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Western Front
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south of Houffalize and east of Ber-
togne on two bulge roads.

south of Houffalize and east of Ber-
togne on two bulge roads.
The enemy was reported attempt
ing to stand on an arc line from
Wiltz northwest to Houff falize,
thence ortheast to st. With. Lewis
Hawkins. Associated Press corre-
spondent with the Sd Army, said
planes reported strong German
forces including many tanks be-
hind that line.
Just north of the Haguenau Forest
area of Northeast France, the Ger
mans launched another attack on
the Hatten area where 1t. Gen.
Alexander M. Patch's 7th Army at
tempted to halt enemy attempts to
break through Maginot Line posi-
tions. Four Nazi tanks broke into
Hatten last night, but had been
driven of by midnight.
No changes were reported around
French-held Strasbourg. The Ger
mans last were reported 10 miles
south and 8 miles north of the city
OH Ine HIllle.
Field Marshal Won Rundstedt
strove to hold ST. With, where two
railroads and seven important high
WAYS meet miles west of the Ger
man frontier. He sent over Is tanks,
lightly supported by infantry, against
Gen. Hodges men at Thirimont,
and these were badly mauled in two
engagements during darkness.
The Americans after cutting the
Houffalize-St. With road threatened
to sever another from Vielsalm to
Cherain.
The Germans were fighting on the
north behind strong screens of anti
tank guns painted white and hidden
in snowdrifts.
"It must be acknowledged that
Won Rundstedt has brilliantly exc
cuted his retreat with the help of
ideal defense conditions" Associated
Press Correspondent Roger Greene
wrote from Marshal Montgomery
headquarters.
Mop Up Survivors.
West of the La Roche-Bertogne
road, only German stragglers and a
few suicide squads remained as
British forces and American Sd
Army troops famed through the
entire region mepping up haggard
and shivering survivors. The
British reached the Ourthe River on
wide front. The Germans offered
a strong fight at Mousny, miles
west of Houffalize.
The 1000 planes thrown against
the withdrawing Germans yester-
day spread havoc Forty or more
tanks and armored vehicles lay
wrecked along the Ardennes roads
along with hundreds of transport
vehicles. The road-filled enemy con-
voys were kept under bombing and
'strafing continually and it was ap-
parent that the enemy had suffered
a terrific crippling.
Reports to supreme headquarters
said the Germans now were finding
their command posts overrun by the
concentric Allied advances. At one
unspecified place, German regi-
mental headquarters was overrun
by an advance so swift that the
whole personnel of the post was
captured except the commanding
colonel himself.
Evening star., 1945-01-15
Allies Block Nazis'
Moves 10 Establish
0utposts in Italy
By the Associated Press,

ROME, Jan. 15.-Repeated Nazi
efforts to set up outposts south of
the Reno River and east of the
Senio along the Adriatic battle line
have been frustrated with heavy
losses to the enemy, Allied head
quarters announced today.
Strongly reinforced German forces
have dug in along the banks of
these rivers from the Adriatic to the
Apennines, and it is apparent that
Field Marshal Kesselring intends to
hold that line at all costs.
In the western coastal regions
of the 5th Army front, German pa
trols stepped up activity, particularly
in the Serchio Valley, where a re-
cent German counter offensive was
beaten back.
Along the rest of the 5th Army
front, Allied patrols probed enemy
defenses in the face of whitening
artillery fire. One Polish patrol,
however, crossed the Senio south of
the Bologna-Rimini highway and
penetrated to within 5 miles of
Imola before encountering any Ger
man troops. The patrol returned to
Allied lines without casualty.
Bitter winter weather continued
to restrict activity.
Night flying Havocs blasted at en-
emy communications in Northern
Italy last night, blocking the Bren-
ner Pass highway with hits between
Verona and Rovereto The Ger
mans for the first time used anti
aircraft rockets in Northern Italy.
Evening star., 1945-01-15
Nazis Claim Offensive
Was Successful
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated PreSS.
LONDON, Jan. 15.-The Berlin
radio claimed last night that the
NaZi western front offensive had
been highly successful because the
American Armies had been weak
ened and that the Germans retained
the initiative.
The German withdrawal, said
Alex Schmalfuss, DNB war corre-
spondent, freed German troops to
such an extent as to enable the high
command to retain the initiative in
the west in the future because the
presence of these reserves consti-
tutes constant threat to the AL
lies"
The Nazi strike into the Ardennes
never had the far-reaching objec-
tives which Allied propaganda al
legged, Schmalfuss said. Among the
chief results of it, he added, is a
great weakening of the American
Armies involving Allied reserves
which obviously were earmarked for
action either at a much later date
or even in other theaters of war.
This premature use of the enemy's
reserves also has created political
problems for President Roosevelt
and Prime Minister Churchill, the
Nazi commentator said.
Evening star., 1945-01-15

lieved that it will not be necessary
to tap the final group-the key men
in critical industry.
Because Gen Hershey was op-
posed to it and it was believed to
involve too much paper work." Of
ficials at this time decided against
selection of any war plants as "un-
touchable" by the draft. Provision
will be made, however, to certify
certain must" plants and even key
men within the plants if it appears
that draft boards are beginning to
raid them.
All draft boards will be sent copies
of the new list of preferred activi-
ties.
State draft directors have been
hoping to get some clarification
from national selective service on
how boards should proceed to fill
the stepped-up calls in the light of
conflicting demands-one to fill
calls with younger men, the other
to call deferred men making the
least contribution to the war effort.
BY far the largest group of men
holding occupational deferments
and the most literally deferred have
been the men over 80.
100000 Could Be Called.
Of the 100000 men in the 26-29
age group about 100000 are classed
as IA for work in transporting
activities while about 100000 are
classed as 2-B for work in war pro-
duction.
1t was pointed out, however, that
most of these men never have had
physical examinations. Counting
appeals and stays of induction which
would delay putting them in the
armed forces. and deducting the
men who can't pass physical exami-
nations, only about half of these
men could be made available to the
armed forces if all of them were
called for induction.
Since transporting activities
would be hit first, only 10000 men
would be made available for induc-
ton from the pool of IA men. In
cluded in this group are urban bus
drivers, public utilities employees,
police, firemen. Government workers
in nonwar production agencies, coal
miners, teachers and food professors
among others.
For lack of specific instructions,
some State draft directors have di-
rected their boards to call men max
ing the least contribution to the
war effort, regardless of age; others
have told boards to concentrate on
the younger men while still others
have simply told the boards to "use
common sense" weighing a mans
civilian work against his possible
usefulness in the Army.
Evening star., 1945-01-15
Big. Combat Training
Shifted 10 New Command

BY the Associated Press.
FORT WORTH, Tex. Jan. 15.-
The Army Air Forces Flying Train
ing Command has taken over train
ing Of pilots and flight engineers
who will fly the 1923 Super Fort
ressesi in combat, it was announced
yesterday at training command
headquarters.
Lifting slightly the veil of secrecy
surrounding the big bomber, the
command said that previously the
transition training. bridging the gap
between flight instruction and in
struction in tactical flying, had been
conducted at I'd Air Force fields.
Some of the operational duties
or the big three" of the super
bomber can now be explained. it
was said. The big three" consist of
the airplahe commander, who actu-
ally flies the plane; the pilot, who
serves as co-pilot, and the fight
engineer, whose duty it is to "engi-
fieer" the huge plane to and from
it's bomb rendezvous.
Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Ala.
is already the site of a training
command four -engined specialized
school. Roswell Army Airfield, N.
Mex, will convert to B-29 training
about the middle of February, it
was announced, and Randolph
Field, near San Antonio, will start
superbomber training operations
later in the spring.
One way to speed We day-buy
more War Bonds,
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COP Committee 10 Map
Postwar Tax Program

BY the Associated Press.
A special study committee to pre-
pare a party-backed postwar tax
program has been reactivated by
House Republicans.
Minority Leader Martin named
Representative Reed of New York to
head the unofficial group which he
directed through a special tax study
last year. TWenty-three Republi-
can House members were assigned
to the committee.
1--WE must remember that thous-
ands of veterans will want to en-
bark in business in the postwar
years." Mr.. Martin said, "and the
present taxing system would offe,
such an obstacle as to prevent thei,
going into business for themselves
Mr.. Martin said the entire tax
system must be simplified after the
war, adding:
The strains and stresses of post
war conditions will demand a taxing
system which businessmen and in
dividuals can at least understand.
Evening star., 1945-01-15
Atlanta Robbery Nets
$500, 900 in Diamonds
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Jan. 15.-Safe crackers
looted the jewelry store of Schneider
& Son here over the week end of
jewels which Rudy L. Schneider,
head of the firm, said were worth
more than 100000.
The yeggs either overlooked or
disregarded a bank deposit of more
than $1,000 in one of the two safes
they cracked, and dropped a four
karat stone worth more than s., 200
IN the rear of the store, presumably
as they fed.
Police said that after the safes
were opened the yeggs went through
tray after tray, removing only jew
elry containing diamonds and leay-
ing other jewelry untouched.
Evening star., 1945-01-15

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Evening star., 1945-01-15
|YuqosIavs Demonstrate
Against King Peter
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated PIeSS.
Demonstrations against King
Peters rejection of the agreement
between Marshal Tito and Premier
Subasic to establish a regency in
Yugoslavia began Saturday night in
Belgrade and continued until mass
meeting was held in Slavia Square
at noon yesterday, the new Yugo-
slav telegraph service said last night
in dispatch reported by the owl
Allied flags and pictures of Tito
leader of the resistance armies;
President Roosevelt, Prime Min
lister Churchill and Premier Stain
were carried by the demonstrators
who shouted: Down with the de-
stroyer of Allied unity, King Peter
Down with the fifth column en-
igres!" the dispatch said.
It estimated that more than
$4,000 persons assembled in the
square, adding that reports reach
ing Belgrade said similar demon
strations against the King were
going on throughout liberated
Yugoslavia.
Evening star., 1945-01-15
Draft
Continued From First Page.)

tCOnIlnueQ from FlrSJ Pdge.1
the plan at Mr.. Byrnes' request
after it became known last week
that approximately 250,000 of the
100000 men from 26 to 80 now in
IA and 2-B classificationS must be
inducted in the first six months of
the year to meet increased demands
Of the Army and Navy.
Need 100000 Through June.
Armed forces manpower needs
through June are estimated at
100000 men and women. Unless
the stepped-up draft program is
applied carefully. Mr.. ByrneS and
production men fear there will be
great dislocation of production at
time when war plants are asked
for record-breaking output.
Gen. Hershey, it was said, already
has agreed to the plan and. is ex-
pected to transmit new instructions
to draft boards within the week.
In working out the plan officials
re-examined the essential activity
list and selected those war and war
supporting industries of most M
portance to the 1945 war program.
Men on this new list of critical
activities will be called last. Be
cause it will be necessary to call so
large number Of the younger men,
1t was said that nearly all regis
trants 26 to 80 in activities not given
preferred status will be called into
service
Mr.. Byrnes has asked selective
service first to do everything pos
sible to meet calls with men not
essential to the war effort. When
that group has been depleted, draft
boards will be instructed to take re-
placeable men in these so-called
essential industries which are not
held to be critical.
ReplaceabIe Men Next.
The next group to be taken will
be the replaceable registrants in the
critical group of activities. After
that, draft boards are expected to |
sweep clean" all the men below
80, including the 'irreplaceables" on
the "not-so-essentiar' list. 1t is be-
Evening star., 1945-01-15
Sir Thomas Barlow, go
RoyoI Physician, Dies

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 15.-Sir Thomas
Barlow. 80, physician to three Brit
ish rulers, died today. He had at
tended Queen Victoria, King Edward
VII and King George V.
Evening star., 1945-01-15
Civilian Passengers
Leove London for Puris
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 15.-The first civil
Liam boat train in four years and
nine months left London today for
Paris. Passengers were notified
secretly when to assemble.
Evening star., 1945-01-15

ALLIED GAINS ON WESTERN FRONT-Arrows show Allied
drives against the German salient Belgium and Luxembourg
Houaize threatened from the north south and
fall of the communications center appeared imminent South
of Mamedy the American 1st Army pushing toward St With
Tmont and heavy fighting taking place that
portion indicates territory recapured height
German offensive. -AP Wrephoto.
Evening star., 1945-01-15

S~AASS OSeS~NA - cAAA ~coscoSsooo3OOO w
$64, ,000, 100000.
Predicts Long Fight.
WPB joined the War Department
last week in urging passage of the
work -or-fight bill VINO approved
the principle of the measure. but
suggested also that Congress give
statutory support to that agency S
job referral system already in ef-
feet.
Senator Mead called the House
bill national service in another
FORM and predicted it would take
a long time to get it through and
into operation. The New Yorker's
position is significant, because he
usually is found supporting White
House recommendations. The Pres
ident asked for national service
legislation in his annual message,
including drafting of nurses, and
suggested that immediate steps be
taken to obtain better utilization of
men not qualified for military
service.
Evening star., 1945-01-15

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eizahle reward at Apt. 406, 1900 II st. NV.
16s
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LOST.

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Evening star., 1945-01-15
Munpower
Predicts Long Fight,
Continued From First Page.)

gram for 1945 has been increased
since october from $50, 500, ,000, 900 to
S64, 900 900. 900.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09
See CONFERENCE-Page 9
OPPOSITION FAILS IN REICH

lighting almost back to back inside
this marrow corridor.
Result Inevitable
The inevitable result must be
the collapse Of Hitlerite defense in
northern Germany before long. and
perhaps an effort on the part ~
the Nazi high command to with
draw the shattered remnants OF its
armies southwark towards Hitler's
fortress in the Bavarian Alps. The
success OF such withdrawal Is in
grave jeopardy. as indeed is Hit
lers chance OF making a major
stand in the mountains. especially
because OF the Russian offensive
into Austria close to the Fuehrer's
Alpine fastness.
Hitler apparently clings 10 the
idea OF making this lsst-ditch fight.
hui it's increasingly probable that,
n he does, It will be with a com
paratively small body OF picked
Nazi fighting men. With them he
would retire into the great salt
mines OF that district. Each day
gives added details OF the elabor-
ate preparations which have been
made 70 defend these hide outs.
some OF which have miles OF under
ground passages. The whole thing
IS fantastic, but undoubtedly rep
resonts the purpose Of Hitler's alb
normal mind.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09
Strikes Lead


Port Huron. Mich. Apr. SAP
Officials of the United Brass and
Aluminium Company were reported
ready to begin liquidation proceed
ings today even as union spokes-
men termed the proposed action
"a pure bluff.
Stockholders OF the concern gave
the go-ahead signal on the disso-
luton plan Saturday when they au-
thorized the management to give
job releases to the firms 1926 en-
ployes today.
Their action came after Leroy
Wilson, vice president and treas
urer, listed the many labor dis
putes which have beset the firm
and which. he charged, were due
to the attitude Of John Hand, r
union official.
The company's request that Hand,
president of Local 62s. United Au.
tomobile Workers (AFL), be. re
moved from the picture was
turned down at a union member
ship meeting Sunday at which Hand
accused Wilson OF trying to give
the union black eye"
Hand and Jerry Aldred, regional
UAW-AFL director, told the work
ers they would seek another meet
ing with the management in an
effort to settle the dispute, which
led 10 a walkout March 26.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09
Convent Also
Program

The erection OF a modern high
school by the Roman Catholic par.
ish OF st. John the Baptist Is in the
immediate plans as announced by
Father John Larkin. following ap.
proval by Archbishop Edward J.
Mooney.
Naturally, It will be. after the
war said Father Larkin, land who
can say how long that will be? We
are proceeding TO confer with the
same architects who had charge Of
the erection OF the church. the
school and other buildings on the
parish property. II will follow
similar architectural lines
Our parish is entirely out Of
debt" said Father Larkin. who came
TO Ypsilanti in October. 1913. The
plans for the parish include. in ad-
dition to the high school ehe cree
ton OF convent. Courses in the
high school will be not only col.
lege preparatory but will also in
clude commercial subjects ms well.
Announcement of these plans,
which will give 10 Ypsilanti add
tional capacity for the training Of
children OF high school age. was
given to the people OF the parish
following approval by the Most Rev.
Edward Mooney. Archbishop OF the
Detroit diocese.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09
Nurses Bill
Threatened

Washington. Apr Sins The
nurses draft bill was threatened 10.
day by r growing sentiment IN the
Senate TO pave the way for future
boasts that the United States won
its greatest wars without involving
the draft except for fighting men
This sentiment was coupled with
what was described as a remark
ably patriotic showing being made
by nurses in responding 10 the
call for their services.
The Senate. which effectively
killed proposals 10 invoke a labor
draft during the war. is scheduled
to consider the nurses draft bill
as soon as it completes action on
the L. S.-Mexlcan water treaty.
Those opposing the draft o.
nurses already are seeking support
among senators. with the argument
that the United States can provide
the greatest example OF success Of
Democratic government in the n
ture by defeating the Axis powers
with minimum OF compulsion.
Sen. Johnson ID Colo, said II
the bill is defeated we will win
the war without a draft. except for
fighting mnnr
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09

Nv DEWITT MACKENZIE

BY DEWITT MACKENZIE
The Allied offensive out OF the
Rhineland continues its eastward
sweep OF entertainments and ami
hilation across the Reich without
encountering signs OF German op.
position sufficiently well organized
TO halt Il.
Here and there the Nazis are
fighting fanatically, but these
islands OF resistance lack the cohe-
sion to mae them more than local.
ly effective. Field Marshal Kes-
selring whom Hitler recently sub
stituted for unlucky Field Marshal
Won Rundstedt as commander IN
chief in an effort TO salvage some.
thing from the wreckage-is having
a hard time squeezing juice out ~
the lemon his Fuehrer handed him.
Kesselring is desperately short Of
both troops and material.
May Delay Collapse
The best the German command
er can make out OF the situation in
any event is TO delay slightly the
final collapse OF a Nazidom which
today is said by the official German
news agency to be calling up To-
year.old boys and girls for the
Hitler youth service to help meet
the manpower difficulties Kessel.
rings hope (if any in this direc.
ton must be pinned TO two posi-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09
Clothes
to be Needed

Committees in charge OF the
United National Clothing Collec-
ton ask that good used clothing be
turned in on the campaign when
starts this week, Rags or cloth
ing which cannot be used will not
help the situation. The sorting
committee Of which j. Lester Mil
Ter is chairman will go through the
bundles to make certain that the
clothing is worth sending.
Bundles should be turned in this
week at any church or school
house. Starkweather Hall and the
police station on S. Washington ST.
will also serve as depots. Cotton
clothing should be washed but
need not he ironed. Wooden gar
gents should be thoroughly brush
ed
Norris G. Niltse's committee on
collections is Richard Smith. Leon
ard Menzi. Miss Grace Aitchison.
Clyde Budd. Ray Pilon. A. F. Mss.
". Miss Marjorie Milliman, and
j. II. McCulloch.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-09
Floodway to-
Stay Closed

New Orleans. APR. 9-AP- The
food disaster in Louisiana which
has left 10000 families homeless
continued to spread today but IT
was announced opening OF the Nor
ganza floodway would not be neces-
sary.
Brig. Gen. Max {. Tyler presi-
dent Of the Mississippi River Com
mission. who made the announced
ment. said the indicated Mississip-
pi crest would not be higher than
the 1887 flood when the floodway
was not used.
Then. as now. the Bonnet Care
spillway above New Orleans was
opened TO its capacity OF 100000
second feet OF water to divert the
Mississippis burden into Lake
Pontchartrain.
For a week Army engineers have
been making preparations for the
opening OF the $4,000 acre flood
way which would guide the flood
waters TO the Gulf OF Mexico.