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Evening star., 1944-07-18
100, 900 600 Of our countrymen have
overcome hardships Of every kind.
Admits u. S, Peril.

~NNf0~~f~SS
overcome hardships Of every kind.
Admits U. S. Peril.
However, our enemies, the United
States and Britain, especially the
United States, have since gradually
increased the intensity of their
counterof1ensive and have at last
advanced into the Marianas.
THE situation now approaches
when opportunities will occur to
crack the enemy and to win victory.
There is only one road upon which
We must advance-the road to VIC
tory. The real war Is yet to be
fought.
Let us one and all renew our
faith and our determination to make
the supreme sacrifice and thereby
set the mind of his imperial
majesty at rest"
Tells of Siapan's Loss.
The broadcast admitting the loss
OF Siapan, communique transmit
ted in English to Europe, said all
members of japanese units on the
island were believed to have met a
heroic death" by July 16. This ad-
mission came 10 days after Admiral
Nimitz announced conquest OF the
island.
Another broadcast said Vice Ad-
miral Nagumo had died in q final
charge.
In a ceremony together with his
men, he emptied a little bowl of
sake donated by his majesty the
Emperor and, shouting 'Banzai'
three times, rushed into the enemy
ranks with drawn sword"
The broadcast added that during
the final assault, 5000 japanese
wounded died by their own will"
Another broadcast by the Tokyo
radio today said the japanese gov
eminent had approved a plan for
the mass decentralization of school
children, involving the evacuation Of
5000 in 13 cities in the Tokyo
Yokohama. Osaka-Kobe, Nagoya
and Northern Kyushu districts.
. On July IL Domei said that "al-
ready approximately 10000 school
children had been removed from
Tokyo to rural districts.
Evening star., 1944-07-18

QOOrS. 1t. Francis StriItf.
Carrying $50 pounds Of high ex-
.plosives, the party crawled through
an area subjected to concentrated
rife, machine gun and mortar fire
to within IS yards of the enemy
strong point" the citations stated.
1t. Strizzi was killed when the, tor.
pedo was exploded by enemy, IRE
The 26-year r-old ofncer.. q native
Of Washington. was graduated from
Mckinley High ands Georgetown
Foreign Service Schools. He was
employed as teller at the National
Bank of Washington. His brother
Second 1t. Robert Strizzi, is in the
field artillery. His widow. Mrs. Hell
en- S. Strizzi, lives at the Central
avenue address,
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Biggest BattIeships
And Carrier Planes
bombard Guam
6y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS. Pearl Harbor. July l8.-
Bombarded by Americas biggest
battleships and ripped by the
most intensive rocket attack ever
loosed on a Pacific island, Guam
appeared today to be at the
threshold Of significant de-
velopments.
Opposed only by ineffective shore
batteries, the battle wagons trained
their highly destructive guns, along
with the guns of cruisers and de-
stroyers, on Japanese dAfenses Sat-
urday. The next day carrier planes
went after anti-aircraft batteries
and barracks with rockets and fire
bombs.
These developments, reported last
night by Admiral Chester w.
Nimitz, carried the defense -leveling
attacks on Guam through 13 un-
interrupted days The assault
opened July 4, four days before
Yank invasion forces completed the
conquest of Saipan, 125 miles to the
northeast in the same Marianas
chain, an integral part of Japan's
inner defense ring.
Jap Planes at Guam Wiped Out.
The Jap air force on Guam ap-
parently has been wiped out and
the almost fnconsequential losses
listed for the Americans seem to
indicate ground defenses are being
smothered. Admiral Nimitz said the
enemy shore batteries caused no
damage to the warships Saturday
fifth naval shelling of Guam this
month-and only one dive bomber
was lost Sunday.
The location of the targets was
not specified, but other reports re-
Gently have focused attention on
Port Apra, fine harbor on Guam S
west coast. Guam is l,565 air miles
south of Tokyo, 1885 miles east OF
Manila.
Guam's gun emplacements were
"heavily shelled" by the warships,
Admiral Nimitz said. The carrier
planes also included oft-hit Rota,
between Saipan and Guam, in Sun
days raid.
Packed Jap Troopship Sunk.
Other air blows announced today
from the Southwest Pacific by Gen.
Douglas Macarthur cut deeper into
Japan's depleted merchant marine
A l,50O-ton transport,
TANNED with Jap soldiers and sup
plies, exploded and sank in 10 min
utes off Halmahera south of the
Philippines. after Mitchens bombed
1t. A 7,000-ton ship was damaged.
Near Flores Island, just south Of
Celebes, Australian Beaufighters set
fire to two 4,000-ton merchantmen
and a smaller vessel.
Yap, In the Western Carolines,
was further neutralized by MacAr-
thur bombers, which destroyed half
of force of Is interceptors at a
cost of two Liberators.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Brazilian Force Joins
Allied Armies in Italy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Arrival of Brazilian expedition
Ary force in Naples July l6 to join
Allied armies in operations on the
Italian front was announced today
by the War Department.
The brief announcement said:
"A Brazilian expeditionary force
arrived in Naples on July is to par
ticipate with the Allied armies in
the joint operations in Italy This
Brazilian force has been in training
for an extensive period"
No additional details were dis
closed,
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Educational Association
Unit to Meet July rs

The regional summer conference
of the department Of supervisors,
curriculum and development OF the
National Education Association will
be held July 26 in the Hall of Gov
ernment, George Washington Uni
versity, at Twenty-first and g
streets NV.
DR.. Arnold loyal, acting dean OF
education at the University OF
Maryland, will speak at 2 pm. on
new supervisory development, and
his talk will be followed by three
panel discussions.
Evening star., 1944-07-18

SCASCu Ny lid
m o t h n, M RS.
Lillis G.. Logan
of Gil Nor t h
Carolina avenue
Sc.
| Memorial Serv-
ices were held
Sunday after T.
noon at Kendall
Baptist Church,
Ninth street and
Independ e n c e
avenue S.W. The
r ev. Len F.
Stevens, pastor ,
pra Sc d I h e
Evening star., 1944-07-18
232 Italian Hostages
Threatened by Germans
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE 9Th ARMY AT CUB
BIO, Italy, July 18.-German troops
besieged in the monastery Of St
Ubaldo are threatening to take to
their deaths with them 232 Italian
civilians. including 10 children, held
os hostages for the last four days.
In the meantime the Germans
have reinforced their garrison in
the monastery, which they have
converted into a mountain strong
hold. The German offlcer in charge
was said to be under orders to de-
1end the monastery to the last.
The 9th Army has refrained from
smelling the building.
Evening star., 1944-07-18

Tech. Sergt. Whitson p. Colford
husband Of Mrs. Catherine w. Col
ford. Is, 1748 w street Sc, In the
European area, carried In The Star
of june 22: First 1t. Thomas M
Keely, IT,, son Of Mrs. Garnette c.
Keely, 6l2 Rock Greek Church road
NV. in the Southwest Pacific area
carried In The Star of May 26, and
Pvt. Horace G. Carpenter, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. OKeefe
47O4 Harrison street. Chevy Chase,
Md, carried In The Star July 16.
Wounded in Action
Corpl. Norman A. Mckay, %, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Mckay, 72s
Sligo avenue. Silver Spring, was
wounded in France and Is now in
Evening star., 1944-07-18

England. he told
his mother in q
letter she re-
ceived yester-
day.
A member of
q tank destroyer
unit, Corpl. Nc
Kay said in the
letter, which was
dated July 8,
that he had "a
lot to be thank
full for" In the
service for al
most two years,
he went to Eng
Evening star., 1944-07-18


Corpl. Mckay was graduated from
Montgomery Blair High School in
1910. where he was leader in ath-
letics, particularly in soccer, baseball
and basket ball. He was employed
at the Marchant Calculating Ma
chine Co. before he entered the
Army.
>Stan Sergt. Samuel C. Wathen. t.,
20, whose parents live at 1888 Co.
lumbia road NV, tail gunner on a
B-24 Liberator. was wounded slightly
when his plane crash landed in
the Adriatic Sea June 10, according
to 18th AAF dispatch from Italy.
Sergt. Wathen, who has two Mes
sersehmitt 109s to his credit, his
mother said, received the Purple
Heart. His plane, Lonesome Pole
cat. was forced into the Adriatic
after fax hits had destroyed the
right rudder, knocked out an engine
and cut the elevator control cable.
His mother said the sergeant was
back on duty after a rest on the
Isle of Capri He had completed
81 missions He Is graduate OF
Woodrow Wilson High School and
formerly was employed by the War
Production Board.
Decorations
First 1t. Francis c. Strizzi. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael c. Strizzi,
32l0 Central avenue NE has heen
awarded the Silver Star posthu-
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Germany Hammered
In 2-Way Raid From
Britain and Italy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
, LONDON, July ia thou.
sand American planes from Brit
ain flew deep into Eastern Ger.
many and bombed German
rocket bomb experimental sta.
tions at Peenemunde and Zin-
nowitz, and another force from
Italy struck in the Southwest
Reich at FriedrichShafen anC
Memmingen.
A virtually endless procession Of
Allied air power struck again and
again at German objectives in sup
port OF ground troops in Normandy
Icentering their blows in the rec
tangle roughly bounded by the
Somme and Loire Rivers. further
isolating the erupting battlefield.
A great weight of explosives was
dropped on the experimental bomb
stations by 500 to $50 Flying Fort
resses, escorted by hundreds OF
fighters. Pennemunde and Zinno-
witz are on the Baltic coast about
900 miles from British bases. Other
important war targets in Northwes,
Germany were assaulted in this
fifth forceful blow at the German
homeland in eight days.
Aircraft Factory Raided..
An aircraft factory was bombed
at Friedrichshafen, just across the
waters OF the Boden See from Switz.
erland. An airdrome was STRUCK
at Memmingen, "a miles to the
northeast.
Some of the Allied heavy bombers
the Germans declared, penetrated te
the vicinity of Berlin itself, which
was hit during the night by the
RATS Mosquitoes, carrying 2-tor
blockbusters.
Nazi broadcasts reported violent
aerial battles raging over Bavaria
Western Prussia and the Danzie
area
In the forefront of the daylight
air. armada were large numbers ot
American Marauder medium bomb
ers and British havoc light bombers
which plastered distractions ahead
of British and Canadian forces
locked in battle on the eastern
flank of the Normandy front
Roeket-firing Typhoons at the same
time attacked German armor and
tropp concentrations. '~'+' '.",-.
Second Day Of Big Attacks.
1t was the second day of full
scale Allied aerial operations. made
possible by an improvement in the
weather which has prevented the
Allies from capitalizing fully on
their air supreme greater part OF
the time since D-day
More than 5000 front support and
long sorties were flown yes
terday, although varying weather
made it only half workday for the
Allied airmen. Twenty four Ger
man planes were reported shot down
during the day and last night
against loss Of 10 Allied aircraft.
The Mosquito attack ON Berlin
last night was the ninth such as
sault on the German capital since
the Allied landings in Normandy
June 6. In addition to raiding Ber-
lin the Mosquitoes wrecked several
vital bridges on German communi-
cation lines, attacked q number OF
Seine crossings and shot up barges
along the Seine.
Meanwhile. supreme Allied head
quarters announced that the big
United States heavy bomber sweep
over France yesterday had resulted
in hits on l8 bridges-six more than
first announced.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Decorations

hioAoAy AVA 8oA-
lantry on Bou-
gainville, March
10, which cost
him his life.
1t. S t rizzi ,
Corps Of Engi-
neers. led a VOL
u n t e er party
which tried to
plant a banga-
lore torpedo un-
der a Japanese
pillbox " h c h
had 1 m pc d E d
American 'front.'
line units for SO
Evening star., 1944-07-18

MTS. OO + o I n y
Draper Wagner,
1910 T " en- ty-
I urth street
NV. said. A ma
tive Of Ohio and
graduate of De
p a u " Univer-
sity. 1t. Wagner
8 t u d lie d here
with the Nation
al Institute of
Public Affairs in
l940-4l b e efore
going on active
duty, Mrs. Dra-
per said. She
arrived from
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Ward Bond Film Star,
Hit by Car; May Lose Lea

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, July 18.-Film
Actor Ward Bond was struck by an
automobile last night and suffered
a severe compound fracture Of the
left leg. Hospital attendants said
amDutat3on may - NECESSARY.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
British Oil Delegation
To Be Led by Beaverbrook

By the Associated Press
Final Anglo-American talks lead
ing to an agreement on international
oil policy are expected to begin next
week with the British delegation
scheduled to arrive here this week
end.
Lord Beaverbrook. 1t was learned
today, is to head the British COM
mittee, which also includes Richard
Law, Minister of State; Geonrey
Lloyd. chairman Of the OIL Control
Board; Ralph Assheton, financial
secretary to the treasury, and Sir
William Brown as technical adviser.
The group will talk with an Amer
lean committee under Secretary OF
State Hull, and 1t Is expected that
they will arrive at an agreement
which both Governments will sign.
Goebbels called our Flying Fort
resses Flying Cohins." We need
more ~ than nvAr CArv~env U>A,s
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-16
Chunks Being Torn Out Of
NaZi Barrier. ut Antwerp
Husband Killer
May be Arrested

Grand Rapids. Mich. Oct. 10
AP-Prosecutor Menso r. Bolt said
he would probably seek a warrant
today charging Mrs. Lucille G. Van
Houten. a.. with manslaughter in
connection with the fatal stabbing
OF her husband-an act she said
was accidental.
Mrs. Van Houten was arrested
after the stabbing early yesterday.
She was held on an open charge.
Detective Robert McGraudy said
Mrs. Van Houten told him the
death OF her husband. Alton, Is,
was the aftermath to an argument
over the payment OF bills incurred
by his former wife.
He had been unemployed, she
said. and her money had gone to
meet his obligation.
81 held the knife and he ran into
IT," the wsman was quoted as say
ing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-16

to Have Aid

Request for a part.time assistant
for which County Prosecutor John
Rae asked the Board OF Supervisors
last week, was granted by the
board this morning at their regular
meeting. The request. which has
been under the study OF the super.
yisors OF Ypsilanti. had the sup.
port OF their special committee.
The aid will be granted for period
OF six months, starting the first OF
January, 1915. The salary is not
to exceed 1925 per month, and the
amount OF $500 has been set as de
for one years salary II the six
months trial proves the need for
the continued addition TO the prose.
cutors staff.
Appointment OF an additional
clerk in the Office of the Probate
Judge was also approved by the
Board OF Supervisors. The com
mittee studying the need for this
addition, pointed out that previous
ly, there were four clerks allowed
this office, but 1t had been cut to
three last year, since the fourth
had never been needed. However,
due TO the large increase in the
work OF this department, there Is
such a need at this time. The coun-
ty proposes TO put up $ll,250 to-
ward preparing plans for a new
county building and this amount
will be matched by the State OF
Michigan.
All members OF the board were
present with the exception OF Mrs.
Collier, seventh ward. Ann Arbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-16
Clothes Gathered
For Needy of War

The drive for used, but disable
clothing for the needy OF the world.
conducted by local churches, ended
Saturday. Whereas the drives were
handled separately by each church,
there was an unusual amount OF co.
operation between those OF all
faiths, church leaders indicated.
Those churches which have not
as yet shipped the clothing collect
ed In the local drives, will do so
today. The leaders OF the various
organizations were pleased with
the splendid response OF the Ypsl-
lanti people. Considerable more
than 1000 pounds were received.
Church leaders also we're confident
that the goal, Is million pounds for
the national drive would be real
lied.
The United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation Administration will
distribute the clothing in the desti.
tute areas OF the world, wherever
the need Is greatest
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-16
Death Driver
Faces Charge

Floyd McFall, A. 9025 Talladay
Rd., Willis, driver OF the Washte-
nav County Road scraper which
fatally injured Ida Lucy Bullock.
Ypsilanti. may be charged with
negligent homicide, Prosecutor
John Rae said today. Mr.. Rae has
conducted an investigation into the
accident. which occurred last
Thursday and has authorized a war
rant. The accident came about
when McFall, an employe of the
county for over eight years, was
attempting to back the scraper
from Coolidge Rd. onto Williams
St, in the Ford Dam Subdivision.
The girl. with her companion. Bey-
erly Scheurer, had been riding on
the rear of the road scraper. and
tried to lump from the machine
while itwag in motion. The noise
or the motor made Il dffiicult for
Beverly to attract the attention
OF the driver, and the victim was
nearly under the scraper blade be-
fore McFall was able to stop.
Claiming that the driver had CIV
en- his consent to their riding, Bev-
erly said "He said that he did
not allow little children to ride,
but II we were very careful. We
could ride on It."
Mr. McFall claims that he's did
not know the girls were riding.
Ida, one of il children was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray 81
Bullock. 1857 Beverly ST., Ford
Dam Subdivision.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-16
Child Neglect Probed by
Michigan Children's Aid

ing plans for the unmarried mother
and her child
The war has brought about an in
creased number OF problems and
many more requests for placement
OF children. Wives, whose hus-
bands are in service and feel they
need to work want foster home
care for children too young for day
or nursery care, or who cannot ad-
just to such group life. Mothers
who need disqualification and have
no relatives or friends with whom
they can place their little ones
while they need to be away from
home, ask the agency for help.
Girls give up their bies to hasty
and ill-advised adoption placement
because they did not known of or
hear too lat that there is an agen.
cy In the community which can
help them with their plans. These
are only small part OF the daily
needs brought to the workers OF a
child-placing agency.
The local branch with headquar-
tiers in Ann Arbor covers the en-.
tire county OF Washtenaw. Work
conducted in the city OF YpsiIanti
is supported by the United War
Fund and Community Chest OF
Ypsilanu. once hours are main.
tanned on Wednesday afternoons
from 1880 p. m. to 1880 D. m. in
the City Hall for the convenience
OF those wishing to consult the
agency regarding placement plan.
ming.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-16
Two Victims
of Larceniies

A suspected pickpocket, who
gave his name as James Spencer,
was arrested at the Greyhound Bus
Station, 314 w. Michigan Ave, Sat
urday.
Police were called when Ray
mond A. Bassett, 120 Brown St,
Clinton, who was boarding an Ann
Arbor bus with his family COM
planned that wallet containing $55
and valuable papers was missing
and he believed that his pocket had
been picked.
Spencer, who is being held by
the police has been arrested pre-
viously on a similar charge, accord
ing to the records.
Later In the day another com.
plant came to police that a seven
year old girls purse containing 81
had been snatched while she was
passing the bus station. The child,
who had been sent on an errand,
came home crying, her mother said
saying that she thought the man
who had taken 1t had gone into the
bus station.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-16
Labor War Record Lauded i'm
Talk Here by Senator Pepper

that the President still packed a
mighty wallop when the need exists
for defense of the people.
This election will make history,
Pepper stated.
Senator Pepper concluded his re-
marks by congratulating Local 50
on its organization, its leaders, and
its spirit.
The senator'left for New York
City Sunday night, where he will
appear on the radio program, In
formation Please, this evening.
From New York he will 20 to ODER.
lin. Ohio, to speak, followed by
speeches in Kenneth, Mo-, and Salt
Lake City; returning to the Chica-
90 stadium to address a meeting OF
the ALL. Sunday afternoon, Oct.
p. After speech at Rockford, H.,
Senator Pepper will return to Flor
ida to start his campaign or re-elec-
ton.
The rally was opened by the
president Of Local so, U. A. w.
CLIO, walter Quillico, who intro
duced the members Of the Political
Action Committee. the committee
chairman, Joseph Costello, also run
ming for state representative Of the
Washtenaw County second district:
and Redmond NJ. Burr, candidate
from the second congressional dis
trict.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-16

II can. and frequently does. pro-
vide shelter for great naval
feet. No wonder the Japs are
excited.
When these attacks 1rst got un.
der way IL was generally taken for
granted that they presaged an ear
ly invasion OF the Philippines. It's
likely that this still holds true.
but the Allied program might be
influenced by the outcome OF the
present fighting. II II is indeed
true that at long last we have
come TO grips with the Japanese
home fleet.
In any event, these operations
would be essential for MacArthurs
recapture OF the Philippines. They
also are necessary for ~ an inva-
sion OF the southeast coast OF Chi
ma and CD for the day when judg-
ment will be carried right into ia
pan proper.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-16
(By the Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press)
Governor Thomas f. Dewey trav.
eled to Missouri today for a St.
Louis speech at 10 p. m. EWT (NBC
and BLU) on THE Urgent Need for
Honesty and Competency in Our
National Government, while cam.
paign mansuvering otherwise found
both vice presidential candidates
busy In California.
Senator Harry s. Truman. Presi.
dent Roosevelt's running mate on
the Democratic ticket. scheduled a
major speech for tonight at 1885
p. M, EWT at Los Angeles. John
w. Bricker, running with Dewey,
arranged California speeches In
Santa Barbara, Ventura. Glendale
and San Bernardino today.
Three Weeks to Go
And. with little more than three
weeks yet 10 go before the election,
there were these other campaign
highlights;
The New York Times, saying
that on the issue OF foreign policy,
I'VE believe that the scales tip
heavily in favor Of the Democratic
party" announced it's support OF
Mr.. Roosevelt's reelection. The
Times supported him in 1882 and
1886, but was for Wendell L. Will
kie in 1910. The Chattanooga
Times. which supported Willkie
four years ago, announced It's sup
port OF Mr.. Roosevelt for a fourth
term. The Dallas. Tex, Morning
News, an Independent Democratic
paper, came out edltorlally for
Dewey.
Senator Bridges (R-NH.) told
Washington reporters that IL Sen
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-16
BY Mrs. Jean RuIah

The Michigan Children's Aid So
ciety is private, non-sectarian,
statewide agency, licensed annual.
ly in accordance with state law to
investigate cases OF child neglect
and dep endency and to receive
such cases into the care OF the
Society for temporary or adaptive
placement.
The local branch maintains, as
do the other branches OF the So
ciety, a home-fnding program and
provides temporary care for chill
dren from six weeks to Il years
Of age m licensed private foster
homes. Although court commit
ment Is not required. II is fire.
quently obtained. Children are &C.
cepted from the court, parents, re-
latives and through referral by 9TH
er agencies. Parents utilizing the
services OF the agency do not lose
custody OF their children and length
OF care is determined on an indivi-
dual basis dependent on case work
practice and in cooperation with
the parent or other placing source.
The Society also maintains a
counseling service and aids in max.
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