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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-08-04
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ra in stoli, posoda, kuhinjska
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primoran prodati, zato je cena
skrajno nizka. 1902 St. Clair
Ave., HE 1000.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-08-04

PFC of Detroit Mich
Chpr participating
four Southwest Pacific
achment with the 1st cavalry DIVISION built
shifting at the headsone is alegedy Chips
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-08-04

another split batter
the line hope he doesn't those his
towards first At the the
back reclaim that baseball suit before Babe
rate he will make of it for a W
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-09
federal 1l31H1l!li{] s!2l I!33LI 171'
Household Needs Now!

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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-30
1t. VINSON OF
DETROIT MAKES
MARK IN BURMA
By FRANK T.. BOLDEN
(NhpA War correspond ent

ALONG THE STILWEIL
ROAD. lndia-Burms. Delayed
High on the side OF i.500-foot
peak OF the dense. vast green Ia
pestried jungle of the Patkai
Mountain Range at Tagap, in up
per Assam Province. where the
black nanihcr crafty stalks MS
arch enemy. the Bengal tiger.
through dim, primordlal world
which for centuries afforded the
elephant. the cobra, and the devil
tormented aborigine a refuge from
the encroaChing tides OF clvlllza-
ton. nestlcS the only hospital in
ASIA entirely stated by Negroes
and which j. also one Of tao such
colored UNITS operating overseas
today.
Under the command Of dapper
Mai William II. Strickland. Of
Philadelphia. Pa, a graduate OF
Lincoln university pa. and
the Medical School Of Howard
university. and who il well
known in social circles along the
gay Nnite way Oh tnt EdSttTn
Seaboard. the hospital has grown
out Of the planning and sweat
Of competent doctors. nurses.
and technicians-ali products Of
such well-knOwn institutions as
Howard. Lincoln. WilberfOrce,
Dartmouth, Harvard. and Mehar-
~ Harlem. Homer Phillips, and
Kansas City General-snd cooks.
mechanics and other general GI
personnel.
THIS MODERN Institution is a
tremendous tribute 10 the insenul-
" and perseverance Of the cour-
ageouS men and women who have
come this far 10 serve their coun-
try and 10 administer 10 the sick
and wounded al their hospital
mere h!sh up IN The clouds
2nd Lieut.. Rosemary V.NSon. Of
Detroit. serves as the dlet.iIsn for
me hospital
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-30
Cpl. Howard Bryant
Fine Water Tender

WITH THE l5l9,h ENG WATER
SUPPLY co. Manila -Tcchnlc.sn
Fifth Grade Howard Bryant. o:
5Sl7 :, Antoine. Detroit. Is Al;h
me l5l9ta EnG.necr Wa'cr supply
company IN Mania He j. Ma
ter tender = loo iHat involves INC
production and publication % VA
ter .o- al military or-anizstlonS
and civilians a. vel HAY ne en-
tered the Army IN l942 and &c
ceItlns MS base raining Al For;
BelNour. Va. rs Bryan; was sen;
20 Camp Swift Texas. FOR yea!
OF intensive framing n Aale!
prod uc;on.
In January Of ~ he en-
barked for the South Pacific.
stopping first at Guadalcanal.
From here he went 10 Green Is
land. twice making short visits
To Bong ainviile and once To
Russell Island. and finally stop
ping I'm Manila. For his service
among the islands he wears the
Asiatic Pacific. Philippines Lib
Grafton. and the Good Conduct
ribbons.
Before entering the Army he
vas employed oy me Southwest.
EN- Ford Mo,or Sales company ot
Detroit. HIS wife Mrs ZenOv 4
BRYANT. res doS ,; 5Si7 s. An
tome.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-30
Negro Infantry Elements Alerted
For Shipment To The United States

WASHINGTON, d. c. - One OF
the four infantry divisions Of the
First Army which have been
alerted for shipment 10 the United
States in June is the l04,h Timber
wolf Division in which Negro pla-
toons. fighting with white COM
panles made an impressive record.
the War Department announced
this week
Members Of the Division will
get furloughs In the States before
being sent on 20 the Pacific.
MAJOR GEN. Terry Allen. COM
handing general Of the l04th. re-
Gently decorated twelve Negro
Doy2hboys with Silver and Bronze
Star medals for galiantry and hero
ism in action IN It's push past the
Rhine.
The First Army Of General
Courtney Hodges viii operate in
the Pacific, but the divisions which
comprised II in the European The
alter will not necessarily be sent 10
that rea.JHst how many Units will
be retained for combat has not
been announced.
AS OF APRIL IL, l945 the First
Army consisted OF four corps and
the 18th Airborne, 3rd. 5th. and 7th
Infantry Divisions. These corps IN
cluded Is divisions, the lst. End 9th.
9th. 18th, seth, 18th goth, l04th, and
l06th Infantry Divisions: the 3rd
and 9TH Armored and the 82nd Air
borne Divisions,
Negro platOons composed Of
volunteers from rear echelOns
service units fought with the LIST.
End. 9Th. 9Th. 69th. 18th. 99th. and
the l04th Divisions.
The veteran lst Infantry Dr.
vision was assigned 10 the 3rd
Army Of General George S. Patton.
Jr in It's final campaign Of the
European war When the fighting
stopped. the divisions remaining in
the NrSt Army we're assigned 10
the Ninth Army Of 1t. Gen. Will
ham H. Simpson. giving him COM
mand OF Is divisions and nearly
one million men.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-30
Two Detroiters
Take 81 Courses

HDJ. 7o3RD MEDICAL SAM.
TARY co Southampton, Eng
land Pfc Theorode r. Talley. 50
o. 6l25 Whiiewood avenue. De-
,roi;. Mich. mas enrolled in a
course IN psychology and lie. De-
ING offered through the Army In
formation and Education program.
He is one OF the SO members OF
this Negro Mea.cal Sanitary COM
psny taking advantage o! the
courses oelns offered through TINS
Set-up.
First Lieut.. John {. Alnutt. Of
Kansas City. Mo. information
and education officer and former
principal-teacher in the public
school system of Missouri. has
outlined q program to meet the
special needs of this unit For
men who need special assistance.
group study classes have been
organized Also enrolled is Pfc
Harvey ID. Shaw. Of lS4,5 WeN-
ford avenue, Detroit. Mich.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-30
Willie /. L-oborn
Aids In GETTING
Fleet Supplies

OAKLAND. Calf - Hard at
work al the Naval Supply Depot.
largest naval supply base in the
world-dedicated entirely 10 the
tremendous. ever-lncreasins task
OF supplying the fighting Navy
fleets in the wlde-ranging Pacific
Nsr against the Japs-are:
WILLIE L. LABORN. seaman
first class in the Navy He IS one
o, the many colored personnel
cont-, out,ng 10 the war effort al
the Naval Supply Depot and IS as
signed 10 the General Supply
branch. which stores and issues
more than $500 items OF general
stores provided directly 10 the
fleet and TO the various advanced
bases and stations. His hometown
address is 5043 Roosevelt, Detroit
Mich.
RAYMOND LEVENS. yeonar
third class, one Of the many hun
dreds OF colored personnel en-
ployed al the depot His home ad-
dress is Sal E Hancock street. De-
iroit. Mich. where his wife, Va
leris, and two sons. Raymond Jr.,
and john LeVerne, now reside
For the past SIX months he has
been assigned 10 the Advanced
Base Section. one Of our seven
major branches. which has rec
ord OF tremendous accomplish
during the war. The long line OF
Stepplng-Stones 10 Tokyo which
do, the Pacific is tangible trIo-
Ute 10 LIS Success
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-30
Jack Edgar Jones
Promoted In Navy

Jack Edgar Jones. Is. Of 400 Mel
bourne street. Detroit. has been
promoted 20 aviation ordnance
Mate n the L. s Naval Reserve at
me Naval Ar Station, Seattle.
Wash
Jones. whose wife Mrs. Wattve
Jones. ives AZ the Melbourne ad-
dress. has been n the Navy one
year
Before entering the service he
was a DSR bus driver
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-30
BILL FITZPATRICK
On EI'RIOIGH

william J FI,zpatr'cS j. ~ 80
USCG. q former member - the
crew from the Gutter Campbell. j,
now. back home nm Detroit a!tct
SERVING o>cr>ca>' Tor e pt-.oa o.
iwo yeas aboard su l.Cl and a.
LIST
He is in the amphihiouS forces
and expects Ia head for the Pa
cific soon. lie was married sun
daN. Nav Il. Ia Miss Jerry Ran
lister Of 2SlS Beauhien. and
there will he honeymoon in
Ohio with relatives
nc 5 me son az Mrs VI >Sogt
EntnAirlch OF .hi1 IINLncs'nnC
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Kennedy
Continued From First Page. J

opposition west of Regensburg
Germany, but broke through anc
was the first division to cross the
Danube.
All It's men are draftees and they
come from every part of the country
Although it was comprised of Illi-
nols draftees in the last war, i
has no geographical identity in thi.
one. It's men will be furloughec
from the % Army personnel CEN
ters around the country.
The 86th Division was activateo
In December. 1912, and held in this
country until February, 1945, as a
training division, units being trans
ferred from it to divisions overseas
as they received sufficient training
1t is at fighting strength. Its
men are going to fight the Japs
They do not have the length of serv-
ice to give them discharges under
the point plan.
, Tomorrow will be a gala Sunday
IN New York Harbor. The four
transports, the James Parker, the
General Bliss. the General Brooke
and the Marine Fox, decked with
signal flags from stem to stern
will steam through the Narrows
between Staten Island and the
Brooklyn. The order will be dress
ship" on all vessels in the harbor-
they will be flying colorful signal.
Of welcome and they will blow thei,
whistles in greeting.
Hello Nom Greetings.
The Marine Fox will heel to port
and tug boats will warp her into
. Staten Island pier. The others
will go up New York Bay, past the
Statue of Liberty and the skyscrap.
ers into the Hudson River to the
Manhattan piers where the Nor.
mandy and the Queen Mary usec
to berth.
The Army's yacht Dixonia, with g
WAC band and the newsmer
aboard will accompany the convoy
up the bay. I will be one of the re.
porters privileged to see the show
Eewsreel cameras will grind. Radio
men will be making "electrica
transcriptions" holding the micro.
phone before returning GIs fol
Hello Nom greetings to be broad.
cast from stations near home.
Before the men of the 86th dis.
embark they will turn in specia
Geographic forms by which rela.
tives will be notified of their arriv.
sl. There will be no opportunity
however, for them to greet relatives
personally.
Fourteen thousand trans-Atlan
tic passengers used to be an av.
Evening star., 1945-06-17

along the coast near the front lines
Admiral Nimitz emphasized thai
the commanders on the ground un
derstood fully the Importance O.
completing the campaign as soor
as possible because every day tn,
ships had to stay off Okinawa wa!
another day in which suicide plane!
could attack-they needed no par
i'ticular goading."
The airfield development on Oki.
nawa was delayed much the sam,
way it was at Leyte in the Philip
pines-by rain and lack of good air
field and building materials.
The admiral acknowledged that
Okinawa casualties suffered afloa'
exceeded his advance expectation!
but he said casualties ashore wer,
not in excess of what normally !!
expected for such an operation.
The last report of American cas-.
ualties, covering action through
May % for the Navy listed 4,27e
killed or missing and 4,171 wounded
Casualties through May "a for the
Army were 3.706 killed or missing
and 1870 wounded. For the
Marines, 1t was 626 killed or miss
ing and 7,433 wounded.
The last official figures of enemy
dead exceeded $1,000 but unofficial
reports since have pushed the total
we'll above 10000.
Admiral NimitZ asserted that even
if the island had been taken in one
day the fleet carriers would have
had to remain to provide air cover
against Japanese air attack from
the homeland bases.
Fleet forces also would have tc
protect vessels coming in with sup
plies.
Job Not Bungled.
Regardless of what casualties
were suffered. there was a job to be
done. and think it was not bungled
and not fiasco, as the Lawrence
article suggests" said the admiral
Asked how many airhelds were
now operating on Okinawa, Admiral
Nimitz said, The Tokyo radio has
very accurately reported that the
Americans now have lots of fields
and lots of planes which give the
people Of Japan no cause for op-
timism. They are getting to be very
accurate in their reports
Admiral Nimitz said he was
prompted to make his statement be-
cause Il think this was an unwar-
ranted attack on responsible COM
manders by people far from the
scene. I feel owe it to the people
under my command to clarity the
situation"
Appearing with Admiral Nimitz
Evening star., 1945-06-17

erage months peacetime total fol
New York harbor. The debarka.
ton of the more than $4,000 mer
in one day is expected to be ac-
complished speedily and the mer
will be brought here to Camp Kill.
mer by train.
Furloughs by Wednesday.
The New York Port of Embarka
ton of which this 50,000-cot camr
is unit, will process all of The
returning soldiers and have them
out of here in "a hours. Those as
signed to Fort Meade will be there
sometime Monday night and be out
on 30-day furloughs Tuesday o,
Wednesday at the latest.
The 86th is commanded by q
Texan, Maj. Gen. Harris M. Me-
lasky. 1t is comprised of the 341st
342nd and 343rd Infantry Regi-
ments and the 404th, 332nd ano
911th Field Artillery Battalions.
Port of Embarkation officials said
soldiers returning from Europe by
way of New York would average
5000 a day during the summer
August is expected to be the peak
month, with 100000 passing through
New York and other ports.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Arlington Man browns
After FaI|inq Into Canal

Cecil Wood, 81, Of Wilson boule-
ward, Arlington, Va. was drowned
last night in the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal near the Fletcher boat
livery at 1910 Canal road NV. when
he stepped from dark landing into
the water.
He and his brother-i law, E. L.
Crider. 1880 North Lancaster street
Arlington. went there to hire a boat.
Mr. Crider told members of the
Fire Rescue Squad No. / that he
jumped into the water after Mr.
Wood but due to the darkness could
not reach him. The body was re-
covered by the firemen.
Evening star., 1945-06-17

Gen. Buckner and other command
ers present with respect to the
strategic and tactical situation.
Tactics Now Proven.
His military tactical decisions
were his own but they had my con-
currence and that of the senior
naval commanders concerned
New landings would have had to
be made over unsatisfactory beaches
against an alerted enemy defense.
They could have involved heavy
casualties and would have created
unacceptable supply problems. The
tactics decided upon have now
proved successful and have resulted
in methodical destruction of nearly
all Japanese troops on Okinawa with
losses to ourselves which, although
serious, are still relatively small.
1--WE have won through at Oki-
nawa by the same unity of purpose
between ground and surface and
air forces which have made our
previous successes possible.
Veteran troops on Okinawa are
as fine as any in the world.
"As responsible commander in
chief of the Pacific Ocean areas,
can assure you that they are mag
nificently led by Gems Buckner
Geiger, Hodge. Arnold, Bradley, De
Vale, Bruce, Griner and Shepherd
Comparisons Unjustified.
"They were given naval gunfire
support beyond all precedent and
wNe covered and supported by the
air forces of the Army, Navy and
Marine Corps.
During the operation each serv-
ice took losses. and each service
inflicted great damage on the enemy.
Comparisons between the services
are out of place and ill-advised.
Malicious gossip should not be
permitted to undermine the con-
fdence of our people in the fighting
services or the pride and confidence
that fighting men here in the Pa
cific have in each other.
ut is by unity of purpose and
teamwork as we'll as superior skill,
force and equipment, that We shall
complete the destruction of Japan.
Successful completion of the
Okinawa operation will have far
reaching effects of great impor-
tance.
Withdrawals Forced.
Establishment of our forces at
OkinaWa has practically cut off all
japanese positions to the southwark
as far as sea communications are
concerned. 1t has made the Japa-
nese situation in China, Burma and
the Dutch East Indies untenable,
and has forced Withdrawals which
are now being exploited by our forces
in China.
1T has established our forces In
the inner approaches of Japan with
results that will become more clear
in days to come.
Suffice it to say now that Army
and Marine commanders on Oki-
nawa and those who covered and
supported them have done their
duties well and skillfully. They
have performed services of great
value under the most difficult con-
ditions. They deserve the gratitude
of their country"
Weather Delayed Conquest. :
Speaking extemporaneously be-
yond his prepared statement, Ad-
miral Nimitz said weather played a
very important part in delaying the
conquest.
"Old general mud was out there
interfering with our operations more
than with the Japs," he said.
I'VE were moving forward. The
Japs were trying to hold. In the last
10 days of May, 13 inches of rain fell
on Okinawa where roads at best
were not strong enough for our
heavy equipment"
Because of the weather, the troops
had to be supplied by parachutes
from planes and by boats landed
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Wife Of D. {. Army Officer
Wins Divorce al Reno
~ the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
RENO, New, June 16.-Elise Dur
rim Davies, 81, New York. today
tossed her wedding ring In the
Truckee River as she left Washoe
County Court with a divorce from
Col. Clarence e. Davies, Washing
ton, executive secretary of the
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers.
Il am glad that's over" the pretty
brunette said. Asked when she
would get 4 new ring, Mrs. Davies
said:
That's hard to say. I've reached
the age OF discretion"
The youthful matron was award
ed custody of Richard Durrin Da-
vies, Is, child of a prior marriage
adopted by the Army oficer. The
court also granted her 5000 month
ly alimony, insurance benefits and
other property. The couple mar
ried in 1910,
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Lawrence
Continued From First Page

Simon Bolivar Buckner, jr., ane
were his own, but they had my
concurrence"
The admiral first read a prepared
statement and then discussed the
situation extemporaneously with
correspondents. He gave long
commentary on the entire Okinawa
operation.
The admiral explained that he
went to unusual means to answer
the column because Mr.. Lawrence's
statements show that the author
has been badly misinformed, sc
badly as to give the impression that
he has been made use of for pur.
poses which are not in the best in
terests of the United States"
Expanding on this point beyond g
prepared statement, Admiral Nimit7
declared:
Il am sure Lawrence of his own
knowledge did not know what was
going on on Okinawa. He was given
the information by some one to at.
tack my commanders and this in
volved me because l was in a posi-
ton to know what was going on.
Being given the information by
some one with an axe to grind, Law.
renee was made use of-thats what
this means to me-"
Tactical Decisions Questioned.
In the prepared statement Ad-
miral Nimitz declared, Simple JUS
tice to a group of fine soldiers re-
quires that Gawrence's criticisms
be answered"
He explained that he was making
his statement in reply to the COL
umnist after deliberation and
thought.
He first cited the article. which
criticized commanders at Okinawa
| for tactical decisions, for not mov-
ing faster and for not using the
Marines for new landings in the
Japanese rear.
Then Admiral Nimitz declared:
Long before the assault on Oki-
nawa, every possible landing beach
on the island was photographed, re-
photographed and studied thor
oughly by most competent officers in
the Pacific; officers who have been
responsible, with limited resources.
for moving our forces to the inner
approaches of Japan, while the re-
quirements of the war against Ger
many still took precedence.
Landings Virtually Unopposed.
THE first landings took place on
beaches selected, and events proved
the wisdom of these selections"
The original landings on Oki-
nawa were virtually unopposed.
Three-fourths of the island area
was quickly won, with the Marines
sweeping to the northern end of
the island while the oath Army
Corps met the main force of Japa-
nese in the SOUTH"
Continuing. he said, when the
Marines had completed their task
in the northern end of the island,
my own staff as we'll as those of
other commanders concerned re-
studied thoroughly the various pos
sibilities for new landings to take
the Japanese defenses in reverse,
as well as other tactical plans.
Being fully aware that delays on
shore would increase the losses
af1oat, I flew with some of my staff
to Okinawa and conferred with
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Lawrence Used Story
lon 0kinawa Navy
Had Passed, He Says

BY tne Associated PresS.
David Lawrence, who drew an
answer from Admiral Nimitz at
Guam for references in his news
paper writings to strategy OF the
Okinawa campaign, last night issued
the following statement:
1T Is most unfortunate that Ad-
miral Nimitz, for whom I have the
highest respect and admiration,
should have been so grossly mis-
informed about what I wrote. II he
had had a copy Of my article Of
May 30 he would have found that
I quoted verbatim from the dispatch
by Homer Bigart. war correspondent
of the New York Herald Tribune in
Okinawa, who gave the American
people their first news Of the tragic
blunder In tactics made at Okinawa.
Mr.. Bigart's dispatch was passed
by Navy censorship and I did not
add any information that was not
already transmitted by Mr.. Bigart
from the scene of action itself.
Hoped for Inquiry.
I'm writing my analysis June Of
the meaning Of Mr.. Bigart's dis
patch, however, I expressed the hope
that an investigation would be un-
dertaken by competent military per-
sons so that the mistakes made at
Okinawa would not be repeated.
am glad that such an investigation
is now under way and until that
inquiry is completed and all the
facts revealed, there is no good
purpose to be served in arguing the
merits of what Mr.. Bigart reported
from Okinawa and which has gone
unrefuted now for two weeks
For the benefit of those who
did not read Mr. Bigart's dispatch,
here Is an extract from it which
quoted May 80:
There. were two ways Of employ
ing the MARINE Sd Amphibious
Corps after its speedy cleanup Of
Northern Okinawa. 1t could be
landed behind the Japanese lines
in the south, or it could add power
to the frontal assault on the Shuri
line.
Use Frontal Attacks.
"'Our tactics were ultraconserva-
tive. Instead of an end run we per-
sisted in frontal attacks. It was
the hey -diddle- -diddle straight down
the middle. Our intention to COM
nit the entire force in a general
assault was apparently so obvious
that the japanese quickly disposed
their troops to block our advance.
Without fear of an amphibious as
sault on his rear, the japanese
commander apparently moved the
bulk of his force from Southern
Okinawa into the Shuri defenses.
Thereafter he could fight on terrain
of his own choosing, always con-
solidating his forces on the narrow
front. Always he could call the
turn Just as Field Marshal Kes-
selring In Italy did"
In New York, the Herald Tribune
said Mr.. Bigart in a dispatch from
Guam, acknowledged that Mr.. Law
renee had quoted him ''in seeking
to condemn Okinawa as a fiasco."
Mr.. Bigart's cable to the Herald
Tribune added:
This correspondent still believes
that landing on the south coast of
OkinaWa would have been a better
employment Of the Marines. But to
call the campaign a fiasco is alb
surd. The writer covered the Italian
campaign during the An1o and Cas-
sino actions, and he knows what .
f1asco Is"