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SB lb IN SEVEN PARTS ALL THE NEWS" ALL THE TIME Largest Horn Delivered Circulation Largest Advertising Volume PART I -GENERAL NEWS Times Office: 202 West First Street" Lot Angeles 53, Times Telephone Number MAdison 2345 Liberty under the law TRUE INDUSTRIAL FREEDOM VOL. LXIV CC TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2, 1 945 PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS EQUALjPW VOWJ RIGHTS PATIO NEW i Third Army Strikes at Nazi Salient Again as Foe Hits Patch's 7th PARIS, Jan. 2 (Tuesday.) (HE) Lt. Gen. George S.

Pat-ton's U.S. 3rd Army, in a new drive to split the waist of the German salient in Belgium, has struck more than four miles north from Bastogne within, approximately 11 miles of a junction with the 1st Army, it was disclosed today. To the southeast in "Alsace-Lorraine the Germans threw five counterattacks against LL Gen. Alexander M. Patch's I I 7th Army and the Americans were forced to yield some ground southeast of Bitche.

The counterattacks, described as similar, to those which preceded the big German drive across Luxembourg and Belgium, still were continuing along a 50-mile front eastward from Patton's new thrust into the morning had carried "some -I- v- i- i I i i iii iuM four miles north of Bastogne, and a late front dispatch from JJnited Press War Reporter John B. McDermott said the gap between the 3rd and 1st armies along the Bastogne-Liege highway was now approximately 11 miles. FRANCE JOINS Henri Bonnet, left, new French Ambas1 sador to U.S., signs United Nations pact, 36th nation to join, os Secretary of State Stettinius looks on. France Signs as 36th United Nations Member Trpjans Beat Vols, 25 fo 0, in Rose Bowl Dixie Varriors Fall to Superior Power Before 91,000 Crowd BY RAVEN DYER Striking for the quickest touchdown in Rose Bowl history, the Trojans of Southern California dented Tennessee for 6 points in the first two minutes- of play and went on to win, 25 to 0, before 91,000 spectators yesterday afternoon. Dixie's douzhtv warriors louyni nerceiy mrougn me nrst.

half but finally succumbed to Trey's superior line, plus the all round brilliance of Capt. Jim Hardy. The versatile Trojan leader passed for two touchdowns and in between scored one himself on a running play which completely bamboozled the baffled visitors. Bowl Records Cracked By their triumph Jeff Cravat's youngsters not only aph'pvpH Snuthprn Pnlifnmia'c eighth consecutive Rose JiowJ viewy, but also shattered a flock of records. I marked the fifth straight Pasadena game in opposition has failed co register a touchdown and it brought to an end one of the few unbeaten seasons in.

Trojan history. All the 19-point chatter had keyed the Tennessee kids for a fight and as Jong as they retained this tonic they made plenty of trouble, particularly for the' Trojan line, which was outplayed during the first two periods. Trojan Tower Grows But after Cravath had exer cised his tonsils at the intermis sion the Trojans were a differ ent team and with the line functioning as of old the Volun teers found themselves ftr over their heads. The game opened with one of the most spectacular plays in Rose Bowl history. Capt Billy Bevis returned Pat West kickoff to tne si ana an- er two line smashes had netted 6 yard3 Buster Stephens went back to punt.

Standing on the 34 he got the ball away but Jim Callanan met Torn to Page 11, Column 7 Nearly 1 in 20 Americans on Public Pay Roll WASHINGTON. Jan. 1. CfV-Nearly 1 person in 20 is on a government pay roll in this country. There are 155,116 separate, active governmental units in the United States, sthe Census Bureau reported today, with civilian employees as of Oct.

The -total includes 1,306,000 teachers and other school employees. Half of the total, or 3,33.1,000, are on the Federal pay roll. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. President "Roosevelt, observing the third anniversary of the United Nations, today declared A Bitche to the Rhine River.

Belgium bulge as of Sunday distance" beyond Longchamps, West of Bastogne the Yanks were locked in a furious tank" and infantry battle with Nazi forces defending a 12-mile lirre extending to a point two miles south of the enemy stronghold of St. Hubert. Nazi counterassaults drove the Americans from the towns of Moircy and Remage, respectively five and six miles southeast of St, Hubert, In bitter, shifting Several other towns in the St, Hubert area changed -Viands, constantly. American Gains) Elsewhere on that front, how- ever, the Americans hammered out average gains of two miles to establish an almost solid line westward from Bastogne to St. Hubert.

Headquarters an- nni moo1 thfit thA rlftr ti'tth- in two miles south of St. Hubert had represented a gain of two miles and that reports of six-mile advances were made'as the result of Jumping two-day gains northward from Libra-mont. Because of the 36-hour time lag on front developments there were no reports on yesterday' fighting but it was presumed the Americans scored new gains because they were operating under an umbrella of tactical war-planes which' flew 4246 battle-front missions. Tanks Knocked Out Southwest and southeast of Bastogne Patton's gunners and supporting warplanes knocked out 67 German tanks in tremendous battles precipitated Sunday when the Nazis tried to in below Bastogne and slash the road to Arlon. The Germans also essayed fairly heavy counterattacks in Luxembourg near the town of Nothum, two miles southwest of Wiltz, but gained ho ground.

Headquarters belatedly con-firmed that the Americans had captured Echternach on the German-Luxembourg border five days after Berlin admitted its loss. Correspondents protested bitterly against headquarters' delay In announcing we held Echternach, pointing out that a repetition of such delays could only lead giving credence tr th florman rvimmiiriiniiM Nazis' Counterattacks It was announced that the German counterattacks on th 7th Army front were continuing In strength and United Press Turn to Page 2, Column 4 THE WORLD'S WAR FRONTS WEST FROXT Third U.S. Army hammers Nazis back north of Bastogne; Germans hurl five counter-; attacks against 7th U.S. Army, Page 1, Part I. PACIFIC American planes sink eight Jap planes including two destroyers in Lingayen Gulf off Luzon; Iwo Jima again bombed.

Page 1, Part I. EAST FROXT Russ guns may raze Budapest. Page 2, -Part I. ITALY American 5th Ar-' my recaptures much of lost ground. Page 5, Part I.

ihat "we stiii have faro go' Injmains through mutual aid, wm the war and se-j vision of work and the organi- UK that 'co-operatloo among the United Nations during the war "has proved that splendid results maybe" obtained in all do- r.ation of a common effort ward the same goal, Those at t'errmonjr "The'greatesC task awaiting us is to maintain this solidarity after ictory," Bonnet declared. The United Nations' ceremony was held late this afternoon in the State Department's ornate red and gold conference room. Present were representatives of all the Unifed Nations except El Salvador. In signing the United Nations declaration Bonnet also formally subscribed for France to the Atlantic Charter whirh the President made a part of the declaration. Before signing, the declaration Ambassador Bonnet made a formal call on President Roosevelt to present his credentials.

In an exchange of letters the President, promised, that, the United States will work, with France "for the victory that is our common and immediate goal." appear off in the distance like a Christmas tree up in the air and flicker on and off." The pilots of this night fighter squadron are convinced, that the "loo-fighter' is designed to be a psychological weapon as well as military, although it is! not the nature of the fire balls! to attack planes. "A 'foo-fighter picked me up 1 recently feet and chased me miies aown tne Kfline Valley," Meiers said. "I turned to- starboard land two balls of fire turned with me. I turned to the port side and they turned with me." Erro! Flynn's Father Honored by King BELFAST, Jan; 1. (P) Theodore Thomson Flynn, a professor at Queens University here and father of Film Actor Errol Flynn, was named a member of the Order of the British Empire in King George VI's New Year honor list.

Flynn was cited for his work in perfecting air raid precautions. Nazi Agents Landed From U-boat Seized Discharged U.S. Sailor and German Captured in East With $56,000 NEW YORK, Jan. 1. (TIE) The capture of two Nazi secret agents, in German "spy schools" and landed from a with $60,000 on a mission of espionage and sabotage against the United States, was announced tonight by J.

Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. William Curtis Colepaugh, 26, an American citizen who served for a short time in the U.S. Navy, and Erich Gimpel, a Ger-' man, came ashore in a rubber boat at Point Hancock, on Frenchman's Bay, on Nov. 29, Hoover said. Landed by SnhmaHne They were brought across the Atlantic by a German submarine, which cruised along the coast of Maine for a week, awaiting the ideal opportunity to land the two aboteur, Hoover rtisolpsied that the men were arrested separately In New York in the paf few day aft er they had assembled part for a short-wave radio set and listened to conversations of serv icemen in the cocktail lounges of expensive hotel in Boston and New York -where they stayed.

Of the hoard of American currency brought ashore, they had $56,574.61 left. The F.B.I, chief emphasized that the men had not yet con- the German espionage system. Full Spy Training Hoover said both were fully trained in sabotage and Gimpel was particularly expert in the use of dynamite to blow up bridges, railroad tracks and defense installations, while born in Connecticut and schooled in America, was excellently suited to spying his own people. Both were short-wave radio experts and also had received training in photography and sending messages in invisible ink. Colepaugh offered his services to the German government after jumping the Swedish liner Grips-holm, on which he was working, while it was docked at Lisbon.

He once was arrested and freed on a selectiveservice violation charge and later was released from the 'Navy, reportedly because of Nazi sympathies although he was given an 'honor- able" discharge. Admit Their Activities Both Colepaugh and Gimpel, who worked for several years in South America and was interned for a short time in that country after his arrest in Peru -for working with Nazi foreign agents, Turn to Page 5, Column 1 Susan Peters Critically Hurt by Gunshot Susan Peters, film actress, was reported in critical condition last night at Mercy Hospital, San an accident at the. Cuna Mesa Gun Club when a rifle was accidentally discharged, the bullet piercing Miss Peters' abdomen and lodging in her spine. The mishap occurred when the young actress returned from fa duck-hunting trip on which she had gone with her husband, Richard Quine, former film player now in the Coast Guard, and Quine brother Tom. Quine's sister-in-law and nephew also ere' members of the party.

Miss Peters is now with M.G.M. studios. Her name was Susanne Carnahan before her marriage to Quine. Baby Killed When Plane Hits Home Douglas Test Pilot' Also Dies as Ship Demolishes Houses Illustrated on Page 3, Fart I Spiraling out of control, an A-26 bombing plane crashed into the Biltmore Homes, private housing project in North Long Beach, yesterday killing its pilot and a 7-month-old baby. In its tornadic sweep the Invader bomber virtually demolished one house, ripped sections from three more and burned to destruction witn a fifth.

Four persons were in jured. Ronald F. Bollinger, 34, chief test pilot for the Douglas Long Beach plant, was killed when the plane, enveloped in flames visi ble for more than a mile, whirled to earth. Bollinger, whose home is at 4160 Country Club Drive, Lon-; Beach, was alone in the Invader. America's fastest bombing plane.

Father Aids Family Gail Warner, 7 months old, was burned to death when the twin-engined ship crashed into her home at 68 E. 67th St. Heroic actio by Gail father. Harold S. Warner, 31, probably saved the lives of Patricia Warner, 25.

the mother, and another child, Gary, 3 As the flames raged through the doomed house, Warner flung his wife and Gary through a first-floor window. Officials at Seaside Hospital, where the family was taken, reported that Gary was critically burned and has been given a blood transfusion. Warner, and his -wife, however, were said to in no danger, having been burned only slightly. Flame Shoot Ioto Air Carolyn Croy. 7, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Claude Croy, 683 E. 67th screamed in when the plane roared to the street In which she was walking. She was cut and scratched by flying debris and was taken to Seaside Hospital. Other eyewitnesses to the meteoric fall of the ship said they saw fire shoot high in the air'from both bomber and the houses it hit.

Large throngs converged on the scene of the Torn to Page 8, Column ft Gold Wave Sweeps South Into Florida ATLANTA, -Jan. 1. iff) Strong winds swept a cold wave into the South tonight and its offo'ta- vfra PYrwtpH to filfpr deep into Florida. The alr mass moving in Canada promised lows of 15 to 16 degrees in Tennessee, Arkansas, Northern Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. Freezing temperatures were forecast for extreme Northern Florida.

Snow accompanied the biting winds in the Carolinas, Kentucky and Tennessee. TUESDAY JANUARY 2, 1945 TH! "WEST. Southern Pacific lists 48 dead In West's worst Page 8, Part GENERAL EASTERN. F.B.I, discloses capture of two German agents landed from U-boat. Page 1, Part I.

"Baby brokers" flourish In black market. Page 9, Part I. WASHINGTON. Byrnes recommends plan to force 4-F's into war service. Page 1, Part I.

France signs United Nations declaration, being 36th naUon tojenter line-up. Page 1, Part Growers warn of worse black market if ceiling prices put on -cattle. Page 7, Part I. Eleven warplanes an hour turned out by United States aircraft plants during 1944. Page 8, Part I.

THE WAR. Pages 1, 2 and 4, Part TEST PILOT KILLED Ronald F. Bollinger, who" died when his plane crashed. Byrnes Offers Plan to Draft 4-F Man Power WASHINGTON, Jan. J.

() A plan to force millions of 4-F's into military or war-supporting tasks was proposed today by War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes, in' case present man power" measures prove put teeth into War Labor Board and man power I 4 I HtAWl.tAd ls Byrnes in" a massive report to Industrial Wages Up 75 Per Cent Since 1941 WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. (VP) 1 earnings of workers in manufacturing are up 75 per cent since January, 1941, War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes said today.

rates, rose 19.5 per cent up to Aug; 1, 1944, he said, and in addition, incentive payments, merit raises and job upgrading hiked hourly earnings another 10 per cent, more than offsetting the rise in living costs. He added that longer hours, overtime premium pay and shifts from lower-pay to higher-pay industries further increased earnings, so that the total rise was 75 per cent. President Roosevelt and Con gress, which he elaborated at a news conference. i He predicted increases in draft calls beyond the jump of 20,000 men monthly which went into effect today to fill gaps in the ranks of the fighting forces and man new Navy ships. Shortage Cited And, in the jarring report on his administration of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, Byrnes swept th reconversion phase inta the background and decried last summer's "too early start" on peacetime production.

"The truth is that our soldiers at the front today are not short of ammunition and supplies as a result of any production fail ures," ne saia. "tiowever, mey may be short a few weeKs nenee if we fail." If recent actions the war production effort fail, Byrnes said he believed Congress should clamp controls on Turn to Page 7, Column 2 THE CITT. Baby and pilot killed when bomber crashes info Long Beach Page 1, Part I. Rose Tournament Queen paid honor at breakfast fete. Page 1, Part II.

Plasma bank awamped. Page 1, Part II. Fracas in Ida Luplnoa home Jaila actor. Page 3, Part II. Hollywood Bowl Association to resume management of summer concerts.

Page 3, Part II. Leonard J. Roach appointed to Board of Supervisors. Page 1, Part IL REMEMBER THIS The best New Year resolution it to resolve to be resolute. cure an organized race.

We know," he added "fnat St! is only as United Nations that we have it within our power to win complete and final victory in this war then to win the peace. We know that by maintaining and strengthening the United. Nations we shall do both." Signer for France-Mr. Roosevelt made the statement in a letter to Secretary of State Stettinius which Stettinius read at ceremonies in which France became the 36th country to adhere to the United Nations' declaration, originally signed three -years ago by the United States, Britain, Russia and China. The signature for France was made by that country's new Ambassador, Henri Bonnet, who said that his country is prepared "to devote herself wholeheartedly" to the task of insuring international security after this war.

France recognizes, he" said. Eight Japanese Vessels Hit in Lingayen Raid BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Widespread aerial smashes against the Japs in the Philip pines and throughout ths Cen tral raclfiq were reported by American commanders last night as Fleet headquarters at Pearl Harbor, reviewing itreat Ameri can victories of 1911, declared that the enemy' homeland is how open to Fleet attacks, Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur, reporting from his headquarters in the Philippines, said American land-based planes made their -deepest strike into that archipelago as they blasted Jap shipping in Lingayen Gulf, about 150 miles northwest of Manna, last Saturday. Sunk or probably sunk were eight ships two de stroyers, a destroyer escort, three freighter-transports and two cargo ships. Manila Airdrome Hit The Yank airmen hit a Manila airdrome, blew up an ammunition train and strafed three others in Luzon's Batangas area Immediately north of American-Invaded Mindoro Island.

This might indicate a Jap move to attack Mindoro from Batangas. Airdromes west of Leyte Island also were Mopping up on Leyte continued. The total of Japs killed there was boosted by 995 118,982. Three of 15 Nippon airmen striking against Yank-held Mindoro Island, about 150 miles south of Manila, were shot down. Adm.

Chester W. Nimitz reported his Central Pacific flyers smashed I wo Jima, in the Volcanoes, Saturday. The Japs have been mounting air raids on the Saipan B-29 base from I wo. The island has been attacked daily for 24 days in a row. 1944 Victories Reviewed The Pacific Fleet review eave the following totals for 1944: Sunk by American surface ships and aircraft: 550 Jap ves-els, including 2 battleships, 5 airct aft carriers, 7 heavy 300 cargo ships and transports, and about 200 others.

Sunk by Yank submarines during the first 11 months of the year 468 Jap ships, including 4 light cruisers. 17 destroyers an, 43 tankers, for a grand total of 2,500,000 tons. In December U.S. submarines sank a Jap aircraft carrier. Aircraft destroyed 6650, of which 5450 were credited to carrier planes and 1200 to land-based planes.

San Pedro Leads Fishing WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. San Pedro, regained its position as the leading United States fishing port in 1944, Rep. King (D.) said today. Records of the coordinator of fisheries show that 550,000.000 pounds of all type fish were land ed during the year, GERMAN 'FOO-FIGHTERS' CHASE AMERICAN PLANES IN THE TIMES' TODAY A U.S.

NIGHT FIGHTER FRANCE, Jan. 1. JF The Nazis have thrown something new into the night skies over Germany the weird, mys- terious "foo-fighter," balls of fire; which race alongside the wings of American Beauftghters flying intruder over the Reich U.S.' pilots have been encoun n.in tho opHo "foo-fiphter" for more than a monm in tneir night flights. No one apparently knows exactly what this sky weapon is. -The balls of fire appear sud denly and accompany'the planes i for miles.

They appear to be radio-controlled from the ground and manage to keep up -'with planes flying 300 miles an hour. "There are three kinds of these lights we call "foo-fight-1 said Lt. Donald Meiers of Chicago. "One is red balls of fire which appear, off our wingtips and fly along with us, the second is a vertical row of three balls, of fire which, fly In front of. us.

and the third is a group of about 15 lights which RADIO Page 3. Part II. Page 6. Part IL WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES. Par Part II.

RATION POINTERS. Page 5, Far H- PUZZLE. Page 6. Part II. MOTION PICTURES AND THEATERS.

Pages 8 and 9. Part II. BIRTHS. DEATHS AND. MARRIAGE NOTICES.

Page 8, Part i PICTORIAL PAGE. Page 3, Part FINANCIAL. Security market epena today following holiday. Citizen National and Security-First National bank report for year. Page 7, Part IL THE' SOUTHLAND.

Proposed Mission Play revival gains supporV In San Gabriel. Page 2. Part IL SPORTS. Trojan beat Vols, 2S to 0, In Rose Bowl. Page 1.

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