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THE SHEBOYGAN (WIS.) PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1945 6 Andrew Pappas, 58, Mrs. Herwig Is Called To Rest At Corp. Wilbur Diefenthaeler Dies In German Prison Camp Mrs. Lenphecr Summoned Today After An Illness Inject Poison To Carry Out Gestapo Order Merton Young Is Buried On Sunday Following Rites Sheboygan Falls. Funeral services for Merton Young, 46, of 324 by the Rev.

E. I Worthman In 1936. He later attended Bible classes regularly and became an active member of the church. Wilbur and Willard were inducted into the army on Dec. 7, 1942, and received their military training at Fort Sheridan, 111., Camp Phillips, Camp McCain, Miami, Camp Ridge, and Camp Atterbury, Ind.

In October they were sent over-sens and after a month of additional combat instruction entered Casper Kleenc Passes Away Here; Rites Wednesday Casper Kleene, 82, of 802 Swift avenue, passed away at the St. Nicholas hospital Saturday afternoon. Born In Two Rivers on July 27, 1862, he came to this city as a young man. He was married to Gertrude Moeller here on Aug. 3, 1892, and was employed at the Northern Furniture Co.

as a fireman for many years. In 1915 the family moved on a farm near Sheboygan Falls and several years later returned to this city. From 1934 to 1937 they resided at St. George, and his wife passed away In 1939 and after her death he made his home with his son, Alvin, at route 2, Oostburg. About two years ago he moved to Sheboygan to make his home with a niece, Mrs.

Arthur Schneider. Survivors are his son, Alvin, of route 2, Oostburg; a granddaughter, a brother, Joseph Stelnhauer of Two Rivers, and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Bonn, also of Two Rivers. Two brothers and a sister prcced ed him in death. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 8:30 a.

m. at the Ramm Funeral home and at 9 o'clock at the St. Peter Claver church, the Rev. C. J.

Hausner of ficiating at the funeral home from this evening until the time of the services. The St. Peter Claver Holy Name society will hold vigil for their de ceased member Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the funeral home Mrs. Frank Wade Summoned Sundav At Fond du Lac Greenbush. Mrs.

Frank Wade, 75, of Fond du Lac, died Sunday morning at St. Agnes hospital, Fond du Lac. Born In Greenbush on Feb. 16, 1870, he daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Roberts, she was married on April 8, 1891, to Frank Wade. Survivors are her husband; a son Roger of Fond du Lac; four daughters, Mrs. Lawrence (Edna) Krueger of Route 1, Van Dyne, Mrs. Emil (Irene) Kottke of Route 1, Oakfield, Mrs. Clarence (Catherine) Buck and Mrs.

Eddie (Harriet) Myshka, both of Fond du Lac; two sisters, Miss Lucy and Miss Susie Roberts of Greenbush. Her parents, a daughter, two sisters and two brothers preceded her In death. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a. m. at the Candlish Funeral -ie at Fond du Lac and burial will be made In the Greenbush cemetery.

Plymouth. Mrs. Ruby Carol Lanpheer, 66, wife of Halbert Lanpheer, passed away at 9:20 o'clock this morning at her home In town Plymouth after an illness of three years. Born April 28, 18S8, In Hilbert, the dfuihter of Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Fuhrmsn, she was married to Halbert Lanpheer on Oct, 28, 1914, and they resided on a farm near Glenbeulah until three years ago when they moved to the present farm near Glecbeu'ah until three years ajo when they moved to the present farm home on Highway 67, southwest of Tlymouth. Survivors are her husband; a sister, Mrs. Clara Gage Tacoma, a brother, Cyrus Fuhrman of Sixes, Oregon; and several nieces and nephews. Her parents and a brother Oscar preceded her In death. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.

m. at the Wittkopp Funeral home In Plymouth and at 2 o'clock at the Methodist church in Glenbeulah, the Rev. Ross Evans officiating. Burial will be made In the Greenbush cemetery. Friends may call at the Funeral home from Wednesday noon until the time of the services Mrs.

Gosse Of Sheboygan Falls Summoned Todav Sheboygan Falls. Mrs. Augusta Gosse, 71, passed away at her home here this morning at 4:20 o'clock. Born 1 Town Mosel on Dec. 28, 1873, the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. August Illig, she was married on June 5, 1892, to Gottlieb Gosse by the Rev. Martin Dennlnger of St. Peter's church. Town Mosel.

For 10 years they resided In Sheboygan and then moved to the homestead In town of Mosel where they resided until 13 years ago when they moved to Sheboygan Falls. Survivors are her husband. son, Alyard, of Richmond, 111 seven grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Otto Wunsch of Town Mosel. Three sons, Herbert, Julius and Arno preceded her In death.

On June 6, 1942, Mr. and Mrs. Gosse celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m.

at the A. E. Rauschert Funeral home, the Rev. E. C.

Jaberg of the Ebenezer Reformed church of Sheboygan offi ciating. Burial will be made In the Sheboygan Falls cemetery. Friends may call at the Funeral home from 7 o'clock this evening until the time of the services. be here! Western avenue, Sheboygan Falls, who died on Thursday, were held at 1:00 p. m.

on Sunday at the Dean Funeral home, and at 1:30 p. m. at St. Paul's Lutheran church in Sheboygan Falls, with the Rev. Edward Albertin officiating.

Burial was made in the Wood-lawn cemetery at Ripon, Wis. During the services at the runerai Home members of the church choir sang "Rock of At the church they sang "For Me To Live Is Jesus" and "Abide With The pallbearers were Clarence Hasse, Herbert Krentz, Relnhold Putz, Sam Schleider, Henry Reim-er and Reuben Ehrlich. The floral pieces Included expressions of sympathy from the Grieve's Woolen Mill employes, the Kohler company, Paul's Flower shop and the neighbors. Among those attending the rites from away were relatives and friends from Oshkosh, Marke-san, Rosendale, Ripon, Berlin, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Kohler. Retired Farmer Of Tcnm Empire Dies Saturday John Rein, retired farmer, passed away on Saturday afternoon at his home at 377 Grant street, Fond du Lac.

He was born on Aug. 22, 1870, in the town of Empire, the son of Jacob and Catherine Saenger Rein. In 1897 he married Miss Anna Engel. They lived on a farm in town of Empire before coming to Fond du Lac in 1939. The survivors include: his wife; three daughters, Mrs.

Dan Theune of Fond du Lac, Mrs. Ward Benjamin of Plymouth, and Mrs. Carl Meyer of Oshkosh; one son, Clar ence Rein, of Town Empire; one grandchild; one brother, Henry Rein; one sister, Mrs. Anna Gehr- ke, and three half-brothers. Otto Rein, Jacob Rein and William Rein, of Greenbush.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. on Tuesday at the Candlish Funeral home In Fond du Lac. Rites will also be held at 2:00 p. m.

at St. Peter's Lutheran church, with the Rev. Gerhard Pieper officiating. Russians Approach (Continued from page 1) is less than 60 miles east of Linz, Austrian munitions town and 190 miles from Munich. In East Prussia, the Germans reported, Soviet forces battled into tne center of Koenigsberg, long Desieged fortress capital of the Junkers province.

Marshal Alexander Vasilevsky's tanks and tommygunners smashed into the city from both the southwest and northwest and reached the main railway station and the Pregel river which bisects the capital, Berlin said. The city was ablaze and shroud, ed In smoke from heavy assaults by artillery and divebombers. The Russians also were driving to clear the Samland peninsula northwest of the capital, last bit of East Prussia left in German hands. Short Pants' Club Londonderry, Northern Ireland. (AP) A "Short Pants Union" has been formed here and its secretary says: "Oil a chosen day members will wear short trousers.

After the precedent has been es-. tablished no one will be thought queer for doing so." Londonderry tailors now are forming a society for "counter-propaganda." Dies Saturday At Hospital In City Andrew Pappas, 68, of 904 Indiana avenue, prominent member of the Greek community, passed away Saturday evening at Memorial hospital after a lingering illness. Mr. Pappas was born in Greece on June 15, 1886, and came to this country In November, 1904, settling in Sheboygan, where he has since resided. He was married to Aspassea Constance In this city in November, 1929.

The deceased was a charter member of the Greek Orthodox community. He had served as its president intermittently since 1920. At the time of his death he was presiding officer. For the iast 35 years he was employed at the Ross Glove company. He was also the proprietor of the tavern at 904 Indiana avenue, which before 1936 was a coffee shop and popular meeting place.

His affiliations Included the Loyal Order of Moose and the St. Spiridon'a Greek Or thodox church. He was characterized by his pleasant disposition and willingness to help others. Surviving besides his wife are: two brothers, Nicholas of Sheboygan, and Harry of Frankfort, Ky. Four nieces and two nephews also remain with a number of cousins.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Gerend Funeral home, fol lowed by rites at the St. Spiridon Greek Orthodox church at 2:30 The Rev. Father Sotirios Ziss will officiate and burial will be made In Wildwood cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from this evening at 7 o'clock to the time of services. Mrs.

Jennie Van der Moere Buried Following Rites Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Van der Moere, 74, of 2116 S. Ninth street, who died Thursday noon at the St. Nicholas hospital, were held Saturday at 2 p. m.

at the Ballhorn Funeral chapels, the Rev. Carl Schroer officiating, and burial was made In Wildwood cem etery. Pallbearers were Emil Olden burg, Henry Sweemer, John Pet- tey, Jesse Hefferman, August Hoyer and Adrian De Voss. During the services Miss Betty Keller and Miss Maryan Siefert sang "Abide With Me" and "Near er My God To Thee." Survivors are three children, James, Anton and Mrs. Anna Froh, all of this city, and four grandchildren and seven great-grand-1 children.

will soon LOWEST PRICES Elimination of Salesmen's commissions and consistent low overhead makes it possible for us to offer quality at low cost. Daughter's Home Plymouth. Mrs. Dorothea Her-wig, 70, wife of Henry Herwig, passed away at 4:00 p. m.

on Saturday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William Awe, 216 Elizabeth street, Plymouth. Mrs. Herwig had been ill for three months.

She was born on Jan. 2, 1875, in Town Sheboygan Falls, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tichel. On Oct.

16, 1897, she married Henry Herwig. The couple later moved to a farm in Calumet county. She came to Plymouth five years ago. Among the survivors are her husband and three children: Mrs. William (Meta) Awe, Plymouth; William Herwig, route 1, Kiel; and Miss Hildegard Herwig of Chippewa Falls.

Eight grandchildren survive, with two sisters, Mrs. Richard Duumann of Sheboygan and Miss Barbara Tichel of route 1, Kiel. Two sons and one daughter preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 at the Wittkopp Funeral home. The Rev.

H. G. Schmid will officiate and burial will be made in the Union cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from this evening to the time of services. Former Resident Of Town Mitchell Dies On Sunday Plymouth.

Miss Anna McBride, 79, former town of Mitchell resi dent, passed away at her home at 3200 W. Wisconsin avenue, Mil waukee, on Sunday. Miss McBride was born on Feb. 19, 1866, in town of Mitchell, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas McBride. She resided in that town for 48 years, serving as a teacher in Sheboygan county rural schools. Thirty-one years ago she went to Milwaukee to make her home. She was a member of the St. Rose of Lima church, Milwaukee.

She was also affiliated with the Altar so ciety and the Happy Death society of Gesu. The deceased Is survived by one sister, Mrs. P. H. Fitzpatrick of Cascade.

Two sisters and one brother preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 on Tuesday morning at the Gentine Funeral home in Plymouth and at 10 o'clock at St Michael's church in town of Mitchell. The Rev. C. J.

Schouten will officiate and burial will be made in the church cemetery. Members of the St. Mary's and St. Michael's parishes will hold a vigil at 8:15 tonight at the funeral home. Friends may call from this evening until the time of services.

Special Services Tuesdav Evening Special services will be held on Tuesday night at the Rauschert Funeral home in Sheboygan Falls for Mrs. Augusta Gosse. The Woman's Relif" Corps No. 11 will have its service at 6 o'clock which will be followed by one of the Sons of Union Veterans auxiliary at 6:30 p. m.

'FISTEI EYESIGHT SPECIALIST OHO N. 8th St. at New York Ave. Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Phon 83 Thrt GnfOfion" battle in France The survivors include his par ents, two sisters, Eleanore and Violet at home, and his twin brother. Memorial services will be held at a later date by the Rev.

E. L. Worthman. His maternal and paternal grandmothers also survive, they are, Mrs. Clara Falk of Valley Center, Kan.

and Mrs. Louise Diefenthaeler of Kiel. Recover Huge Collection Of Jewish Art With the Third Army, Germany. (UP) A huge collection of priceless Jewish manuscripts, paintings and other cultural objects stolen by the Nazis all over Europe was recovered by the Fifth division today at Hungen, 10 miles southeast of Giessen. The collection, which Includes objects dating back to the 14th century, was the second treasure trove uncovered by the Third army in three days.

Gold bullion worth $100,000,000, paintings and other treasures were found Saturd in a salt mine at Merkers. With the collection was seized a clipping bureau of foreign newspapers conducted by Dr. Berthold Guensche. Most clippings concerned Jewish activities all over the world. Lt.

Robert Schoenfeld of Brooklyn, N. led the detail which found the giant collection, most of it in an ancient castle. The art collection alone Included 200 paintings, several of them by Degas. In addition, there were many hand-written manuscripts by Jewish authors dating back to the 14th century and a number of other ancient books about Jews. Legalize Sales To 18-Year-Olds Madison, Wis.

(UP) It's legal now for Wisconsin's 18-year-olds to buy cigarettes if they can find them. Gov. Walter S. Goodland sirned Into law late Saturday a bill per mitting retailers to sell tobacco to 18-year-olds. Under the old law no one of less than 21 years legally could buy tobacco.

Campaign expense limits for legislative candidates were raised under another bill alenerf hv Goodland Saturday. State senatorial candidates now can snend 5600 Instead of $400 and assembly candidates $225 Instead of $150. Mexican Airmen Go To War Zone Mexico City. (JPl The war department announced today that squadron of the Mexican Air force, numbering approximately 300 men, left a Pacific port active duty in the war zone. Mexico Is the second Latin- American nation to send troops overseas.

Brazilian troops now are fighting in Italy. La I in A in erica (Continued from page 1) acknowledging receipt of an Argentine note of March 14, 1944, which had informed Secretary of State Hull that Argentine presi dent, General Pedro Ramirez, had resigned and that General Farrell assumed the presidency. Failure to acknowledge that note been the mechanism by which Farrell government had not been recognized for almost 13 months. During that interim the non-recognition olicy had been generally supported by western hemisphere countries, the exact support varying from time to time as political conditions in Latin America changed and four countries had never publicly and formally broke relations although at various times their ambassadors were absent from Buenos Aires. The United States intends to its own ambassador there as as possible, officials said, with first move likely to be nomination of a man for that position by President Roosevelt.

Last December Mr. and Mr. Edwin Diefenthaeler learned that their twin sons. Corporals Willard E. and Wilbur had been captured by the German army.

On Sunday, Apr. 8, they received a telegram through the International Red Cross telling of the death of Corp. Wilbur J. Diefenthaeler while in a prison camp. Shortly after being captured Willfur had written "All we do is eat and sleep.

I'm in perfect The report of his death came from the German govern ment. The exact whereabouts of Mar brother Willard are not known. Mr. and Mrs. Diefenthaeler have not heard from him since March 5.

Wilbur was born in Kiel on Aug. IS. 1922. He was baptized by the late Rev. William Rech at St.

Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church. He attended the Sunday school classes and was confirmed Opposition (Continued from page 1) the Pacific fleet, at the Okinawa Invasion force or at Mustang-es corted B-29s which raided Tokyo and Xagoya. In Southern Section The Japanese stand on the Naha-Yonabaru line clearly shows that the bulk of Okinawa's garri son, estimated at more than 000 troops, had been withdrawn Into the southern section of the island before the 24th corps and marine Third Amphibious corps went ashore. There are about 85 square miles of rough terrain south of the Naha-Yonabaru line and the enemy is expected to convert all of this into a battle ground. The marine Second Aircraft wing established bases on cap tured Katena and Yontan airfields and strafed and rocketed Japan ese positions in support of ground operations.

Mai. Gen. F. F. Mulcahy, a ma rine ax-iator in the first World war, Is ashore as tactical commander of the Second Aircraft wing.

Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buck-oer, commander of the 10th army, visited much of the marine sector yesterday and reported casualties were light far below the original estimates of what they would be. He was pleased with progress. Japan's futile attempts to knock out Vice Adm.

Richmond Kelly Turner's Okinawa amphibious force or Vice Adm. Marc A. Mitcher's carrier force with war-planes cost the empire 417 planes on Friday and Saturday. B-29s and P-Ms which attacked Tokyo and Nagoya Saturday destroyed or damaged 173 others in dogfights over those two cities, raising the two-day total to 590. So thoroughly did Mitscher's carrier pilots clean the skies of enemy warcraft on Friday that their only opposition was ships gunfire as they carried their torpedoes and bombs into the Yama-to force Saturday.

Eight torpedo and eight bomb hits sank the Yamato. Also sunk were a light Agano class cruiser, another smaller cruiser and three destroyers. Three other destroyers were left burning; possibly uiree more escaped as the pilots concentrated on the battleship, me victory cost the United States three destroyers sunk and damage to one major fleet unit plus several destroyers and small er craft. Associated Press Correspondent Vern Haugland said it was disclosed aboard Turner's Cagship that casualties on one American destrov-er were heaw Associated Press Correspondent namuion taron, aboard Mitscher's flagship, said carrier pilots had a field day mn thev vied for turns at the Yamato. The attack "was so intense we had to wait iuiii.i io mane our P'lots told him.

Suspend Station On Sale Of Gas The Sheboygan War Price and Rationing Board No. 6859 today issued the following statement: "Russell E. Heidenreiter. doing business as Bucky's Standard Service Station, Sheboygan Falls, has been suspended by the OPA for a violation of Ration Order 5C for a period of six months, from directly or indirectly receiving for resale, selling, or in any other manner dealing in or handling for resale gasoline, as defined in Ration Order 5C. "The suspension became effective 12:01 a.

m. on the first day of -npru, imo, and terminates on the same hour on the first day of October, 1945." KROOS FUNERAL SERVICE Sheboygan's First Funeral Horns 728 Michigan Avenue PHONE 506 a for had had the send soon the American Troops Find "Hospital" In Which Injections In Heart Took Lives Of 8,000 With the U.S. 'First Army In side Germany. (UP) The "shud der house" of Hadamar stands on a high hill overlooking the peace ful German town. In the cemetery beside it are buried some 8,000 persons killed in the "shudder house" by a poison injection in the heart, administered at the orders of the Gestapo.

The Germans in the town call the house the They all knew what had been happening there since 1939 but the complete story was not known until American troops overran the big rambling "hospital" where efficiency was the watchword. The doctor who ran the "hos pital" and his head nurse Wi-re both captured. They told part of the story. Graves and eighteen volumes of deathe certificates found in the hospital cellar told the rest. In the huge cemetery outside the hospital are 300 huge mass graves.

In each grave there are 10 to 15 wooden coffins, each holding two bodies, many of them women. In the cellar were found the volumes of death certificates one volume for 1939; two for 1940; two for 1941; three for 1942; four for 1943, and six for 1944. Each book lists about 500 death certificates. All are the same. The name of the person has been mark ed dodn, then "profession unknown, nationality The "patients" were sent to the hospital by Nazis and Gestapo of ficers for "treatment," the doctor said.

Each was described as a "mental patient" and the doctor was instructed to put them to death. The doctor explained he carried out the Instructions by injecting directly Into the heart a poison which caused Immediate death. He explained that death was caused partly by the jabbing of the large needle into the heart, but the major cause was the quick-acting poison. Melancholia Causes Banker To Take Life North Granville, N. T.

CJT) A. suicide verdict was issued last night in the death of Leon Fraser, 56-year-old international banker and lawyer, who was found with a bullet wound in his head at his home. He died on the way to a hospital. Coroner W. B.

Inglee said Fraser had written in a note addressed to neighbors, "I have no troubles of any kind, financial or bad physical health but for a long, long time I have been de pressed, mentally and suffered from melancholia that steadily grows worse." Fraser, who rose from private to major and judge advocate with the A. E. F. in the first World war, was an Important figure in reparations and world monetary negotiations in the 20s and 30s. He was legal adviser to the American delegation at the London prime ministers conference; general counsel to the Dawes plan and Paris representative in reparations payments from 1924 to 1928; a member of the commission of experts at the London monetary and economic confer ence in 1932; and vice-president and director of the Bank for International Settlements.

In 1937 he became president of the First National Bank of the city of New York. His farewell note said, "For my son, James, I have only a love and to him I leave a competence which will make him secure and supply him with the economic bases to permit him to be happy-all I am not." The son Is believed to be the only survivor. Fraser's wife, the former Margaret M. Maury, died three years ago. Farm bureau membership in Illinois has reached a record high of 110,838.

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