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MOBERLY MONITOR-INDEX ASSOCIATED Mt-EBB AXD W1DK WOHLD FTJIJC. LEASED IV1RK SERVICE and MOBERLY EVENING DEMOCRAT MOBERLY, MISSOURI, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 14,1944 SIX PAGES MOBEKlxT DEMOCRAT. MT. "MONITOK JCSTABIJUHED NUMBER 115 Jap Reinforcements Caught In Artillery Barrage; Tokyo Tells of New U.S. Air Raids Lead Again Opens, Will Over 4,000 Mark Time And It Appears Very Diffi- Leaders Look to Future Shells Wreck Town As Nips Roll Forward 24th Division Commander Reluctant to Say Enemy Was Knocked Out BUT LIMON APPEARS TO BE UNINHABITED Americans Continue Slow Advance on Ormoc Road; New Elevation Seized By DEAN SCHEDLER A MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS.

Philippines. Nov. 14---- (via Army radios- Japanese reinforcements and equipment became a bloody slmm- in Limon today when trapped by an American artillery barrage as Doughboys moved on the Ormoc Road town from three Observers on Breakneck Ridge near Ormoc Valley, where the bodies of more than 600 dead Japanese soldiers were counted alter one day of fighting, saw large concentrations of Japanese reinforcements, troops, trucks and roared 24th Fred nounced. Douglas o-uns rolling into Limon. American artillery throughout the night and toda the town was a mass of flaming weckage and apparently uninhabited.

Maj. Gen. Fred Irving, Division commander, told Hampson. Associated Press war correspondent, he was reluctar. to sav the Japanese force Limon had been knocked out.

He added- however, thc prospects were bright for American torces if the Japanese have been el-mi- nated. Enemy Strength The Japanese have 01 five divisions fighting against the Americans in the Philvppmes, Gen. Douglas MacArthur has an- MacArthur said Division was the' Pinamopoan-Or- moc Highway, and the 26th Division has been identified by its dead The 16th, 30th and 102nd Divisions already had been reported in the fight. full division strength, this would mean 60.000 Japanese troops in the hotly-contested sector of Leyte Island. MacArthur reported the steady, but painfully slow, American drive had broken the enemy plans for a counter blow by compelling the Japanese to premature and piecemeal commitments of his forces for the defense of the main bastion of the Yamashita Line.

Xcw Yank Advance While- American artillery rak- the enemy in the Ormoc elements of the dis- South Carolina Officers Claim Escaped Convict Sheriff Erskir.e, Anderson county. South and w. Stegall and Lewis McCoy, deputies left town early this morn- for South Carolina with Samuel Purgason. escaped chain gang convict, in their custody. had been arrested here Saturday night on a charge of drunkenness, and upon being fingerprinted confessed that he had escaped from the South Carolina chain gang in July, where he had been sen-ing a term for manslaughter.

Local authorities contacted the South Carolina officials, who arrived in the city last night and identified Purgason. Dallon Woman Killed As Car Hilsji Truck Husband, W. R. Hechler, in Hospital Here After Crasil Near DeWitt BRUNSWICK, Nov. Mrs.

P. Hechler, 49. well-known Enemy Ships Near Manila Are Damaged Tokyo Says 400 American Planes Attacked; Claims 34 Were Shot Down CAVITE AND CLARK FIELD BOMBED Other American Plaids Are Reported, Some by Big B-29 Sup'erforts By The Associated Press The "Tokyo radio said today 400 Amreican plane attacked the nila and Cavito areas yesterday and damaged some Japanese war. ships. The broadcast, recorded by the Federal Communications Commission, said the planes came over in several waves and were intercept ed by Japanese fliers who "shot down 34 of them." While admitting damage to warships in the Manila area the Jap.

anese claimed "our ground facilities were undamaged." In -addition to th Manila ana Cavite areas, the Japanese said cult for McKittrick to Overcome ABOUT 21,000 MAIL VOTES UNCOUNTED i Congress fourth Big Fortress Falls Oil MfitZ' UN meu, Germans May Give Up City Rather Than Present; Next Meeting Important THREE BILLS DUE TO PASS SOON McKittrick Gains, But Apparently Not at Sufficient Rate Extension of President's War Time Powers First On List Now ST. LOUIS, Nov. 14. H--Belat-j jj DOUGLAS B. CORNELL ed returns from County precincts Forrest C.

Donnell 403 votes three Wright boosted GOV. in resident south of Dalton, was i -about 80 carrier.based planes ed instantly last night and Mr. took part i a raid on Clark FieloV vere injuries! The Japanese communique acm- Hechler sustained severe injuries when their car crashed into a Keytesvillc Produce Company truck parked on Highway 24, west of DeWitt. Ray Albertson, driver of the truck, also sustained severe The Japanese communique Mrs, Hechler's neck was fractured and Mr. Hechler, who is a patient in McCorvnick Hospital in Moberly.

sustained a fracture or. his upper right arm near the a collar tojvry. ji hjs" nose, numerous cuts about his face and chin and the loss of two ed. "After about one hour's violent aerial' battle, our airforce shot down several tens of planes, eluding 10 uncertain. Howe our side also suffered a valuable sacrifice of one plane by sen- blasting and four which did not rc- in.

However, turn to the base." Tokyo claimed the eel mounted Cavalry Division seized another elevation, Mt Cabungangan, overlooking the battlefield, in a three-mile advance from Mt. Catabaran. where their positions were being consolidated. Their left flank also took another height, called Hill 2926 A MacArthur spokesman said the Japanese had infiltrated some American ridge positions to send suicide squads against the Yanks, but the effort was mainly mei- fectivc proceeding Slowly General MacArthur said teeth The hospital reported hi condition favorable unless complications arise. Mr Albertson was taken to a Carrollton hospital, but the extent of his injuries was not learned this morning.

The accident occurred 'about o'clock last night when Mr. and Mrs. Hechler were returning from Carrollton, where they had taken their daughter, Gweneth. student in the Chinicothe Business College She had spent the week end at home and was to board a bus at Carrollton Mr. Hechler, who was driving, did not see the truck, which was parked on their side of the highway without parking lights until he was almost upon He attempted to avoid stnk- it but a transport truck com- froro the east prevented his around the parked truck, Tne.

with that it went underneath tb.e'rear end of the truck. Albertson reported to authorities that he had stopped to change a tire Both vehicles were wrecked, and eggs with which the truck planes came from a task force. Other American raids were re- wsrtecl by the Japanese. The Nipponese home radio said 30 medium planes yesterday htt the western part of Is. land south of Leyte in the Philippines and about 25 P.SS's raided on Cebu Island west of Ley- te'in daylight the.

day the terday. The same day, nese said 29 B.24's and rafded the Negros Islands in tne Philippines. his senatorial -race with Attorney General Roy McKittrick today and gave him a lead of 4,030 votes which looked very difficult for McKittrick to overcome. The Wright County returns made the Republican governor's home vote lead 9,541. The Democratic attorney general had gained 5,511 in an absentee vote count which--more than three-fourths complete favored McKittrick 36,912 to 31,401.

The Home Vote complete total home vote 736.S34, McKittrick was getting about 54 per cent of the mail baUots which now look like they wiU total in excess of 88,000. But with about 21,000 ballots, remaining to be counted, thc Democratic attorney general will have to do better than that to keep thc governor from being the only Republican elected in a Missouri state wide election this year. He will make it so close, however, that the final score won be certain until the official canvass by the secretary of state a week or two from now. McKittrick's Hopes McKittrick's hopes lay in St. Louis City and Buchanan County, which hold the bulk of the uncounted votes.

But Donnell cou.c counter yet with Republican and populous St. Louis County, and Republican St- Francois County. A handfuli votes also remained 'to be tabulated in St. Charles, Sullivan Saline and Jackson County, which are not quite througn counting. It probably will be next week before all are counted, with St.

Louis City and County and Buchanan County progressing McKittrick was riding- the high WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (AP). --Consoling election losers and congratulating winners, Congress reassembled today for a six weeks' flurry of activity, but decided to wait a few days before buckling down to work. Neither Senate nor House had anything to do for a. while.

But VandenTjerg (R-Mich) material for some fu- War Vet Sworn In As U. S. Senator I WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (AP)-- jWillam E. Jenner, former Army JAir Corps captain who once work.

ed as an elevator boy on Capitoi Hill, was sworn in today as short- term senator from Indiana. He was escorted by Senator Senator supplied tures chores by offering a bill to freeze social security payroll taxes for another year at one per cent each on employers and employes. And just before he took the chair in the House, Speaker Rayburn (D-Tex) gave a news conference this "pre-Christmas program for the old Congress: Immediate Program 1. Extension of the President's extraordinary war powers, which otherwise would expire Dec. 31.

Rayburn said: "We can do that in mighty little time for I expect little if any opposition." 2. Revival of the federal crop insurance program, killed by Congress last year. 3. Enactment of legislation providing for federal expenditures in cooperation with the states, in building roads throughout the nation. It is necessary to hasten this legislation.

Rayburn said, due to the fact that 42 of the 48 State legislatures convent early next year. Official Count Hakes Little Change Here The official canvass of Randolph County votes in the Nov. 7 election showed practically no chang-1 Willis Indiana, to the Senes from the totals as published a rostrum to receive the oath 01 in the Monitor-Index last Wed-1 ffi ce Recently released from the Army Air Force, Jenner, a Republican, becomes the first dis. charged veteran of this war to serve in the Senate. A'i 36, he is also the youngest memtier.

Applications For Bonds To Be Distributed Buyers Asked to Have Them Ready for Workers in 5-Hour Drive it which was Hechler car headed hit the east. truck Reelection Of Rep. Schwabe Is Indicated ST 3---Unofficial returns indicated touay that Rep Schwabe, Columbia was re-elected in the Second District, but that Rep. WilJam f. Elmer, Salem Republican, was defeated by 4.

S. Carnahan in the Eighth District, to give the Democrats a gain of two seats Missouri's congressional delegation. With only a few hundred absentee votes in Saline county to be reported, Schwabe had an edge of 587 votes over his Democratic tide of the 19,000 strongly Democratic ballots in St. Louis City with approximately 60 percent of those votes going- to him, and he was running well aheact ot the Republican chief executive Buchanan County. JOoimeU Victory Indicated KANSAS CITY, Nov.

14. -Further study of the missing absentee vote and trends in the race between Gov. Forrest Donnell Only about 100 members were on hand, when the gavel fell at noon in the House. In. the Senate, 47 senators were on hand when Vice President Wallace, japped for order.

i The Republican's were doing the most laughing and chuckling and handshaking before the Senate session opened today. But Vice- President Elect Harry S. Truman, who has two more months to go as a senator from Missouri, was kept busy pumping hands. So was Senate Majority Leader Barclay, wlio won reelection a week ago. With the routine of getting things started again out of the way, the Senate planned to: recess until Thursday and from then until Monday.

Legislators on the whole are looking more to the future than the present. It will be the next Congress, convening January. 3, which in all probability will tackle- the major programs for a sound post-war economy. Heading these is how to provide the 60,000,000 jobs which Mr. Roosevelt nesday.

The results of absentee balloting were published Saturday. Raymond E. Falzone, running for re-election as prosecuting attorney without opposition, was high man on the Democratic ticket with a total of 7842. Forrest Smith, for state auditor, high man on the state ticket with a total of 7714. while Governor F.

C. Donnell, running for United Stales senator, was high on the Republican ticket with 2947. Roosevelt received 72.6 per cent of the vote for President in this county, to 27,4 per cent for Dewey. The official totals for the coun- including absentee ballots: For President--Roosevelt 7629; Dewey 2879. For senator--McKittrick 7504; Donnell 2947.

For governor--Donnelly 7655; Bradshaw 2765. For lieutenant-governor-- Davis 7660; Elaine 2745. For secretary of state Bell 7701; Miller 2703. For state auditor---Smith' 7714; Metzger 2697. For state treasurer Winn 7700; Compton 2708.

For attorney-general Taylor 7688; Miller 2725. For congress Lozier 7656; Schwabe 2787. For state senator Caldwell 7765- Fifth Division Within Three Miles Of City Germans May Pull to Avoid Encirclement of Big Garrison ALL ROADS NOW IN ARTILLERY RANGE American Front Widened-, One Force Nears Border in Luxembourg Corner Attainment of the Sixth War Loan Drive quota of 5526,500 for Moberly in five hours or less next Monday, November 20, is the goal of the merchants division of the drive as set forth at their meeting in the Chamber of Commerce offices this morning, according to William J. Souttar, chairman. to secure BY WILLIAM FRYE LONDON, Nov.

14 (AP)--U: S. troops seized a fourth and power, ful fortress south of Metz today- and piled through this newest breach in enemy defenses to witli. in 3 1-2 miles of the besieged city. Supreme headquarters identified this latest prize as Fort L'Yser, a half.mile northwest of the town 01 Orny, and described it as a powerful system of underground de. fense works.

So far as was known at supreme headquarters, Fort L'Yser fell, without.resistance from its turreted batteries--just as Fort L'Aisne and 2 satellite bastions to southwest were taken Monday. L'Aisne- wa the first of nine main fortress group in- the Metz- system to tall, the drive and applications for bonds, which will be distributed before Monday to all business establishments throughout, the city by the corps of voluntary workers secured by UJ. i i i For representative--IM eel merchants div -sion. Stauterman 2650. For judges county court Austin Sherwood 2017; no opposition.

For publican and Roy unless a j.vs,, Ol Do -was loaded were scattered toi a Major Lue considerable distance over tne ff Schwabe Lo highway. Mr. Albertson went to the bulk of the 2-ith Division, moving clown thc tortuous highway toward Ormoc from Carigara Bay. was proceedins: slowly uie face of increasingly strong oppo- Kevtesville two months ago from Kansas City and bought the produce company whose- truck he was driving. Besides her husband and daughter Mrs Hechler is survived by her mother.

Mrs. L. H. Rhinehardt of Anies Iowa, and a brother. Warren Rhinehardt of St.

Paul, Minn. Funeral arrangements have not I RETAIL MERCHANTS COMMITTEE WILL 96th Division pressing westward. Air activity "continued on both sides. American fighters dive- buildings. des' Nine MEET TOMORROW A special meeting of the retail merchants committee of the Japanese nlanes Chamber of Commerce "as 1 -i mnrmnT 3.1 J.U Lozier.

Schwabe-Lozier The home vote of 57,285 to S44 favored Schwabe by 1,441. He lost 854 of that in an absentee count from 14 of the 15 counties in the district, but it was, unHkeiy the Saline County absentees would be enough to wipe it out. In the home vote, Lozier's margin in Saline County was only 6,144 to 5,698. Carnahan, Elsinore Democrat, had only a 114-vote edge on the home ballots of last Tuesday, -'but boosted it by 971 in absentees until with only one county-St. Francois--to report its mail vote Carnahan led by an apparently sate 1.0S5 janciiC Luaiito i shipping and called for tomorrow morning at lu s0uri rr 1 nV 1 The other seat lost by Repub- in the llth district, 0 the Democrats seven and Republicans six seats from Mis- licans was in Absentee Vote fGeor-e Thomas Folstcr.

NBC Discussion will center'on co. 2n(J District Leyte. raid that while operation with the American Lc- the battle process was more Ujon in plans to distribute heartening today "there is still a OJl'tV 1 lEJfli- i uutL battle conditions as tougher than institutions throughout tee Carr0 The absentee vote for Congress: Democratic 'attorney general, tor senator today bore out a previous analysis indicating Donnell would win the seat by about 2,000 votes, 3. material trend change appears. There remain approximately absentee 22,755 votes to- be counted, divided as follows: St.

Louis 000 St. Louis County 6,800, Buchanan County 1.580, Saline County 500 St Francis County 500. Sui- livan County 300, St. Charles County 50, Jackson County 25. With seven-ninths of the absentee vote counted in the very slow vote McKittrick has obtained 54 per cent of the total, showing' 36.912 to Donneii's 21,401 votes.

If the 54 per cent trend continues, McKittrick would receive 12.1SS of the remaining votes, Donnell 10 567 a o-rand total on the of 49.100 for McKittrick and 41.968 for Donnell. This would put McKittrick in the lead I mentioned during McKittnck, I campaign Ms goal fourth term For sheriff Magruder 7803. For assessor Wright 7773; Self 2648. For surveyor McGee 77S8. For public administrator Howell 7707; Nave 2660.

For coroner-- WiUiamc 7781. Judicial ballots-- Hyde yes 393S; no 1619; Douglas yes 4134, no 1396. Amendment No. 1-- Yes 2572. no 3049..

Amendment No. 2-- Yes 198S; no 3464. And it may be the Senate of the 79th Congress which ratifies or rejects an international compact designed to keep the world at peace for future generations. Llovd Coleman's Injury Revealed As Powder Burns Mr. and Mrs.

L. W. Coleman yesterday received a letter from the Navy Department telling them that wounds received by their son Lloyd W. Coleman, soundman 1-e, serving aboard a destroyer, wer efirst -and second degree burns on his back and received the latter part of August. The letter came in.answer m- ut q- uiries made by Mr cole1 on absentees by votes, but I the Navy Department had he trailed Donnell on the regular made bii announcement that their son was wounded.

Mr. and Mrs. Coleman had not received Byrnes Will Stay On Job, FDR Reports WASHINGTON, Nov. 14---5-President Roosevelt announced Each firm is asked to fill out the application, stating the amount it desires in bonds, and to have its employes fill out individual applications pledging "whatever amount they plan to subscribe. The workers will make the rounds of the business district on Monday morning, two solicitors- to each block, and will collect the applications at that time.

A breakfast at the Masonic Temple at 8 o'clock will precede the collection: At the Breakfast final instructions will be given to the staff before going out to collect the subscriptions, the breakfast, Reservations for at 50c. a plate, must be in by Saturday noon to. the offices of the Chamber of Commerce, phone 70. The Business and Women's Club will cooperate in the distribution of applications to the various establishments, and will engage in the collection of the subscriptions on Monday morning. 111 plEUIS T.O i i i gifts to disabled Veterans ana ahead." He described Qthei serv i men hospitalized i Benum Boone Camden the worst on New Guinea, and i i country.

said the enemy has to be pried -provision additional park- out of foxholes "Jap by Jap" 1 Chariton Cole George McGee, Holliday, Reported German Prisoner HOLLIDAY, Nov. 14--Mr. and i i i i i i iinsj spaces in downtown Cooper idr'in" the Christmas busy season be discussed at the mcei- dur YOUNG DEMOCRATS ASKED TO REPORT IN MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Sciiwabe (R) 1S3 314 235 399 525 294 155 S7 367 251 Howard Lafayette Miller Moniteau Morgan I 3 Randolph 149 Lozier 723 64 21o 923 2'Ci 3-t 329 34S 130 25 count by 9,541 votes Would Win by 2,400 By this computation Donnell would win oy 2400 votes, the final count being Donnell 778,557 votes, McKittrick 776.148--a remarkably close race awaiting final determination by the official canvass of votes by the secretary of state. The unreported vote is in predominately Democratic territory, except for St. Loui County, and McKittrick's percentage of vote may increase to whittle the above indicated vote to a margin of 1000 or slightly, below.

It is difficult to see. however, how the entire Donnell lead could be wiped out. the advance notice Direct from the Letters to his parents by young Coleman since he sustained the burns made no mention of them. The letter from thc Navy Department explained that it had been their son had written of the burns. Waller Harris Of Hunlsville Killed Ocl.

24 Veteran of 200 Days Actual Combat Gives Life in France Tech. Sgt. Walter J. (Ki) Harris, son.of W. Y.

Harris, south of Huntsville. was killed in action in France Oct. 24. according to a -uu-u message from tile War'-Depart- to'continue as'thrdTrector of the ment to his father. Mr.

Harris office of war mobilization until had previously received word that the elimination of Germany from his son was wounded October 24. the war. Harris, who would have "The "President is very much been 30 years old next-February by the willingness of 2, was a veteran of- all beach- Justice Byrnes to do this, and the heads, beginning with North Af- work of the office will, therefore, continue as at present." Byrnes left the Supreme Court tc enter the Administration's war program and became head of the office of War Mobilization--a post which frequently won the 'unofficial title of "a-ssi president." today that James F. Byrnes will continue as director of war mobilization and reconversion until Germany, is defeated. Byrnes had been serving under a temporary appointment, having told the President he did not want the job on a permanent basis.

However. Presidential Secretary Stephen Early called reporters to his office shortly after noon today and read them this statement 'from the President: "In view of. the importance of continuing the winning of the war at top speed, and at the personal request of the President, Mr. Justice Byrnes has consented Sen. Clark Makes Gift to University COLUMBIA, 14 him assistant 5 Killed, 33 Hurt In Trolley Crash PITTSBURGH.

Nov. 14 (API -Two trolleys traveling in the same direction telescoped together in a. blinding fog early this morning in nearby Munhall, bringing death to and continuing through Sicily, Italy and He enlisted in the service some time before Pearl Harbor and had been wounded three times while in combat. In his last letter to his father he-told that he had seen 200.days of actual combat. Besides his, father, he is survived by a sister.

Mrs. Lawrence Herman of Pittsburg. and brothers. Aubrey Harris Huntsville. and Hubert Harris of Madisonville.

Ky. Division of Patton's Third Army. On Into Forest The Americans pushed- on into the hospital forest for their clos. est approach" to Metz and were striking toward that city, from the south along a 9-mile front Nothing in front dispatches indi. cated any stiffening and-the "apparent German pull- back suggested Metz itself might be forfeited to avoid encircle- ment of its strong garrison.

Even as this fourth fortress fell, and. all of Metz' roads of reinforcement or retreat brought within artillery Doughboys on the left flank of the 70-mile Third Army front shoved forward in. their Moselle bridgehead to 1 3 miles or the- German border near the Luxembourg corner. South of Metz, the, 7th Army pushed forward in two-mile gains' at either end of a 10-mile 'front, spreading the U. S.

attack into-" the snow-drifted foothills of the Vosges Other Points Xaken Fifth Division units, punching through unexpectedly light resistance, had captured Fort Aisne ana wo- of its satellites near Verny and seized the towns of Pommerieux, Verny, and Liehon. Fort Orny fell to the 10th regiment of the Fifth Division, but battlefront reports did not disclose vhether it was taken without a struggle. With capture of For.t -Aisne and town of Corny earlier, -the Am- ericans had cut up behind formidable Fort Driant, on the Moselle's west bank. To Know Enemy IMan Soon The speed with which this divis- has penetrated the German de- fenses south of Metz raised, the question of whether the enemy actually plans to yield without a fight this strongest fortified city all Western A dispatch from supreme Headquarters saitt the answer to this riddle may- come within the next 24 to lours. Corny is on the banks of the Moselle almost due east ana" across the river from Fort Driant, which like Fort L'Aisne was one- of the nine main forts in the Metz defense system.

A frontal assault by American troops on Fort" Driant some weeks ago failed. On General Patton's. northern- flank. troops of the 90th 'Division of Total 3,883 Workers in the drive for mern- i in the Randolph County I A reor-e near "here. Young" Democrats Club are ihat their son.

to turn in their membersh.p dues J.d- cr i 1 -nfniT 1 rOSLcT Cd-Il UC OF G. M. AT OMAHA Pfc Geor-e Lvlbourn McGee, is a soon so that a new iu. -vrnYvtVija," nnrr prisoner of the German government. The McGees had pre- made.

Member names and dues should be given eiiher to Clyde or Sheriff Joe Klugmann vioiisiv "ccived word that he was Delaney or SheriffJoi missing action since July 23. in the sheriffs office. John Hoibrook. Milsni Hoibrook and B. Windsor will leave night to attend funeral services for M.

Esry, former Moberly who died yesterday at I his home in Omaha. MEAT PRICE. CHANGES WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (AP)-Beef and veal cured and smoked tongues will cost 1 to 3 cents a pound less at retail beginning No. vember 2.0.

At the same time the retail price of beef, veal, and mut- Bennett Champ Clark has aad injuri ng 33 passengers, presented the University of MIS-J The sec ond car was loaded with with a complete record ot war korke rs enroute to their jobs the proceedings of Congress, since 1789! and thc complete works Oi. Thomas Dr. Frederick A. Middlebusb. president, said yesterday.

The Congressional rec- and the one ahead was empty. Five police cars and three ambulance rushed the injured to two hospitals. The dead were identified as the motorman of one car and 4 OM comprises about 850 volumes, passengers. Both cars were traveling In the he said. Price Administration announced today.

The decrease for tongues results from lower wholesale price ceilings -Ui error in the original price schedule causes the increase i'r sweetbreads, the OPA said. veterans temporary from the American Service Motn- er and five trips to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago, or- fered by the Santa Fe Railway to club me.bers living in counties traversed by the railroad. Both ca WEATHER MISSOURI: Fair and colder tonight and Wednesday. Lowest temperatures 32-35 in northwest, 45.50 in southeast. Forecast For November 14-17 Misouri, Kansas.

Oklahoma anc Nebraska--Little if any rain over district during period; coldest spread southeastward over district first of period; turn, ing warmer in Nebraska Friday ear toward in east, crashed into the one in iward over district Saturoay The ftort of the second Sunday. Temperatures will aver- was split in two and its floor was jammed forward under the floor of the first car. Workmen used acetylene torches to cut loose some of the -victims. age near normal. Temperature at this morning 56.

Maximum yesterday. 73. Minimum yesterday, 55. thrust ahead in their hard-won bridgehead over the Moselle near Koenigsmacher, reaching within ly- miles of the Reich's border. chief opposition was strong artillery fire.

Immediately north of Metz, the Germans still posed stubborn resistance in the area of Maizieres. -In six days, through of Patton's new offensive, prisoners had been taken. American Gains Southeast of Metz, German gains of up to a mile in counterattacks seeking to save Dieuze- were wiped out by elements or the 25th infantry and Fourth Armored Divisions, and the. Americans added another mile in advances. Doughboys now con- trolled almost half the Bride ana Koecking Forest astride a ridge dominating Dieuze.

Elements of the Sixth Armored- Division rode into Vittoncourt miles southeast of Metz in a mile push, and the 317th Regiment (Continued on Page Two),.