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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22

leave Sunday for Blenheim, Ont,
where they will be the guests of
the doctors parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Wiley.
An enjoyable afternoon was
spent by the members of the
Utica Tuesday Club on the after
noon of December 10 when they
held their Christmas Special at
the home of Mrs. l.. r. Hirth.
Games were played with the
ladies seated around gaily
decorated table and prizes were
on by Mrs. Sidney Odgers, Mrs,
Arthur Chapoton, Mrs. Ray Nor
man, Mrs. Jack Harvey, Mrs.
Frank Pointer, Mrs. Howard
Messmore, Mrs. Sam Beau
champ, Mrs. Edward Smith, Mrs.
c. NJ. Foster and Mrs. Orville
Smith. The grand prize went to
Mrs. Ray Norman.
Exchange of gifts caused much
merriment. Christmas cakes and
punch were served by the COM
mlttee with Mrs. George EppIer
presiding at the punch bowl.
Those in charge were Mrs. Hirth,
Mrs. Leroy Tyack, Mrs. John
Short, Mrs. George Eppler, Mrs.
Raymond Gilchrist also assisted.
The jolly Eight" Bridge club
held its fifth annual Christmas
party on Wednesday night. A
seen o'clock dinner was served
at the Shamrock Cafe followed
by cards at the home of Mrs. D.
B. Wiley. There was also an ex-
change of gifts.
Pvt. Robert Felker, of Camp
Mccoy, Wisconsin, spent the
weekend with his wife and par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Felker
in Utica. Bob" who is now an
MP, expects to be home for
Christmas.
Corp. Earl Siemen of Camp
Mccoy will spend the Christ
mas holidays with his wife and
mother, Mrs. John Siemen.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Tom Evans, of
indianapolis, Ind, are guests Of
Mrs. Evans father, George Ep-
pier and Mrs. Eppler. Corp. Lu-
cile Eppler, of Santa Barbara,
Calf, is also home on furlough
over the Christmas recess.
Corp. and Mrs. George Havel,
of Gardner Field, Taft, Calf,
arrived Tuesday to spend a fur
Tough with Corp. Havers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward w.
Havel.
Coach Clinton SWinehart Of
the Utica high school will visit
his parents in Rockford, Mich,
during the vacation. Also with
his parents will be Pvt. Leonard
SWinehart, of Billings Hospital,
Fort Benjamin Harrison. Pvt,
SWlnehart is just able TO get
about with crutches his legs
having been badly shattered
while fighting overseas. He is in
the infantry and left last March.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Ash and
little son will spend Christmas
with Mrs. Ash's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Johnson, in Van
Vert, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Woodby
and children will be guests of
Mrs. Woodby's parents in Hol-
land, Mich, for the holidays.
Mrs. Peter Goodsir has recciv-
ed an invitation from the Metro
politan Detroit U.S.O. and the
Fox Michigan Corporation, to
the world premier Of Sunday
Dinner for a Soldier" a Twen-
tieth Century-Fox picture, this
evening at the Fox Theatre, De
trOit.
These invitations are issued to
persons who have entertained
service men for Weck-endS and
dinners. Mr.. and Mrs. GoodSir
will attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Nozis Bomb US Hospital

With U. S. Seventh Army Vest ern Front, Dec. 29-(UP)-Two Ger man planes bombed and strafed an American Gen CT al Hospital in Northeastern France Tuesday, kill ing one civilian worker and wound ing number of patients and mili- tary personnel, 8 communique an- nounced today.
 The 23rd General hospital at Mirecourt, at least 40 miles behind the battlefront, was marked plainly with large, brilliant Red Crosses painted on the buildings by the Ger mans themselves when they used the plant as hospital.
 Among the wounded were patients awaiting surgery, the announcement of the attack said.
 The planes dipped low through bright moonlight to make the at tack beginning at 8:20 p. nne the day after Christmas. The hospital south of Nancy and northwest of Epinal housed about 1000 wounded soldiers,
 One dropped a 500-pound bomb which missed by 50 yards but shat tered windows in adjoining build ings. Several minutes later the planes returned and for 10 minutes strafed the hospital area, in which are some 20 buildings housing wards and offices.
 One French woman living near the hospital was wounded during the at- tack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Fence Me In Shouts Avery
By ARTHUR GUNDERsON

United Press Stan Corresp0ndemfY
 Chicago, Dec. 29.-[UP)- the Army wants Sewell Avery out 0f his office. it will have to throw him out or fence" him out, the 70-year-0Id chairman of the board of directors of Montgomery Ward and co. lnfIie cated today.
 Ward properties in seven cities were seized yesterday by the War Department acting on orders from President RonSeFelt to enforce War Labor Board directives on wages ard maintenance Of membership, hut Avery refused to recognize the ael<s ure.
 "Pm stEl in charge the miiitant $lO0, ,O00-a-year executive declans1 'AThe plant hasn't been turned over to the government and I1l De on fI1e job today unless I am thrown out or fenced out.
 It was the second time in nIt& months that Avery has delIa1 rres@ idential seizure order. Last Anl'I his defiance resulted in his eE.6A ton by two soldiers, but this tiENN the Army did not indicate il ha would be permitted to remain in hIA office.
 The seizure order, served by asa' Gen. Joseph w. Byron, warned taaN anyone interfering with tour ot.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Stone Baby h Woman
 BeLieued Girls TlUin

including the calcified body and any damages, was left to her child Velma, born in Jan. 1940. Several doctors believed that Velma had been conceived and nurtured in con- junction with a second child--who when not delivered, turned to stone,
 Other doctors. including Dr. George J. Berson. who delivered it., believed Mrs. Lubin to have carried the Lithopedlon for several years.
 The stone baby, believed to be the only one ever discovered in Q llv. ing woman, has been stored in Q doctors laboratory pending It's dis. position. Miss Margaret Lubin, ads fninlstrix of her sisters estate, tech- nically holds it In trust for Velma until she comes Of age. Transfer of the Lithopedion and e200 dafnages were made on Wednesday.
 Roughly ten inches tall, the cal. clfled embryo and its tormaldehyde preseivatlve weighed approximately Hix pounds. Medical authorities, do- aoribing tho case ag ono of the most unusual on record, asserted that cases of embryonic oaiclficat|on e. cur "eNlromfly rarely" and have been hitherto discovered only Whon performing antopo'ee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
BY JOAN YOUNGER

United Press starr Correspondent
 New York Dec. 29-(UP)-A stone baby, delivered in June, lo40 to @ Negress who has since died, was dis- closed today to be the property of it's five year old sister, Velma Lubin, considered by some doctors to be its twin.
 Velma came Into possession of the freak, known as Q Lithopedion, fol- lowing four years of litigation. Or. iginally, when the calcified embryo, almost ifie-slze, was discovered in Mrs. Claudia Lubln's womb along with Q normally-dead five months old embryo, Mrs. Lubln signed c release allowing sydenhatn hospital authorities to take possession Of both bodies.
 She discovered later, however, her attorney Jacob Flshhack said today, that the child was stone, and had been placed in formaldehydo as on exhibit. eho then started litigation for eiO0O00 damages for mental aIis gnleh and the Eleht e buzy the child,
 Mrn. Lnbln dlod in Oct. ioii Of e stomach disorder while the case waa atl|l penai',s. and her entire estate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
'' Foul Example" Of
 Chaplin Criticized
NEA Telephoto.

Boston, Dec. 20-(UP)-The pilot, official organ of the Catholic Arch diocese of Boston today editorially aSsailed Charlie Chaplin, asserting that through the foulneSs of his example" he has lowered the respect which people naturally hold for high position and advancing years.
 It was the second time in a month that the Pilot had criticized a Hollywood figure, the previous target being comedian Bob Hope, who was accused of providing risque enter tainment at Army camps.
 Those who liked him best, the children whose dimes laid the foundation of the Chaplin fortune, have grown up since then" today's editorial read. Chaplin has not. And the immaturity of the aging comic is not amusing. By his defi- ance of what high position ,an hon. orable regard and advancing years ought to mean, Chaplin has lowered respect for everyone else who holds these things, Through the foulness of bis example, they hold him less securely"
 Chaplain's surest fame, the Pilot said, was gained as "the perfect clown" in the silent pictures. Since then, Chaplin has been great in terpretive artist That was a mis- take-he should have remained loyal to his first audiences" added the editorial.
 The Pilot also criticized news papers which published detailed ac- counts of the Chaplin paternity trial.
 "There are papers once called family journals which have faith fully brought to their readers every syllable of as maloderous a court trial as any living memory recalls" the Pilot said. If these journals plead that to ignore this case or boil it down to a paragraph means to lose irculation-then let them quit the business.
 Actually we don't believe any newspaper has to print nastinesS as a condition of Survival.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
2O2 Soldiers Net $2OO,OOO
 On Ciearets
By DUDLEY ANN HARMON 'TIvikoN nroe1 CkoPf NnV.racnondanf

By DUDLEY ANN HARMON United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Paris, Dec. 29-(UP)-Two hun dred enlisted men and two officers who were arrested by the Army's criminal investigation department in late November and early December have confessed receiving more than $200, 900 from the sale of stolen American cigarettes in the black market. the Army disclosed today.
 Mai. Gen. Milton A. Rockford, Provost Marshal for the European theater, termed the violations the worst kind of sabotage and disloy- alty.
 The offenders, he said, would re- ceive the stiffest possible sentences in line with army policy which has brought earlier flourishing black market traffic under control in Paris.
 Operations of the arrested men, however, Rockford said, constituted ''only 8 minute fraction" of the traffic which early this month caused widespread cigarette short ages on the front and in rear areas and made American cigarette avail abel in most Paris bars, cafes and hotels.
 Rockford said the investigation was organized last Nov. 6 with more than 100 rndercover agents assigned %n cS1ooifio orooC k11r0r1oIoqvt IaroTna The first arrests were made simul- taneously at 16 places between Cherbourg and Paris on Nov. 26.
 According to Rockford, most of the offenders exhibited ingenuity. In one case, several CTS threw gas- oline on freight car bearing to simulate a 'hot box" forcing the car to be abandoned on a siding where the cigarettes were removed without notice while the train con- tinued.
 Cigarettes at that time were bringing the equivalent of g pack in Paris.
 Among those arrested, Rockford revealed, were a few "small-time Chicago racketeers," but the ma jority were simply ordinary Amer ican youths "who succumbed to the temptation for easy money"
 Their punishment will be at the discretion of army courts martial, but sentences previously announced have been from two to five years imprisonment.
 Although recent raids resulted tn arrest of only a small percentage Of actual black market operators, they apparently served as a warning and illicit traffic has fallen off to the point where the blac kmarket now is described as definitely under control"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Sewage Terrorism
 Now Bolivian Rule

Washington, Dec. 20-(uP)-Jose Antonio Arze, Bolivian Leftist lead- CT who was expelled from the Boliv- ian constitutional convention, said today that Bolivia is now ruled by Q system of savage terrorism"
 Dessribing the group now in pow CT in Bolivia" as "Nazi-Pascist," Arze said they had sought to elimin- etc him physically on July g, six da. after his election, to the cons vention, when he was shot and ser" iously wounded.
 Having failed to murder me-" Inc dcclared, 'it was to be expected that they would seixe some pretext to eliminate me from the Congress"
 According to dispatches from Ia paz, his expulsion wes by vote of co to i4. Arge said pro-NaM elements brought about his olibter by making fnlsc charges against him.
 ArEo lived 10 the United States before returning to Bolivia earlier this year Co enter politics. He feTm- arly taught at Williams College, Wl|llansloWn, Aaafss and nov re- s|asE Ia NTa1h|nglen en1 NeN fefk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Greeks Open Three Pronq Rebel Drive
By JAMES E. ROPER United Press War Correspondent

United Press War Correspondent
 Athens, Dec. British and Greek troops launched three pronged offensive against rebel forces in southeast Athens at dawn today and four hours later the at- tack was reported going according to plan"
 The offensive opened the second phase of campaign to clear all southern Athens of left-wing ELIAS troops. Southwest Athens already has been cleared virtually up to Omonoias Square and by dusk, the British hoped to hold half the en- tire capital.
 Attacking at a. m, one British prong drove toward the stadium area of southeast Athens, another British column pushed into the cemetery south of the stadium and a Greek force advanced from the east.
 The Greeks had gained 1000 yards against stiff resistance by 8:30 a. m. mortars, artillery and tanks supp ported the offensive. Spitfires buzzed overhead at rooftop level, Spotting enemy movements.
 Ardittos Hill, gray-green mound directly behind the glistening white marble stadium, was half hidden in the morning mist, but British mortar bombs glowed orange through the haze as they burst on the slopes, Scant 1900 yards from govern ment headquarters in tn eGreat Bri- tain hotel.
 ELIAS troops attacked Likivittos Hill in northeast Athens at 3 Q. m.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
New Archipelago
 Offensive Tinted
BY UNITED PRESS

A Japanese communiQue said to- day that 30 American transports with an escort of 20 or more cruisers and destroyers were sailing vest ward through the Mindanao Sea in the Philippines, possibly to launch a new invasion in the Archipelago.
 The report followed recent Jap- anese speculation that Gen. Doug las Macarthur was about to begin anlphibious landing operations against Luzon, site of the Philippine capital of Manila and ultimate American objective in the islands.
 The Japanese conmunique, rec orded by the United Press in New York, said Japanese planes had sunk six large American transports and heavily damaged two others in attacks yesterday.
 Three transports were sunk Thurs day morning and three others sunk and two damaged Thursday night, the communique said.
 The enemy said the convoy en- tered the Mindanao Sea Wednesday night from the Surigao Straits, which lie between Leyte and Min danao, the latter the southernmost of the Philippines.
 The communique also reported that Japanese planes attacked Am erican airfields at San Jose, Min doro, Wednesday night and set afire a gasoline dump and 15 other points" in the area.
 A later broadcast said Japanese plInes raided Mindoro Island again Thursday night, bombing air fields near San Jose and 'inflicting great losses
 The latest communique from MacArthur's headquarters at Leyte in the Philippines indicated the battle for the Archipelago had gone into temporary Hull while he pre- pared for the next phase of the lib- eration campaign.
 The convoy reported by the Jap anese appeared to be travelling the same route as that taken by amphi- bious forces which invaded Mindoro December 16. Luzon lies across a nine-mile wide channel from the northeast coast of Mindoro.
 It also was possible that the con- voy was bearing endorsements and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Bitter Cold Holiday Near

Boston, Dec. 29-(UP)-New Eng land is scheduled for 8 bitterly cold New Years weekend following a snow and sleet storm tonight, the weather bureau forecast today.
 In general, the weather bureau said, temperatures will be decidedly below normal during the tlree-da7 holiday, though fair weather ought to prevail over the greater part of the region.
 Meanwhile, snow was promised northern New England tonight with snow turning to sleet in the three southern New England states where highways already are perilously ica sheeted. Today's temperatures, the bureau said would range about 10 degrees above last nights lvw of II degrees for greater Boston, two below zero for Portland, Me, and eight below for Burlington, Vt. To- morrow is expected to be slightly warmer followed by near zero weather tomorrow night and SuE- day.
 ''The temperature during the next five days will average three to 10 degrees below normal in northern New England and three to eight degrees below normal in southern New England.
 Rapidly fluctuating temperatures will show weather turning colde' tomorrow and 8 rising trend Mon- day and again about Wednesday.
 Normal tempertaure for ehe period at Boston and New Haven, Conn, is 29 degrees; Nantucket, 3S; Portland. Me. 24; Concord, N. H.. g, Eastport, Me, 9; and Burling- ton, Vt, 21.
 Precipitation amounts will total between one-third and two-thirds inch, occurring as snow in the northern section and as snow and rain in southern New Englnad to- morrow and again about Tuesday or Wednesday"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
.Jops Fleet
 Liquidation In '45 Seen
BY WILLIAM F. THREE United Press War Correspondent

United Press War correspondent,
 Pearl Harbor, Dec. 29-CUP)-- Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, for- mer commander of famed Task Force 58, was back in the Pacific today with a prediction that tie Japanese fleet probably will be liquidated in 1945 If the present rate of attrition is maintained"
 By next summer, the Japs will be sitting on a decidedly uneasy ssat in their empire" he said yesterday in his first interview since his return from Washington to tue scene of his greatest triumphs. >
 Mischer,s new job remains naval secret, but 1t will be in the Pacific area.
 He conceded that many things could happen either to shorten or prolong the war, but he said tca Japanese now had reached the po;ut where they twill throw in every. thing" in an effort to stave off de- feat"
 T think in another year we should have their Navy cleaned up :" he said. If we cannot get them into a sea fight, we will be in d position to get after them with Army and Navy Domners.."
 Once American forces consolidate in the Philippines, he said, t..e Japanese either will have to with draw to their home empire "or lose everything they have" He believed the enemy already was lacing g gasoline shortage as result of tin American conqueSts and because of continued ship sinkings.
 Another American Pacific con.- mander, Major Gen. Robert w.. Douglass, commander of the Sev- enth Air Force and deputy cora mander of the strategic air forces in the Pacific, told neWsmen that the Bonin and Volcano islands, only 75O miles south of Tokyo, appeared to have lost their will to fight as result of intensified American raids on the groups.
 He pointed out that the Japanese had made only one daylight atta1k on the central Pacific area in one IA months since November T, 194:, a strafing raid on the B-29 base at Saipan December 27.
 Two formations of Japanese planes, one of five aircraft and the other of two, raided B-29 bases at Saipan twice Tuesaay n4gnt, .p caused only minor damage, Pa cific headquarters communique said. American fighter planes shot down two of the raiders.
 Liberators and Lightnings bombed and strafed air and ground install lations on Two in the volcanoS Un Tuesday in the latest of the daily attacks, the communique said. Oi4e enemy fighter was shot down and two others were wrecked on the ground.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
GERMAN SALIENT PUSHED BACK 15 MILES
CITY WILL PAY B|G BOND DEBT
 IN NEXT YEAR

A total of approximately one million and a half dollars in bonded indebtedness, com priSed of principal and inter- est, is scheduled for payment next year by the city, it was reported today. Actual in debtedness is made up of $827, 500 in principal due and $5O6,241 in interest for a total of $1, ,433, TAI.
 Total payments made In 1944 on this same indebted ness was $1 ,4O8, ,541 with the last scheduled pa y m e n t made December 1, this year.
 By means of these payments the city, now already below its bond limitation of approximately $1O nil- lion for borrowing purposes, will find itself in position to borrow approximately one million dollars If necessary.
 The schedule calls for principal and interest payments governing serial bonds of the general and school classification, the non-serial general bonds and the water fund bonds.
 According to the schedule pre- pared by city budget director Arnold E. Furlong first payments on the 1945 indebtedness will fall due Jan. l when $78,O0O in principal and $8S, ,457 in interest will be paid.
 A breakdown on total years principal payments for the various type bonds is revealed as follows: Serial Bonds-general, $470, 0,50O; school, $103, 3,O00; Non Serial-general, $28. .oOO; Water Fund, $226, 900 for a total of principal on all type bonds of $827. 800.
 A similar breakdown on interest payments Is: Serial Bonds-general, $24O,178; school, $24, ,487; Non &c., rial-general, $560; Water Fund, $24a ,Ol5 for total of interest on all type bonds of $506, ,241.
 Total monthly principal payments due are listed accordingly; Jan. r. $78OO: Jan. l5-$14O, 900; Feb. l5- $2O,O0O; March 15-$l0.0O; May 1- $22 500 May IS; $40, 900, June 1-$102, 900 July 1-$l00. 600: July, l5-$72,- 900 Nov. 1-$l49,OO0 and Nov. 15- $l4,00O.
 Total monthly interest payments for 1945 are as follows: January l.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

United Press war cCTresp0ndeukA with both the First and Ninth American Armies reported tl1aN signs of the build-np for q possible new break-through attempt had been observed and U. S com manders were on the alert.
 By pounding on both EIfeS ck kz1e Maxi salient the Americans hn9 reduced its width at the narrow est point to leSs than IS niles and were hammering hard in an effort to trap the Nazi forces in the 1oz& ward extension of the bulge.
 U. S. Rrogrew
 At the western end of t1Ae Nss finger which had tried Rainly fa penetrate to the Mei1se the AnAef cans were making steady progress and had forced the Germans n fall back on Rochefort. more than 10 miles back of their deepest pene& tration and . good IS miles from Mouse.
 The Americans captured Ja1nbq lime, four miles west of Rochefork and United Press War Corresp0nd@ ent Jack FIeischer reported they were pursuing fleeing panzer colF unnS" into Rochefurt.
 Boyd Lewis, United Press War Correspondent, reported that wum Rundstedt was hauling back hia most forward units to regroup them for another Sunday punch and am attempt to break through onoa more. The American high command is aware that von Rundstedt han. crack troops which have not yeh been committed to the offensive.
 These reports indicated that tiiN Nazis were pulling back fn many places in the salient covering then withdrawal with small counter -ats tacks.
 Along the Rper front, above tssn salient, heavy movement os German transport was observed as MeEl N increasing artillery fire, possibly iI preparation for a new thrust.
 The Germans were dipging in strongly in the Grandmemil area in the center of the north side ox the salient, evidently regarding tllfH as strong pivot for further opera tions. The defense also is necessary to prevent junctrlre Of the Amer4 ican First and Third Armies which would cut Off the western tip ux the salient.
 On the southern flank Patton throwing in the Fourth ArnoreH and 80th Infantry Divisions. had won a secure grip on the path k0 Bastogne. What yesterday had been a corridor only two or three mi:ea wide was broadening out into x solid front.
 The Third Army captured a strin@ of positions just southeast Of Has1 togne including Jodenville, five mics southwest, the outskirts of sihFes,
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