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VOL CXV No. 17 from the center of the cross Rnine corridor have smashed the Seventh Army's defense line back almost five miles i into the village of Weyer sheim, 8Y2 miles above Stras bourg. By James M. Long Paris, Jan. 20, (JP) British troops jumped the Maas CMeuse) river below Roermond unopposed last night, widening the Second Army push in the Dutch panhandle which is forcing the Ger mans back on the Roer river line 38 miles west of Dusseldorf.

Just below the British operations, U. S. First and Third Army troops drove ir upon St. Vith, 1 highway stronghold in the diminishing Belgian bulge, and advanced north of captured Die kirch, 30 miles to the south in Luxembourg. British assault troops crossing the Maas by boat seized Steven sweert, seven miles southwest of Roermond, without opposition.

The crossing added about two miles to the seven mile assault arc of white camouflaged tanks and troops bulging into German lines within eight 10 of the Roer River. Although Stevensweert had been abandoned, it" was still too early to tell whether the. enemy was beginning a general withdrawal from the tip of his salient between Roermond and Geilen kirchen In Germany, a ffont dispatch said. British troops advanced up to 1500 yards in mcp up operations, and pushed be yond Hongen, a mile from the German Dutch frontier. Farther north, German para chute troops in a sudden assault seized Zetten, six miles north of Nijmegen and four miles below Continued on Page 4 Col.

6) Attempt Made On Duce's Life By Associated Press was made on Mussolini's life during his visit to Milan in December, although the fact had been "hidden from the population" by the Fascist government. A band of anti Fascists and Communists "succeeded in placing a machinegun on the third floor of a house in the Via Dante," said the Geneva newspaper La Isuisses account, "As the Duce approached and the Partisans prepared to fire, two soldiers of the Muti Brigade discovered them. An alarm was sounded and the militia succeed ed in disarming the anti Fascists." IT SAYS HERE by Bob Hope (Copyright, 1945) Long Beach, Jan. 20. This is a big ship Building and they paid me a great honor by navmg me launch a ship.

You know how celebrities use champagne to launch a big battleship? Well, I broke a bottle of cherry pop on a surfboard. They really launch the boats in a hurry here at California shipyards One guy parked his car here the other day, had some lunch and, when he got back, it had been in three camoaisns in the South Pacific and was back in drydock for repairs. I won't say they build them fast but I said to one guy, "Ever hear of Henry J. Kaiser?" we replied, "Whom do you mean, Everybody you know got jobs in the shipyards. One woman with seven small kids was working as a welder.

I asked her, "Wouldn't you rather be with your children, Madame?" She came back "Why do you think I took this job?" The ocean around here is so 1 full of ships isn't even any room for the fish in fact, it's so crowded, i saw two fish trying to join a beach club so they could swimming! I ft PA AFC Daily Except Sunday. Entered as Second Ctaa IO rWW Matter at the Post Office at Barrisburg Hazleton, and Joseph J. O'Malley, Wilkes Barre, Frank P. Lenahan and Joseph Lawler of the State Treasurer's Office, Harrisburg, and John Y. Yosko, former State president of Young Democratic Clubs ot America, also of saw PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Franklin D.

Roosevelt moved solemnly through an inaugural ceremony of wartime simplicity today into a fourth presi denital term dedicated to winning lasting, peace. FDR Offers Separate Prayer 'For Enemies9 Washington, Jan. 20. (JP) A prayer our enemies" was said in the White House today. A part of the religious services in the East Room preceding the fourth term oalh taking by President Roosevelt, it follows: "Most living Father, who by the son Jesus Christ has taught' us 10 iove our enemies ana to pray for them; we beseech Thee, give to those who are now our enemies the light of Thy Holy Spirit.

Grant that they and we, being enlightened in conscience Geneva dispatch reDorted to tu TirT 1 1 iwivirv nn'j uu 11J will, CUIU the Owl today said it was in so be changed from foes to ticaauigijf uenain mat an anempt Old Time Inaugural Pomp Absent As FUR lakes Fourth Term Oath Washington, Jzn. 20, (JP) In a setting of wintry, white, friends united in Thy service through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen." The prayer was written by the late Archbishop of Canterbury, William Temple. State Chiefs See FDR Inaugural At White House Washington, Jan. 20, (P) Scores of Pennsylvania Democratic leaders braved bad weather and capital crowds today to attend inau gural festivities and participate in the inevitable political talks. State party leaders on hand for the White House ceremonies, many acompanied by their wives, were neaoea oy Democratic State Chairman David L.

Lawrence, and Senators Guffey and Myers. A round of parties before and after formal induction of Presi dent Roosevelt to his fourth term provided opportunities for conversations on patronage problems and general political strategy. Among Presidential electors on hand were Israel Stiefel, Frede ric K. Mann and Michael F. Doyle, all of Philadelphia; Jacob H.

Mays, Womelsdorf; Meredith Meyers. Lewistown; Helen Price Johnstown; C. Ward Eicher, ureensburg; Everett F. Zwin. trie; 4mor M.

Kane, Pittsburgh, and James T. Hanlon, Scranton. From Pittsburgh came Joseph A. Donoghue, State director of the CIO Political Action Committee; ataxe senator Joseph Barr; Dr William MeClellan, Allegheny county coronerj and Allegheny county commissioners John Kane and George Rankin. Also among the visitors were Democratic County Chairmen James L.

Law, of Luzerne county ana Albert H. Fritz, of Lancaster county, former Mayor Joseph Cos tello and Frank Corraelle. both of transition Was unpretenti ousr for that 'the way the President wanted it, with millions of Americans fighting abroad. There was none of the old time inaugural trappings, none of the parades and fanfare, not even any bunting strewn around the National Capitol. The change over from one term to another provided a strange mixture of old and new.

There never had been a fourth term, of course or lor that matter a third Never before had the semi circular south portico of the White House been used for the inaugural ceremony. But the rite itself dated back to the founding of the republic. And the weather was typical of the bad days to which Washington has be (Continued on Page 10, Coi. 1) Hill Mother Receives Missing Son's Medal Mrs. Joseph P.

Durborow, 1615 Park street, was presented with an Air Medal for her son, Lt. John a. uurborow, reported missing in action over Germany on April 8, 1944. The presentation was made by Capt. Lewis W.

Walker, of the Middletown Air Serv ice Command, credited with hav ing made fifty missions over Ger man held territory. A few months ago Mrs. Dur borow was presented with an Air Medal and a Purple Heart award ed posthumously to another son, Lt. Paul J. Durborow, killed in ac tion over Germany on July 29, 1944.

Ghetto Evacuated Stockholm, Jan. 20, (JP) The Ghetto at Lodz, captured by the Russians, was evacuated months ago and the city itself was emptied of inhabitants and probably burned, a Berlin dispatch to the Stockholms Tidningen said today. airplanes parked around the plant were hit in the strike, photo graphs showed today. Tokio radio reported a solitary Marianas based Superfortress reconnoitered the Tokio Yokohama area of Japan today without dropping bombs. The unconfirmed broadcast was recorded by the Federal Communications Commission, The strike pictures taken during the raid by the participating were in contrast to pictures usually taken a day or HARRISBURG, SATURDAY EVENING.

JANUARY 20, 1945 FDR Oedieato Fourth Germans Launch 3 Counter Attacks On Seventh Ahny; British Units Gain Paris, Jan 20, (IP) Three successive German attacks President Asks 'Total Durable Peace At Simple Rites Washington, Jan. 20, (JP) President Roosevelt began another four years in the White House today and, in a sternly simple ceremony, dedicated the nation to achieving "total victory in war" and "a durable peace." Against a background of wmt ery white and under leaden skies, Mr. Roosevelt solemnly rested his hand on an ancient family Bible and repeated after Chief Justice Stone the oath that made him America's first fourth term presi dent. The precedent making oath was administered in what the Presi dent termed "a period of supreme test. He said: 'If we meet that test success fully and honorably we shall perform a service of historic importance which men and women and children will honor throughout all time." From the South portico of the White House, which he himself selected for the scene of the third wartime inauguration in history, the President surveyed a hushed park full of spectators, standing in slush and snow.

Around him were members of his family, high dignitaries of government. "In the' days and in; the years (Continued on Page 4, Col. 5) Martin Pledges Full State Aid In War Effort Governor Martin today entered the third year of his Administra tion after pledging the Common' wealth anew to the paramount task of winning the war. In a statewide radio address last night marking the second an niversary of his inauguration. Martin said: "This is no time to think of more profits, more wages, political advantages or social gains.

"We must 'produce more food, more transportation and more munitions. We "must increase the morale of our fighters by helping them and their dependents. We must guard against sabotage and unexpected attack." Cabinet members and their wives were guests of Governor and Mrs. Martin at a dinner in the Executive Mansion to mark the anniversary. Martin' listed as aims of his Ad ministration: 1.

Use a $170,000,000 Treasury (Continued on Page 4, Col. 8) ELAS Sends Letter To House of Commons Athens, Jan. 20, (JP) The cen tral committee of the left wing Greek ELAS forwarded letters today addressed to Regent Archbishop Damaskinos, to represen tatives of certain great powers and, the longest epistle of all, to the British House of Commons. The messages were brought down from ELAS mountain headquarters by a Swiss Red Cross delegate to his chief of mission in Athens, who was to deliver them. 29 Crews Are Jubilant Over Raid On Big Jap Aircraft Plant Near Kobe 29 Base, Saipan, Jan.

20, (Superfortress pilots and crews reported jubilantly today that "we. really crammed hell" out of Japan's big aircraft engine factory near Kobe yesterday. The giant Kawasaki aircraft factory at Akashi, Japan, took a terrific pounding in yesterday's 29 raid and more than 20 new two later by special photographic planes which are generally not very clear. However these were excellent and showed practically all bombs falling upon the plant and great smoke columns rising. One could count 315 bomb bursts within a 4000 foot radius and only 40 bursts outside of the target area although not all photographs were received yet by the bomber command.

There were' concentrations of bursts in the engine plant, the assembly plant, the warehousing area and the dispersal area. North, south and west portions of the engine plant were on fire and two thirds of the west and (Continued on Pace 4, Col. 4) Real Battle Since Landing on Luzon By Spencer Davis General MacArthur's Head quarters, Luzon, Jan. 20, (JP) Lt. Gen.

Walter Krueger is winning the important battle of the left flank. His Sixth Army is smash ing Japanese tanks, silencing artillery concealed caves and going after enemy sol diers in 10 foot deep holes with flamethrowers. It is the first real fight since the Yanks landed at Lingayen Gulf January 9. The apanese Domei News Agency today an American invasion of Luzon Island south of Manila may be developing. In a dispatch intercepted by the Federal Communications Commis sion Domei said, "enemy air forces are conducting reconnaissance operations in the Southern Luzon area, indicating the possibility' that the enemy is intend ing to avoid our powerful forces north of Manila and, instead, at tempt to land troops at some other fresh point." American advices since the invasion of Luzon last week have reported the Yanks hunting for Japanese forces north of Manila.

Domei also said air activity increased greatly Thursday over the Lingayen Gulf, a a after Yank ground troops were stopped cold in their tracks at Manaoag and Sison." Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Sat urday communique announced the capture of Sison. The re ported increase in air activity coincided with completion of (Continued on Page 4, Col. 3) Puerto Rico Faces Rising Unemployment San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jan. 20, Puerto Rico, virtually without war industry, is facing a rising unemployment problem and is anxious to participate in United States war production, a govern ment spokesman said today.

The most conservative unem ployment figure in this U. island possession Was that of Jan, 1, when the Chamber of Com merce estimated that 100,000 were out of work. The spokesman said that of more than 4000 returned war veterans, fewer than 80 have found lobs. Navy on Alert For Roving Jap Subs Off Coast San Francisco, Jan. 20, (yP) Tacit admission that convoys sailing out of Pacific coast ports have been alerted against roving Japanese submarines came today after the Navy disclosed the loss of the Liberty ship John A.

Johnson and ten of its crew in a torpedoing and lifeboat strafirig attack. The sinking and machinegun attack came last November be tween the mainland and Homo lulu, about 400 miles east of Hawaii. Of the ten American seaman killed most of them died under sprays of bullets fired, survivors said, by frenzied Japanese who danced on the submarine deck, shouting banzais and cursing the "Yankee 1 The survivors told how they spent two terrifying hours sub merging themselves and hiding behind wreckage to keep out of (Continued on Page 4, Col. 1) No Cause For Alarm Seen as River Rises A special river bulletin issued by the Federal State Flood Forecasting Service said its information on snow, ice and rainfall conditions "indicates no cause for alarm in the Susquehanna River raising at the present time. "A snow mantle is always a potential hazard," Director L.

F. Conover said, "but other factors such as a period of warm weather and properly timed heavy rainfall must occur to cause flood conditions." He said the service "is constant ly on the watch throughout the day or night for any sign which will change the condition from a hazard to an actual flood threat." VIENNA FGraz Nagykani8 100 1 Kalisz Baltic Sea SILESIA, Only Evening Associated Press Newspaper in Harrisburg. News Around the Clock Msmeljj IratitUva Siedlce WARSAW 4 I fSJLHIVU 1 Jarnow Urmia f. Jaslo 1 ROMANIA RUSSIAN SWEEP CONTINUES Arrows indicate Russian drives on the eastern front, with broken line showing battle front as Red armies drive within 204 miles of Berlin in gigantic offensive. 6300 Drafted Canadians Still AW0L In Protest Against Overseas Service Ottawa, Jan.

20, (JP) Half of a group of 15,600 Canadian Home Defense soldiers drafted for overseas service went absent without leave before embarkation, and 6300 still are at large, Defense Minister A. G. L. McNaughton disclosed today. Some 1500 of these 7800 re' turned voluntarily or were ap prehended, he added, and sailed for Britain along with the others was did not take unauthorized leaves.

He said this total of 8300 con scripted men sent overseas was accompanied by "the full normal quota of reinforcements pre sumbaly men who had volun' teered for service abroad. The 6300 still absent will be classed as deserters if they do not return within 21 days. Gen. Mc Naughton said the troop move ment began Christmas week. But none has been classed as de serters yet, he added.

The 15,600 troops in home de fense units were drafted for over seas duty under a policy of partial conscription adopted by Canada in (Continued on Page 4, Col. 4) Injuries Fatal To Boy as Sled Runs Under Truck Injured in a coasting accident near Speeceville, Marlin Eisen hower, 8 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Eisenhower, Dauphin R. D.

1, died today in the Poly clinic Hospital. State Police reported Eisen hower and his companion, 8 year old Richard Wynn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wynn, also of Dauphin R. D.

1, were on the same sled when it coasted under neath a truck driven by Clarence E. Adams, 41, Railroad street, Millersburg, late yesterday. Richard Wynn is in a serious condition. Eisenhower died of a fractured skull. The boys were brought to the hospital by Mrs.

Eisenhower. King Replaced Rome, Jan. 20, () Pictures of Jupiter and Minerva will replace the visage of King Vittorio Emanuele on new Italian govern ment currency. Armistice Signed With Hungary By 'Bigjrhree' London, Jan. 20, (IP) Soviet Russia, the United States and Britain have signed an armistice with Hungary's provisional gov ernment, the Moscow radio an nounced today.

Moscow said the terms would be published later. The Hungarian regime is headed by Col. Gen. Bela Miklos, and is seated at De brecen in Russian won territory. The armistice was arranged three days' negotiations.

Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov headed Russia's delegation. Ambassador. W. Averell Harriman, Mai. Gen.

John R. Deane, and George F. Kennan, a U. S. representative on the European advisory commission, represented the United States.

The British charge d'affaires, John Balfour, headed Britain's group. TELEGMPH CLOUDY EDITION ImmmLi 1931 TO T7 YC 7 MjLlilllllllVT i 1 SINGLE COPIES THREE CENTS it Itrasisirs esm to mminig Yanks Are Slowly iQnviote Within 69 Milne Winning First Of ISazi Fort of Danzig London, Jan. 20. The Russians, driving to cut off East Prussia, have penetrated within 62 miles of the Gulf of Danjjig in the Junkers province and have smashed to within 204 miles of Berlin in the southwest, the German communique disclosed today. The Germans told of fierce battling against a rolling Red army tide of 3,000,000 men everywhere along a blazing 800 mile front as Moscow broadcasts indicated a fresh series of victory announcements might be forthcoming tonight from the Kremlin.

Marshal Ivan Konev's first Ukrainian armor reached the area of Kepno (Kemper) in a 20 mile advance from Wielun northwest of captured Krakow. German home guard battalions, the Volks sturm, were battling to stop the smash along the Upper Silesian border, Berlin said. Kepno is only nine miles from the frontier and 38 miles northeast of Bres lau, the chief industrial center of German Silesia. Only 204 miles lie between Kepno and Berlin. Northwest of Warsaw Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky's second White Russian army reached or crossed the southwestern border of East Prussia on a 35 mile front and stabbed to Gilgenburg, 62 miles from the Gulf of Danzig.

Gilgenburg is only five miles from Tannenburg, where the memorial to Von Hindenburg's victory of the Masurian Lakes in the first World War was erected. Neidenburg Reached The Russians also reached Nei denburg, eight miles inside East Prussia, and Chorzelle on the East Prussian Polish border, the Germans announced. In the center of the blazing front Marshal Gregory K. Zhu kov's first White Russian army was pouring toward the Polish corridor between the Vistula and Warta (Warthe) in break throughs, and the Germans said fighting was raging against the onrushing line of Red Army tanks. The Russians had reached the area of Plock, Vistula River fort ress 125 miles from Pomerania.

The Russians were 238 miles from Berlin in this sector, The communique did not con firm earlier Berlin broadcasts indicating that Russian spearheads had crossed the Silesian border. But the high command said heavy fighting was raging in the border area against wedges attacking westward, a clear indication that the tide of war had crept to the (Continued on Page 4, Col. 2) Draft Board Reclassifies 155 For Ohio Strike Port Clinton, Ohio, Jan. 20, (JP). Leslie E.

Meyer, chairman of the Ottawa County Selective Service Board, said today 153 men between the ages of 26 and 29, some of whom participated in a strike last week at the Standard Products Company, were processed for Army induction and "a few reclassified into 1 Meyer asserted "the entire group is being readied for Army induction but not for immediate1 call. After a physical examination, the board will consider individual cases. Participation in any strike will certainly be considered at that time." The board chairman declined to say how many of the reclassified were strike participants. The War Today at a Glance By the Associated Press Western Front Americans lashed back at Germans estab lished on 75 mile front west of the Rhine above Strasbourg; other Americans captured dominating heights before St. Vith, drove across northern Luxembourg, menaced Trier; British crossed Maas (Meuse) and cap tured Stevensweert, between Roermond and Sittard.

Russian Front Five Red' Arm ies continued sweep toward Ber lin, one of them 225 miles away; Germans said border of upper Silesia was crossed; Russians threatened to shear off East Prussia. Italian Front Patrols con tinued active in Senio River sector, 1 Pacific Front U. S. Sixth Army won tank battle on left flank of Luzon advance; Sison on Manila Baguio Highway THE WEATHER (V. 8.

Weather Bureau) Sunrise, 8.25; sunset, 6.12. Harrisburg and vicinityMost ly cloudy with intermittent light snow today. Mostly cloudy with little change in temperature to night and Sunday. Light winds. High today, 34; tomorrow, 34; yesterday, 39; low tonight, 22; last night, 23; river, 6.3 feet.

Eastern Pennsylvania Mostly cloudy and continued cold today, tonight and Sunday. Light snow south portion today..