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Allies Are Going Strong-Eisenhower SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDU Llu' cently." Back at his command dm from i l. well prepared German field defenses in some sectors, i luriAKT FORCE, June 8. (AP) Gen. Dwight D. Emhower dec lo red today in 0 confident appraisal of the first 54 hours of th Allied invasion of France that his faith in the sea, air and ground units had been "completely justified" and that the ground forces under Gen.

Sir Bernard L. Montgomery were "performing magnifi vasion area aboard a British naval vessel, the Allied leader acknowledged that one rather strong counterattack had developed, but he appeared confident that the ever-increasing Allied forces could repulse the thrust. Correspondents at Gen. Eisenhower's headquarters were told that the Allied troops had found scattered and i mar AMieo airpower dominates the skies. The supreme commander was asked whether he was satisfied and he replied with a wry grin that no com-mander is ever completely satisfied but that the overall performance of land, sea and air units had been magnificent, THE WEATHU The Morning Herald KRIT flRnj Fill! Associated Press Coverage in -the Bluest Little Newspaper in Pennsylvania VOL.

38. NO. 131. Butmii of Circulation UNIONTOWN, FAYETTE COUNTY, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1944. TWEN'J Y-FOUR PAGES Die In Greene County Mine Fire Another Invasion Loominq 1C4 ki 151 Men Escape A Victim And Survivors Of District Mine Traqedv) Fiery Death In Mining Tragedy Section Of Workings Sealed Off After 18-Hour Bottle; All Hope For Entombed Workers Abandoned By The Officials smoke-filled section of Charters shaft of the Emerald Goal and Coke 'Companv.

(Hillmari) -became a tomb last 'night for six men who lost their lives in Greene ccv.mty's first mine disaster in several years. Workmen scaled oft the section after nil hope of the xumtjis, sun uemg aiive Jiaci user. aD.ititiotied and after firemen and rescue workers had battled the blaze in one entry of the mine for nearly IS hours. The six men were trapped in the main an estimated feel from the bottom of the 80-foot shaft, when it was said a load of hay German Reserve Armies Sent To French Sectors Allies Broadcast Warning To Other Countries To Look For New Thrusts; Allied-Nazi Action Starts On Major Sec le Bf WES GALLAGHF.R SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, (Fridal), -U llics were thrusting ahead along the whole expanding Normandy bat-f ioday' deye(ps their threat to cut oif the Cherbourg peninsula in heavy dose-quarters fighting against fresh German tactical reserves whose advent brought the invasion into its second phase. A single Allied division was credited by hMduiarteis irith having taken more (hurt 1,000 -Nazi prisoners since the European fortress was breached Tnesd.iv.

i-ltrn thaT the Canfldia" fenlry and armor had taken GOO prisoners and freed dozen toivns between aen and captured Hnyeiix. Caen, nine miles south of the Seine Bay on the Ortie river ws the center bitter battle against strong defenses, but the Nazis themselves acknowledged that the Allies were inside the city and had pushed five miles south and west of Bayeus, five miles from the coast. In general, however, the Allied command kept mum on exact locations. FAVOR KD BY WEATHER An Allied communique issued shortlv before last mid-mghf said (he Americans-on the west flank of the invasion iul their beachheads Thnrsdav and tnal fhc Hi jfish and Canadians were makinR steady progress. disclosed early tndny that better weather ihe Allied mvasion srhedule had regained most of the nearly 2J hours it was thrown off in the niovemcnf of supiilies and reinforcements from England in the first Wo foul days It was indicated thai the first forces ashore Tuesday could have pushed Tiorc rapidly than they did, but Gen.

Dwight D. Eisenhower's supreme command decided it was wiser to slow the advance somewhat, rather than make a caught fire from a ahort-c Fifth War Loan cuited wire. All others of the 157 men at vork In the pit at the trrw reached safety through Drive Is Given-Big Boost Here Llppcncol.t air shaft, about lhrce miles from the plant. Smoke from the lire immediately filled nil sections of (he mine as the stubborn blaze spread dpipile efforts of firemen to bring it under control. Thirty Us-eii to haul pit iragons Underground were suffocated, according to the mine stable boss.

Try Ta Smother Flames Volunteer Workers Hear Siirring Plea At St. John's Hall Itp.taUves Rhd friends of the trap- Chalrmtn, team captains And volunteer of Zone under the direction of Paul R. Seeman, left the dinner meeting in the gym- 24 New Inductees nicht wllli (he detcTinliialion that the Fifth War Loan opening! Monday morning, will go over UJei Leave For Service! lop. Chairman ScenLmi, tvIio presided. 26- Two Are Over The Year Limit In announcing the quota of fnr Zone huded the enthusiasm of lire workers, particularly in (he last few days when all have Stark tragedy struck the mining of ClarJisvillc ycstcAiay when six men were entombed aflcr a lire in the 'mine.

OHU clais abandoned all hope tor the njen and sealed the mine to prevent additional, loss ot life. One of the victims, Stephen Barnlsh, shown above. His daughter, Evelyn, Is shown comforting her mother, Mrs. Mary Burnish, Iri (heir, home at ClarUsville. Lower pliolo is the ton ot the J.

Arnelf, county chairman of (tie War Finance committee if Fayctlt coiini)-, will sneak, over the local r.irlin illlou, at 5:25 o'clock this evening in pr-campalpi bro.ide.ih1. A group of SI registrants from local Board No. 6 left for New Cumberland reception center last nlEhL Following e-iamination at Pittsburgh Indue tion center on Hay 5. fbey qualified for general military service. They received 33 rtavs to adjust their affairs before departure All or the selectees, except two.

arc under 20 years of aire. The inductees Charles W. Gaskill. agt-J 34; James J. Bcckwith, aged 33; Benja- shaft immediately alter it scaled upon order of the more vrar-conscious.

Prior introducing ihc speakers the -Herald Photos. IAdriillnn.il piclnrrs on F.ige nnmrnian expressed confidence in attaining Jhe goal. "The main objective of this campaign is lo sell bonds, to sell more temporary spectacular gain and risk having the spearheads nipped off. Announcing that the first step in the invasion hud been accomplished, headquarters explained this as "tho securing of a foothold and the defeating of local German reserves." Thc'prcsenl second phase, it was explained, calls for ue-feating the German tactical reserves, which are (hose' most immediately at lianH. including Ihe 7fh and Lrfh armies now-being met; and the third Ihe task of crushing strategic reserves, which might come from Germany or other fronts and whose defeat would speli complete security for the Allied dispositions.

SPEARHEAD ASSAULT The British Sixth Airborne Division, which Ihe Nazis claimed yesterday to have "annihilated" has held repealed German attacks, the communique said. It later was disclosed at headquarters that Americans were fighting for a lateral road, which was not specified, but iCnnlinurd on Pace S. Cfll. 4) bond's and to sell more bonds quickly," said Dr. A.

Cordon Mnc- mir. nam, (jcorge W. Mcrrjman. Bernard T. Brllz, Alien A- Brady, James.

B. BaiTd, John Joseph Mur-tha, James W. Thompson, Jack Frank EL Novak, Edward H. Kalh, Kennclh J. Kypavtr, Samuel J.

Gcorgiana, Robert A. Alarris, -William A. Thomas, Donald J. Bowman, John C. Jenkins.

Har- Pomona Grangers Meeting Saturday Pleasant Valley Scene Of Quarterly Session Quarterly meeting of the Fayette Lcnnan, pastor of the Shady Side United Presbyterian church. Ideals of Liberty Dr. MacLennun said tho rxmu- Tey C. King, Raymond L. Harris, lace "is comparable to a blind man, inasmuch ns generally we arc unable to visualise the realities of QMimey rj.

senroyer, Albert lienncr. Charles E. Boyle, Ferdinand K. Uoiaq. County Pomona Grange will be held iLoniimrcn mi rage Col.

21 in ins fieasant Valley Grange hall, Bullskin township, Saturday at 10 a. m. Worthy Mailer, H. M. Jeffries will.

preside. A Memorial ser- Honors To Nerhacofin vir.c will follow the busineM Here's First District After luneh in the Grance hall: a flLsctLuion of postwar agriculture in Fayette county wll held under News Of The Invasion Word of the narticin.it.irm Hid vf il is direction of R. E. Carter, roun- farm ajent. Mrs.

Mary Lyons Is wortlvy lec Simpson Says Allies Keep Objective Secret By KIRKE SIMPSON Assoclaleil Prj Vr Analil A logical pattern for the Allied invasion of France via fsornmndy beaches began to disclose itself as trie third day of the greatest military adventure in history drew' to a 'clow although its supreme commander. General Eisenhower, stilt masked his intentions from friend and-foe alike. His progress Imllctins still lacked definite geographical turer. HLATKY TAVERN AT SHOAF OPENING JUNE 10 BEER LIOMT LUNCHES, SOFT DRINKS the masses of Allied sea and air-borne troops which Sanded in France was received last night by Th Morning Ileralr Lt, Grover H. McLauehlin srm of Uv RUMMAOE SALE i P.

A. Class, Asburv.churrri Rat. urtJay, June 10, 9.A. M. C.

McLsughlin, of Nemacolm, was successful in shooting own two. enemy planes in the air. and one on the ground Cable No. 14 se ft 13 cab1 No. 12.....

SCREEN DOORS J3.55 to $3.55. wiicer is pilot ot a tighter plane and a mem ber of Ihe United States Eighth Air Force. Mrs. ivliefr ittfnrinrfi In. u.uii wuiui io measure tner SThoWinK lip irtta, SOUS.

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Fayclte American jcsion Auxiliary si Keystone Masonton AdMitstoi $120 30 Games SECRETARY. SLAKt. HOEBUCK CO. scope and direction of the ssult stormed Rfnorc over Plionc 1300 umontomi. Pa exploits of her son, excai.iied LIDO POOL NOTICE Uwu Inc urgatit rcqwsl ot many local people no haye docftled-to sell limited number of family books consisting of 30 'tickets nl (12 00, -plus tx, Season Tickets are tlOOD.

plus lux. Djjiy Hd-misslotis me. sold to dining room guests only. SUMMIT HOTEL KIDDIE DAY EVERY FRIDAY AT SHADY GROVE PARK Free transportation from tlnlon- Uo yon mean he in the Why, he has only been overs uas a Utile more than a When Mrs. McLaughlin fully cornprshended the pact MciiauKhlm is nlayintr brincrincr ultima fu somelhlni; of a mylti In Ihe Not- mandy area a'.

lc.uL. Eisenhower ah4 his itall. el. know thai the main tnemy Is not fixed lortlttaUiorui but German rmy. Tho.

Inrii- cato that only ma Iocs! rtwrrei have been er.roimlercd up to now, (Csntlnneii mi Ftft CM. wide coastal' front successfully as, to prompt an olfirial stalemcrit, (hat the first phase of the Invasion bad been compiled (inri the second begun. They also failed to reflect the optimism of some eye witness! press counts from (he fighting1 front holding that the vatmtccl Kail, towii' ii ConnellsHle to tho Park. 'Tdj verypvoiid ttE ownnimng iickcis, ax-, rr.ay hd pnrcIiMecl at West Penn Terminal.