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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-09
PAN AMERICAN OFF
 FOR WHITEH0RSE

Leaving this afternoon for White horse were the following passengers Lt Harry Meyers, Walter Klinkham- mer, Mrs. Aldahy Fox, Sgt. William N. Weaver.
 Juneau to Seattle-Tom Morgan Florence Barnes. Franklin Smith Lawrence Westre, Charles Huntley Arthur Ozman, Faye Durkee, Lowell Greenwood, Don McCann, Beatrice Rosness, Alfred Rosness, Robert Zimmer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-09

whereas Sitka is accessible only by boat. It is the largest town in Alaska and consequently there are mere facilities for providing the es- sentials for funeral and funeral parties.
 The QMC found in Alaska IT vet erans of the Spanish American War, 1727 veterans of the First World War and said there were 4840 regis trants present in this war.
 It is estimated the bodies of men who died overseas will be brought home for burial and a number of wives and widows of Alaska veter- ans will be entitled to burial in the national cemetery. These will figure at 882 and on the basis of these figures, the cemetery would contain 3030 graves.
 It is indicated the Sitka cemetery graves contained 158 persons, 24. of them casualties in the peresent war whose bodies will be ultimately re- turned to their home states.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-09
FROM SEATTLE

c. A. Huntley, of Seattle, is a guest at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-09
BARTELL ARRIVES

Samuel Bartell, registering from Elfin Cove, is guest at the Bar anof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-09
FROM PELICAN

c. Raatikainen, of Pelican Cit. is staying at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-09
DELGRovE HERE

Virginia Delgrove, of Spokane, is staying at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-09
AP NeUstedtureS

NEW YORK-Dacause q piIyave in the uniform of the Army Air Corps wanted to do something big before he engaged in combat, a girl who has been in a wheel chair for 13 years will walk again.
 In 1881, poliomyelitis bounced up- On the lovely North Shore of Long Island with it's willow-hung coves and beaches It fastened fiercely upon 11-year-old Alice Hslwig in the little town of Glenwood Landing. When hospital treatment had done all it could, she was sent home-a wheel chair case"
 Before he enlisted Private Ray mond Lee used to live just up the street. Tn training in Nettaska, he knew he would soon be sent over seas and might not come back. The thing uppermost in his mind was a great desire to do something to help get Alice cn her feet again. He worked it over and over in his mind during long, lonely hours in camp why not write Mrs. Roosevelt. She would know if anyone did.
 T hate to bother your, he said in his letter addressed to the White House, but before long I'll go over seas, I'd like to do my darndest to help this girl, so, if anything should happen to me, I'll know I did something big in my life-that is big in the eyes of God You see, this girl lives in my old home town and she is the loveliest, cEeeriest and incest person anyone could meet. After all, doesn't God expect us to do something to help our fellow man?"
 It was a hard letter to write. It took a long time. He didn't know just how it was going to sound
 "Eon't think I'm asking for char ity," he put down in his compact handwriting. T don't make whole lot when it comes to thing like this but I have a little money saved and guess maybe I could borrow a little back home. I'll manage to get the money necessary somehow. But I do ask for advice-I know nothing Of doctors, hospitals, specialists, and such.'
 As socn as it was received the let ter was forwarded to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis q reply was sent to tEe camp in Nebraska and the Nassau County Chapter in Hempstead, N. r. was immediately contacted. Machinery was set in motion to do everything that could be done to help. It was the Chapters business to know ev- cry channel through which help could come to polio-stricken peo- pie. There was no need to ac- cspt the soldiers offer to use his savings and his army stipend He had already done his part.
 A complete physical examination of Alice Helwig, now 24, showed she was suffering from the acute con- fractions characteristic of the dis ease Operations were prescribed and she was sent to the New York Orthopaedic Dispensary and Hospi- tai. There operations were perform cd on both hips and upoii the con- tracted tendons of each leg. Her slender young body strengthened Her blue eyes were bright with hcpe. She could stand on her feet She could walk a few steps. Walk!
 Somewhere in Italy Private Lee received the good news.
 It will be months before the en- tire benefits of the operations are realized but Alice Helwig is not going to spend the rest of her life in wheel chair All because 20- year-o,d boy on his way to combat in the greatest of all wars wanted to help her-to do something big in the eyes of God"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-09

will be assigned, with visions of a family reunion in view.
 Cpl. Hermann has been in the Army two years, during which time he has been with the Alpine Ski Troops. He will be 21 years of age next month and holds the Purple Heart award
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-09
COAL MEDIATOR
 SAYSAGREEMENT
 ALMOST REACHED

WASHINGTON, April 9-Chair- man Van Horn of the Bituminous Coal Wage Conference reported "a tentative understanding" has been reached on all but one of the issues between the operators and John L.. Lewis.
 Van Horn wouldn't elaborate on reports that the soft coal fields showed, meanwhile, that at least 22,oOO miners were off the job
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-11-08
WAR CHEST
CONTRIBUTION

GLASGOW - Stan Kaiinski. $40
Christian Fellowship, S1.25; Charles
Walker, So; Florence Liston, So; Hans
Egstad, So; William Meyer, 50; Otto
NJ. Dokken, $40; L. Rybock, $40; Mr..
and Mrs. John Hurry, $15; Julia
Barker, 81; Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Pease,
$40; Glasgow MEA, $40; y. W. Olson.
So; Fremont Gideon. SIS; Carl Person,
So; st. Matthew's Guild, 81 A. j. Fey,
81; Sylvia NJ. HasbrOuck, 81; Mrs. G.. II.
BOllinger, $3.50; a O'C0nnor, $40
Abbie S. Cotton, 50; Blanche Grotjan.
SO; Charles ]. Miller, 80; Charles f.
Cabell. s..
THOENY-Fred Munger, So; Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Allie, s..
VANDALIA - Alex Watson. $40;
George Watson, $40; John GoOdmansOn,
81; Mr.. and Mrs. John Betz, 50.
NASHUA-JacOb Tweeten, $40.
OPHEIM-Wild Rose Woman's club.
s.: Mr.. and Mrs. Carl j. Anderson, S25.
RICHLAND-Mrs. Margaret Doe, 81
Mrs. Orrin FOssum, 50.
HINSDALE-Lydia Enseleit. 81.
LUSTRE-GeOrge j. Schmidt, $40.
TAMPICO-Mr. and Mrs. Olaf r..
Qualey, 50,
FRAZER 80 George KOlstad, s.; Vie
Jelmberg, $40: Ed Horgan, $40; Elva ID.
PETERSON, 81; Ben Decker, $40.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-11-08
HINSDALE

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo johnson OF
Chester were week end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Gauglitz.
Private David Schooner arrived
Monday morning from Camp Ro-
berts, Calf, to spend a ten-day
furlough visiting his parents, MI.
and Mrs. John Schooner, other rel
atives and friends in Hinsdale.
MI. and Mrs. H. F. Tuttle return
ed Sunday evening from Great
Falls, where they spent several days
attending the convention of the
Montana State Press association
and visiting MI. and Mrs. James
English and family.
Ed Gaspar left Thursday for his
home in Seattle after spending sev-
eral days visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Gaspar, and other
relatives. He is an inspector for the
civil aeronautics administration.
Mrs. Edwin Swanson and daugh-
ter, Connie Faye, accompanied Mr.
and Mrs. Magnus Swanson and Mrs.
Martin Swanson to Glasgow Sat-
urday afternoon.
Mrs. Olaf Qualey of Tampico Wis
lOSO AtSi PolCtiNoJ 4A. dAAQ MID. JOllll
McColly, Sunday. MI. Qualey went
on to the McColly ranch north of
Hinsdale to help Robert McColly
look for stray cattle.
Mrs. Bryce Wallis and daughter,
Linda Sue, of Vandalia visited at
the R. P. Nelson home Sunday.
It's James Baker left Thursday
for Portland to spend several weeks,
after visiting his mother, Mrs. Ruth
Baker, and family at Hinsdale. He
is on a 30-day furlough from an
eastern camp and expects to receive
a discharge in December.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jensen and
son, David Gene, and Eugene Jen-
sen left Monday morning for Seat
tie, where Frank and Eugene ex-
pect to find work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Writ and
children, Gordon and Ronnie, left
this week to make their home near
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Bomsta trucked their furniture to
Mrs. Mildred Graeter of Deer
worthy matron of the Mon
grand chapter of the Order of
the Eastern Star, was an overnight
guest Of Mrs. T. L. Cockrell Mon
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-11-08

Wilfred H. Tranberg. Opheim, army,
Fort Warren, Wyo.; William c.
Treichel, Hinsdale, army, Fort
Lewis; Dean Tschache, Glasgow,
army, Camp Mccoy; Howard
Turner, Oswego, army, Fitzsimmons
general hospital, Denver; Elmer j.
Ulvestad, Nashua, army, Fort Doug
las; Adrian D. Vertz, Hinsdale,
army, Fort Sumner, S. c.; John
Yates, Glasgow, navy, Long Beach,
Calf.
Also, Wallace F.. Zwemke, Glas-
gov, army, Camp Mccoy; Walter
H. Wade, Opheim, army, March
field, Calf; James R. Walsh,
Nashua, navy, Bremerton; Edmund
Walton Jr., Frazer, army, Camp
Mccoy; Joseph j. Walton, Frazer,
army, Fort Douglas; Stanley O..
Ward, Hinsdale, navy, Bremerton;
Clayton A. Wesen, Glasgow, army,
Camp Plauche, La; Leroy j. Whit
tie, Fort Peck, army, Fort Douglas;
John A. Wigdahl, Nashua, army,
Gore field; Edward w. Willett,
Hinsdale, army, Gowan field, Idaho;
Elmer L. Williams, Glasgow, army,
Fort Sill, Okla, and George E. Will
son, formerly of Glasgow now of
Glendive, navy, Bremerton.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-11-08

day. Mrs. Cockrell drove her to Saco
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Peter Gaasch substituted for
Ted Langemo as Junior high teacher
at the local schools Friday. Mr.,
Langemo was i'll with a severe cold.
MI. and Mrs. Leo B. Coleman of
Fort Peck were overnight guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Norman Thurs
day.
Mrs. Roy Hilman Jr. was a caller
in Glasgow Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyatt drove to Malta
Monday evening to visit Mr.. Grants
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Grant,
and his brothers, Melvin and Chester
Grant and their families.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-11-08
r. A. Grey Is New
Monarch Lumber
Glasgow Manager

R. A. Grey. former Glasgow resi-
dent and who was recently dis
charged from the coast guard, has
succeeded A. T. Ralston as manager
of the Monarch Lumber company
yard in Glasgow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralston have left
for Billings, where Mr.. Ralston has
been appointed wholesale manager
for the Building Service company.
The new Monarch manager was
employed for several years here in
the West Side store when it was
operated by w. j. Butler. He later
moved to cut Bank, entering the
coast guard about three years ago.
He received his honorable discharge
at Seattle, Sept. rs.
The Greys visited relatives in
Glendive before coming here. They
are making their home in the Keagy
apartments.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-11-08
Fifty Delegates
Forecast for
FLA. Convention
BY Courier Correspondent

HINSDALE-At least so dele
gates from the Malta, Glasgow.
Chinook and Medicine, Glasgow,
ture Farmers of America chapters
are expected to attend the fall
Milk river district convention at
Hinsdale Saturday, accolding to
Superintendent r. R. Daley, who
is local vocational agriculture in
structor and F. F. A. advisor.
The Hinsdale F. F.. A. chapter,
which has % members this year,
will be host to the convention.
Livestock judging, poultry judg-
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-11-08
Glasgow Man Now
i'm Marine Corps

The Butte office of the marine
corps has announced that one VAL
ley county man has been signed
by the marine corps for a term as
a regular. He is Tom Adolph Fran
ZEN. son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Franzen, Glasgow. The 17-year-old
Leatherneck has been sent to San
Diego. Calf, for training.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-11-08

ing, grain judging, crop and weed
Identification contests and a farm
mechanics contest are on the con-
vention program. A noon lunch will
be served by the hot lunch and
domestic science department Of the
school
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-11-08
JUNIOR NATIONS MEET

Hirsdale - The Junior Matrons'
BRIDGE club met Thursday evening
at the home of Mrs. Robert McEl-
vain. The high prize went to Mrs.
Ella Rumble, a guest of the club,
and Mrs. George Mercer was second
high. Mrs. Roy Hillman Jr. re-
ceived the travelling prize. The
hostess served a lunch. Mrs. Peter
Gaasch was presented with a gift
from the group in honor of her
birthday.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-11-08

A girl who had bee working in
a defense factory announced to a
girl friend, ITS all right! I saw
the doctor and he said those funny
Jumps on my arms are muscles"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-11-08

EDITORS NOTE: This Newspaper,
through special arrangement with the
Washington Bureau If Western Neys-
paper Union al 1915 Eye Street, NV,
Washington, d. c., IS able to bring
readers this weekly column on prob
lens of the veteran and seryieemdn
and his family. Questions may be ad-
dressed 10 the above Bureau and they
will be answered in a subsequent COL
No replies can be made direct by
mail, but only in the column which will
appear in this newspaper regularly.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-11-08
Too Late To Classify

FOR SALE-Two month old black
Cocker spaniels. Inquire Self Serv-
ice Grocery. C-45-1tc D-55-1tc
FOR SALE-Two Airedale dogs one
6 months old and one 2 months
cid. Inquire Self Service Grocery.
C-45-1tc D-55-1tc
FOR SALE-1935 master Chevrolet
sedan. Good tires. Inquire Farmers
Union Oil, Glasgow. C-45-1tp
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19
Guns Duel on OkinaWa
L.. .S.SendS
Fritz Kuhn
To Reich

WASHINGTON, May Is
/ (UP) Fritz Kuhn. f former
leader of the German-Amer-
lean Bund, has been ordered
deported to Germany as an
undesirable alien, the justice
department announced today.
Time OF Kuhns departure viii
depend on arrangements with
u. S military authorities in Ger
many. it was said. He will be
sent TO the region under Ameri-
can occupation L. s. Army au-
thorities in Germany may take
such action as they see fit when
Kuhn arrives.
immigration authorities based
the deportation order on Kuhn )
conviction a. an alien Of a crime
involving moral terpitude within
five years OF his entry into this
country
Although Kuhn was naturalized
in 1884, the justice department
holds that he took his oath Of
allegiance with mental reserva-
tions and therefore was never
legally entitled TO citizenship.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19
Chinese Destroy Jap
Division in Human

CHUNGKING. May is CUP)-
Chinese troops have advanced TO
within Is miles northwest Of
Paoching in pursuit of a beaten
Japanese eolurnn falling back on
that western Human base. a COM
munique reported today
At tho same time. Generals
.Simo Chang issued an order OF
the day announcing destruction Of
An entire Japanese dINisIonUn the
fighting in southern Honan
province
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19
MacOI1lb Floods
Continue TO Rise

problem but added that only
about $50 families had 10 be
evacuated by the Red Gross ard
coast guard
These persons were being cared
for in downtown, Mt. Clemens in
churches and at Red Cross head
quarters y,
Fifteen main traffic arteries
and 25 gravel roads IN Macomb
were impossible. County engi-
neers believed inspection would
disclose several bridges damaged
considerably.
Apparently the hardest hit
area was Harrison Township,
where 5000 persons are housed In
about SEQ homes. Several families
have been evacuated from here
(Continued on Page ?, Col. ~
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19
Fears Eardrums Broken

His bleeding and he believes both eardrums
broken by terrific force of explosions that than
knocked him fat His hands bore superficial burns.
Otherwise he unhurt and within few days-before
the Japs again in desperate attempt to finish off the
crippled carrer-he was back at his battle station.
Simon the flag deck bombing up torpedo plane
when the first attack With the alert he dropped that task
and jumped to his battle station anarcrat gun.
1--WE all wearing fash clothing" he said I'VE had
and gloves That's the only thing that saved
1--WE the Nip coming in. When the bombs hit, the
lContinued on Page
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19

With damage estimated at ST.
100000, the Clinton River rose
steadily in Macomb County to-
day. but inundated Wayne County
areas began to feel relief as rains
lesSened in intensity and the
River Rouge receded.
Although it stopped raining in
most of Macomb County this
morning. the Clinton was surging
upwards two inches an hour and
had reached Is feet 9 inches at
the Morsvian state bridge. or y
feet 6 inches over its normal
depth there
The sheriffs office in Nj
Clemens conceded that the waters
rampaging over large portions Of
the county presented a serious
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19
Vichy Officials
Held by French

PARIS. May 1s CUP)-Georges
Scapini, former minister in charge
of war prisoners in the Vichy
government, and Rene BouSquet,
Vichy's secretary general of po-
lice. were arrested by French
authorities on their return from
Germany today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19
Sentence Wilcox
To ) Years More

Former Sheriff Thomas G. VIII
cox, 81, now serving a Az 10 B.
year term in jackson Prison. was
given an additional federal prison
sentence of ) years this after
noon on charges of evading income
taxes.
The sentence was imposed by
JUDGE Edward J. Moinet.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19
.WaterAGaIlle
,AUArOund Us
DETROTTERS ON CARRIER

At least eight officers and enlisted men from the
Detroit survived the bombing of the aircraft carrier
Franklin Another lost his life. They were:
Torpedoman George r. Simon, former Detroit halter
whose shop W. Grand Blvd and Michigan He suffered
superficial burns.
1Le Frank Petrill 1924 Arlington.
Shpftter SIC Albert Worrall, 1896 Ardmore,
1t. Gordon Hassig, 1928 St Jean.
1t. John Barr Sl5 Mckinley. Crosse Pointe
Coxswain Gerald Astourian 1884 lansing former De-
trOit swimming coach
Yeoman 2/c Donald Price, Mt. Clemens.
Yeoman &c Robert Hearns, 20, of Mr. and Mrs.
William Hearns, AIS w. Fifth, Royal Oak.
Mitchell Albert Of Beevile killed at his post
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19
Party Re-eIects Chang
Times Photo
Tlmss Photo

NEW YORK, May 1S INS)-
Generalissimo Chang Ksi-Shek
today was reelected director Of
the Chinese National Peoples s
Party AT conference in Chung
king, BIC said.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19
JEWS PROTEST ARAB PACT AT CONFERENCE

SAN FRANCISCO May 18 (UP)-The Jewish
Agency for Palestine today filed protest with the United
Nations conference against the distribution to delegates
by the secrearat of the text of the recently drafted
pact of the League of Arab States IN
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19
4 FIiers Die in Crash

ST. JOHNS. y r, May IS
GNS)-Four American airmen
we're killed today in an airplane
crash at Torbay Airport.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19
PM WRITER FACES HOUSE WRATH

WASHINGTON, May 18 (INSl-The House veterans
committee today cited Albert Deutsch, PM newspaper
for contempt after his refusal to diyuge his
of information for articles concerning the Veterans Ad
minstratiOn.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19

NEW YORK, MAY 18 ONS)-British Second Army
forces occupying northwestern Germany are carrying
out great roundup of gestapo officials and Germans who
defy Allied orders" ABSIE radio reported today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19

EDITORS NOTE-Tro Detroit SurUiUorS of the
Franklin disaster ne,Cs Of Which released today By
the macy department. gaze the Times these eyewitness
accounts of the bombing Of the big carrier 1Cith tCtce
rs mann casualties as the United States counted the
entire battle of the Coral Sea- One deck wen the
Nip plane came but bloWn into fame-couered sea
By ensuing explosion. The other penned beloW
decks by the original blasts.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19

Torpedoman Ic George r. Simon, 34 came home today
to tell story of the bombing of the aircraft carrier Franklin
which, for sheer horror, like page out Of Dantes
story of the Inferno
Simon former Detroit hatmaker and dirt track racing
the Frankn deck when the Jap bombs struck
Mracuousy protected by his reesistant flash suit and
fought the resultant flames five hours without leup
while hundreds of his shipmates died terribly.
Then blasted into the when the ships generator
60 spent the longest 20 minutes of his life literally swim
ming through flames that spread the waterhen
the icy water before finally at ngha destroyers
hauled him aboard to safety
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19
.a143zS;I5


DUBLIN, May 1S CUP)-Prime Minister EamOn de
Valera announced plans today for Fire to aot Sl200000
worth of food clothing and livestock to European relief
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19
Auto Release
ByWPB Seen
In 48 Hours
By SILER FREEMAN

WASHINGTON, May 1S-With-
in 4S hours the automotive IN
dustry should have It's official
"go-ahead' on starting automobile
production at the rate of more
than 100000 cars a year. War
Production Board Chairman Krug
met with War Mobilization Direc-
tor Vinson today and Krug was
expected to make the announce
ment later in the day or Satur-
day.
WIPE sanction would follow the
concurrence of labor in the pro-
posal of the industry advisory
committee 10 start on this years
10 per cent of the 2,000,000-car
minimum, with the understanding
that the quota would be raised as
materials became available.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19
HOURLY TEMPERATUPES

I'll. son will set A. s4s M today and
rise tomorrow A. 0s
Tae moon viii use az II IS M today
sud set tom1gruW A. 20 m
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19
In The Times TO-DAY

mac LAKE LINEs TO CLEyILANn
ever ni2ht at IL 30 Travel IN comfort
sefyicf % Buffalo begins TUESDAY, May ~
KLYKo MARGARINE - swest-aseiovet. nila
pure and simply delicious. Try nl-Adv.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19
American League
DOD 4 Wv
600 90
CHICAGO
600 90

Ferris and Garbark; Haynes
and fresh.
Washington at Detroit, post
poned.
Philadelphia AT Cleveland, post
poned.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19
CALLS CUTBACKs LARGE

Labor held back on two points.
however. r. j. Thomas. head of
the UAW-CIO, at a press confer
ence yesterday stated:
II take no responsibility for
the 100000 car figure for this
year. We should be able to
make all the cars we can. And
we should not have TO wait un-
I'll July to get started. We
could start this afternoon, IL
the government said So"
Thomas pointed 10 the growing
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19

DR J. e TooLT, DENTIST
fiH " iafsyettf 81 Michigan rnf Ci'y
Hsa. Roursl 90. Tel, ca 66s9 80 Adv.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19

Pins Infantry
To Small Gain

GUAM, MAY 1s (UPl-A great
artillery duet, of unprecedented
fury in the Pacific war flared
along the Okinawa battle line to-
day as Tenth Army forces fought
yard by yard into the three
wrecked bastion towns of Naha.
Shuri and Yonabaru.
Tokyo reported, without Allied
confirmation. that powerful
American feet steamed out of the
Marianas last Sunday or Monday,
presumably for new forays against
the Japanese empire
. Front dispatches indicated L. s.
ground forces were battling inside
Shuri and Yonabaru, as well as
in Naha. where marines OF the
Sixth Division expanded a hard
won bridgehead across the Asato
River.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-19
SMASH AT CENTER

The enemy reported earfer that
American troops broke into Shuri
the inland anchor OF the japanese
defense line midway between
Naha on the west coast and Yona-
baru on the east.
Nowhere were the Americans
making big advances The Japa-
nese. supported by the heaviest
concentration OF artillery ever as
sembled by the enemy In the Pa
cific war. limited Yank gains TO
yards and feet.
Front dispatches said marines
deep inside Naha were cracking
fanatic japanese resistance there,
but later reports said the leather
neckS IN Naha were pinned 10
many positions" and that only
small amounts of equipment had
crossed the Asato River at the
edge OF the city.