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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
U.S.Tro'ops Drive
North on luzon

MANILA, April 3 tINS)--
Sixth Army doughboys on south
ern Luzon pressed northward to-
day following the lightning sei-
zure of Legaspi and its two ad-
jacent airfields in an amphibious
operation preceded by heavy
aerial and naval bombardment.
Spearheaded by the l5Sth
Regimental Combat Team, under
command of Brig. Gen. Hanford
MacNider. the Yanks landed at
Legaspi Sunday and that after
noon had secured the city and It's
airfields, Gen. Macarthur an
nounced.
No serious opposition was en-
countered on the beach.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
AdridtiC Landing
Made by British

ROME, April 3 QNS)--A land
ing operation by British Eighth
Army forces on sand spit between
Comacchio Lagoon and the Adri-
attic in northeastern Italy was re-
ported today by Mediterrean
headquarters.
The operation was carried out
Monday and resulted in the cap
ture of 200 German prisoners.
AT the same time another group
of Eighth Army troops drove up
onto a spit between the Adrlatic
and the Podiprimaro River and
cleared Out German defenses half
way up the spit
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
British Vessels
Blast Sumdtrd

SAN FRANCISCO. April 3
tUp( The Chungking radio re-
ported today that formidable
fleets of British destroyers were
attacking Jap coastal installations
on Sumatra which guards the
approaches 10 Singapore
In addition, Chungklng said.
British surface units were bonn
harding Installations on the
Anadaman islands. Jap-held group
in the Bay OF Bengal west Of the
MALAY Peninsula
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
NaZiS Post
Death Reward

LONDON, April 3 tINSJ The
Berlin radio broadcast an urgent
wanted order from criminal
police headquarters today offering
a reward of 100000 reichmarks
for the killers Of two passengers
and the driver Of car near
Grunewald, in outer Berlin. last
Saturday.
II is in Grunewald fashionable
suburb that DR.. Joseph Goebbels
and other important Nazi party
leaders have their homes.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
800 i. ). Raiders
Blast Formosd
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80 -fContinued from Page One)
z mlies 10 reach Okinawas east
fSast. they attained detectives on
81 Be second day Of their invasion
sppaign originally slated fol
sDrPlus- 10
~ Only scattered resistance met
ssssKe Yanks as they threw five.
4lyliie- long corridor of steel and
z Hehting men across the waist OF
the 60-mile-long island in the
heart OF the Ryukyus. Marine
elements of 1t. Gen. Buckner
command to the north were meet
inc slightly increased opposition.
The army troops reached the
east coast on Awase Harbor, near
the village of Tobara. while ad.
vanceS of several thousand yards
were registered along the entire
length of the Tenth Army line
minor Jap resistance.
49, AIRFTLDS IN USE
Nimitz' communique also re-
Slvealed that two OF the three cap
tured airfields on Okinawa were
In operation within "a hours after
they were seized.
(The United Press pointed
out that there was no dispesi-
fion at Adm. Nimltz' headquar-
ters 10 write of Oklnawa as al
ready won. Hard fighting Is
anticipated, said Frank IRE
maine, UP correspondent.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
$4,000 Judgment
Imposed on SpaIek

Federal Judge Frank A. Picard
today issued $4,000 judgment
against Adolph Spalek. former
head Of the Spalek Engineering
Co, who is serving II years at
Milan prison for fraud in govern
ment war contracts
The judgment represents un-
collected fines. The government
seeks a similar judgment against
William J. Zrencwik, SpalekS
partner
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
Family Fails TO Halt
III Father S Suicide

After writing a farewell note
and kissing his wife and daughter
good-by. Vito MasSins. 65. OF 9525
Harper. committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head IN
an alley at the rear Of his home
at | p. m. today
His wife. Mary. and daughter.
Jeanne, found the note and ran
after him. but were too late 10
prevent the tragedy. MaSsina
was IN III health.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
London Expects
biz 3 Ia Meet Soon

LONDON. .april 3 GNSl Lon.
don diplomatic circles believed
today that a Big Three or Big
Five meeting might take place
before the United Nations meet
ing in San Francisco.
These circles pointed out that
much depended on the course OF
the war.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
FilipinOs Want
Congress Called

MANILA. April 3 QNS)-A
Manila committee comprising eight
senators and 40 representatives
of the Philippines Congress wired
a formal request TO President OS'
mena for an immediate assembling
of the Philippines legislative body
TO deal with problems of relieI
and rehabilitation, II was learned
fndaN
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
Duty for, War Dead's Sons

WASHINGTON. April 3 CUPD
Senator Fullbright tD) of
Arkansas has introduced a bill
providing that sons of men killed
in the two world wars be given
special appointments TO Annapolis
and West Point.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
Gothd Occupied
By Patton S Men
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lin. fell to the Allies after more
than three days of savage street
fighting and q raklng artillery
bombardmcnt that reduced the
cllA-tn rubblc.
Twenty miles to the southeast,
soldiers of the American Ninth
Army fought their way into
II 44laaHf 4laaHf4f4a- he biggest rarfwdy center
in western GERMANY, and began a
houSC-to-houSe mop-up OF its by
passed NaZi garrison.
Armored spearheads OF the
Ninth Army already were more
than 30 miles east Of the Mucn-
ster-Hamm line. splitting through
the hinge of the German defenSeS
10 the Weser River on the Ruhr-
Berlin superhighway 178 miles
from Berlin and 81 miles east OF
Hanover
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
.278,8OO Tons Hit
Reich During March

LONDON. April 2 INS)--
American and British airforces
unloaded the staggering total OF
more than 22S.S00 tons OF bombs
on Germany and Nazi-held terri
tory in March, official estimates
disclosed today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
Loses
In Light Vote

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ing yesterday was guaged by the
fact that Victor c. Reuther. well
known Go official. trailed the
field in the contest for the board
of education, receiving only 10000
NOtpS
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
French Name Reich Aides Smuts in London

LONDON April 3 GNS)--
South African premier. Field
Marshal Smuts. arrived today 10
loin m the prc-San Francisco con-
ference talks
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
VETERANS RIGHTS

In il Congress provided that an
honorably discharged veteran oil
the land or naval forces had this
right:
"If (his civilan) position was
In the employ Of a private en-
pl0yer. such employer shall re-
store such person to such posi-
tion or to position OF like
seniority. status, and pay unless
the employers circumstances
have so changed as to make 1t
impossible or unreasonable to
do So"
Selective service officials. prior
TO instructions that they not dis
cuSs the question. contended that
the law imposed the simple duty
TO restore a qualified veteran tc
his old or a like job, regardless
OF who may hold it now.
LEGION'S POSITION
The American Legion also holds
that position.
The American Federation ol
Labor and the Congress of Indus.
trial Organizations dispute it.
The two labor organizations
contend that q veteran should no,
replace nonveteran who has
plant seniority over him. and may
only replace a nonVetcran who
does not have plant seniority. the
dates of their initial employment
in the plant governing the de-
termination.
Labor is inSlStent that its Coun-
sells in the matter be needed by
the administration. In the recon-
mendations submitted TO Gen
Hines, the two major organiza-
tionS said
"The rights of some 100000
union members hinge on the
Interpretation TO he given Sec
tlon 3. Additional millions now
serving In the armed forces are
the sons and daughters OF union
members"
The recommendations tn n
called fof new Interpretation OF
the law which would protect non
veterans having plant seniority
over veterans.
Byrnes said in his report that
he hopes agreement can be
reached
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04

PARIS. April 3 tUPl - a
French military mission Tor Ger
oaan affairs has been formed 20
Totect French interests in Ger
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS

A constitutional amendment 10
open the way for stream and river
Improvements by the state was
ratified
Locally. the voters approved
two charter amendments. One
permits Detroit TO sell more than
25 per cent Of its water TO subur-
ban areas. and the other advances
the municipal primary 10 Aug. Z
this year so that ballots can be
sents overseas.
Battle Creeks former Mayor r.
J. Hamilton was elected TO the
ninth district Senate seat vacant
since the fatal shooting Of Warren
G.. Hooper. key witness in the
Carr-Sigler grand jury investiga-
tion OF graft and bribery in the
state capital. Hamilton is a
Republican.
Another Republican, William
w. Lee of Saginaw. was elected 10
succeed Chester M. Howell who
quit the state Senate after plead
ing guilty 10 bribe-taking.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
TWO NOW IN PRISON

Two other members of the al
legged gang are serving prison sem
tences in Ohio in connection with
the check passing operations.
Jones. former prize fighter
said he had collected as much as
$500 in a few hours of check pass
ing. Members OF the gang fur
niShed him with both checks and
Identification papers.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04

The statement echoed recon-
mendationS made recently by the
ALL and the CIO 10 Brig. Gen.
Frank T. Hines, director OF the
retraining and unemployment ad-
miniStration.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
King Receives Beruch

LONDON. April 3 INS)-
King George VI received L. S
presidential representative Bern
ard Baruch over the weekend.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
GROUPS REPRESENTED

Col Paul II. Griffith, assistant
administrator. said that the three
principal abor organizations
three veterans rganlZations
three business or industrial asso'
Citations and three federal agencies
would be represented.
The arrangement will give labor
an equal advisory voice with the
American Legion. Veterans OF
Foreign Wars and Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans which, since World
War |. have had a dominant role
in veterans matters.
Nub of the present conflict is
a small paragraph under section 8
in the Selective Training and
Service Act. approved Sept. l6,
1910. an election wear.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
NAZI ESCAPE FOILED

Third Army forces accounted
for practically all of about 1000
Germans who staged small
scale weekend breakthrough in
an attempt TO find their way from
the =Ruhr back to their own lines
in The Lauterbach area.
Montgomery'S British and Cana
dian forces. meanwhile. shredded
the German defenses covering the
Dutch and German seacoastS with
a series of powerful armored
sweeps that promised the swift
liberation of all Holland and the
development of some $4,000 NaZiS
in the western half of that
country.
British tanks advancing on the
right flank were reported within
40 miles of the Ems River estuary
which forms the boundary be-
tween Germany and Holland.
That indicated an advance OF
about 20 miles from their last
officially announced positions in
the Nordhorn area 10 point
about so miles west-Southwest OF
Bremen.
Canadian forces moving north
ward across the waist" OF Hol-
land advanced to within 25 miles
of the Zuider Zee. rolling through
dozens Of towns and villages
against patchy opposition Radio
! Brussels said HuiSSen, 2l2 miles
south Of Arnhem. had been taken
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04

Exclusively reported by this cor
respondent, the recommendations
are being withheld by the agency
from official public release, on the
ground that they have not yet
been acted upon.
Labor called for "reInterprcta-
ton of unemployment provisions
for veterans, and Byrnes proposes
claritiCatlon.
The -lMo labor organizations a4se
recommended that a continuing
council be set up representing
management. labor, the veterans
organizations and the interested
governing agencies" 10 develop
new veterans employment policies.
The retraining and re-employ-
ment administration has aCknowl-
edged that ii is setting up such
a group. which will re-examine the
rights of returning veterans 10
unemployment Byrnes also re-
ferred vaguely 10 such commit
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
NaZiS Kill
UnarIlled
Tank Chief

WITH FIRST II. s. ARMY IN
GERMANY, April 3 (UPl--Mai.
Gen. Maurice Rose. Denver, Colo,
commander of the Third Armored
Division, was shot TO death by
Aazi tahlmen while taking of his
pistol 10 hand over TO his German
captorS. il was announced today.
Roses aide, Maj. Robert Bal
linger, White Plains, N. Y, said
Rose already had surrendered 10
the crew OF a German Tiger tank
when tankmen with a "burp" gun
shot him.
Rose was riding south of Pader-
born last Saturday when he was
captured. He was trying TO reach
a portion of the Third ArTnored
Task Force which had been cut
off.
RUN INTO TANK
Ballinger said the generals
peep. followed by a command
halftrack. ran into a German tank
column. They pulled off the road
and started through a field trying
10 escape the Nazi tanks when
they ran into a German Tiger
tank on the edge of the woods.
The general and his aide got
out OF the peep and stood with
their hands over heads in sur
render.
THE tank commander stuck
his head through the turret and
started shouting orders at us.
hut We couldn't understand
what he was saying" Ballinger
said -
Gen. Rose kept saying over
and over. 4 don't understand.
I don't understand Then we
decided the German was tell
ing us To disarm so the general
reached down and. taking his
holster off over his head, started
TO toss the gun onto the
ground.
Gun OPENS UP
Just then the Nazis opened
up with "A Schmeisser machine
pistol and let the general have
II through the head"
Ballinger and the peep drive
jumped into the ditch. as did the
crewmen from the halftrack All
worked their way back 10 the
lines.
Later armored units returned
10 the spot and found the gen.
erals body and the command
halftrack. The car was unrifled.
indicating The Na2iS either were
a green crew or had been fright
ened away before they had time
10 search il. Ballinger said.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
RACING TO HAMLIN

Another Ninth Army column
was reported racing for the Pied
Piper town of Hamlin. on the
WeSer l5S miles west OF the Ger
man capital
Between the Third and Ninth
armies, the American First Army
began choppIng through the east
crn wall OF the great Ruhr pocket
TO finish off a trapped force of
perhaps 10000 Germans.
Gen. Eisenhower hailed the
Ruhr trap aS one Of the biggest
Allied victories of the war and
predicted that the certain de-
stnction of the pocketed Ger
mans would speed the enemy's
final collapse.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
ZIEGLER WINS COUNTY

Highway Commissioner Charles
Ziegler was reelected easily over
George A. Dingman, Democratic
nominee, and carried even Wayne
County Dingman is county drain
commissioner here.
The surprising COP strength in
Detroit was reflected in every
contest but William NJ. Donnelly,
Democratic nomi inee for the
Legislature. managed 10 squeeze
through by a narrow margin over
John Talbot, Republican Don.
nelly, a former legislator, will fill
the vacancy caused by the death
of Rep. John Murphy
The Judges elected locally, all
appointees of Gov Kelly. are Cir
cult Judge John V. Brennan. Re-
corders Judges Paul K. krause
and Gerald W. Groat and Com
mon Pleas Judges Thomas A.
Kenney and David c. Vokes.
Kenney topped the city candi-
dates IN the voting withQ more
than $4,000 ballots, approximately
the same number that won for
Leadbetter in the countrywide elec-
tion of an auditor
Or. Burt r Shurly and A.
Douglas Jameson were reelected
10 the Detroit Board of Education.
Justice Raymond NJ. Starr, for
mer Democratic attorney general,
led the statewide nonpartisan
race for supreme court. Justice
Walter H. North, too, was re-
/ elected
DR.. Charles s. Kennedy of De-
troit, and Otto r. Eckert OF Lam
sing. were chosen for the board
of regents of the University OF
Michigan They are Republicans.
ELLIOTT VICTORY
/ Dr.. Eugene 3. Elliott easily
won another term as state super
intendent of public instruction,
and Charles G.. Burns of Detroit,
was elected TO the state board OF
education
Forest II. Akers Of Detroit and
Melville b. Mcpherson of Lowell.
renomlnated by Republicans, won
new terms on the state board OF
agriculture
Friel's defeat shock ed the
/ Democratic organization for the
county auditor had long been a
party leader and was considered
one of the strongest figures,
politically, in the county govern
ment.
His term does not expire until
next Jan. |.
The auditor-elect Is So years old
and is personnel director for the
Detroit Tool e. Manufacturing
Co He was born in Edinburgh,
Scotland. and came 10 Detroit as
youth. Leadbetter was for
many years in the automobile
sales business.
The county board OF auditors
has been solidly Democratic since
1912 when then Gov. Murray d.
Van Wagner ousted John {.
/ Cowan on a petition arising from
the Ferguson graft grand jury IN
vestigation Cowan was one of
the few Republicans elected TO a
partisan Wayne County office
after the first Roosevelt landslide
! A propos constitutional
amendment 10 ease the Is mill
tax in outstate cities and counties
was killed. Under the proposal,
a majority Of voters. instead of
two-thirds. would have been able
to sanction an increase beyond
the tax limitation.
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS
t A constitutional amendment 10
open the way for stream and river
/ Improvements by the state was
ratified
( Locally. the voters approved
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
'GI BareS


The recorders court hearing OF
eight men and women accused of
operating a bad check ring re-
sumed before Judge Paup F..
krause today A soldier testified
he went AWOL TO share in the
easy money. He appeared as a
states star witness.
Pvt Dough- as l.. Jones. 1348
Brady, told of being court-mar-
tailed for cashing checks on a
60-40 basis in what Lee Water
man had described to him as a
nice little racket.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
PACT HELD Up

Discussion of credits and also
~ types of lend-leaSe material has
DELAYED signing the fourth protocol
until nine months after the third
protocol expired last June 30.
since then. lcnd-leaSe with Russia
has operated on an informal hand
tO-nouth basis.
The rev agreement viii le pre-
67ted 20 last July 1 and viii eX-
rire june 80 OF This year
American officials insisted that
rejection of the S6,000,000 600
credit was fairly unrelated 10 the
-r1Uttttcaff-rssurs wt1ict1 tTHvp- tstety
developed between Moscow and
wash n gto differences over
Poland. Romania and voting ar
Tangements in the new world
security organization.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
AUTHORITY LACKING

The action was taken, il was
explained. because no authority
exists for extending a credit OF
such unparalleled size.
The only agency authorized 10
handle such credits is the Export.
Import Bank. and ITS funds are
insufficient 10 meet that figure
Furthermore, the Export Import
Bank is prohibited from making
loans 10 countries in default to
the United States.
Officials explained that when
the new lend-lease agreement Is
signed within the next few days,
IL will be revealed that all Ameri-
can commitments have been made
under the theory Of the I'm
me1iscy of lend-lease' and that
Russias requests for aid in long
range reconstruction have not
been granted.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
SOLDIER TESTIFIES

The soldier told of journeying
by plane between Detroit and
Cleveland in connection with a
plot the prosecutor charges netted
100000 in a single winter.
Defendants against whom Jones
testified are Waterman, 81, who
lives at 4Sl0 Brush: his wife Ann,
% a brother, James w. Water
man. 26, of 295 f. Alfred. Ellis
Gray, 80, OF 3l7 Hendrix his wife
Jean, 20, a brother, Edwin Gary.
3S, Ill Orchestra; Pless Walker,
36, $50 Leland. and Joseph Ar
rinqton. 81. of Cleveland.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
RUN INTO TANK

The tank commander stuck
his head through the turret and
started shouting orders at us.
hut We couldn't understand
what he was saying" Ballinger
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
Gun OPENS UP

Just then the Nazis opened
up with Schmeisser machine
pistol and let the general have
II through the head"
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
NOT MADE PUBLIC

niniStration.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Garha nf Chunks

BLANHEIM, JOSEPH S. The family of
the late JOSEPH S. BLANHEIM of 910
3rd st. NV, wishes to express its appre-
citation for the floral tributes, cards and
expressions of sympathy at the time of
MRS BETTY BLANHEIM AND FAMILY. q
BUTCHER, JOHN H. wish to express
my sincere thanks and grateful apprecia-
tion to relatives and friends for their ex-
kindness and beautiful floral tributes dur
ing the illness and at the death of my be-
/, loved husband. JOHN H BUTCHER.
CARRIE E. BUTCHER.
HAWKINS, MILTON L. The family of
the late MILTON L. HAWKINS wishes to
express its sincere thanks and gratitude to
the clersymen, co-workers, neighbors and
friends for their expressions of sympathy,
many acts of kindness, the beautiful floral
us during his illness and death.
HIS DEVOTED MOTHER, BROTHER,
SISTER AND SISTER R-TN-LAW.
SMITH, JOSEPH M. The family of the
late JOSEPH M SMITH wishes to express
its sincere thanks to the neighbors and
friends for their expressions of sympathy
and many acts of kindness, the beautiful
Moral tributes and cards of coincidence
extended US during Lis passing.
HIS DEVOTED WIFE AND FAMILY.
TAYLOR, EvERoD. We wish to express
our sincere thanks and appreciation to
our relatives, friends, the Rev. E. j. Ed
wards, the Rev. E. G.. Stevenson, the sur
geon generafs ofhce of the War Depart
rnent, the beautiful music selections that
were rendered and the beautiful floral
tributes that were sent at the passing of
Our beloved brother and nephew, EVEROD
TAYLOR. THE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Mrs. Clara 5. BrengIe, 63
To Be Buried Tomorrow

Mrs. Clara S. Brengle, So, wife of
DR.. Paris E. Brengle of 4317 Forest
lane NV, died Friday night at
Doctors Hospital.
Mrs. Brengle, the former Miss
Clara Seemuth, was born in Tif1in,
Ohio, but had lived in Washington
40 years. She was active in church
and music circles. For many years
she had been member of the Cul-
tus Club of Washington and of the
Rector's Aid Of st. Adams Episcopal
Church.
In addition to her husband she is
survived by an aunt, Miss Mary H.
Leachey of Washington, and a
brother, Harry Seemuth of Tif1in.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow at st. Adams
Church. Burial will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Wagner Reports Senate
PLEDGED 10 Firm Peace
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Senator
Wagner, Democrat, Of New York,
said tonight that the Senate was
committed beyond retreat to
strong, permanent peace organiza-
ton"
There Is no member Of the pres
ent Senate who is going to wear the
mantle of Henry Cabot Lodge" SEN
ator Wagner told dinner of New
York County Democrats celebrating
the November election victory.
Senator Wagner asserted that
President Roosevelt felt certain that
America never will repeat the
blunder of the 1920's when we
turned our back on our moral re-
sponsibility to help make and keep
a lasting peace"
"The President Is equally conf
dent and determined" Senator
Wagner said, in relating details Of
a conference with the President,
that we shall have prosperity in
America after the war and that we
are going to utilize the marvellous
lessons of war production to reach
greater heights of prosperity than
ever before"