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4 THE BATTLE CREEK ENQUIRER and NEWS MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Full Ltaard, win Report of THE UNITED PRESS The Weather Cloudy and Cooler; Strong Winds (ffOLUME BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1944 -CITY EDITION PRICE 5 CENTS Ul Tie, TO GIT uu MM. era DA Nazis Hint Russian Invasion of East Prussia CLAMP 1 PINCERS Terrific Storm Batters Havana 1 THE PHILIPPINES Report Loss of Lithuania Town Svij 0, I fix Carrier Forces Continue Raids Against Vital Islands with Hindrance from Jap Navy; Occupy Another Island. By th Associated Press) American pilots are clamping an aerial pincers on the Invasion-threatened Philippines in continuing raids of carrier forces striking from the north, unhampered by the frightened Japanese navy, and land-based fighters making their first massed foray from the south. Naval forces which will support the Philippines in -5 CtRMANh REST AFTER SURRENDER AT AAC HEN These German soldiers were among the first to surrender following the bombardment at Aachen at the expiration of the ultimatum to the garrison defending the German stronghold. This photo was made by Harry Hatris.

Associated Press phtographer with the wartime still picture pool. (AP Wirephoto.) vasion were given a new ad vanced staging base without a shot being fired. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz belatedly announced last night that the 81st Army Division occupied unueienaea Liithi atoll in the western Carolines four weeks ago. Continue Attack Currler-borne planes of the mitihty task force 58 "are continuing to attack objectives in the Philippines," Nimitz said.

The Japanese-controlled Manila radio amplified, saying three waves of planes hit Manila today i Philippines timet while other air units aqaln raided Clark Field, once the major U. 8. airfield in the Islands, and Legaspi, vulnerable port southeast of Manila. In an unprecedented, daring daylight sweep Gen. Douglas Mac-Arthurs southwest Pacific fighters hunted the length of Mindanao island In the southern Philippines, blasted a big truck convoy to bits and routed a cavalry troop.

Sixty trucks and six staff cars In the convoy were destroyed. Tills coordinated action of Mac-Arthurs aircraft with Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher's carrier planes parallels the Junction over Formosa or Mltschers air forces and the China-based Superforts of the 20th Bomber Command. Pays Dividends "The B-29s paid dividends," said Curtis Lemay. smashing the heart of Japanese air power in the south China sea In three raids within four days on Okayama, Heito and Einansho.

No Superforts were lost to enemy action in the four days. Nimitz reported assault troops of the Wildcat Division hit the beaches on Ulithl atoll September 20 and 21. but found nothing to assault. The Japanese had fled, leaving be hind their own wounded and sick, and a few hundred natives. Ulithl lagoon has an excellent anchorage.

The atoll supplies a valuable station for forecasting the path of typhoons major weather obstacle to the Philippine Invasion. War Will Last Through Winter, Rick Predicts OMAHA (U.R) Capt. Eddie Rick- eubacker predicted today that the war in Europe would last through the winter, and said the going would get tougher the nearer the Allies get to the center of Germany and Japan. ROBOTS STRIKE AGAIN LONDON tiPt The east coast of England shook from spectacular explosions during the night as anti aircraft gunners raked the path of incoming robot bombs and blew up a number of them in flight. It was the seventh consecutive night that southern England and the London area had come under attack by the robots.

The air ministry announced casualties and damage had been cused by bombs which escaped the ack ack barriers and the alert Mosquito patrol. Berlin Broadcast Reveals Capture of Verbalis, Advance Into Germany. LONDON iPi The German command implied today that the Russians had invaded East Prussia after capturing Virbalis and advancing to Schirwindt. a mile inside the reich. "At the East Prussian border, the enemy extended his attacking front from Kalvarija and Schirwindt toward the south and continued his attacks, supported by strong tank and fighter-bomber formations." the broadcast communique said.

"Forty- one enemy tanks were destroyed and the enemy was checked in embittered struggles. Virbalis fell into enemy hands after a stubborn defense." Moscow has not yet announced the offensive. Virbalis is in Lithuania, three miles from the frontier, Tells of Red Advance "The Russians extended their offensive near the East Prussian border farther to the south and attacked strong German defenses, between Kalvarija and the Nazi commentator. Col. Ernst Von Hammer, said.

"After stiff resistance, the town of Virbalis had to be given up." Kalvarija in Lithuania lines 30 miles southeast of Schirwindt. The German frontier town is 42 miles northeast of the Prussian rail center Report Reds near Schirwindt of Insterburg and 91 east of the cap ital of Konigsberg. Other Russians besieging the Baltic port of Memel are within 65 miles of Konigsberg. Kalvarija lies Just north of the Suwalki triangle, a bit of Poland which Germany annexed to East Prussia, and Is on a trunk highway from Kaunas through Mariampole to East Prussia. Russian forces invaded the Suwalki triangle in midsummer.

Capture of Virbalis was a strategic Russian gain for the army group Please Turn to Page 8. Column 2) Going Going GONE! If you have not registered to vote at the presidential election November 7. your chance to do so is fast -slipping away. Today is your last chance. The city clerk's office at the city hall will remain open until 8 o'clock tonight especially to register voters and all in line at that time will be registered.

But alter that it will be too late. If you are a citizen over 21 and have lived in Michigan six months and in Battle Creek 20 days, or will possess these qualifications by November 7. you are entitled to register and vote. Anyone who has voted here within the last two years is still registered and does not need to register again at this time. But those who aren't registered get their last chance tonight.

The Death Stroke Schirwiadtiyjev 7 littterburg VsJ AllenHeiiw. rl. PRUSSIA) POLAND Hitler Reveals Formation of Home Guard LONDON Adolf Hitler, observing that 'Just as in 1939 we are facing the enemy alone." proclaimed tonight the formation of an armed German home guard and declared: Germany's second all-out effort must and will succeed." Hitlers voice, which has not been heard on radio channels since shortly after the reported assassination attempt of July 20. was absent again from the German airways today. His decree setting up the guard was read for him for the home service of the official German news agency, DNB.

-Relying on our own force, we will not only break the enemv will of destruction, but we will throw him back again," the Hitler utterance said. "I call' on all able bodied men to light." I tie decree then announced all civilian men between 16 and 60 were ordered into the volksstrum. an Please Turn to Page 8. Column 4i Admits Shielding of Drive Contributors Treasurer of Anti-Roosevelt Group Tells of Veiling Corporation Gifts. WASHINGTON A) The treasurer of an anti-fourth term organization told senate investigators today the group had kept secret tlie names of some contributors, had not filed a report of donations and expenditures with the clerk of the house and had accepted money from corporations.

Counsel and members of the senate campaign expenditures Investi gating committee which heard the testimony said those actions violated the corrupt practices act. William J. Goodwin of New York, treasurer of the American Democratic National committee, was the witness at a table-pounding committee session. Discussing the organization's method of handling its finances, Goodwin said that to keep information away from "busybodies and newspapers." a certificate was used under winch the names of some contributors were "kept off the committee's books." Robert Murphy, counsel for the senate-committee, contended that this violated the corrupt practices law, but Goodwin said the names were to be concealed only until they were revealed to proper authorities. Under questioning by Murphy and Senator Ball Goodwin identified three separate contribu- Please Turn to Page 10, Column 4 200,000 Refugees Seen Facing Death in Hungary WASHINGTON (P About refugees in Hungary, nearly all Jews, may not live through the next few weeks, John W.

Pehle, executive secretary. of the war refugee board, said today. The present confused military and political situation In Hungary, where German troops have taken over the reli ol government, endangers the lives of these refugees about a fourth of those originally in the country, he said. Pehle expressed apprehension that tlie Germans may continue in Hungary the extermination tactics against Jews and non-cooperative minorities that they practiced in Russia and Poland. layed military demobilization has been strongly advocated.

'Rapid demobilization might throw into the labor market large numbers of men just at the time when the industries might be least able to absorb them. It might create unemployment and depression. Those in the services, this report continues, 'will constitute the only large group of persons over whom the nation could, in the event of economic crisis, exercise any degree of direct control Then it says: "The economic and social costs of retaining men in the services would be less than those Involved In dealing with an unemployment depression through civilian relief. In the analysis of what it termed "the facts," the White House said the quotation was only part of a long report which included such other language as, "smooth and rapid military demobilization Is therefore to be regarded as one of the desirable objectives for any plan for postwar readjustment." The analysis next quoted Dewey as drawing from an executive order Please Turn to Page 10, Column 5) British Take Venray, Form 10-Mile Fronl City 33 Miles from Duisberg Captured; Yanks Continue To Batter Aachen. LONDON MP) British troops captured Venray and formed a solid 10-mile front in eastern Holland 33 miles from Dulsburg today, while Berlin declared half a million men were facing each other in the Netherlands ready for "battle that may flare up at any moment." Canadians to the west pressed back the German pocket blocking use of the great supply port of Antwerp.

Aachen still was being beaten into submission. U. heavy bombers again struck at Cologne, 40 miles beyond it, sapping German power to move up reserves. Berlin asserted the American 1st Army Was preparing a new offensive aimed at Cologne. A small German attack east of Aachen was beaten off today, a front dispatch said, iii another of tlie series of vain blows that have now badly cut up two enemy divisions.

One of these divisions is substantially destroyed as a fighting unit, while the second has been materially reduced. The rest of the rain-swept Aachen front was generally quiet. The front in France sprang to action also. U. S.

3rd Army troops in a mile gain hit within four miles of the fortress city of Metz. and French forces farther south made progress, punching within from three to five miles of two Vosges passes leading to tlie reich. British 2nd Army forces captured Venray near the Maas river, and a dispatch from supreme head quarters said the Tommies had linked up a 10-mile front along the Venray-Deurne road. TO RATION CANDY LONDON (Jpi Britain's children will receive a special Christmas ration of a half-pound of sweets apiece. Food Minister John Llew-ellin said today.

Key West Cut Off As Wind Strikes; Miami and Tampa May Be in Storm's Path. MIAMI, Fla. (U.R) A roaring Carribbean hurricane moved Into the Florida straits between Havanna and Key West today, the weather bureau reported at noon, and re ports from the tiny naval base Is land stopped abruptly as communications failed. The tremendous air mass, swirling at speeds which reached 160 miles per hour over Havana earlier in the day, continued northward, the latest advisory said. The storm was expected to move through the keys and on up the western coast of Florida tcnight.

"The last report from Key West was at 11 a. the advisory said. "This reported winds In gusts to about 70 miles an hour and pressure 29.73 inches. Communication lines on the Keys have failed since that time." Hurricane warnings were extended along the coast of Florida from Miami to Tampa, and northeast warnings from Vero Beach to Cedar Keys, including the Okeechobee region. The hurricane's apparent course up the western Florida coast did not eliminate Miami as a possible victim.

Gale winds are expected to cover almost the entire width of the lower Florida peninsula. Howpver, it was indicated that it would not be necessary to put full hurricane plans into effect in the city crowded by thousands of tourists and service men. As each new advisory and bulletin from the weather bureau put the storm closer to the Florida Mainland, south Floridaians prepared themselves to meet the full fury of the hurricane. HEAVILY' DAMAGED HAVANA Havana was heavily damaged by a tropical hurricane early today, but first reports showed no casualties. 'rTZ Hours after the center of the disturbance passed northward, the city was lashed by high winds and rain which paralyzed island communications and delayed official surveys.

The national observatory sent a message to the presidential palace by army messenger, reporting the highest wind velocity in Havana to be 110 miles an hour. Tlie 1.500-ton Cuban navy transport Columbia broke her mooring in Havana bay and was driven aground. No one was aboard the ship. Roosevelt Says Fund Gifts Indicate Unity WASHINGTON (JP) President Roosevelt in a nation-wide radio appeal on behalf of war-fund drives said last night that larger contributions to community war funds represent "democracy at its best" and demonstrate there Is no letdown in the nation's unity. Through war-fund donations, he said, "we send a token of our own personal friendship to the tragic victims of brute slavery and to those who have so long borne the burden of fighting this war.

"This gift this expression of our own free will speaks from the heart of the nation." He said that on the day of the fighting men's return home which he declared "we are trying to make as speedy as possible" they will shake war fund donors by the hand and say, "Thanks for helping, friend." Policy Tonight representation in vital areas abroad was "on the brink of chaos." Whether any sharp differences of opinion will develop between the two presidential candidates over fundamental Issues of foreign policy, or whether any disagreements they may have will be limited largely to those over methods, is likely to be demonstrated by the two speeches. Mr. Roosevelt, who declined an invitation to address the Herald Tribune forum, will speak Saturday night before the Foreign Policy association. He has made it known that he intends to talk about those he said seemed to want to stir up dissension about minor details instead of concentrating their support behind general peace policies. His speech will be broadcast over NBC and Blue at 8:30 p.

m. (CWT). Neither the President nor Governor Dewey thus far has given any answer to a demand by Senator Joseph Ball Minn.) that the two candidates approve a course under which this country might join in forceful preservation of world peace without a congressional declaration cf war. The President said recently that Ball seemed to be getting a little ahead of time in bringing up such questions and aides said Dewey was not likely to discuss the point in tonight's talk. Motorcycle Crashes Info Truck; 2 Killed Coldwater Police in Pursuit of Speeders See Fatal Accident Early Today.

COLDWATER Two local men on a motorcycle, being pursued by city police who charged them with speeding, were Instantly killed at 12:30 a. m. today when they crashed Into a heavily loaded truck and semi-trailer several miles west of the city on US-112. They are: LaVcrne Crawford, 18. Raymond Lutjens, 30.

According to Coroner Irving L. Stansell, who stated an inquest would iiot be held. Night Patrolmen Janice H. Henton and Robert Moore sighted the two men speeding through the city business section on the motorcycle driven by-Crawford, an employe of the Glenn Olmsead service station. When the officers in a police car Rave chase the men sped out west US-112, Increasing their rate of speed to 75 miles per hour, the authorities stated.

About three miles out Hen-ton and Moore overtook the motorcycle and drew up alongside of it, only to have Crawiord turn his lachlnc mound and start back to-ard Coldwater. Police again started in pursuit and were on the scene, when Crawford, attempting to pass the truck driven by Elmer L. Blair, 34, of Chicago, apparently misjudged the distance of a car approaching from the east and crashed Into the side of the truck. The motorcycle was demolished and the bodies of Crawford and Lutjens were hurltd several rods through the air Into a nearby field. This brought Branch county traffic fatalities to four in two weeks.

Sheriff William Burns and Pros-ecuter Harold J. Ashdown after an (Pleas Turn to Page 8. Column 5) What's the Real News in Public Affairs PAUL MALLON: WASHINGTON DARING without judgment is required to predict the outcome of this election. Even the polls seem to be giving It up. The eminent Dr.

Gallup who has never been at a loss for an answer, has lost this one. His October 15 forecast, with the day of reckoning three weeks off, warned that he always expected four percent of error and then allocated 19 states with almost half the electoral votes (252 into the "probable error" classification. In short, nearly half his states are doubtful. Beyond this abnormal civilian doubt there are two other factors which make the election practically Impossible to forecast. There are 8.000.000 men and women of voting eligility away from home in the services and at least 4,000.000 of these are expected to vote.

It would be against the law for anyone to poll these votes. Seen Evenly Divided From what I hear inside, they are being split fairly evenly between Roosevelt and Dewey, and not being cast in bulk for either side. In both army and navy (particularly navy) where career men rely on political appointments for advancement, the votes are going to Mr. Roosevelt. A regular might ruin his chance for promotion If It became known among his superiors that he voted against their wishes.

Reserves from civilian life and a good number of the enlisted and drafted men, however, are voting for Dewey as fast as they can and rather openly. But this service vote Is not only an unpollable influence for advance guessing. It may not permit the outcome of the election to be known for some weeks after election day. Eleven states have deferred the count of these ballots. Most Important Is doubtful, vital Please Turn to Page 16, Column 1) Clashing Claims On Makeup WASHINGTON (Pi Democratic and Republican camps voiced clashing claims today on the makeup of the new congress which, with Mr.

Roosevelt or Thomas E. Dewey, tackle the problem come next January of shaping America for peace and prosperity. Like two prizefight managers be fore a championship bout, the respective chairmen of the two congressional campaign committees had this to suy: Rep. Drewry (D, Va.) "Reports coming in from ail over the nation indicate the Democrats will pick up 20 to 40 seats in the house." Rep. Hiil'eck Ind.) "Things are really moving for the Republicans.

I see chances to pick up 75 seats now held by Democrats, while no more than 12 or 15 Republican house members seem to be having any serious difficulty." Democrats now barely cling to control of the house organization, with but 215 seats to 212 for the Republicans. There are four minor party members and four vacancies. On the senate side the Democrats have a more comfortable margin. Bulletins WASHINGTON (U.R) Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal disclosed today that the U. S.

3rd and 5th Fleets have destroyed 3.080 enemy planes and blasted 905 enemy ships since early June. NEW YORK (Pi Democratic National Chairman Robert E. Hannegan said today that President Roosevelt probably would tour four of New York City's boroughs Saturday when he comes here to address the Foreign Policy association Saturday night. LONDON (U.R) Kurt Dittmar, German high command spokesman, indicated today the Nazis expected American and British forces to begin a renewed drive to break the "positional" warfare on the western front in a race with Soviet armies for the occupation of Germany. HOW SMART ARE YOU? (L.ct ach memher of the family write down ti.s or her own answer, or If at school, let each puptl write down ttie answer to each question.

Of the 10 questions four correct answers is a fair average lor adults, three for children under 12. The correct answers will be found on tlie news notes page. 1 What famous volcano is on the Isle or siriiy: 2 What are siiver-Kray DorkincsT 3 is the symbol of a pawnbroker's shop? 4 What kind of vessel la a barge? 5 What is hyclene? What is ttie fruit of the cocoa palm? 7 What Is the neb of a bird? 8 What does the prefix "avant-" signify? 9 What Is a rouleau? 10 Why Is the eelpout called the "lawyer carried out under the command of Lieut Glover S. Johns of Corpus Christi. after scores of American big guns had laid down a devastating barrage.

No one knows how many Germans lie dead in the ruins but the I uaiiauuii ueieiiuing lougnt to uie last. man. The infantrymen moved forward i for the attack at 4 a. creeping silently across hundreds of yards of flat, open terrain tlntil they came to the edge of the village. Squad by squad.

Colonel Johns' men infiltrated well inside the defenses before the Germans became aware of their presence. The Ger- Are Voiced of New Congress with 58 eats to 37 for the Repub Hearts and one progressive. lnirty-nve seats three more than the normal number due to two deaths and one resignation will be at stake. Of the 35, Demo crats hold 22 and the Republicans 13. ro take control of the reor gamzation in mat body next year the GOP would have to score a net gain of 11.

However, Senator Bridges (R N. says Republicans and anti Rooseveit Democrats will control the r.ext senate, as the house in recent months has been under con trol of Republicans and dissident Democrats on many legislative arguments. Senator O'Mahoney wyo.) says Bridges is wrong. Most prognostics tors hitch their speculations on the make-up of the new congress to the outcome of the presidential contest. There are only three instances in the last 95 years when the nation on the same day elected a president of one party and a house dominated by the other.

Just bark in Washington after a trip through the middlewest, Hal-leck said "things are going mighty well in the border states Okla homa. Missouri. Kentucky, Maryland and West Virginia." Drewry said his mail shows just the opposite, that the Democratic candidates are sending in glowing reports. The Republicans picked up 80 house seats in 1942. In a sweep that all but them control of that bodv.

This compared with the Democratic peak of power in 1937 39. when they had 333 seats to 89 for the Republicans and 13 for minor parties Chicago Daily News Sold to Knight Firm CHICAGO iJP) Sale of the controlling interest in the Chicago Daily News to Knight Newspapers, for $2,150,000 was announced today by executors of the estate of Col. Frank Knox, late secretary of the navy and publisher of the News. Tlie Knight corporation's president is John S. Knight, publisher of the Akron Beacon-Journal, the Miami Fla.) Herald and the Detroit Free Press.

Yankee Divisions On Western Front Listed Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force. Paris A recapitulation of official announcements shows the following American divisions have been identified as operating on the western front since D-day: Armored 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th. Airborne 101st and 82nd. Infantry 1st. 2nd.

3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th. 9th, 28th. 29th, 35th, 36th, 45th, 79th, 80th, 83rd and 90th. German Village mans opened with rifle fire but by then the doughboys were covering every emplacement, house and backyard bivouac and they began shooting full blast. Sergt.

Roy Mills of Cumberland. and Sergt. Edward Foxwell of Cambridge, took their men into town at the head of the raid- ers With infantry covering them, en gineers went forward with TNT. Doughboys pointed out a house from which rifle fire had been hampering their, movements and the engineers blew it to bits. More (Please Turn to Page 3, Column 2 Dewey Makes Vital Address Dewey Statements Criticized By White House in 'Analysis' Aiiicriean Infantrymen Rub Out On Foreign ALBANY, N.

Y. I7P) Gov. Thomas E. Dewey may make his final major interpretation of the Republican party's stand on foreign policy for the November 7 election in a speech in New York City tonight, three days before President Roosevelt sets forth there the Democratic viewpoint on the same issues. Speaking on the New York Herald Tribune forum in a nationwide broadcast over the Blue network from 8:30 to 9 p.

m. (Battle Creek DEWEY TALKS AT 8:30 Governor Dewey's talk on foreign policy this evening will be broadcast over Station WELL from 8:30 until 9 o'clock. time), the Republican presidential nominee Is expected to expand upon his party's platform declaration for 'responsible participation by the United States in a cooperative international organization to preserve future peace. Dewey has urged bipartisan consideration of questions arising out of efforts to form an international security organization, but has reserved the right to discuss the administrations handling of foreign affairs. He did this' critically In his St.

Louis speech Monday night when he charged that American I WASHINGTON (Pi The White House, making available to reporters what It termed "a factual analysis" of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's St. Louis speech, said the report of the national resources board quoted by the Republican presidential nominee actually Included this recommendation: "A general policy of soeedv. but orderly, controlled military demobil ization should be adopted, coupled with the use of all reasonable plans and measures to increase the em ployment available to those beine demobilized." Dewey, referring to the report he said had been submitted to Mr.

Roosevelt by the President's uncle. Frederick A. Delano, asserted: "This discussed the pros and cons of speedy demobilization. After sav ing that good reasons exist for desiring a rapid rate of military demobilization, the report goes on to say that 'despite compelling reasons for rapid military de mobilization, the prospects of eco nomic and industrial dislocation at the close of the war are so grave and the social consequences are so far-reaching that a policy of order ly, gradual, and. If necessary, de BY HENRY T.

GORRELL With U. S. Infantry in Germany. Oct. 17 (Delayed) (U.R Your map probably does not show the little village of Schierwaklpnrath, five miles northwest of Geilenkir-chen, but it does not matter now.

American Infantrymen have rubbed it out of existence. A few days ago Schierwaldenrath was a veritable fortress, with its civilians evacuated and a stubborn garrison refusing to surrender. Today it is in complete ruin with all of Its defenders, except 99 who were captured, burled beneath the ruble. Tlie death stroke was administered on a dawn attack organized and.