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Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
Accused Nazi War
Criminal Tries
To End Own Life

AACE}EN. Germany, Feb. 90
tUP)-JChann Dell, an accused Nazi
war criminal and former party
leader of Eschweiler, was critically
injured Thursday in a dramatic
suicide leap from the fourth floor
CT the AacEez. Military prison.
The 52-year-old Nazi leader was
being questioned in his cell in con-
nect;on with the torture and mur-
der of Russian prisoners of war en-
slaved in the Eschweiler coal mines.
1t. Col. Russell Thompson, Sac
ramentc, California. challenged
the prisoners story that he knew
nothing of the atrocities.
May God strike me dead if I'm
not telling you TIE truth" Dell
screamed.
Then he broke away from his
guards and plunged through an
open window, crashing down on a
marble pavement four floors below.
He was believed dead at first, but
an examination showed a faint
spark of life and army physicians
worked to revive him. He was not
expected to live.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
E. {. Council Maps
Liquor zoning
In New Ordinance

Only in certain specified areas of
Ell Centre will liquor-dispensing es-
Establishments be permitted to oper-
ate in the future, according to plans
of the city council as discussed and
outlined at the Wednesday night
meeting of the council. In this con-
nection a proposed liquor zoning
ordinance was prepared and pre-
sented at the meeting by City At
torney Dorsey Whitelaw. The pro-
posed ordinance had it's first read
ing Wednesday night.
r. B. Dessert appeared before the
council representing group OF
other Main street business owners
and opposed the opening of any ad-
ditional liquor-selling establish
ments in the 900 block on Main
street. He was accompanied by E.
A. Fitzhugh.
The council proposes to permit
licensed liquor-selling establish
ments to operate from Fifth to
Eighth streets on Broadway and
State, also to the alleys on Fifth,
Sixth and Seventh streets from
Broadway south. Existing liquor es-
Establishments not in the specified
area will not be affected by the
proposed ordinance.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
Senator'S Approve
Penalties in
work-Fight Bill

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. CUP) =
The senate military affairs COM
mittee Thursday approved a work
or-fight" bill including fines and
prison terms for employers who
hoard labor.
Committee Chairman Ebert D.
Thomas, CD, Utah, said the revised
bill was approved after it had been
agreed in committee that penalties
inserted Wednesday should apply
mostly to employers instead of in
dividual workers.
The vote was 13 to for approval.
But Thomas said practically every
committee member reserved the
right to oppose all or any part of
the bill when it reaches the senate
floor next week.
SUBSTITUTE MEASURE
The senate committees measure
was written as substitute for the
house. passed May bill, which pro-
vided Jail terms and fines for reg
istrants 18 to As who violated its
provisions. Under the house bill,
registrants would be indicted or
punished if they refused to take or
keep war jobs.
Thomas said the house bill pro-
badly will be offered on the senate
floor as substitute to the COM
mittee measure.
The committee vote came after
lengthy discussions of amendments
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22

and other planes struck in concert
at German targets, mainly arterial
lifelines to the front.
1t was bold stroke, designed to
paralyze German rail traffic. That
would be one of the main goals of
any preparations for a big offensive.
The Eighth air force sent 1400
heavy bombers with san escort of
300 fighters to spearhead the cay
light attack. They hit 20 centers
scattered over a 30,0C0-square mile
area.
STRIKE FROM ITALY
The German radio said Allied
forces were coming in from the
direction of italy. indicating two
way assault designed to smash the
Nazi ability to move by railroad any
where to the front lines.
More than score of German
towns and villages fell to the Amer
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
YANkS DEFY DEATH TO SWEEP Two OF jAPS
Russians Close
Gaps on Arc
PeriIing Berlin
Crack Last of Water
Barriers to Spree
River in New Thrusts
BY ROBERT MUSEL

LONDON, Feb, %. (UP)-
Marshal Ivan S. Konev's
First Ukrainian army bat
tied to cross the Neisse river,
Ia s t water barrier before
Berlin's Spree river, along a
60-mile front southeast of the
capital Thursday.
At the northern end of the at
tack front, Konevs army pushed
along the west bank of the Oder
river to its confluence with the
Neisse only 40 miles southeast of
Berlin.
NEARS BRIDGEHEAD
The acvance carried to within five
miles of the first of the bridgeheads
which the Germans said Marshal
Gregory K. zhukov's First White
Russian army has driven across the
Oder east of Berlin.
A thrust across the Neisse at
Kuschern wouli outflank the key
river fortress of Guben. seven miles
to the south. Guben lies astride the
Neisse and guards the 23-mile gap
between that river anc the Spree
south of Berlin.
Other units battled through woods
less than eight miles east of Guben
and captured Pfoerten, 10 miles
south. Pfoerten also is II miles
east of Cottbus, the other main
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
Condemned Felons
Try to Escape
At San Quentin

SAN QUENTIN, Feb. %. CUP)-
Three murderers, condemned to die
in San Quentin prisons gas cham
ber. made a desperate but unsuc-
ceSsful attempt to escape Thurse ay
from the death row" cell block. i.
One of the men. Alfred Cavazos,
80, who was to have been executed
Friday for a San Francisco Staying,
was shot in the side before all three
were overpowered by guards.
Cavazos' companions in the at
tempted break we're Djolry Nagle,
33, sentenced to Death from Ala
media county for the thrill Staying
of a cab driver, and S. j. Kelso, %,
who was convicted on a Los Angeles
county murder aud ROBBERY charge
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. UP)-
A navy officer Thursday disclosed
a third sinking of a jam-packed
Japanese prison ship, with a loss OF
more than 800 Americans.
The vessel was sunk December Is
by American planes which could
not distinguish 1t from cargo ship.
In this case, however, the cargo
was 1900 Americans held in the
ships holds at rifle point. Fewer
than half survived.
In two previously disclosed cases
Allied u ON ar ! n eS uhknoWingly
sank two japanese prieon ships.
The first such incident occurred
September Z, when only SO out OF
75O American prisoners aboard the
ship survived. On october "a an
ether prison ship carrying 1900
Americans was sunk, with only five
known survivors.
Apparently upward of 5000 Amer
leans pelished in the three tragic
incidents Of war
The story of the December Is
sinking was related by Lieutenant
George K. Petritz Of Rockford, Illi-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
u. s. Casualties
Top 100000

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. CUP)-
American combat casualties an
nounced here passed the 100000
mark Thursday.
Secretary of War Henry l.. Slim
son also announced that Allied
armies have captured mere than
900,O00 Germans in western Europe
since D-Day. These are in addition
to the l00,692 German prisoners
taken in Sicily and Italy and 1884,
cG0 taken in North Africa
This makes a grand total of 1884,
992 German prisoners since Novem-
ber, 1912.
Stimson said u. S. army casualties
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
Reclamation Aid
Hints Plans TO
Send ; Billions

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. ,UPl-
The reclamation bureau is consider
ing postwar reclamation program
which would cost $3,000,000,0 ,0O0
Deputy Reclamation Commissioner
William Warne said Thursday.
He told the house irrigation COM
mittee that $1,OOO,0OO,OOO of the
projects in the program already
have been authorized by congress-
For the other $2,000,OO0,0 worth,
he added, new legislation will be
necessary.
Warne terrified that the program
would in no way interfere with
President Roosevelt's suggestion
that separate, independent river
authorities be established through
out the country. The bureaus work
would be fundamental, he said, and
could be easily taken over by any
river authority set up by the con-
greSS.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
BY r. II. SHACKFORD

MEXICO CITY, Feb. %.
(UP)-Delegates to the inter
American conference Thurs
day expected a new declara-
ton on the fundamental
rights Of mankind to be one
of the important results OF
the meeting.
The keynote for such declara-
ton was sounded Wednesday night
by President Manuel Avila Camacho
CT Mexico in his ado ress of welcome
to delegates of 10 of the 81 Ameri-
can republics. The honor of Offering
such declaration probably would
90 to the Mexican delegation.
SPEAKER CHEERED
Avila Camacho, speaking in the
jammed chamber of deputies which
was surrounded by cheering
throng, sale:
Men are men, wherever they may
be born, wherever they may live,
work and die. To guarantee to all
men, simply because they are men
!. IAN adequate minimum of fruit
full opportunity of existence will be
the essential requirement of every
order aiming to be peaceful, firm
and just.
international cooperation will
prevail only If there is determine
tion to guarantee that irreducible
sIninimum."
The stage was set for dramatic
move by Argentina to get back into
the good graces of her sister nations
curing the conference.
Avila Camacho "deplored" the abb
sence of Argentina from the con-
ference and said he hoped "circum-
stances will soon afford us the sat-
isfaction of seeing (Argentina) off,
cially associated with our present
efforts.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
Stimson Denies
Cos Use Plan

flict terror bombing on civilian
populations"
He explained that he had investi-
gated the report and found it arose
from what consider an excusab,e
but incorrect Interpretation of scme
remarks by briefing Office at SUI
pieme Allied headquarters"
"As a matter of fact" Stimson
continued, "the basic policy of the
United States army air forces has
not been changed. Our efforts are
IT'LL confined to the attack of enemy
military objectives."
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
Inter-Americon Meet Open
On Note Of Equal Rights

Argentina and Ell Salvador are the
only American republics absent from
the meeting. Ell Salvador is expect
ed to have a delegation seated as
soon as her new government takes
office on March /.
A second plenary session will be
held late Thursday with addresses
by U. S. Secretary of State Edward
r. Stettinius, Jr.. and Mexican For
eign Minister Ezequiel Padilla.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22

on all fronts compiled through
February Ia, were 7l1.497. This fig
ure reflected actual events through
the middle CT January.
Navy, marine corps and coast
guard casualties to date have to-
tailed 1866. The grand total OF
801, ,162 was an increase OF 1892
over last weeks total.
The army casualties included
138,723 dead; 420,465 wounded, of
whom neatly half have returned to
duty; 60,086 prisoners of war and
92,223 missing in action.
The navy total included 33,862
dead, 40,783 wounded, l0,546 missing
and 4474 prisoners Of war.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
Pope's Condition
Held UNCHANGED

VATICAN CITY, Feb. %. (UP)-
The condition of Pope Plus XII,
who is suffering from light influ-
enza, officially was announced
substantially unchanged" Thursday
but quarters close to the Pontiff
express anxiety that his persistent
fever might indicate some bronchial
complications.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22

supreme headquarters announced
that "the best flying weather since
last summer" enabled massive air
fleets to lace German front posi-
tions, rear communications and the
Reich itself with what may prove
to be a record weight of explosives.
The great aerial onslaught hit the
Germans as Lieutenant General
George S. Patton's Third army broke
into the industrial heart of the Saar
basin and nearly cleared the Saar-
Moselle triangle of cefenses in south
west Germany.
ALLIES STEP UP BLOWS
While Patton's troops drilled
steadily deeper into Germany. other
Allied armies on each side stepped
up their blows which Nazi. radio
commentators viewed as the pre-
luce to grand scale offensive.
From Britain and scores of bases
on the continent, fleets of Flying
Fortresses. Liberators, Thunderbolt
dive bombers. rocket firing Typhoons
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. (UPO-
Secretary Of War Henry L. Stimccn
Thursday flatly denied reports, not
carried by United Press, that the
Allied air commanders had decided
to start ter; or bombing of German
population centers.
The reports were contained in dis
patches from Paris.
Replying to question at his press
conference, Stimson said:
Our policy has never been to in
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
Marines Slug Forward
Against Deadly Fire
Central Airport
Is New Goal;
Resistance Grows

ADM. NIMITZ'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Guam, Feb. %.
(UP) = American marines,
pledged by their general to
take Two regardless of the
cost, fought through down.
pour Thursday toward the
central airport of the island.
A communique announcing
slow gains in the new drive
toward Iwo's central airpor.
said that marine casualties
on the island had climbed to
385 killed and 4168 wounded
by 5:45 pm. Wednesday.
A second communique an
nounced that the marines had
launched a new push toward
the Two air field after a
stonewall stand against sew
eral heavy counterattacks
during the night.
Slug SlOlUly
At midday the Leather
necks were slugging slowly
forward. They knocked out
several gun positions and
generally weakened the air.
drome's defenses," uam
headquarters announced.
"There was little change
in positions of the front line,"
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz
reported, revealing that coun-
terblows had checked the
marine push northward on
the island.
The feorcity of the battle was
revealed for the first time by
marine corps combat correspondent
who said the invasion beach was
"a scene of indescribable wreckage
all of it ours"
BATTLE DEBRIS
A tWo-mile belt of the Two beach
northWard frem Mt. Suribachi was
"a thick layer of debris" and the
wrecked hulls of scores of boats
signified the price the marines paid
TO get ashore.
Death Is not a pretty sight, but
IL has taken possession of our beach,"
the correspondent wrote from Two.
Marines killed on the beach were
buried under the sand as the tice
came in E. the miracle was that
we were able to supply our troops
at all during the two days of in
creasing shelling on this beach :"
With arrival of elements of
third division on Two. the biggest
marine force ever thrown into one
operation--some 40,000--was slug
ging it out toe to toe with the fam
atical Japanese defenders.
Nimitz's communique revealed as
of 8 am. Wednesday, 1850 marines
were killed, wounded or missing.
THE figures indicated more than
Continued ON Page 6, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
Eden Seeks Commons Vote
On xd|tu Declaration

common enemy but thereafter IN
peace. as in war"
Approval of the motion would
constitute a vote OF confidence. The
government was expected TO win by
a substantial majority despite cries
of power politics raised during o
discussion OF the Big Thrce's solu-
tion of the Polish question In the
house Wednesday,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22

Earlier, Paraguay, the small neigh
Dor of the powerful South American
country, proposed that the first or
der of business at the conference
be consic Grafton of the Argentine
problem.
The proposal was rejected, but
delegates agreed to consider the
question after it completes its agen-
da of economic and social questions
of the postwar period.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22

He said the cebate in the house
next Tuesday and Wednesday would
be on the specific notion
THAT the house approves the dec
laration of joint policy agreed TO
by the three great powers at the
Crimea conference and in particular
welcomed the determination to
maintain unity of xction, not only
IN achieving the final defeat of the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
WEATHER FORECAST

Fine weather Thursday night
and Friday, with warm days and
cool nights. Maximum tempera-
ture Friday around "a degrees.
Light to moderate frost Thursday
night with lowest temperatures
around 20 degrees in coolest spots.
Temperatures two degrees higher
by Friday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22

LONDON, Feb. %. (UP)-
Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden formally announced in
Commons Thursday that the
government would demand a
vote of confidence on it's
commitments in the Crimean
declaration.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
Germany SIashes
Food Supplies
OF All Civilians

LONDON, Feb. %. UP) - The
German people tightened their belts
again Thursday as Nazi officials
decreed a 12h per cent reduction in
food rations.
The Transocean news agency,
which announced the reduction in
a Berlin broadcast. said the action
was taken to build up food stocks
for the new food allocations due in
April. ssea',''% ~ e
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
BY WILLIAM B. DICKINSON

MANILA, Feb. %. (UP)-I
The last stage of the battle
of Manila degenerated into
medieval warfare Thursday
with the japanese taking up
Spears in a desperate attempt
to stave off certain annihila-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
Bad Penny Plus

Bad Penny Plus
Lieutenant Clyde w. Summers,
navy, and his wife moved to Ell
Centre from San Diego last June
and took up residence at 7e3 He'll
avenue. They brought with them the
family cat, Peiping by name pro
nounced Payping). Peiping is of the
sex sometimes called gentle.
Last. December, Lieut.. Summers
Continued on Page 6, Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
n44M.ss.!4!4!ss 4.s.4!s
A Bad Sign

A Bad Sign
The patchy little bandage adorn-
ing Harry Woodbury's brow these
days has caused a lot of comment.
Woodbury. insisted he whanged
his head on the caves of his garage
when he rode his horse tco close
to the building.
He must have been riding along
while sound asleep and the horse
wanted to wake him up. Horces
can't stand snoring.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
Allied Planes
BY Thousands
Blast at Reich
Rain Bombs. Bullets and Rockets
Ahead of Eisenhower's Armies;
Seen as Prelude TO Big Invasion

PARIS, Feb 90 (UP-A fleet of 5000 Allied warpanes
rarad bobs rockets and bullets prime German targets
ahead of General Dwight D. Eisenhowers armies Thursday
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
Jops Use Spears
To Escape Trop
In Manila Battle

American troops encountered the
frenzed tactics of the trapped enc
my naval and marine personnel as
they reduced the Japanese pocket
south of the Pasig river to less than
one-tenth of square mile.
YANKS ENTRENCHED
The Americans were entrenched
in siege line along the playground
and golf links, which once were the
bed of the medieval moat around
Manila's ancient walled city.
General Douglas Macarthur an
nounced meanwhile that Bataan
peninsula was completely cleared
and that the japanese forces on
Corregidor were practically destroy
ed.
so far as can pc Iounu no living
Japanese soldier is now on the
peninsula Macarthur said, in dis
closing the vindication of famous
American stand on Bataan three
years ago.
More than 100 Japanese already
were buried on Corregidor, he said,
and the count was only partially
complete. Only isolated enemy
stragglers holed up in caves remain
ed to be mopped up on the island
fortress guarding Manila Bay.
Reports from the front lines in
Manila said the japanese apparently
we're running short of arms and were
using spears iii bitter defense Of
their tiny pocket.
ONLY FOUR RIFLES
Cne group of Il japanese from
the first cavalry section was armed
with only spears and grenades, while
an enemy platoon fighting near the
Army-Navy club had only four
rifles. The rest fought with spears
attacked to poles.
The Americans were withholding
heavy Shellfire from the area to
avert as many civilian casualties as
possible and the battle continued
with savage hand-to-hand fighting
Indicative of the situation was a
report by Maj. Gen. o. w. Girls
void, commander of the 14th army
corps which was attacking the hole
out Japanese.
I'VE will just go in fighting and
kill every last Jap" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
WEATHER

Max. Wed. 66, min. Thurs. "a; 5 am.
Thurs. 80, (no humid. read); noon
Thurs. 81, (no humid. read.) pm.
Wed. 60, (no humid. read.).
Evening star., 1945-05-06

Sessions of the convention are
open to the general public.
Hine Junior Aish.
Executive Board meeting. i:30 pm
The last association meeting Of II,
oncers will be installed.
wheatley.
Association meeting pm. Tuesday
retary Of the Federation Of Churches, vii
Junior nt high sc school win sing. Election
and installation OF ofhcers.
Truesdell.
The followinr emeers have been elected
e Robert wallace. ll r.t Siss
dent; Mrs Harry Nsiiey. recording seere-
s:cy Mrs Mrs rS5ss
Mrs. James Purcell. chairman. ANNOUNCES
physical examinations for preschool chill
d5sn who vii! enter seho0I in Seps:nsssIEd :: s.Id
at am. tomorrow
Executive Committee meetins, Pm
tomorrow, at the Blow School;
The following new ofacsis have been t
elected Mrs MTtns tis VIC. M.oa M:
Clara Seibold. secretary; Mrs. Catherine
Loyeless. treasurer; Mrs. Mayoene Aainss'
Gordon Junior Hish.
Executive Board meetins Pm. to-
Evening star., 1945-05-06
Red Cross Camp Council
To Meet Wednesday

The American Red Cross Camp
and Hospital Council of the Potomac
area will meet at 10:45 am. Wednes-
day in the University OF Maryland
Armory.
Luncheon will be served at noon
by the College Park Canteen, after
which the new Red Cross production
room in Hyattsville will display
articles made by production groups
in Prince Georges County.
The council comprises camp and
hospital workers from the District
of Columbia, Alexandria and Prince
Georges, Montgomery. Arlington
Fairfax and Loudoun Counties.
Field directors from Walter Reed
and Forest Glen Army hospitals. the
Naval Hospital at Bethesda, Boiling
Field, Andrews Field, Fort Myer
st. Elizabeth's and Mount Alto Hos
pitals also will attend,
Evening star., 1945-05-06

Service, at . meeting yesterday at
the statler Hotel. The council will
conclude the three-day conference
with an executive session today.
1t is a privately endowed organiza-
ton to promote improvement Of
children's teeth.
Mr.. Perrott said 40 per cent Of
the Nations population live in rural
areas where dentists are often as
few as II to every 1000 residents.
The highest ratio in the country is
7S dentists to 1000 persons in some
northern States, he said. He said
he hoped national education on
the Importance Of dental care would
lead to more demand for dental