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Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
Britain Blocks
Warsaw Poles
AT 5. +. Meetinu

LONDON, March 81. (UP)-The
British government formally has
notified Russia that she cannot
agree to a Soviet suggestion that the
Warsaw Polish government be in
vited to the San Francisco confer
ence.
The Soviet had suggested to Brit
ain and the United States that the
Warsaw Poles be asked to the con-
ference if new provisional govern
ment had not been established by
that time.
A foreign office spokesman said
the Russians have been advised that
the Soviet proposal "is impossible"
The gist of our answer" he said,
was that Lublin cannot be invited
to San Francisco, in our opinion. "
He did not know whether the
United States and China, to whom
the Russians addressed similar notes
with a request for prompt reply
had answered Moscow.
The Soviet request confronted the
big Three" with troublesome new
problem even while they were dis
cussing the number of votes each
should have at the San Francisco
conference.
Both the Polish provisional gov
ernment, originally set up under
Soviet auspices at Lublin, and the
rival exile government in London
have demanded seats at the con-
ference.
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
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E. {. Woman Held
For Inquiry
After Shooting

Mrs. Clara May Vargo, 1868 Wood
ward avenue, Ell Centre, is in Impe-
rial county Jail for investigation in
connection with the shooting Friday
night of Robert w. Torcinski, ma
rines private stationed at the Ell
Centre Marine Air Corps base.
Mrs. Vargo was arrested by Ell
Centro police, after reported row
at her home during which, accord
ing to police reports, Torcinski was
shot. The bullet struck him below
the heart. He was transferred from
the Ell Centre hospital tc the marine
hospital shortly after the shooting.
His condition was said to be Sc
rious.
According to the police, Mrs.
Vargo said she was beaten by the
marine during a party in her home
and when he refused to desist she
shot him with a .32-caliber pistol.
No charges have been filed.
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Doom
Ru uhr
Basin
5000 Anaerican
And British
Tanks Run Riot

PARIS, March 81. CUP
Allied armies overran tn
entire western gu arte 4 o.
Germany Saturday in IN
m o.s t unopposed artfof
sweep that en- gnl f e d
Ruhr basin ard threatof6
momentarily tt spill acf
the Weser river line within
165 miles Of Refllo. y
A LIMO s 5000 Amer = "a
and British tanks prQ1 Il
the greatest 4r1nored ~ n
the history Of warfare, -
running ri OF across tAoQ-|
sands Of miles Of GekI1Gl
soil along the northern aIid
central roads to Berlin.
Field dispatches said all
organized German resistance
on the northern half of the
front at least. had fallen
apart, opening the way for 4
knockout drive on the enemy
capital.
"This is the Wehrmacht's
final hour London newspa-
pers declared flatly as the
Allied high command announced
that the French First Army had
swept across the Rhine to Join
seven other Allied armies storminen
through Germany's inner fcrtrerseo.
The American First Army ana
Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Mont
gomery's Anglo American armies
virtually sealed off the arsenal citieo'
of the Ruhr with converging drives
from the south and north that may
already have linked up on the So
mile stretch between Paderborn and
Muenster
IN HEADLONG FLIGHT
United Press War Correspondents
Ronald Clark reported that tho
remnants of five crack German d.
visions, perhaps 10000 to 40,ooo
lAACil, WCAC AAA llCoOAOAA6 Au6l1t W 0W13
cape the closing jaws of the AllioG
trap.
The speed CT the Allied advano&Q
was pointed up by the dramatt
announcement that the luftwAf11|
had evacuated its great fightoEz
bases north and south of Muenst6Es
abandoning the fleeing Germo6|
armies to a blind, bomb-spattero
retreat.
1t. Gen. George S. PattoI11
American Third Army was swingtn
in for perhaps the decisive thruG1
at the center of the broken enemY
front
Patton's charging tanks were le1o$
than 10 miles frcm the Germat&H
anchor town of Kassel on the Wese1
river lis miles southwest of Berlin.
Far to the south, the U. s. Sew
enth Army sent its 18th armoreG
Red Arrow division racing around
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
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Porty
Ma pls
Reg in,e'
Farley Calls
For End Of
Nazi Control

LONDON, March 81. (UP)
European reports said Adolf
Hitler and the German high
command agreed at a dra-
matte all-night meeting end
ing early Saturday that Ger
many should seek an armis-
tice, but apparently delayed
action when the NaZis re-
fused to give up the govern
mont Immediately.
The high command in
formed Hitler that it was
prepared to negotiate for an arnlis-
tice if the Nazi government would
quit, a Stockholm Tidningen dis
patch quoted by the Exchange Tele-
graph agency said.
The staff Officers were said to
have contended that continuation
CT the war wat impossible in view
of the Allied break-through in the
west and the Soviet threat in the
east.
Hitler countered with proposal
to abandon lis position as sole lead
er in favor of a "Fuehrer's council
headed by Marshal Albert Kessel-
ring and Col. Gen. Ferdinand ven
Schoerner, commanders on the
western and eastern fronts, Tidnin-
gen said.
WHO WOULD ACT
Members of the council under
Kesselring and Won Schoe. ner would
be Hitler himself, Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering, Gestapo Chief
Heinrich Himmler and Grand Ad-
miral Karl Doenitz.
Hitler was said to have told the
generals they could open negotia-
tions with the Allies while he and
Himmler answered for internal
order
Tidningen said the generals Of
the high command rejected the pro-
posal. The final reeult of the con-
Continued on Page 8, Col. %
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Russians Close
Vienna Arc

LONDON, March 81. (UP)
The Red Army closed in on
Vienna Saturday, and began
cleaning up remnants of the Sile-
sian industrial area still held by the
NaziS.
Moving up from the south. Soviet
forces under Marshal Feodor I. Toll
bukhin were crashing through the
outer defense circle Of Vienna and
at points were less than 40 miles
from the Austrian capital.
One report placed some Soviet
forces a little more than 20 miles
from the industrial center of VIE
ner Neustadt, about % miles south
of Vienna.
In Silesia, German reports said,
the Red army burst into Ratibor
and Katscher in southern Silesia,
18 and 81 miles respectively from
Morvaska Ostravia. They also en-
tered Glogau, 80 miles southeast of
Frankfurt. Glogau has been en-
clrcled for some weeks
The tank forces were facing to-
ward Vienna under security black
out after turning the frontal de-
fense line anchored on Lake Neu-
siedler with push acros sthe Aus
trian border at Koeszeg. so miles
south of the capital.
Another column of Marshal Feo-
dor 1. Tolbukhin's Third Ukranian
army group, also moving under a
security blackout. was less than 40
miles southeast of Vienna in from
tai advance toward the Lake Neu-
Siedler line.
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LONDON, March 81. (UP)

Z LONDON, March 81. (UP)
"A huge aerial armada OF at
least $500 American a n d
British planes rocked scme of Ger
s,,anyfs biggest industrial cities
Saturday in shattering blow on
the faltering Reich.
rhe heavy ass oults by the U. S..
eighth Air Force md the Raj
bomber command lashed prime in
dustl ial targets as close as 80 miles
to Berlin and ripped through the
Nazi submarine yards at Hamburg
for the second straight day.
1t. Gen. James H. Doolittle sent
more than 1900 Flying Fortresses
and Liberatcrs, with an escort of
$50 Mustangs and Thunderbolts,
Iinto the attack, while the RAF
mounted strong forces of Lancasters
and Halifaxes with Mustang fighter
support.
The British aerial forces concen-
rated on the Blohm and Voss sub
harine building yards at Hamburg,
hich was one of the main targets
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]. S. TASK CARRIERS BLAST AZ JAP SHIPS
WPB Gives Order
For Extension
OF Miners Pact
Specifies That Full
Output Continue
Until Final Agreement

WASHINGTON, March 81. tUP)
Both the sOet coal operators and
the Mine Workers Union Saturday
accepted War Labor Board or
der to extend Indefinitely their
present wage contract, which ex-
pires at midnight.
WASHINGTON, March 81
(UP) = The War l. a b o +
Board Saturday ordered an
unlimited extension of the soft coal
wage contract which expires at mid
night with full retroactive pay to the
miners for any wage increases final
ly agreed upon.
The board specified that 'the par
ties shall continue the uninterrrupt-
ed production of coal" The con-
tract extension, the order said, shall
run until the differences that now
separate the parties are peacefully
and finally resolved
ASKS FOR REPORT
The board also asked both the
mine union and the operators to
report to it next Saturday on what
progress they have made in con-
tinued negotiations which will re-
sumo next Monday morning.
If the negotiations break down,
WLB said it would fix a hearing
date before the board for final set
tlement of the disputed issues.
Earlier a spokesman for the soft
coal operators warned the war la
Dor board tnat many mines would
Continued on Page 8 Col. 30
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WASHINGTON, March 81. CUP)
War mobilization director James
F. Byrnes is expected to reassure
the nation that the government is
prepared to dismantle the war pro-
duction machine with a minimum of
unemployment.
The director will issue his quarter
ly report to congress on home front
conditions, covering such aspects as
reconversion, agriculture, and man
power.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
Coast Man Held
For Threats on
Presidents Life

LOS ANGELES, March 81. (UP)-
Secret service agents Saturday ar
rested 42-year old electrician wrcm
they said had threatened to blow up
the White House.
Arrested was Arthur M. Peterson,
in Los Angeles bar. He was hel1
in the county Jail on suspicion of
threatening the life of the Presi-
dent"
Authorities declined to divulge
how Peterson had made his threat.
Peterson denied making any threats.
Officers said he admitted he had
been drinking heavily since his wife
ran off with another man.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
Landlords Draw
Rent Warning

SAN DIEGO, March 81. (UP)-
The Central Labor Council warned
Saturday that landlords who violate
Office of Price Administration rent
ceilings may find picket lines at
their doors.
Union officials said preliminary
spot checks indicated that one in
five San Diego tenants is over
charged.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
Byrnes to Give
Postwar Plans

1t is believed Byrnes will place
the We Day production cutback at
about 2 per cent, although this fig
ure is considered to be a minimum
estimate by many other officials.
Byrnes Is understood to be con-
cerned over the growing restless
ness of 37,000,000 industrial workers.
many of whom fear they will face
months of idleness after the end
Of the European war.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01

khile blasted at shore inttallations
Ar Okinawa as carrier planes hit
Ihe main island of the Ryukyus
Igain Saturday, Nimitz said.
Besides the AZ enemy ships sunk
sr damaged 20 aircraft were shot
tut of the air, Is were destroyed
\ Ahe. ground and AZ damaged or
sstroyed on the ground for a loss
combat of IL American planes
id six pilots.
<Nimitz said the heavy shelling
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01

MANILA, March 81. (UP)
Japanese defenses through
out the central Philippines
were collapsing rapidly Saturday
before American forces which seized
control of all but one of the ajor
Islands in the archipelago.
The mounting campaign sent u.
S. assault troops swarming over
two more islands-Negros, the fourth
largest island in the Philippines,
and little Caballo in Manila bay.
They were the 31st Gnd 32nd is
lands in the PhilippiA Aes invaded
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
Japanese Defenses Crack
In Central Philippines

scattered resistance was met as the
troops moved inland under the sup
port of 18th Air Force planes and
naval units commanded by Rear
Admiral Arthur Struble.
After securing the landing beach.
the troops split into three forcee
which famed cut along the islsnd'e
smooth coastal plain. The ncrtherp
contingent speared IA miles "a tn
outskirts Of Bacolod. .capitA1 o. ~
island, and cyefran the city's eiy-
field with its two aif strips Joo0 ssa4
1900 feet long
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01

of big American attack Friday.
The Eighth Air Fcrce, in hitting
Germany in strength for the second
successive day, hammered at oil
plants and rail yards stretched east
of the western front.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
>Nuzi Industrial Centers,
u-Bouts Blasted From Air

The clandestine radio Atlantic
meantime reported that So German
U-boats were destroyed by the big
American fleet which raided Bre-
men, Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven
Friday,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01

by Gen. Douglas MacArthur's forces.
Bohol, between Cebu and Leyte, was
the only large island still held by
the Japanese.
Seasoned veterans Of Maj. Gen.
Rapp Brush's 40th division landed
on the west coast CT Negros Thurs
day after l0-mile amphibious hop
from Guimaras Island and in nine
hours had established solid 25-
mile-long beachhead.
The landing near Bago, just
across from 4uimaras. Ayas uade
without oppo@ @tso,.s A0eNc's some
~ DailA , Denv2H
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
Ninitz Corners
Enemy Fleet
In Home Waters
(Sinks~Eishfeen Vessels. Destroys
'sssss many Planes in Two Day Tit;
Okinawa Island Raked by Big Guns

L. GUAM March 81. (UP)-Rampaging carrier task
forces of the T. S. Pacific fleet sunk 18 Japanese shps
probably sunk Ia and damaged Is in and around OknaW
12sand and Kyushu March % and 29 Admiral Chester W.
-Nimtz announced Saturday. - .
Batteships and light units of the Pacific fleet mean
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01

of Okinawa yesterday was made at
close range.
Seawalls were preached by gun
fire. and defense gun positions and
airfields and bridges were hit heaVl-
ly.
Fleet surface unit on March 27
and % also bombarded tiny Minaml
Daito island, 300 miles east of Oki-
nawa, and outside the Ryukyu
chain. which guards the approaches
to Japan, Formosa and the China
coast.
Nimitz reported that carrier task
force of the British Pacific fleet
struck at targets in the Sakashima
group of the southern Ryukyus.
Meanwhile strong force of B-29s
blasted targets and airfields on Kyu-
shu, Japan's southernmost home
land island.
The B-29 raid was the second in
four days on Kyushu. At the same
time, the 21st Eomber command an
nounced. a small force of .Superforts
attacked industrial areas OF Nagoya
ABOUT l am.
ATTACK CONTINUES
A japanese ,iperial neadquar-
ters communiqCc said that carrier
raids on Okinawa, 800 miles south
west of Kyushu broke eff Friday,
but "the enemy : ship lombard
ment on the Okinawa Gunto con-
tinues an intensity"
Meanwhile, reconnaissance photo
graphs showed that SIS aircraft were
destroyed or damaged and a num-
Der of hangers blasted in the strike
on Kyushu March %.
No reports of results of Saturdays
raids had yet been received here,
but reconnaissance pictures OF We'd
nesdayS attack showed that demo-
lition bombs from the big bomberS
wreaked havoc at Tachiarai and
Oita airfields and the Omura air.
craft factory.
CLEAR APPROACHES
American minesweepers have been
clearing the approaches to Okinawa,
a naval and air base island midway
between Japan and Formosa, in
preparation for landings and a
powerful transport armada" is
headed toward the area, japanese
broadcastS said.
An enemy communique reported
that battleships and other warshipS
were hurting hundreds of tons of
shells into Okinawa for the ninth
straight day. The fleet has been
reinforced by the arrival of about
Is battleships and other heavy war
ships, Tokyo said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
y ANBLlNe
EpoRTER

Could Be Tandem
This business of two persons
threWipg-in together to own a horfe
is getting to be the thing III these
parts.
Sheriff Ware and Harry Wood
bury ale the latest team to own one
horse. Their recently acquired buck
skin. weighs upwards of 1900 pounds
Of ploWkorse without the plow.
With such mountain of horse
flesh, even THEY could ride double.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01

Boo Hoo
someone smacked into .1t-l Rob
ertsons car not long ago, so he de-
cided to have it all done over, all
the wrinkles and ruffles taken out,
flev paint and everything.
After a long time the re-vamped
ca, was returned to him in the att
fernoon. It was an unblemished car
of glistening beauty. He admired it
nd left it parked in frcnt OF his
(fice.
y AT s. p. m. he left the office and
went to his car.
Someone had crashed into a fen
(Continued on Page 5, Col. 60
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Expensive Freedom

| Expensive Freedom
Ire .Ieffery. the II Centro rost
Aoffice ianitor, was made very happy
|py the gift of pipe. The pipe was
nresented him by friend WHO had
topped smoking.
You know" draWled Jeffery to
e pipe giver a few days later, "Mr.
~ Ichmond shouted get bucket of
'ser' and there my car was afire.
ex.., pipe ashes set my car on fire.
). You gave me the pipe for free but
It cost me $27."
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01
WEATHER

aximum Friday 81, minimum Saturday 81; am.
lturday so, humidity 48; noon Saturday "a, hu-
idity l3; pm. Thursday 82 humidity IA. 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01

HAY-No. barley hay S27 a S2S; No. l oat
S35 "a $50; u. S. No. l alfalfa ungraded, $50
/ $50; u. S. No. 2 alfalfa, green and leafy, SIG
! No. 2, S22 "a S23
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-01

Total Cash, Checks and Drafts SEM
Through The Two n Centre bAnksl
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-01-26
Engineers PldY
Important Port
Under Fire

Sixth Army Group, France
Harbor installations, quarries,
roads and warehouses in North
Africa, Italy and France have been
made disable by a company of Ne
gro engineers now serving with the
Continental Advance Section, sup
ply organization for the Sixth Army
Group and the Seventh Army in
France.
Sometimes under fire, these SOL
diers have moved into installations
blasted and damaged by retreating
German troops and in, record time
have returned them to use by the
American troops. The men have
been highly commended for their
work and their spirit by high mill
tary authorities.
The men in the unit have been
overseas for two years and have
earned three battle stars for par
ticipation in as many major cam
paigns.
Two Minnesota boys are with the
outfit. They are Pfc. Raymond
Patrick of Fergus Falls, and Pfc,
Claude A. Adkins, 935 Iglehart
Ave-, St. Paul.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-01-26
This is it,. If
2b MARY LEWIS

Wade, Italy lovely
Uncle Sam has Jimmy Griffin Dick Mann several
Bud Kelly dashng around here
on leave .. plans New with
Luckett visited in St. Paul last week.
Robbins has home with back injury but better
Saw charming Florence Cassus Dick
and Anne Mann making the spots
Crockett working Onan's Had his
badge display Sunday Marion Smith wearing lovely
Turner has returned from vacation Flint
Chicago Auzie Dial makes them all stop and look with
her stunning Earne Williams getting married around
February Florence Day and Margie Thompson always
look like models.
young combined Charles Boyer and Bng Crosby
goes making grooming all the fair damsels
her certainly looked sharp her uniform The following
guests for dinner Sunday evening" Dorothy
Shut Howard Rev. Williams and truly
Carl Banks playing in town Sunday Che usually stops in
Waterloo Chicago Sergeant James Cardy reported to Fort
Smelling Thursday you interested in having photo made
contact Jimmy Cooper eight flash bulbs party
Sunday-bu pcures-the man is really an expert
Very glad Leroy Leroy and Theodosia Martin
and Sarah Bobby party Sunday Selah
Beasy Detroit visiting her mother looking Vogush
Keep about Grand Ball to be given by the
Elkdetals progress The Sportsmans dance literally
jumped Sunday night Anne Walker Mary and Chubby
Brady, Mary Floyd there from K CO. Ruth and Bob Pierre
Manu. and Bud Kelly Grace Mason Louise Howard
Dorothy MARTINI Edess Few Ernesne Danfo
Thompson, Elsie Lewis Gwendon Stacks, Clyde Johnson
Kenny Burr Ingram and gosh others Minnie
Rhodes is visiting in Des Mones
Saw Mr. and Mrs Crockett the Eks
lounge Sunday The Curtis Harris guests
good time Maxine and Theodore Jones already
building for their home Why is Helen Early
templatng away? What around town carrying
Bant? Hear that Harriet Thompson had quite
birthday celebration Champagne made it quite the thing
What wknown matron getting out of car about
last week? playing Hub? The January gradu
giving dance Friday night Tell all about
talking of the leading white mocians
Minneapolis would anything to have W. Squire
Carrie (qute compliment, don't hnkO
and Kathryn Harper said the dance
sad Saturday night
Hear Tmaeah Marshall is modelling some at Powers now
eligible bachelor that's looking for wife!
interested further information.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-01-26
what do you want me to do-go to school all my fe?"
MPLS. SOCIAL NEWS

MPLS. SOCIAL NEWS ...... ...... 49,.
The TOute Bonnie Amies met at
the home of Mrs. Matthew Evans,
3740 Fifth Avenue &c., Monday,
Jan. %. Officers were elected and
installed. Those elected were: Mrs.
Eva Neal, Pres; Mrs. Gladys John
son, Vice Pres; Mrs. Ida Mae
Murphy, Secy.; Mrs. Evans, Treas.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tarver, Sunshine
Treas, and Mrs. Cornelia Smith,
publicity chairman and chaplain.
Wedding Intentions: Mrs. Audrey
Grever Harris, 3548 Smelling, and
Mr.. Houston Taylor, 1868 Fourth
Ave. &c., have filed intentions to
wed.
Mrs. Elaine Childress, 1881
Bryant Ave. No., has been confined
at her home because of tonsillitis.
Entertains Veterans: The Johnnie
Baker Post entertained at the Vet
Grams Hospital Sunday, Jan. IA. The
Gospel chorus of Zion Baptist
church assisted them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Curry
1886 Fifth Ave. So, received q
telephone call from their daughter
Lorraine, Sunday, Jan. 81, who is
a student at Howard University at
Washington, D. C.
Mr.. Luther Abbey, Ala E. 25tt
St., has been ill at his home fol-
two weeks.
Mrs. Claude Burt, 22O1 Fifth Ave
So, entertained few of her friends
at her home Monday afternoon
Jan. Is, at a pokena party. They
were Mines. Burie Carmichael, Jr.
Charles Noble, Martin Brown, BoyC
Crawford and Earl Kyle.
Mrs. Josephine Chambers, 391s
Clinton Ave-, is i'll.
Charles Moore, 913 Aldrich Ave
No., volunteered in the Navy re,
Gently and is receiving his boot
training at Great Lakes, III. He is
the son of Mrs. Mable Moore at the
above address.
Sgt. James Clardy, son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. C. Clardy, 3437 9th
Ave. So, reported to Fl. Smelling
Thursday, Jan. %, for reassign-
ment, ending a 30-day rotational
furlough from the Italian wal
theatre.
Pfc. Jimmie Ramsey from Moxtor
Laurinburg Air Base in North
Carolina, has been visiting his
sister, Miss Lerline Ramsey and
cousin, Mrs. Matte E. Kelley, 812
Fourth Ave. No. He left Thursday
for his Base.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ewing and Mrs
Dovie Phelan entertained Sgt