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Published Daily. Sunday, by The Times Herald Co. iUeh nn FORT HURON am mwm mi mm JLivl Shout America's Praise JAPS' LEYTE mm inf II FOIOES HEADQUARTERS I HIES I. CONGRESS IDS SESSION ZER THUSTS FOLLOW PAW TOM SEIZED jsident Back From Three BLACKOUT ON Doughboys Capture Airport Intact And Seal Trap On Strong Enemy Force (fly Th A.ttr-ociat?tl Prfs) General MacArthur's Headquarters Philippines. Dec.

20 Converg Ueeks Vacation; Postal Pay Raise, River Bills Die By The Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 20 Members NEW EASED. the disbanded 78th congress ing Yanks after seizing the Japan home today, tnc.r nerves ucd thin by the demands of AUG LOSS tpo years wartime lawmaKing ese headquarters town of Valencia, together with an airfield intact, drove forward north and south today in an effort to tighten a noose of flesh and steel about the largest organized enemy force still fighting on west Leyte island. First Army Resistance Harden? On Flanks; German Wedges Aim At Supply Bases Taris, Dec. 20 U.

S. troops have recaptured Monschan in Germany and checked the initial impetus of the powerful German counter offensive which bit more than 20 miles deep into Belgium. The front still was unstabilized tonight however. Heavy battles apparently still raged today around Stavelot, 20 miles inside Belgium, St. Vith, 1 1 miles to the southeast, and Malmedy five miles northeast of Stavelot the three biggest road hubs in Belgium's eastern bulge.

A front dispatch said Monschau, 16 miles southeast of Aachen, was retaken after German units which entered the town were surrounded. Monschau was a focal point of one of four German drives. bitter political campaign. orfds repeatedly with tne House, congress wound up Seizure of Valencia, about eight session on a note of harmony miles north of the strategic American-held port of Ormoc. was dis ar niaht.

The senate linauy closed by Gen. Douglas MacArthur -sfirmed Undersecretary of State r.rvvL- and five assist- today. As the 7th division smasn-ed into the city, the First (dismounted) cavalry swung in a flank 3 secretaries of state. Grew win- zi the most voies, do iu Ribald MacLeish the fewest. 43 ing drive from the direction of 1 1.

1 3. to incipient filibuster against Jimn nrn-rintfe I IK Sixth War Loan Drive Is Extended The Sixth War Loan campaign in St. Clair county has been extended through Dec. 30 in an attempt to achieve the county goal which is approximately $500,000 short in series and bonds, Leroy S. Wilson, county chairman, said today.

"We are going to continue the campaign in an effort to achieve our objective." he said. "All bond fiurchases between the initial dead-ine Saturday and through Dec. 30 will be accepted as part of the Sixth War Loan figures." Mr. Wilson announced that the Woman's Benefit association purchased in excess of S6.000.000 in corporation bonds during the campaign. Part of that figure is included in the corporation total of S6.256.319 worth of bonds, or 245 per cent of the quota, which was announced Tuesday by Otto B.

Soehner. report chariman. lATSTOE', Gn CRIES Denies Paternity, Says Girl Hounded Him, Entered Home (By The Aociatwl Prevj) Los Angeles, Dec. 20 It's a new and violently explosive Charlie Chaplin one who shouts "That's a lie! That's not true!" who faces his second day of grilling today in Joan Berry's suit to have him decreed the father of her baby. The Chaplin acquitted in April of a charge of transporting her to New York for immoral purposes was calm and almost icy when he addrassed a federal court jury then.

Now he is fiery and loud and slashes the air. twists and turns and pounds the witness-box rail as he cries: I have committed no crime Your honor. I am human. man Joan's attorney) is trying to infer that I am a monster. .1 have been verbally pilloried and lynched Joan wants the 55-year-old comedian ordered to pay $2,500 monthly for the support of her 14-months-old Carol Ann who cooed so loudly in court Tuesday, incidentally, that Joan's mother, Mrs.

Gertrude Berry, finally had to carry her grandchild out. The changed Chaplin emerged as he was prodded with such ques-See Page Two jart Tuesday when the President Cangara bay and captured Lonoy, six miles north of Valencia. In so doing, they cut behind a strong Japanese force already pinned down by the U. S. 32nd, and thus the enemy troops, of unes-timated number, were trapped between the two American divisions.

Allies Admit Nazis Pushed Near Liege Base, Reveal Other Penetrations By SAM D. HALES Paris, Dec. 20 Supreme Allied headauarters revealed today that in the first 48 hours of the Nazi counter-offensive up to Monday noon the Germans punched out gains of 18 to 20 miles, penetrating to within 22 miles of the great Allied base of Liege and cut off several large American groups on the 70-mile Belgium-Luxembourg front. Supreme Allied headquarters for the first time lifted its security news blackout to tell, in part, the story of the first 36 hours of the German do-or-die eounter-offen- snebacK trom a inree wtiv vo- Worm Snrinffi and ade it clear that those were the (By Th Associated Press) With U. S.

First Army, Dec. 20 German armor by a pincer movement has cut off some elements of an American division in the area of St. Vith, Belgium, it was disclosed today. Some German units which crossed into Luxembourg in the neighborhood of Echternach have been surrounded. ea he wanted tor ir.e iremaiuuus tasks ahead.

The 77th already has placed the Valencia airfield in use. and it is Since isaiutuaj j- faed on the confirmation dis- providing another base for Amen can planes which have been con tinuallv harassing Japanese ship hie in the senate, ior me iiuc tad completed its worn anu a kjority of the representatives had ping and supply columns in their Shouting "God Bless America" and "Roosevelt! EL AS sympathizers wave a huge American flag as they march in protest down University street in Athens, Greece, during demonstration against the British. sted come. campaign of attrition. After capturing Valencia the 77th After the President annoum.

'at any state department official to does not follow his policies pressed northward, and General MacArthur said it was rolling up remnants of the once-powerful iive. Yamashita line which has been cut The account emphasized that up jely will be urea, aeiuuoi sper, Democrat. Florida, sug-sed that the department had forewarned to follow a lib ALLIES UNITED to bits by the Americans in the last to Monday noon the situation still was "fluid and fluid is a dangerous word in connection with Nazi pan few days of sanguinary lighting. Japanese casualties continue high it course. i ienatae insistence that the de-Atlantic Char- MacArthur reporting that an addi zers." saiciik -v, tional 1.484 enemy dead were found The attack, launched with large 1 1 1 abandoned Monday.

Twenty-two pledges servea tne department a mandate to keep its skirts panzer forces, paratroops and crack Japanese were captured. Nazi infantry hit the American 3T of power pontics, says aena- Valencia was the headquarters of First Army front in four main Chandier, uemocrai, wu- thrusts from Echternach on tne cen IT. ter of the Luxembourg frontier, i the linai session a muvt- uj ator Mead, Democrat. New loaiclation hiking Day just northwest of Trier, to Mon- Gen. Sosaki Suzuki, directing Japanese operations on Leyte.

There was no indication where he and his staff had fled; perhaps to Palompon on Leyte's west coast, the sole port See PACIFIC, Page Two By WILLIAM BONI (Associated Presa Staff Writer) With U. S. First Army, Dec. 20 Probing German armor, beginning to be backed up in some strength by infantry, struck deeper into Belgium today as American tanks and doughbo3s held firm in some sectors of the Nazis breakthrough passages. The Germans obviously are in quest of our supplies.

They continued to exert their main pressure frontally. At several points, enemy prisoners 724 were taken in the 24 hours to midnight Tuesday night or enemy dead were found wearing-civilian clothing. The Nazis also were reported using captured American Sherman tanks at several points. Along the eastern end of the enemy salient's northern flank, the Americans succeeded in beating off a number of counter attacks without a great deal of difficult-. Two were turned Nazi's Claim 10,000 Yanks Captured London.

Dec. 20 AP The German high command declared today that more than 10.000 prisoners had been taken in the Nazi counter offensive and said spearheads still were advancing. The Berlin radio declared today that the German counter offensive in Belgium and Luxembourg already had paid dividends by compelling the Allies to halt attacks on other sectors, but said military security precluded full details on the Nazi drive. The broadcast quoted Adolf Hitler's newspaper, the Vol-kischer Beobachter, as saying: "It is certain we are only at the beginning of heavier fighting. The German people, educated by the advances and retreats of this war.

view the situation coldbloodedly, realistically and callously. But there is joy in everyone's eye. WTe are advancing again." schau, southeast of Aachen. Four Main Thrusts ratoffice employes $400 a year aA The senate aajqurneu a half-billion Field Marshal Gerd von Runstedt i Hpvplnn- launched these main drives at the Hlar rivers aim noiuuu -r- 'ru Mnrfvcvca nr nr 1 CI American lines: jout 182 billions and zoomed the ational debt ceiling to zou du- Sergeant Fulfills Promise Made In New Guinea 1 From Echternach on the Luxembourg border. This penetrated to Consdorf.

five miles southwest of Ecternacn and within 13 miles of Washington prophets recall that Woor nai has a bit the city of Luxembourg. American elements were surrounded and it is the past in many of its appoint ments. Mr. Roosevelt now says i will go right along a nuie to It yas a few hundred miles out of his way but it wasn't too much only possible to say that noon Monday Ecternach still was in U. S.

hands. left of center, as ne says, 11 years. 2 At St. Vith, just northeast of Churchill Admits There May Be Rifts On Other Issues (By The Associated Press) London, Dec. 20 Prime Minister Churchill told the house of commons today that the three great powers were in "entire agreement about the general aims which bind our alliance," but added that "whether there Ls complete agreement on every aspect of these matters is another question altogether." Opening debate on British policy in liberated lands, the prime minister said: "We have a certain task thrown upon us and we are discharging it to the best of our ability." He asserted that so far as the United States and Russia were concerned he had "not the slightest doubt that the complete and effective co-operation will go on in all aspects of the war." Churchill sidestepped an attempt to draw him into a discussion of widely reported statements that the great powers already had agreed upon some "spheres of influence." One member asked the prime minister whether "he did not agree that there is a danger in implementation of proposals of the Dumbarton Oaks conference if certain powers assign themselves spheres Post war farm policies may hv Will L.

Clavton. Texas Old Newsboys Are Given $65 To Raise Total To $2,474 Contributions totaling $65 were received today by the Old Newsboys association to bring the association within $125.44 of the goal in its campaign to provide needy school children of Port Huron with gifts of underwear, shoes and stockings for Christmas, Fred O. Rouse, secretary of the organization, said today. Lions club members, selling for the James L. Ludlow Memorial fund, collected S175.29 during the newspaper sale Saturday.

Mrs. W. A. Campbell, 303 Jones street, Yale, has donated three pairs of mittens for needy children. A gift of S10 from Carl Smith was incorrectly asknowledged in The Times Herald Monday as a donation from Earl Smith.

Additional contributions are: Previous balance A Friend 5.00 L. O. Telfer, additional 2.00 In Memory of Alex T. Stewart 10.00 Walter Sanderson, additional 1.00 A Friend 1.00 W. B.

O'Brien 5.00 L. A. Weil, LeRoy WTilson additional 30.00 C. G. Scouten 1.00 Frank J.

Hara 5.00 James Kirkwood, additional 1.00 Total $2,474.56 4,470 Workers Walk Out At Briggs Plant Detroit. Dec. 20 AP A Briggs Manufacturing company spokesman said today production of B-29 subassemblies and other war material was halted by a walkout of 4.470 employes of the company's Conner avenue plant here. The strike started, he said, after a dispute over the tearing down inn mprrhant confirmed Tues- air as an assistant secretary of Elkton Girl, 6, Is Polio Victim; Rites Held Today a. As supervisor ot u.

a. -jjniic relations with foreign na-Jii Clayton probably will par-xpate actively in forming future am programs, say agriculture de-atment officials. the Luxembourg Belgian frontier. This was two-pronged with one push from the southeast, reaching Mas-pelt, four miles southeast of St. Vith, and one from the west, led by panzers, reaching within a mile and a half east of St.

Vith. The drive was held temporarily and St. Vith had not fallen up to Monday noon. Some American elements were cut off. 3 A punch toward Malmedy.

11 miles northeast of St. Vith. Two Nazi armored columns attacked, one reaching Stavelot. five miles southwest of Malmedy well beyond the See BLACKOUT, Page Two Allied Communique Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, Paris. Pecj 20 AP Tne daily communique from Allied supreme headquarters announced today that sharp fighting was continuing between Monschau and southern Luxembourg, where the First Army is battling to stem a German counter offensive, but again refrained from giving details of the battle.

Senators Vandenberg and ergu- am MiKirton nt lhl i ra OtlDOSCd tiy the nomination of Archibald iacLeish in the senate vote to con-irn the nominations of Joseph C. as iinHcrsprrptnrv of state and assistant secretaries. back before dawn today east of Malmedy, in the corridor where the infantry first met the main 'force of the Nazi onslaught. Allied Situation Improves ((Correspondent Tom Yarhrouph filpri th faiisvu-irxr Ia addition to Grew, tney the appointment of V. L.

'avton. Nelson Rockefeller. James I Dunn and Brig. Gen Julius C. sbes.

(Special To Th Time Herald) Elkton. Dec. 20 Funeral services for Jeanette Hnatiuk. six year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Sam Hnatiuk. Elkton. who died Sunday in a Saginaw hospital after two davs illness of infantile paralysis, were held this morning in the May-hew funeral home. Rev. A.

A. Kromka, pastor of St. Felix Catholic church. Hewelton, officiated. Burial was in Colfax cemetery.

She is survived by her parents, five sisters. Mrs. Mildred Schicker. Detroit. Mary Ruth.

Alice and Lilly Hnatiuk, all at home: five brothers. Pvt. William Hnatiuk, Fort Houston. Daniel. Andrew.

Milton and Michael Hnatiuk, all at home. She was born Feb. 2. 1938 in Three Super-forts 1 hfr.uFlrst. army front at 6:15 m- Tuesday.

It was received today.) The situation on the First Army front tonight was officiaUy described as "definitely better," although German armored columns were ranging far and wide in a great 1918-style offensive "shoulders of the defense above and below the broad breakthrough area are beeinnine to harden That i described as improved. American tanks and tank destroyers hit the Germans oh the flanks. lt IS probable that one or mnrp nitr-hoH tanir kotitx Ifaese Advance To Jfear 'Golden City' Chungking, Dec. 20 AP high command announced -Bday that Chinese forces driv-'? southeast into Kwangsi prov- fought although lagging reports did not permit this to be ascertained definitely. of influence and other powers are not brought into co-operation during the war?" "I think that is a topic that obviously I should not attempt to deal with now," replied Churchill.

Pressed as to whether there was "now complete co-operation and accord" between Britain, the United States and Russia on British policy in Greece. Churchill replied: "The burden of attending to the troubles in Greece has fallen upon Great Britain and we have not so far been able to discharge this task without criticism even here at home, which has added to our difficulties. "The three great powers are in entire agreement upon the general aims which bind our alliance and we have every need to keep in the closest association in this dangerous and momentous phase of the war." AmericEns still hold some key towns in the area through which the Germans have passed. But these ran not Kr. namori a i for Sgt.

Sid L. Feldman, Boston, to fulfill a promise made in New Guinea to Pfc Donald B. Cole that he would visit Private Cole's wife and mother-in-law when he got to the United States on furlough. Sergeant Feldman routed his journey home from the West coast to visit Private Cole's wife, Mrs. Yetta E.

Cole, and her mother, Mrs Lela F. Rich. 516 LaSalte boulevard, before going to Boston to spend his furlough. He had been in the Pacific theater of operations 34 months, iltaciied to an AAF photographic unit. He met Private Cole, who is also attached to a photographic unit, in New Guinea.

Sergeant Feldman wears a unit presidential citation ribbor: and three battle stars which indicate participation in the Mandated Island group. Papuan and Dutch New Guinea campaigns. WarAtA Glance Rv The A WESTERN" FRONT Allies disclose German pentration of Belgium and Luxembourg borders at four points. First Army now checking advance, reports say; Third clears most of Dillington in Saar region. EASTERN FRONT Reds take Senya, attack Kassa in Czechoslovakia drive.

ITALY Polish and Indian troops clear new area near Bologna-Rimini highway. PACIFIC Yanks capture Valencia, Jap headquarters on Leyte. Pere Marquette Orders New Ferry Cleveland. Dec. 20 AP Pere Marquette Railway company president R.

J. Bowman announced today a contract for construction of a $1,153,000 all-steel car ferry, to be used between the United States and Canada, was awarded to the Manitowoc Shipbuilding company. Manitowoc. Wis. The ferry, which will shuttle loaded freight cars across the Detroit river between Detroit and Windsor.

is scheduled for de-l'verv in November, 1945. Bowman quarters kept information to correspondents vague, allowing no Din-pointing of the German penetrations. "tic HMII! I FIUICJ nv- lolden city-' of Chin-Cheng-Kiang. miles west of Liuchow. former of company notices from plant bulletin boards, and the dismissal of two union committeemen and one Private Mercurio Is In Hospital In Massachusetts Wildcat Columns Rove Deep But wildcat Nazi columns are nunch a.

airbase now in Japanese ds. The citv ia rn ihf Kvvancsi- chiel steward. Employes of the plant are mem to cut behind First Army supply dumps and thus provide the German columns with sinews thev sorelv need. Sn far tViov i Bomb Tokyo Again 21st Bombe- Command. Saipan, Decfl 20 (By Navy radio) AP Three Saipan-based Super-fortresses bombed Tokyo before dawn today.

They found all of Honshu, the main island of Japan blacked out in expectation of the return of B-29s on nightly flights to report the weather over Japan. Two B-29s bombed Nagoya Tuesday, some 12 hours after the second major superfortress raid on that city. The third B-29 commanded by Lt. Everett P. Abar of Concord.

N. got over Tokyo and found the bom-bay doors stuck and all guns inoperative. In the meager anti-aircraft fire he saw a few phosphorous bombs, the first reported dropped over Tokyo by defending Japanese plane. He finally got the doors open and bombed a small island down the coast. Night fighters attacked his plane 20 to 30 times.

Their tracers came in from all directions but none got close to the defenseless A ri 'eichow railroad, along which bers of Local 742. United Automobile Workers (CIO). Some 2,450 workers were in very little, an Army spokesman said. The Germans have drained men and machines from other sectors in the west to make this "very bold" move, it was stated "The war can be won right here," the spokesman asserted, if the German' drive is crushed. Chinese have been pursuing "'ny forces retreating from Vfnchow.

column aHviiririna on Chin- volved in strikes that halted war production today at plants of the Motor Products corporation and the Michigan Steel Castings company. passed south of The northern German column has reached th Stavelot, but it is the central column which has achieved the greatest advance. No information was given even as to the general location of the southernmost column. Chemical Company Indicted, IS Deaths Linked To Labeling Weather Reporter Breaks Into Verse Flying bombs have been roaring over the First Army sector in num- bers reminiscent of the hardest Pfc. Alphonse T.

Mercurio, husband of Mrs. Phyllis Jechino Mercurio. and son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J.

Mercurio. 1310 Twelfth avenue, is in Fletcher General hospital, Cambridge. recovering from wounds suffered in southern France Aug. 29. Private Mercurio was inducted into the Army Feb.

16, 1943. and received basic training at Camp Wheeler. before going overseas in June. 1943. He participated in African and Italian campaigns.

Private Mercurio was graduated from St. Stephen High school in June, 1942 days and nights in London in July. Although Hitler may have ord Full News When "uun. ao miles northwest ot Liu-where the Japanese are mak-'? stand against anotner Chinese Charles H. Widman Dies Tn Detroit paries H.

Widman, summer resist of port Huron many years. i Tuesday in Harper hospital, "'t after a brief illness. Widman was a retired execu-? of Murrav Corporation of Warmer weather by eight degrees followed up the weather ered the daring stroke, it is considered at First Army headquarters that it is most likely that he It Will Not Harm man's predictions for the break in Military Security is naving no part in its tactical direction. The offensive shows the hands of a skillful tactician, probably Field Marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt Washington, Dec. 20 The deaths of 15 persons were linked by the government today to the alleged failure of Merck manufacturing chemists of Rahway, N.

to place "adequate" labels on a poisonous type of the drug "doryl." The charges were made in a 15-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury at Trenton, N. Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, Paris, Dec. Ile piavoa lootoau ai me of Michigan many years 20 AP Supreme headquarters the cold snap but he reneged today by predicting light snow and colder temperatures for tonight. Poetically speaking, weather news might read: Twenty-four degrees at noon today The snow hasn't started to melt away Let's have more predictions of snow and cold So Santa may come with his reindeer bold. i-' i A i partly lifted today the security held Hijacker Gets 10 Years Detroit.

Dec. 20 r's Judge Joseph A. Gillis Tuesday sentenced Marion Wieczorek to 10 to 20 years in prison ior participating in the hijacking of $12,700 in whisky from a state liquor commission truck. news blackout on progress of the Tuesday night, accusing Merck of mislabeling the drug in violation of the federa' pure food, drug and cosmetic act. Maximum penalty on funeral services wilt be in Detroit.

Weather Hourly Tpinpt conviction is $1,000 on each count. German offensive against the U. S. First Army line, and the full account of reverses on that front has been promised the public at the earliest moment consistent with military security. Headquarters permitted the dis reported.

Where To Find It Classified 13 Comics 10 closure that the German counter Three doys fctr. Not much time Get those gifts If you're gom' to buy offensive had penetrated five to 20 Mother of Local Resident Dies Mrs. Eden Harrison Peacock. 78, mother of Walter Peacock, 3179 Armour street, owner of the Peacock Lumber company, and Allen Peacock, 725 Ontario street, died this morning in her home in Cuba City. Wis.

She is survived by nine eons, Walter and Allen Peacock, Port Huron; Robert Peacock, Yale; Clifford Peacock. Janesville. Louis Peacock. Cuba City: and Clarence, Ernest. Harold and Paul Peacock, all of Minneapolis, three daughters.

Mrs. William Wim-mer and Mrs. Burnett Hilvers. both of Cuba City, and Mrs. Harry Brown.

Stockton, and 40 grandchildren. Walter Peacock, Allen Peacock and Robert Peacock will leave tonight for Cuba City. Funeral services will be held Friday. Burial will be in the Hazel Green, cemetery. If yon nnt to set deed lo your home by paying; op your land contract, no bnnun, are Mr.

McCabe at Mli-hlimi Bank. w-a-tf. miles into the American lines in 31 H. HI. 1.

m. 9 Belgium and Luxembourg up to noon Monday. Step Up Action In North i By The Associated Press) A violent eruption of German mortar fire and increased patrol activity flared today on the British-Canadian sector of the western front as supreme headquarters partly lifted the security news blackout on the Nazis' major break-See FIRST ARMY, Page Two to give an account, at least, of the first day's developments in the Nazi drive. They contended it was unlikely the German command was not now fully aware of its Sunday gains-Germans Kiil By Trickery American First Army Front, Dec 20 Some Germans riding in a captured American tank early today pulled close to a group of GI's. "Come on over," one of the Germans yelled in good English.

The GI's started to go toward the tank and were mowed down with machine guns. Tuesday night headquarters, in response to protests of American and British correspondents, said the blackout would be lifted when OLD NEWSBOYS SALE COUPON Here's a chance for those who did not buy a paper Saturday to help unfortunate children at Christmas. Fill out this blank and mail it with your contribution to the Old Newsboys association, c'o The Times Herald, Port Huron, Mich. (Name) (Address) Amount of gift enclosed (Former Port Huron residents are especially asked to help) 17 District News 12 Dorothy Dix 10 Editorials 4 David Lawrence 4 It's News To Me 4 Paul Mallon 4 Men in Service 5 Local News 5 Markets 12 Radio 10 Society News 6 Smilax 4 Soorts 11 Theaters 3 Loyal order of Moose annual Christmas Party for the children Thtirsd.iv nicht, 8:00 o'clock. 12-20 Lt.

Gen. Courtney H. Hodges, U. S. First Army commander, agreed that Allied disclosures would not :urr.f.- aii'l give the Germans information on the extent and location of their penetrations, on which they them More selves might not have definite in formation.

pin 4 n'l I Correspondents had expressed m. jn'l the view that it should be possible 0.