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Aide To 1ckes
Is Indicted In
Letter Affair
THREE BILLS RETURNED
Briggs Makes No Comment
Regarding Matter
Others Absolved

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. - B -
A Federal Grand Jury today in
dicted George N. Briggs, confiden-
tial aide to Interior Secretary Ickes
on charges of forging the Hop
kins letter." the celebrated docu-
ment which implied that the White
House is in political cahoots with
Wendell Willkie.
Besides Forgery, the indictment
accused Briggs of false pretense
and ing the mails to defraud. In
effect, the jury absolved all others
mentioned in the bizarre case.
The language of the three bills
Of Indictment was that Briggs alone
wrote the celebrated letter; that
ne signed the name of Harry Hop
kins, close adviser to President
Roosevelt; that he carried on the
correspondence leading to its pub
lication in an anti-Willkie book,
and obtained money from the
books author.
The 55-year-old Briggs, brother
of the late cartoonist Clare Briggs
who drew When A Teller Needs
A Friend, had no comment but
his attorneys said he was 'natur-
ally surprised" at the indictments.
Rail was fixed at $4,000 which
Briggs is expected to post tomor-
row.
Upon conviction, he is liable to
Sc years Imprisonment and $4,000
jn fines. Briggs himself had said
he was the victim of power poll
tics in the whole affair and he
guessed he'd have to get used to
it. like olives"
The Grand Jury decided, on the
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ROCKET Gun AREA
HAMMERED AGAIN

LONDON, Jan. 25.-Rl-The AL
lied campaign to flatten enemy in
stallations along the coast Of
France swept steadily on today
as Britain-based bombers and
fighters criss-crossed the channel
from dawn to dusk and pounded
military targets for the third
straight day and the fifteenth time
this month.
At the same time bomb-carrying
American Thunderbolts blasted
enemy airfields at Gilzerijen, also
in Holland, while Thunderbolt
fighters swept over the entire Zui-
der Zee area, all without loss of
single plane. No fighter opposition
was met over Holland.
Like several other recent offen-
sives against secret emplacements
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NO SLOGANS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-P
German authorities have ad-
vised the State Department
they will confiscate mail for
American prisoners of war
when the envelopes bear patrlo-
tic slogans.
This was disclosed today by
Postmaster General Walker,
who said the State Department
is protesting this interference
with the delivery of mail to
our men,"
To assure delivery of mall
Walker said, such slogans as
"V For Victory, "Win The
War" and ''Buy War Savings
Bonds and Stamps" should be
avoided,
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FALL OF CITY SEEN
Nazis Sent Into Retreat
From Last Hold On
Moscow Line

LONDON, Wednesday, Jan. o.
Russian troops have fought
their way into the streets of Kras-
nogvardeisk, important rail juno
ton 30 miles southwest of Lenin-
grad, Moscow announced today,
while other forces to the east have
sent the Germans into retreat
from their last 50-mile hold on the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT trunkline.
In still a third sector of the
northern front, 80 miles south of
Krasnogvardeisk, the Volkhov
army Of Gen. Kyrill A. Meretskov
advanced to within artillery range
OF the last Of the two German
escape routes to the south.
Chasing the Germans into Kras-
nogvardeisk, Gen. Leonid A. Gov
Grows Leningrad armies continued
the pursuit into the streets of the
town where the rail lines from
Estonia and Latvia meet. The Ger
mans, who have been in constant
retreat before the power of Rus
sian planes and guns, were ex-
pected to fall back shortly from
the town which is already out
flanked east and west.
Vladimirskaya, 9 miles east of
Krasnogvardeisk on the spur line
to Tosno and Chernovo, six miles
west of the rail junction, also were
captured.
The Moscow midnight communi-
que, recorded by the Soviet moni-
tor from a broadcast, reported
that 1000 Germans were killed in
the northern advance and Ger
man railway train stocked with
tanks and guns captured. Several
Red army men and officers, were
mentioned by name in the bulletin
for outstanding heroism in this
fighting, while Leningrad area
auerrillas were credited with de-
stroying three railway stations "ot
great importance to the enemy"
The push from the east, aimed
Satt freeing the last portion of the
Leningrad Moscow double-track
rail line from the Germans,
reached the line at several places
between Tosno in the north and
Volkhovo in the south.
The Germans were in steady re-
treat but still were able to mine
roads and blow up bridges.
Meretskov's advance from Nov
gorod one of the towns taken was
Ostrov, nine miles east OF the Len
ingrad Vitebsk railroad, within
range of big Soviet guns. Thus the
value of this line as retreat
from Leningrad was considerably
decreased, throwing the main
weight of Nazi withdrawal on the
last line available-the Leningrad-
Pskov-Warsaw line.
Ostrov is 20 miles west OF Nov
gorod and 16 miles southeast OF
Batetskaya where railway from
Novgorod joins the main line. 9th
err towns taken in the advance
included Gorenko, % miles north
of Novgorod, Lublyady, ID miles s
northwest of Novgorod and Is
miles southeast Of Batetskaya, and
Observation-Disclosures, a rail town
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VAR PRODUCTION
IS At W VOLUME

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. - ar -
Donald M. Nelson reported tonight
that war production has reached
the 7-olunle considered necessary
for victory.
The War Production Board chair
man did not use those words, and
there still will be major shifts Of
emphasis, but the idea was directly
implicit in his announcement that
december totals were approx
mately the same as those of Mo-
vember, with no overall increase
planned for 1914.
Declaring that "the nation has
definitely solved the major prob
lens involved in mass-production
ot munitions the WPB chief S
monthly production communique
disclosed this record-breaking ma
val ship construction in 1913.
Two 45,0O0-ton battleships, eleven
cruisers, Is aircraft carriers, so
carrier escorts, 1913 destroyers, 306
destroyer escorts, and Sc subma-
rines.
The Navy's goal for 1914 calls
Tor almost so per cent more new
tonnage than was built in 1943,
Nelson said. Production of naval
SHIPS in December, however, was
per cent under the November
peak.
-Four of the six major munitions
programs declined in December
SnlpS, guns and fire-control equip
ment, ammunition, combat and
motor vehicles. Two programs
were up-aircraft and communica
uon and electronics equipment.
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CASINO REPORTED ENTERED By 57H,
ALLIES DRIVE TWEL We MILES INLAND;
= REDS FIGHT WAY INTO KEY RAIL TOWN
FOOTHOLD EXTENDED
Enemy Forced To With
draw Troops From The
Casino Front

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Algiers, Jan. 25-tREFifth Ar
nv patrols were reported to-
night to have entered Casino.
long a bastion of the Germans'
cross-Italv line. and this may
indicate the beginn ng of Ger
man withdrawal from tho
southern Italian front
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Al
giers, Jan. 25.-tREStretching ea-
gerH forward to sever the Ger
mans two ife-giving supply art
cries to the Casino front, Allied
troops have extended their bridge
head south of Rome more than II
miles inland and apparently have
forced the Nazi high command to
withdraw units from the bloody
Casino area to meet the threat.
GA German broadcast said the
town of Velletri, % miles SOUTH
east of Rome on the Appian Way.
had been destroyed by Alleid
bombs and intimated American
troops had occupied the town and
cut the highway.
american troops are finding de-
bris and ashes there after their
own bombs transformed the little
town into heap Of ruins" the
broadcast said. Velletri is II miles
from the original Allied landing
point at Nettuno.)
Already til historic Appian
Way, which with the Via Casilina
feeds an estimated 100000 Nazi
troops in the Gustav Line, was
within reach of Allied patrols and
to all intents and purposes was
denied to the enemy. At Velletri
the two great highways connecting
Rome with southern Italy are only
eight miles apart.
GA Swiss broadcast quoted the
A1lied-controlled Bari radio in It.
ally as announcing that Allied
troops had captured Eittoria, IL
miles east of Nettuno, as we'll as
the town of Aprilia, also in the
Pontine Marshes. The British
Broadcasting Company quoted one
of it's correspondents at the bridge
head front as saying advance AL
| lied elements had crossed the APP
plan Way and were approaching
a double-tr electric railway
leading to Romeo
Don w h t e h d, Associated
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been believed possible that
Ramirez would announce the
rupture tonight.
Instead, his broadcast as moni.
tored by the National Broadcast.
ing Company and the FEEDER
al Communications Commission,
dealt with the earthquake at San
Juan, Argentina, ten days ago, in
which about $500 persons were
killed.
He called it 'the greatest ca
tastrophe in the history of the ma
ton
He then commented on western
hemisphere solidarity, particular
ly praising Chile and saying Ar
gentina and Chile were ''broth-
ers in blood" Then he resumed
his discussion of domestic unity as
shown in the reaction to the earth
quake.
LONDON, Jan. 25.- Up The
British government announced re-
fusal today to recognize Bolivia's
military junta but left the door
open for a resumption of relations
if conditions change.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
announced in Commons that the
recently-named minister would not
proceed to take up his post in
Bolivia, but Eden included the sig
nificant word now and shortly
thereafter foreign office spokes-
man told reporters it did not plan
to close the legation at La Paz.
Britain's action followed SINH
lar move last night by the United
States.
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Dixie Democrats Plan
FIGHT At Contention
Restoration of Two-Thirds' Nominating
Rule Is Sought By Southern Lawmak So

must receive two-thirI = 8 8
votes in the conventio
nation came before IL - 80
tional committee al
here last week. on
jority is necessa1 Is 8
Former Gov, 1T
Georgia propo ~ slal
committee, to be- bert
E. Hannegan, the sional
chairman, virtually be sructed
to recommend the change. Rivers
proposal was shouted down but
flanagan agreed that the ques.
ton should be studied by the COM
mittee, which has not yet been
appointed. The committee itself, to
study convention rules, had been
authorized previously.
Rivers said that James A. Far
ley, former irrational chairman,
who was instrumental in gaining
adoption of the majority rule, had
said the party erred in making
the change.
Maybank told a reporter he and
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BOND BOX SCORE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-P)
- War Bond sales of $50, OOO,-
900 during the weekend sent
the Fourth War Loan little
money" box score to 1888, OOO,-
600 tonight, the largest increase
since daily reports were start
ed last aweek.
The Treasury said the total
included money reported up to
last night. 1t amounted TO
SLIGHTLY more than II per cent
of the S., 500, 100000 quota for
individual sales.
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1892 on a repeal platform, unseat-
ing the veteran Republican James
E. Watson, and at the time Of
his death was conducting an in
vestigation of the liquor shortage
and mo1opolies he contended pad
sprung up in the industry. =
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Argentine Chief Quiet
On Proposed Axis Break

NEW YORK, JAM 25@H9-President Pedro Remrez
of Argentina concluded 15-nute radio address to his
nation tonight without making any reference to Argentine
relations with the Axis 1t has been widely predicted that
Argentina plans relations with the Axis and had
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NORTH CAROLINA: Cloudy and slight
" warmer Wednesday. Occasional light
rain in mountains and along the coast.
Cloudy and mild Wednesday night and
Thursday with occasional light rain.
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Nogales international., 1944-09-15

me about his experiences when
chasing Pancho Villa in Old Mexico.
Then he told me he had been sta
toned at Nogales with the 18th
Infantry Hq. in 1913.
He gave his name as Dave Lee
and told me an experience he had
there with an eye, ear, nose and
throat specialist by the name of DR..
Serum, who at the time had a clinic
in the Old Town of the Walnuts.
He related that this doctor had
bought gold mine in the vicinity
of Hermosillo, but had never seen
the property, and being a good con-
noisseur of the precious ore, he
wanted to make a trip to Hermosillo
to see what he had bought. So he
asked his friend, Sgt. Dave Lee, to
accompany him on this venture.
Sgt. Lee then obtained a furlough
and both proceeded to the Sonora
town of the oranges-Hermosillo
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Whereabouts Of
Service Men

James Macris, New HebrideS Is
lands.
Hugo Searle Miller, Ft. Benning,
Ga.
Humberto Gonzalez, overseas in
Pacific area.
Joe v. Lopez, Australia.
Manuel Lopez, Burns General
Hospital, Santa Fe, NM.
Alex Durazo, Jr., England.
Leslie B. Hardy, Camp Cooke,
Calf.
George M. Karam, Stockton,
Calf.
Henry Aviles, Pacific area.
Gilbert Noriega, New York APO
address.
Arturo Robles, New Guinea.
Enrique Robles, New Guinea.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
Greensboro, N. G..
Sept. 8, 1914
Mr.. Craig Pottinger
Nogales international
NOOa1oc Arizona

NOgaleS international
Nogales, Arizona
Dear Sir:
At this time I write to pass on to
you the story of fellow I met here
at the ORD. It happened couple
of weeks ago. I was sitting in our
open air beer garden by the PIX
when I saw an old timer go by. On
the left side of his chest he wore
several ribbons of different colors
which caught my eye, and prompted
me to inquire about them. In quick
order he described each and all of
them, starting with the Mexican
Border, and in order followed In
terror of Mexico, World War I,
Army of Occupation World War I,
and--Good Conduct Medal.
Well, asked him to sit down and
join me in delicious bottle of tepid
beer. Doing so, he started to tell
Nogales international., 1944-09-15

NEWS o. OUR
MENa4aWOMEM
0M UNIFORM
WOODHOUSE BROTHERS
HAVE N. Y. ADDRESS

Thomas Woodhouse, formerly en-
ployed at the First National Bank,
now has a New York APO address
after having been stationed several
months at Camp Claiborne, La. His
brother, Ralph Woodhouse, also has
a New York APO address after hav-
ing been stationed for some time at
Camp Carson, Colo.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
CORPORAL AND WIFE
LEAVE FOR LOS ANGELES

Cpl. and Mrs. Gonzalo Puchi
Gillian Grimm left Monday on a
trip to Los Angeles before returning
on Sept. 26th to Midland, Texas,
where Puchi is stationed. Corporal
Puchi is a son of Colzalo Puchi,
we'll known grocer, and his wife a
daughter of A. w. Grimm.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
VISITOR FROM
TUMACACORI MISSION

Mrs. j. W. Brewer (Sally Pierce)
was here Friday from Tumacacori
Mission. Her husband is a Seabee
in the Pacific and she is a daugh-
ter of C. A. Pierce who moved from
Patagonia to Carlsbad, N. NJ, about
IA years ago.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
MANUEL LOPEZ AT
SANTA FE HOSPITAL

Pfc Manuel Lopez has arrived at
Burns Hospital, Santa F'e, NM,
from India where he was in two
battles He is brother of Mrs.
Eloisa Shaun of Nogales and Joe V.
Lopez, who is with the armed forces
in Australia.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
HERE FOR FUNERAL

Mr.. and Mrs John L. Williams,
Jr., (Baby Doll Farrior) of South
Gate, Calf, and Mrs. A. B. Gross
(Florence Beam) of San Antonio,
Texas, were here Friday for the
funeral of Mrs. A. r. Beam.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
ENLISTS IN NAVY

Robert Richards, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James B. Holland, has enlisted
in the Navy and is now in San
Diego. He is brother of Service
Men Woodrow Richards, New Gui-
nea; Henry T. Richards, Italy; and
Eugene T. Richards, England.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
TO TAKE B-17
FORTRESS TRAINING

Flight Officer Frank Amado is
leaving on Sept. 20 for Yuma to
take Bit Flying Fortress co-pilot
training.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
PARKS LEAVES ON
TRIP TO COAST

Ferald w. Parks left yesterday
for Los Angeles and will return the
first of the week with Mrs. Parks
who has been spending several
weeks in California.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15

Sgt. Willis D. Edgen, wife and
baby daughter, were recent arrivals
at Patagonia from Moses Lake,
Wash. Sgt. Edgel has left for
Kearns, Utah. His family will re-
main at Patagonia indefinitely with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George c..
E;dgell.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
BACK FROM SAN FRANCISCO

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Alvarez have
returned from 15-day visit with
their two daughters in the San
Francisco area.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
MOVE TO COAST

Mr.. and Mrs Gonzalo Cisneros
moved to Los Angeles this week fol-
lowing a seven year residence in
Nogales.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
LETTERS FROM SERVICE MEN

Nogales letters
County in service. keep coming
boys land girls).
Nogales international., 1944-09-15

Mrs. George G.. Edgen Of Pata-
gonia has returned from FL Paso
where she visited her mother, Mrs.
Betty O'Dell who had an eye opera
ton.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many
friends for their kindness and SYM
pathy in our recent bereavement of
our beloved wife and mother, Car
olyn B. Showalter.
VIM. F. SHOWALTER
MR.. AND MRS. PAUL
SHOWALTER AND FAMILY.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15

Mrs. John w. Phillips is leaving
Tuesday to spend a month at Qua
dalajara and Obregon City. At the
latter city her husband is with the
Utah Construction Company.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
NEWS
ENROLLS IN
MILITARY SCHOOL

Cadet Harlan CABIN, 14-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Capin,
left Sunday to attend the New
Mexico Military Institute at Ros-
well, N. NJ.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15

Mrs. F. Britton Burns (Estells
Bibolet) and son F.. Britton, Jr.,
of Phoenix, are visiting Mrs. Burns
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Bibo-
let.
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IN COAST GUARD

Frank Estrada, 17-year- son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Francisco Estrada, 1874
Torres street, has enlisted in the
coast guard and left Monday for
Los Angeles. From there he is to
be sent today to New York.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
TRANSFERRED

1st 1t. Leslie B. Hardy has been
transferred from Camp Livingston,
La, to Camp Cooke, Calf.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15

Otto Herold, president of the
First National Bank, was i'll at his
home on Marsh Heights the first Of
the week.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15

Mr.. and Mrs. J. F.. Velasco and
daughter, 108 Curtis street, returned
Saturday from Oakland, Calf,
where they spent the summer.
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CARD OF THANKS

I wish to express my deep appre-
citation and thanks to all who were
so kind during the illness and fol-
lowing the death of Mrs. Harriet
Wheeler.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15

Seaman 1/c Edward Camou of
the U. S. Navy returned to San
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
TRIP TO MAZATLAN

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur N. Patton
and three children left Wednesday
on a vacation trip to Mazatlan
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
Want Ads

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to take
full charge. Good salary. Benson
Hotel.
LCST-Keys in brown leather
case. Reward for return to Inte,1ia-
tional office.
LOST: Red leather wallet with
alton books and drivers license.
Reward for return to Mrs. j. B.
Page.
WANTED TO BUY-A small,
second hand Ford Car. Mrs G.
Proctor, McGimsey Auto Court,
phone 249.
FOR SALE: Nice, newly painted,
fully furnished house-6 trees, 3
bear fruit, plenty of room for
chickens and garden In city limits.
S1l50 cash. See Benson at Benson
Hotel. (Pub. Sept. 1920
GIRL WANTED: .Harker Hospital.
FOR SALE: 15OO-watt automatic
kohler electric plant. Good condi-
ton. Bill Harrison, phone 508J2.
WANTED TO BUY-Late model
l94l-1942 Electric Or Gas Refrigera-
tor Also Electric Washing Machine,
for cash. Write description to R..
G. Edgell, 8015 Ledge Ave, Roscoe,
California. (1st pub. 8/25)
WANTED TO BUY: Adding ma
! chine. Phone 1856.
(Pub. S/25 3t)
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LCST-Keys in brown leather
case. Reward for return to Inter1ia-
tional office.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
MRS. EVA WHEELER

Private Raul Hughes, who leaves
for Camp Ord this morning, after
a frlough visiting his family, be-
came the father of baby daughter,
born Wednesday of this week. This
is the sixth girl in the family.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15

Diego Sunday following a three-day
visit home. He is a son of Mrs.
Alicia Camou of Plum street.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
RECEIVERS FROM WOUNDS

Pfc. Arturo Robles has recovered
from wounds suffered in the fight
ing in New Guinea.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to take
full charge. Good salary. Benson
Hotel.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15

LOST: Red leather wallet with
alton books and drivers license.
Reward for return to Mrs. j. B.
Page.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15

Collector of Customs Writ C.
Bowman and Assistant Collector
Herbert r. Chatham returned We'd
nesday evening from a weeks busi-
ness trip to southern California and
southeastern Arizona.
Miss Maria Ramona Tadeo has
been i'll since Sept. 2.
Harold Payne, mail carrier, has
been i'll at his home, 861 Grand
avenue, the past week.
Mrs. Enrique Robles (Annie Neu-
manm and son Enrique, Jr., are
back from a vacation trip to LaPaz,
Lower California.
Mrs. Albert Gatlin was a visitor
in Nogales yesterday from Pata-
gonia.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15

Miss Marta A. Tadeo and Mrs.
Rosa c. Tadeo and baby Paquita are
back from trip to Tucson.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15
OTTO HEROLD ILL

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Nogales international., 1944-09-15

WANTED TO BUY-A small,
5econd hand Ford Car. Mrs. c..
Proctor McGimsey Auto Court,
phone 249.
Nogales international., 1944-09-15

training
Nogales international., 1944-09-15

WANTED TO BUY: Adding ma
chine. Phone 1856.
(Pub. 8/25 3t)