The Evening Independent from Massillon, Ohio • Page 1

EAT.HER Pair, colder tonight, Friday. VOL. LXXXI, NO. 120 PijESS NEWS. AND FEATURES'AND PRESS DISPATCHES MASSILLON, OHIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1944 ESTABLISHED 1863 (SIXTEEN YOUR'HELP WILL KEEP IT FLYING 4 CENTS A COPY-IS CENTS A WEEK By The Associated Press "I have returned," General Douglas MacArthur told the Filipino people in a broadcast today calling upon them to "rise and strike" the Japanese.

Here is the text of his broadcast over the "Voice of as reported by the Office of War Information xtThis is. the voice of freedom, General MacArthur HAVE RETURNED: RISE AND STRIKE' MECARTHUR'S BATTLE CALL TO FILIPINOS ion Is Here', Says General In Broadcast Darxrtl A 4-liM, le of the Philippines: I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God our forces stand again on Philippine consecrated in the blood of our 2 peoples. We have come, dedicated and committed, to the task of destroying every vestige of enemy control over your daily lives, and of restoring, upon a foundation of indestructible strength, the liberties of your people. "At my side is your president, Sergio Osmena, worthy successor.of that great patriot, Manuel Quezon, with members of his cabinet.

The seat of your government is now therefore firmly reestablished on Philippine soil. "The hour of your redemption is here. Your patriots have demonstrated an unswerving and resolute devotion to the principles of freedom that challenges the best that. is written on the pages of human history. I now call upon your supreme effort that the enemy may know the temper of an aroused and outraged people within that he has a force there to contend with no less violent than is the forces committed from without.

"Rally to me. Let the indomitable spirit of Bataan and Corregidor lead on. As the lines of battle roll forward to bring you within the zone of operations, rise and strike at every favorable opportunity. For your homes, hearths, strike! For future generations of your sons (See 8) YANK DRIVE SPLITS PHILIPPINES AACHEN, GATEWAY TO RUHR, FALLS TO YANKS --WESTERN FRONT- First Major German City To Be Captured By Americans MASS RUINS Fanatical SS i Blown From Last Stronghold Today By The Associated Press Ruined Aachen, a sprawling city of death and destruction," fell today to Lt. Gen.

Courtney H. Hodges' U. First army on the seventh day of -its siege. Tonight the victorious Yanks started mopping up the last remnants of the -Nazi garrison, trapped 'on the outskirts. .40 Miles From Cologne The capture" of the first major German city, a gateway to the Ruhr was completed at 3:30 p.

(9:30 a. m. Massillon time) official announcements from the, field said. The city is 340 miles from Berlin and 40 'miles from Cologne on the Rhine. It 'has a peacetime population 'of 165,000.

The doughboys had been attacking -since Sept. 15, and for a week they had engaged in street by street fighting with bazookas, bayonets and self-propelled guns. Aachen left a mass of wreckage by fanatical German resistance. Young -German officers, many of them not long back from the Russian front, threw away their lives to gain another oak leaf cluster on their iron crosses waging warfare for vanity. The'last convulsive gasp of resistance in the center of the city was at a large stone building in which 100 SS men had barricaded themselves in defiance of artillery which had pressed the defenders into an ever narrowing space.

Troops under the command of Lt. Col. Merril Daniel of Geneva, N. knocked out this last major stronghold at 3:30 p. with direct fire from a.

155 mm. gun. The gun literally knocked down the building. "Aachen is the officer said as stood on the ruins of the building which 'had been used as a command post for the suicide stand. Cleanup Job Still Left "When we knocked out that building we knocked out the guts of their defense.

Now we hold all the city '(Bee Page 8) Our Weatherman MASSFLLON AND VICINITY Fair In 'north portion today. Increasing cloudiness in south portion. Mostly cloudy Saturday cloudy with occasional rain and in cast portion tonight and Saturday. Yesterday's high was 60 at 3 p. m.

The low for the 24-hoor period was 3S at 4 a. m. today. No precipitation. High humidity 76, low 51.

HOURLY TEMPERATURE REPORT (Furnished by Homer Snyder, Muskingum district weather observer) 6 P. S7 7 p. P. M. 53 5 P.

50 4 A. SS 5 A. XS 6 A. M. 33 7 A.

40 10 P. M. -I 11 P. 44 MIDNIGHT 42 1 A. 41111 A.

II 44 2 A. 48 3 A. 391 A. 41 A. 42 10 A.

43 DA1UY TEMPERATURE CHART Night Cily Max. -Min Akron KO Bismarck 60 2S Buffalo 55 3t Chicago 53 41 Cincinnati 71 44 Cleveland SS 40 Columbus- 42 Denver 64 "4 SS DuUllh o.i Fort Worth 73 5i Indianapolis 67 42 Kansas City 73 54 Angeles 74 53 Louisville 75 49 Paul S3 39 Orleans 7S SI New York 41 Oklahoma City fi6 61 Fjttstjurgh 6i 43 wtshtngton. D. C. 65 JO YOUR Drive For Launched Campaigners Begin Citywide Canvass After ThursdayMeeting The annual community fund and war chest campaign of Jhe Massillon Welfare federation was opened at a dinner meeting Thursday evening at 6:15 at the First Methodist church under the direction of Albert F.

Heck of Asbury Park, N. director of the campaign. Approximately 300 workers were present and received instructions in carrying out the huge job of raising $132,000, the campaign goal. Subsequent meetings be held Wednesday arid Thursday, Oct. 25 "arid "26 at noon.arid Monday evening, Oct.

30, at 'The Opened with- group singing of directed Joseph A. Putnam arid prayer was offered the Rev. J. Lloyd McQueen, pastor of the First Methodist church. George W.

Bond, jeneral chairman, presided and introduced: J. G. Lester, asspsiate chairman and Grent president of the Massillon Welfare federation. ftir; Bond commented upon the timeliness of the'campaign In connection with the return of Gen. MacArthur's forces to thej Philippines.

He' introduced George F. Delaplane of area director of the 'national C. I. relief comrriittee who spoke briefly, bringing greetings from the national organization, he said, is the largest single source of funds to the national war fund in the United States, having 24 member agencies. John! McClure, chairman of ithe C.

1. O. Political Action Committee in (See 8) THEBES HELD BY BRITISH ROME. British troops have occupied Thebes, 32 mile: northwest of Athens, while German troops harassed by Greek'- guerrillas have speeded up their withdrawal from northern Greece toward Yugoslavia, Allied headquarters announced today. The Germans yesterday acknowledged withdrawal from Thebes.

Its occupation put British units roughly 75 airline miles from the area in which German columns were lasl reported fleeing. There was no indication in the Allied communique whether advance British elements had made any coil tact with the retreating Nazis. The communique reported that civilian relief measures are being started at Athens despit heavy demolition in Piraeus harbor which are causing some delay in unloading food and supplies from ships. WANTED, SHOE CLERKS For steady and extra work. Siff Shoe FOR RECORDER A.

R. Ewing, Republican. ous, wide awake Ad. For good meals steaks come to the NOTICE STEEL WORKERS 1124 Special meeting for committee men, stewards, and representatives at 10 a. m.

Meeting for electric department operators on Sunday, Oct. 22, at p. m. at C.I.O. NEW FALL AND WINTER APPAREL FOR MILADY An award of merit could easily be proclaimed for these Coats.

Suits and Dresses. Their fabrics get right down to the matter of keeping you warm and retaining their fine texture and tailoring for not only one but several. Their styling is to good Jooks alone but to time defying attractiveness. And for Accessories, too always have a look at SEGKL'S, to LIN. WAT, BY MIS Berlin Reports New Russian Gains In East Prussia Campaign BIG BATTLE NEARS Evacuation Of Debrech- en, Large Hungarian City, Also Announced The Associated Press announced today that the Russians had moved.up to another section of the -East Prussian frontier 20 miles south of fallen Eydtkau, massing vast fank forces jiv th.e Rominter favorite deer forest the late" Kaiser Wilhelrnyil: Hungarian City Falls Eenemy broadcasts- also 'said' the had" evacuated 'Hungary's sprawling" third city' of Debrecen, (122,517 population), 116 "miles'east of The 'German military commentator, Col.

Ernest vbri Hammer, said: "Deberchen, was after violent 'house' to house' battles." The enormous scale of this battle is Indicated" by. the high number of '418 Russian tanks destroyed "within'12 days." DeBrechen, a rail center "of about 122,000 population, is located 116 miles east of "Budapest. The Russians at midnight announced 11,000 prisoners' were taken south of the' old walled town which has become the junction of- scTcral' railroads. A great tank battle had been ras- ing there for 2 weeks and the Germans said'41S Russian tanks (See 8.) FEAR 11 DIED IN HURRICANE TAMPA, Fla. The public relations officfe of the Third Air Force headquarters here -said today that 11.

soldiers from the New Of- leans port of embarkation appar6nt- ly drowned yesterday near Braderi. ton at the height of the tropical hurricane which passed there. The soldiers were on a crash boat which left New Orleans en route Charleston, S. C-, with a crew of 11 and was last heard from when it put In at Panama City Tuesday. The announcement said the boat apparently got into trouble during the storm and the men took 1 to- a dingy which capsized at the height of the hurricane yesterday morning The only known survivor was the skipper, whose name was not disclosed.

Search crews combed the waters of Anna Maria beach near Bradenton but found no trace of the missing men, the air force announcement said. YOUR CASH AND CARRY STORE 2969 Lincoln Way, NW. Potatoes, pk 69c Gold Medal Flour, Ig. sk $1.19 RUMMAGE SALE Saturday, Oct. 21, G.A.R.

hall Tremont WINE TO TAKE OUT Don's Grill, N. Erte EAGLES SATURDAY NIGHT Orchestra and DIAMOND CAFE Reopens eve. 7 a. m. to 12 p.

Meals served till 7 p. CHECKS WITH YOUR NAME Printed on each cost only $1 for 100 with a Pay-As-YOU-GO Checking account at First National Bank FLANNEL SHIRTS, $1.52 Boy's Endicott-Johnson Shoes or Oxfords, $2.98. Boy's Longies, $2.88. Polo Shirts, $1.49. School Sweaters, $1.93.

THE WORKWOMEN'S STORE 105 Tremont CENTRAL PHILIPPINE IS Long-awaited invasion.of- the has Mighty units of S. fleet steamed into 'the gulf ofLeyte (1) north of and landed, the first invasion armada-on the small island of Su- luan. of Leyte is on.the southeastern end of the.Philippine island of Samar The Tokyo radio 0 ce th at an Allied task "force arid-warships, has made an assault against the Jap- held Nicobar-island group (2) in the Indian ocean. Navy announced seizure of the Nguiu atoll in the western Carolines (3). X-.

(International British And Indian Troops Fight Way Into Highway Center ROME and Indian troops have entered Cesena, former German administration center on the main Bologna-Rimini highway in the Adriatic sector. Allied headquarters announced today. Meanwhile, other Eighth army troops made additional progress in bitter fighting in the mountainous areas southwest of Cesena, while the Fifth army made local gains'in the central Italian sector south" of Bologna, flanking the Bologna-Florence highway. Sesena, Forli province town on the historic Emilian Way, is 12 miles southeast of the town of Forli and about 20 miles inland from the Adriatic. Nazi Position Threatened The penetration of Cesena apparently was only in the eastern part (See 8) EAGLES FRIDAY NIGHT Fresh fish PERSONAL LOANS ON THE BUDGET PLAN The Ohio-Merchants Trust REAL TURTLE SOUP Fish sandwich.

Free parking for our patrons at Frieg's MOOSE CLUB Fish fry HOUSEHOLD GOODS Maple bedroom suite, complete with single bed, walnut dining room suite, Commonwealth NE. Dial Massillon Aluminum Given Army-Navy Presentation Of Pennant And Pins Made By Repre sentatives Of 2 Branches Of Armed Services At Impressive Ceremony At Plant Thursday (Photos On Paya 8) The army-navy symbol 1 of the. highest possible achievement in production of war materiel, today floated proudly over the plant of th Massillon Aluminum Co. The coveted award, which thus far has been won by onlv 3 per cen of all industrial concerns in the nation engaged in war production wa MacArthur's Invasion Forces Successful In 3 Landings Nips Caught Completely By Surprise As American Assault Waves Storm Ashore On Leyte During Fierce Bombardment By LEONARD MILLIMAN Associated Press War Editor Gen. Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines today and promptly called upon Filipinos to revolt against their conquerors in support of his invasion that "at one stroke split in two" the defensive orce of 225,000 Japanese soldiers.

The free Philippines government is "firmly estab- ished on Philippines soil" he said in a broadcast from the beachhead calling for widespread guerrilla warfare. "As the battle lines roll forward," he urged, "rise and strike!" His troops climaxed a 2,500 mile advance through Japanese defenses in the last 16 months with 3 slashing landings on the broad sandy beaches of eastern Leyte island in the central Philippines. "Our ground troops are rapidly extending their positions" said General MacArthur who was in personal command of the operation, "and supplies and heavy equipment are already lowing ashore in great volume." President. Roosevelt, paraphrasing MacArthur's pledge of two and a half years ago to redeem the Philippines, said, "we promised to return, we have returned." "Leyte," he added, "is only a way station on the road to Japan." Japanese defending Leyte were caught by surprise when the assault waves stormed ashore Friday (Manila time), although 3 days previously American troops invaded 3 small islands guarding the entrance to Leyte gulf and minesweepers methodically cleaned a channel for a great armada of American and Australian warships. No Japanese ships and only one enemy plane challenged the huge convoy.

In a massive union of forces, the'assault was supported by a devastating bombardment from the big guns of Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid's Seventh fleet, units of Adm. William F. Halsey's Third fleet, an -Australian naval squadron, planes from carriers, the Far Eastern Air force and the Royal Australian Air Force.

MacArthur said the invaders comprised Lt. Gen. Walter Krueger's Sixth U. S. army and units from the Central Pacific.

Without further identification, frontline dispatches of a officially presented to the local plant during an impressive ceremony Thursday afternoon. Associated Press correspondents specified these participants: LAVAL FACING DEATH DECREE Pierre Laval has been sentenced to deat hin absentia by a Marseille tribunal, the Paris radio said today. A warrant for the arrest of the Vichy chief of government, now either sheltering with or held by the Germans, was issued by the tribunal 2 weeks ago and it was stated then that he would be tried whether he was present or not. The Algiers radio reported CITY POULTRY 921 NE. Live and dressed turtles, chickens, ducks and rabbits.

Laying pullqte and fresh Dial SUGAR BOWL SPECIALS Peanut Brittle. 40c Ib. Marshmallows, 50c Peanut Caramel Roll. 60c Ib. Home Made Jellies, 50c Ib.

Double Cream Caramels. 80c Fresh Salted Peanuts, 35; Vanilla Ice our own make 40o that Jean Galliard. former director of the newspaper "Petit Marseille" was condemned to death in absentia by the same tribunial at the same time. HOME MADE KRAUT Seiier Grocery Co. 746 Amherst NE.

Phone 4334 Thus, the Massillon Aluminum became the fourth Massillon plant to receive the it having seen awarded to the Griscom-Russel! Republic Steel and Tyson Bearing Corp. Massillon Aluminum which has approximately 200 employes, is by far the smallest local pJant to win the high award. The official presentation was made by Major Carl W. Goerling, officer in charge and contracting officer, food equipment purchase section, Jeffersonville quartermaster depot, Jeffersonville. and Lt.

Cmdr. J. A. Zurfluh, USNR, resident inspector, naval materiel. Alliance Major Goerling presented the army-navy pennant which was (See S) Chop Suey or Cliow Mein prepared by Chinese chef.

Pt. qt. or gallon to take out DROUHARITS PENDULUM BAR NOVEMBER 18th DEADLINE For ordering Xmas cards with name imprinted. Ideal Company, LEWS RESTAURANT 522 3rd SE. Saturday and Sunday Special.

Roast Turkey. Steaks and PLAST1-KOTE new liquid plastic finish tot linoleum, wood and concrete, to transparent ana colors. No scrubbing, no waxing, at tunny's, 1035 Erie S. Massillon WANTED BOYS TO CARRY EVENING INDEPENDENT Routes on southeast side of city Several open. Leave name a4 office Fire From Warships Protected Invaders (EDITOR'S NOTE: This first eye-witness story of the PhUippinss landing was written by Dean Schedler.

one of the last American war correspondents to leave Bataan and among: the first to return to the Philippines'). By DEAX SCHEDLER Associated Press Correspondent Representing the Combined American Press WITH Mac ARTHUR AT LEYTE, Philippines, Under cover of devastating fire from Allied warships, American troops knifed ashore on Leyte island today, striking simultaneously at 3 points along the eastern beaches. YITVi A n- RUMMAGE AND BAKE SALE Saturday. 127 First NE. Always Faithful, Loyal Women's classes.

First Christian Tiger Bowl 1219 1st NE. Fish fry tonight. Beer and wine. Ralph-Simon, prop. Where AssAtilt Forces Struck One assault force struck the beach from San Ricardo, approximately 3 miles south of the main city of Tac- loban, to Palo.

Another strong force struck along the coastlines between San Jose and Dulag, and a combat team landed at Panaon on thej FEED SPECIALS Scratch 2.85; Ground Wheat 2.55: Soy Bean Meal 250; Linseed Meal 2.85: Pig Meal 3.25: Laying Mash SOUR OLD FUR COAT Cleaned and re-styled to look southern tip of Leyte. The beach fronts are three and a half miles in width and approximately 11 miles apart. This quick, hard drive into the heart of the southern Philippines (See 8) new. Edith Casack. Way.

Ill NOTICE STEEL WORKERS 1124 Special meeting Sunday at I p. for all Electrical and Cranemen. Nordsen Cod Liver Oil, rich in Lincoln; vitamins. Hofmann "BEST SHOE BUY A MAN CAN MAKE" That's how we feel about FREEMAN SHOES I Worn with pride by millions. FCT Foot Rest IVJLaOll $3.20.

Buckeye Feed Mills, Post Weaver Electric Lift Home Dressed Meat Open for the season with good tender beef steak, roasts, boll and hamburg. Also beef by the quarter. Fill up your locker now. Jack Swartz second house, Canal Fulton, Rt. 21.

i A tui J. A iVCOLi YOUR CASH AND CARRY STORE Shoes, the shoes to work in, play 2969 Lincoln Way, NW Large Air Compressor Phone NOTICE Amhers.t Studio, commercial and portrait photographer, located at 915 Amherst rd. will operate fuU time, beginning Nov. 1. Phone 8793 for in, live in! $125 Exclusively sold in Massillon at the ECONOMY SHOE STORE Massillon Headquarters for Family Footwear.

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