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MOBERLY MONITOR-INDEX and MOBERLY EVENING DEMOCRAT SIX PAGES VOLUME 26 ASSOCIATED PRESS AXD TPIDB WOKLD ilSASED SERVICE MOBERLY, MISSOURI, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1944 DEMOCRAT. KST. 1873 NUMBERS? YANK DRIVE MAY TRAP 300.000 NAZIS Reds Mass lor Drives On Prussia Home of the Junkers Thrown Into Increasing Danger by New Soviet Thrusts A GREAT PINCERS MOVEMENT STARTED AIR WAR ON PHILIPPINES GENERAL NacARTHUR OPENS a Yards MM MVfeM.VWM Oil Dumps Are Bombed Some Penetrations Are Admitted by Nazis, Telling of New Drives By EDDY GILMORE MOSCOW, Aug. 11 (AP) -great GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Aug. 11 (AP)--The air phase of the battle for the reconquest of the Philippines has begun just as the ground fight for reconquest of Guam ended in triumph.

The first bombing of the Philippines since the fall of Corregidor to the Japanese May 6, 1942, was announced today oy Gen. Douglas MacArthur, back at headquarters after a historic Pacific war conference with President Roosevelt. At Pearl Harbor, site of the con. ference, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, a participant, announced that all organized Japanese resistance on Guam ended August 9, the 20th day of invasion.

That campaign cost the United States 7,247 casualties, including 1,214 killed. But more than 10.00U Japanese were slaughtered; the demoralized remnants scattered the and third Russian armies applyin, pincers upon East Prussia swept in flight instead of making today within 50 miles of Tilsit suicidal charge; a -HIP I Guam now becomes the and Memel and the Marianas base southern boundary of that home of the. Junkers with a plunge across the Narew River. Marshal Konstantin Rokossov- sky, besieging Warsaw for the 12th day, thrust a threatening army group toward East Prussia from positions northeast of the Polish capital. This group increased the menace to Warsaw, too.

because it could curve to the Vistula and outflank the Polish city from the north. bombing range of Japan by the B- 29 Superfortresses which hit Na- gaski Thursday. New Base on Saipan Today, Vice Adm. Richmond Kelly Turner, hailing the triumph in the Marianas as "the greatest naval victory the United States ever won," dramatically announc. ed the establishment of amphibious Pacific fleet and troop headquarters on Saipan.

That means an advance of more than 3,000 miles from Pearl Harbor and bases and the Americans closer-to Japan than Miami is to Boston. MacArthur gave point proof to President Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor comment on forthcoming offensives by announcing three sue. cessive night attacks on airdromes at Davao, on Mindanao in the Southern Philippines; by patrolling Liberators. On Familiar Pattern (MacArthur's familiar pattern of attack in the past has been to open with night air raids while his (Continued on Page Five) Lawrence Hamblin, Super Bombers Madison, Reported Blast Japan Missing In Action All Bottlenecks for Nazi Troop Moves to France Under Attack PART OF PATTERN TO ISOLATE PARIS Weather Is Good and Big Big Sheep Exhibit at Bullesla State Shropshire Event Brings On Many Entries; Sale Follows Show Lone Survivor of Japanese Occupation of Guam Tells Gripping Story of Hardship o. U.

S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD- iwho died, without retreat, in the QUARTERS. PEARL HARBOR, stubborn but hopeless first defense Aug. 11 (AP) Fortune's wheel came full circle today for Chief of the island. He was sustained Dy the constant hope of rescue by 4-H LIVESTOCK ARRIVES TODAY Judging Postponed Until Forces of Planes Hammer Tomorrow; Aerial Acrobat- Vital Centers I ics Scheduled This Evening and Sumatra MADISON, Aug.

Lawrence Hamblin, foster son of Mrs. Russian troops already were Ella Timbrook Green of Madison, i reported missing in action since July 7 in France. Mrs. Green received a copy of a telegram which was sent to Mrs. Glenn Timbrook, sister of Sgt.

Hamblin, from the War Department Wednesday. The last lettter that was received from Sgt Hamblin was writ- seven or more miles inside the Suwalki triangle, which Germany annexed to East Prussia from Poland in .1939. In the north, the Soviet army group of 37- year-old Gen. -Ivan Cherniakov- sky, sent' bombs and artillery shells into the German province and fought bitter and repeated counterattacks at several gateways to East Prussia. Nazi Cry- (In this great action, mans started reporting that they were greatly outnumbered.

'On the threat to the south of East Prussia, the official German news agency DNB said the Russians started a new offensive yesterday between Warsaw and! Augustow with strong forces, which made some A hundred miles or so south of Warsaw, the Russians widened the breach across the Vistula River to 42 miles and advanced doggedly to within 26 miles of Kielce. "in that area the Red Armv stood within 75 miles of German Silesia and within 35 ten July 4. No further details were given in the message. Sgt. Hambun WASHINGTON, Aug.

11--T-Two forces of mighty B-29 Super- fortresses lambasted centers of Japanese industrial strength 3,500 miles apart in raids yesterday that left three of the aerial giants unaccounted for and a fourth down in friendly territory. At least three enemy craft were destroyed in carrying out. the missions cover of darkness. The 20th Bombing Command years old, and had lived in the home of Mrs. Green since he was 12 years old.

He had been in the Army since March, 1942. of Poland aijd her fifth city. (The Germans repeated that another bridgehead had been etsablished over the Vistula 30 miles south of Warsaw in the Warka area.) The extermination of Germans trapped in the upper Baltic states neared its final phase. Two captured German generals said more than 30 German divisions (perhaps 300,000 or more men) would be wiped out when the Baltic drive was finished. Airf Force Keeps Watch However, some thousands of the Germans, whose land communications were cut by a Rus- Baltic 25 still may be extricated by sea.

The Red Air Force continued to pounce on any shipping seen moving from Baltic harbors. East Prussia and Warsaw 'were the focal points of battle. Of equal peril to Hitler's eastern divisions was an extension of the Soviet bridgehead across the Vistula south of the Polish capital, which cut the Sando- rnierz-Hielce highway with the sian plunge to the miles west of Riga, Sam Wear Will Head Democrats ST. LOUIS, Aug. 11.

formal action by the state committee remained today in the procedure to make Sam Wear, Springfeld attorney the new Democratic state chairman for Missouri, Candidates for state offices and Attorney General Roy McKittrick, senatorial nominee, agreed upon Wear after a two-day conference, concluded here yesterday. Senator Karry S. Truman, vice presidential candidate, approved the choice in a telephone conversation from Washington. Mrs. Jessie Coleman of St.

Louis was chosen for the vice chairmanship, The state committee is scheduled to meet in Jefferson' City Sept. 12 to. consider a platform and ratify "the selections. Wear, who will succeed Walter G. Stillwell of Hannibal, now in the Navy, prepared meanwhile to swing into his job immediately He scheduled conferences with McKittrick and Phil M.

Donnelly, gubernatorial candidate, for next Monday -in Springfield. announced this data today in viding- additional details on the was about raids the thjrc major strike of the Boeing behemoths with bombing results reported "good" both at Palembang in Southern Sumatra and at Nagasaki on the Japanese island of Kyushu. The Palenibang attack, officially described as "the longest bombing mission ever undertaken," was airected against the Pladjoe refinery, whence comes a major portion of Nippon's high octane gasoline. Over Japanese home territory itself, the bombers spent 90 minutes, plastering that 12th largest city. Anti aircraft opposition at Pladjoe was described as "weak to moderate" and at Nagasaki as "meager to moderate and inaccurate." Fighter opposition similarly was weak to moderate at Plad- joe and "weak" over Sumatra, where B-29 crews reported they downed one fighter.

At least two others were shot down by fighter aircraft attached to a forward base in China where one of the Superforts made a forced landing, only to be pounced upon and strafed by four Japanese ships. RAF. Pounces On A German Convoy rnierz-Jtiieice nignway witn me of Lagow and put Red! LONDON, Aug. 11 (AP)--R. A.

Ofl IT 1 "Ortrt n-f! foTc: tTiVO 3. Armv troops only 20 miles from the "vital Warsaw-Krakow railway. In the drive northeast of Warsaw, a big Soviet force south of Bialystok swarmed across the Narew River in a move to join other Red Army columns pushing up from the south in a drive on. the southern border of East Prussia. This move, together with the capture of Raseinia in Lithuania, 53 miles northeast of Tilsit, brought increased danger to Nazi troops struggling with Gen.

Ivan Cherniakhovsky's units close to the eastern borders of the Junker province. WEATHER MISSOURI: Local thunder showers tonight, cooler except in extreme south portion, partly cloudy and cooler Saturday: with show. ers in southeast and in extreme south in morning. Fair with moderate temperature Sunday; highest Saturday lower SO's in northwest, 90 in southeast portion. Temperature at this morning, 7S.

Alaximum yesterday, 96. Minimum yesterday, 75. F. Beaufighters tore into a German convoy of five merchant ships and ten' escort vessels last ing off Helgoland, the Air Ministry announced today, and sank or damaged at least six of the craft. One of the merchantmen was torpedoed and left burning fiercely while another was believed hit and set afire, the announcement declared.

Of the escort ships, one was blown up when hit with rocket projectiles and four others were set ablaze. Four planes were lost in fray. the Sale of Hannibal Line to Wabash. Is Authorized WASHINGTON. Aug.

11---SP-The Wabash Railroad Company was authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission Tuesday to purchase a 70 mile branch line of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad company for 52,400,000 cash. The line, extending from MoD- erly to Hannibal, is being operated by the Wabash under lease. The announcement said the transaction will not effect operations or the interests of railroad employees. WAR PRISONER CAUGHT KANSAS CITY, Aug. 11.

Koch, 19, German war prisoner who escaped from a work LONDON, Aug. heavy bombers smashed in force today at oil dumps and airfields near Paris and at rail yards in the German city of Saar- Brucken and the border' city of Saarbrucken and the Alsace Lorraine cities of Strasbourg Mulhouse and Eelfort. All the rail yards were bottlenecks for Germans troops which invasion headquarters reported earlier today were moving "westward" toward the French front. Railway facilities through Strasbourg, Antwerp, Brussels, Metz, Lille and Sedan was bombed during the night. Before dawn, up to 1,000 heavy British bombers attacked oil supplies for submarines, trains and other targets while Mosquitos gave Berlin residents another restless night by plunging two- into BULLESTA PROGRAM Evening 7 P.

acrobatics Al Jonas, Cuero, Tex. 7:45 P. Moberly Radioman George Ray Tweed, advancing American forces, graying 42-year-old Oregonian who The story he old after his res- outlasted Japanese squads re- cufii July was released to the morselessly hunting him for 31 united States almost coincidental- nightmare months on now liber- wi tk announcement that recap- ated Guam. i ture Guam had been cornplet- He escaped 10 days before the e( Americans invaded Guam, July 20. His story and that of Guam's re- conquest were announced almost j'Y simultaneously by the navy yea- to Vi terday.

had seen proud, cruel, Japanese forces rolling past his buddies' bodies. Extent of Gains Hot Disclosed But Doughboys Are Said to Be Pushing North, Threatening Big.Enemy Force BRITISH SMASH A STRONG POINT Bulk of-Germans in North- a handful of Americans on the is- land, Tweed lived in precarious I flight on the 250-square mile 1s- land far out in the Pacific. Hunted Like an Animal High school Band, directed by Prof. C. F.

Osterloh. P. and Maneuvers Missouri State Guard --1th Regiment Saturday A. open to public. 10:00 A.

County Sheep and Dairy Goats Show. 10:00 A. M---Judging of 4-H Club livestock. Judging of.the sheep entered in Missouri State Shropshire Breeders Show and the sale which followed were the principal fea- tures of today's Bullesta its Reunited With Reinstated in the U.S. Navy and promoted from radioman first class aboard the rescue ship, Tweed was returned to the Unit- ed tailing often near, death.

niaii JJM.U.UI. -s Viart would have meant Ronald, 9 and Rooert 3 had not seen him since October, 1941, Behind him were burning memo- when they left Guam. ries of Navy and Marine friends Continued on Page New Message Reports Death oi C. Hudson ton blockbusters into the Ger- wartime abbreviated version, man capital, There was nothing abbreviated The Objectives about the Shropshire show, which Up to 1.000 U. planes, hall had 95 entries last night, with flying fortresses and Liberators, several more expected before the bombed and strafed these objectives: Fuel dumps at St.

Florentine and Pacy on the Armancon River 75 miles southeast of Pans. Airfields a.t Villacoublay on the outskirts of Paris, Toussus-Le- Noble southwest of the capital, and Coulommiers, 30 miles east. Kailyards at Mulhouse and Belfort in Alsace-Lorraine near the Rhine. The latest attacks apparently were part of a rapidly shaping campaign to isolate Paris. The weather was clear and "good results" were reported.

The Berlin radio reported daylight fighter bomber formations over' Southwestern Germany, and single planes over Northwestern Germany, Franconia and Bavaria. Weather over the French battle area was unusually good this morning and showed promise of remaining that way. The British heavy bombers struck at oil storage depots for U-boats at Pallice--the Bordeaux only bases and La left to Hitler's submarines which once fought the battle of the Atlantic from the Bay of Biscay coast. Brest, Lorient and St. Nazaire, the oft-battered lairs for the onetime terrors of the sea, are threatened so closely now by the American army that they are virtually useless to the enemy.

Mediterranean air force bombers, making their second straight night foray into at- taked rail yards at Kraljevo. NOMINATE FDR NEW YORK, Aug. 11. 2P--Dele- judging began. The first twelve head oC rams -old in the sale this axternoon averaged over $63.

The top price paid at that time was $95, for a yearling ram consigned Jay- 7 of Ridgewny, first place winner in its class. Other Events The rabbit'show was being judged this afternoon. The judging of 4-H livestock exhibits, originally set for this afternoon, was postponed to tomorrow morning, so it would not conflict with today's events. The arrival the 4-H Club calves, dairy heifers and hogs added much to the Bullesta. One of the most often expressed disappointments on the first day of the exhibition had been the lack of livestock.

Another change was announced today' when Fred Bell said it had been impossible to arrange for the formation flying planned this evening, but that Al Jonas, formerly with the Brayton Flying Service here, now of Cuero, would perform with aerial acrobatics. Jonas is an experienced flying acrobat and his performance will be given between 7 and 7:30 o'clock. Exhibit Winners W. A. Wagner, Yates, was announced today as the winner in the special exhibits of farm produce, with Hugh Moberly, second.

Mr. Wagner had W1-ILT party at Orrick, yesterday gates to the American labor party was'recaptured last night near convention have nominated Prtsi- Excelsior Dwight Brant- dent Roosevelt for re-election and ley, FBI special agent in charge. Senator Harry S- Truman for Thornburg, a complete exhibit of grains, grasses, vegetables, sudan grass, red clover, soybeans, corn, wheat, oats, alfal- 'a, cured ham, eggs, melons, or reported today. president. and six varieties of tomotoes.

(Coninued on Page Two) Proud Winners in the Bullesia Pel Show Pfc. only child of Mr. and Mrs. L. C.

Hudson, 1206 Fisk avenue, was killed in action the European theater-on April according to a telegram" from the War Department, received by his parents this morning. Young Hudson, member "of a quartermaster corps, previously reported missing in action on May 10 in a message from the War Department. Since that report, stories have appeared in Missouri newspapers concerning the loss in action of many young Missourians, all members of a quartermaster corps based in England, but it was only recently that an official story was released telling of the fateful mission in which the Missourians were engaged. In rehearsal for D- Day, a quartermaster corps, to which it is believed young Hudson was attached, was crossing the English channel when suddenly attacked by German E-boats, which sank two Allied LST's. Pfc.

Hudson was 20 years old on the day he lost his life. He was a student in Moberly Junior College when he volunteered and entered service on February 10, 1943. He had. been overseas, bas- 1 ed in Engand, since January. The last time his parents saw him was when he came home on ur- (Coninued on Page Two) Thomas Summers, I'-vear-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas Summers, South- Williams a w1 3 i i i YV3ir J. Petty, that the pair E. T. Roberts, of Engineers, Dies in Action Montgomery Says Bv GLADWIN HILL.

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS A I EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. Aug. 11--H--Roaming American tank forces reported throwing the maul weight of their attack to the north today after a deep mystery thrust toward Paris, and Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery declared tonight that "the great bulk of the German forces in Northwest Europe are in a bad way." The commander of Allied sround troops in France announced in a message to his soldiers: "We are 'round behind them in many places Mid it is possible some of them may not get away.

"These are momentous days and complete victory lies ahead." No Official Reports There still was official ink- I ling of the depth of penetration toward Paris or the progress of the northward thrust, but the Paris radio said the Americans had passed Aiencon, 30 miles north of Mans. At Alencon the spearhead would be but 42 from Canadian-Polish forces to the north above Falaise. Two days had passed, however, since the Americans took Le Mans, 110 miles southwest of Eugene Roberts, 27, member of the Engineers, was killed in action in France on. July 29, according to a message from the War Department, received yesterday afternoon by his parents, Mr. a nd Mrs.

161S Wheeler street. Sgt. Roberts, in the service two years this month, had been overseas since last November 17. Besides his parents, he is survived by six sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Kribbs and Miss Maxine Roberts, both of Michigan City, Mrs.

Edna Bennett and Miss Edith Roberts, both of Kansas City, and Mrs. Helea Avery and Mrs- Eva Riley, both -of Moberly; and five brothers, Howard Roberts of Michigan City, Clarence said no solid opposition, had yet been encountered by the fast- geared armored motorized formations. An American dash to "the Seine west of Paris might trap 300,000 German troops. In the 24 hours ended at Wednesday midnight the Americans captured 4,322 of the enemy. Montgomery was hammering at German resistance below Caen so fiercely that the Germans risked destruction if they eased up for a getaway.

A Stronghold Falls The British, supporting the Canadian-Polish attacks toward Falaise and toward Vimont, below Caen, captured the German, stronghold of Thury-Harcourt, 15 miles southwest of Caen. Below them, the Americans also were closing in around the eastern side of the German pocket at Mortain below Vire, taking Gathemo and advancing to points near Vengeons, three miles to the east. The Americans reached points only a little more than 90 miles from Versailles, a Paris suburb, without meeting serious resistance, field dispatches but an- 15 today's Allied communique nounced the destruction German tanks by aircraft somewhere in the area. Roberts of Huntsville, Pvt. Thur- (The German communique said man Roberts, U.

S. Army, station- the American thrust had turned ed in Texas, and and Ver-j northward from Le Mans with non Roberts, both of the home. Sgt. Roberts was born and reared in Moberly and attended North Park school. At the time he began service he was employed by a railroad in Indiana, but he entered from Randolph county.

He received boot training at Camp White, Ore and, after subsequent training in was returned to Camp White, from where he leit for overseas. Five File for Council With Endorsement of Civic League Dr. F. L. McCorrnick, T.

M. Riff el. William C. C. Reighard and Orscheln, J.

O. Slater filed last night, as candidates for the five council seats; for which nominations are to be made at the special primary election" to be held here Tuesday, Aug. 29. The five men wer eurg. to run and pledged support by members of the Citizens Civic League, which sponsored the change to city manager form of govern-, ment.

Requests that they become candidates and assurances of support came to. them also from other sources. Although the law concerning the council-manager form of government requires that candidates for the council run at large without ward designation, the ticket filed last night provides representation for each of the four present wards, which are as voting units. Represented master the other 50 per cent. street, with of Mr.

and hard in the third and Mr. Slater in the fourth ward. All the men have resided in Moberly for been active years in and the. have strong air support, and the Paris radio reported the Americans had burst past Alencon, 30 miles north of Le Mans. The Germans said the Americans had run into heavy fighting in that direction.

(Aiencon 97 miles west of Versailles, is just 42 miles southeast of the Canadian-tipped wedge driven to within five miles ot Falaise). Three Alternatives There was, no official confirmation at Supreme Headquarters of var.ous reports of striking progress past Le Mans; 110 miles southwest of Paris, which was captured two days ago, but it was obvious that the Paris-pointed spearhead there had the alternatives of swinging northward toward the English Channel short of Paris, swinging south of the capital in an encircling move, or ness and civic life of the community. Dr. McCorrnick, prominent physician and head of the Mc- Corrnick Hospital, has resided here since 1917. Mr.

Riffel has been a Moberly resident for nineteen years and is the head of the busi- I ting and passing on both sides of it A swing northward of the scythe would threaten the rear of the Germans' stubbornly held swivel position below Caen and approxi- divisions or 1 --upwards or 300,000 men. If the sweep crossed mately 20 German remnants of T. M. insurance and real the' Seine it" would" threaten estate agency. Mr.

OrscheJn, head of the Or- scheln Bros. Truck Line, has been a resident of Moberly since 1928, while Mr. Reighard, former coal operator as head of the Moberly Fuel has resided here for thirty-one years. Mr. Slater is a general contractor and also' has resided here for years.

The statement was made today that the candidates have expressed willingness to -serve for 51 a year instead of the $100 a year which the law provides as (Continued- on Page Five)J isolation of Le Havre and channel ports as well as the rocket bomb coast Unofficial reports said other nrmored columns rMamvMl-3 ha4 veered off to th-i southeast from Le Mans toward Orleans on- the Loire Pa-is. (An NBC broadcast from said Chartres, -37 miles from Versailles, was in Allied hands, German broadcasts specifically denied it, and there no Allie4 (Continued on Two)..