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Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-18
The LuM
Before
The Storm

The Storm mopping up in
the recaptured
Crimea and around Sevastopol.
The war in the Pacific, too, has
dropped in intensity. In the Far
East the Jap offensive aimed at
central China has been the only
major action reported.
/ am no great believer in pre-
monitions, but like great many
people with whom have lately
talked, I cannot help feeling that
the present quiet on the fighting
fronts presages giant, multi
pie, irresistible blow soon to be
struck simultaneously on all
fronts by the combined forces
of the United Nations. / can
not help feeling that the Allied
commanders, including the bril-
liant leaders Of the Red Army,
are now in the process of plae-
ing our forces in position for 2
terrific, sustained and co-ordi-
mated offensive calculated to full
fll the prediction that 1914 will
see the defeat of Germany and
shake the Japs loose from their
far-fiung and ill-gotten terri
torial gains outside their home
land.
Your guess is as good as mine
as TO whether the about victory
drive viii follow the present lull.
Yet there seems every reason to
believe that it is the logical
move. We all know that the
fighting machine of the United
Nations is now at full strength,
superbly equipped, with supply
lines safely established. It must
follow, therefore, that unless the
Allied leaders have information
indicating the imminent internal
collapse of Germany, or Of her
satellite states, we can soon ex-
meet the greatest and costliest
military operation in history to
unfold.
All of which brings US to a
realization of the tremendous
cost involved-not in materiel
nor in dollars but in American
lives. / say
What Will American lives
Be The Cost because we can
In Lives best visualize
the awful reality
of this war if we are most sell
fish about it. AS Americans we
can realize the loss of our own
soldiers as we best sympathize
with those who have suffered the
loss of some one endeared to us.
As I'D Day" approaches we
cannot help but live in intense
anxiety and hopeful expectancy
of whatever that, at present,
mythical date might mean. 1t
brings us to an humble and
silent prayer that somehow,
somewhere, in some miraculous
manner, realistic Germany will
recognize the utter hopelessness
of carrying through to the bitter
end their struggle for suprem-
acy. 1t can't fail to register a
proud, albeit fearful, attitude
that we have actually won this
war but it remains for the Ger
mans to be convinced Of the fact.
1t cannot fail to bring to our
minds the Goebbels propaganda
builder of Unconditional Sur
render" for which the Casa
blanca Conference will be known
in history. 1t cannot escape our
conviction that this "Uncon-
ditional Surrender" pronounce
ment of the Roosevelt Churchill
conference of January, 1943,
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-18

All of which brings US to a
realization of the tremendous
cost involved-not in materiel
nor in dollars but in American
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-18
/ Might Be
Wrong--But
P. G. STROMBERG

nURING RECENT WEEKS
- there has been a noticeable
lun in military action on all
fronts. Aside from almost daily
massive air raids over Europe
and the bitterly contested Allied
offensive south of Rome there
has been a period Of inactivity
in the European theatre for
nearly month. The great Rus
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-05-18

an military
machine has con-
fined itself to
mopping up in
t h e recaptured
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-08
New Baltimore
EnIists
EneeImon to Serve
in y. S. Army

Harold c. Engclman. for the
past 10 years mayor OF the City
of New Baltimore, has volun-
teered for military service and
expects to be called for duty
with the Army within the next
four TO six weeks.
In disclosing his plans FOR
service "in the ranks Mayor
Engelman said that he had al
ready passed his pre-induction
physical examination. He is SO
years Of age, is married and has
one daughter, Alice Louise, II
months old.
At the present time Mayor
Engelman is employed in the
office OF the planning depart
ment OF the Detroit (Chrysler)
Tank Arsenal in Warren town
ship.
He said that he would formal
See ENGELMAN-Page ,
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Heovies Rib
Nozi Bases
ForI Inland
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS,
A l. LIED EXPEDITIONARY

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS,
A l. l. + d EXPEDlTIONARY
FORCE, June 8 p A pow
crful force Of $50 to 900 Amer
lean heavy bombcrS swept a
wide arc of south Normandy
early today, smashing bridges,
airdromes and railroad yards
and functions in a vigorous ef-
fort to clamp an air seal on the
bcachhead battlefield.
FeFtfesses- and Eibef-
ators, III the biggest aerial OPP
Grafton of the third day Of the
invasion, hit hard at installa-
tons from 100 10 $50 miles be-
hind the front. Marauders began
the day Of battle with dawn
attack on Cacn.
Tho twin cngincd mediums
left the city on the main rail
way between Cherbourg TO Par
IS, burning with at least 20
fires from an attack al $500 feet.
These blows followed Raj
strikes last night in which a
series of rail targets near Paris
and German transport II miles
behind the invasion coast, were
riddlcd with heavy cargoeS OF
bombs. The transport target was
a concentration. III the forest OF
CeriSy where the road runs from
Bayeux to ST. Lo.
Allied planes of all dcscrip.
tons had flown $4,000 sorties
in the last AZ hours and air
operations were mounting today
as weather improved.
Thunderbolt an d Lightning
fighter bombers since p. m,
yesterday flew so continuously
that they stopped only TO re-
fuel and rc-arm between flights,
setting out on new missions
without waiting TO repair bullet
holes I'm their wings.
Among the fighter bomber
targets hit were Is bridges and
See AERIAL-Page .
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Yanks 0yerrun
Jap Air Base
Drive on Toword
Second on Biok

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea, June
g. (F) - Mokmer airfield,
wrested from the japanese on
Biak Island, was in American
hands today, priced base from
which to launch air assaults
against the Philippines.
The coastal coral strip, Allied
goal sinceth May 81 INVASION
of the island off Northern Dutch
New Guinea, fell into American
hands yesterday at IL a. m.
A Yank column, battling its
way westward down inland
ridges from the invasion Of BoS-
mex, stormed japanese positions
from behind and took the field.
Then the force continued
west toward Biak' two other
landing strips, Borokoe, an in.
land drome two miles away
from Sorido, a coastal field
three and a half miles distant.
Another American column
striking along the coast had
been halted five miles east of
Mokmer. Southwest Paclf {
headquarters announced that
See PACIFIC-Page 2
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State Acquires
20-5tory Building
Will House Detroit
Offices, erown Reveals

LANSING, June 8-(P-Au-
ditor General Vernon j. Brown
today announced acquisition OF
the 20-story Cadillac Square
building in Detroit TO be used
as a state office building, hous-
ing governmental branches in
that. city.
Brown said the property was
acquired by exchanging about
5000 parcels of unstable tax
reverted lands of equal value.
located in Wayne and Oakland
counties, title TO which Is now
held by the state land office
board.
Brown said the building con-
tains sufficient space to house
all state agencies having branch
offices in Detroit. with some
space left over which will be
rented to private concerns, the
revenues to be used to meet part
of the expense Of maintainins
the building.
Brown said the Cadilloo.
Square building is carried -
Dctroit's city tax rolls al an -
scssed valuation Of 1917. o0o.
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Pfc. N. Duncan
Dies in Action
New Haven Soldier
Slain in ItoIy

NEW HAVEN - Word Of the
death in action in Italy of Pfc.
Marvin w. Duncan, on May 10
few days short of his 29th
birthday-WaS received here
during the weekend by his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Forbes Dun
can, and his wife. Mrs. Elsie
Jones Duncan, now living with
her parents in Roseville.
Pfc. was the first man in the
New Haven Post Office area 10
make the supreme sacrifice in
this war, and a public memorial
service is planned shortly.
The War Department telegram
notifying the family said that
further details will follow by
letter.
The deceased war veteran. An
infantryman, was reared on
farm near New Haven, and at
tended New Haven public
See PVT. DUNCAN-Page 2
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Winston Churchill said this:
although great dangers lie be-
hind, enormous exertions lie be-
fore u.s." Probably he was
thinking of the coming crisis
when Marshal Rommel throws
his whole Two mobile armies iE-
TO supreme counterattack,
possibly by the end of next
week.
Gen. Eisenhower, after cruis-
ing for hours off the battle
churned coasts, said in his COM
munique:
"Bayeux has fallen to our
troops which have also crossed
the Bayeux-Caen road at sever
al points. Progress continues
despite determined enemy re-
sistance. Fierce armored and in
fantry fighting has takep place.
Contact has been established be-
tween our sea borne and air
borne troops. Steady buildup of
our force has continued"
The first large batch Of Ger
man prisoners reached England,
some arrogant, some beWllder-
ed.
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Wastepaper Pickupi
Slated for City
Accommodations to
Be Collected Soon

Householders in and around
Mount Clemens who for some
weeks have appealed for pickup
of wastepaper they have ac-
cumulated for Salvage-For-Vic-
tory purposes, will have their
plea answered shortly.
Arrangements were I'm d r
way today for CD a citywide
wastepaper collection as soon
as school terms end; (2) collec-
ton of the heavy accumulation
OF paper and cardboard which
is jamming stores and offices in
the downtown district, and CD
some system for periodical
pick-ups of wastepaper in the
rural area surrounding and
north of Mount Clemens.
The city paper pickup insti-
tuted some time ago has been
hsmpered by lack of manpower.
Boy Scout troops who tried to
cope with the problem-but who
were not fully successful be-
cause so many older boys arc
working in their spare time -
will aid 100 per cent in the
forthcoming collection plans.
1t is expected that full details
will be available for the public
Friday.
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Once Swonk
Shores Club
Finally Sold

ST. CLAIR SHORES-Sale Of
Blossom Heath, once swank
lakeshore night club and rem
devious of the disciples Of
chance, changed hands on Mon
day when Samuel j. Besner, De-
troit real estate broker, pur-
chased the property for $4,000.
The beautiful clubhouse and
spacious grounds have been un-
occupied for approximately
three years. William 7. Kelly,
attorney for the administrator
of the William Mcintosh estate
said today.
The grounds have 366 foot
frontage on Jefferson avenue
and extend eastward to the lake
shore.
Besner could not be immedi-
ately contacted for comment
concerning his plans for the pro-
perty.
The property for years prior
to the death of Mcintosh, IN
1880, was known as fashion
able gaming place and attract
ed the swank trade Of Michigan
and neighboring states.
Intermittently, since 1881, il
had been operated as night
club by different interests until
in the fall of 1941, the lcasee,
Paul LaFata at that time, staged
a grand opening" TO which
State Police invited themselves
See NIGHT CLUB-Page 2
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ST. CLAIR SHORES - Lieut..
G.gD Joseph p. Herr, U. S. N.
r., flew so low when he explod-
ed a Japanese munitions dump
on Kwajalein atoll Jan. 81, 1914
that fragments from the blast
riddled his own plane but he
brought it safely back TO his car
rier, an official citation by
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz re-
vealed today.
Lieut.. Herr. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Herr, 22l02 Clay
avenue, is rs years of age and
has been on foreign service for
the past Ia months. The citation
received by him accompanied
the Air Medal denoting his
skill and daring during a dozen
hardly fought battles in the Pa
cific zone.
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Nazi tactical reserves" and
still ahead is the third task Of
crushing strategic reserves"
perhaps massing already for =
strong counterblow.
Specific directions and prog
ress in tOday's fighting were not
disclosed, but headquarters an
nounced that medium bombers
had struck heavily at the town
of Saen, Is miles southeast OF
Bayeux, starting fires. The AL
lies have plunged near Caen,
nine miles inland on the penin-
sula's base.
Prime Minist er Churchill
said Tuesday that the fighting
in Caen, perhaps referring TO
parachutists who had reached
there. Nazi coun.erblows near
Caen were repulsed yesterday,
headquarters said.
BLAST TRANSPORT
q American heavy b mbers
blasted railway installations at
RenneS, Laval. Tours, lie Mans.
Nantes and Anglers, in support
Of the beachhead forces, flying
out $50 TO 1000 strong.
A German broadcast, totally
without confirmation, said 1900
gliders used TO rush in a huge
air-borne army, had been des-
troyed.
Canadian and British troops
have captured several hundred
prisoners and shot up numerous
Nazi 88-millimeter guns, field
reports said Canadian Press
Correspondent Rosso Munro,
with Canadians in an unidenti-
fled sector, said the Germans
were reported falling back in
one area under persistent at
tacks. and strength is being
built up rapidly in the Allied
bridgeheads for the big battles
which should come any day. or
even any hour"
BERLIN REPORT
The German High Command
declared the Allies had opened
an attack from the bridgehead
gained foothold north of Car
entan, some 81 miles southeast
between Caen and Bayeux, and
that Nazi forces counter-attack-
See FRANCE-Page 2
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Sgt. {. N. Trimmer
Missing in Action
Shot Down IN Roid
Over Austrio Nov "a

Word that a local man, gun
ner on B-24 Liberator bomber,
has been missing after action
over Austria on May "a, was re-
ceived her this week by his
wife.
The soldier is Sgt. Charles NJ.
Trimmer Jr., age "a, son Of Mrs
William III. Graham, OF Hazel
Park, and wife OF Mrs. Patricia
Engel Trimmer. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Engel, of IS Mill
Ter street.
Sgt. Trimmer. who has been
stationed in Italy with the 18th
Air Force Of the AAF, had been
in action for about month and
had flown on about six missions.
After having been fellow stu
dents in local schools, and
Mount Clemens High school.
See MISSING-Page .
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Stimson Warns
Of Savage Nazi
Counter Thrust
Soys Full Weight
Yet to be Felt
on Beochheods

WASHINGTON, June 8 Up
The full weight of German
counter-a attack in Normandy is
still to come, War Secretary
Stimson said today, but invad-
ing Allied troops have establish
ed beachheads at various points
between the mouth of the Seine
and the Cotentin Peninsula, and
some of these beachheads have
been united.
Local counterattacks have de
veloped, particularly in the vi
cinity Of Caen, the Secretary
told News Conference, but
the Nazi High Command UNI
doubtedly is just beginning to
move its mobile reserves, and
I'VE must look for the full fury
of savage counter attacks In
force at an early moment.
LONG PERIOD
1T would be folly said Slim
son, "to believe that the period
of counter attack will be short.
Conditions will be changing
from day to day, and it will be
to our own good TO avoid eX-
cesses OF optimism or pesSi-
mism."
Stimson asserted that appar-
emily tactical surprise had
been achieved by the landings
despite the obvious preparations
being made by the Allies and
the continuing speculation on
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ceeded in capturing two heights,
from the Nazis, a broadcast
communique said.
From May 80 to June 6 the
Germans lost more than 10000
dead in the savage fighting near
lasi, and suffered cavity
through destruction of equip
ment, Moscow asserted. A Berlin
broadcast agreed the battle had
ended, but asserted at least 10
Soviet rifle divisions had been
wiped out or dec isive lily
mauled."
The Russian communique said
minor actions had been fought
northwest of Tiraspol on the
lower Dnestr and near Vitebsk
in White Russia.
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HIS BLAZING GUNS SPELL DEATH FOR THE JAP
Ii. Joe Herr a One-Mun Tornado

The list Of Lieut.. Hers air
combats reads like the geogra-
ply of the whole Pacific thea
tire.
Listed on his citation are &C
tons in the Gilberts, Maxim. Ia
rea, Tarawa, Maleeap, the great
Jap base al Truk, Wake, Kwa-
jalein, Enubj, Saipan and Tin
ian.
- Following is the official cita-
ton accompanying the Silver
Star presentation:
UNITED STATES PACIFIC
FLEET
Flagship Of the Commandcr-in-
Chief
In the name of the President
of the United States, the Com
mander- Chief, United States
See 1T. HERR-Page 2
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FIRST PHASE OF INVASION complete
REPORT FIERCE new RED OFFENSIVE
MenQces NQzis
AnqIo-American Forces
Smash South from Bayeux

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE. June SIP Allied liberatng troops with
phase of accomplished struck
Bayeux today in fierce fighting and began
featng German tactical reserves thrown into battle.
steady stream of reinfOcements air
ened the massive spearhead Berlin
seize jung Cherboug great
port of CherbOurg
FOOTHOLD
The first phase of invasion. (Which might
curing fOOhOd defeating
accomplished, Supreme Headquarters announced.
The Allies beginning stage Of defeating
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LONDON, June 8-(P)-
Pine Minister Churc ill
warned the House of Com
mons today to guard against
lover optimism" in the battle
Of Europe and against "the
idea that these things are go
ing to be settled in a rush. Al
though great dangers lie be-
hind" he declared. "enOr-
nous eXertiOns lie before u.s."
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Reveal Total Yank
Casualties in Italy

WASHINGTON, June ,-tP)
Secretary Of War Stlmson re-
ported today that recent
three-day period of heavy fight
ing preceding the fall of Rome
cost American forces in Italy
2,379 casualties.
American casualties in the
italian campaign from the land
ings last September TO May 30
amounted TO 57,529, StimsCn
said.
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DETAILS LACKING
Gen. Clark Coniers
with Pope al Vatican

ROME, June 8-(P) - Pope
Plus XII and 1t. Gen. Mark w.
Clark, commander of the Fifth
Army, talked for 10 minutes to-
day in the Pope's private office
in the Vatican library.
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the date and place Of the inva-
sion.
The enemy's opposition with
surface craft was small, he said,
and the losses at sea were un-
expectedly low.
The airborne operation devel-
oped into the greatest of its kind
ever conceived, the secretary
said.
DETAILS LACKING
Except TO mention the local
counter attack in the vicinity
of Caen and the capture of Bay
EuX, Stimson gave no further
See STIMSON-Page 2
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FAITH is WATCHWORD
Bond Sales Spurred

Lauded by the United States
Treasury Department for their
outstanding sales record in pre-
vious war loan drives. Mount
Clemens retail merchants and
employees today were we'll sup
porting the invasion forces by
selling the first of $4,000
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worth of bonds, their quota in
the Fifth War Loan drive.
They were exemplifying the
slogan of the current Invasion
Drive HAVE FAITH"-by
signing up bond applicants right
and left.
Furthermore. m rch a nts'
See BONDS-Page 2
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Berlin Reveals
RussiunDrive
Onslaught Coordinated with
Allied Attack on France

LONDON June 8-L41-DNB in Berlin broadcast today an
nounced launched offensive broad
front he north of Iasi, ROmana.
broadcast said "heavy" fighting is
in progress"
confirmation Immediately from Moscow, but
expected to put
has expected to put
while American and British forces
attacking in France and Italy.
communque said German attacks north
diminished considerably" indicating the Germans
which they announced earlier
troops Moldavian province
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Band, Chorus
Appear Tonight
Salvation Army
Concert PIons Complete

The Southeastern Michigan
Salvation Army combined band
and chorus this evening Will
present concert at Mount
Clemens h gh school audi
forum described by its spon-
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Sors as "one OF the finest must
cal treats 10 be offered here in
years"
The 81 piece band and 80
voices, represent outstanding
talent from scattered citadels
See CONCERT-Page 2
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Photographs of the Band
and Chorus appear on Page
-18-of- today's edition of the
MOnitOr-Lcader.
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Harley Ensign for Sheriff
ADV.
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See MISSING-Page 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12
Bergman and Vaughn
10 Receive Citations :

Clifford X. Bergman, cartoontst
of The Star, and DR.. G. Tully
Vaughan, distinguished Washington
physician, will be presented with CT
tations in recognition of their pub,
lie services at 7 pm. Wednesday at
a dinner meeting of the District
Society, Sons of the American Rev
olution, at the Mayfiower Hotel.
Senators and Representatives who
are members of the society. with
their wives, have been invited to
attend the meeting, which will open
with brief reception.
Congressional members expected
include Senators Byrd and Glass,
Virginia Democrats: Connally, Dem.
ocrat, of Texas; Overton. Democrat,
of Louisiana; Vandenberg, Republt,
can, OF Michigan: Quincy, RepubNs
can, of South Dakota; Brewster, Re-
publican, of Maine, and Nye, Re,
publican, of North Dakota, and
Representatives Fish, Republican, of
New York; Hope, Republican, of
Kansas Kitchener, Republican. Of
MichigaI1s Voorhis, Democrat, Of
California; Gearhart and Hinshaw,
California Republicans, and Dewey,
Republican, of Illinois.
A musical program by the Mino-
vich String Trio and Mrs. Ramonae
Palmer, soloist, will be features.
Mr.. Bergman will give a humorous
talk and DR.. Vaughan greeting.
Representatives of several patri-
otic:sorEsnizations will receive with
r. H.McNeill, president of the So
ciety and other honor guests. The
American Legion color guard will
participate in the program.