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Evening star., 1945-03-18
'Yanks Invade Island
In 5u|u Archipelago,
Push Luzon Campaign
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, Sunday. Mar. 49,
American invasion of Basilan
Island. across a 12-mile strait
from captured Zamboanga on
Southwest Mindanao. was an
nounced today in a communique
showing Japan has lost 282 900
troops thus far in the five
month Philippine campaign.
Basilan. northernmost island in
the Sulu Archipelago which stretch
es between Mindanao and Borneo
2l5 miles to the southwest, guards
the southern approaches to zambo-
anga, where American aircraft al
ready are using the airflelds.
The japanese lost 5000 troops
dead and captured in the first nine
weeks of the campaign on Luzon
Island alone.
Elements of 1t. Gen Robert Eich-
elberger's 9Th Army landed unop-
posed Friday morning on the north
east coast of Basilan in a small
scale operation. 1t was the Oath
Philippine island invaded by Amer
lean forces since the original op-
Grafton of last october.
Gen. Macarthur said in the COM
munique this is the equivalent of
IL japanese divisions. including sup
ply and other auxiliary troops.
u. S. Losses Listed.
American losses for the same five
months were given as 1913 killed,
1876 missing and 14,570 wounded-a
total of 1859.
The communique announced gen.
eral advances on all Philippine
fighting fronts and widespread
bombing operations.
On Luzon the 25th and 32d In
fantry Divisions were meeting in
creasing resistance in their con-
verging drive on the Balete Pass,
which leads into the extensive
Cagayan Valley of Northern Luzon.
Artillery shelled enemy positions
arc nd Baguio, reported headquar-
ters of Japanese 1t. Gen. TomoyuN
Yamashita, but spared the city,
which is the Philippine summer
capital. Attack and fighter planes
raked enemy installations in the
area and set truck concentration
afire.
4lst Division Advances.
On Mindanao, Maj. Gen. Jens A.
Does 4lst Division infantrymen
steadily reduced enemy positions in
a general advance and quickly re-
pulsed counterattacks in the Paso-
nanca sector, five miles inland from
the invasion beach.
Baguio came within range of
guns when units of the
33d Division moved heavy artillery
to position less than miles from
the city. nigh in the Benguet Noun
tains of Northern Luzon.
Gen Macarthur announced in his
Saturday communique that other
forces destroyed the
southeast flank of the japanese
Evening star., 1945-03-18

until your militarist leaders give
up" leaflet said.
You know we have the strength
to continue until your beautiful
land is laid in ruins"
Another leaflet encouraged Jap
anese civilians to stay away from
their war-plant jobs and cease re-
sistance.
Tokyo radio has spoken of the
leaflets derisively in broadcasts and
claimed that the people were ig-
noring them.
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Leaflets Urging Wars End
Dropped by Super Forts

HONOLULU, Mar. II (P).-Super
F'ortresses have dropped thousands
of leaflets on the japanese home
land, telling civilians how to end
the disastrous bombings of their
cities.
Two of the leaflets were prepared
in the Honolulu branch of the Of
flee of War Information.
Force your leaders to bring an
end to a hopeless war" one leaf1et
said
That is the best prevention
against bombing"
The leaflets were scattered across
Japan by B-29s on such fiery mis-
sions as the incendiary attacks on
Osaka, Tokyo, Nagoya and Kobe
These bombings will continue
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Defense Of Suribachi
Cost Japs 8 Killed
For Every Marine

BY TECH. SERGT. KEYES BEECH,
Marine Corps Combat Correspondent.
+ TWO JIMA Delayed AT least
eight Japs paid with their lives for
every Marine who died in the con-
quest of Mount Suribachi.
Evening star., 1945-03-18
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Evening star., 1945-03-18
Smoke Pail Over Kobe
Prevents Photographs
Of By Raid Results
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TWENTY FIRST BOMBER
COMMAND HEADQUARTERS,
Guam. Sunday. Mar. 18.-Great
fires set in a 12-square-mile vital
area of Kobe. Japan's leading
shipbuilding city, by more than
800 Super Fortresses yesterday
still cast too great a smoke pail
for Photographic checking, but
latest evidence on last Wednes-
days raid on Osaka showed 9
of its IA vital war installations
wiped out.
Headquarters disclosed today that
new reconnaissance photographs of
the destruction wrought by the
B-29s with more than 1000 tons of
incendiaries at Osaka showed con-
cluSively that 78 of a 10-Square-
mile target area was burned out.
Among installations destroyed
were the Osaka metal industry, Ku-
bota iron and machine works, Ma
kahama steel company, Nitta
leather belt manufacturing works,
the Hatsudoki engine works, Japan
diestuff manufacturing company
and the Fukuzaki steam power
plant.
Arsenal Still Standing.
However. the great Osaka arsenal
was still standing making it evident
that the explosions which bounced
the Cotton Super Forts high in the
air over the target came from some
other source, possibly chemical
plant, more probably an ammuni-
ton ship
The fact smoke still obscured
Kobe, where docks. a locomotive
works and an aircraft plant were
among targets hit with $500 tons
of incendiary bombs. was regarded
by the command as encouraging.
The only target identifable in
completely devastated 19 square
miles of Kobe, photographed
through clear spot in the smoke
pail, was the KaWasaki Locomotive
and Power Co.
Fires ragged for more than seven
hours after the Super Forts hit
Kobe.
RangoOn Pounded.
The Kobe raid. fourth great air
assault on japanese cities in eight
days by Marianas based planes, was
nese war centers.
About 100 B-29s of the Goth Bomb
er Command in India pounded Ran
COON, enemy-held supply base in
Burma. The Rangoon strike, fourth
against this city, produced good
results"
Japans imperial headquarters
said the flames in Kobe were "prac-
tically" under control seven hours
after the mass attack.
The bomb load dropped on Kobe
brought to $500 the total tonnage
of incendiaries cascaded on four
cities in eight days. Tokyo, Nagoya
and Osaka were the previous tar
gets.
Planes Land on Two.
Maj. Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, COM
mander of the 21st bomber COM
mand, said he had received no re-
ports of the loss of any Guam based
B-29, but nine of the bombers made
emergency landings at Two Jima on
the return trip.
The Yank flyers said japanese
pilots took to the air in strength
over Kobe. but the enemy was re-
luctant to attack.
Evening star., 1945-03-18
'Strato-Iiners' 10 Link
D. {. and West Coast

Transcontinental and Western
Air, Inc, announced yesterday it
will begin a daily four engine
"strato- liner" service between San
Francisco and Washington start
ing Maya.
The service will run via Los
Angeles, Albuquerque, Kansas City.
Chicago and Dayton, in IA hours, 40
minutes.
Similar service will begin April
] between California and New York
City
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Three Navy Flyers Die
In Miduir Collision
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press
DAYTONA BEACH. Fla. Mar. II.
Three flyers at the Daytona Beach
Naval Air Station were killed yes
terday in a fight collision, Navy
oficials reported. They were listed
as Ensign George Dixon, %. st. Paul,
Mimi; Ensign Robert J. Boyle, %,
Joliet, ILL.,; Ensign Harvey D. Peter
sen. Albion. Nebr
Evening star., 1945-03-18

WATCH, mans, Hamilton, Friday morning,
on Alaska ave-, bet. Holly and Geranium
st. On 10th st. bus. Reward. IA. 1856.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05
Admits Guilt
in Marriage to
Bobby-Soxer; Is

James Markle, dapper 49,
year-old war worker, pleaded
guilty before Circuit Judge AL
ton H. Noe Monday morning
when arraigned on charges of
criminal assault and perjury in
connection with his marriage on
May 26 to a 13-year-old Warren
township bobby-soxer.
Markle, who married Lola
Brack, Ellis grade school pupil,
in ceremony performed by JUS
tice of the Peace Walter J..
Crowley, is held in the Macomb
County Jail in lieu of bonds set
at $4,000 pending a probation
report and sentence.
HOTEL HONEYMOON
The strange romance was in
terrupted, at least temporarily
on Friday, when Sheriff Harley
Ensign arrested the groom and
placed the girl-bride in the Gus
tody of the juvenile court. The
young couple had been sought
since May rs when Mrs. Helen
Underwood, the girls mother,
reported that she had failed to
return to their Center Line
See GIRL-BRIDE-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05
Capt. James Fast,
Veteran ofSky Var;
Released on Points

Capt. James Fast, %, several
times decorated AAF bombar-
der has arrived in Mount Glenn
ems, released to inactive duty
under the point system. after
three years and one month Of
service.
Son Of Supt. Of Schools and
Mrs. l.. Wade Fast. the retiring
captain wears the Distinguished
Flying Cross with an Oak Leaf
Cluster. the Air Medal with
three Oak Leaf Clusters. and
four battle stars on his ETC rib
bon, all earned in 10 months
overseas as a bombardier of the
457th Group of the Eighth Air
Force.
Since his return from overseas
See CAPT. FAST-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05
Resume Work
al Foundry
New Hoven Dispute
to be Arbitroted

NEW HAVEN-AftergR. work
stoppage of more thana week,
war production resuGRSd this
morning at the New Haven
Foundry Inc, with an under
standing between management
and labor that bonus demands
and other grievances will be
settled according to the usual
negotiation procedure.
More than the normal force
of workers showed up for work
and full operations started.
The appearance here last
weekend of an officer of the
Detroit Ordnance District, who
spoke to assembled strikers and
stressed the urgent nature of
their war production is believ-
ed to have had a favorable eff
feet on the men who had walk
ed out in sympathy with iron
pourers' demands for a so cent
daily bonus.
On Friday it was also reported
that Hupp Motor Car Company
was about to shut down produc-
ton due to lack of castings from
New Haven, and Timkin Axel,
Kelsey-H Hayes, Chrysler and 9TH
err firms were also being affect
ed by the strike.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05
Mother of 3
Describes
Brutal Attack

In a voice which rang through
the corridors during parts of her
dramatic story, 31-year-old
Chesterfield Township wa r
working mother of three chill
dren today in Circuit Court re-
cited her version of a night OF
terrorism, during which she was
kidnapped, beaten, criminally at
tackled and robbed by two men.
Facing her in court were two
defendants charged by the State
of Michigan with the crime OF
criminal assault. They are:
Clyde Spells, ~, and his
brother-in-law, Harold Bodah,
"a. both of Mount Clemens.
UPSETS DEFENSE
So bitterly set forth was the
woman's emphatic testimony
and so strongly-voiced were her
objections to cross-examination
by defense counsel, that the
latter, Arthur Willard, OF De-
troit. threatened to ask Judge
Alton H. Noe for a mistrial in
the case If the complaining wit
See TRlAL-Page 5
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05

N ASON, Mich, June 5 Up
Former State Senator Ches-
TED M. Howell of Saginaw testi-
fie today that he paid former
Sta e Senators Jerry T. Logic,
Ba City Republican, $500 in
tV 10 installments and Charles c.
Digs, Detroit Democrat, $3.50,
fq their votes in the 1941 leg
j1ature.
I Logic and Diggs, defendants
in Circuit Court trial here, are
Accused of accepting the money
after helping kill in the. Senate
State Affairs Committee a bill
regulating horse racing and
pari-mutuel betting, which
would have increased greatly the
states income.
NO IMMUNITY
Howell, who resigned his
Senate seat after pleading guilty
in another case, testified he had
not been granted grand jury i'm
munity for his testimony today.
Under questioning by Special
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05
Arrested
in Mail Theft
Sought Checks;
Got Form Letter

EAST DETROIT - Two 49,
year-old Detroit youths who pill
fered a piece of direct mail ad-
vertising from roadside mail
box have been named in Fed
eral warrants charging them
with larceny from the United
States ma Is.
They were looking for soldiers
allotment checks, but their loot
was a form letter containing an
advertisement from Detroit
business firm. They threw it
away after opening it.
One of the youths named in
the warrant, Joseph Parish, of
1893 Field avenue, has been or
dered for army induction on
June 10. The other, Frank
Brandau, 1897 Baldwin ave-
nue., is on AZ classification.
RELEASE JUVENILE
A 15-y hr-old boy with them
was rele led as Juvenile.
The cident took place at
sos p. D., Monday at the cor
ner of bepfer and Gratiot ave-
nues. hrren Henderson, of the
Hende} on greenhouse, 21626
Cratic avenue, observed three
See NAIL THEFT-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05
PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR JUNE IS
Urge Flood Sufferers TO List Losses

substantial enough for consider
alton.
The Board of Army engineers
which will conduct hearings
commencing at 10 a. m, in the
County Building on that day
will not have time to consider
instances of damage of trifling
value.
Notice Of the engineers hear
ing was received last weekend
by County Drain Commissioner
William c. Harper who has
joined with Mount Clemens En-
gineer Ernest l.. Pettingill In
urging that a complete set of
facts on the flood be presented
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05

here on June Is for the engi-
neers.
Pettingill himself will offer a
file of statistical data and phot-
ographs obtained during the
flood.
Harper has sent out written
invitations to farmers and rural
residents affected by the recent
high waters of the Clinton River
to appear at the hearing with
evidence of their damages
Persons who have suffered
flood damage periodically for
many years, and have urged
that something be done now
have the opportunity of doing
See FLOOD-Page Z
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05
Alert Deputy
Mabs Bandits
in IS Minutes

An alert Macomb county
deputy sheriff early Sunday
morning arrested two holdup
men and recovered the stolen
car in which they were making
their getaway less than 13 min
utes after an East Detroit bust
nessman had been robbed by
the Observation-Disclosures.
William James Casterton, 20
years old, of 70 Watson street,
Detroit-armed with a 80 cali
bre pistol-and his companion,
Harvey F. Krausaar, 81, of
Cleveland, o. "a Navy deserter) 4,
were arrested by Deputy Sher-
if Floyd Beard at 1926 am.
Sunday just 13 minutes after
East Detroit police had broad
cast a description of the missing
car and the bandit pair who at
midnight had robbed Harry Os-
trowski, 33, proprietor of the
Busy Bee Market, 22411 Gratiot
avenue.
OVERLOOK $500
According to East Detroit Of
ficer, Ostrowski had picked up
Casterton and Kraushaar when
See BANDITS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05
Z " AS A CHEAT HOWELL ADMITS
bribery Tale UnfoMs

Prosecutor Kim Sigler, Howell
recited details of the alleged
bride conspiracy.
He said that the late Constan-
tine (Teen) Daniels, a Grand
Rapids lobbyist, had approached
him several days after the horse
racing bill passed the House.
"Mr. Daniels said he had So
600 and wanted me to try to
defeat the bill in our State At
fairs Committee. He said he
wanted Senator Logic to have
$1,000 and wanted Senator Diggs
to have $3.50.
IL told him I would do what
I could" All three former sem
ators were members of the Sen
ate State Affairs Committee
which was considering the bill.
ADMITS CHEATING
Howell testified that the next
day he had approached Logic
and Diggs in the Senate and told
them of the conversation with
See GRAFT-Page ]
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05
Kobe In Flames; Tokyo Fears Invasion
Sport ofKi,1gs OK'd
byHighestState Court

be removed every "a hours and
that the barns, race track
grounds and adjoining streets be
policed continually by the Asso-
citation Ito minimize as far rs
possible, fire hazards, disturb
anceS and improper conditions.
STAY COURT ORDER
The sport of kings was halt
ed by Circuit Judge Guy l.. Mil
Ter of Detroit who decreed both
racing and pari-mutuel betting
were unconstitutional in Michi-
gan and that the operations Of
the race track constituted null
sance.
David H. Crowley, former
Attorney General and Counsel
for the Detroit Racing Associa-
ton which leases the track, ask
ed the Court Monday afternoon
to stay the injunction until the
Will NdSC SOQiNt Dt lltdlu Wy
the Supreme Court, presumably
next fall.
Crowley declared conditions
at the track were no different
than they had been for the past
II years and that property own
erS who brought the suit would
not be harmed if racing were 20
continue this summer. He said
the Association was willing to
do anything required of it to
abate the claimed nuisance, but
had been given no alternative by
Judge Miller.
CITE PROCEDURE
He charged that Miller declar-
ed racing and betting unconsti-
See RACING-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05
Bond Awards
Wednesday
Merchants Group
Sponsors Gifts

Mount Clemens tagging 18th
War Bond sale will be given
fresh impetus Wednesday after
noon when members Of the Re-
tail Merchants War Bond Com
mittee award two 500 bonds
to lucky residents of the city
during ceremonies scheduled to
be held at 4:30 p. m. directly
in front of the Macomb county
building.
FIRST IN SERIES
In the first of series of such
awards the merchants group,
headed by Isaac Barnett, chair
man, the bonds will be awarded
through wholly impartial selec-
ton: One each to a war bond
purchaser who has invested in
the war financing certificates
through a local store; and one
to the clerk who sold the bond
to him.
A large crowd Of interested
citizens is expected to be on
hand. Barnett said. in citing the
urgency of war bond purchases
by the public at large.
DONATE FUNDS
Local merchants contributing
to the war bond award fund
have made the program possible.
All persons who have pur-
chased war bonds during the
present campaign have been
urged to be present at 4:30 p.
m. Wednesday in order that
See BONDS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05
Jap Defenses
CrumbIe On
0kinawa Front
Jop Radio Voices
Fear Mainland
Invasion Neor
BY LEONARD MILLIMAN


Great fires set by Superforts,
which Tokyo admitted have
sharply cut Japan's war produc-
ton. ragged through Kobe today
while sweeping American adj
vanuces on Okinawa and gains
on three China fronts led Japan
csc to see "unmistakable signs"
that Allies plan Ito invade the
japanese mainland"
About $50 unescorted B-29s
flying through some of the worst
weather they have ever encoun-
tered. including snow and thun-
derheads, rained 5000 tons of
fire bombs on Kobe in an hour
long daylight raid. The success
full attack on Japan's greatest
port celebrated the beginning
of a second year Of Superfort
raids.
NEW LANDING
An amphibious landing by
Sixth Division Marines "at the
end of the rainbow" on Okinawa
Islands Oroku peninsula car
ried them halfway across Naha
airfield. The operation topped
all fighting on this potential in
vasion island, which included
extensive gains by three other
divisions.
A hitherto unreported Chinese
offensive has enveloped four
towns on the South China coast,
Chungking announced. Press
dispatches told of gains In the
Foochow area OF the East China
coast, and American observers
reported Allied forces were
within 81 miles of Liuchow on
the South China front.
TRAP JAP FORCE
Swiftly converging oath and
3lst Division columns in the
Southern Philippines trapped a
substantial number of Japanese
on Mindano Island. Tanks led
See PACIFIC-Page2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05
Tin Can Pickup

In an effort to complete the
shipment of q box car now par
TALLY filled with processed tin,
the Mount Clemens Salvage
For-Victory committee has call
ed for a collection of processed
tin cans Wednesday.
All cans should be deposited
at the curbs on city streets by
noon Wednesday. No second
trips can be made. There will
be no necessity for cans to be
taken to schools, since trucks
will cover every street.
Cans should be thoroushl,s
cleaned; labels removed; opene, d
ut each end and pressed flat.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05

All persons whose property
was damaged by the recent Clin-
ton River flood have been in
vited to join Mount Clemens and
Macomb County officials in
presenting an estimate of flood
damages to US. Army engi-
neers who will conduct a public
hearing on this subject n Mount
Clemens June Is.
The invitation to attend the
hearing and offer facts, figures,
photographs and other evidence
of flood damage is intended pri-
marily for those whose damages
whether through crop loss.
soil erosion or seepage Of wa
ter into Easements OF stock - IS
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05

LANSING, June 5 - (P) -
The State Supreme Court today
permitted horse racing and pari-
mutuel betting to be resumed in
Michigan.
Staying an injunction issued
by Circuit Judge Guy l.. Miller
of Detroit the Court gave racing
the go-ahead signal pending
completion of litigation now be-
ing appealed to the Court.
Permission to resume racing
was made contingent upon the
following conditions: That the
Detroit Racing Association not
use new barns at the Detroit
Fair Grounds in the present To-
cation because of their nuisance
to adjoining property owners,
that the Association disinfect
manure receptacles and keep
them covered, that the manure
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05
Armed With Gun,
Knives -Four Men
Face Hearings

VAN DYKE - Armed with a
pistol and three knives four
Negroes, employees of the Mound
road Dodge Truck plant, were
taken into custody by sheriff's
deputies Saturday morning as
they sat in a car near the en-
trance to the Warren township
war plant.
Charged with carrying con-
cealed weapons the four men, all
Detroiters, waived examination
in justice court and were bound
over to circuit court for trial.
Three of the four are held in the
Macomb county Jail in lieu of
bonds set at $4,000 each.
According TO Deputies Rich
ard DeKetalaere, Daniel Adair
See WEAPONS-Page 7
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05
$4,000 Fire
Sweeps Through
Daily Building

Fire of undetermined origin
which swept through the Cum
ningham Drug Store, Gratiot and
Macomb street, Sunday evening,
left damage of $4,000 in its
wake, according to unofficial
estimates, and temporarily dis
rupted eight business establish
ments affected by fire and
smoke.
The Cunningham establish
See FIRE-Page
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-05
1915 MCHS
Grads Pictured
on Page rs

Pictures and names Of 100
January and June class ggad-
yates Of Mount Clemens Hleh
School appear on Page 10 C
today's edition Of the AGoaitoe.
Leader.
While actual graduates q
the June class will net tako
place until yune II ~ 49,,
proved list, - revealed ~
Principal Monte loeRnslon1o
effice today, indicates pooGon.
able Assurance that a1l C ~
June seDIoss 1lDos6 W111 -,
eessful1y eoGnDoo1o 0oov -!
lls ssAssl soDsoelsas = 60
date.
Member g ~ 0onucv,
class, q ceurse, weee -
ated Feb. :.