heard
and duck coming in" when heard theirs.
Under Of this which took be artillery duel
started making out of town by the route
had entered
The enemys stuff had been landing we'll beyond town but
moved in that direction the next batch screamed much
louder and dove for the bitches.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
MAY LOSE CALIFORNIA

Rep. Gearhart (R) of California
today said the Pearl Harhor mys-
terry, If it persists, would be sui.
ficient TO lose the key state Of
California 70 The New Deal IN thc
November election.
Rep. Albert J Engel tRl of
Michigan charged today that a
report which would answer The
question of whether the Roosevelt
administration was unprepared
for war has been locked up for
two years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16

The Detroit Times has far more
nationally famous features than
any other Detroit newspaper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
earI=Hdfbof.
Delay Decriied
FDR Blocked Probe
Ferguson Charge:

By RAY RICHARDS
Dctren Ii~-s Ns,hinrton Hsr,aa

WASHINGTON. : pt IL
,csideut Rooseyel; was accused
',day by Senator Feleuson a.
Treating personally another ~cgI-
Gus obstacle IN "A tull recitation OF
Pearl Harbor responsibility when
he neglected 20 sign = oorCreS-
sional resolution within legal
time, June Z.
The senator's charge came amid
a persistent speaking caUpa gn
by Republicans IN ~ House i'm
plying on the apparent basis OF
detailed information. that the
President himself was responsible
for the Pear Harbor disaster
DELIVERED IN TIME
Senator Ferguson said that the
resolution: extending until next
Dec. : the statute OF limitations
in the possible courts-martial OF
Rear Adm kLnre!- and Alal-lIer-
Short was delivered 10 the PreSl-
dent for signature within statu-
tory time only by the most eX-
trsordinary efforts Of Congress
including the searching out at
night of Vice President Wallace
BY a special committee so that he
might sign the measure AS presl-
dent Of the Senate.
But the President Ferguson
said. allowed six daks 10 pass be-
fore he signed the measure-siX
days in which the statute of flmi-
tations had run out, representing
q lapse which the courts may mold
forever bars the TRIALS of kimmel
and Short for Pearl Harbor
blame. despite the fact that they
have signed agreements waving
The Statute OF limitations entirely.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
FIGURES INCLUDED

The report. Engel said. revealed
how much money the war depart
r1ent asked President Roosevelt
10 include in his budget for the
army during the years before
Pearl Harbor. how much Ire
President actually asked Congress
10 appropriate for the army and
the amount which Congress voted
Engels charge was made iurirg
House debate over Gov. Dewey
chmpsierf state 4 that the
Roosevelt administration was IN
prepared for war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-16
ARTILLERY DUEL

Front line reports today de-
scribed a thunderouS artillery
duel between giant Russian field
guns and the Nazi batteries in
side Warsaw Notifications.
Other Russian forces advanced
from LomZa IN northern Poland
down 10 the Pennsylvania area.
The Moscow communique today
revealed that Praga fell only after
fierce combat which, in some
cases. became hand-to-hand
West of Lomza, the Russians
seized Nowogrod, important
stronghold on the River Narew
and Mentwics.
In mort hern Pennsylvania,
where the Soviet troops are bat
ting with RomanlanS, the Ger
mans lost so inhabited localities
including four strategic railway
stations.
DRIVE TOWARD HUNGARY
The Pennsylvania offensive
smashing toward the Hungarian
border, brought the Red army TO
within a dozen miles OF Cluj CAPT
tai of Pennsylvania.
Soviet aircraft bombed Buda-
pest. starting Is fires and heavy
explosions in military target
areas.
In central Romania, more than
so towns were captured, the Rus
SLAMS said