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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-14

FIRST 1t. MILDRED NJ.
FLORY, Army Nurse Corps,
was recently married to Max.
well M. Cox, veteran Of four
and . half years service. The
ceremony took place in Troy.
Kans. The bride. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Schroed-
er Of New Baltimore. spent az
months in the Southwest Pacific
with the 44th General Hospital
Unit. Her husband is the son Of
Mrs. Myra E. Cox. of st. Joseph,
Missouri.
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Engaged

DOROTHY JANE Holfelder's
engagement to Robert Wellnitz.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wellnitx Of II Eldredge street,
10 announced today by her mo-
ther. Mrs. Laura Holfelder, 1913
Euclid avenue. Both young peo-
pie attended Mount Clemens
High school. No wedding date Is
set.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Woman Leaves
$4,000 to Dog,
Nothing to Son
By the Associated Press,

~ LAC AebOCl1tSQ ExE6S.
DETROIT, Jan. IA dog named
Jack will become heir to an estate
valued at approximately $4,000
and son will get nothing If the
will of Mrs. Margaret Myers is ad-
mitted to probate.
Mrs. Myers, the widow of an
architect. died last October at r.
The estate includes q home in De-
troit, winter home in Sebring
Fla; an automobile and several
thousand dollars in life insurance
Her will, read in court yesterday
stipulated that II bequeath every
thing to my dog, Jack, and who
ever takes care of him at my home
shall have 1t rent free"
Jack, a 5-year -old fox terrier
now is being cared for in the Myers
home by a neighbor, Herbert Kelly
who was appointed custodian by
the administrator.
Mrs. Myers son by a former
marriage. Joseph r.. White, lives In
Abilene, Tex.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Late Bulletins
Chaplin Mistrioi Declared

Los ANGELES R.-The
jury in Charlie Chaplin's pa
ternity trial was dismissed to-
day when it reported that it
was deadlocked. Superior
Judge Henry NJ. Willis de-
clared . mistrial. The fore
man reported six ballots were
taken this morning and all
were 7 to 5. An informal poll
later revealed six women and
one man were in favor Of de-
claring Chaplin was not the
father Of Joan Berry's child
and four men and one woman
held out for the plaintiff.
Earlier Story on Page A-2)
ELAS She'll Athens
ATHENS R.-Several Nor
tar shells from Elias guns
today fell in rapid succession
In the center Of Athens even
as Premier Nicholas Plastiras
Was addressing IN appeal to
the ELIAS to lay down their
arms.
Earlier Story on Page A-1l.)
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Navy Asks Billion and Half
For Construction Work
81 the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Navy asked Congress today
for Z billion and Z half dollars to
keep pace with . vastly expanding
operation program"
The funds would be used for con-
struction work, Secretary Forrestal
said.
OF the total OF $1,515,623, 600 re-
quested, Mr.. Forrestal estimated
$685., ,000. 600 would be for advance
base construction, material and
equipment.
I Another $3.50, ,222 900 will be
needed for "shipbuilding, repair and
laying-up facilities he added.
Making his request In q letter
to Speaker Rayburn, Mr.. Forrestal
also estimated these other expendi-
lures:
Seventy -four million, I'VE hundred
thousand dollars for aviation IA
cilities, IL, ,000, 900 for fleet training
facilities, t65 500 900 for ordnance
facilities and -, ,230. 900 Tor shore
radio facilities.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Packers Ordered 10 Hold
All Beef for Army Choice
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The War Food Administration to-
day issued revised beef set-aside
order designed to assure the armed
services their full requirements.
Beginning January Z packers op-
Grating under Federal inspection
will be required to hold temporarily
their total production of choice, good
and commercial grades of steers and
heifers.
The armed services will then select
go per cent Of such meat fitting
Army specifications. The remainder
will be released for civilians.
Heretofore, these packers have
been required to set aside only so
per cent of such beef for the armed
services. Of1cials said, however,
that in some cases the full so per
cent set aside did not meet Army
specifications and that consequently
the armed services did not always
get their full requirements.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Roosevelt May Give
Message on Air After
Il Goes 10 Congress
Followed Plan Lost
Year; Work on Annual
Report Not Completed
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt is thinking
OF driving his annual message
home to the American people
Saturday by submitting it to
Congress and then putting it on
the air in person.
That's the procedure he followed
last year. He sent the state of the
Union" message to Capitol Hill at
noon, January IL, then read it al
most word for word over the radio
the same night.
Whether Mr.. Roosevelt will do the
same thing Saturday hasn't been
determined finally, partly because
the message has not been finished.
There still is a lot Of work ahead if
1t Is to be compressed into some
thing under 5000 words.
He went on the air a year ago be-
cause he was very anxious that the
American people be given an oppor-
tunity to hear what I have recon-
mended to the Congress and
the reasons for those recommen-
dations."
One Of those recommendations was
for national service legislation. He
tied it to five-point program which
he said he wanted in its entirety
and not piecemeal. Congress didn't
give it to him.
Whether the President may have
some equally far-reaching proposals
this year remains to be seen. WASH
ington is wondering to what extent
he may back up suggestions already
made by War Mobilization Director
'Byrnes on such points as legisla-
tion to draft 4-Fs for limited service
or for work In war plants.
T; The message also will be scruti-
nized carefully for any bearing it
may have on Allied disagreements
on European policy, which have
bobbed up lately to plague govern
ments on both sides of the Atlantic.
1t will be watched, too, for any
new enunciation of administration
war objectives and peace aims and
for ideas about where America is
going after the shooting stops.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Pennsylvonio Police
Seek Slayer Of Girl, 9
Rs the Associated press

B? the Associated Press.
SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. 4.-Twenty
State policemen secured the Vand-
Ling area near here today, seeking
. clue which would lead them to
the slayer of 9-year-old May Bar
rett, whose body was found yester-
day In vacant house.
Coroner Paul E. Kubasko Of
Lackawanna County said the killer
slashed the child, dashed in her
skull. shattered her jaws and
crushed her face. He said she had
not been ravished. although she
apparently was resisting attempts
1t assault when she was killed.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
British Radio Scoops Protested
BY 1st Army Correspondents

that headquarters scooped them by
hours on the news.
A disptach iled from the front by
Associated Press Correspondent Will
liam F. Boni at s pm. yesterday was
not released for transmission until
today, about IL hours after head
quarters had released virtually the
same news.
After giving few details Mr.. Boni
said:
This Is the extent of the details
which for the present LIST Army cor
respondents are allowed to write
correspondents who, although they
fsee CORRESPONDENTS, Pg. A-4)
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Soviets Pushed Back
BY Nazi Counterdrive
To Relieve Budapest
CopitoI Gorrison Makes
Savage Attacks Trying
To Smash Siege
By the Associated Press.

, MOSCOW, Jan. 4.-Mobile war
fare ragged between Budapest
and Vienna today as a huge Ger
man tank and infantry force,
mounting the first German
counteroffensive on the eastern
front since October, sought to
break through Russian lines to
the relief of the surrounded gar
rison in the Hungarian capital.
In tine last two days the Russians
had given ground and 1t was proh-
able that more would have to be
yielded, though the Russians ap-
peared to be getting the situation In
hand.
The German tounterassault was
sprung from the area Of Komarorn,
Danube River town Is mites
northwest Of Budapest.
The 0erman-HungArian garrison
in Budapest, where the Russians
have overrun 1862 city blocks, was
reported making savage attacks In
an effort to break out toward the
relieving force.
200 More Blocks Taken.
Nearly a third of the eastern sec
ton. of the capital was in Soviet
hands, an additional 200 blocks hav-
ing been captured in the last "a
hours.
The exact time the Germans
launched their counterattack in the
Komarom area has not been dis
closed, but from available reports it
appears to have been Tuesday morn
ing.
A heavy German thrust was
thrown at Russian artillery posi-
tions. A Red Star dispatch said the
artillery line had been forced back
by German tanks southeast of the
city, but 1t did not state the extent
Of the withdrawal. The oficial ac-
count said merely that the Rus
slams had given up several popu-
lated points along the southern
bank Of the Danube.
The most recent ofiicial accounts
of the advance on Komarom had
placed Russian elements 1917 miles
east Of the city.
Nazi Air Force Active.
The German air force has been
giving increasing support to the at
tacking armor and infantry.
The Russian communique said the
attack was launched by large
forces OF infantry and tanks"
The bulletin said Marshal Rodion
Y. Malinovsky's troops, driving on
Losonc Uucenec), in Southern
Slovakia northwest of Budapest, had
captured Sacher, half mile from
Losonc's limits. Ten other places to
the east and south also fell to the
Russians.
Large-scale air battles are being
fought over Budapest. BY night the
sky for miles around the capital is
alight with the fire of Russian anti
aircraft batteries banging away at
German planes carrying food and
ammunition to the surrounded gar
rison.
There also were unofficial reports
that parachute troops are being
dropped to reinforce the mauled
German defense forces.
Evening star., 1945-01-04

Senators Saltonstall, Repub-
lican. of Massachusetts, and
Smith. Republican, of New Jer-
sey today were assigned to
serve on the Senate District
Committee, filling two of the six
vacancies in the committee
membership.
The assignments were made by the
Republican conference of the Senate
while it was completing assignments
to other committees.
Senate Democrats are scheduled
to meet tomorrow, but final decision
on committees may be delayed until
early next week. There are four
Democratic vacancies on the Senate
District Committee.
The Republican conference grant,
ed the request Of Senator Bushfield.
Republican, OF South Dakota to b
relieved Of the assignment. Before
this there had been only one RepuD-
lica1 vacancy. Senator Weeks, Re-
publican, of Massachusetts, had been
4 committee member, but he did not
run for reelection.
Got 500, 900 Plurality.
Senator Saltonstall, three times
Governor of Massachusetts,, entered
the Senate this week with a repu-
tation for plain horse sense" and
a background of old New England
family, Harvard University and q
years in public service.
He was elected to the Senate last
November 7 with plurality of more
than 100000 votes in the face of q
Democratic surge that gave Massa
chusetts' Is electoral votes to Presi.
dent Roosevelt and elected a Demo-
Icrat as Governor.
He is serving the four-year un-
expired term of Henry Cabot Lodge
jr., who resigned as Senator to en-
ter the Army as a major.
Senator Saltonstall has kept
closely associated with his Harvard
class of 19l4-both his automobil,
number plates and his telephon.
number at his Boston suburban
home are 1914.
Became Governor in 1888.
He entered public life as an as.
sistant district attorney for Middle
sex County in Massachusetts,, and il
1923 was elected to the State Legis'
lature, where he served is years
half OF them as Speaker of tn,
House. He was elected Governor IL
1888, and continued in that offic,
until winning election to the Senate
Senator Smith, another newcome
to the Senate, has been associated
with Princeton University durin,
much of his life. He was executiv,
secretary Of the university from
1920 to 1927, and a lecturer on in,
ternational relations from then un.
til 1880.
A native of New York, he prac.
ticed law in Colorado from 1905 un,
til 1918, when he served on Herber
Hoover's staff in the United State,
Food Administration. From 1882 t,
l94l he practiced law in New York
He was chairman of the New Jer.
sey State Republican Committee II
l941-43.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, Jan. 4. = Protests
against censorship delays In
news about the new 1st Army
offensive have come from corre-
spondents both at supreme Allied
headquarters and In the field
with the 1st Army.
The headquarters correspondents
complained that the British Broad
casting Corp. sent out news Of the
offensive when it was still restricted
at headquarters. Headquarters Of
ficers subsequently lifted the lid.
Front-line reporters protested
Evening star., 1945-01-04
|Wickord's Mother Dies
At Home in Indiono.,
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FLORA, Ind, Jan. Mrs. Lenora
Wickard, 10, mother Of Secretary Of
Agriculture Wickard, died last night
at her home near here.
Mrs. Wickard also ID survived By
: brother, Lon Wickard. of Pala-
clos, Tex.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Army Again 0mits
Breakthrough Losses
556,352 on New List
Figures Through Dec. 81
8,529 Above Those
Announced Lost Week

The War Department today
made public its weekly report on
American battle casualties, show
ing Army losses of 556,352
through December 81, but for the
second straight week the report
failed to include any casualties
since the start of the German
Icounteroffensive December 16.
Exclusive of the bitter German
fighting, Army and Navy figures put
American combat casualties through
December 81 at 63S. .1ss. This was
an increase of s,698 over the total
announced last week for the period
through December II.
Secretary OF War Stinison said
continuous strenuous fighting and
movement of divisions WAS delaying
compilation of accurate reports on
losses in the swirling battles touched
OF by the surprise German counter
offensive.
Equipment Losses Heavy.
He added that preliminary reports
indicated heavy losses In American
equipment, especially in communi-
cations material, which was difYicult
to evacuate.
Tank losses were only 8 per cent
greater than the expected monthly
attrition rate, however, according to
preliminary reports.
At supreme headquarters in France
meanwhile, it was said that an
nouncements of Allied losses would
have to come from the respective
governments - American, British
Canadian, French, etc.
German losses are being reported
at Allied headquarters. The 1st and
Sd Armies announced today they
had taken total of 19,154 German
prisoners since the German break
through December 49, Mr.. Stim-
son said total of %, ,430 Germans
were captured by American units
between December is and December
30. Unoficial reports have placed
German casualties at a $4,000 total
There is no Allied check on. Ger
man claims Of Allied losses. Ger
man broadcasters were claiming
today that 100000 Americans had
been lost on the western front in
December. Yesterday, a German
communique put the figure since
December 16 at $4,000,
S.529 Rise in Army Losses.
With figures on losses in the
three weeks old German counter
offensive lacking, Army casualties
announced here showed an increase
of 8,529 over the report a week ago,
and the Nays total was 81,787, an
increase of 1859.
The Army's figures reported to-
day and those reported last week
follow:
Killed, 1O3,9s1 and 1o2 1851;
wounded, 326.127 and 319,935; miss
ing, 66,567 and 65,762;; prisoners Of
war, 59,667 and 59,165.
Comparable figures for the Navy:
Killed, 81 1892 and 81, 1872; wounded,
36,697 and 35,942; missing, 9,277 and
9,0l0; prisoners of war, 4,481 and
4,484. The decrease in the prisoner
Of war category apparently repre-
sented shifts to other classifications
Stimson Reviews Situation.
The situation on the Western
Front has developed to q stage
where it is very difhcult to make
constructive comment on . sound
basis. Mr.. Stimson pointed out 1T a
Evening star., 1945-01-04
f-Weopons Strike EnoIund

LONDON. Jan. 1 R.-Additional
damage and casualties were inflicted
on Southern England last night as
the Germans continued their "
weapon attacks, the government
announced today.
Evening star., 1945-01-04

Three additional men from
the District area hare been re-
ported killed In this pnr. See
"On the Honor Roll," Page Az.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Republicans Assign
5altonstaII and Smith
To Senate D. {. Unit
Democratic Selections
May Be Delayed
Until Next Week

BRIDGES AND WILEY assigned to
Senate Foreign Relations unit.
Page AS
Evening star., 1945-01-04

tsee WESTERN FRONT, Page Al,
Evening star., 1945-01-04

(see CASUALTIES. Page A-6.l
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with her mother, Mrs. Elmer Camp
bell southwest of Pandora.
A special missionary service was
held at the st. Johns church, east
of Pandora, Sunday, to honor Miss.
Mary Ellen Gerber, who is going to
Africa as a missionary.
Mrs. Alfred Meese of Little Falls,
N. j., reports that her son Bob is in
the Pacific area, the eldest son was
a paratrooper in Germany and David
the youngest son recently entered
the service. Mrs. Meese was former
ly Leslie Reese daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Reese. Mrs.
Meese still owns the farm home
known as the Findlay Reeves farm
east of Grace Mennonite church.
Mrs. Meese was a teacher years ago
in Pandora high school. Her husband,
DR.. Alfred Meese, formerly superin-
tendent of the Shaker Heights high
school, Cleveland, has been superin-
tendent of the New Jersey Training
School for Girls a number of years
being its first and only superintend-
ent.
John Gordon Mcbride, son of Otis
Mcbride, Lima, and who is stationed
at Jacksonville, Fla, and his brother
Halton, of Lima, called at the Louis
Riser farm Saturday, on their way
to Perrysburg to visit their brother
James Mcbride and family. Gordon
is having a 15 days furlough from
his work as inspector of airplanes.
Mrs. Winford Geiger and daughter
Sandra visited her aunt, Mrs. Char
les Gordon at Findlay over the week
end.
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Pandora

Putnam county oversubscribed its
Red Cross quota. $18,006.09 was
given, the quota being $4,000. Riley
township gave $2,2A7.20.
The Pandora grange held a
Mothers Day program, Tuesday
evening. Pie and sandwiches and
coffee were served after the program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Reynolds and
Mrs. Rice of Lima were callers at
the Ed Basinger farm one evening
last week.
Nearly two car loads of clothing,
for National Relief, were recently
collected in Putnam county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Neuensch-
wander of Lima, were week end
guests of Ed Basinger and sisters
Emma and Clara over the week end.
Recent inductees into the armed
service from Riley township are:
Tavern O. Augsburger, Paul s.
Schultz, Oliver W. Schultz, Hiram M.
Kohl Jr., and Donovan w. Diller.
Lorraine F. Badertscher, James d..
Sommer, Harold A. Geiger, Richard
]. Stechulte and Bernard j. Asman
recently took their final physical ex-
aminations at Cleveland.
Mrs. Lloyd Van Meter will enter
tain the w. S. C. S. at her home,
north east of Pandora, Thursday
evening at 8:15 o'clock. Mrs. Frank
lin Rodebaugh has charge of the
program.
The Leroy Rondebush family, of
London, were recent visitors at the
George Basinger home southwest of
Pandora.
Pandora high school graduates
will number 26 members this year.
The class will leave Sunday for
Chicago, ILL.,, to spend a few days.
Mrs. Evelyn Hilty Crow and Earl
Lehman, music director, are chap
eronS.
DR.. Galen Starr Ross, president of
Capitol College, Columbus will be the
commencement speaker for Pandora
high, Monday evening May 21.
The pupils of the grade school
will have their annual Pet Parade
Friday, May Is.
Pandora high school alumni will
hold their annual meeting and pro-
gram, Saturday evening, May 26.
National Mothers Day comes Sun
day, May 13. Many programs will
be given that day in honor of
mothers everywhere.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Grismore at Bluffton
hospital recently.
Mrs. Wayne Hilty and children, Of
Indianapolis, Ind, spent last week
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Richland Center

Sgt. Gerald Basinger of Mt. Home,
Idaho is spending a sixteen day fur
Tough with his wife and son of Lima
and mother, Mrs. Martha Basinger.
He will report at Langly Field, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Badertscher
and sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Zim-
norman and daughters were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Badertscher. Afternoon callers were
Wilmer Badertscher and sons.
Miss Rachel Schaublin was a week
end guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Boutwell,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Marquart
spent Sunday afternoon at the Ed
Marquart home. Evening callers
were Mr.. and Mrs. John Hirshfield
Sr. of Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hochstettler
and family spent Thursday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Zimmerman
and family.
Mrs. Ella Dillman, Mrs. Robert
Dillman and son Larry and Mrs.
John Stonehill were Sunday evening
supper guests at the Amos and
Weldon Luginbuhl home. Evening
callers were Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Moser and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Badertscher
of San Francisco, Calf, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. M. Badertscher and daughter
Clara, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Gratz
and Mrs. Betty Main called at the
w. c. Schaublin home, Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Herbert Coon and daughter
of Worthington are spending few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. |. Luginbuhl.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Rusmisel and
Patty Hartzog spent Sunday after
noon with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Rusmisel.
Mrs. Frank Burkholder was a Sun
day evening supper guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos Gerber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hershel Moser and
family called last Monday evening on
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Moser and son.
Past week callers at the Amos
Basinger home were: Mrs. NJ. N.
Pifer and son Edgar of Jenera, Rev.
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courts at the rear of Lincoln Hall.
The courts now grown up in grass are
enclosed by high wire fence which
viii be benefit in keeping the birds
from being nolested by stray dogs
and cats.
Rosenberger will be given 81 per
day to take care of the chicks with a
bonus added for each additional chick
raised over the hundred mark. The
birds will be raised for at least 80
day period. The pheasant chicks when
received by the club are weeks old
and will come from the Tallmadge
Pheasant Farms. A. ]. Lutterbein,
Allen County Game warden, will bring
the birds some time in June.
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and Mrs. John Esau, Mr.. and Mrs
G. A. Gratz, Mr. and Mrs. Amos
Gerber, Mrs. Frank Burkholder, Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Steury and daughter
Estella, Mrs. Simon Schwartz and
son, Mrs. Joel Habegger and Mrs
Edith Augsburger of Berne, Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Messenger
and son called Friday evening on
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Hochstettler and
family.
Mrs. Dwight Frantz and daughters
and Mrs. Earl Frantz spent Satur-
day afternoon with Mrs. Sam
Badertscher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gerber and
family spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Dean Myers and family of
Mansfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Gratz, Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. Gratz and daughter,
Mrs. Russell Schaublin and children
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. C. Schaublin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bixel and son
James of Kalamazoo, Mich, were
Monday evening supper guests at
the Otto Amstutz home.
Mrs. Donivian Gratz and son Brett
have returned home from Detroit
after spending the past 10 days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Rhoads and
family.
Mrs. Harold Stevens and daughter
Elaine Ann of Sandusky are spend
ing this week with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Otto Amstutz.