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The daily monitor leader., 1945-03-08
BY MALCOLM MUIR, JR.
United Press staff Correxponden

PARIS - W.H - Disillusioned
Parisians frightened their belts.
turned up their coat collars and
braced themselves today for
what has become tougher
winter than they ever knew
under the Germans.
For weeks the realization had
been sinking in. 1t was brought
home with final jolt by a sud
den closing of one-third of the
city's bakery shops, continued
sharp drop in the supply of even
black market foodstuffs and the
failure of Compromised coal
stocks to arrive.
The average Parisian's disillu.
Sionment was not directed at his
American allies. 1t was simply a
belated recognition that the de-
mands of all-out war can pay
little heed TO civilian needs
Under the Nazis a portion at
least of peacetime transporta-
ton found its way to Paris car
rying food. The German-spon-
sored black markets flourished
Under Eisenhower, all available
trains and trucks are used to
smash the Boche.
HOMES, OFFICES COLD
Whether the food or the fuel
shortage hit the people hardest
was difficult TO say. But any
warm day in Paris, rain or shine,
is regarded automatically as a
perfect day" Near freezing
temperatures are the rule in
homes, hotels and especially
offices, which can be reached
only by climbing from one to
eight elevatorless floors.
In shops and department
stores it was difficult TO dis
tinguish sales personnel from
customers because both shivered
under hats, mittens and coats.
Shared also was the threadbare
state of the coats as we'll as the
suits and dresses they hid.
Ready-made suits can be bought
on the black market but the
prices begin at $500. Leather
shoes bring S100 a pair.
It was in connection with food
The daily monitor leader., 1945-03-08

CHESTERFIELD - Ed Witt
had his leg amputated last week
at st. Joseph's hospital.
Lester -Kirkum and Vernon
Pipe assisted Art Kalatta in a
hay bailing job Friday.
Marie Haase was a luncheon
guest Wednesday at the home of
Kathleen Kirkum. Donnie HaaSe
also spent the afternoon.
The older students of the We'll
Ter school made kites for art
work.
Margaret Conklin is confined
to her home with illness.
Pvt. Gerald Kabel is home on
l6-day furlough.
The All Sewing Club Of the
Weller school was held on Tues
day this week at the home of
Mrs. Don Messer. The girls have
completed 81 afShans for the
Junior Red Cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Man
drick of Detroit were visitors
Sunday at the home of Mrs
Robert Thompson.
Whistler's father was the in
ventor of the original locomo-
The daily monitor leader., 1945-03-08


tions come from the Federally-
financed cadet nurse program,
the House knocked out this
provision. The action resulted in
putting cadet corps graduates
and non-cadets on the same
footing.
A six-vote margin halted a
Republican, backed drive TO de
lay effective date of the legis-
lation at least 80 days after final
passage. In that time, propon-
ents of the move argued, the re-
cruiting campaign. now under
way might obviate the necessity
of a draft.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-03-08
Utica and Richmond
Clubs Hold Meetinu
Rotarions Hear Tolk
by Detroit Executive

UTICA-A joint meeting of
the Utica and Richmond Rotary
Clubs was held at Trinity Luth-
eran Parish hall Tuesday night
and Richmond lived up to their
usual high standard of having a
100 per cent representation, 27
members. They also furnished
the program.
A fine dinner was served to
the company by a committee of
ladies of Trinity Lutheran Lad
les Aid with Mrs. Elizabeth
Mast and Mrs. William Bittner
as chairmen, preceding the pro-
gram.
Speaker for the evening was
Frank Nolan, Of Detroit, who
was introduced by the president
of the Richmond Rotary Club,
Fr. Sigmund Dzialkiewicz. No
lan's fund Of Irish stories and
poems caused his hearers to for
get for the time being, the per-
picking problems Of the day. He
impressed upon the members the
necessity for fellowship to meet
the more serious conditions
which confront us.
He had as his guest his ne
phew, Ensign James Byrnes, sta
toned on a submarine chaser,
who was. home on furlough.
A visitor at the meeting was
A. F. Merrill, Of Highland Park
and DR.. A. F. Tews had as his
guest, Coach Clinton Swinehart,
of the Utica high school.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-03-08

The 40-8 of Center Line Post
OF the American Legion will
hold a party at American Leg
ion hall, Utica, on Sunday after
noon.
FIR. Edward j. DeKeyser, OF
Utica ST. Lawrence church, de
livered a lecture on Mexico be-
fore the Altar Society of the
Romeo Catholic church on Tues.
day evening. Fr. DeKeyser re
Gently returned from a trip to
that country.
Frank Chapoton will attend a
meeting of the Macomb County
Council of Boy Scouts at Ro-
chester Thursday ev n n &.
Chapoton is vice-chairman.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-03-08
Around the Town at Utica

/ accompanied by their wives
were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Pointer at their home,
1920 Janis street, Utica, Thurs
day night. Mr.. Pointer is super
intendent of Plant Protection
for the company and left Mon
day on a business trip TO Geor-
gia and points south.
Past-presidents and past 2nd-
vice presidents Of the Macomb
County Association Order of the
Eastern Star have received IN
vitations to be the dinner guests
Of Davis Chapter March 20, al
$50 pm. The event is in their
honor. Utica past-presidents are
Mrs. H. H. Wiley, Mrs. C. M.
Foster, Mrs. Andrew Burr. Mrs.
Bert Ladd and Mrs. Loren
Frank.
Members Of the Holy Name
Society of St. Lawrence Catho-
lie church will receive Holy
Communion on Sunday morn
ing at the early Mass and later
attend breakfast, served by st.
Lawrence Altar Society, in the
hall on Van Dyke avenue.
Breakfast will be followed by a
program. Albert Jackson is
president of the organization.
Members of the Utica fire de-
partment held the drawing for
the old fire engine last Thursday
evening in ST. Lawrence hall,
the winning number being 1908.
More than nine hundred dollars
was realized. The lucky holder
of the ticket has not been To-
Gated.
Mrs. Harry Albright Geneva
VanHorn) is visiting her hus-
band, lst Lieut.. Albright, in Ell
Paso, Texas.
Cadet Nurse Evelyn Wyatt
was a weekend guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Edwin Cooper. Mrs.
Wyatt is working in a Detroit
hospital.
SCHOOL
Robert Smith of the senior
class, has received his notice OF
induction into the armed serv-
ices, thus further depicting the
fast thinning ranks of the class.
At present sixteen boys remain
with Al girls against an equal
ntmber each at the beginning of
the freshman year.
Helen Garrison OF the high
school faculty, is absent suffer-
ing with strep throat
Two instructive films shown
this week were Eyes and Their
Care" and LAS Our Boyhood-"
The Seniors are preparing for
their play which will be given
this year on April l9 and 20,
the title being Ready Made
Family"
Winners of the inter-claSS
tournaments were the Junior
boys and Senior girls.
The Freshman and Sopho-
more classes are preparing for
the defamation contest.
Tuberculin tests will be given
members of the 9th. 18th and
18th grades on Monday, March
IL.
The Alumni will play the
Senior boys Monday night.
Plans are underway for the
sale of Easter seals for crippled
children.
The pupils in the grade school
are planning an art exhibit and
special program for the May
meeting of the Parent Teacher
Association, the program to be
put on by the children for their
parents.
The grade spelling bee in the
Metropolitan Spelling Bee will
be held Friday.
The girls basketball team de-
feated Roseville in a game Tues
day by score of 20-9 and the
second -WeA-l6-l5.-
The daily monitor leader., 1945-03-08
Paris Suffering Toughest
Winter of War SHORTAGES

that one Partisan called the
black market absolutely essen
tial if you're TO live" But for
all but a few It's prices were
hopelessly out of reach. Beef
and pork Smuggled in from Nor
mandy or Orleans sell for from
SO TO S4 a pound Butter costs
81 pound, milk 50 quart and
sugar from the northern bee.
fields Sl.80 a pound.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-03-08
Milk Production Increases

u. S. milk production since
Pearl Harbor has reached new
high levels, in l943 totaling So
263 100000 quarts. All indica-
tions are that the 1914 produc-
ton will be close to this high
level. The 25,66l 900 cows on
farms each produced an average
of 214l quarts of milk in l943.
Evening star., 1945-01-12

nila, little more than 100 miles
south.
Those advances, which added five
towns to the more than two-score
communities captured, were limited
more by caution and supply lines
than by the japanese.
The width of the beachhead alone
the gulf, originally Is miles, now is
Is, with the first real combat con.
tack with the enemy reported or
the left fla1k 9 miles southeast OF
San Fabian:
From Lingayen to Manila Ameri-
can planes ranged over the Central
Luzon plains where great tank bat
ties soon may be fought. They
cratered airf1elds in and around
Manila, blew up bridges over which
enemy reinforcements are trying tc
move, wrecked trains and scattered
columns of artillery and supply.
American planes hammered at
Luzon targets, meeting negligible
japanese air opposition, but heavy
ack-ack in the vicinity of Clark
Field, about SIS miles south of the
beachhead and prime objective
on the road to Manila.
THE enemy still is suffering from
the effects of surprise caused by
our landing in this sector Gingayen)
in his rear" headquarters said to-
day, "and has as yet been unable to
displace the mass OF his forces
forward from the south in sufficient
strength to offer serious resistance" /"
Here at glance is the officia
picture of the military situation
along the Is miles from left to right
American flank:
On the extreme left, Yanks have
penetrated miles from the coast
to seize the road junction of Man.
Gag, southeast of fallen San Fabian
They turned up a road forkine
northeast toward Pozorrubio ane
there ran into japanese forces
That road leads north to Baguio
summer capital of the Philippines
and possible seat of Japanese lead
ers. There are other road connec-
tions at Manaoag leading towarc
Manila.
To the west of this action, troops
moving south down a highway from
Dagupan toward Manila captured
the road junction of Calasiao anc
pushed on beyond Bulog, that con.
stituted a 5-nile gain. Bulog is or
the road to San Carlos from which
a network of roads spreads in al
| directions.
Farther west along the beachhead
Evening star., 1945-01-12
Yank 10 Be Hanged
For Killing Diplomat
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATTLEBRIDGE, England, Jan.
IA 12-man United States Army
court-martial today sentenced Pvt.
George E. Smith of Pittsburgh to
hang for the murder of Sir Eric
Teichman, British diplomat.
Smith, standing in front of the
court, swayed as sentence was read,
but recovered his composure and
left the courtroom handcuffed to
one of his escorts. He smiled family
as he went out.
The final chapter of the court
proceedings was a two-hour speech
by the defense counsel, 1t. Max So
karl, New London, Conn, who asked
cessation of the proceedings with
the court considering a motion TO,
a finding of insanity.
Smiths life is no life," 1t. Sokar
said. TT is living death. It is 9
great pity"
Evening star., 1945-01-12
Informal Relations
Resumed With Finland
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States is resuming re-
lations with Finland, on an informal
basis.
The State Department announced
today that President Roosevelt has
approved the assignment of a for
eign service officer with the personal
rank of Minister to Helsinki. Pend
ing his arrival, an officer has been
dispatched from Stockholm, Sweden
to handle American affairs at the
Finnish capital.
Acting Secretary of State Grew
issued this statement at press con-
ference today:
The President has approved the
assignment of Maxwell w. Hamil-
ton, foreign service officer of Glass
/, as United States representative
in Finland with personal rank of
Minister. Pending Mr.. Hamilton's
arrival, Randolph Higgs, foreign
service officer, will be in charge of
the United States mission in Fin
land.
"Mr. Hamilton's assignment does
not constitute a resumption of for
NAL diplomatic relations between the
United States and Finland. The
Soviet and British governments
nave been kept fully informed"
Evening star., 1945-01-12
Nimitz Reveals
Carrier Attack
Against Jops
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Pearl Harbor, Jan. IA
tremendous naval-air battle
likely is raging today off French
Indo-China between Admiral
William F. Halsey's Sd Fleet and
japanese warships escorting re-
inforcements seeking to smash
Gen. MacArthur's invasion army
on Luzon.
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz called
in war correspondents last night and
said:
Carrier aircraft of the Pacific
Fleet are now attacking the enemy
off the coast of French Indo-China
between Saigon and Camranh Bay"
That was all he would say.
Oomei, japanese news agency,
said today that approximately
90' carrier-based planes raided
the Cochin China sector center
ing around Saigon" for 91a hours
today.
(The japanese broadcast, re-
corded by the Federal Commun-
ication Commission, claimed anti
aircraft units shot down "at least
20 American planes" besides
damaging othersD
Interception Indicated.
All the circumstances of location
and responsibility of Admiral Hal
sey's powerful f1eet-he has been
handed the job of keeping the Japa-
nese away from Gen. MacArthur's
men-suggest that an enemy convoy,
escorted by warships, was intercepted
en- route to Luzon, 1000 miles from
Saigon.
Camranh Bay is the closest Asiatic
Japanese feet base from which the
enemy could attempt reinforcement
of Luzon. 1t has superb natural
harbors and has been developed and
protected as one of Japans key naval
bases. 1t is 200 miles northeast of
Saigon, Indo-China' chief CONNER
cial port before the war.
Pacific Fleet carrier forces, en-
gagged only week ago in attack
ing Formosa and reconnoitering 500
miles of the China coast, dashed
boldly across Japan's great sea COM
to her conquered en-
pire to strike the daring blow.
FormOsa Raid by Carrier Planes.
The carrier fleet raided F'ormosa
Monday in the last of series of
heavy attacks TO neutralize that big
supply funpel for the Philip
Evening star., 1945-01-12
American Patrols Stab
Deeply in Italy
By the Associated Press,


ROME. Jan. 12.-American 5th
Army raiding parties stabbed deep
into enemy territory today as patrol
activity was stepped up in better
weather on the Italian front.
Canadian units of the 9th Army,
facing desperately resisting Nazi
units along the Reno River, in
creased the tempo of battle in that
sector at the southern end of the
narrow spit of land separating the
Comacchio Lagoon from the Adriatic
Sea.
Allied headquarters said every
strong" forces of fighters and fighter
bombers ranged over Northern Italy,
continuing their assault on enemy
communications and stores.
Despite bad weather yesterday
headquarters said a force of British
and American light naval craft en-
gagged an enemy convoy southeast
Of Genoa, scoring torpedo hits On
two lighters and probable hits on
. third.
Evening star., 1945-01-12
Representative Hart
Favored 10 Take Over
Dies Investigative Job
Tentotive Appointments
To New Committee
Are Expected Today
Be the Associated Press.

BR the Associated Press.
The new House Committee or
Un- American Activities, success
sor to the old Dies Committee
probably will be headed by Rep
resentative Hart, Democrat, OF
New Jersey.
Informed Capitol Hill sources said
Mr.. Hart is favored for the chair
manship by influential members of
the Democratic Committee on Com
mittees. The committee assign
ment group probably will make ten
tative appointments today
They probably will not be an
nounced formally, however, until a
House Democratic caucus is held
next week
Four in Old Group Lost.
Representative Rankin, Democrat,
of Mississippi, who led the Republic
an-Democratic coalition that estab-
lished the Un-American Activities
Committee as a permanent arm of
the House, has proposed Representa-
tive Gibson, Democrat, of Georgia
for the Craftsmanship. There was
no immediate indication whether
there will be caucus fight on the
post.
Former Representative Dies, DEM
ocrat, of Texas, who did not seek
reelection last fall, headed the old
special committee Three other
members of the old committee were
| defeated.
Mr.. Hart, red-haired and stocky
is regarded as one of the outstand.
ing orators of the House He has
represented New Jerseys 14th dis.
trict since 1884.
| In the last Congress he served or
eight committees-the Special Com
mittee Investigating the Fedora
Communications Commission, anc
the standing committees on educa.
ton, elections, expenditures in ex.
ecutive departments, merchant ma.
rine and fisheries, patents, revision
of the laws and war claims.
Four Words in Biography.
For his biography in the Congres
sional Directory, he turned IN onl.
four words; "Democrat47wyer, Jer'
sey City"
With the House adjourned for thu
day, Mr.. Hart was understood tt
have gone to his New Jersey hom,
for the week end.
| If he becomes chairman, he prob
ably will have as one of his earl,
duties an investigation of the origin
and condition of certain testimon,
presented to the old Dies Commit
tee at Beaumont, Tex.
| A congressional inquiry of wha
he termed an attempt to smear
Representative Havenner, Democrat
4 of California in the Beaumont hear
ing was proposed yesterday by Major
ity Leader Mccormack. The leade
took the floor after Mr.. Havenne
denounced as malicious perjury
testimony given IN a chamber
session of the Dies Committee il
which the Californian was depictes
as a member of the Communis
party.
/ Mr. Hart is 81 years old. Befor
coming to Congress, he served a
assistant corporation counsel of Jer
sey City. He was clerk of the Excis
Commission here during the admin
istration of Woodrow Wilson an,
was employed later in the Interna
lReVenue Office at Newark.
Evening star., 1945-01-12
Short Respite From Cold
Is Promised Capital

An easing of the cold spell today
will be followed by more cold by to-
morrow night, the Weather Bureau
predicted in estimating the ther-
mometer may fall to the low 20s by
Sunday morning.
Tonight will be fair with low ol
"a, while the forecast for tomorrow
is fair and somewhat colder. Light
rain was predicted for late today
although the mercury promises te
climb to the middle 40s.
Mild temperatures prevailed from
Pennsylvania west to the Rockies
but a new cold spell touched Min.
nesota and parts of Wisconsin anc
was expected to spread into othel
Midwest States tonight.
Biting cold fingered in New Eng.
land, however, where the mercury
dropped to Is below at Caribou anc
Houlton, Me.
Evening star., 1945-01-12
lands Quits Middle East
Post 10 Return 10 Harvard

James M. Lands has resigned as
American director of economic op-
erations for the Middle East to re-
turn to his old post as dean of
Harvard Law School, it was an
nounced at the White House today.
Mr.. Lands, former chairman of
the Securities and Exchange Com
mission and later director of the
Office of Civilian Defense, has rep
resented this country in the Middle
East since 1943, combining the office
OF director with that of principal
United States representative to the
Middle East supply center.
The Lands resignation was dis
closed when the White House made
public the Presidents letter of &C.
ceptance, which was dated yesters
day.
Evening star., 1945-01-12
|AmeriicansSeize
Roads, Railway
In Luzon Gains
Kruger Prevents
Jops From Forming
Defense Line
MAP on Page A-5.J
BY the Associated Press.


GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS. Luzon. Jan. 12.-Lt.
Gen. Walter Krueger's rapidly
advancing 9Th Army invaders at
Lingayen Gulf have seized more
than 10 miles of the San Fabian
Manila railroad, overrun so
miles of road networks COM
manding the north ends of four
main highways to Manila, and
turned what could have been the
flank of a good japanese defense
line behind the Agno River.
These are developments for the
first 48 hours since Tuesdays in
vasion. Much more remains to be
disclosed.
Today's communique, covering ac-
tion up to yesterday morning, re-
ported advances in strength during
the previous "a hours of 7 to 8 miles
generally in the direction of Ma
Evening star., 1945-01-12
Dardane|Ies Opened
By Turks 10 Allied
Ships, British Say
Route Is Quickest Way
To Send War Supplies
To Eastern Front
BY the Associated Press.

~ hAAS <hoooSi0tCh tcSc.
| LONDON, Jan. 12.-Authorita-
tive British quarters said today
that Turkey had granted per-
mission to the Allies to ship sup
plies to Russia via the Darda-
nelles.
| No details were given, but the in.
| formants said they were under the
impression negotiations had beer
handled mainly through military
channels.
| Turkey recently broke diplomatic
relations with Japan, sending the
last official Axis listening post ou,
Of the country and depriving the en-.
emy Of bases for Japanese agents
who might report on the movement
of Allied supplies through the strait,
between the Mediterranean and the
Black Sea.
The straits are the easiest anc
most direct route of supply between
the Western Allies and Russia.
Until now the chief routes have
been the northern route to Muir
mansk, where there are difficult
handling problems in winter, ano
the Persian Gulf route, where 8
long overland truck and railway
| route was set up by the United
States Persian Gulf Command.
An announcement last Sunday
said Maj Gen. Donald H. Connolly
who set up the Persian command
in 1912, was being recalled and tina,
his chief of staff, Brig. Gen. Donald
P. Booth, was taking over.
1t was believed in Washington
that the Allies have been using thu
Dardanelles for several weeks under
the Montreux Convention of 1886
which permitted Turkey to refortify
the straits, closed them to warship.
OF belligerents except under certain
conditions and provided passage fol
merchant, ships both in peacetim,
and wartime.
Evening star., 1945-01-12

China. -AP Wirephoto.
pines. From there, it must have
steamed west straight into the China
Sea.
Camranh Bay would be the logical
point from which the enemy would
try to send an expedition to rein
force its sorely worried Luzon garri-
son. The japanese would hesitate
to send reinforcements from the
north because of the American aerial
assaults on Formosa and the Japa-
nese homeland.
Less risk would be involved in a
dash straight across the South
China Sea. But apparently if the
Japanese were taking such a chance
they were caught before getting
well under way.
Earlier this week, 1t. Gen. Masa-
haru Homma, former Japanese Army
commander in the Philippines, called
on Japan's Navy to act quickly to
rectify a worsening situation on
Luzon. American naval officials
promptly said they were ready and
willing for the japanese Navy to try
just that.
Tried to Block Attempt.
Last October, Japan risked three
formations of warships, including
battlsships and aircraft carriers in
a bold attempt to crush Gen. Mac
Arthur's entering wedge in the Phil
ippines at Leyte.
The plucky 7th Fleet of Vice Ad-
miral Thomas Kinkaid split up te
take on two groups near Leyte anc
Admiral Halsey's Sd Fleet bott
helped Admiral Kinkaid and tackled
a third japanese group moving
down from Formosa.
The three-fold Philippines nava
battle cost the Japanese 20 first-line
warships and well over dozen de.
stroyers sunk or probably sunk
Eleven other first-line fighting craft
and 10 destroyers were damaged.
United States losses announced
were light carrier, two escort car.
riers, two destroyers, a destroyer
escort and lesser craft.
Since Luzon is far more important
to the japanese than Leyte, it nigh
reasonably be assumed that an,
enemy naval effort to retrieve tn,
situation there would be on largel
scale than that off Leyte.
Japan also risked sizable flee
last June in the Philippines Sc,
off the Marianas in trying to breal
up American invasion of Saipan
the island now sending the Supe
Fortresses to blast the Japanes
homeland. That move was defeated