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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25
Bv ]. M. Roberts, Jr.

Berlin reports that the Nazis ex-
pect an early resumption OF the
L. S. Third Army's drive for the
Rhine. II Hitler's high command
is as smart as we think II is. Il
expects a whole lot more than
that.
Whether through the fortuitous
workings OF Allied planning or
through the coincidence OF grow
ing German weakness and our
successful drives for position, the
Reich Is now pocketed within an
almost continuous series OF fronts
which promise 70 blaze into eli
mactic action simultaneously.
While the Russians have been
pressing their Raltic and Balkan
campaigns, cleaning up German
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See FDR-Page 2
Appeal Made
For Seanen

An appeal to all available ex-
perienced seamen now holding
shore jobs to register for work on
ocean vessels carrying cargo to the
fighting fronts, was issued today by
Rex Nottingham, manager of the
Ypsilanti office OF the War Man
power Commissions United States
Employment Service.
THE need for experienced sea.
men is critical" he said. Five thou.
sand licensed and non-licensed sea.
men are needed Immediately. The
War Manpower Commission and
the Recruitment and Manning Or.
ganization Of the War Shipping Ad-
ministration are conducting a joint
campaign to obtain the needed
personnel. Qualified men, available
under WINGS sterilization plan, are
urged to go to the nearest office VI
the United States Employment
Service for referral.
with hundreds OF American
ships active in the European and
South Pacific theaters OF war, ex.
perienced crews must be recruited
to man the cargo vessels embarking
daily from East, West and Gulf
Coast ports
Crews sought for immediate as
signment to ocean.going vessels are
mates, engineers, radio-telegraph.
ers, able-bodied seamen, firemen,
oilers, water tenders and cookbak.
ers. Former Navy men, not now
working at their highest skill in
war production, also are sought.
The VINO has delegated to the
Recruitment and Manning Organ
ization of VISA the authority to is
sue statements Of availability to
seamen last employed in the ocean.
shipping industry. Seamen now
employed on the Great takes must
obtain statements OF availability
from their present employers or
from the USES before accepting
ocean assignments, he said.
Unemployment rights. similar to
those granted men entering the
armed forces, now are guaranteed
TO merchant marine personnel.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25
Allies But so Miles From Essen
Mn1itz Says
Jap Force
Routed
(By Associated Press)


Tokyo radio reported continuing
air attacks on the Philippines by
seaborne American planes which
Admiral Chester w. NimitZ said
had smashed Japans Philippine
based air force and routed the de-
Tending fleet from its bases.
A vicious two-day raid conferred
around Manila. Admiral NimitZ an
nounced last night, destroyed S57
Japanese planes. 40 ships and o
small craft Forty-six other ships,
II small craft and two floating
drydocks were probably sunk or
damaged. Ground facilities were
Extensively damaged"
This daring and highly success
full strike" last Thursday and Fri
day manila time). Nimitz said,
cost Vice Adm. Mare A. Mitscher's
forces IL planes and Is airmen.
Tokyo reported the carrier
planes were back Sunday, manila
time), hitting at Cebu, Legaspi
and other cities in the central
Philippines.
With the islands already under
martial law, 1t. Gen. Masaharu
Homma. former Japanese com
mander in the islands, called up
on Filiplnos ito rise as one to
crush American asgressors.'
With the decisive battle.""con
ing closer and closer" the Tokyo
Weekly Economic Review urged
Nipponese TO super-efforts In war
production, pointing out the war
situation requires more than we
are producing now
Land-based bombers lent weight
to the magazines fears by strik-
ing freely and repeatedly at islands
lying in an arc south and south
east of Japan Chichi and Haha,
in the Bonins', Two In the Volca-
nos, and Marcus.
Their neutralizing raids were
overshadowed by the grand total
of damage done by Adm. William
+. Halseys third fleet, incorpor-
ating Mitscher's carriers, since 1t
went INTO dCllOu aus ON hSS -"
panese ships and 81 small craft
sunk. 1877 ships and 100 boats
damaged, and 97S planes destroy
ed.
A cruiser OF Halsey's force bold
ly shelled Malakal harbor In the
heart OF Palau, "Japan's Singa
pcrs"; while destroyer teamed
with four gunboats in sinking 10
enemy landing craft trying to run
reinforcements and supplies TO the
Japanese garrison driven into the
northern quarter OF Peleliu in
southern Palau.
Even the hard-pressed Chinese
reported an unusual number OF
successes. Chungking announced
the Japanese had abandoned Ping
ka, third major objective TO fall
in the Yunnan province campaign
for the Burma Road; been driven
from a town rs miles from Can.
ton and stalled 40 miles from Kwei'
lin, Allied base in southeast China.
But a Nipponese column spearing
southwark from Chuanhsien threat.
ened to isolate Kweilin and en-
danger Liuchow, another import
ant traffic junction,
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Pearl Harbor
Facts Sought

Washington, Sept. 25-AP-Gov.
Thomas h. Dewey was reported by
one of his hackers today 10 be gath.
ering data on the Administration $
handling OF the Pearl Harbor in
vestigation with a view to deciding
whether to make it the topic OF a
major campaign address.
Senator Bridges (R-NH) said the
Republican presidential nominee
had assigned research assistants to
assemble 1.-The facts about Pearl
Harbor."
Leaving Washington to campaign
for Dewey in New Hampshire and
other New England states, Bridges
told reporters The Democrats are
scared to death that the Pearl Har-
Dor question will be brought ilto
the campaign by Dewey"
He expressed doubt that findings
OF special Army and Navy boards
appointed in July to conduct sep
arate Pearl Harbor inquiries, pre-
liminary to possible court martial
proceedings, would be made public
before election day Nov. Z.
at looks like stall TO cover up
until after the election" Bridges
said.
President Roosevelt was asked
about the Pearl Harbor discussions
in Congress at his news conference
last Friday. He replied that anyone
with undisclosed information about
the attack had better suomit to the
investigating boards. He added with
a smile that there might be lot
nr-.nr amman nn o
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when his train stopped at Belen.
n. NJ. yesterday, II shall feel free
TO examine his record with unvar-
nished candor In the future"
While Dewey did not elaborate.
his aides said they looked for the
development OF the rough and tum-
bic sort Of political fighting which
the governor has encountered in
has campigns in New York state.
They felt confident, they said, that
Dewey could take care OF himself
in any give-and-take such as this.
They took comfort in the fact that
the PRESIDENT was beginning his
drive in September instead OF wait
ing until October as he did in 1910.
Thus far the Republican nominee
has declined to pose for unusual
pictures. has confined himself large
ly to prepared texts in his speeches
and has measured his words care
fully in news conferences and train
platform talks He has struck out at
the New Deal with both hands,
however, and has mentioned Mr..
Roosevelt by name several times.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25
Help Reaches. Anthem Men;
Second Army Fighting For
Full Scale Rhine Crossing
.uren Being
SheLled by
Yanks
CBy Associated Prsss)


Allied troops battled 80 miles or
less from Essen. the war Pittsburgh
OF Germany. today in another inva-
sion OF the Reich sped on wings OF
Allied air power. while TO the north
the British Second Army shower
relief forces over the upper Rhine
TO the gallant English airborne sol.
diers at Anthem,
This latest invasion was south
east OF Nijmegen. beyond the Dutch
border town OF Beck. These troops
were but seven or eight miles from
Kleve, reputedly the northern end
OF tho slegiried line. Americans
were among the force. Front re.
ports said they were airborne men
dropped In this area a week ago.
An unconflrmed London broadcast
said British forces we're only 81
miles from Essen, site OF the great
Krupp works.
Seek Crossing
Nine miles above NlImegen, the
British Second Army fought for
full.scale crossing Of the upper
Rhine at Anthem In Holland. Al
ready some endorsements had
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crossed 10 the north bank strength
ening the stand OF British sky
troops who for a week have held
that important gateway to the Ger
man Ruhr
The 50-mlle-lond Allied wall
thrust up through Holland was
steadily being widened and streng-
thened. A German attempt to cut
the line near Veghel was smashed.
Canadians drove five miles north
east OF Antwerp. crossing the Ant
werp-Turnhout canal
The Germans were making a bit
ter stand along the rest OF the
western front. American artillery.
massed In the strongest concentra.
ton OF any u. s. campaign. were
Smelling Duren and targets only "
miles from Cologne.
Lose Tanks
The Germans still were mount.
ing tank charges against the Third
Army northeast OF Nancy, but on
Sunday lost q tanks. Y. S. troops
were 80 miles east OF Nancy, on the
route toward Strasbourg, but were
finding slow going against a stout
German defense in the Metz area.
Russian Armies threw a great
squeeze on Hungary, beat in upon
the Latvian capital OF Riga. and pos
slbly were preparing for huge oil,
fensive into East Prussia.
One Soviet army thrust 20 miles
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25
For
ak Revision

Washington. Sept. 25--AP 49,
While saying he Is sure that tax
laws will be revised to encourage
postwar private enterprise. Chair
man Doughton (D-NC) OF the House
Ways and Means Committee de
clared today that proposals for
complete elimination OF corpora
ton income taxes ARE not prac-
teal"
The veteran lawmaker, who is
the congressional tax leader, an
nounced he would call the Joint
Senate-House Taxation Committee
together Immediately after Con-
gress reconvenes November II, 10
tackle the No. remaining job OK
peacetime planning-tax revision.
He dashed cold water on the idea
OF erasing corporation income tax
es. brought forward by some groups
OF businessmen.
He declared. There seems 70 be
an element OF selfishness In some
suggestions for postwar taxation,
and he added. we should deter.
mine what is logical and what is
selfishness.
I'VE all must realize that the ma
tional debt must be reduced. We
must protect the integrity OF the
government. protecting those VINO
have bought bonds. To do that We
should cut government expendi-
lures as well as reduce taxes.
First we must get the best est.
mates possible OF the postwar gov
eminent budget, second, the pros
pectiye national income; third. see
what the revenue yield would be
on that national income at present
low rates. Then we can determine
what there Is to work on In the way
OF tightening the tax load"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25
President Opens Door to Oratory

Washington, Sept. 25-AP-Pres-
ident Roosevelt has opened the
door for full dress political ora
tory on the fourth.term campaign.
Mr.. Roosevelt, beginning his re-
election drive in an address be.
fore the AFL Transfers Union
Saturday night, charged Republican
speakers with making fantastic"
charges against the New Deal
The COP. presidential nominee,
Gov. Thomas +. Dewey, said he
would answer the allegations,
He accused his opponents Of en-
gaging in labor batting" and said
they were attempting to take cred
it for social reforms accomplished
under his administration. And he
alluded to the depression of 1923
and the early 1905 as a period OF
stress brought on by the Republi-
cans. The COP, he said. "botch-
ed" the plan for peace after the
last war.
you hcHcHlDCT
He told the teamsters;
You remember the closed banks
and the breadlines and the star
walton wages; the foreclosures of
homes and farms, and the bank
ruptcies of business; the Hover
villes', the young men and women
facing a hopeless, jobless future
land the utter impotence Of the
federal government
The President denied that the
Administration has any intentions
OF keeping men in the armed forca
es after the need for their fighting
service Is over He labeled this a
fantastic" Republican charge. ,
This callous and brazen false
hood about rehabilitation was an
effort TO stimulate fear among
American mothers, wives and
sweethearts," Mr. Roosevelt said
after commenting that before the
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ALL FRONTS MAY BLAZE AT SAME lime


but is consuming Nazi strength
sorely needed in the east and west.
That is likely TO be its final role.
II renewed drives for the Rhine,
East Prussia and Silesia do de-
velop simultaneously, all the old
favorite terms for describing broad
military action will be out Of date.
II won't be a pincers movement,
for you don't 'pincer' with sledge-
hammers. The one about the up
per and neither millstones" won't
do, because neither force will be
static.
II will be more like the great,
multiple.ton presses Of Americas
war industry, turning out the ma.
terrell which will be rolling toward
Berlin from both sides.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25
Four Disorderly
Youths Released

Four youths arrested over the
weekend by city police on charges
OF being disorderly we're released
into the custody OF their parents
this morning after being reprimand-
ed by Chief OF Police Dan Patch.
Two OF the boys, II and Is years
OF age. respectively, were brought
TO the police station after they were
spprehended peeking into the WON
ems room OF a local tavern at liz
r. Michigan Ave. late Sunday
night.
The remaining pair both IS years
OF age, were found engaged in fist
fighting at the corner OF W. Mich
igan Ave. and Washington ST.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25
War in Brief
(By the Assoclated Pres

(By the Associated Press)
Western Front-New airborne
force battles 30 miles from Essen.
southeast OF Nijmegen. British
Second Army PUSHES relief forces
to skytroops In Anthem pocket.
Eastern Front Soviet Army
drives rs miles into Czechoslova.
kia; Firms battle to Gust Germans
from northern Finland.
ltaly--Yanks rip Gothic line
apart I'm swift drive on Pc Valley.
Notwithstanding air attacks
on Philippines smash Japs' Philip.
purchased airforce, rout defending
fleet, Nimitz reports. Jap trans
port hard hit in vicious two-day
raids on Manila.
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forces which 10 a considerable ex-
tent are already out OF the war.
they undoubtedly have been mass
ing strength for the eastern front
pay-off-the cutting off OF East
Prussia and a renewal Of the drive
toward Krakow. 35 miles ahead
and 40 miles from German Slesia.
In the west the Allies have had
Just about enough time 10 solidify
their gains and reorganize their
supply Many rear echelons which
were in England until a few days
ago are now in France. German
forces in western Holland are re-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25
Germany Pocketed by Allies; Gains
Being Solicited

porting retiring an messe through
the gap north OF Arnhem, whose
capture will probably signal the
big push.
After the bitter nine-day fight
which shattered the Gothic line.
the Allies in Italy may need
breather. but not long one. The
Nazis there appear 70 be through
and the next battle probably Will
be one 10 prevent their escape
through the Alps
The battle for the Balkans con-
tinues largely as a cleanup opera
ton. It's a sort OF private war,
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PRioREss sUccUMes

Grand Rapids. Sept. 25-AP -
Services will be held in the Mary
wood Chapel Wednesday morning
for Sister Genevieve o. p. Gapth-
Ter, prio-ess and vicaress general
OF Marywood, the mother house OF
the Dominican Sisters. She died
Unexpectedly Sunday At the st.
Joseph Convent in Bay City, where
she was visiting. She was SIS
years old. Surviving are two sis
tiers, Mrs. !. Mantais and Mrs. r.
Lachance, both OF Bay City.
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U. s. WEATHER FORECAST

Partly cloudy and warmer; pos
\ slble scattered showers late tonight.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25

TAKING subborny defended Rimn 9th
Army troops have pushed and face the vital Pc Valley AT the
5th Frenzuola
junction 20 airline miles south Bologna The twin victories will
able Allied Nazi Gothic Line
the ( Brazilian norhward after
Peasanta 10 miles north of historic Pisa black arrows
eventual direction Of Allied drives nterndtonaI)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25

NEW YORK-INs-Henry King.
who directed The Song OF Berna-
dette" for Twentieth Century.Fox,
today was voted the best director
OF the year in the annual Film Dali
ly poll.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25

CHICAGO-INS-- Civilians will
. be virtually dependent upon day-to-
day production for their butter dar-
ing the next few months because
the butter in storage has shrunk
TO the lowest level in 20 years or
more, owen VI. Richards. manager
OF the American Dairy Association,
declared today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25

ALTON, Okla.-AP-A freight
transport truck carrying an 49,
600 pound cargo and Greyhound
bus with q passengers locked
wheels near here yesterday and
travelled side by side in that po-
sition 1SS feet before coming to
stop. Patrolmen said the right
side OF the bus was smashed. No
one was injured seriously.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25

GUANAJUATO, Mexico -AP-
Fourteen workers trapped inside
a silver mine for ten days were
Sunday. Some of them
said they ate part of their belts
and other clothing to remain alive.
They had water TO drink, but near
Iy all of them were so weak they
had to be carried out.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. -
ms - Twelve airborne troops
ground officers and crews by Amer.
'ican instructors at Pocatello Army
Air Base, Pocatello. Ida, Is pro-
crossing most satisfactory, Brig.
Gen. George p. Tourtellot. COM
manding general OF the 72nd fighter
wing, said today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25

BEAUFIRT, S. C.-AP-Dr. Mich
ael Hoke, 20, former chief surgeon
of the Warm Springs, Go, infan-
y lie paralysis foundation, died in
hospital here Sunday night.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25

SALT LAKE CITY-AP-Ques-
tioning of Jurors for the trial of
. 80 men and women on charges of
conspiring to practice polygamy
was to be resumed today. Only 26
prospective jurors of the 200 sum
moned remained unquestioned.
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CAMP MacKall, n. c., Sept. 25-
ms Twelve airboorne troops
were dead today after a CA trans
port plane crashed in flames at
Camp MacKall, n. c.. last night
during an airborne divisions
North Carolina war games.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25

NEW YORK -AP- Norman
Thomas says the Roosevelt Admin
istration apparently intends to
base the peace upon a cartel OF
. empires, which the Socialist can
I didate for President declared Is
''likely to lead to new war" Thorn
as made the statement in an ad-
dress recorded for broadcast over
station WQXR and for rebroadcast
to troops overseas by army short
wave facilities. His address was
released last night by Socialist
party headquarters here.
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See EURoPE-Page 2
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MINNEAPOLIS -AP-- Mayor
Marvin L. Kline, OF Minneapolis,
president of the Elizabeth Kenny
Institute here, announced today
that a natiop-Yide campaign to
raise $1,7O2,O6O to make possible a
, comprehensive teaching program
at the institute would be conduct
ed Nov. Is to %.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25

RoME-AP-The Greek govern
ment has demanded that the Bull
garians hand over at once. uncon-
ditionally and without further dis
cussion, the Greek territories OF
Macedonia and Thrace which they
are occupying, George A. Cartalis,
Greek minister OF information, dis
closed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25

CLEVELAND. o. -AP- Gov.
John W. Bricker, back in his ma
tive state after a 5000 mile east
ern campaign junket, predicted to-
day pennsylvania and the New Eng
land States would go Republican in
1.-THE November election.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25

NEW YORK -AP-The First
Lady of the American turf, fabu-
lousy wealthy Mrs. Payne, Whit
ney, died Sunday a dominant fig
ure in the social world, she was
the daughter of John Hay, secre-
Lary of State in the cabinets OF
Presidents Mckinley and Theodore
Roosevelt. Her husband, Financier
Payne Whitney, left an estate val
ued at $3.50 100000 at his death In
May, 1927.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25
Flashes of
Late News

sEATTLE-AP- disability" OF
China's new lifeline. the Ledo
Road, was disclosed today by the
Post.Intelligencer. The paper said
the junctuye OF the vital overland
link with existing arteries in China
first was learned from a visiting
source close to the Chinese embas-
sy". II was confirmed officially by
the U. S. Army Engineers in Wash
ington, d. c.
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See GERMANY Page 2
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WITH THE FIRST ARMY IN
GERMANY-AP-The L. S. Fourth
Infantry Division was one of 1t.
Gen. Courtney II. Hodges First
Army units which smashed into
the Siegfried line after a great
drive across France and Belgium.
Censorship permitted identified
ton of the division today a great
fighting outfit which landed in Nor
mandy on D-Day and participated
in the drive to capture Cherbourg.
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See UNRRAPage

GOVERNOR DEWEY SPEAKS TONIGHT AT 10000 p NJ wwJ'
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NEW YORK-AP-The Tokyo
Weekly Economic Review has
warned Japanese people that de-
spite a claimed five fold increase
in Japanese war production since
the beginning OF hostilities the
war situation requires more than
what we are producing now" the
japanese Domei news agency said
in a broadcast reported today by
u. S. government monitors.
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See PEARL HARRBoR-Page 2
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PARIS-AP-The French minis
try OF the interior has disclosed the
arrests OF LOO additional men and
women on charges Of collaboration.
including eight former Petain cabi-
net members apprehended last
month in the vicinity OF Vichy.
Evening star., 1944-09-17
No Celebration
of Annipersaries

Latin American independence an.
niversaries are numerous Is the au-
tumn approaches. Tuesday will be
Chiles anniversary and to mark the
day the Charge d'AfIaires and Be-
nora de Gajardo will entertain the
members Of the Embassy stan and
their wives and the Chilean resi-
dents In Washington at q late after
noon fete. The party will be given
in the attractive Embassy on Sheri-
dan Circle and that evening Senor
and Sonora de Gajardo will be
hosts at q musical at the Pan-Amer-
ican Union. The program will be
given by Rafael de Silva, Chilean
pianist.
Mexican independence was OBJ
served at the Embassy here yester-
day afternoon when the Ambassa-
dor and Sonora de Castillo Najers
gave one Of their very delightful