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America In Wartime By JACK STINNETT (Associated Press) ia pc -i- noil ana RUSHVILLE EVENING REPUBLICAN If You Don't Get Your Paper by 6 o'Clock Call 2222 Vol. 42, No. 9. Established 1840 Rushville, Indiana, Tuesday, March 27, 1945. Six Pages By Carrier 20c Per Week Washington So far as I know, the census bureau and Roland M.

Brennan, purchasing agent for all District of Columbia institutions, have combined to give the first real statistical picture of what has happened to Washington since Perrl Harbor in those two phases which affect any community most: population and food prices. The census bureau says the population of the district has increased to more than 926,000 since 1940, a 35 per cent jump. This include hundreds of thousands of government workers domiciled in the suburban communities of Virginia and Maryland; their increase is as great, if not greater. Remember that the capital already was crowded before Pearl Harbor, that since then there has been nothing like a 35 per cent increase in housing projects, and you begin to get a vision of jammed Washington. Statistics on the cost of living here as well as elsewhere in the United States are generally deceiving.

But on one point, food, I doubt if there is any better index for Mr. Average Man in Washington than that provided by the district purchasing agent. Mr. Brennan buys for all the district's municipal cafeterias and lunchrooms, for its hospitals and other institutions. This certainly be fancy food.

Yet he reports that food costs have increased 48 per cent in the last three years. Clam and oyster dishes, right here in almost the center of eastern, seaboard production of those seafoods. have been dropped from district municipal menus. Clam prices have increased 159 per cent and oysters 130 per cent. Fresh fruit and vegetable costs, says Mr.

Brennan, have mounted all the way from 21 oer cent on celery to 239 per ce rn apples (with the king, economy minded Sen. Harry F. Byrd having his vast orchards just over the line in Virginia. and in West Virginia). White potatoes are up 173 per cent; corn 181 per cent and carrots 169 per cent.

While meat is only up a mild 34 per cent, getting so scarce Continued on Page Four Governor Proclaims Good Friday Holiday Indianapolis, March 27 (ZP) Governor Gates today proclaimed Good Friday as a legal day in Indiana. His proclamation called for the closing of all public offices.i He acted under a law passed by the last legislature which di-1 reded the suspension of various; legal holiday during the wartime emergency, but authorized him to proclaim such legal holi- days as he deemed should be observed. Several Long Standing Cases Are Dismissed Busy Session Held in Circuit Court Monday, Including the Sentencing of a Glenwood Woman to Prison. Several old state cases were removed from the docket and a woman was given a prison sentence in a busy Rush circuit court session Monday. Mrs.

Aggeliece West White of I Glenwood wras sentenced to serve sixty days in the Indiana Wom- I prison and her three children were made wards of the court and placed under the supervision of the Rush county department of public welfare. When Mrs. White failed to appear in court Monday on a child neglect charge. Judge William F. I Marshall issued a bench warrant I and sent the sheriff after her.

(The woman then was given the 60-day sentence. Several old cases which had I remained on the local criminal I court docket for many years i were dismissed Monday by Judge I Marshall. Two old charges against George L. Todd, one for embez: zlement and one for fraudulent check, were dropped by the court upon motion of Prosecutor i James C. Cooper.

An affidavit against Clive Cox. who was charged with obtaining I money under false pretenses, al- iso was dismissed upon the motion. For failure of the special 'judge to act. Judge Marshall assumed jurisdiction in an old case against William charged with assault and battery. Upon the motion.

this case was dismissed. An indictment against the late 'Clarence Jordan, charged with embezzlement of public funds, was dismissed because of the death. Oldest suit to be dismissed Monday was an action filed in May of 1931 by Justin A. Fowler against the Public Service commission of Indiana et a1, a com- plaint to set aside, vacate and enjoin the enforcement of a decision regarding rates. For failure of the special judge to act, the regular jurist assumed jurisdiction and dismissed the case for failure to comply with a rule of court.

Last note in this suit had been entered on March 12, 1937. In other court activity. Lillie Ferguson of Rushville township, filed a divorce suit against Samuel R. Ferguson. The complaint sets out that the couple wa.s married August 28.

1917, and separated March 14. 1943. Mrs. Ferguson alleges that the Continued on Pasre Two WHERE THIRD ARMY BREAKS S. Third in a rapid advance, have driven across the Main river over a bridge captured intact at Aschaffenburg.

Other Third army troops neared Frankfurt and reached the Main at two places west of that city. (Associated Press Wirephoto Map.) German Girl In Field Hospital After Aiding U. Tokyo Speaking- London, March 27 The Tokyo radio said today there is a growing feeling in Japan that the present war will last 20 years and may even carry over into the next century. The broadcast said a new organization had been formed in Japan known as Association of the 20 Years under the leadership of Hichiro Anta, former foreign minister. high officials and personages bf the political, financial and journalistic world are sponsoring the Tokyo said.

are pledged to continue the war against the anglo- Americans for the next 20 The broadcast said events have built up everywhere the feeling that the present war may well last 20 and even IOO years. Main Hitler Defense Line In West Broken As Allies Drive Deeper In Germany THE WEATHER INDIANA: Clear and a little warmer tonight; Wednesday increasing cloudiness and continued warm; fresh winds. WAR BONDS Signal Corps Photo Another milestone toward Massa, Italy, and victory makes a good place for I. to rest, warmly outfitted with clothing that War Bonds help to buy. The War Bonds you buy and hold will.

be warm and comforting to you in future years. jj. S. I rcasut Department Two Servicemen Related Here, Die Two Shelby county men who are related in Rush county have given their lives for their country according to communications received by relatives in Shelby county. They are Pfc.

Paul Cox of Waldron and Pvt, Harlan A. Crafton of Fairland who are the 55th and 56th Shelby county men to die in World War IL Pfc. Cox was killed in action in Germany on February 24 according to word received Sunday afternoon by his widow, Mrs. Theresa Roberts Cox of Waldron. He had been wounded in France on August 22, 1944, and only recently has returned to active duty after being confined to a hospital in England.

Besides the widow, he is survived by two children; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carles C. Cox of near Waldron; four brothers and four sisters including Mrs. Caleb March of Carthage.

A brother, Pfc. Frank Cox is serving on Iwo Jima with the Fifth Marino division. Pvt. Harlan A. Crafton, 26, died in Germany on March ll.

This word was contained in a telegram received by his widow, Mrs. Katherine Crafton of Fairland, Sunday. He had been overseas with an infantry unit since February. Survivors include the widow and two children; his mother, Mrs. Sherman Crafton; four brothers and five sisters.

Paul Crafton of Rush county was a brother of the deceased. i With the U. S. First Division Beyond the Rhine, March 27 (ZP) a 20-year-old German girl, was in an American field hospital today after risking her life to give first aid to wounded American soldiers. Vengeful Nazis shot her and burned her home, and she wras found near the blazing farmhouse, lying on the ground and writhing in pain.

Her hospital bed is surrounded by gifts of fruit, candy and cookies from grateful Americans for whom she dared the shellfire of her own countrymen, and there was no fine for fraternizing in this case. First division forget a said Capt. Maxic Zera of the Bronx, N. who told the story. The incident occurred last Saturday while Company of the 16th infantry was engaged in a savage fight for Greisbach.

on the northern end of the U. S. First Remagen bridgehead. Several Americans fighting near the farmhouse were wounded, and their comrades ARGENTINA HAS DECLARED WAR UPON THE AXIS Buenos Aires, March 27 Argentina today declared a state of war with the Axis. Presidential Secretary Coronel Gregorio Taube announced to newspapermen that the cabinet had adopted a decision which involved the decision of declaring a state of war with the Axis The announcement followed a cabinet session of nearly two hours at which the finishing touches were put to a weeks-long deliberation to determine what Argentina could do to satisfy the requirements of the Mexico City I Inter-American conference in- vitation to rejoin the American family of nations.

S. Wounded Mine Seizure By Government Is Considered Germans Are Whipped, Says General Eisenhower Today Paris, March 27 Eisenhower said today that the main German defense line in the West had been broken and the Germans were a whipped army. But there still may be tough fighting ahead and the enemy may form a new front where maintenance problems would handicap the Allies, he added. The supreme commander declared he believed there would not be a negotiated unconditional surrender of Germany, but rather that unconditional surrender would be imposed when the Allies in the West linked with the Russian armies. The Germans, he said, have suffered a defeat they cannot afford, and need more strength than they now have in the West to establish another line.

But Allied troubles are not yet over, he added. There may be stern fighting ahead, especially in the North. He warned against expecting a straight Allied run to Berlin. were too closely engaged to help them. girl was watching from a window in the Zera related.

ran out to do what she could. There was much she did. Shell splinters were flying all over the area and ma- Decision Hinges Largely on Answer Coal Miners and Operators Give Secretary I ekes Today. chinegun and rifle bullets cracked nearby. Trudi.

a girl who never had seen a battle before. paid them no attention. Skilfully and gently she ban-1 daged the wounded men. When Washington, March 27(ZP) other infantrymen worked over Government seizure of na to her position she helped them soft coal mines appease improvise litters to carry off the today to hinge largely on casualties. answer miners and operators then, the pla- give to Secretary Ickes call for toon had to pull back.

Trudi re- a contract extension. The pres- turned to her farmhouse. Sev- ent working agreement expires eral hours later Company took Saturday night, the town after driving out the Ickes, acting as solid fuels ad- last Jerries. One of the first ministrator, requested both things the boys did was to hunt miners and operators to con- up the German girl who had tinue at least until May I under helped save their buddies lives, terms of the present agreement, They wanted to thank which he helped negotiate 18 The wounded girl explained to months ago. an American who understood I He proposed that any wage German: adjustment be retroactive.

you left, a German The negotiating committees captain learned I had helped which been meeting almost your wounded. He had me shot i daily since March I to discuss and ordered his men to burn j0ftn L. 18 contract down ail the buildings on our mancis with little, if any, Postwar Flying By Civilians Is Topic At Rotary Mr. progress will determine today whether they can reply to request affirmatively, and jointly. Otherwise they will draft separate responses stating their divergent opinions.

Secretary of Labor Perkins, in touch informally with both sides the past week or more, said she was ready to lend her aid, or that of the conciliation serv- The postwar day when and Mrs. John Smith will buy lce- the wafe conferees rn an their own small airplane in the, reach an agreement on morning and fly it away, thatt the to demand afternoon after a few hours of i 4 that any wage adjustment be flight training was envisioned, a 6 retroactive as a condition to ex- here today by Gene Dawson, I I tending the contract. The op- aviator editor of The Indianap- of 1 erators seek some assurance of American Tanks Superior, General Patton Declares Washington, March 27 (ZP) Lt. Gen. George S.

Patton, Jr. has fired a high-velocity volley of words and figures at I misguided or perhaps deliber-J ately mendacious who criticize American tanks. The War department made public today a letter from the Third army commander to Lt.I Gen. Thomas T. Handy, deputy chief of staff, in which Patton said has been stated at i that American tanks are, not comparable with the German Panther or Tiger tanks.

I This, said Patton, wholly in- I correct for several One he cited is that since the, Third army started fighting the Germans last August German tank losses hav? been virtually double those of the to 1,136. figures of themselves refute any inferiority of our Patton wrote, let me add that the 3rd army has always attacked, and therefore better than 70 per cent of our tank casualties have occurred from dug-in anti-tank guns and not enemy tanks, whereas a ma- I jority of the enemy tanks put out have been put out by our tanks. Patton conceded that if an American Sherman medium tank were to engage in a fixed- place duel with a Tiger the medium not But he i insisted the purpose of the! American tank is not to engage in a slugging match but to at- -j tack from the rear. He added; I mechanical endurance and ease of maintenance, our tanks are infinitely superior to any i tank in the theatre of olis Newrs. Submarine Albacore Is Reported Overdue Washington, March 27 (ZP) The submarine Albacore is overdue from patrol and presumed lost, the navy announced today.

The next of kin of the approximately 65 officers and men aboard have been notified. The vessel was the forty-first submarine lost from all causes since the start of the war and the thirty-fifth reported overdue and presumed lost. Four have been reported known sunk and two destroyed to prevent capture. The Albacore was the 275th naval vessel of all types lost during the war. Mr.

Dawson spoke on the sub- take UP ject, Fly at the Tuesday clal load thefH to noon luncheon meeting of the would force them to Rushville Rotary club at the Lol- This is something they will 0 6 have to work out, Miss Perkins Dr. C. C. Atkins, program said, adding answer must chairman, called on Richard be to extend the contract. The alternative would be sporadic work stoppages over the approaching eastern holidays (which in normal times would go unheeded) and government seizure.

Tomorrow, the 400,000 soft coal miners ballot on whether to strike. Lewis will not necessarily call a strike, however. The vote is a formality required under the Smith-Conally war labor disputes act enacted in 1943 at the height of congressional reaction to the coal strikes of that year because the mine Continued on Page Two THINGS GOING ON IN RUSHVILLE TONIGHT Services, St. Methodist church. Gardening meeting, high school cafeteria.

Phoenix lodge to confer degree. Chapter Mrs. John Worthington. Kiwanis club, Odd Fellows temple. Eagles lodge initiation.

Princess theater. GENE DAWSON Price, a former neighbor of the speaker, to give the introduction. Mr. Price stated that the Dawson family was one of the leading families of Solitude, whose population has been estimated at somewhere between four and thirty persons. Dr.

Atkins spoke briefly concerning the possibilities of aviation in reconstruction work and asked for united thought in planning for postwar prosperity in Rush county. The art of flying, Mr. Dawson Continued oir Page Two Man And Woman Pay Fines In Court Here A local man and woman were fined in city court Tuesday morning after they were arrested by police during an alleged fight in the IOO block on West Second street about 12:50 Tuesday morning. Earl McDaniel was fined $1 and costs upon his plea of guilty to an intoxication charge and Mrs. Thelma Glenn paid a sim- ilar fine for disorderly conduct.

IA disorderly conduct charge against McDaniel was withheld pending a further investigation the case by authorities. Churchill Denies Common Advance Surrender Terms London, March 27 I Minister Churchill in Commons today sidestepped a direct answer to a question whether Germany had sought peace recent and turned thumbs down on a de- mand for assurance that Parlia- ment would be notified when and if such a moment arrives. Laborite Rhys Davies formally inquired whether view of the importance of bringing the war to an early close, do you think it fair that this Parliament should not be told if and when the Germans are proposing to lay down their arms, and the conditions under which they would be prepared to lay them down? the German government made any proposals to lay down their arms and what are the Churchill replied that matters if they arose at any time would first of all enter immediately into the province of inter-Allied discussion. We should not be entitled to disclose any matters of that kind except purely military surrender at the anything which touches peace negotiations and so he continued, should immediately communicate with our Russian and American Allies and the House would have to wait Continued on Page Two Radio Broadcast Proves Only False Alarm New York, March 27 (ZP) Newspaper offices were flooded today with telephone calls quoting a Blue network broadcast that an announcement of victory in Europe was expected momentarily. After emerging from a deluge, the Blue network said that Gil Martyn, broadcasting from Los Angeles, had said had come that the President and his cabinet preparing for word of A short time after the Martyn broadcast, the Blue broadcast from New York an announcement that a from the White House misinterpreted as a hint that big news was forthcoming from of the three major news services (the International News service) carried the story with the interpretation that the White House expected word of the New York announcement of the Blue said.

Martyn, the network said, declared in his broadcast: word has not yet come, it is emphasized, but diplomatic Washington says it is imminent. United States diplomatic representatives in Europe also have been instructed to stick close by their posts, it is reported on the highest authority. White House Secretary Jonathan Daniels declared the revised plans (asking government officials to remain out of San Francisco) tend to keep officials at their post for any emergency, and to avoid travel congestion. At all events word of a European victory is being tensely awaited. come official Washington thinks it will The later announcement concluded with the statement: interpretation since has been found to be without any foundation.

There has been no suggestion from any Washington officials that any armistice announcement is Mass Defeat Of Enemy Is Now Forecast Americans, Led With Tanks, Have Broken into Open Plains of Middle Germany, Statement Says. Diplomatic Chiefs To Remain On lob Washington, March 27 (ZP) President Roosevelt has asked Secretary of State Stettinius to advise chiefs of diplomatic missions to remain at their posts during the San Francisco world security conference. In addition, the White House announced today, Mr. Roosevelt has asked Stettinius, as chairman of the American delegation, to request members of the group to keep the number of their advisers compact so there will be no strain on transportation to San Francisco or hotels in the city. Th cabinet also has been asked not to attend the parley.

As for the ambassadors and ministers, Presidential Secretary Jonathan Daniels said it was felt that it was best during this critical period that they remain on their jobs rather than attempt to attend the conference. No request along similar lines has been transmitted to members of Congress, Daniels asserted. By JAMES M. LONG Paris, March 27 (ZP) American tanks burst into the open plains of middle Germany less than 244 miles from Berlin today through enemy lines which Gen. Eisenhower declared had been broken in a massive defeat.

Swift armor of both the First and Third armies raced across the Reich unchecked, as Eisenhower foe had I insufficient strength at hand I with which to make a stand. Hours ago, First army tanks I lanced into Weilburg, 244 miles I southwest of Berlin. A dispatch filed later but shrouded by a I censor blackout said the victory- flushed army made spectacular I newr gains in the continued sweep toward Berlin against op! position that had fallen apart. I The retreat became a rout; I thousands, of German captives streamed to the rear. The enemy said that Third army columns were approaching Wuerzburg, in Bavaria 223 miles from Berlin, and had reached Lohr, 225 miles from the capital.

Wuerzburg and Lohr both are I barely more than IOO miles from Czechoslovakia, long since being rolled up by mighty Russian armies charging in from the east. I In the north, the 21st army I group was slugging out gains against collapsing German re- I sistance in a prelude to what I may become the decisive breakthrough of the campaign. Ninth army troops fought in the suburbs of Duisburg and within artillery range of such Ruhr in- i dustrial cities as Essen, Duessel- dorf. Gelsenkircken, Mulheim and Oberhausen. Several miles were gained in the center and south of the north front.

The First army's dash far past the rugged Rhineland hills into open and sparsely wooded farm country in the heart of Germany had outflanked the whole Ruhr from the south. The U. S. Seventh army, fight- ig south of the Third, was disclosed to have forged a 19-mile- long Rhine bridgehead north of outflanked Mannheim and driven it four miles into inner Germany in the first few hours. Seventh army prisoners in 12 days totalled 35,000.

Gen. Eisenhower, fresh from visits to the British and First army fronts, said he believed that unconditional surrender woirid be imposed upon Germany when the Allies and Russian fronts finally meshed together. He expressed doubt there would be a negotiated unconditional surrender. He declared th6 German army was whipped, although tough fighting lies ahead particularly in the Ruhr and phalian plain, where the bulk of enemy strength in the west is concentrated. German strength, however, was reported slackening even in that critical northern where flat tank country leads to the north door of Berlin.

The Ninth army deepened its front to 14 miles and reached to within two of Dorsten. Chaos was apparent in German retreats in some sectors and even in the radio cries. The Berlin radio told cut off troops and officials to immediately to their respective authorities and take up again duties in defense of the This was the army which set out in 1939 to conquer the world. The Germans appeared greatly concerned about the Third army push.beyond Frankfurt on the Main, ninth largest city, which was being mopped up. Confirming that Lt.

Gen. Continued on Page Two.