The Chronicle-Telegram from Elyria, Ohio • Page 1

ift Repefl f'Jte Unlfsd i-e i 4 i it 1 i 1 Mff, t. i. rT "Pit 10 tMt A A ti JJH .1 IT 4 ft Sta Wteft By Naxis Deepen iWedge North Of Strasbourg I'A'MIH nil nn armoi'ctl forces today tleeprnctl fhril' wedge miles of Sir-nsnonrtf in a tlirnst townrtl HUP nf two h'ujlnvnys whicli link- Ilir Ahalinn en pit hi its Snvt'i'itc jrap liiYliiu- through U. 7th CUF; OFT A PACIFIC Lutzy A. Ktion (in life jncke't) of City, Cuiin.

AAF flyer, is dragged from the surf by Marines after crashing tntg thy sea off a Pacific island, (Acme Telcphoto" from'Air Force) Americans Drive 50 Miles Inland Toward Manila, Nearing Glark Field GENERAL 'MacAR'THUR'S HEAD-1 can medium bombers and fighters A. R. Webber Will Be 93 Years Old Sunday QUARTERS, inored columns luwo- driven miles inland along the road and arc only miles from great Clark licld airdromes. Jion! icports today. Sixth army foiccs in "f.ur fctiength" were wilhin a few rnilc- oi the road hub and provincial capital of Tatlac, (io an miles noith- ft Manila, dispatches said, Patiols A ore oven farllicr south.

On the weitt-rn flank. Amcnc.in patinls rt-achcU tiie ui the mouniau.s and tccon- ii'jilcirfci UaiGl 1 on the vv'est coas-t rif Luzon ncghj-'ible Tlic.ic Jorces v.ere expected to sariie down the coast towdjd Uatntin, wheic Arnoncans and Filipinos mnde .1 bloody Kisit Mimd carl.v 1IMU. The Americans were sttiiiiiiK -lown two highways, routes and which merge at Tarlac, approx- inialely half way iron) the l.m- 1-aycn gulf beachhead to Manila bay. Opposition Negligible conuuued ftsibic to the ironlal push towaid Tailae, but Japanese unleashed tv-vei-iii armored against the eastern flanft of the t'c-achly-cxpanding Luzon beachhead, The counter-attacks all were on a small scale and easily rc- Nurlli and south Umalonan. the invasion fort-es lorccd the Japancs.e b.aK deeper into ihe inland hills hard SIMHI.

four imlw fcoillh ot Hos.ino, was ar-'swept roads fanning out north and' 50least from Manila and in the to gayan valley. Railroad bridges, roll ing stock and many enemy trucks were wieckcd. struck enemy installations nt south of Manila. Elsewhere in the Pacific, dropped 103 ions of explosives on the enemy at Mm on Borneo and Piitiol planes destioycd a iiciphtcr oft the coast. Atr patrols also bombed on B'oi'inosa "with ithuluiiH CNplo- Board Instructed On Calling Men In'26-29 Groups uctions on the nrder ff c.ill- ing rncn 26 throuuh 29 ve.ns old for induction into the armed force-; will have little effect in Klyna.

tH 1 order specified is urac- tically the same that Ihe Selective Service board has boon using in its review of This report was Riven nt the I.i-1 cal board's office today after a di-, rcctivc from Gen Lewis Hrishey.j national Selective Service Oirec-! lot vval; received. I Tile directive pointed out that tho armed forces rtffU men below 30 years of age and that the onlv subs.tanti.il source of such men, ex- Tho (u'rimmx were only four and half miles from (lie north- ermnosl of two innin high" ways which run from Strasbourg to the Vflsffcs Gap and there were indications the Xaxis were (Innr forces for an all-out "prt-stigo battle" designed to rccajMui-e (he Alsaec citadel. Weather Poor A stroiip armored force thrusting out of the llnjrcnnu Forrst, striviiiR to sever llagenau find rupttiiT the ('ommunieations lines on which the Seventh Army's garrison depends. It was, believed Hint Field Mflrslinll Karl von Kundstedt had shifted some of Hie armored forcc.v which lie employed in the southward or the Striibour.tr thrust. The (iermans were hammer- ng at four and half miles northwest of Uaiiibshein and citrbt miles north of Strasbourg.

The Americans knocked out 11 tanks and probably two more in holding off three Herman attacks, Air force operations against the Nazi armor were hampered by and generally poor won't her. Casualty List For Elyria And Vicinity for Klyria and reported to the eli-gram today as i JB 600 Mile Front Bedomftiw" 113 Meath Chamber For Pick; Germany's Eastern, i i -c if drove into Ilir (kM'tnmi boi'tkr mul nrft from I.WTm today, clamped cot's mi PHissin find svvopi Wostwnrd I tin; hip; cc K'fis'sa, I'rosov and Hnrdova, Kcd Artiiir-s Dnisscd itloifg Ilif OortilAU" border within an even 20!) miles of Ret'liit today rtlid plunged intn Prm-un from Ilif in bold hitt io trap Ih" (ionium defenders -of-lltc Jnirker Tho (ii't'tiinu high command reported thai MarsliffkjfJ. Konslntifiji 1C. llolui.ssovsky's Army hnd invaded western Mnsl, Pnissin on 157-milr- front btMvvcen Ohorxclc, 'and only 71 miles from Ihe Hit Uie; Hed Army has invaded Jiast Prussia the. south and rammed another spearhead j'nio the Prussiair'j fortress town of (Itimbinnen, only 16 miles from Inslcrtiurgf' Berlin reported today as the Naai retreat bccnnie a along a front miles south to the i'ninklln I).

Koosfvell Franklin D. Roosevelt Is Inaugurated As President Of U. S. For Fourth Time WASHINGTON Franklin De- knowing, too, Hint we "cannot live larii. KtKiH'vell, inaUKiirntcd lod.iv.

ahine at peace, that our own woll as Pitsldetit of the United States being is dependent on the well be- for fourth time that inR of other nations, far nway." we shall have no lasting pe.ice if' "We can Knin no lasting we approach iU Commitments with continued, "if we approach it suspicion, mistrust and fe.ir. uith suspicion and He UioU tho oath of his office on 'ilh fear. can gain it only If the Hejtitji portjcg proceed with-the imitvuij of the e.Wf cnpitul; in( confidence nnd coinage which steps where trndi- nw rf) conviction." held Some 7.000' Moscott' dispalche.s said five Soviet, Armies, striking proAA lilnwK, hnd se.l their sijrhls on nan and Hreslatt as the next mnjor objectives in tlteir victory" nl'I'fiiMve, now in its eighth day. F.rnM Ifammcr, military commentator for the Uermnn UNI! agency, iicknovvledRed Utat lUtssinn tanks- halt penetrated from tlic south as far just inside tlie border at a point miles south of Konigsbcfg mid milo.s soulhcasL uf Casualties vicinity weir- Chronicle follows. PIT, lirs'HV HAKNDIOKS WKU.1NC.TON N'cv a Moln IlaenUiwci icetived woiU yc.s- terdny from the War Dep.iilmcjit that he.r husband, Pfc, Henry "Blondie" Haendifice ith the infantry was Killed in aituw in Bel; giurn on Janu.irv fi He has two hi others Knul and Hu'hard in the Europenn thcMti i and two brothers, Robert Wili lifim who are honorably Piu-mcr Judge A.

R. Webber service, and nnuther force was those becoming IH vc.rs old 'ppi'odcbing 'be Aano nver crots-jouch month, is ttmse oceu-i us I own oi 10 miles south pjitionully defened in mduMiv cr. it Omali.ii.in. i agriculture in the sky, Amen- are int-iriii'ied to t.ikii men in (lie 20-2!) smiip in the follovv nit; order: not employed in activities on thej essential activities list: (ranU emplo.vetl in relatively un- important jobs in the essential nut hot critical, activities: 'Si trants employed in relatively un-' important jobs in crilic.ii activine-. i registrants engaged in relative-1 ly more importiint jobs, in activities; and finally trants engaged the moie ant jobs in riilical Get'.

Her.shev j-enl a list uf cntic.il', and essential aclivitus in the' boaid, with tin? directive The bu.ird was a'ivi-id ih.it in in 'he ve.ir age group, the tc--i bi ii.j; "ri'Hularlv in' an activity in Mipport of Hie heullh. or inleie tivity war produetK.n. shd.dd IH. applied. The terl in bi phed to any JX-KI tram wo ihi be cla.sMfied 4-K if he weir not in a vv.ir supporting activitv 18 thruunh old who le.ive nt v.incli ate cveup.i'ii'i allv fei red loe.il be 93 years old tannin ow, Jilnuary 21.

a fact is cansniK him no pirticular pvitemi tit except that il, )- another lUiicsIone in his goal to 100 Her.eheil a', hi''- lioint, 251 Wash- niBtoil iiVenue lie WlIU timt lie had no lor toniur- row oihei ih.in In.s routine a i is ing at 7 in, lin'ee nui.tl iciuiiiig in- biilh- eieetuiu.s and ill m. ol SOT. JAMUS E. I OHERUN Sul. Pi vv, of Mis, F.

R. Dew, of Wdh-tu' New York, and Ihe Ui 1 Dow. former Lnroin llrnllh 'Commissioner, hem rni--inn action December 21 eordiiiK to word received his mother SHt. Hew of tho is a 'tiiaduntp of Obcrlm St hool in clai-s 1940. and lionally vvcic held Some fcpecinlly invited Kueit.s stood on iho snow-sodden l.iwn below him Chief Justice Ihrlan F.

Stone nd- nnniitcred the o.ilh a few afli nii'in heforc Mr veh sw-un. hi.s 19-4-I inRte, llnriy Tiuman of Mnn-i-uu took the oath of office a pir i- dfnt It adiniiihtcied by lleniv A W.ill.ice, vv.is chosi Mr Hiiosevelt hi- ncr in 1SI40 but vs.is chscardid Ue-t ve.ir ivoi nf the Minimum It. Tniinan thor families and tin i v' 1 ii'' 1 1 (i lends in Hi" shelHi nf Ihe -milh pottuo To the nnHiinn nui'slg Vhe n.ith-t.d.inc he We piav now in Him for the iMij'i lo seek our tleallj tmsee UK vv.iv thai leads lo a bet- tei life fin rnii'ilves for fill our fellow men to the leluov eincnl of Ins will In un earth." War's The co.st of the war i- feaifiil he told llieni and from it we are learning our le.ssim. And he promised bcttwr day to come Americans today, together uith our the President sjid "arc ivirsmjj ihnHiRh a peiicd of supreme test. js a lest of our Mosl Solemn Moment Thic is Mr noosevell's ffrit war lime Inauguration find po'j-iblv the most solemn moment his life, harrinu Ihol hhislcrv Mlnrjh dhy in 101'i when.

aKt'd 51, he stoo'l on the capitol steno calm ard nn- wlh his: first Sntnsaural proc- l.mr.lion of new deal Mr IRm'-evelf nhrnptlv cancelled HIS to put on the i.iiiUol circus Hi- annonnci that a W.OOO party mil him and that he'd haw i u'ht Hie hiul In In- iifde The vi a ch.uice«! of enrlv Htuope overshadow in- Tho WehrmnclU's ie- trcat from the enst broke Into ft chaotic rout before the Avenging sweep of five Kcd armies today nnd triumphant Moscow dispatches said Kasi Prussia, German Silcsin nnd Poland have been laid open by the eight-day Uusjlnn Winter offensive. The entire fiOO-milc front winding up from the CaiunAhlans was fast becoming ureat death chamber tor the pick of Germany's eastern dimes as Soviet' living columns ilashecl across their treat and low-f lying raked them with bombs and uuulire, trwn dawn to dnik. At lc.ist 1U.OOO Nazis were killed and 3.100 captured in the pnst 34 hours alone nnd Ihe enemy at men and material were mounting at a Maggcrmg rate. Alarmed German leaders Strug- Hied to inlly people HKiimst the oncoiiunt! Red aiinv lute which ahciidv h.ni tiveriun the northeaM- i rn eorncr nf Knst Prlissm rind i more ihiin half ol Poland and was ihteaii unit; nuiiiicnuuily to spill uver into Silesia aecounth ihe Sovieis had broken aerciM the Silctian hnider fur then JiiAt inv.iMun ut pioper. but Hun' vv.iv 1,0 (ruin Wallace May Be Next Secretary Of Commerce Vice President; Henry A.

Wallace, turning over his job and title to Harry S. 3 today, became the tnytsery man With "Trumtm's future taken care' of for the" ncjft what i' everyone around here wants 'UT know foe certain Is, whnt will the, ex-vice president's next job be? When John Nance Garner; stepped out of the vice presidency four years ago ho went home; Wallace has no such intention. He" there is considerable evidence that he may 11. Jones' job as seeictary of commerce. But thus far it has been impossible lo get anything definite on Wallace's fate, either from him ur 'front the man in whose charge it 7pcors to be, i e.

President noose- ine Syrians Get First aste Of Army Life Nine young of them veai's old, ,11 iieiung iheir first t.i.-u> of Army hlc at w'jmp Attcr- LniO, Indiana, fullovvuia tneir 111- Auciiuu int'i thu Army last Saturday, according to a report received ine Klyna Selective Service Bu.ird. They were members of Klynas! cmitingcni for induction I jntii the aimed lorces, Six other ot the gruup were inducted inlii the Nuvy, as was, announced cuilier. The nien into the At my liichurd Oster, 203 Lake avcmu'; James Albert Baxter, 336 'ivvclfth -street; Uutfrin Harold Mur- 122 Brnoklvn street; Herman i -134 Jefferson street. Jot- Hciii'-s, 137 Elbo ilriel, Lcrny Smith, 724 Uiver Frank JJjwm Shepherd, R.ver Kichord Wilham Jellerwui Mreu, K'iKfnc Ha. elt'ii), 2.V2 Second ill eel.

he ui.it iii i- feeling piilet 1 in has a pa ul an n( ho, en- life allU like Hl.s keenlv tik-il mn.d. ictinuve muiv, i xcellcut cuniio! ol courage -of wisdom iho Mr Hunscvrh I learned that we must i not oslnehes nor In the peace he le.s.ihv (if our phvsitu? rll ll 'o bt t'frfei'i II niiubHlllliiliI had an iiii'ii. di in the li WO Si, foie enteiinu the t'. l.l.o'.WIIJJ cit once disiurbed oflUinK look to the i e.ining three confer'nee to IP- micnt unite I n.ifions 1 political ne- 'Kini and aspirations. Thcv hope 'hat causes of fnclion or suspicion W'hiHHton.

London and MoBCiivv will be removed Thev look (he lerlial figure of (prcnumy to cnrne back from the ci.nferencp with some plain and answer'; to some plain niiestions un a number of subjects Poland! flcrm my, all of Kurope In la since his first inang- iii, il. Mr RoiiM'vplt has turned du.tlly finin dotnestie reform to in went pi.illeis uf foreign nffaus vi Inch cnlniirnled in war with (ior- mriiiy J.ipan and of their -leohnjf 1 tt Mr Housevclt undert.iKcs his fninth teim vviihout anv cuinin't- I'M'iit' for ur sec-king a fifth w.r the too. whin to M-urn f'liu ve.irs ayo fur No his iacuHu-s me siinetning his fi un iiv.v vi 1 itbur KOI UK lu minded, miKhi be pointed out tint he was .1 Ird ot nine hen the Civil Wat ijinke ih f-ulint! vveri i'a' ciccaii i .11 tii rs that and aeio- i.ut even a dream when .1 bo'. i lerineitv w.i.s a ai.u fii.un vv.is Ix'tjiu- lu n.nie inlii jl own h.is In i peuod ut p.ion wliKh iiuluiic- the i lu i is ed East iiithlcn e- on (jnvi'i ninpnt ni.d vv.n- dt 'ne p'. Wcb- b-r iiM, ataiini: llt.u IIP j.

i fet. ud in pi --inf; -ii'iie 110 War At A Glance JM JOHN SHAW OBKHLIN Hi Julii. S- sun Shaw, dncctoi uf the Obcrhn (-' Me, received shrapnil wounds' the leg. in action in Oerm.iny night. He is repoit- to be a hu.spt.i] in Krame A gradu.ilr of lieservc Academy he atlciufed Obeilin t'ol- lege lor two years ptior to jomi'ig the Army in 19-(U He wa.s lecently repoiied my clT'd to the s.ime John Yoiitin v- 1 in action un Ni Only Man At His Inaugural Minus Overcoat Faxon Fails To Find Two New Cars WASHINGTON onlv m.ni at Us laatig- "ol- uiaf vMtlioiii an ovtnuat.

ionkwi acici.s.s the, ilsousaiuis into 'ins t-uovv-ciivereu back too.iy be- i and sworv slomcnly lo uphold the ion Cunsiuuiinii tm .1 tiim a- i'. Js Pre.Mueiu ol tin- United Sl.t'.t; 1)01 Ml HufiMVcit.s evi'gla eneii the His hands n.iVe uemblt'ii but Voi'e vvn.i and i I'ai a- lie lope.r.- eel the o.uh ClUel H.I'.- aiai tlnn (lelr.ft ti 'lie Tlit- bai.d ai.J tkairt'-iu 1 and esi'i tell to Ihe turn) bv M.UIIIC The Wealher Mo.stly cloudy nued rather told Sunday, ard con- MI if 1 atniy ii 1 l'i ftotti -i L.UI as tv' un ii.t" Ui'sieTii J-rput Si i it'h rective pi T(l Donald (.1 Re.iii. father MX thyldu'ii. '-v. i rushed tu death l.i.st, i-tghi win ho vv.is rauiied Uv.i e.

I milrujij ir.uii line lie Lu i a in in du tl.t i-KH I i i i Ai' lie mi bi i ft Id went in elai.n the 1 a 1 ihe prim i ch.i'c U'. i t'A in: Uncut i etui in VI The i PCI oi n.ici I'if c.iis ,11 1 ir I lu.t v. ni" lu- lcal lied UH -i 0 kll.d he' N.dDH'll if! II K.ix d.iv v. iih in the (I Ihe ui.it uu'ie ible' 'n Clovek't: (bett. IK Ian iSteiiie Kit y.ivi- 5-10 wi.n On ili- le.lt ueiiti.il Ainei.nc.in II ui' meinhi niii.H: w.i,-, inv I.

it. ii'i i.i iJ. hii i of ii in is mans Count il lei- ive I'jcilie I'll ai vv ilh .1 'J SO in ti N'O'IIOK' A i I'l' ne; it i In.i'.i tu nnd 'he- ei Ir Br ii to -t Ihe null The Shop ollleiitl lain Iv Bi giu'incl vvt 1 Ihe 'AMD luikv (iioujjli lo KI nv.t haldv noilKh to T.e vv i I ihe 11 Id Minutes must 111 emu i 13 H'j ii 'J i. i ke MI flouilslie- 'lien "H.il! i Tl.c C. Hiojc nillles the Pipsidtin speakers ros- nun) bv M.umc onlv ei'-e nf bus Join liijhiiug vvno vi able 1,1 iome iiere i Tile Pii'itieul, bavc- ini( d.

o.itli (ie.u i i ijuant VUH.I' Ins let! hand on old t.iinilv Duuli B.ble and his lutuvil nit Ch el Stone 'linn aili i hands with 1 Slolil till Pll'slde'lit tUl'lil'li ihe ciuwil nut hi- ii biiik n. adilfi d.uins f'lii iiovul il.ld apjil ii.UctJ wlifn 111- wo' i do u' ur." I'JciUii ii VVlHIl ill' Aih.lines 'Hie linn kliujplos (if the eluboi'- I Cieliu.in ikleuMVe sjsteni in Kiakuvv, Ltx.1/. and Mlav.i all lell into Soviet hands vt" jet clay in a d.iy ot whirlwind ad- v.uues thai riegllllod mote Ulan Polish luvviis and Mlliigcs. AiuitiK i ODD tuvviis in the north- laMein border an a ul Knit PriiiMa vveie captmcd. lueinding out the 24-hoit! swet fcinco Ihe laiuuhui.

their "Will the win" ollt'iisive luuii the Vistula 1'ivei (lays aiio Gen Iv.in c'hrnnakhoviky's thud While iirinv, dtiong, n.mimi'iid out of as much as I'H mile'. Jrunt vine! luppeil nit li mile lor K.i i Pi Us i.i live d.i>- ut lieue Jijihin.i; uiai MOSLUVV saul had bioktn Uie b.uk ol the Kihlo oue of the enemy bi(SCfi III tlic ll'illliU illeM, Vva- ikrn in the- (I and i (iluinn to Uie n.uth drove mile ni'ide tu capune. KrriupiM liken nuig to tin oil the i.iilv. 1 i inici of Drive On At the s.uiii "time M.ushal Kon- letolld Whito in 1 ilo.secl on the southein boiiui ot E.iH Prussia MI null tiuiu. ripping thiuiiuh the nil mv i.neh for I a'-, miuh us 'Jl miles tarried the Sovni within three nnlf, I tne itotiiiii by ittav iniii.s the Hii-iians- were 90 -t eif D.iiiidx one ot i.uu iibjcclH's in Roko.s.sov- diive aruund Ea.

1 laniii'd In iiii i on a Ihe IJabn wa ut a- Pie, ii l.ippi a i (id Pru- Ivan Kor.t v's Fu, I'kianiian tipiund Krukov. aloiiK HH SiU'iiian iiont. niittlankinj lleltis UHJ Beii'lieii Hindi nbuiy Gleivuu viu ti mutilv tjeun At the ot Uie Hu 1 ui (iiienMve hue. Gen. Ivaii I'l'U'iv Fuunh Ukiamian 011- AI iniKii ')U miles ward liuiii the S.ii'dk a nule in uiiir oi ha id Jap Aircraft Plant Blitzed Rulletin UUHIU Aincrienii Supcrt'orlrosses raieliii" I in- important Knwn- snlii ii i iv nt It pliuit in the'Osa- ka-Kobe iiuliistriiil area yesterday sctiivel nl least Hlt'i tli' reel iionili hits in a 4.000-foot raeliut of riictury, all but (ihliteraliiiii the engine revealed today, Hundreds of Bombs Hundreds of bombs easeful- intr duvv'ii I'ruiii tlic fe'iant H-S'Js hit tin- Imjre plant "right on Uie nose," indicnting (hut the mul wits the most succcssitul ever iiiidcriaUi'ii by Marianas- liased Siipe'rl'tirts on a Japanese aircraft factory, 11 was tho tirst time the Kawasawki plant, near Kobe on Japan's main isJaml of Honshu, had been lacked inul pliotogruplu reveal- cd that tvvo-ihirds ut the south and -u'CMi portions oj tjic cu- mui" jiliint were completely ifiitti'd bv tire and bliist dam- tin lenicr Men in the; lUMwls Tl (it ihe 1OI Uli jxirtKo luet.t si lent Iv Uic hJiwii'ii i in- m.r.i let id 'he lhi- ij4i, i' pljv i'ii Un 'ill (1 ti ilil't ii i.l lilC i i vi w.ueu h.ir.d to VVlHi II VVilll i hj's ui niiu h.uu'.ktji.hiejs tin i i v.

Mi ill. H- VVl tl! i ito ru.e I Uie m. then iljilH'd and iJie Wane HUU.S.O i.i (Jiv Ciut-l -ilysti Mayor Returns Td His Home Much Improved III In.II.I.' Nl IJllll 1 1 t'li vvlieie he had been i nu'e Jar.uaiy 0 ol" illm 'Ihe thji he uuii'h inijjioved and hoptd io bt' back at oifice in tht cdy on FOR factoiv laa.o MJIV- iie cal! Ki Usdio.il Distances To Berlin The nearest distances to Berlin tioiu advances Allied lines Fas-tern miles (fr.om 11 sfroin im.ni southeast of jNijtnegeji). ltaiy-330 onlcs 'from point no.Mh of Ravenna', i'veu ProvWcs fc.u)vrg«iicy Tne L' At my Air Fojce has di.vcJu|n.M .1 light- weight enx.i{jcn<,.v airfields: A i'f ciotn betwccil -two of paper. Such m'htiiy '-MS expluin why paper ia H'ju'c i Speaking uf here's how paper ca'i help sou: Just Dial i413 or j.nd ordei: a Chromcie-Xele- jii.

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