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VOL. 243 Three'ConferencePlanned ed I Blytheville Dally News Blytheville Courier GERMANS Accident Victim Tech. Sergl. James C. Roberts, ac cidently killed on the firing range at Camp Campbell, Dec.

21, has been buried here, where he WAS reared, Federal Jury Investigates Ward Seizure CHICAGO, Jan. 2 (U.P.) -A Federal Grand Jury is ineeting in special sesston today to investigate the government's seizure of Montgomery Ward and Company. United States District Attorney Albert Woll has asked the jury to determine whether or not Ward's has Anti riointed the Smith-Connally, -Strike Law, and to find out if conspiracy agalnst the government. is involved. in the pang's resistance to Army seizure comand operation.

There are other rapid-fire developments the Montgomery Ward case. Alajor General Joseph -Byron, the Army officer in charge or seized Ward properties, is removing officials of the company refuse to cooperate with the Army. Four store managers in the Detroit area alrendy have been replaced by Army officers, with orders to replace recalcitrant personnel. Hyron the officers. are experienced 'merchandising nien.

However. the offices of the store managers cinim: simply that the civilian executives have left their desks for the day. In another move to simplify the Army's task of running the huge mail order firm's plants in seven cities, two additional Montgomery Ward warchouses in Detroit were seized. Wheel of School Bus Fractures Boy's Foot Tris foot fractured when the school bus wheel rolled over i4, Henry Wayne Martin, 13, is at Walls Hospital. With only small bones fractured, it is expected he CAN be removed tomorrow to his hone near Luxora.

The accident occurred this mornIng when a group of children were crowding into the bus as the driver attempted to back the vehicle. children Impatient started to get on the bus, the climbing Into the rear door as the driver backed the bus to turn around, without his knowing they were crowding Into the bus. Henry was pushed out of place as the wheel moved slowly. 'The acckieat occurred on the rad near the It. W.

Mahan farm where Henry and his parents, Mr. end Mrs. C. G. Martin, make their home.

Billie Driver Awarded Order of Purple Heart Pic. W. W. "Billlc" Driver of Oscooln carl has been awarded the Purple for wounds received Nov. 19 in action Germany.

Private Driver has been in a hospital in France stuce that time. He recently wrote his wife, who makes her home in Osceola with his mother, that he was sending the medal to her. Wunderlich Attends Committee Meeting Rep. William J. Wunderlich Ls ritending committee a for meeting the 1945 of the budget state legisiature, being held In Little Rock.

Appointed the member at large, he will attend all meetings of the committee, expected to recess Fri- N. O. Cotton Mor. 2211 May 2205 July 2175 Oct. 2072 Dec.

2064 1 and BLYTHEVILLE Blytheville Herald Mississippi Valley Louder U.S. Sub Harder Fails To Return After Victories Nemisis Of Japanese Shipping Is Listed Among Navy Losses WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. (UP)One of America's niost Canious submarines, the Harder, has been lost brilliant war career. The Navy snys the 1500 Lon sub presumably was lost in the Pacific where it has taken a high toll of Japanese shipping, ever since the curly days of the war.

the' In recognition of those sinkings, Harder held a presidential unit citation. And ffs skipper, Comdr. Samuel D. Denley of Dallas, 'Texas, had been decorated Ave times for is heroism Misted as a sub commander. Dcalcy as missing, along with the sub's crew of some 65 men.

The Harder was the 35L1a Amerlcan sub lost in, this war. The Navy also has announced the loss of the Innding craft LSM-318 and the motor torpedo bant PT 300 112 the Philippines arca and the PT-311 in the Mediterranean. The announcement raises the toCal lost of United Stales naval vessels in this war to 243. Military action in the Pacific (o- day centers on Two Island in the bombers Volcanoes, where American heavy Air the-clock blows. The Seventh Army now are dellvering round- Force Says the big bombers are Installations airflelds and military day night 122 A bid to keep Japanese planes grounded.

so they cannot hit the B-29 base at Saipan. As for the figliting in the British have made an Important New galu in north central Burma. the Allied British headquarters nt ceylon say's have grlined 11 miles itt their drive on Mandalay and now are only 72. miles from the made fumous by Kipling and thoucity sands of bathtub barilones. In Washington today, British Brigadier Stephen F.

Irwin, chief of staff to the 14th Army commander in Burmn, said Mandalay is all but in the British grasp. Irwin, who left Burma six weeks ago, told Hews conference that the 14th army now has reached open country and can use tanks and hicavy equipment to speed up its march on Mandalay. Lieut. Hargett Suffers Injury Returns To His Post Following Accident Near Tunica, Miss. Lieut.

Gene Hargett, injured In a highway accident last was dismissed from Kennedy Tuesday, General Hospital in Memphis yesterday and returned today to Hardnight Field, after spending last ing here. His chest and his car skidded eye off the injured when near Tunica, Licutenant highway Hargett WAS able to return to his but is nat expected to post resume training until Sully recovered. Lient. John Balley of Texas, riding with Lieutenant Dallas, a Hargelt fractured in the front scat, received foot and a head injury. General.

He is confined to Kennedy Hospital, 'Two other fellow officers from The Field escaped injury. Harding four accident occurred AS the their officers were returning to post after having had Christwas mas Day free. Lieutenant Hargett Tuesday by accompanied to Memphis carly Hires, his mother, Mrs. Exina him 201 West Cherry, who left the where he picked up there, Inch. Lights of Lieutenant Hargett's car, which went out en route to Memphis, suddenly went out again, causing accident.

Lieutenant Hargett, who is taking special course at Fictd. WAS accompanied to Harding Memphis today by his Hargell, and father, Floyd Seaman. uncle, Jesse Services Held For Baby Funeral services were held SatMo. urday for afternoon at Caruthersville, the twin son born Friday night to Mr. and Mrs.

G. M. Hicks at The their home at Braggadoclo, Mo. baby died Saturday morning. Condition of his twin sister and mother Besides was belleved satisfactory.

his parents, the baby, named Carlos Ray, is survived by three brothers and six sisters. Holt Emeral Hone WIS in charge. NEWSPAPER OF NORTHEAST BLYTHEVILLE, ATTEMPT ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, TUESDAY, DRIVE Alert High School Boy Trailed Two Men Held As German Spies HANCOCK POINT, Jan. 2, 1UP)-A 17-year-old Boy Scout Is hero toxiny, hero who wAS Instrumental in the capture of two German spies. When F331 Chief Hoover n- nounced that two Nazis lated luncied by submarine on the Malne const and had been he cild not give the detulls how.

they, were apprehended. Now 5t Is revealed that Might school boy from Hancock Point, Maine, had the foresight to track two strange-looking men one snows. stormy night. And he found that the tracks led right down to the sea. The youth Is Harvard Merrill Hodgkins, high school senior.

Ite solid: "As near As I could see they and on topcoats. No one around Maine, least weurs a topcuat in the winter and of all on a night like that The boy pulled his car over some -and went by the two much slowly, so wouldn't hit them. could see they were currying sone kind of lags and everybody. up here has been thinking about spies landing nlong the const. 'So' I got to thinking those men might be up la some funny Then Hodgkins saw Lint' tho tracks in the snow left the road and went lato the woods.

So he I Postal Workers Shift Positions E. E. Ridings Resigns; Friend Is Appointed Assistant Postmaster J. offices P. Friend, connected, for the post 16 years, has with postbeen.

assistant fer here, to succeed E. E. Ridings, resigned, it was announced toxiny by Postinnster Ross. The appointment WAS immediately with Mr. Friend effective already assigned to his now duties.

Mr. Ridings has become regula7 clerk in the postoffice here where he plans to continue work, he said today. Other changes being made, because of Mr. Friend's appointment, nre that, Earl McGregor lakes over Mr. Friend's duties AS clerk Quincy in the Finance Department: regutar Oliver Alexander, another regular clerk, WAS transferred from General Delivery window to the Stamp Window and Franklin Warth Delivery replaces him at the General Window.

Mr. Ridings takes over the work of Mr. Warth. knolen In Friend this Hans section become since well he caRIc here July. 1, 1931, from Marked Tree.

Entering postoffice service in 1928 at Norphlet, he WAS Tree office transferred in to the Marked 1930, where he rcmained a year before coming Working in various departments, he had been promoted reached the position of regular clerk in the Finance Department. Born at Lufkin, Texas, where reared, Mr. Frlend received his late: education in Louisiana Callege, Pineville. In resigning his position, Mr. Ridings left a Job he has held for 20 years.

Taking. up postal service work here In 1914, he served In various departments prior to his appointment as assistant postmaster in June. 1918, Because he has been connected with the postoffice 30 years. he is eligible for retirement. Riales Is Appointed Russell E.

Riles, local real estate dealer, has been appointed to the legisintive commiltec of the Arkansas Real Estate This group will convene Jan. 12 in Little Rock at Hotel Marion, Mr. Rials plans to altend. Livestock ST. LOUIS, Jan, 2 (U.P.) -Hog receiots 23,300 with 20,000 head salable.

Top price 14,00. 180-270 pounds 14.45-14.50; 140-160 pounds 13.25-14.15. Good sows 13.75. Caltic 7,900 head. whitt 7.500 salable.

Calves 3,000, all salabic. cows 8.00-11.00; canners and cutters 6.00-7.75: slaughter steers 9.50- 16.75; slaughter heifers 8.50-16.00: stocker and feeder steers 8.00-13.50. Weather ARKANSAS: Cloudy with snow in northwest portion this afterzoon. Cloudy and not so cold tonight. Snow in northwest and extreme north tonight.

Wednesday, rain and not so cold. The minimum temperature here last night was 15 degrees. according to the official weather ther-' anometer. NEWS INTO Late Bulletins MISSOURI JANUARY 2, 1945 PARIS, Jan, 2 (UP) -Admiral Sir. Bertram Ramsay, the naval commander In chief under Gen.

Dwight D. Eisenhower, was killed today. In an aleplane scoldent while on his way to a conference In Belglum. BUFFALO, N. Jun.

2. (UP) -Several war plants have been cloyed and shiCts suspended at ofliers as snowstorm conditions piralyze transportation facilities At throughout least the Buffalo area, two persons have led In the blizzard, STERLING, Oblo, Jan, 2 (UP) passenger train on the Erie Rastruad was, derailed early today, killing the engineer and Injuring the fireman. The victim was Richard Hurley of' Marion, Onto, The train was headed for New York from Chicage. DOTHAN, Jan. 2 (U1') Mis.

Gerubline Mixon, 37, died at Dothan today af a self. Inflicted gunshot wound after she bind meriously' wounded her 10-year-old secording Sheriff 1s. G. Farmer of Houston County. Farmer said the In serlous condition at A local hospitul and is not expected in live.

Ic vald no coroner's inquest Is planned, Dell Man Dies Battling Nazis Pfc. Trumon Tice, 24, Was Machine Gunner Western Front Trumon Tice, 24 of Dell, WAs killed In action Dee. the War Dopartment has Informed his purents, and Mrs. Elmor Tice of Dell. His death occurred ouly a short time following his roturn to the frout Sri Clermany after having been seriously wounded righting tu A machine gunner, he was wounded In else race by enemy fire in Grab September.

He. was presented the covering ur the from' Hits Purplo Juries in willo 'a 1o- hosoversens. In -the In Arris foreign two service years, he hand about months. Born In Hampion. he had ileed- that state until he moved to Dell four yours ago with his parents.

farmed with his father on the Euri Magers place. Memorin1 services probubly wIll be held inter. Besides his parents, he is survivcd by' four sisters, Mrs. J. B.

Ray of Armorel, Miss Dollic Mac Tice, Mrs. Cletus Raper and Mrs. Oune Grabam, all of Dell, and five Pic. Unman Tice of Army Air Forces stationed in Hawall, and Jack, Darlin, Gene and James Tice, all of Dell. Relatives Fear Two Local Men In Train Wreck Two Blytheville men may have been in the wreck near.

Ogden, Utah, Sunday in which al least 48 persons died and 81 others wore InJured In the crash of a speeding Southern Pacific mall-express n.tic A slowly moving passenger train. of the Injured 4l were civilians and 40 members of the armed forces. Because a report sald both traius were west bound, it is probable that Edwin Burger, apprentice seaman of the Navy, delayed In arriving here and not on the train. Wallace Ilay, seaman second class of the navy, was due to be on the train after having spent furlough with his parents, Mr. nod Mrs.

Dewey Hay, Oll Mill Road. 'I'he 18-year-old youth, who left here Friday morning for San Diego, missed his connection in St. Louis and morning, wus to leave there Saturday which would make him possibly on that train. Because he hind promised to telephone his parents upon arrival. In San Diego.

and they have had no He was to have reporled at the message, they arc apprehensive. Naval Center there al 8 A. m. loday with the call expected by last night. Scaman Barger, due to arrive here yesterday, has not yet arrived.

He was en route home for his first furlough, after having had training in San Diego. from where lic left Friday. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. F.

S. Barger 401 North Second. Publication of all killed and injured been delayed pending notification of next af kin of those in the armed forces. Missourian Wounded James Arthur Correll of Caruthersville. scaman first class of the Navs.

has beet wounded, the War Mrs. Department has notfiled his mother: Elizabeth Correll of Caruthersville. Chicago Wheat Chicago Wheat open high low close pr.el. May 1GG July 150 1673 1657 SINGLE COPIES FIVE CENTS ALSACE F.D.R., Churchill And Stalin Will Meet For Talks Leaders Of Congress Say Session Will Be Held At Early Date WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.

(UP)President Roosevelt is going to meet with Prime Minister Churchill and Premier soon. Congressional leaders made this report to newsmen after a conference with. President. Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley, of Kentucky, said: "The President. Indicated that the sometime Lime soon, without indicating or place, he will meet with Churchill and Stalin." 'The House Democratic John McCormack of Mnssachusetls, lender, was quick to add: "Probably." McCormack stressed that there is of nothing yet as to the time and place the mecling of the Unree Allied chiefs.

The last direct word from Mr. Roosevelt on the conference WAS that nothing had been And it is generally understood arranged. that he would not be free to attend a tion meeting until after his mauguraJan. 20. Bul Mr.

Churchill has called for the conference DJI several occa610115. The prime minister said the of the three golf biggest Allied leaders fighting powers must together as 500N as possible, particularly to discilss affairs." problems in the field of forcign Many congressmen hope Mr. Roosevelt will take the occasion of his messages to the new 79th Congress, beginning its two-year carcer tomorrow, to clarify this country's foreign policy. The messages probably will be rethe celyed Cougress Jo a few daysannual state of the union inessage on Saturday and the new budget, calling for possibly 80 billion dollars, next Tuesday. Incidentally, members of the new Congress 50 far seem to approve of War Mobilization Director Byrnes' request for new laws to tighten federal control on manpower.

Chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee, Andrew May of. 13 Kentucky, says the proposal for drafting. 4-Fs war work: will mean Pirork or right" law. A bill to put 4-Fs in essential industries offered in 1943 by Republican Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut. But 220 hearings ever Were held on it.

Another Republican, Walter Andrews, of Now York, ranking Republican member of the House Mil-. Itary Affairs Committee, says such a law would pose problems, that 11 national service act would be better. Andrew's says industrial it WO pay drafted for work regular workers' salaries it would be unfair to other' service men. But if the 4-Fs drew Army pay it wonld be unfair to labor. Byrnes' request for a law which would allow.

the War Labor Board to enforce Its decisions in courts, without resorting to seizure, also is gelting backing. particularly from Congressman Ramspeck of Georgin, the Democratic whip in the House. Ramspeck agrees that the government should be able to treat labor and capital in the same way when either is guilty of disobeying government orders. Congressmen also are giving support to Byrnes' reconuncudalion for 2 new War Manpower would Commission incasure. which enable WMC to enforce its rules ns to how many workers cach employer is entitled to keep on the job.

Services Held At Manila For Aged Resident MANILA, Jan. 2 Funeral services were held yesterday for John Robert. Cherry, who died Thursday. Ho was 81. Services were conducted at the Methodist church by the Rev.

F. M. Sweet, with: buria! at Manila Cemetery. Born in Obion County, he came to Manila 30 years ago. He farmed untit-10 years Ago when he relired.

He is Ed survived Johnson, by with daughter. Mrs. made his home. and a son, Rube Cherry of Trimble, Tenn. Howard Undertaking Compatly was in charge.

'Lion Cubs' To Be Guests At Banquet Here Tonight Sons and daughters of members of the Blytheville Lions Club will be guests at a banquet to be given tonight, 7:30. al Holel Noble. A motion picture on wildlife will be shown and a talk given by Tom Mull of the Arkansas Fish and Grunt Commission, Von Rundstedt Pulls Forces From Belgium As New Attack Opens stopped the car and went Into the woods foo. And that's when he found that the lincks led to the shore. "IC.

WAS a pretty high tide," the added, "about as high as we've hand years." ints When he reuched home ho told mother about what he had seen, And they decided to wall mutf his lather. a deputy sheriff, returned home a hunting trip. Men, the FBI agonis warned Hodgking father notined the a. the Ind While to breathe word nbout he had discovered. But to tell the story In the boy's own words: "I went over dance al Eilsworth, 011 the night of November 29Ls, It's, ubout 17 miles from our home so I.took Pa's car." Hodgkins explains lint hie left the party early, passed up the last dance, bechuse the snow started coming down envy about 11 o'clock.

And hie was afraid it was getting pretty deep on the romul homie, 1t was on the roud home that' he saw Iwo young men, hind Hodgklas says it struck him funny that they wore such light, clothes. The next thing Hodgkins know about the two strangers wins the that the announcement two by German' Efoover Just night sples hand bicen cuptured. Owners Of Pets Report Poisoner Still At Work registered coille owned by Mr. and. Mrter, Meyers Joan, and the 'n pet of Veir daughrand cat owned by a Negro womnn, were the 'Intest victims of souse person or who apparently have taken persons tenddelight in poisoning pets here recently.

-only Wiis sate put 'of the Meyers child, but playmate of other children in the, neighborhood of 1025 West Ash street where the Meyers reside. Known for its gentleness, the dog was favorite of those in the borhood. who love antunis and who neighare hoping that the person or persons responsible for pulling out the poison slit be discovered and brought to trial In Municipal Court. Five dogs were poisoned in nelghborhood on South Inke street recently, and a short lime later animals met death In a Jar manner near their homes in the 600 block of West Walnut. Special Election Set At Caruthersville, Mo.

Residents or Caruthersville, will vote on extension of the city limits in a special election Jan. 9, following adoption of n3 ordinance by the city council calling for the election. It is calsmuted that ly at leust onc-third the approximatearea would he included within present city limits should a majority vote for extension. Budd Appeal Dismissed LITTLE ROCK, Jan. 2.

Arkansas Supreme Court has dismissed Fayetteville the appeal of E. A. Budd, businessman, who tence given balm by EL court sought to have the five-year aside. Budd was convicted of second degree manslaughter in connection with the death of former Fayettevilic school teacher, Miss Norma Smith, in the spring of 1944, Governor Homer Adkins says he has been besieged with requests froin other Fayetteville business men asking clemency for Budd. However, the governor says he could not act until the tribunal had inken its nolion.

lic did not indicate what action he would take In Budd's behalf. N. Y. Stocks 163 5-8 Aincr Tobacco 65 3-4 Anaconda Copper 30 Beth Steel G1 7-8 Chrysler 84 1-4 Coca Cola 139 1-2 Gen Electric 39 5-B Gen Motors G3 7-8 Montgomery Ward 50 3-4 Central 23 Int Harvester 80 North Am Aviation 10 3-8 Republic Steel 19 7-A Radio 10 1-2 Sccony Vacuun: 13 7-8 Studebaker 18 3-4 Texas Standard Corp of 56 5-a 49 Packard 5 1-4 Steel GO 3-B Chicago Rye open high low: close pr.cl. May 115 July 113 their PARIS, bulge Jan in 2.

Belgium, (U.P.)-The and Germans are pulling drive another one into castern are France. now reported that the Reports from the Belginn battlefronts forces as fast Germans are withdrawing their tank and today that Genernt Patton's possible Third through the waist: of the as bulge American report forces they've pressing lost against the western rim Army steadily is contact with the Nazi Holland Youth Wins Shorter Prison Term charged Ernest Mills of Hollund, been Holland two years ago, has 15, near with denth of Helen Wright, sontenced to threp and a half SCHIS session of Imprisonment court an adjourned In Mo, tence Already serving. -n 10-year. assessed against him more the than a yer uga when: Arst tried, 1 verdict- case wag reversed by appealed, tho the Jury's court and. the case.

remanded for higher new hearing, resulting in' the recent trial. 10 Owing the to. time his youth, having been at the crime was committed, he wiis ordered transferred from Thu state penitentiary to the to serve Reformatory of no. Algon remainder his term. In the later trini, the charge of to secand 'munslaughter, degree murder wus reduced to which tered a plea of guilty.

enn Jimmy churgo, of Sellers grand plouded guilty larceny in theft of an miltomobile recently, und ho was given' two -your sentence In the bullet Wright slate, by fired Dec. 26, 1042, Into hitured the Emma home of her mother, Mrs. Mary door to Wright, Investigate whey she opened shot heard nt night, Testimony at the Inquest Mrs. Wright had ordered three souths, Ernest Mills, Robert Overneit and Odell Armstrong. from her home after they alicgedly bond beCome Intoxicated and had elven wittsky to her young son, Tommy Wright, few which mimiles later shots were heard, led to the girl und hor mother opening.

the front door to Investigate. Mills admitted, at the Umne, that fired the shot' which killed the girl and investigation revealed Armstrong did not wield gun but thnt Overfield, who also admitted Bring shots, was not shooting at tho time the bullet struck the girl, ll was sald. Mrs. Levan Dies Here Yesterday Last Rites Will Be Held Here Tomorrow For Accident Victim Mrs. Mary Levan, who fractured months her hip In a fall several ago, died yesterday afterMOOn at the home of her daughter.

Mrs. division. Hattie Newsom, in Pride Sub- She was 77. serious Falling in the yard to cause the injury, she had been a palint at Blytheville Hospital be. fore being.

removed to her home. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon, 2 o'clock, at Cobb Funeral Home by the Rev. E. C. Brown, pastor of First Baplist Church, and the E.

7. Newsom of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Blytheville and brother of the late Rev. J. L. Newsom, band of Mrs.

Nowsom. Pallbearers be George P. Sinith, Jamie Fox, S. E. Webb, WilJam Malin, Joe McClure.

and J. M. Taylor. Burial will be at Maple Grove Cemetery. Born at Wicklife, Mrs.

VAN come to Biytheville in 1921. Her Lehatsband died that same year. vived Besides Mrs. Newsom, she Is surF. Daily of Tallulah, who by another daughter, Mrs.

E. with her mother when she died also was at 4:10 p.an. Wounded Joiner Man Receives Purple Heart Pvt. Richard Akle, son of Airs. Martha, Akle of Jolner, has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received In action against the Japanese 011 Island of Angaur.

Akle is a member of the famous 81st "Wildcat" Infantry Division which recently Invaded the Palau Group. out of trying to. indicate infantry salient: narrowing. of the armored or 'the Now, tlie western. whole battlefront center of gravitylie the shifting Seventh tar to the southeast, seems to to starta.

In' the Army front which extends Saar, river. valley and; to the Rhine. Gorniasi battalions have been sharp probing American positions with along a wide front for of. the, the prist few days. And the power German assaulls is being stepped up.

Supreme headquarters has just In the annomiced: area" IMal around one. German Altack driven a- mile ahd a half Into' the has Is continuing' American Seventh Army lines, and Entire' Front Active anyw The Mirther hendquarters thnt enemy announceinent are to now active all the way from Bitche. the Earlier unofficini; dispatches had reported' area, enemy: and sold assaults underway. Pulch's. Seycnth" 'that General forced to glve.

up Army, some men of had the positions Slogfrled they driven Into the line. cate. And that new dispatches today: Indlspread their, the Germans -also west have: radio Bitche. One, correspondent, report by in American: say's the Ocrinans Inunched: a Fraser: Cordon vy attack against American forces In the Saar valley, southenst of town of Faarbrucken. the It's to not whether.

this hasagainst the seventh or.igains right. wing. of Gencril Patton's American Third: Army. The finled now holds front running through. along the Saar Fiver.

Inc, glin along the southern Into flank Bel: of Luxembourg, and the i German bulge: Patton's right to' wing extends: sontlicast, through: The Seventh linking up with Army somewhere in the The around now. German, assaults are aimed directly lito. the Alsace pro-. vince of France. The Hope To, Stall Allies main Nazi objective presumiably is.

the it was du -Delgumi: "To maintain Jocal initintive and force the Allles to -take defensive -mensures and Ihus stall the Inevitable big push across. German soll. ing. In hard Belgium, thic Nazls are fightto keep the escape corridor. open back to, the base of their salient.

General Patton's Third Army, smashing northward from Basmore longe Is mlles: At least and perhaps above the town, driving toward the northern flank which has been: halled: down the FirstArmy, At the same time, the First Army troops: are pushing down to meet Patton's men. And the latest reports Indicate that the two forces are separated by less than 12 miles. Patton already has eliminated the major threat to Bastogne from. west. 1 But German forces have been pounding away constantly on the enst and southeast.

They've been held off largely by the brilliant fighting of Patton's Ninth 'Arniored Division, his 26th Infantry Division the Yankee Division, made up mostly of New Englanders. In the air, there's set of an 15- saulls over the battle lines of Belglum soillar to yesterdey when the Germans lost. 205. planes. But 1000 American heavy.

bombers with rightler-escort were over. Ger-. many again for the 11th straight day behind hacking away at enemy targets the western front. Berlin, ineldentally, clalnis their fliers yesterday destroyed 100 Allled planes in combat wrecked another 327 on the ground at Belgian and Holland airfields. On the castern front, The Russlans have proclaimed deatli for cvcry one fof the.

German and Hungarlan defenders fighting. a lastditch standuinside Budapest. The Red Army si fighting men are inflamed by the Moscow accusation that the Germans executed two Sol vlet emissaries who' had. carried R' surrender ultimatum 'the enemy. In Italy, the' threw two sharp thrusts against the.

Eighth Army across tlie Senio river, But both of them were turned back and number of prisoners were taken. The Greck civil war Is marking thine, and Archbishop Damaskinos, the regent, is espected to announce the formation of a new Greek goverument today; New York 2212 2205 2178 2077 2060 2210 2211 2208 2201 2204 2203 2172 2176 2173 2072 2077 2070 2064 20 2059 Mar. 2208, 2209 2208 1 2208 May 2199, 2198 2150 July 2171 2174 2171: 2171 2170 Oct. .2068 2074, 2068 .2073 Dec. 2004.

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