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River Stages 3.7 Ft. Falling- m. Look SI Pool 418.60 tallwater 399.16 LTON EVENING TELEGRAPH (Established January 15,1836) 5c Pet Copy ALTON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1944 Member of The Associated Press Weather Forecast Fair, Cooler YANKS FIGHTING IN SIEGFRIED LINE Roosevelt, Churchill Conferring at Quebec Rep. Johnston Attacks On Business Congressman Speaks at Republican County Convention EDWARDSVILLE, Sept few A Cards to Be Issued At Four School Bmldings ounded, Given he Purple Heart itaff Sgt. Frankle Odell Zum- wajlt, 36, a member of a cavalry reconnaissance squadron, Third Armored Division, has been award- in a 10-point campaign platform, imaxing an attack on the New Deal in his address at the bi-annual Republican county conven- liere Saturday night, Con- Calvin D.

Johnson of ed the Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in action in Fiance shortly after D-Day, his tlon Belleville pledged himself to offnvi atier victory "to retiring move effort after victory niuvc from American business and he American public every shackle imposed upon them during the war period." As the closing feature of the convention, following Congressman Johnson's address, the 700 delegates and Party workers on hand for the evening session at American Legion Park heard the 9-30 p. radio broadcast in which Gov. John W. Bricker Of Ohio accepted ihe Republican nomination for vice president. The convention, springboard for the party's campaign in Madison County, unanimously adopted a five-plank platform criticising incumbent Democratic county officials and pledging a thorough study of the child delinquency problem i with a view to elimination of the underlying causes.

I While attendance was light at 1 the afternoon session, speeches by i three members of a state caravan, headed by J. Lyons, Rei publican candidate for United te senator, received enthuslas- ajjplause. Other I the caravan who spoke rad tf. Becker, party- nominee for state treasurer, Arnold P. I Benson, candidate secretary I of state.

After lashing repeatedly at the New Deal administration in ington, Congressman Johnson con- eluded his address by listing ten i pledges at his campaign platform in seeking re-election. He pledged himself to: Dedicate his efforts toward the "saving of the 'Four Freedoms' in this nation before I attempt to guarantee them to the entire world;" not permit the "shimmering mirage of the Atlantic Charter to dim the brilliance of our own Constitution of these United Slates;" bear in mind when voting funds for lend-lease "I do not intend, as a member of this Congress, to bring about through bankruptcy the dis solution of these United and asserted he would check carefully all post-war plans "which tended, to create fanciful among all nations, as history has taught us that in Europe the classes of divided people have fought incessantly since the dawr pf history and will, in my opin- ion, continue until the end of Gives Tax VJsws He also pledged to support "onlj that tax legislation which Is baset upon the ability to pay and no; that based on the idea of venting the public from havinif money," and "oppose any measure masquerading under the pretext of sopping up stlrplus income to inflation, as I consider sucli measures nothing jnore nor lesk fe, Mrs. Mae Zumwalt, 1422 Eiist Fourth, learned today in a letter from her husband. He is sending his medal to his wife. JMrs.

Zumwalt had received no official notice that husband hud been wounded, he previously mentioned in letters tliat he had been Injured. Sgt. imwalt told his wife he had returned to his unit after re- operating at a hospital in Eng- lf nd. Son of David Zumwalt of Nebo, Sgt. Zumwalt was sent to England at the end' of February.

Before entering service two and one-half years ago, he was employed at Owens-Illinois Glass Co. He has a two-week-old daughter, Frances Kay. In Saturday's issue of the Telegraph, Cpl. Frankie O. Zumwalt was reported to have returned to uty after recovering from wounds leceived in action in France on Sgt.

Zumwall's wife said tjoday that to her knowledge her husband and Cpl. Zumwalt are not Three-Day Registration in Alton Will Begin Wednesday Preparations are complete for the renewal of gasoline ration books in Alton area, Al Blvens, of Alton War Price and Rationing Board, announced today. The new books, which become valid Sept. 22, will be issued Wednesday, Thursday, ftnd Friday Sept. 13, 14, and 15, at Horace Mann, Milton, Roosevelt, and Me- Kinley schools in Alton; Lewis- Largely ToDealWith War in Pacific in Wood Blair in Eas Alton and at Bethallo High School.

The registration will be conducted from 2 lo 8 p. m. each Regislralion for Godfrey lown ship motorists began at Godfrey School today ahd continui Tuesday from 2 to 8 p. m. Numerous plants have been as sisting their employes in obtaining the new rations by issuing applica tion blanks and arranging the re newals through the ration board.

Bivens emphasized that each mo lorist must present the back cove of the old book when applyin for new rations. Tire inspectio certificates, however, will not needed. Those who do not have the bac of the current book cannot obtai jrosno Given larly Warns That Talks 'Will Yield Little News QUEBEC, Sept. 11. President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill, meeting here to map war moves with emphasis upon the Pacific theater, announced today that Premier Stalin was unable to attend thetf conference because Soviet armigs were on the march.

Stephen Early, presidential presi secretary, made the announcemen to a press; conference after thi leaders arrived at Quebec's ivied citadel. Early said: "President Roosevelt and Minister Churchill received the fbl lowing reply from Marshal Stalin to an invitation extended to hinr take part in their joint meetings: "'At the present time when th Soviet armies are fighting battle on such a broad front, developlri their offensives increasingly, I ai deprived of the possibility of travel ing out of the Soviet Union and leaving my 'direction of the arm for the shorflest period. All; colleagues agree that this is quit Impossible'." Early said that Roosevelt arid Churchill wanted It known that "while they would be delighted to have Marshal Stalin here, his nies- British Tanks S. Troops Seize Luxembourg Americans Less Than 10 Miles from Reich at Two Points CHURCHILL IN way to the Quebec conference with President Roosevelt and other Allied leaders, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Mrs. Churchill acknowledge Canada's welcome at Truro, Nova Scotia, shortly after landing at Wirephoto.) rations at the schools but must ap- I 5a ge is thoroughly understood and LONDON, Sept.

11, The south Poland fortress town of Krosno, 17 miles from Czechoslovakia, has been evacuated by the Germans, the Berlin radio announced late today. Krosno lies in the Carpathian foothills 83 miles southeast of the great Polish city of Krakow, key to the war industries of German Silesia. German broadcasts for several days have told of a massive new Russian offensive toward Krakow, but the Russians, as is their custom, have remained quiet during early stages of the drive. The reported victory at Kros- no cleared the Russian flank for a drive toward Beskide pass into Czecho-Slovakia. At last reports the Red army was 20 miles from the mountain gap.

The Berlin report said the Russians captured the town four times since Friday but were driven out on three occasions. Heavy Russian artillery and mass use of tanks were reported. ply to the ration office after the public registration is completed. Blvens also anounced that during the three-day registration period, no requests for gasoline Will be accepted at the except those arising from emergencies and than a deliberate and subtle at tempt to bankrupt American ir- widuals and American business." Conclusion he pledged thtt would: "Noj expand by my government control of bus- "ess; not support auy legislation ll lnte ui of in my opinion, i to destroy business lnxallon antl declared re "work tirelessly, when tie won and the peace Is ouis, 1 love om American business lsh.1,1 Am erican public every of government control in- nn that our country and ma upon them duri the Wi that ts ly Tire Inspection Records Will Be Abandoned WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, Use of tire inspection records will be discontinued after current gasoline books expire.

Mandatory periodic tire Inspections were discontinued April 20, but motorists were required lo keep their inspection records for use in renewing supplemental rations or in obtaining new tires. Along with the new ration book, the Office of Price Administration announced today, each motorist will receive a new mil- age rationing record, making the tire inspection record no longer necessary. But hang onto your lire inspection record, OPA cautioned. Motorists will be told later what to do with them. New books will go into use outside the east coast area Sepl 22, and in the 17 eastern states Feb.

9, 1945. thff' armed 'v The 'ban oh applications at the office during the general registra- tidn Is necessitated by the fact that most of the ration clerks will be assigned to various schools to assist with the work there, the chairman explained. The board is particularly hard hit at present because three of its regular employes are ill and unable to report for work, he added. Bivens also called attention to the fact that McKinley School In North Alton will be used for the renewals instead of the old Wheatley Building, as was announced when plans were first disclosed. Teachers Plan Paper Salvage With special emphasis to be given to plans for the paper salvage campaign, principals were to discuss special projects of the school calendar at a conference afternoon with Supt.

it Is realized that he Is properly absent on the field of duty." Early said he had been prompted to secure release of the message by newspaper inquiries about Russia's role in the This Is ttte eighth in a series of RooseveltrChurchlll meetings, Early iolfl 1 Presidential "SeSretary Stephen Early told reporters: "This conference opening here today makes'it appropriate to say that the President's recent inspection tour of the trip to Pearl Harbor and the Aleutians his conferences with Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur, was a very necessary preliminary to -this conference." To a question: whether that meant the Quebec deliberations would stress the Pacific war, he replied that he believed "that would be largely so." "Victory is everywhere," Churchill exclaimed as he and the ank Fighters ShootDownlSO German Planes President snook hands, and began chatting. grinned may return lo normal resume the march of prog In a Uack the New bneech. al speech, Congressman 0 "son assailed the rapid growth 'government bureaus, cited fl i lhe hu increase in the natlonal de what he administration's lvm everything away pol (, De and "boi develi i South America, and He hVMhii vote he rmed whi, amended pemlu championed ba sen a candidates reply to that would be Hannegan Confers With Party Leaders CHICAGO, Sept. 11," OPl-Chair- man Robert E. Hannegan of the Democratic national committee today opened a three-day conference here with parly leaders from 23 mldwestern and southern states, National commit teeman and commlteewomen.

state chairmen and vice chairmen and state and regional flntnce directors joined in the session discussing organiza tlonal planning for the prenden tial campaign. "Attacked By Dog Complaint was made to the po live at 5:40 m. Sunday toy at the premises ate this Iwing. The paper salvage project is to be continued through teachers and he pupils on much the same gen- iral plan as last year, Ewing said, and Principal Raymond Ready of loosevelt school has accepted reappointment as chairman of the organization in charge. Pupils again will gather waste paper from their home nelghbor- loods and bring it to the schools whence it will be trucked to the paper plant.

From lhe fund which will be through the wartime salvage project, it is proposed to devote a small percent this year lo purchase of a new card record for by which a pupil's record will follow him through school from initial entrance to graduation, said Ewing. Such record system is greatly needed, and will be an opening step toward selling up a central record room where all pupil records can be kept under a modern filing system that makes Ihem available on a moment's notice when needed. At the present lime, the public school lacks a record syslem under which a pupil's school history can be had from single file. The records in the past have been kept by buildings. Even some of the older high school records are still stored In Lincoln building which up to 40 years ago housed the high school department, Ewing explained.

Because information was needed by persons seeking old age pensions, some of the school records of generations back have had to be often consulted frequently. Such calls have served to emphasize the need of a modern centralized record system on pupils, and a small portion of the paper salvage earnings is to be used to secure it. The major part of the salvage profits will again devoted to purchase of school library books, said Ewing. The Prime Minisler had just arrived by special train from Halifax, where he disembarked yesterday. Roosevelt had come in Iron- south of the border an hour earlier.

From the trains, they motorec separately up a steep roadway and along the ancient bastions where out-of-dale guns overlook the broad St. Lawrence river. Th cars wound through narrow gate ways of the ramparts of the cita del. The President was in an open ca with his official. host, the Earl Alhlone, governor general of Can ada.

Churchill followed in an Continued on Page 2, Column 7. LONDON. Sept. 11, Amer- can fighters escorting 1000 heavy bombers attacking Nazi, plants shqt .130 lanes the Reconversion Plan Months BY JACK BELL flES.uMpINjBB,^ French Meet Bitter Fighting AtBelfortGap By SOt ROME, Sept. 11 UP) "French By JAMES M.

LONG LONDON, Sept. 11 The U. S. First army fought its way into the first barrage zones end minefields of the dragon-toothed Siegfried Line today. British armor broke into Holland at a point 14 miles north of the ruptured Albert Canal defenses in a sweep toward the north end of the Germans' fortification belt.

The Americans were less than 10 miles from the German frontier at two points 70 miles apart. They captured Luxembourg, the capital of the pocket duchy Ing the Rhineland and Saarland, in one thrust and reportedly threw shells into Aachen, German border city, in the other forward movement. The biggest air flgh't since the Invasion swirled over the Rhineland and interior Germany. American air forces smashed at gun emplacements blocking the ground assault arid at oil refineries feeding power into German American fighters down 130 German fighters, their biggest bag over Germany. Medium Mar 1 auders and Havocs knocked oUt six German big gun emplacements standing in the way of Lt.

Gen. George S. Patton's Third army drive' across the MoseUe in eastern France. From-Nancy sector north through Luxembourg to Limburg, just below the troops' penetrated the, outskirts of battle ever dVer, the Reich between American fightersiand uftwaffe. Only yesterday, the American ighters destroyed 125 German planes but 119 were caught on the round in western Germany.

To- d'ay's bag made the two-day total 255. It was the fourth consecutive day in which 1000 or more American bombers had attacked Germany. The continental skies were aturated by Allied planes rising from bases in England, Italy, north and south France. American losses were not immediately tabulated. A spokesman of the U.

S. Eighth Air Forces and the 130 planes destroyed still was an incomplete count, but already a record bag for fighters. German planes destroyed by the bombers still we're to be added. Approximately 800 Mustangs, Thunderbolts and Lightnings formed the escort. Between 200 and 300 fighters previously had been used in Rhlneland i attacks.

Flying Fortresses and Liberators attacked Merseburg, Lutzkendorf atid Misburg a few hours aftev RAF Mosquitos had created fresh havoc in Berlin. Le Havre Pounded A great fleet of British heavy pounded besieged Le bombers Havre. port "a star't," 1 Gov. Thomas E. Dewey asserted that a change in administration Is needed if this country's industry is to be shifted over to peacetime pursuits smoothly and efficiently.

Arriving here for conferences with political, labor, farm and other leaders, the Republican presidential nominee told a throng which gathered around his campaign train at the railroad station that their presence indicated to him that a new administration must be elected "to achieve the essential object of American life equality between labor, industry and agriculture." After a through crowded downtown streets to a hotel, the New York governor answered questions fired at him by about 200 reporters at a news conference. He was asked for comment on the report of War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes, which outlined the steps for a proposed 40 percent cutback in war production after hostilities with Germany are concluded. "At least," Dewey said, "that's a start." He said he pointed out in Pitts- the "six It appeared likely that more than 5000 tons of bombs would be Continued on Page 'i, Column 3. Honr Warning U.

S. Peai'l Harbor, Solon Is Told burgh six weeks ago that Roosevelt, administration was Paris, while othir the Seventh army'riiet bltter'Oppo- sitlon in the battle Gap, Allied headquarters said American units of Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch's Seventh army advanced to Rougemont, 25 miles southwest of the historic gateway into southwest Germany, but French troops, Inching theit way through the Jura mountains along the Swiss frontier, met desperate German rearguard resistance.

An Allied headquarters announcement last nigtit said the French were fighting near the village of Blamont, 16 miles south of Belfort arid 36 airline-miles from the German frontier. The Nazis, making'1ft desperate stand to keep the Belfort Gap lifeline open, found themselves in a narrowing bottleneck with the French to the south and the Americans to the west at Rougemont. The French advance to the outskirts of Dijon, a town of 96,000, virtually sewed up the escape corridor for the German 19th army in that sector. Seizure of Dijon would not only seal off at least two main highways to the Germans, but push the enemy to within 55 miles of where the American forces in northern France were last reported. untjcr 'the fire 'of German heayjr guns along the Moselle.

Around Limburg, beyond the captured fortress city of Liege, they were encountering the lieaviest minefields seen since they' cracked through Normandy. Aachen Under Fire Here the only 8V4 miles from the border and were reported using their Long Tom rifles against Aachen, big troop concentration point just two miles over the line. Aachen stands in the middle of Siegfried Line, with lines of forts running on both Its east and west sides'. Supreme headquarters did not say where the British crossing in- Holland had taken place, but ront line dispatches indicated it vas on the road to Eindhoven, 50 miles northeast of Antwerp and a point about 35 miles from the German border. An Associated Press dispatch rom the British front said.

the WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, Rep. Harness (R-Ind.) declared today "there appears to be an abundance of evidence" that hours before the Pearl Harbor at- lack of Dec. 7, 1941 the Australian government advised Washlnglon Japanese aircraft carrier force was headed toward Pearl Harbor. He stated he was informed the information was not relayed to Maj.

Gen. Walter C. Short, then commanding army forces in Hawaii. In a speech In the House, Harness charged "the commander in chief has concealed the truth" of the Pearl Harbor disaster, by denying a hearing' to General Short and Rear Admiral Husband E- Kimmel, the latter naval commander at Pearl Harbor at the time of the attack. Harness asserted that stands willing to appear Short before Congress or any other official tri- unal "and present documentary proof clearing him of responsibility." Short and Kimmel reliever! of their commands after Peat! Harbor and await court martial hearings.

The speech was one of a series by Republicans dealing with Pearl Harbor within the last week. ilq be an abundance of Jforness sa "that 72 hours before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Australiai government advised tile America) government in Washington that ai aircraft carrier task lores of 'apanese navy had been sighted jy Australian reconnaissance head- rl toward Pearl Harbor; that our iwernment was again notified iours before the attack that this Japanese task force was still in progress toward Hawaii, and the same notification was sent 2-1 hours jefore Pearl Harbor. 1 "None of this information was, 1 am informed, given to Gen. Short." Harness said he had "no personal knowledge the facts related Mere, but they.come to me trom a source that I believe to be thoroughly reliable and trust worthy." "Many of us are wondering," he said, "it.the, real offenders arc not hiding under the secrery of the blanket thrown over this whole incident by the administration." Harness said he was advised that Gen. Short received wire from the chief of staff in Washington about eight hours after (lie Japanese attack saying the government expected a Japanese ultimatum at 1:30 p.

m. Dec. that the wire was sent from Washington about six hours before the aitark, hut was not delivered uluil the afternoon after the attack; that the wire was sent by cominerdul radio instead of the more rapid direct military means; that General Short believes that if this message had been lelephoned to him at 1:30 a. m. he would have been sufficiently alerted and would liuvo been better prepared when the ai- tuck occurred, months late" in planning for an industrial changeover.

"Now," he said, "(he administration is only seven and half months late. My earnest hope is that this proposal means action and is not more words. There is a gigantic undertaking ahead just to gel, government properly out of war plants. It requires long and skillful planning of sort that we have never had from this administration." Aretes Wiilkie er "politician! In response to questions, Dewey closed today, said he agreed with the view recently expressed by Wendell L. Wiilkie in a magazine article that a strong foreign policy must be backed up by strong economic conditions at home.

"That is absolutely right," the nominee said. "The two things are utterly inseparable. The tragedy of the whole thing is that the administration which is now seeking reelection was in office eight years while all of (lie tremendous forces wore rising for war and dirt absolutely nothing to prepare 'he American people for it. It made absolutely no military preparations for the war it now claims it forusaw." A reporter called attention to the flic; that tliU country must surrender a oortiin por-l tiun of its sovereignty in order to form an effective Inleriiatkmal security organization. "That's a Dewey said, explaining that he regarded any arguments about sovereignty as "beside the point." "Both parties are agreed thai Ihe sovereignty of 60 nations of the world shall be respected maintaining the peace," he said.

Dewey's attention was called to published reports here that a cutback in food production may be necessary because of accumulated surpluses. Dewey said he had no Continued oil I'ltge Column Seven More to Die For Plot on Hitler LONDON, Sept. 11, Karl Friederich Gqerdeler, former Leipzig mayor described as a ringleader in the abortive July 20 plot to kill Adolf Hitler, has been sentenced to death along with six other "politicians," Berlin radio dis- losed today. A number of alleged conspirators, including high army officers already have been killed. The 60- year-old Goerdeler had been designated by the plotters to become chancellor of a new German government which would have sought peace, the broadcast said.

The six convicted with Goerdeler were named as Ulrich Voi Hassell, former Nazi ambassador to Rome; Count Wolf HendricI Von Helldorf, former police chief in Berlin; Trolt Zu Solz, formei secretary of the ministry of for eign affairs; Paul Lejeune-Jung a former deputy; Wllhelm Leusch ner, former Hessian minister the interior; Josef Wirmer, an at torney. Goerdeler, former German min ister of economics, "worked ou the plans of treason and it was who formed the bridge belwoei the militarist traitors and politl conspirators," the Germa L'al ei news news agency Transocean said. Goerdeler was captured after price of 'a million marks (ubou $400,000) had been placed on hi head. Bluu Book Out SPRINGFIELD, Sept. 11 1943-44 Illinois Blue Bool official biennial publication of th state, was related today tor gei eral distribution by Secretary Stale Richard Yates Howe, British had stormed Schelde-Meuse canal, across the last water barrier before the Dutch frontier, after a large-scale bat- le around Bourg-Leopold and Bechtel north of the Albert canal which 12,000 prisoners were tak- and more Germans killed in one lay than any time since the 200- mile march from Normandy.

The Schelde-Meuse canal is only two miles from the Dutch frontier where lhe road runs to Eindhoven. The crossing of the Schelde- Meuse canal was at Neerpelt after an eight-mile thrust, and the Dutch Border was said to have been crossed at the tiny village of Degroote. Premier Pieter Gerbrandy announced last week that the British had reached Breda in Holland, but the patrols apparently wilhdrew. The city of Luxembourg, a coal- iron center of 58,000 fell to a S. column driving through the little stepping stone duchy a 10- iuile assault front.

This column built up a strong left shoulder for the American Third army's battle for Metz, 35 miles to the south. The units mov- through the duchy had advanced to within 10 miles of the Saar border of Germany and were within 25 miles of lhe German cities of Saarburg and Trier. To the north other U. S. First army units were within 8H miles of the German and Dutch frontiers and had linked with the British Second army in preparation for a massive assault on the northern portion of the Siegfried Line.

Dcfonse Spot Ahead of the American and British units which joined above tha caplured Belgian lown of Hasselt (27,000) was the weakest link in the German defense 70. miies of forUfloalJoni from Aachen north lo Kleve, terminus of the Siegfried Line. Thlt portion of the Siegfried Line or Weslwall protects the Rhtafllnpd and ihe industrial cities of Cologne and Dusseldorf, On the front before Aacften. American artillery tired.