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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
House Bid OK d
By Sister Kenny

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. April
10 QNS) - Sister Kenny an
nounced today that she has ac-
Cepred an invitation 10 testify
before the House rules committee
in Washington next Tuesday.
The Australian nun said she
had received a telcGraphic invita-
tion from Rep. SABBATH (D) Of
Illinois TO personally support her
contention that an organized ele-
ment within the medical profeS-
sion is opposing her work in
behalf of infantile paralysis VIC
tins.
II am busy now preparing
evidence to support my state
ments," she said.
Sister Kenny has stated she
would leave the United States
and carry on her work in some
other country unless she is vindi-
Gated by congressional investi-
cation.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
u. 5. Sends Tokyo 4
Regrets for Sinking

WASHINGTON. April 12 (INSD
The L. S government expressed
regret 10 Japan today through HE
Swiss government for accidental
submarine sinking Of a Japanese
ship, the Ava Maru, while It was
returning to Japan under Allied
safe conduct.
The ship had borne relief sup
plies TO Allied nationals held by
the Japanese and was returning
to Japan.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
YdnksGdin1 14Mi.
In East Luz0n

MANILA. April u (UP)-
American troops raced IA miles
through disorganized Japanese de-
fenseS to secure a second foothold
on the eastern coast -of-Luzen
today.
The new anchor, in the Mauban
area five miles southeaSt of
Manila, was esta b j S he d by
clements of the First Cavalry
Division which has been clearing
the Luzon sector east of Laguna
Bay.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13

|TotaI899,39O

WASHINGTON, April u CUP)
The German army has lost
100000 men in prisoners cap
tured by the western Allies since
last June, Secretary of War Stim-
son said today.
OF Germans captured since the
Normandy D-Day u. S. armies
have taken 100000. Stimson
said. The total includes 100000
captured in the first nine days
of this month.
Total u. S. combat casualties
meanwhile, rose to within 610 of
an even 100000 The total, in
cluding only those casualties thus
far officially compiled and an
noanced here, was S99, $50, amin
crease of 6.4S1 over a week ago
This was the smallest seven-day
increase in many weeks.
The overall figure included
2,6S5 army and 96,705 navy
casualties.
Tho raCialtU 6uiirpc.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
Trust Suit Ahmed
NJ Westinghouse

WASHINGTON. April T. rCPJ
The justice department an
nounced that il filed a civil anti
trust suit today AT Newark. y. j.
against Westinghouse Electrical
Co. charging it with maintaining
restrictive international cartel
agreements with two German
firms.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
Reds in Yuoo Pact

LONDON. April II CINS)-The
Moscow radio announced today
that a 20-year treaty of friend
ship and mutual assistance had
been signed by Russia and Yugo-
SlaNla.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
OBTAINED LIST

Nelson has been in contact with
all prime contractors here and has
obtained a list of their needs
toward recovering quickly after
We Day.
He expects 10 return 20 Detroit
Tuesday and Will begin canvasSIng
the needs of subcontractors in
this area, he SAID.
Krug was enthusiastic about the
plans 10 help the auto industry
return to production after We
Day. He said the machine tools
order would smooth the way.
Failure 10 do this might mean
prolonged unemployment and serl-
Gus economic diSlocauon, he
pointed out.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
81 ereWmen Lost
I'm Tanker Collision

NEW YORK. April II GNS)-
The War Shipping Administra-
ton announced today that "a
are missing after col
lision between two American
tankers in convoy, April 9, about
700 miles out of New York.
The tankers, SIS Nashbulk and
SIS ST. Michel collided and the
latter ship Immediately burst into
flames.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
BY KARL III. Won WIEGAND
Dean of American Foreign Correspondent
Special CabI. to the Hearst Newspaper

MADRID, April 12-Spain has broken off diplo-
matte relations with Japan the Spanish government
yesterday
Whether severance of relations will Immediately be
followed by declaration of the Nippon empire
present improbable since Germany might Immediately
taliate with declaration of war Spain.
Should Germany declare Spain it would place
all Spanish shipping between Europe and North and South
America open to German submarine attacks.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
Won Wieeand Says:
Spain May Win
Peace Table Seat

MADRID, April II (INS)-A Spanish government note
formally severng diplomatic relations with Japan handed
japanese envoy Yorkshire Suma by Foreign Minister
Lequerica today.
The Japanese legation staff will be nerned and held ncom-
munado the legation building pending exchange with the
Spanish diplomatic mission to Tokyo.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
3MiNionDdmdge
In Lumber Blaze

CHICAGO, April - GNS)-
Damage was estimated today at
more than 100000 in the spec
tacular blaze which swept the
Chicago wholesale lumber and
coal district.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
Blast Kills 267
NJ Bari. Italy

ROME April II GNS)-An
Italian government spokesman an
nounced tonight that 267 persons
were killed and 1900 injured in a
munitions ship explosion at Bari.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
3,2Il,273 in Navy

WASHINGTON, April II (UP)
The navy disclosed today that
naval personnel on Dec. 81. 1914.
totalcd 3.2ll273. OF these 90. iS7
were WAVES and navy nurses.
Navy personnel from Michigan
totaled PATIO
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
Argentine O Ks Envoy

BBENOS. AIRES, April T.
tUPD-The Argentine government
has agreed 10 the appointment
of Spruille Braden as L. S. am
basSador here. Braden, present
ambassador TO Cuba. Will succeed
Norman Armour.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
$906 Raised for Vets

The S9O6 raised by Delta Sigma
Chapter, Delta Theta Tau, al a
party al the Harmonic Club Tues
day night will be turned over 10
the Camp and Hospital Council.
Selfridge Field.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
Nurse Uniforms

WASHINGTON, April II (UP)
Nearly 100000 nurses uniforms
viii be manufactured by June
under special program an
-U0uUCCd TODAY bV The WpB.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
'BOlling's Rabble'
Rolling TO Berlin

WITH SAITH MOTORIZED INFANTRY DIVISION, HAN
OVER Germany. April IL Delayed (UP)-Maj. Gen. A. R..
Boiling realized three days that his Saith Motorized Infantry
Division might left behind the from Hanover to Berlin
heanse Of Of OF the divisions vehicles.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
9Th Tanks Drive
Last So Miles
Continued from Page one>

@ onllnutu IIhlh Il axe WV
Al Halle - miles south of Berlin
and - miles northwest Of the blg
communications center OF Leipzig.
There, the Third Army would he
-raTCtY- go miles -II0m- a luncIEfe
with the Russians.
PattonS Fourth and Sixth
armored divisions. both operating
under a rigid security blackout,
sprinted 25 and 46 miles beyond
their last reported positions 40
odd miles southwest Of Berlin, APP
parently headed for the Halle
Leipzig area.
Heavily censored field dis
patches said the Sixth Division,
last reported i'm the Schlotheim
area, Spurtod 46 miles IN the last
"A hours under 4 rigid security
hlaCkout,
Swinging straight cast. the
Sixth would be- in the Halle or
Leipzig areas and IN position 10
close off the last escape roads for
+4444-t,e ,e4-f444ff-ft-f-et->- tsft,t-
oder corridor around the capital.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
PEACE TABLE SEAT

An eventual declaration Of war
would place Spain in a position 10
demand a seat at the peace table
in the Far East.
The Spanish foreign office in
dignantly denies allegations that
Spanish ships are taking supplies
TO German garrisonS at Lorient,
ST. Nazairc and other isolated
points still held by the Germans
on the Atlantic coast of France.
The foreign office characterizCS
these allegations as not only un-
true but also ridiculous
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
THIRD TAKES WEIMAR

Patton'S men onVclopcd and
broke INTO Erfuft and advanced
another II miles to capture Wei.
mar, birthplace of the ill-fated
German republic that Hitler
smashed in his rise to power.
The Wemar garrison surren-
dered without a fight in defiance
Of Hitler's orders TO stand and
die, and field dispatches said the
enemy had little or nothing TO
oppose Patton's drive.
Other and tougher garriSonS
capltulated TO the American Sew
enth Army on Patton's : southwest
ern flank They surrendered the
ball-bcarIng factory clty of
SChweinfurt after a three-day
battle and the Neckar Valley
stronghold of Heilhronn. "a miles
north of Stuttgart. Heilbronn
finally was cleared after nine days
of the bittcrest street fighting.
Elsewhere along the 400-mile
Western Front. other Allied
armies also ehalked up new gains
against the disntegrating wehr-
maCht.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
RECENT GAINS
They included:
AMERICAN FIRST ARMY

AMEhIN AN II lhNi ahh
Advanced across the ThurinGian
plain to within 116 miles south
west of Berlin and 40 miles
from Leipzig in an end run
around the southern end of the
3.7O0-foot Harz Mountains.
MERIC SEVENTH
ARMY Completed the capture
Of Schweinfurt, bomb-devas-
tated Bavarian ballbearing cen
ter 50 miles northwest of
Nuremberg.
FRENCH FIRST ARMY
Advanced five miles 10 within
nine miles of Baden-Baden, in
the Black Forest 40 miles west
of Stuttgart. and were reported
to have captured Rastatt.
BRITISH SECOND ARMY
Reported stoNning Bremen and
advancing northeast between
Bremen and Hanover so miles
or less from Hamburg. The
British took Cclle, German gas
warfare training center, and
Rethem, front reports said.
CANADIAN FIRST ARMY
Extended bridgehead across Is
sci River in Holland toward
N-bomb coast. Together with
the British Second Army the
Canadians cleared nearly half
of the German pocket between
Ems and WeSer rivers.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
CRISIS IN Il DAYS

Spain'S declaration Of war on
Japan may be expected to follow
close upon the end of the war in
Germany. where sensational de-
velopmentS arc anticipated within
the next Ia days.
Breaking Off OF relations with
Japan was motivated OH the al
legged deliberate killing OF many
Spanish citizens and destruction
Of Spanish property in the Philip
pine Islands especially in Manila
and elsewhere on Luzon-by Jap
anese soldiers.
Toyko's reply TO Madrid's repre-
sentationS, made a few days ago
was considered completely un-
satisfactory.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
FIERCEST BOUT

Mai. Gen. John r. Hodge, COM
manding the oath Army Corps,
said the enemy thrustS precipi-
tated the fiercest bout we've had
with the Jap.
one Of the engagements flared
when the Japs counterattacked
IN fast stand Ht Oukt village.
AT the height OF the fray the
enemy commanders called for
mortar fire, which fell indis-
criminately among Yank and Jap
ranks.
Japanese artillery. cleverly con-
cealed in pits and raised by
elevators. continued TO maui the
Yanks
HEAVY FIRE
ms correspondent John r.
Henry said that an estimated
1000 rounds of heavy shells were
poured INTO positions held by the
Seventh Division alone in "a
hours Henry said that in one
instance two concentrations OF
200 rounds each were laid down
by the JapS within 20 minutes.
1T was the heaviest concen-
tration of japanese artillery on
record, so far as Tenth Army
authorities are cerne d."
Henry added
Nimitz acknowledged that there
were TO substantial changes in
the American lines Wednesday
The leatherneckS were in pos
session of some three-foJfrths OF
Molnhu- Peninsula on 9kihaHas
west coast.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
Chaplin Blasts
Joan iinCourt

LOS ANGELES. April II CINS)
Using all the gestures of a vet
eran actor, Charlie Chaplin took
the witness ctand in his defense
today, declared that Joan Barry
had demanded Sl50,0O0 for her
then unborn baby and her mother.
He emphatlcally denied he was
The father of her child.
Chaplin, appearing as his own
star witness in the paternity suit
brought by his former protege,
testified of Miss Barry'S alleged
demand for money under direct
exam ination by his attorney,
Charles f.. Millikan.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13

Spaln's mercnant ships are
neither armed nor do they have
naval escort.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13

OF the army wounded $50 /
have returned TO duty.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
TELLS OF DEMANDS

To a huShcd courtroom and at
tentIye- jury Chaplin, IN -SuaNe in
donations and with sweeping ges-
lures. testified concerning a con-
- his last --- with Miss
Barry in May, l943, when she told
him she was TO become a mother.
He said:
Joan said she wanted the
matter settled out of court. She
said Il don't Wdnt anything for
myself, ! just Want the baby and
my mother taken care of. Wont
$4,000 for each of them
IL told her was not the
father of her child. I said, You
knoW ! haUe had nothing to do
With you for oVer year.
BRINGS IN WAR
"She told me then. An the
papers against you and Wftt
blast you out of the country
l replied that | knew 95 per cent
Of the press was against me and
had been ever since l dared To
demand a second front on behalf
Of Russia that was a mis-
take I made"
Chaplin paused.
Then told her: TH fight you
even though they believe your
UilIainous Iies-your filthy scan
dni--your biackmail.' "
Chaplin denied that he was init
nate with his former protege
when she broke into his home at
on Dec. 1924.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13
WPB Permits
Car RetOO|inQ
$4,000, 900 Worth
Gets 60 Sign by Krug

The first tangible effect of the
recent visit 10 Detroit Ql IA.
krug War Production Board chief.
came today with has announce
mcnt that he would permit ire
production of S50000 GOO worth ot
critical machine tools needed 20
reconyert the automobile industry.
Most of the tools 3boai a-trH IN
number. are now on order with
machine tool builders b4t arc un-
rated. They were placed by the
-irauruE -Car Tuarut5CrILrI dS--tafi
but because of the urgency Of
machine tools for military orders
were not put ln process.
kFue SAID that WPB was work
INC out means OF putting these
"bottleneck tools in production
along with the high priority orders
for military purposes.
FIRST on LIST
The ones which VIII be worked
INTO the military orders are those
requiring tNc lOlECNl lCdf-IiIIltt
three 10 SCNcn- -nlpDtES.--
The tools which NPB viii okay
for immediate production consist
az a screened list OF bottlCncck
items essential 10 TeConvcrslon.
These are machines which have
been sold Transferred or worn
out IN war production and cannot
he replaced IN the automotlNe
production lines.
Henry =. Nelson. kruC'S aide
whe was left in Detroit after the
WPB chairman and his aides re-
turned 10 Washington last week
expected TO fly 10 the capital to-
day to confer with Krug on his
work.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-13

The casualty figures
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-02
Sweeps Start Early
To Avoid CurfeW
BY HAROLD KAHL

To conform with the new cur
few ruling the final squads on
Saturdays in The Detroit Times
Sweepstakes will start at 9;45
instead of 10 p. m. for the dura-
ton of the event. To make GER
tain all bowling is completed by
midnight. team captains are urged
to report their lIneups promptly
at 9:15.
Joe Ahler'S Ambassador of Bay
City and Leo Streicher'S Jim
White of Toledo viii be among
the five Class A clubs that will
be trying 10 better the 3031 Of
Art WatSon's Palmer Park Recre-
alton Sunday at 9 p. m. Others
are Wayne Whitemans Young,
Bill Scudder's Sky Club and John
Casburn' Palace Recreation.
A total of 149 other teams will
see action Saturday and Sunday,
II in Class b. "A in c, So in D
and 80 in +. They will have the
1887 of Fred Miller's Capitol,
2S44 of Walter Gacioch's Alexan-
ders, 1864 of Eugene BeckerS
UAW Spiders and 24S9 of Cass
Lawrence's Midwest 10 shoot at
in their respective divisions.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-02
Minor Loops
Revise Rules

CHICAGO, March ! CUP)--
The revised ma ior-minor league
agreement and rules were being
whipped into legal form today IN
preparation for submittance 10 a
major league subcommittee for
approval
The l0-man minor league re-
vision committee completed three
days of work on the two codes
yesterday still determined that
the majors should he more demo-
cratic in their control of organized
baseball
Under the revision, the major
minor organization as whole
can override the commissioner 5
action by legislative vote
The commitlcc also eliminated
the clause barring recourse 20 the
courts from a decision by the
commissioner, hlked the player
draft prices and repeatedly Sug-
gcsted more protection OF minor
league territory from big league
INVASION
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-02
Wilson a Cinch

Although baseball still seems d
in the air over picking a successor
10 Kenesaw NJ Lands. the Big
Ten IS pretty sure next week 10
name Kenneth L. CTug) Wilson.
NorthweSterns athletic director,
as commissioner to succeed the
late Mai. John J.. Griffith
Since Michigan'S Fritz Crisler
eliminated himself from considera-
ton. Wilson is the popular choice
Of conference heads.
The same week is just as likely
10 see Michigan win It's Tooth, and
maybe even the l0lSt, conference
championship The Wolverines will
battle IL out March 10 with Illinois
for the track title and on the
same day the Wolverine swimmers
will make their bid for another
crown.
Inasmuch as both events will be
held in the evening, the track
meet in the University Of Chicago
ficldhouSc and the water carnival
al Evanston. there is likely 10 be
close scrutiny Of the clocks 10
note the closing time of each
meet in case Michigan wins them
both.
AS great as will be the honor
Of winning the Tooth champion
ship. the other squad could gain
plenty Of pleasure for starting
Michigan on its second hundred.
No other conference school iy
within shouting distance of that
total.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-02
Wayne '5'
Beats I'D.

Coach Newman II. Ertell is
iuhllant today over his Wayne
University basketball teams 34-31
victory over University Of Detroit
at Mackenzie High last night.
The Tartar mentor Is rejoicing
because the victory. which ended
Wayne'S season, put the team
atop the won lost column among
the states college fives, evened
the series with the Titans al three
games and avenged setback
earlier this season.
Wayne has won II and lost
five
Paced b. Avery Jackson. Wayne
started with a rush and kept L.
OF D. al distance IN the first
three quarters. The Tartars en-
IoyCd an 1910 lead at halftme
and ran IT up 10 30-19 at the end
of the third period.
But l.. OF d., led by Tom MOli-
tor, former De La Sale prep star.
began 10 draw up. Molitor scored
two field goals and a free throw
and Abe ParncSs, Tartar forward,
sank free throw to bring the
score 10 3l-26.
With minute 10 go. the score
was 34-29 and the Titans tried
futilely, desperately TO wipe out
the margin.
Molitor was high with IA points,
Jackson hit the net for y points.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-02
Gun Club Beats
Recreation Team

The Detroit Gun Club defeated
the Parks and Recreation rifle
team, $40 to 9l6, in a special
two-position match at the gun
club range, Benny Bazydlo was
high, combining 100 prone to 81
standing for 192x200. Fred and
Doris Fisher, man and wife team,
tied for second with 1888. Jack
Kirschner had 1877. Emil Letrick
1856 Parks and Recreation used
Ross Sinclair, 1877 Margaret Nye,
IT'S. Glen Nye 1871 Paul Will
IouEhbN. lS2. and Roy Pretty. 169
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-02
TONIGHTfS SCHEDULE
AT HOLY REDIIMER
Wayne Will
Stick TO Gym

Indoor track meets in the
halls of Wayne University are
out from now on-but not be-
cause of a lack of spectators.
While hundreds of students
crammed the corridors TO see
the Tartars run Albion College
into the ground, figuratively
speaking, by an S3-11 score they
didn't count on the appearance
of Mrs. Laura Osborn, member
Of the board of education.
- Mrs. Osborn voiced her obiec-
tionS after seeing Wayne sprint
erS whiz by her ears. She said
the runners endangered students
passing through the halls.
Coach David Holmes agreed.
and from now on the Tartars'
indoor meets will be held in the
college gym. That gym. made
quatcly small for sprintS, was
the reason the runners were
dashing about in the corridors.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-02
One Of Reasons

Basketball interest in Michigan
has Jagged in recent years for
several reasons and this semi
state aspect that the annual
tournaments have IS one OF them.
If and when the Detroit schools
get back into state competition.
interest, particularly in the tour
namcnt itself. will boom
a second reason for cage inter-
est being at low ebb has been
the University of Mlchgan's
failure TO produce winning clubs
of recent years.
Let the Wolverines run l-2-3
in the Big Ten for a few seasons.
remaining as a strong title ceHl
tender, anyway until the las
stage Of a campaign, and here
again basketball interest would
tend TO pick up throughout the
state.
Crowds al Ann Arbor this sea-
son were up. largely as a result
OF a Seven-game winning streak
with which the Wolverines opened
the year against non-confetenee
opponents
Even at that. attendance aver
aged only abott 5000 wniie at
such points Illinois. Iowa and
Wisconsin the figure IS about
doubled
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-02
Have Competitors

Indiana has long been known
as the basketball center Of the
nation and l. Is true the fans 20
-aaff%- ever the -speFt there How
ever. ONO and Illinois now lust
about equal the Hoosiers with
their cage enthusiasm. The high
high schools reflect II as much as
the colleges
An average high school basket
ball schedule in those states runs
from 80 10 40 games a season and
when regular play is over, every
team IN the state enters the final
tournament
In Michigan the prep teams are
limited TO IA games besides tour
ney competition An Indiana or
Illinois high school player thus
ends his career with a good three
times the amount OF competition
behind him as a Michigan lad and
presumably should be far ad-
yanced as a player.
Could be that's one OF the rea-
sons the Wolverines have gone
begging al the Big Ten cham
pionship trough for some l6 years.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-02
Bob Tales
Basketball interest
Is Laeeing Here
BY BOB MURPHY
sports Editor

Around the state this week.
high school basketball teams are
approaching the climax OF ther'
seasons. It's tournament time
again for the kids and two weeks
hence, after district and reglonai
eliminations are out of the way.
they'll stage the final rounds In
Lansing that will produce cham
pions in Michigan's four high
school divisions.
Representatives OF Detroits
public schools are prevented from
engaging in state competition,
thanks to a short-sighted attitude
on the part of those in charge OF
athletics here.
The Catholic schools of the city
compete IN these meets and CATH
olic Central advanced last winter
10 within an ace of taking Mlchi-
gan's Class A title.
For basketball teams Of the
city schools, competition ends
with the closing of Metropolitan
League play. except for the con-
-testants in the city finals who
must settle for that one extra shot
at cOmDetitlOn.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-02
Two New Events
Sub for Pin Classic

With Louis Petersen definitely
calling off the spring bowling
classic scheduled TO begin May 5,
new events are announced today
as replacements.
Harold Allen Classic wifi SUBJ
Stitute for the Petersen starting
at Palace May 5. The Two in One
doubles will be sponsored by Irwin
Gies and open al Olympic Recrea-
ton the same date.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-02
More Complications

But should Higgins 20, the out
field problem grows more serious
since il had been planned 10 bring
Don Ross in from the outfield to
replace Higgins at third. In the
matter of hitting, the Tigers have
no hopes Of filling the slugging
Dick Wakefeld's shoes IN the out
field.
Unless good old Doc Cramer
picks up the stride he fashioned
late last season. an outfield that
includes Outlaw. Cramer and Ross
could not be expected 10 break
any batting records. However,
O'Neiii may have secret weapons
that will correct the situation.
In prewar years, the Tigers,
like other clubs. always had from
eight 10 to outfelders from which
10 choose. The Athletics have nine
listed this year, hut their callber
NAV be questionable. The Red SoX
have eight-six Of them having
had previous experience al Boston.
The White Sox have five-only
one more than the Tigers.