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Detroit evening times., 1945-12-07

THE repatriation program in cen
tral Europe, wherever the IN
voluntary return of refugees to
Russian sovereignty is compelled, is
setting the stage for the wholesale
murder of many thousands of in
nocent and helpless people-a situa
tion in which it is urgently and
vitally important that the United
States should KEEP ITS HANDS
CLEAN.
A petition recently adopted at
rally in New York City of American
citizens of Russian origin, and sub
sequently presented to President
Truman, has made this situation
tragically clear.
The object of the petition was to
plead that American military forces
in the occupied area of Germany un
der their control should not be
required or allowed to transport
refugees into the Russian zone of oc
cupation, when such action is against
the will of the persons concerned.
THE reason these refugees do not
Il want to enter the Russian zone,
as the petition points out, is that they
would thereby be subjected to
regime where forced labor, beating
and often death are the lot of these
unfortunate survivors of Nazi
slavery"
Many of the refugees are Russians
who have been exiled from their
native land, or forced to flee from it,
for political reasons.
Many more of them are citizens
of formerly free countries, such as
Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Lat
via, over which Russia now exercises
usurped and ruthless sovereignty.
All of them face an utterly
despairing and hopeless fate at the
hands Of the Russians.
"Houibie reports are reaching us
about the inhunione treatment of
Russian repatriates in the Soviet
zone," the President was Informed
by the petition.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-07
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

Democratic convention held
when President Truman was
nominated a. the vice preSi-
Dental candidate? tbl
Where was the Republican
convention held In the same
Ncar7
a few weeks AGO watchers
Of the night skies saw the
meteor shower known as
the Leonids which appear
regularly every November
Can YOU name the meteor
shower which makes its ap-
pearanCe ir August?
The University Of Indiana Is
situated. Cal Indianapolis,
tb) Lafayette, Co Bloom
ington.
You know that pithecan.
thropuS erectus is the name
given to an extinct species
Of primitive man whose re-
mains were found in Java
Anthropus comes from The
Greek work meaning man
What would YOU guess was
the meaning Of plthec7 ?
(Answers on Page 26l
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-07
BY Henry
McIenore

I hIf a shot into the poplars
on the right OF the farWay
finished my round. and
came bach into the clubhouse
IL Udso strange.
When I Wds spoEiS Writer,
golfers sat and TALKED about
their suing They hit WeH
bur couldn't score. They
scored WeH. but couldn't hat.
NoW they toiked about Ana
oonda being up 10 points,
Amsrie can Brass Foundry
gaining IS, and II the planes
IN Uhieh they Were going TO
nv 10 the next city Were beng
conditioned at the airport.
There was q time when a
tournament golfer wrote weeks
IN advance 10 get a basement
room with no ventilation. Now
he sends his secretary ahead 10
see that when he arrives in.
town he has an inside suite with
B. outside -~rntiiatfun. or an out
side suite with inside Vcntila-
ton. lie also wants to know he-
fore he comes into town whore
ne can be choosey about his
food, his liquor and about any
thing else that money viii let
you be chOOScV about
The golfers played for $500
900 this year all due 90 MIR
Corcoran. who managed 80 let
the world know that golf,waS
great game and lovely
thing TO watch.
As / now understand IL,
some of the Anaconda Copper
braSSie players are throwing
fcw Slugs in Mr. COrcoranS di
rechon. / would like 10 finish
this column with one simple
statement.
All the golfers who are now
buying fur coats for their
wives, and annuities for their
niblicks, have only one man to
thank.
Can YOU guess his name IF
you can. you're better than the
golfers because they still don't
know it HIS name iS CorCoran.
pisuibsed by ueSsusnt Syndicate, Ine.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-07
KroWledae lest
By DIR. SABINA CoNNoLL'

'1--Yokohama and Manila arc
in: Ca) East Longitude. tb)
South Latitude. tc) West
Longitude.
s-T'he names of the three wise
men were Caspar, Nelchior
and: ca Simon, CbJ HeTod
(cl Balthazar.
S-AWOL means: ta) absent
with our leave, 10 absent
without leave, 6c) absent
without Official leave.
Are YOU sure 81 the names
Of the two sovereigns that
ruled England Jointly? CaJ
William and Mary. tbl Vic
= toria and Albert, (c) Henry
and Anne.
S-1Early 10 bed ana early 20
rise: ta) makes ones
omPleNion exceedingly
nice tbl. "fn "a kp~ nla
healthy wealthy and wise
fcJ makes one know how
he time flies
6-u you have ever heard these
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-07
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Bran Game
Give yourself 10 Tor each correct answer
lffuurh question .ft 20 zach fnr the
remaining tw0 questions. Auv score es
90 hirher Il etrFilfnt
What was the writing paper
OF the ancient Egyptians
called
% Can YOU guess within five
years the date of the begin
n.nC of the American game
Of iootball2
3 True or false la) An obtuse
person is one Who is con-
Sderahlv overweight. th)
The Gramp.an mountains
form The dividing l.re, he-
tween the highland, and the
lpWIand RI Scotland
( Tn most of Bob Hope r.r-
tgrr, who Is fhp actress who
Co-stars with hm?
S-t9 In what city was the
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-07
Peqle

4 LTHOUGH the late Presi-
a dent Roosevelt rohustly en-
loved To broadcast the private
business affairs of other clti-
zens, especially the sources OF
their income, retrospect has de-
veloped the fact that he was
always Sccrctive about his own
investments and profits
Mrs. Roosevelt, IN att her
writings, has given hArdlY-a
hint of the business interests
which enabled many RooSe-
veltS and DelanoS for genera
tions to live in baronial state
without work in the common
mans understanding of the
word.
II has been established how
ever, that Franklin ID. Roose-
welt was once one Of the owners
Of company town, company
store coal property at Vinton-
dale Pa, and that his uncle.
Frederic Delano, for niue years
chairman OF the National Re-
sources Planning Board at a
good salary by ms nephews ap-
ponlment. and numerous other
pelane- had An interest IN the
same property.
LROM a source close 10 the
L United Mine Workers I
have received some memo-
randa on the Nintondale mins
and similar mine at Graceton,
IN the adjoining county, IN
Pennsylvania. Slightly edited in
the interests Of brevity and for
other reasons hut without disc
tortion, the accounts follow: II
The mine at NintondaIe, Pa,
owned by the same interests rs
the Graceton Coal Co. is known
a. the Nintondaie Colliery Co.
This mine paid dividends on
an over-capitaliyed condition for
many years. In 1889, the United
Mine Workers secured $50. 900
back wages due and resulted in
re-Opening the mine which is
pro>pering at present.
THE district union many
a 10 ny 6b plot ~ ground faring
the large company store In
1922, "A meeting was advertised
10 take place ON the lot. Imme-
hiately- the-eoai company So
cured an injunction stopping tn"
meeting.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-07

"N BOTH cases tat Ninion-
dale and Gracetonl the coal
companies controlled the politI-
cal situation. with the result
that they controlled the ~ ehael<,-
the churches and the local ad-
ministration ~ law. Armed
guards patrolled the town. No
discussion of the merits af the
union Was permitted. and any
one who dared to violate this
rule was Immediately discharged
and -eNictAd-ur seven DAYS no.
tice
I'm 1888. I'm the wave of or
ganiZstiOn, this town and mine
became organized overnight.
Once the fear of the guards WAS
removed. the men immediately
joined. They have since been
good members.
The miners here were COM
PEELED to trade at the company
stores until 1888 or while they
were unorganized
These coal companies had
financial difficulties In 1899. not
because of the wages paid o.
Of working conditions Of tn |
union contract. but because Of
the top-heavy capitalization,
admitted Ia in conference nv
Nr. Delano. During World War
l. these mines paid dividends
of over 100 per cent
The GracetOn Coal CO.
opened mine in 1894 and
built u town of approximately
100 homes.
THE UNIV struck this mine
in 1916, 1919 and 1922, without
success.
The company paid a higher
yardage rate tof which there
was little yardage) than Its
neighboring union mines but
had no checkweighman and
paid on car basis. This was
the only mine paying In this
manner in central Pennsylvania.
The UNIV organized this mine
i'm 1888. The mine had no scales
at its tipple and the union had
to give IL "A twO-week grace
period ~ that scales To weigh
the coal could be Installed.
THE union secured n 80 per
cent increase Immediately over
the s. cents car paid for
two-ton car Of coal while the
scales were being placed.
"In 1888 the union g,aran-
teed the men that they would
not be discharged II they Joined.
This had Ca be done to remove
the fear impressed on the men"
our press and the Republi-
~ cans were grievouSly rcmlSS
IN their failure TO inform tho
public of Mr.. RooScvelt'S and
the Delanos financial interest
IN these properties and tho
social and economic conditions
m these company towns during
Mr. RooSevelt'S political cam
palgns IN the guiSe of an enemy
OF those who exploited labor 10
company towns and stores ar
who received excessive profits. "
Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt also
may be deemed by some 20
have been guilty of oversight in
ncglecting to disclose the PreSi-
dents interest and the interests
Of the Delano branch of the
family. and the rate and amount
of their profits
AS Mrs. Roosevelt often has
said and. as / agree. If the
people do not know the truth
they are handicapped IN dis
tinp1tiShing sham from virtue IN
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-07
FAIR
ENOUGH

.By Westbrook
Evening star., 1945-01-17
Gilbert Paften Dies;
Author Of Popular
MerriweI' Stories
BY the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, Jan. 17.-Gil-
bert Patten, 78. creator Of Frank
Merriwell," was dead today, ap-
parently the victim of a heart at
tack.
The author of the widely read
boys stories, who wrote under the
name Burt l.. Standish, died in his
sleep at the home of his son, Har-
van Barr Patten, in Vista, near here.
The son said his father had ap-
peared in good health.
The elder Patten was one of the
most prolific of the dime novel
writer's. and his fiction character,
Frank Merriwell," was one of the
most widely known heroes of an
earlier period of books for boys.
The author was married three
times, his third wife dying in 1889.
Funeral Tomorrow.
After funeral services Thursday
In Vista his body will be cremated
and the ashes will be sent to the
Chapel of Peace at Boston.
The tremendously popular "Mer-
riwell' stories. starting in 1896 and
continuing for IT years, totaled
Evening star., 1945-01-17

more than $4,000 900 words. Mr..
Patterns lifetime production was
stimated at 100000 words.
The "Merriwell" stories, appearing
in Tip Top Weekly. earned a for
tune for Mr.. Patterns publishers.
Mr.. Patten sensed the waning public
pulse for that type of fiction in
1912 and later was active in its
transition into the pulp" magazine
of today.
Born in Corinna, Me, October IS,
1866, he was christened George Will
liam Patten. The nickname Willie"
in early youth riled him. Later
he dropped the William" and
changed George" to Gilbert" in
an effort, he said, to get away from
his record of dime novel authorship
under his real name.
'It didn't work" he said ruefully.
Ran Away From Home.
He ran away from home at Is be-
cause of his aversion to school and
his fathers ultimatum: Study or
go to work" Earning 80 cents a
day in machine shop, he learned
that hard labor was the only re-
source of the unskilled. Determined
to be an author, he went home.
He received Sc for both of his first
| efforts. short stories entitled "A
Bad Man" and The Pride of Sandy
Flat" At 19 he sold The Diamond
Sport" for $50 A second novel sold
for S75, third for 500, and his
career had started.
A friend and schoolmate. Alice
Gardiner, became his critic and
copyist, contributing to his early
success.
She married Mr.. Patten in 1896,
the first of his three marital ven-
lures. They were divorced in 1898
MIR. Patten and his second wife,
Mary Num-, were married In 1900
Evening star., 1945-01-17

and divorced In 1915. In 1918 he
married Carol Kramer of New York.
Patten divided most Of his time
for q half century at his home,
"Overocks," in Camden, Me-, where
he spent his summers, and in New
York, his winter domicile.
Patterns pseudonym, Burt L.
Standish, was the result, he said, of
his love of Longfellow's THE Court
| ship Of Miles Standish." The name
of his story hero, Frank Merriwell, .
was devised thus:
Il took the three qualities I most
Evening star., 1945-01-17

wanted him to embody-frank and
merry In nature and well in body
and mind-and made the name
Frank Merriwell," he said.
Merriwell became a slave driver"
to Patten, but real character in
the minds Of millions OF youthful
readers. Patten carried his paragon
OF manliness through preI school
and college, winning athletic games
In the last minute Of play, saving
maidens fnom distress and death.
and performing many like feats.
When Frank Merriwell" grad
Evening star., 1945-01-17
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c. Ali
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uated from Yale, his fiction brother,
dick Merriwell," carried on about
1907, followed by Prank Merriwell,
jr," who saw the series decline
and fall.
Evening star., 1945-01-17
Noters' Meeting Cancelled

I The League of Women Voters to-
day announced cancellation of its
sSt. Louis convention scheduled for
May Ia. In announcing the action,
Evening star., 1945-01-17
Alabama Society to Be Host

The Alabama Society will hold a
congressional reception tomorrow at
the Mayflower Hotel, beginning at 10
pm. Gov. Sparks may speak.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-01
Mrs. Louro c. Wilson
Rites Held Friday

Friends of Mrs. c. o. Buck .Jr
are sorry to hear of the death of her
mother, Mrs. Laura Corkran Will
son, 80, who died Tuesday, October
2Srd at the Community Hospital
Services were held Friday at 1870 a,
the grave-side of La Grange Gene.
terry, with the pastor of the Mel
wood Methodist Church officiating
Interment was in LAGRANGE Gene.
terry, with Lee Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
She is survived by three daugh-
ters; Mrs. c. o, Buck, Jr., Lexing-
ton; Mrs. S. w. Radford, Stamps
Ark, Mrs. H. L. Falgout, Rolling
Fork, Miss; two sons: r. G.. Wilson
Long Beach, Calf, T. M. Wilson
Melwood, Ark, one sister, Mrs. Su.
san Buchanan, Lexa, Ark, and one
brother, Willis Corkran, Mobile. Ala
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-01
LOCAL NEWS

Miss Lucille Tuberville of Dallas,
Texas, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Will Tuberville this week.
Recent guest of Mrs. Bill Carpen-
ter and family was her mother, Mrs.
Shannon.
r. c. Holder recently received his
discharge from the US Navy at the
Separation Center in New Orleans
and is now at home with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Holder.
Mrs. o. M. Byrd was weekend
guest Of Mrs. o. L. Stephenson.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-01
Holmes Jr. College

Preston Hudson Post No. 10, Du-
rant, Miss, of the American Legion
recently presented to Holmes Junior
College gold star citation honor
ing those who died while members
OF the armed forces in World War
II.
The citation reads: american Le-
gion Gold Star Citation emblem of
devotion to the highest duty of
citizenship These died while MEM
bers of our armed forces in the war
period beginning December z, 194l,
that this institution might live"
The plaque is made of mahogany
and the lettering is of bronze. 1t has
been hung on the back wall at the
entrance of the lower hall where
the light shines on it clearly and
everyone who enters the building
that way is attracted by it. Holmes
Junior College faculty and students
feel deeply indebted to members of
Preston Hudson Post No. 10 for this
very fitting memorial.
The names that now appear on it
are: E. E. Arnold, Cephus Ables, Ed
Beachman, Troy Biggers, w. o.
Brown, Jr., Truet Bullock, Sammie
Burrell, Thomas Donald, Moreman
Drury, Jessie Lee, James Mcmillan,
Monroe Gill. Jimmy Lohman, Ralph
Mcdaniel, Harold Mature, Neely
Parker, Paul Perkins, c. d. Powell,
Johnny Powell. Percy Tyler, Julian
Watkins, Herbert Weiner, Billy
Young, Dan McCafferty.
There may be other names that
are not now known; if so, they will
be added.
The Home Economics Club at Hol-
mes Junior College met Wednesday
afternoon, October "a, with Miss
Lottie PEBBLES as sponsor and elected
the following officers for this year:
President, Name Stephenson; vice
president, Dorothy OVERLY; secre-
treasurer, Annie Laura Van
landingham; reporter, Marguerite
Braddock.
The club will meet the third We'd
nesday afternoon in each month.
One outstanding thing it plans to do
it to plant rose garden between the
home economics building and the
dining hall. In addition to this as a
project, it will have interesting and
valuable programs, along the line of
Home Economies.
On Wednesday morning, October
"a, the young men had charge of the
"Y" program. Those taking part
were Shirley Robbins, James Strick-
land, Burdette Montague, and Will
liam Phelps. They chose as their
subject, "How to be Saved.
At the assembly period on Friday
morning President r. M. Branch an
nounced fall holidays this year to be
the same as those of Thanksgiving
Students voted last year to have
them earlier.
Faculty members who have been
here for number of years were
happy to see Johnny Farese and
Lawrence Gulino who have recently
returned from overseas and were
visitors on the campus Friday, Oct
26 Both of them attended the Hol-
mes-Perkinston football game Fri
day night.
Although the football score was
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-01

James A. Smith, Oct. 45-C
Robert Ford, Oct. 45-C
Albert r. Tuberville, Oct 45-W
Millard Burcham, Oct. 45-W
Cecil l.. Clements, Oct. 45-W
Sterling B. Crawford, Oct. 45-W
Peter Crayton, Oct 45-C
Guy L. Londen, Oct 45-C
Roosevelt Friar, Oct. 45-C
Booker T. Davis, Oct. 45-C
Robert o. Waddell, Oct. 45-W
Charles Q. Spengler, Oct. 45-W
Samuel D, Brown, Oct. 45-W
Joseph S. Davis, Oct. 45-C
Jesse Hampton, Oct. 45-C
Willie R. Leslie, Oct. 45-W
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-01
Holmes Boys Are
HonorabIY Discharged

John T. Autry, July 42-W
Goldsmith J. Travis, Jan. 45-C
Jesse A. Slater, Sept. 45-W
Ben S. Rathell, Sept. 45-W
Dempsey Mott, Sept. 45-W
Charles w. Dugan, Jr., Sept. 45-W
Arthur M. Torrance, Sept 45-W
Lawrence d. Spurlin, Sept. 45-C
Ben Fisher, Sept 45-C
Percy H. Green, Sept. 45-C
William w. Grantham, Sept 45-W
Jessie L. Simmons, Sept. 45-C
Montfort Jones, Sept. 45-W
Morgan Simmons, Sept. 45-C
Nathan Delaney, Sept. 45-C
Arthur Horton, Sept. 45-C
George Auburtin, Sept. 45-W
Edwin d. Albin, Oct. 45-W
John R. Thrasher, Aug. 45-W
John E. Word, Oct As w
John F. Pickens, Sept 45-W
Clarence c. Jordan, Sept. 45-C
Robert j. West, Sept. 45-C
Robert L. Thompson, Sept. 45-W
Booker T. Griffin, Sept 45-C
Oliver Williams, Sept. 45-C
Noel ]. Brooks, Oct. 45-C
Lee T. Weems, Oct. 45-W
Howard E. Faust, Aug. 45-W
Emmett c. Reese, Sept 45-W
George w. Durham, Jr., Oct. 45-W
Eddie B. Pearce, Oct. 45-W
Walter A. Poole, Oct 45-W
Edward B. Taylor, Mar. 45-W
James H. Byrd, Oct 45-W
Hollis B. Hoff, Jr., Oct 45-W
Elven Glasper, Oct. 45-C
Harry G. Worthy, Oct 45-W
Howard T. Worthey, Oct. 45-W
Todd A. Knight, Oct. 45-W
Spencer Randall, Oct. 45-C
James Patton, Oct 45-C
Sam J. Edwards, Oct 45-W
James H. Bevill, Oct. 45-W
James Pink, Oct. 45-C
Charles Horton, Oct. 45-C
Willie E. Jackson, Sept. 45-C
Robert c. Gwin, Oct. 45-C
Luther H. Devine, Oct. 45-W
Marcus Love, Jr., Sept. 45-W
Cecil c. Ferrell, Oct. 45-W
Eugene S. Herman, Oct. 45-W
Stanley M. Woodall, Oct. 45-W
Andrew Prymer. Oct. 45-C
Walter Spurlin, Oct. 45-C
Andrew Patton, Oct. 45-C
Theadore Garnett, Sept. 45-C
John Large, Sept. 45-C
Virlin c. Fite, Oct. 45-W
Vivory T. Jones, Sept. 45-C
George w. Garrett, Oct. 45-C
Essex w. Brown, Jr., Oct. 45-C
Willie Dixon, Oct. 45-C
Andrew ]. Judge, Sept. 45-W
Albert Thomas, Oct. 45-C
James H. Hooker, Oct. 45-C
Leroy P. Austin, Oct. 45-W
Joe G. York, Jr., Oct. 45-W
benjamin K. Stewart, Oct. 45W
Leslie L. Lipsey, Oct. 45-W
Robert l.. Green, Sept. 45C
Fred Austin, Oct. 45-C
Esley Redmond, Oct. 45-C
Percy Blaylock, Sept. 45-W
Martin R. Presley, Oct. 45-C
Luther S. Upshaw, Oct. 45W
Edgar R. Trigleth
John H. Presley, Sept. 45-W
John K Booker, Oct. 45-C
Hugh E. Matthias, Oct. 45-W
James E. Matthias, Oct 45-W
Billy l.. White, Oct. 45-W
Trevie L. Siddon, Oct 45-W
Eugene ]. Sheppard, Oct 45-W
Joseph T. Alexander, Jan. 45-W
William Tucker, Sept. 45-W
John M. Ray, Oct. 45-W
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-01

Calvin Moore and Albert Stewart
Of Jackson spent the weekend with
homefolkS.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-01

24-6 in favor of Holmes, the Perkin-
ston boys put up good fight to the
end of the game, and the Bulldogs
had to use plenty of skill and energy
to keep them from scoring more.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-01
ITS WAFFLE TIME

Busy women everywhere welcome
the season when waffles again take
the spotlight in luncheon menu
plans. Tempting treats can be pre-
pared for their families, as well as
the extra guest.
Waffle addicts need little advice
on how, to make good waffles. but
there are people who are just be-
ginning to realize what they have
missed in the past, and it is espe-
cially for them that we give you
the following "tempters" for the
next family or, social get-together.
JUST GOOD wAFFLEs
Flour, 2h cups Eggs, d
Baking powder, Light cream,
2 teaspoons 2cups
Salt, Ia tea Shortening, Q
spoons tablespoons
Sugar, 2 tea
spoons
l. Sift flour, measure, add bak.
ing powder, salt and sugar; sift
again.
2. Beat egg whites until stiff
but not dry; set aside.
3. Beat egg yolks; add cream.
4. Add sifted dry ingredients and
mix just enough to blend; add
melted shortening.
8. Fold in stiffly-beaten egg
whites.
6. Bake in a moderately hot
waffle baker for 3 to minutes.
Makes 8 waffles.
Serve with butter and sirup or
honey or with creamed chicken.
May also be served as hot bread
with Southern fried chicken.
Variations of Just Good Waffles
DATE WAFFLES
After pouring batter on iron,
sprinkle chopped dates; bake 3-4
minutes.
ORANGE WAFFLES
Add grated rind Of orange and
2 teaspoons orange juice into batter
before baking. Bake 3-4 minutes.
TOAST
Preheat iron minutes. Brush
h-ihch slices of bread with melted
butter on each slice, lay on iron,
close and bake 2 minutes.
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-20
American League
FRIDAY GAMES
American League

American League Philadelphia 5, Boston B; Cleve- land 4 Detroit 1; St. Louis 2, Chi cago 3; New York 6, Washington 3.
 National League Chicago 4, Pittsburgh 5; Brook lyn 6, New York 19; Boston c, Philadelphia 5. Only games sched- uled.
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-20
45,OOO Tanks In Assault On
 Southern Okinawa

GUAM, April 20-R Three American Army divisions total ling possibly forty-five thousand men jumped off yesterday in an all out assault against the deep, solid Japanese defenses on south ern Okinawa island the Navy dis closed today. One of the heaviest big gun bombardments ever launched supported the amphibi- ous troops, preceded the big push.
 Battleships and cruisers are helping the field artillery to give great cover. Carrier planes pro- tected the ground force. Japanese fought back furiously with artil- lery and mortars but the Tanks made initial gains of five hundred yards, one flank eight hundred.
 Another captured the village of Machinato in an operation which ended the thirteen day deadlock on the southern Okinawa front where the Nipponese have been holding the Tanks with defense setup four miles or more in depth extending all the way across the island, about eight thousand yards.
 An artillery duel has ragged un- abated along the front since April sixteenth. There is little possibil- ity for a quick breakthrough be- cause the defense extends to Naha. The terrain is suited to the enemy's kind of fighting. It is cut up by ravines and terrances. The Nipponese are entrenched in interlocking trench systems and blockhouses.