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Is Enraged Jap Suicide ttack On U. S. ospital Ship Guam, April (AP)--Amerin enraged a paneae pilot's SBfeidal attack a helplew navy hospital acuatlnr their wounded bodes, fought doggedly today two airfields--their imme- ite on nouthern tinawa. ic fully-loaded unarmed, un- rted, UJ3.S. Comfort was at- ed and heavily damaged 50 miles of Okinawa.

Twenty-nine were 33 wounded and one was miss- The "killed included six army es and flve army medical offi- though the vessel was ily Identifiable as searchlights ed on the giant Red Crosses ited on her gleaming white decks superstructure, the Japanese made several runs at her pre- nary to his kamikaze (suicidal) ck, reported Associated Press Vern Haugland. 200 Suicide Jap Planes icse other developments were reed in Fleet Adm. Chester W. itz's communique today: )tal American casualties on Okia and nearby islands were 11,413, jding 1,847 killed, through Fri- le Japanese sent about 200 air- in wave after wave against srican forces off Okinawa for 15 rs from Saturday noon until 2:15 n. Sunday.

They "caused some lage to light units of the cost of 104 attacking planes down. oughboys of the 27th Infantry sion captured the northern half Manchinato airfield, 2Vi miles of Naha, Okinawa's capital on west coast. The Seventh Infan- Division gained heights over- ing Yonabaru airdrome on the coast. Yank Bombers Busy uam, April 29 (AP)--Hitting by light in good bombing weather, a of 100 to 150 Superfortresses ibed Japanese military installa- on Honshu and Kyushu from Hum altitude today, was the fifth consecutive days te at Kyushu, Japan's staging i for air attacks against U. ision forces at Okinawa, 325 south.

esides six airfields on Kyushu Tachikawa Army Air arsenal 21 west of Tokyo was attacket ly. Tokyo radio said 100 Mustang ters from Iwo Jima escorted 100 9's in the attack on Tachikawa's Iromes. unday's raid by a similar num- of B-29s was reported "generally One Superfort was lost. Yankee Celebration Beguio, Luzon. April 29 observed Japanese Em- Eror HirobJto's birthday by tising the American and Phil- ipines flags over captured again yesterday and by unchiiig a.

new offensive nrthward from tills summer ipital. ontrary to Tokyo broadcasts, no anesc counterattack was launclv- ind the flags went up in an un- ested ceremony. Yanks Drive on Davao City tanila, April 30 (AP)--U. S. in- trymen drove on Davao city the south and East today, sup- bed by planes operating off a airfield just 30 js south of the big Mindanao city, one of the last Japanese ingpoints in the Philippines.

wift American P-T boats appear- in Eavao gulf for the first time urday to shell enemy installa- is at that principal hemp port Archipelago. 'anks of the 24th Infantry Divi- i were within 25 road miles on the south and the 31s xie) Division, newly committee the Davao campaign--in which lerce fight is expected--was ut 65 miles east of the city, he 24th captured the Padada air- 3, on the shore of Davao gulf hout a fight. The field, littered wrecKed Japanese planes ukly was put into operation. iree Make First Solo Flights Here Gettysburg college coed and two ims county residents made the! I solo flights at the Gettysburg xrt over the week-end following rscs of instruction, 'he coed. Miss Helen Irene Stitt ightcr of Dr.

John Stitt. Kittan made her first solo flight Sun afternoon after eight hours Lructlon the minimum time scribed by the Civil ulnistratlon. Paul H. Settle, Jr. son of Paul Settle, Gettysburg 3, soloc'l Saturday afternoon sr eight and one-half hours tmction, while Preston Reginald distil.

Gettysburg R. 2, made hi solo flight Sunday afternoon cr completing 10 and onc-hal ITS of preliminary 1 instruction. FIRE COMPANY DRILL 'he Gettysburg Fire company wil a drill Tuesday evening, meet at the engine house at Chief James A. Aumen an meet! today. THE GETTYSBURG TIMES Truth Our Quide--The Public Qood Our Aim With Honor To Ourselves And Profit To Our Patrons Qood Evening Mussolini's execution wto the pattern for fallen dictators.

ESTABLISHED 1902 Lewed Wire Member of Ttw Associated Preu GETTYSBURG, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1945 Read by Nearly Everybody in Adama County PRICE THREE CENTS Ninth Army Joins With Russians YORK SPRINGS MAN MISSING INGERMANY Pfc. Robert S. Grissinger. 19, son of Mr. and Mrs.

John M. Grissinger. York Springs R. 1, has been missing action in Germany since April 7. his parents were informed by War Department telegram Saturday afternoon.

Private Grissinger previously had been reported as wounded in action Germany November 17, 1944, but lad returned to duty with his outfit late in' December. He received the Heart medal for his wounds. Young Grissinger was a member of an infantry unit with General Patton's Third Army. He has been in service since January 24, 1944, and was overseas since September 1944. He went first to England and then into Prance and Germany.

He was inducted at New Cumberland and then was transferred to Fort Benning, for infantry training, and later went to Fort Bragg, N. before going overseas. Before being inducted into the army he attended Dickinson college for one year as a pre-medical student. A twin-brother, John M. Grissinger, is serving as a pharmacist's mate in the navy.

At present he is stationed at the Chelsea, Navy base hospital. John visited at his home over the week-end. John attended Gettysburg college for one year before he was inducted into the navy last year. Wounded We. Clarence M.

Warner, 20, of William E. Warner, York Springs R. 1, was wounded in Germany for the second time on April 3. lie was wounded in the rich I elbow. Previously he was slightly wounded in Belgium on December 25.

Pfc. Warner was inducted in June, 1943, and went overseas in March, 1944. SENTENCE MAN WANTED HERE Expressing regret that the law did not permit him, to impose a penitentiary term. Judge Watson R. Davison Saturday in the Franklin county courts sentenced David Robert Reside, 60, of Harrisburg and Philadelphia, to the county jail for years on five charges of cheating by fraudulent pretense.

The sentence was dated from Reside's arrest and commitment on February 17, and included the costs of prosecution. It is evident that you have been living for years by your wits at the expense of persons easily influenced," asserted Judge Davison. "Unfortunately there cannot be a penitentiary sentence under the circumstances. If there could I would send you there." Reside was convicted earlier in the week of having swindled Frank B. Elliott, Montgomery township farmer of $2,250 in a real estate scheme which he allegedly promised Turn to Page 2) Here And There Collected At Random Guides' Association Elects New Officers Walter L.

Rcynoldb was elected president of the Gettysburg Battlefield Guides' association at a meeting Saturday evening at the fire engine house. Other officers elected were: Vice president, Charles Wolf: secretary. James Crouse, and treasurer, Clarence Wright, The association voted to take a membership in the Chamber of Commerce lor the present year. Regular meetings of the nssocia-1 tioii will be held the last Saturday of each month. I We are repeating the local arrangements for the observance of Victory Day when it is officially announced by General Dwight D.

Eisenhower. When the Associated Press flashes the word to The Gettysburg Times it will be relayed immediately to the fire engine house and local industries. The fire engine siren will be sounded factory whistles will be blown. All workers are urged to remain at their posts. All churches will hold special services at 7 o'clock in the evening.

The services will be concluded not later than eight o'clock. At 8:15 o'clock in the evening there will be a public meeting in the square. Judge W. C. Sheely will preside and brief talks will be made by the Rev.

FT. Mark E. Stock and the Rev. Dr. A.

R. Wentz. If the Victory 1 Day announcement is made too late in the day to hold evening services, the same program will prevail the following day. The porch of the Hotel Gettysburg will be used as a rostrum. All residents of the community and county arc urged to assemble in the square immediately after the close of the church services.

Victory Day in Europe will not be an occasion for wild celebrations. It is to be remembered that Adams county has more than 3,500 men and women in service. Some are in the Navy, the Army. Marine Corps, Army Nurse Corps, Army Air Forces, Wac and every other branch of the service. A goodly number lie under white crosses supreme sacrifices in the struggle for world peace.

There will remain much more fighting to be done to erase the (Please Turn to Page 2) BOOKMOBILE TO TOUR COUNTY ON 2-DAY SCHEDULE With the announcement today that the Huntingdon county library bookmobile will make a demonstration tour of Adams county Thursday and Friday, O. H. Benson, president of the Adams County Free Library association announced that more than 2,000 individuals and 80 organizations in all parts of the county have subscribed charter memberships in the association. Mr. Benson said there is "no question" that the membership campaign soon will reach and exceed the goal.

"The marvelous support the library movement is receiving from every part of the county insures the success of the project," Mr. Benson declared- With Miss Kathryn Oiler, Huntingdon county librarian, in charge, the bookmobile, which is similar to the machine planned for the Adams county library after it begins operating, will visit a score of county communities. The public is invited to inspect the car on its stops in school centers. A loud speaker will be carried in the bookmobile to explain the operation of the car used to carry books to all parts of the area served by the library. Library memberships will be received on the tour.

To Visit School Centers The county superintendent's office today suggested to public and parochial school principals that they allow the pupils to assemble outside of the school buildings when the bookmobile arrives so that they may hear and see the facilities that are planned for library service throughout this county. To make the "bookmobile recess" serve a double purpose, it was suggested that the pupils be sent outside the buildings on the basis of a required fire drill. The bookmobile, being loaned to this county for the two-day tour, will follow this itinerary: Thursday Franklin township a. Orrtanna school, Fairfield high school, Hamil- tonban p.m.; Gettysburg schools, tiittlestown schools, McSherrystown schools, Bonneauville fire engine house, Gettysburg, center square, 7 to 9 p. m.

Friday New Oxford schools, a. Abbottstown schools, 9:4510: East Berlin schools, Heidlersburg school, York Springs schools, Idavillc school, p. Bendersville school, Biglerville schools, ArendtsvUle schools, Strasbaugh's school, Mrs. S. Lewars, a member of I i the boaid of directors of the county i library association; Dr.

Robert A. Bream, assistant county superin- tcndent of school, will accompany TOWN 'CLEANUP' STARTS TUESDAY The annual spring cleanup of Gettysburg bocough begins Tuesday, LeRoy H. Winebrenner, borough engineer, announced today. He said that, borough workmen already have moved a number oi loads of ashes arid hope to have the cleanup finished within two or three weeks. Workmen will begin in the north end of town and will work south, covering every part of the town as go.

No return trip be made to properties where the refuse is not available on the scheduled trip, Mr. Winebrenner said. Refuse to be hauled shall be placed along town alleys which will be cleaned of all debris during the two-week "town housecleaning" period. Clark Proclaims Virtual End Of War In Italy; New Rumors Peace Is Imminent SKULL FRACTURED The ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph Tate, of Idaville, fell from a. truck on last Monday and fractured his skull. He was with the Boy Scouts collecting waste paper when the accident occurred. He was returned to his home after X-rays were taken at the Carlisle hospital, i He is reported to be improving. By ALTON L.

BLAKESLEE (Associated Press War Editor) Ninth Army Americans joined the Russians in a new place west of Berlin today, and the virtual end of the bloody conquest of Italy was proclaimed by Gen. Mark Clark. Nazi Germany's once-unexcelled military machine was collapsing: amid rumors of imminent peace. Russians hammered in on the final melting Nazi pocket in Berlin. Five Allied armies won or entered the citadels of Munich.

Milan, Genoa, and Venice in a swift, powerful squeeze on the Germans' southern redoubt. Americans of the Ninth Army met Russians south of Mag- deburg on the Elbe, widening the corridor splitting German Guise said today that he did not arms to perhaps 80 miles. know when he would resume his du- German armies in Italy have "been virtually eliminated as GLENN GUISE HAS DISCHARGE! FROM MARINES! Pvt. J. Glenn Guise, former chief of the borough police force, was at his home today after having received an honorable discharge from the United States Marine Corps Reserve at Camp Lejeune, a military force," Clark asserted, with 25 enemy divisions SEEK TO HAVE WILL VOIDED In the York orphans court Judge Harvey A.

Gross has issued a citation to show cause why the judicial since at ace of the register of wills to admit' He served with military police as- for probate a paper purporting to be the will of George W. Rife, late of Hanover, should not be set aside. Petition for the citation was pre- behalf of er R. D. gakes, a ties with the borough police force, a position from which he has been on i ITO.

leave while on military service, and shattered in the 22-day British-American offensive. I he which was not filled by the borough Nazis "can no longer effectively resist our armies," the 15th council in his absence Army group cornmall er said. Near Allied Juncture In Alps would return to his old job. He was' As little as 125 miles separated the Allies in Italy and inducted intojthp Marine Corps last Americans in the Bavarian Alps. The bullet-riddled body of Mussolini, vainglorious modern "Caesar," was cursed and kicked in a square in Milan.

A dispatch from supreme headquarters said the indica- tions were that hostilities in Europe would continue only a veti Anzemjruber Ends Duty matter of days. Moscow called on the Germans to surrender. Another development 'concerning Red Army men battled over the burning wreckage of Berthe police department was the offi-1 ij only a half mile from the Reichschancellery, and at the northern edge of the Tiergarten, presumed headquarters of the North Carolina camp. sigiiments and other camp duties Rife, Hanover, nephew and nieces of gruDer who expects to be inducted the German command and possibly Hitler himself. The Gerthe deceased.

They declare that un- nto der the law they are entitled to the estate and believe that they can prove that at the time of the writing of the disputed paper Mr. Rife was 80 years old and not of sound mind and understanding and that he was both mentally and physically sick. They say the estate is valued at upward of $15.000. Included in the bequests are mentioned the names of two persons, service Thursday. mans held only an 18-square mile area of the 431 in greater Anzengruber has been a special of- er ii The Germans' Oslo radio declared Soviet tanks had bat- as a relief man for the force.

He did tered into the Tiergarten, the "central park" converted with considerable patrol work on the out- i an un rground fortress. skirts of town. Burgess Fred G. Pfeffer reported today, an effort to curb juvenile offenders. The burgess said that Guise had talked with him this morning but U.

Seventh Army troops ped up in Munich, birthplace of Nazism, entered Sunday when Americans in Italy pushed into Miriam Krug and Mrs. Mildred Me- had not yet decided whether or not patriot-liberated Milan, the cradle Donald, designated as nieces, when in fact, they are not nieces. There are charitable bequests to the ex- tent of $900. The residue is to be divided among those named spe- fie bequests. Paul Garrett and C.

D. Garrett re nsmed executors in the paper. Mr. Rife died, it is averred on May 18. three days after making the paper was executed, it is claimed, in the office of the Garretts.

Attorneys John P. Butt, Gettysburg, i and Herbert Cohen represent the petitioners. he would resume his former position. The matter probably will be decided after a meeting of the council safety committee and perhaps with the council itself at its regular meeting next Monday evening. Hospital Report Mrs Howard Flickinger, 344 West Cpl.

Lawrence Myers Slightly the bookmobi'le on the tour. Other Lawrence F. Myers, 36-year- board members also plan to accom- i old infantryman, was slightly Hawk, Taneytown, 2: Mrs John Cool. Fail-field: Mrs. Norman Shmdledecker.

a sburg street; Mrs. Richard C. Thompson, Rocky Ridge, Md Mrs. Howard Riley. Gettjiburg R.

5. and Mrs. pany the car on parts of its county tour. wounded in action in Germanv on i 950 Countians On State Relief Rolls A total of 664 cascs involving 950 persons in Adams county were dependent on public assistance during the hospital in which her husband the week ending April 21. it was re- is a patient It disclosed that he ported today by Robert P.

Wray, had suffered perforating wounds, of acting secretary of public assistance, the thighs and said that he was been admitted as patients to the Warner hospital Roy Chapman. April 5, according to a and later ment telegram received Friday by his wife, Mrs. Pauline Reaver Myers, Hanover Cpl Myers is son of Mrs. C. F.

Mvers, Bonneauville. Before lecomng the telegram. Mrs. Myers received a card from of Italian Fascism and Italy's lar- i gest city (pop Other I units killed or seized the SS guards at Dachau concentration camp, freeing some 32,000 prisoners. Americans of the Third Army crossed the Isar river in a new push toward Berchtesgaden, 75 miles or less away.

Northern Nazi Pocket Crumbles Still other Seventh Army men fought south of Fussen on the Austrian border, 135 miles from Americans at Bergamo in Italy. The Fifth Aimy was in Genoa; British troops seized canal-coursed Venice, and pushed on to within 75 miles of Yugoslav partisans who reportedly had entered Trieste The northern German pocket was crumbling as well The British Sec- rivers, and fought in Ixser, 14 miles southeast of Emden. Toll of Prisoners Mounts The western Allies bagged 74,986 prisoners Saturday for an April total of 1,291,738, and invasion total Of 2,621,433. More than 100,000 of the enemy had been captured in the German collapse in Italy, where the U.S. Fifth and British Eighth armies pushed on without halt.

Enemy lines Allied headquarters said, but Germans fought desperately north of Lake Garda near the Brenner pass. Surrender of the Ligurian army of captured, Marshal Rodolfo Graziani was being negotiated. Perhaps far dealings were in progress. A Stockholm newspaper said Count Folke Bernadotte, Swedish Red Cross official who reputedly delivered a peace message from, the Germans, had made "a new contact" with Vengeful Italians Spit Upon Mussolini's Body By GEORGE PALMER April 30 (AP) Spat upon and cursed, Liie body of Benito Mussolini was the object today of the vengeful wrath of the Italian people whom he had promised a place in the sun, but had led Instead to defeat and misery. The former Italian dictator, his beautiful young mistress.

Claretta Pctacci, and 17 Fascist leaders were shot to death by Italian patriots at Gullano de Mezzcrgcre, near Como, Saturday afternoon. Taken prisoner was Mussolini's war minister, Rudolfo Grazianl. Mussolini and his followers were attempting to flee to Switzerland. Orazlanl declared he sought to give himself up. tin Formal Trial There was no formal trial, and after the executions at 4:10 p.

m. the bodies were piled into a truck and brought to Mlhm for public exhibition. Yesterday the corpse of the 81- year-old lonner dictator was hung by the heels in the Piaaza Qtiindici Martini in By his side was the body of his mistress, blood smeared across her breast. Flanking them on both sides were the bodies of five other Fascist leaders. Angry Milan citizens pushed and shoved against the partisans guarding the bodies.

Some succeeded in breaking through and spitting upon II Ducc's body. One man emptied the clip of his automatic discharged Other discharges in- 1 ond Armv was across tne Elbe 20 Hemnch Himmler. eluded Stephen Berwager and Ron- mlle east ol Hamburg and 3f) miles of Near aid Weaver, both of Westminster; south ol Luebeck. whose fall would Mrs. John Fissel, Gettysburg seal ofl Denmark.

A Russian offensive xva, cutting west of Stettin toward a British-Soviet linkup. Americans of the Ninth Army cap- tured Zerbst beyond the Elbe. 471 miles, southwest of Berlin and about 11 miles Ironi Russian units. Canadians in the west broadened 1 2. and Mrs.

George Redding and mtant son George Nicholas. 321 South Washington street. Separated into the four aid classi- making fications, there were 60 cases involving 93 persons receiving general assistance; 451 cases involving 452 per- normal improvements. "Weather Forecast Fan tonight and Tuesday: little change temperatme. Moscow reports said the fall of Berlin was imminent.

Another 11,000 German captives were taken there Sunday, for a three-day catch of 54.000 The Soviet communique said 40.000 Nazis were captured in a. pocket southeast of Berlin. North ol Berlin and west of Steta bridgehead over the Ems and Lecia Cpl. Myers was employed by the American Chain and Cable Company, York, before entering the sons receiving old-age assistance; 79 I Army on June 11. 1943 He trained cases involving 331 persons recciv- with an anti-aircraft unit at Camp ing aid to dependent children, and a i and then was tratis- 74 persons receiving blind pensions.

ferred to the Infantry and sent to Camp Livingston, La for training 4,000 Jews Slain Near Jail Where Hitler WroteHisBook pistol other into the punched lifeless form. Anthe once-famed jutting jaw. Shot in Back Mussolini was shot through the head by the partisans after he was captured Friday by a sergeant approaching the Swiss border. He and the other Fascist leaders were fleeing; in a truck convoy. Mussolini was garbed in iu German officer's coat and was driving north when the aergcant spotted him.

He died shouting "No! No!" to the (Please Torn to 4-H Clubs Plan Two Meetings Two meetings of county 4-H clubs for the coming week were announced today by A. C. Hug, assistant county farm agent. The 4-H Baby Beef club will meet Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the liome of Elmer Appier, Hanover R. 1, while the county boys and girls who arc interested in the formation of a 4-H Dairy Calf club will meet Friday evening at 8 o'clock at the court house.

Hug will be in charge of both meetings. By P. LOCHNER L.IiHtsbcrg, April 30 (AP)--Nearly Division's military government sec- ADDITIONAl, FURIAMJGH Sgt. James Pierce, York street, who reported at Ft. Dix, N.

Thursday night after a 45-day furlough at home, was granted an additional eight-day furlough. He will report next Friday and is scheduled to return to his outfit which is now in Germany. He went overseas in the first week of Februaiy. this year 4 0(H) vanous of r. TM a brother Cpl i Europe were killed at concentration- 'German Paul E.

Myers, who is stationed at numbcr 4 whlch locatod os fvy. head of tlie Twelfth Armored civilians were digging Selfridgc Field, Mich. Howard Staub Found Dead At Littlestown Howard Staub, ngcd about 61 years. Crcagerstown. Md was found dead bed at a cabin nt Littlestown Sunday morning.

Dr. C. G. Crist, Adams county coroner, investigated and attributed death to a heart attack. Mr.

Staub, an employe of the Snceringer cement block plant, Littlestown, is reported to have lived in the cabin with several other men. When he failed to make his appear- i ance Sunday morning an investlga- I tion was made and his body was found. Startinic May 1st Ann's Beauty Shoppc, 207 Baltimore street, will be closed all dfcv Thursday. only a few miles from the jail cell where Adolf Hitler i "Mem! Kainpt" Only ye.stciday the few that could i still walk were dragged alon? the fleeing Nazis. Today I saw scores of charred bodies, hundreds of naked, virtual skeletons, lying on the ground with unforgettable grimaces of extreme pain.

I aho saw and smelled the filthy hovels where they were herded until the fleeing SS guards set fire to them, burning several! hundred Jews alive. Bochc Dig Graves Some 250 Germans including min- isters, priests, farmers, businessmen and common laborers from the surrounding country were brought to the camp today on the orders of Col. Edward p. Seiller of Ijculsvllle, Standing- amidst tlic burnt, tortured, wound-pished corpses Seillrr asktd the Germans to remove their hats, in tribute to men wlio "like yourselves could t-ec, frel, hear, smell and taste like other but who were coldly and inhumanely murdered." Seillcr said "you may say thai you weren't personally responsible for all this but remember you for the government which perpetrated atrocities Ilfce these." View Camp Horrors Col. Si'iiler seized heavy set stocky, bullet-headed man whose head was smeared with iodine and stood him the gruesome corpses MM: (Please Torn to 2t tin, the second White Russian army captured Anklam, Priedland.i and Neubrandenburg in a thrust through Mecklenburg province.

In Czechoslovakia, the Second Ukrainian army pushed forward west of fallen Bruenn toward a junction with the First Ukrainian army. In Austria, two Soviet columns were pushin? forward toward a jwssible juncture with the American Third army. BULLETINS Moscow, April 30 children of Moscow under 4 years of are will see tor the flrat time In their tonight the illuminated streets and the lighted windows of their native city when the Wackowt officially ends. New York, April companies of German mutinied at Kiel after authorities ordered them elk- train for Infantry dwty at UM fighting front in the Hamtanjf sector, the StocUbrtm Nyheter MM Mart elite (Pfewe Torn to Fkfe Z).