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Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26
Eisenhower Read y
For Major Assault

PARIS. Jan. 25 (UP)-Lt. Gen.
Somervell said today al Supreme
Allied headquarters that Gen.
EiSenhower's forces have enough
supplies on hand 10 mount a
major offensive.
Somervelrs statement came as
reports indicated that Eisenhower
will not miss the opportunity TO
strike the Germans in the west
while they are menaced in the
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26
TELLS OF JOB

'T told him I had better stay
where l could do the most
good" recalled Jones.
Jones said he had At first de-
clined the post Of secretary of
commerce because it appeared he
could not take the loan agencies
with him.
He later took il over because
Congress was willing 10 transfer
the lending agencies, he said.
Senator Brewster tR) of Maine.
asked Jones whether he thought
the commerce department and the
loan agencies eventually should be
divorced.
"Yes, they should" said
Jones.
Then he explained that in war
time the commerce department
has as its principal function
various technical agencies.
THE bureau of standards and
the weather bureau are eX-
amples," he said, continuing:
There Is very little ! can do
TO help the weather bureau"
LENGTH OF SERVICE
Senator Pepper then asked
Jones what was the length of his
term as federal loan admins
traitor.
II do not know" Jones re-
piled. 'Ts there any one here
who knows?"
do you regard the delivery
OF your letter to the PreSi-
dent rs resignation" asked
Pepper
81 consider" Jones said, "that
my term of office will end when
my successor has been con-
firmed. ! am an adviser, not
dictator"
Perhaps" Pepper said. "in
your modesty you underrate
your own Importance"
NO" said Jones, firmly.
Jones said that whether h,
steps out as loan administrator i
the George bill is passed is up L
the President.
STILL ON JOB
81 do not know whether I
have resigned or not" he said
under questioning by Brewster
and Pepper.
II am still working every
day." Jones said.
He explained that the com
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26
Loss of City
Faces Ydnks


newspapers reported tonight that
American troops have penetrated
the German lines between SeleStat
and Colmar below Strasbourg.
PARIS. Jan. 25 QNS)-Gen.
Eisenhower'S headquarters hinted
tonight that the French city of
Haguenau on the u, S. Seventh
Army front soon may fall to the
Germans.
Official spokesmen said that
-thC- enemy Is attacking along a
20-milc front and has cut the
highway west of Haguenau and
is pressing in on the city from
the cast.
The town, they said. Is holding
out momentarily and the main
escape route still is in American
hands.
The Germans lost several tanks
and many infantrymen were cap
tured in their drives which sue
coeded in crossing the Moder
River under cover of darkness
last night, the spokesmen ad-
mitted. Heavy fighting still is in
progress.
North and south of Coimar the
Germans struck back at the
French First Army and, utiliz-
ing crack tank units 10 spear
head their blows, succeeded in
stopping the French advance.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26
Wallace Called
Unfit 10 Rum REC

WASHINGTON. Jan 25 QNS)-Jesse Jones' ousted
secretary of commerce emphatcally told the Senate
Yesterday that former Vice President Wallace unqualified
succeed him in control of government loan agencies but
would make good secretary of commerce those activities
were separated from the cabinet post.
Jones endorsed bill by Senator George (D) OF
Georgia shear away from the commerce department
array Of loan agencies performing the worlds greatest
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26
BritkIdyers Refute
Work Limit ChdrQe

A charge by Harvey Campbell
Of the Detroit Board of Com
merce that labor is using the "old
bricklayers' system of killing in
itiative by setting maximum
peaks of effort was denied hotly
today by the Bricklayers, Masons
and Plasterers International
Union of America.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26

east by the tremendous Red army
offensive.
Speaking at a press conference,
Somervell said that production Of
ammunition, tires. trucks and
other critical war items would
have 10 be stepped up ire
mendously in America 10 prevent
critical shortages on the Western
Front.
Nevertheless, he emphasized.
stocks on hand are sufficient for
a major Allied operation.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26
Wallace Calls Bill
Direct Attack on Him
Continued from Page One)
OF the department OF commerce
of lending functions" he said.

of the department OF commerce
of lending functions" he said.
DOES NOT FOOL ME-
you know-and know
that my nomination is the
reason for the proposal.
There are some who sug-
gested-perhaps to save my
feelings or to save my face
that this separation is because
of my hack of experience. Let
me say this does not fool me-
or YOU"
Wallace arrived at the COM
merce committee nearing 10
minutes late, bearing a typewrit-
ten statement.
Wallace. during his testimony
proposed that the federal govern
-mcnt tunderWFite minimum of
81 million peacetime Jobs as a
part of d gigantic ''new" New
Deal in the postwar era.
Testifying before jammed
committee room, Wallace an
Swered one question which has
been widely discussed,
He said he would accept Presi-
dent Roosevelts appointment as
secretary of commerce until the
end Of the war even if Congress
passed the George bill taking the
/ Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton and other huge agencies from
his jurisdiction.
81 MILLION JOBS
After outlinging his ideas Of
attaining Mr.. Roosevelt'S eco
nomic bill of rights, Wallace said;
whenever the number of
gainfully employed in this coun-
try falls below 57,000.000 our
government should take prompt
steps 10 see that new jobs are
made available to keep the total
from falling significantly below
that figure. This Is the floor
below which we must not allow
employment to fall"
The goal, however, ne said is
the 60,0O0000 peacetim m jobs
which Mr.. Roosevelt promised in
his Chicago campaign speech
Senator Bailey Cd of North
Carolina, committee chairman,
promptly labeled WallaCes post
war plans as "idealistic. y
You are proposing a theory
under which we would provide
postwar prosperity by great
borrowing of money" Bailey
told Wallace.
Wallace omitted direct refer
ence TO Jones in his statement.
WALLACE'S PROGRAM
The Wallace program follows.
. Huge expansion of industry
in postwar period. Private in
duStry should finance expansion,
but government should share
special or abnormal risk OF
loss by guaranteeing loans.
. Expand foreign trade includ-
ING expansion of imports under
! reciprocal trade program, and
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26

man chances OF holding of the
Red army along the line Of the
Oder and of saving industrially
rich Silesia were IN imminent
peril.
To the northeast the Germans
frankly admitted their citadel
province of East Prussia had
been severed from the homeland
by the advance of Marshal Rokos-
sovsky's columns TO the Baltic Ia
goon of FirscheS Haff.
Unconfrmed reports said Sow
lets had broken into the East
Prussian capital of Konigsberg
where street fighting was said 10
be in progress An estimated
200, 900 German troops were re-
ported trapped in East Prussia.
Burning and wrecking their fac
tories, mines and homes as they
retreateG. the Nazis fell back
across the Oder from a point just
south of Breslau down TO within
Is miles OF the -CZecho-Sloyak
border and braced for a death
stand on the west bank.
Bresfau, now outifanked by So
Wet tank columns that raced
northwest of the city TO threaten
the Oder line at a new point only
14S miles from Berlin. was
brought under siege last night by
units OF Marshal Konev's First
Ukrainian Army.
Reports from both sides said
Breslau. ninth city OF the Reich,
had been converted into bris-
Ting fortress covered by a chain
of Notifications arcing through
the hills 10 the east The city's
Nazi eeuleiter ordered AL women
and children evacuated and an
nounced that every man able 10
bear a gun would be thrown into
the front lines.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26
Clark Field
Capture Near
BY M. I4tb Corp.
TRE DETROIT TIMES
-. Jan. -. Ie45

GEN. MacARTHUR'S s HQ.
LUZON. Jan. IS up - The
American l4th Corps Surged
across the great Clark Field
cluster Of airdromes within rs
miles northwest OF Manila today
and al IL airstrips, along with
adjacent Fort StotSenburs, sp-
peared about 10 fall without a
major battle.
"a Tokyo broadcast said that
approximately 1000 American
troops made new landing
yesterday on the northeastern
coast OF Mindoro, just of the
southern tip OF Luzon, and were
pushing toward the city OF
CalApan)
LITTLE OPPOSITION
At least one and probably more
Of the airStripS already were
krrnly in American hands. BAN
ban Field. northernmost Of The
Clark constellation, was oVerrun
Tuesday. and InechAnized patrols
were operating yesterday in the
vicinity OF Clark Field itself, SIN
miles 10 the south, and Fort
StotSenburg.
The advance carried across Bam-
ban River, where the japanese
had been expectad 10 make a
strong stand. and overran Mabala-
cat, four miles south Of Bamban
and SO miles northwest OF Manila,
without encountering major re-
sistAnce.
Small enemy motorized patrols
and harassins Snipers were dis
perSed.
q TONS DROPPED
LashinE out ahead of the
ground troops, Libsrator bornbers
began the aerial reduction Of
Corregidor, scene Of the bloody
last American stand In Manila
Bay in 1912.
Forty-five tons Of bombs were
dropped in the initial raid Tues
day. touching of huge fires and
explosions among enemy install
lationS.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26


bourne. selling coupons, two
months and $500.
Mithael Zakaird, 80, OF 81 Rhode
Island, Highland Park, selling
counterfeit coupons, two months
and $500.
HUSBAND IN SERVICE
Mrs. Eula =. Bivens, 23, OF
p 5656 Lawndale, dealing in coun.
terfeit coupons. 2 months and
$500. Her husband is serving IN
the armed forces overseas.
Herman P calamari, "a, of
2o124 Rosge. selling coupons,
3 months and 500.
Peter Guastells. IS, OF 1850
Field. selling coupons, 3 months
and $500.
Donald n Clancy, 81. OF e49
Henry. selling coupons, 4 months
and S4oo
John Giordano, 80, Of 2197
Fischer, selling counterfeit cou-
pons, months and $500.
Ben w. Johnson, n, Of 1881
Virginia Park. selling coupons, 7
months and $1,000.
7 MONTHS AND $1,000
Lionel Emery, 80, of 1880
Dutchess. selling coupons, Z
months and S1,0O.
Leonard Corraci, 81, of 3742
Field. selling coupons, l month
and 500.
Steve Girodano, II, of 2lS7
Fischer, selling coupons, eight
months and $1,000.
Joseph l. Messina. 2e. OF 5257
Hartford. receiving tires illegally
three months and $3.50
Collie Olds, 35, Of $3.50 Hart
ford. selling coupons, three
months and $3.50.
Frank Acaradio, Is, selling
counterfeit coupons, one year and
$1,000.
Starting Odom Jr., 81 Of 3625
w. Warren, selling coupons. 81
days suspended sentence and S20C
fine.
TERM SUSPENDED
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Elmen
dorf, 1s, of 1916 Woodward fl
ing false applications 10 obtain 4
books. Elmendorf got 80 day,
and $500 and she got two months
suspended and 500.
Vincent J. Pendolino, 26, of ST
Clair Shores, attempting TO SCI
counterfeits, two months AM
5000.
Andrew Hall. 49, Of 1912 Hi
nois. selling coupons, two month
and $500.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26
CLIMAX or BATTLE

Al the northern end Of the
Soviet offensive front, the battle
OF East Prussia was moving
swiftly into lis final phase as two'
Red armies nothotically tore the
Gcrrnan dcfcnses TO ShrcdS in the
east and south.
Thirty-two miles southeast of
KonigSbcrg. the Russians took
IlmSdorf. and another rs miles
below that town they broke open
the northern end Of the MaSurian
Lake line with the capture Of
Angerburg
German accounts told of a new
Soviet offensive in western Lat
via where. they said. the Rus
slams were trying for the fourth
time 10 clear the Courland
Peninsula.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26
WOMEN EVACUATED

The roads west of Breslau and
the Oder we're choked with
refugees fleeing the battle zone,
hampering the flow Of Nazi re-
serves 10 the threatened areas.
Stockholm reports said thousands
of Silesians had reached Berlin
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26

b'AAhltA = w " NANAA'
His SlzC.rp ot the man viii
whom nc had often clashed be
fore President Roosevelt nameC
Wallace 20 succeed him IN On,
commerce post and AT the rem.
or the RFC and other government
loan agencies was given atop a
warning 10 the Senate against
destruction Of American econ.
omy by 'amateuTiSh hands in
the finance toh
MOOCHERS AND MONEY
"Where the money is" Jones
declared. that's where YOU will
find the moOcherS. We keep
them away"
And almost in the same breath
Jones declared:
Il am not trying 10 hurt
Henry Wallace. -
II think he would make a
good secretary Of commerce,
but 1 would not think he would
he qualified 10 handle all these
Iaaa activities"
Jones said that the administra-
ton of the RFC IN the postwar
era was more important than now
because It's head might destroy
our entire business and financial
world"
RIGS SWEEPING POWERS
He enumerated the sweeping
powers of the RFC which he de-
scribed as the most gigantic
business in the world-greator
by far than General Electric.
General Motors and Montgomery
Ward combined.
"Such an organization" he
declared, should he managed
by a man of sound Judgment
and proven business experience
not by a visionary.
II still think" the Texan said.
THAT somebody OF proven bust
ness experience ought to be in
charge OF the RFC.
"It Is run by men," he said
with note Of sarcasm. with
no ideas about remaking the
world.
They are pluggers doing n
job. That is not TO my credit"
Jones reiterated that ne sought
no job.
He testified that in the honey
moon days of the New Deal, the
President wanted him in the cabi-
as secretary Of the navy
in 1886 TO succeed the late Claude
A Swanson
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26

In only hours you're set 20 thrill
your partners. what a rush you'll
get! what compliments! Enroll
today! Arthur Murray, 1909 wash
ington Blvd, corner State Street.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26

Dancing i, n.rvslOu, fun when you
know the new steps. why mi" in.
vitstion, and good times when IT'S
80 easy 20 learn the Rumbs or the
latest Fox Trot at Arthur Murrsy'sl
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26


,rforming the worlds greatest
mcrco department had little TO do
TN war time.
He described the RFC as a vast
business.
THE RFC." he emphasized,
ought 20 be run by business
men.
I've run il IS years"
Pepper asked Jones if it were
not a fact that tho Commodity
Credit Corp. began TO make
money when II was transferred 10
The agriculture department when
Wallace was secretary
III il did" shot back the
Texan 10 gales of laughter, 'it
was due 10 management"
The New Deal Florida senator
referred 70 Jones as MIR. Secre-
tary for the first time during
the hearing.
SQUATTER RIGHTS
Gould Il be-" Pepper asked
that, because of your ability
and knowledge you have squat
ter sovereignty over the title? ."
Al another point, Jones told
Pepper:
"If you are trying 10 ask me
il ! think Henry Wallace Is 7
qualified for the job (of ad-
mlRlstering loan aeencies) i
would say no."
Il thought you would say
that" Pepper replied.
Unless man is experienced
in business" said Jones, "he
will make mistakes IN this"
Pepper charged that Jones had
come TO contrast his ability with
that of Wallace and had eXer-
cised a prejudice.
The whole purpose of your
testimony has been TO attack
Mr.. Wallace" Pepper said.
ASKS FOR FACTS
Jones accused Pepper of put
ting words in my mouth"
Have you any facts on the
part Of Mr.. Wallace 10 prove
that MIR. Wallace is not quail
fled -
Jones replied that Wallace
could come before the committee
and defend himself in the pres
ence OF a lawyer of his own
choosing.
Jones disclosed that actual dis
of the REC and its
total more than Is bill
lion dollars.
The operation of the war
plants. he disclosed, is carried on
through industrial concerns act (
ing as our agents,
These plants" Jones said, |
"cost In excess of 81 500, ZOO, 900,
and include steel, magnesium,
aluminium. alumina, chemicals,
metal fabricating, floating /
power plant, gas storage, avia-
tiOn gasoline, synthetic rubber,
five pipelines. including the Big
and Little Big Inch pipelines.
a tin smelter and many Others"
The Texan revealed that 1,216
loans have been authorized for
war purposes. 5000 for $1,000 or
less; 1,500 for $4,000 or less and
l245 for 100000 or less.
Total war loans, he declared,
under authorization ag-
gregate S990,0oO,0O0.
S64 900, 900 LENT
I'VE have" he reported
"made 2,SS4 loaas under the
provisions Of the Murray-Pat-
man Act, aggregating SCI, ,000,-
600.
Under the same authority,
we have purchased $4,000 items
at a cost of S1,698,267. These in
clude automobiles, and trucks.
oil burners, typewriters. lique-
fed petroleum equipment, cleo
trio ranges, commercial and in
dustrial refrigerating units,
fiuorescent lighting fixtures, gas
burning equipment, tires ard
tubes.
"In addition 10 these loans.
the Defense Plant Corp. has
furnished governmental wned
machine tools To more than
$500 small manufacturers on
lease basis
"One thousand, six hundred
and siNty-Seven of these were
In amounts of $4,000 or less.
and only 1873 were for as much
as 100000"
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Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26
CAPTURE KAEIsz

Advancing almost abreast OF
Konev's army, Marshal ZhukovS
First White Russian Army seized
the big Polish rail and road hub
OF Kalisz, SO miles east-northeast
of Rawicz, and l6 miles 10 the
northwest took ChosZ.
Other First Army columns ad-
vancing along the Warsaw-Poz-
nan-Berlin railway took Wrzesnia,
rs miles east Of Poznan, and ap-
parently were circling around the
southern flank Of that city 10 Join
in the assault.
Klecko. q miles northeast Of
Poznan, also fell 10 a tlanking
force from the north. Other ele-
ments Of Zhukov's army above
Klecko wheeled up to within %
miles of the border Of German
Pomerania on 30-mile front,
advancing nine miles 20 take
Zubin. They also captured Jano-
wiec, l29 miles from Stcttln at the
mouth OF the Oder.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26
Il. Prussia Cut Off.
Oder Front Cracked
CONTINUED from Page one3

and asserted that for the first
time there were signs of panic in
the Nazi capital as the danger of
a Red army breakthrough in
Silesia and western Poland
mounted.
Konev's assault forces also
reached the Oder's east bank at
13 miles south of
Oppeln, while Y miles farther TO
the southeast they forced the
Adolf Hitler River and drove up
TO the Oder at CoSel, 81 miles
below Breslau.
Other Red army columns 20
miles TO the southeast stormed
into the streets Of Gleiwitz and
the fall OF that mining center
appeared imminent.
. koney.s- MOI theFn- wing mean
while cut across the Breslau-
sPezHan railway on a le-miie front
and raced ahead Is miles 10 cap
ture Trachenburg and Rawicz. 23
and 33 miles northwest Of -Rreslal-
Al RaWicz, the Soviet forces were
las miles southeast Of Berlin and
only II miles from The Oder.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26
i Sentences
Handed 10 B

CONTINUED from Page oRe4
bourne. selling coupons, two
months and 5000
Mithael Zakaird, 80, Of 81 Rhode
Island, Highland Park, selling
counterfeit coupons, two months
and $500.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-17
Rez1ueen The Zi>se4
Redeemers of a Nation
BY Dean Gordon B. Hancock


plight our nation is one the most aentabe of the
nations of modern times We have the
command that should easily place the
worlds leading nations Our cab beyond
moral quite another matter Economically
morally the defensive The nations the
earth and financial ability but they
ticularly respect moral leadership
nqutous segregation pertaining
racial policy fast the moral life of of the
vantaged and promising nations of history Because of the color
ton and the vagarles great OF the most
pathetic moral of the 10th century The matter
thing while the and another when is fast morally
damning us in the eye of the world
Such great country
great a
rbe Germany neither
ugly squarey powers
started the road larger national and
survival
years regarded
the promising departures the field of human relations Whites
Negroes of mould have
problems Much accomplished
IN this field and safe to say that IN one form or an
other largely explains the marvellous strides the Negro has made
field useful ndeavor The of the Negro comp
to the less than to the struggling Negroes them
selves From the coming of the Yankees begin the talks education
Negroes whites goodwill have made tremendous contbu
ton Negro These whites been confined
section of country.
For long the nterraasm enjoyed popularity that
led the that might usher
better day Within however there has only been
decline IN the popularity OF but there at present
subtle dscred and for better
whites become the ultimate
the White Negro extremists fast cognng
Negro
position the face of prejudice that
yields slowly ALL The is Negroes being driven the
while all the hence
play hands off
of
holds only hope of
racial adjustment However much we NAV dislike slouness and the
dshearenng nothing better has
the horizon OF all tedious tasks of the goth century that
the nterracat the tedious and this all the
the thanks gratitude
kind These and seek redeem their nation from the
of prejudice
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-17
The VETERANS LIGHTHOUSE
increased Facilities Lauded
BY Joseph Francis Albrig,

BY Joseph Francis Albright
The increasing number Of vet
erans' facilities being established
by national and local Negro organi-
cations everywhere should be a
source of great encouragement to
Negro veterans. There cannot be
too much activity of this sort. The
more protection of veterans rights
we get, the more proportionate as
surance we will have that those
rights will be equitably granted. All
of the veterans facilities can best
render their respective services by
first offering their cooperation to
Veterans administration. This con-
tact will assure a flow of informa-
ton and suggestions to and fro
which will enhance the operation
of all agencies concerned. Already
some organizations have begun this
procedure. For information con-
corning the initiation of such con-
facts, write to public relations, Vet
erans administration, Washington
25, D. c.
The labor management confer
ence now going on in Washington
should be of the deepst interest to
Negro vets, as from the conference
is expected to come policy of gov
ernment arbitration and procedure
for settling differences in labor dis
putes. The entire future of the full
employment program is tied up in
this important meeting. And as job
security is of paramount Importance
to everyone of us, certainly we shall
watch this conference with grave
concern.
The only Negro sitting in the con-
ference is Willard S. Townsend, the
dynamic head of the rapidly-grow-
ing United Transport Service en-
ployes of America, CIO, and we
couldn't have a better person of the
group present. While it is true that
Townsend is not representing Ne
groes per se-he is a member of the
CIO official delegation-his very
presence at the conference will bear
tremendous influence in our behalf.
The transport workers head is very
veteran-minded, too.
Gen. Bradley's insistence that the
loan facilities under the CT Bill of
Rights be simplified is going to bear
JOHN e. WILLIAMS
Hauling of All Kinds
213 DUNBAR STREET
at rear
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-17


Too many veterans are not fully
conversant with their rights under
the law. This is unfortunate, be-
cause this lack of knowledge is, in
number of instances, depriving the
veteran of benefits. Know the law
and it's intent. Take your problems
up with your draft board, your vets
organization, or the contact repre-
sentative in your nearest Veterans
administration agency.
Keep your national service life in
surance up. 1t is one of the bes
breaks we ever received
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-17

fruit. When the new amendments
to the bill are passed in congress,
one of them will undoubtedly be an
appreciable liberalization of the
loan features.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-17

Gen. Bradley's insistence that the
loan facilities under the CT Bill of
Rights be simplified is going to bear