The Belleville News-Democrat from Belleville, Illinois • 1

I llr Unila Mrw-I raomd WEATHER FORECAST (9T tOCII WBATBH BllliV) Warmer tills afternoon and tonight Increasing winds becoming moderate to strong tonight Temperature i Is Belleville rSt U6e cttet 'plant Pfamc FOR THOSE IN THE SERVICE FEED LIVEWIRE CHAMPION ftth Year Established 1855 Published at Belleville IIL SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18 1943 News end Democrat Combined 1883 VoL 87 No 220 mm Ml IKJ Local Sailor on Ship Ldst in Mediterranean SALE OF BONDS HERE $915538 4671 OF GOAL NOW ATTAINED laein Jillies Mauds Bridgehead at Salerno Widens Fifth Army Has Advanced 13 Miles Inland 2 Other Islands Seized Allied Headquarters (UP) Allied armed forces have seized three more islands one within artillery range of off the west coast of Italy while the Fifth Army has captured the village of Roccadaspide in a drive deeper inland with support of airplanes based inside the expanding Salerno bridgehead BULLETIN The Navy Department this afternoon Informed Mr and Mrs Frank Bloomer Sr 1812 East Street that their son Radioman Third Class Frank Bloomer Jr was missing la action Third ClaBS Radioman Frank Bloomer Jr 21 a son of Mr and Mrs Frank Bloomer Sr 1812 East Street was aboard the destroyer Rowan sunk by an "underwater in the Mediterranean last Saturday The Navy announced the sinking last night but so far lufs not Issued any report on tne casualties The fate of Commander Robert Stephens Ford Staten Island was not reported Bloomer enlisted In the Navy in April 1942 and has been -attached to the Rowan since February Hr has not blen home since his enlistment The Bloomers have another son Harry who is an Army aviation cadet The announcement hinted German submarines are now striking at Allied supply lines to Italy The Rowan a 1500-ton ship commissioned In 1939 was lost two days after the Invasion of Salerno It had a complement of 172 men Also announced was the sinking of the tug Nauset as a result of "enemy In the Mediterranean September 9 and the loss of the tug 8 8 Navajo due to an "underwater In the south Pacific September 12 They were sister ships USING A CAPTURED German gun position for protection an American soldier awaits an opportune moment to advance through German mortar fire on the Italian front After a fierce battle with the Nazis the Americans are on the offensive again in the Salerno area Signal Corps Radio Telephoto 105205 American Casualties Figures Include Actual Sales Made by Local Is-uing Agencies Stock-yards Auction Brought in $6048000 Issuing agencies in Belleville have sold $91553875 in war bonds and tax notes in the Third War Loan Drive at the close of business yes-' terday it was announced today by A Heiligenstein co-chairman of the County War Finance The sales for the day amounted to $7664070 inasmuch as sales up to 5 Thursday aggregated $838-89805 Thus Belleville has reached 467 percent of its quota of $1958000 The drive began September 9 and closes October 2 The sales reported by Heiligenstein do not Include a possible portion of the $1500-000 Md yesterday by the State of Illinois for "King the prize porker There Is some talk that Belleville and the adjacent areas will receive credit 'or 40 percent of that bid because FUte funds were used to buy the bonds Annin Wangelln chairman of the house-to-house canvass commPtef announced todiy another $100000 had been pledged by" Bellevlll-ans The ''canvass was made Wednesday night and a partial report Issued Thursday showed pledges of about $245000 The total is now approximately $345000 Wangelln said Meanwhile a complete report of the National Stockyards auction of was announced by Charles 8pilker director of publicity for the Third War Loan Drive In the county The porker brought In $6048-000 Including the $1500000 bid by State Treasurer William Stratton "That said Spllker "brings the price of a ham sandwich pretty high The hog which slept through most of the auction weighs 400 pounds At market prices yesterday Neptune would have yielded $58 at the stockyards" next public appearance will be September 29 at Alton when he will be offered for sale The hog Is owned by Chief Petty Officer Don Lingle attached to the Navy recruiting station at Alton Merchants Plan For Concentrated Coverage Flans for a concentrated coverage of every retail outlet In Belleville were made last night by the retail division of the Third War Loan Drive Joseph Pesklnd Is chairman of the division which met at the Cham-(Turn to Page 2 Column 3) The Italian island of Pro-cide two miles long and 12 miles southwest of Naples was occupied by the Allies and later the larger island of Ischia 18 miles southwest of Naples surrendered its garrison and was occupied It controls the north end of the Gulf of Naples and the sea approaches to that great port toward which the Fifth now firmly joined with the British Eighth Army 1s pushing A third Island Ponza which lies south of Rome and 67 miles west of Naples also was seized 13-Mile Advance The Fifth Army which now has advanced about 13 miles inland on the Salerno front and still Is pushing the retiring enemy was given the benefit of aerial cover from fields Including Montecorvlno within the Salerno sector and no' longer had to depend on fighter sup- port from aircraft carriers (In London It was disclosed that the Allies had dumped 7000 tons of bombs In support of military operations In the first 11 days after the Salerno Invasion flying an average Of more than 500 bombing sorties a day to provide record aerial support for such an operation On 56 occasions Allied bombers carried out attacks In direct air support of the invading troops once dropping almost 400 tons of bombs on Nazi headquarters at Frascati Other raids were on communications air fields railroads and bridges) Flanking Bases The capture of the Islands off Naples was one of the most significant developments disclosed In official statements because they will provide flanking bases against Lieut Gen Mark main Immediate Naples "The Island of Ischia off the Gulf of Naples surrendered to Allied naval forces September 16th" the communique said "A garrison Is being Installed" Ischia near Froclde Is a volcanic Island which once had a population of 30000 It Is 20 miles In circumference and Its hills rise to 2600 feet Control 17679 Square Mile It was estimated that the Allies already have occupied about twice as much Italian territory on the mainland as they did In occupying Sicily which required 37 days of fighting The Allies now appear to control about 17679 square miles In Italy proper as compared to approximately 9900 miles In Sicily The Italian invasion has been In progress 15 days (The German Transocean (Turn to Page 9 Column 6) --sV ier FRANK BLOOMER JR TRANSCRIPTION BAN LIFTED BY CZARPEIRILLO Chicago The American Federation of Musicians ended a 13-month ban on the making of transcriptions today by signing a contract with the Decca Recording Company and the World Broadcasting System James Fetrlllo head of the AFM ordered the ban on recordings effective August 1 1942 on the ground the making of records had caused widespread unemployment among musicians The AFM executive board said that displacement of musicians by music "would destroy the Incentive for the study of music and eventually would destroy the entire music Industry and music During a hearing before a Senate Investigating committee last January Fetrlllo admitted that the recording ban had not resulted In employment of more musicians but AFM officials explained that this whs because of large reserves of recordings made before Aug 1 1942 The Department of Justice a year ago sought to obtain an Injunction preventing Petrillo from enforcing the record ban but Chicago Federal Judge John Barnes dismissed the complaint A statement signed by Petrillo the executive board of the AFM and Jack Kapp head of both transcription companies said: "The American Federation of Musicians arrived at a complete understanding this morning with Decca Recordings Inc and the World Broadcasting System Inc which will make the serv- (Turn to Page 9 Column 4) $2500 DAMAGE TO BEER TRUCK Damage estimated at more than $2500 resulted at 5:20 pm yesterday when a tractor-trailer beer truck overturned as It slid down an embankment on North Illinois Street one hundred feet north of Richland Creek Bridge The truck was loaded with 400 cases of beer and 10 half barrels but Pete Williams 21 Tovey HI the operator said only 15 cases of beer were destroyed Wrecking crews from Garage worked for hours to remove the truck Irwin De-weln owner of the garage said the trailer would have to be rebuilt and the frame of the tractor was bent The truck Id owned by Orlandlnl Brothers beer distributors of Tovey Williams told police the truck developed motor trouble and he stopped In the 600 block on North Illinois Street and walked to another garage to get aw mechanic While the truck was unattended it rolled down an Incline ran over the curb and slid down the embankment Th thirty companlea TWENHOEF-DS rfcpment have been in business respectively In year- 149 144 129 -124 9T-93-9n-9D-S9-lT-T3 9 90 89 97 82-97-91-41 -48-42-M-33-20-2S-24-22 17 13 AdV 12-Day Assault Successful Americans Take Few Prisoners Bulk of f)Jap Garrison Flees Into Mountains Allied Headquarters Southwest Pacific 0Uied capture o5 bomb-wrecked Lae once greatest New Guinea base was announced in a communique today and Gen Douglas XacArthur hailed the victory as a ptride toward his avowed reconquest of the Philippines help" Mac-Arthur said are making our way back" Lae fell Thursday to American and Australian troops who set siege lines Sound it in amphibious and rial operations starting 12 days before Its beaten garrison fled for the hills without hope of escape The triumph rolling the Jap-0 ese from nearly 50 miles of the New Guinea coast came as a burst of aerial activity In the Solomons signified a hitter and possibly struggle for introl of the air lanes In that ea Next rhase Is Secret MacArthur supreme Allied commander In the Southwest Pacific said the victory at Lae Ua the face of superior forces Reliable to the enemy" was a serious blow to Japanese hopes of retaining their weakening (Turn to Page 9 Column 7) ILLINOIS AFL TO SEEK PEACE IN LABOR RANK 8prlngfleld 11L (UP) A Qrace move aimed at uniting all rival labor organizations to enable labor to present a solid front will be launched at a State Federation of Labor convention here next week State Resident Soderstrom Streator said today "Next convention" Soderstrom said "will be one of the most Important In the history of the State Federation bemuse It will seek to Initiate a movement at bringing all of the rival labor union groups Into one organization" He listed ambng the groups hich the movement would seek i bring Into "one big the State Federation (AFL) John United Mine Workers of America the Railroad Brotherhoods and the Congress for Industrial Organlza-Von "A unification move In the Interest of post-war plans is Imperative If labor Is to hold Its gains" said Soderstrom who A'dlned to say In what form oie peace move would come whether In his report as President or In the Federation executive committee report Big figures In both the state id national labor world are heduled to address the the 61st such annual affair Soderstrom said Added significance Is given to the peace In the fact that one of 0em will be William Green president of the American Federation of Labor The executive committee headed by Victor lander Chicago secretary of the State federation will meet tomorrow to prepare a report which will deal with restriction of trade union activities and various new state labor laws Among the latter are the fual-pay-f or-women -for-equal-work-wlth-men the relaxation of the state eight-hour-day 'and six-day work-week laws as well as with "Job freezing" the problem of the price 0ll-back and postwar STANDLEY TO RETURN SOON FROM RUSSIA Washington (UP) Admiral William Standley ambassador to the Soviet Union and proponent of postwar collaboration between this country and Russia will return to Washington soon the State Department announced today The State Department said the 70-year-old former chief of naval operations was coming home for consultation In connection with discussions among the American British and Russian governments Presumably return will he concerned with the forth coming conferences to he attended by foreign ministers of the three governments Arrangements for the conferences were made during Prime Minister Winston Churchill's visit to Quebec -and Washington There appeared some posslbll Ity however that return might be permanent It was recalled that Russia several months ago recalled Maxim Litvinov then Soviet ambassador here and later appointed a new ambassador Andrei Gromyko It had been generally believed that Standley would retire this Autumn although the Increasing Importance of the Moscow diplomatic post might change his plans There also has been speculation that he might be succeeded by a more seasoned diplomat possibly Sumner Welles (Turn to Page 9 Column 7) INDICT WOMAN FOR THEFT OF Indictment of Mrs Clara Ray Anderson Ind on a charge of embezzling $1027 from her father William Gardner elevator operator at the First National Bank Building was disclosed today by Assistant State's Attorney Fred Bier The Indictment was noted Wednesday by the Gand Jury Ball for Mrs Ray has been fixed at $2500 Bier said he understood Mrs Ray would fight extradition and requisition papers are being prepared The indictment alleges the offense occurred October 10 1941 Bier said Gardner ailing at the time was Induced by his daughter to draw out his savings account from the First National Bank turn over the money to her and go to Anderson to make hie home Bier said Gardner told him his daughter ordered him to leave her home later and refused to return the money The office meanwhile announced the arrest of William Blankenship 15 of Rural Route No 2 Collinsville on an attempted rape charge He Is being held In the County Jail In default of a $1500 bond Bulgarians Will Stick With Nazis By United Press The Nazi news agency DNB said today that the new Bulgarian government had Issued a statement emphasizing that It would base Its policies on previous statements of cooperation with Germany The statement also expressed desire tor closer relations with Turkey The statement was read by radio to the people REDS DEVELOP OFFENSIVE IN CRIMEA AREA Moscow (UP) Red armies pushed to within 40 miles of the Zaporozhe Sevastopol railroad today In a developing offensive trap the German garrison In the Crimea '-Advancing along a 100-mile front the Russians drove through Galchur 43 miles east of the Zaporozhe railroad Junction and Osipenko last port on the Sea of Azov east of the railroad The capture of Osipenko a city of 52000 formerly known as Berdyansk carried the Russians to within 65 miles of the Melitopol railroad station Capture of either Zaporozhe or Melitopol would cut the main escape route for the Axis Crimean armies as well as those In the dwindling Caucasian bridge-bead across Kerchensk! Strait Altogether more than 60 towns and villages were overrun In advances of up to 714 miles toward Zaporozhe and Melitopol yesterday More than 1000 Germans were killed Another 260 localities toll to the Russians along the front as far north as Bryansk central front stronghold whose capture was announced by Premier Marshal Josef in an order of the day yesterday The seizure of Bryansk laid open the German defenses to an outflanking drive from the osuth against Smolensk as well as Roslavl half way between the two cities White Russia lies only 75 miles west of Bryansk The threat to Kiev main Axis In Russia grew with the capture of Mrln 57 miles to the northeast and only 16 miles from the weather-proof highway (Turn to Page 9 Column 1) ice Company since December 14 1934 Not Sullivan but me" The note was unsigned Judge Murray began an Investigation He went to see Blake's family In Minnesota got a copy of his handwriting and compared it with the note He found a photograph of Blake and noted the- striking resemblance to Sullivan Then he recalled that Blake was sued for divorce a yeat and a half ago His wife's attorney said he would prove that Sullivan was not the bandit But before she could testify Mra Blake died It seemed apparent to the judge that Mra Blake knew her husband was guilty all along Yesterday Attorney Joseph Conroy who has fought for freedom since 1934 filed a petition for a new trial He asked for a writ qf error "I made a mistake" said the judge and granted the petition Sullivan will be released to Join his wife Margaret and their baby Sbe married him during his prosecution because she believed him Innocent Washington (UP) The Office of War Information reported today that announced casualties 4n the United States armed forces from the outbreak of the war to date totalled 105205 This total based on War and Navy Department statistics Included 20104 dead 28226 wounded 32905 missing and 23970 prisoners of war Army casualties totaled 75-714 Of these 9899 were killed 23026 wounded 22971 missing and 19818 prisoners of war Of the wounded 9946 have returned to active duty or have been released from hospitals The list Included 121106 Philippine scouts of which 481 were killed 743 wounded and the remainder are assumed to be prisoners of war Navy casualties totaled 29-491 10205 dead 5200 wounded 9934 missing and 4152 prisoners of war These casualties were divided thus: Dead 8002 wounded 2652 missing 9116 prisoners of war 226 total 21996 Marine Corps Dead 2021 wounded 2526 missing 660 prisoners of war 1925 total 7132 Coast Guard Dead 182 wounded 22 missing 158 and prisoners of war one total 363 BADOGUOIN HANDS London Premier Marshal Pietro Badoglio escaped through German lines around Rome It was revealed authoritatively today and Is safe In Allled-held territory In Italy where he Is negotiating economic financial and political phases of the Italian armistice First word on the whereabouts of Badoglio since the German occupation of Rome September 10 was contained in a censor-approved dispatch datellned "With Gen Elsenhower at an Advanced Allied Command Post" In the Mediterranean It said the Allies recognized Badoglio as the head of the Italian government fully competent to carry on post-armlstlce negotiations Swiss reports said that German efforts to set up a new Fascist puppet government In the name of Benito Mussolini had gained little popular support and rumors were circulating that the former Duce actually la dead Alessandro Pavollnl secretary-general of the so-called Republican Fascist party reported In a broadcast over- a Nazi-controlled station last night that Mussolini would speak over the radio "in the very near future" $3000 LOSS AS FIRE STARTS IN HIGH ST HOME Mrs Bess Spoeneman today estimated damage to her home 420 North High Street at more than 83000 following a fire yesterday afternoon which was confined to the roof of the two-story brick house Firemen fought the flames for nearly two hours It was 4:33 pm when they were called to the scene and they remained there until 6:26 pm Companies Nos 1 and 2 answered the alarm Fire Chief Albert Nebgen said the flames started on the wall of a rear dormer and spread to the rafters beneath the slate roof A large section of the roof on the east side of the house had to be removed In order to permit firemen to get at the flames Cause of the fire Is not known Using salvage covers firemen protected the furniture against water damage but were unable to prevent water from ruining the carpeting and the wall decorations The loss Is protected by Insurance Firemen also were called at 11:22 last night to Garage 118 North First Street when a beer truck owned by GIntz Distributing Company caught fire The flames were due to backfire Damage waa not extensive WPB Is Planning to Decentralize Its Operations Washington (UP) Regional directors of the War Production Board have been summoned here for consultation next week on a new program to decentralize WPB operations It was learned today The meeting also will give top-flight WPB officials an opportunity to survey the entire national production and materials picture now and what It la likely to be for the remainder of 1943 WPB officials said that a complete survey would be made bf all problems associate dwith the multl-billlon-dollar arms production program Preliminary to Initiation of the new decentralization move was the resignation of Wade Childress St Louis Industrialist from his post as WPB deputy chairman In charge of field operations Childress will remain with WPB In some capacity associated with the new manpower organization on the Pacific Coast Judge Turns Detective Finds He Erred and Frees Man From Prison Gary Ind A dead handwriting and a Judge who turned detective to prove his own mistake assured Eugene Sullivan 31 his freedom today Sullivan who for eight years has claimed his innocence was sentenced to a term of 10 to 25 years for the robbery of the Northern Indiana Public Service Company office at Crown Point ImL on December 14 1934 He appealed won a new trial and an acquittal He was Indicted again for the robbery of a cleaning establishment here which was looted the same day the public utility office was robbed This time his appeals failed and last March 9 Sullivan was sent to prison Then on August 23 Sgt Charles 8 Blake shot himself to death near Fort Sheridan 111 Two days later Judge William Murray who tried Sullivan without a jury and Imposed the sentence received a -note enclosed with $165 The note said: For the Indiana Public Serv War in Brief Fifth Army deepens Salerno bridgehead as Germans pull back before combined line with British Eighth Army forces occupation of Proclda Islands brings Naples within long gun range from 12 miles away Ponza Island 70 miles from Rome also taken Germans claim occupation of Elba Island Mosquitos raid Berlin third straight night Allied bombers and fighters roar toward Francs to continue aerial offensive PACIFIC Allied troops capture Lae and prepare to use Its airfield against Japanese enemy troops flee Into mountains where their escape Is cut big aerial battles rage over Solomons Russians bid to Cut off German escape from Crimea by advance toward vital rail line In continuing offensive westward 4.