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36, No. 6 TELEPHONE 2255 Troy, Ohio, Monday, January 8, 1945 REPORTS POWERFUL INVASION FLEET HEADED Nazis Fall Back For Showdown Battle As Allies Crash Through Big Salient; 7th Army Hard Hit Northern Wall of Bulge Crumbles Under Montgomery's Heavy Drive With All But Roads Cut- Yank Divisions PARIS, Jan. 8-(UP)-American armies caved in the north side of the Ardennes salient today and 150 miles to the southeast seized the initiative north of Strasbourg, easing a German threat to that, French fortress city on the Rhine. PARIS, Jan. 8-(UP)-The northern wall of the Ardennes salient crumpled along a 15-mile Allied assault front today and field dispatches said the Germans, with all but one of their escape roads cut, were falling back for a showdown fight at the center of the great pocket.

Ten American divisions and an undisclosed number of British units were crushing into the German sal- CONGRESS BALKS ON COMPLETE NATIONAL SERVICE LEGISLATION To Follow White House Lead For Drafting 4-F In "Stop-Gap" WASHINGTON, Jan. 8-(UP)Congress appeared today to be ready to follow White House leadership for drafting 4-Fs and nurses but balked for the time being on the idea of complete national service legislation. In response to President Roosevelt's request for "total mobilization of all human resources from the prosecution of the war," congressional leaders were prepared to put the tightening of manpower controls at the top of the legislative calendar. A sampling of congressional reaction, however, indicated a desire to try so-called stop-gap measure, such as the 4-F draft and a check on job- jumping by occupationallydeferred men, before embarking on drastic courses of action. Organized labor expressed strong hostility to a labor draft.

Typical of the feeling in congress was the attitude of senate Democratic Leader Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky. "The question of what should be done about getting 4-Fs into essential jobs is wholly independent of the question of national service legislation," Barkley, said. "It should be taken up promptly and not have to wait on national service legislation." Thus, it appeared that the first legislation on the subject would be along these lines: 1-A requirement that 4-Fs get into essential jobs or face induction (Please Turn to Page 5, Column 3) Denies Livestock Died From Lack of Feed, Water Coss Claims Cattle Fed Twice Daily--Died of Disease and Natural Causes-Wittenmyer States Dead Stock Burned, Conditions Righted L. D.

Wittenmyer, county dairy stated Monday morning that Vernon F. Coss, R. R. 1, dalia, had complied with orders relative to feeding and watering of the livestock on his place as well as the disposal of the bodies of seven cows, said to have died from lack of water and feed, according to orders issued Thursday. The farm on which the dead animals were located is south of Tipp City.

Coss had been given until noon Saturday to see to it that the livestock was properly. fed and watered and, de proper disposal or removal made of the bodies. A visit war made to. the place Saturday afternoon, when it was found that feed. had been hauled to the barn, water run in by hose and two cows found dead in the barn had been removed.

However, the other five bodies were still in a ditch or gully on the place NEWS Back em Up! DAILY PAPER PUBLISHED IN TROY KEEP BUYING WAR BONDS SIX PAGES 22 Cents Per Week AMERICAN FOR LUZON Russian Line Gives Under Nazi Attack Spend Men and Armor Recklessly In Bid To Rescue Trapped Axis Troops LONDON, Jan. 8-(UP)-The Red Army siege lines west and northwest of Budapest buckled dangerously today under a pile-driver German attack that carried vanguards of a Nazi relief army within 15 miles of the beleaguered city. Spending men and armor recklessly in an eleventh-hour bid to rescue the remnants of some 80,000 Axis troops holding out inside Budapest, the Germans slugged their way almost into artillery range of the capital in the face of terrific casualties and a growing threat to their left flank north of the Danube. One Nazi column recaptured the Danube crossing town of Esztergom, 19 miles northwest of Budapest and almost half-way back from Komarno, where the counter -offensive began last Monday. At the same time, a second armored spearhead farther to the south carried a six-day, 22-mile advance to the outskirts of Bicske, 15 miles west of the capital, and began storming that Russian stronghold.

Late dispatches said furious fighting was in progress at Bicske and south of Esztergom, where outnumpered Soviet armored and artillery forces ground the Nazi advances to a temporary halt last night. Red Army dive bombers and artillery took a terrific toll of the panzer spearheads, knocking out 88 tanks (Please Turn to Page 6, Column 3) 5350.000 LIMA FIRE DESTROYS OLD NORVAL HOTEL, OTHER BUILDINGS One Dead, Others Burned Seriously--Fire Starts On Third Floor-5 Stories LIMA, Jan, 8-(UP)-An investigation began today to determine the cause of a fire which left only tmouldering ruins of the Milner hotel, caused the death of two persons and damage estimated at $350,000. Officials said that 15 persons who were guests in the hotel were known missing and 19 persons were believed missing. Red Cross officials were checking with hotel representatives. The cause of the fire was not determined immediately.

It also destroyed two adjoining buildings and threatened for a time to engulf an entire block which, included a theater, three clothing stores, a shoe store and a jewelry store. The Eckerd Drug store in the building and the Hudson restaurant were destroyed. The Richman Bros. clothing store was damaged. The dead were Frances Huff, 50, Lima war worker residing at the hotel who jumped from a third floor and missed the firemen's net, and Norman Grope, 40, Shank, W.

hotel co occupant, who died in St. Rita's hospital early today of burns. Three other hotel -guests, James Dennis, 45, Middletown, Avery Vangenteen, 55, Lima, and Alfred Harman, 42, Morgantown W. remained hospitalized, but were reported in fair condition. Fire officials believed that the blaze started on the third floor yesterday.

Fire equipment from Kenton and Delphos assisted the Lima department to fight the blaze, which burned for four hours before firemen, chilled by zero temperatures, got it under control. Fire Chief Harry Taflinger of Lima was hospitalized for exhaustion following the fire. The hotel, formerly the Norval hotel, was a five-story brick building on the east side of the Lima business district. AUTO FIRE The Troy fire department answered a call at 12:40 p. m.

Sunday to extinguish a fire in the automobile of George Stout, at 16 South Monroe street. The fire was out when the truck arrived. Yanks Close on Luzon 0 300 MILES KOREA: Yellow JAPAN Sea China-based B-29's hit Jap islands KYUSHU CHINA East 55.0 Wenchow China Sea Foochow: OKINAWA Pacific Hong Kong Third fleet carrier planes hit China coast after blasts at Formosa, Okinawa 2 LUZON LIPPINE MARINDUQUE SAMAR Ocean LEYTE Yanks make another NEGROS US Philippine landingon Marinduque Island, MINDANAO: 100 miles from Manila Marinduque island, 10 miles south of Luzon, was captured without opposition by American forces and a great American convoy was reported closing on Luzon itself. Two days of raids on Kyushu, Okinaya, Formosa and the water off the China coast netted 95 warships and 331 planes blasted. -(Acme Telephoto.) Many Car Mishaps Listed As Ice Covers Highways Scores of Autos Slide Off Roads and Troy Shoppers Marooned In -Another Gas Crisis Seen With New Cold Wave Enroute Miami county highways were in an extremely dangerous condition Monday following the rain and sleet Saturday night which transformed highways and streets to sheets of ice.

County workmen were engaged during the day in spreading sand at intersections, on curves and hills, but urging caution in the use of roads. State roads were reported as generally clear but with ice in spots. At least one accident, which involved six cars entailing a loss estimated at approximately $500, was attributed to icy conditions, though no other accidents of an unusual nature were reported due to ice in the city or county. Numerous cars were reported off the highways Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Service on the C.

L. E. buses was interrupted Saturday night and some Troy shoppers visiting Dayton found it necessary to return on the 12:56 a. m. B.

O. train Sunday morning. Buses were running slightly behind time Sunday, but were on the usual schedule Monday. School work in Elizabeth and Bethel townships was again delayed because of road conditions. Travel was extremely light for the weekend.

The thermometer at 5 a. m. Monday registered 16 above. At the same time Sunday it was 30 above. A cold wave is predicted spread into the state Monday night.

The temperature was expected to tumble to 10 degrees below zero in the northwest portion of the state and to near zero in the east and south portions. The approaching cold wave, forecast a resumption of the gas crisis which has plagued Ohio for two weeks. It appeared likely that most utilities would declare a new emergency in the face of the cold wave. The weatherman said that there PAYS TAXI FARE WITH WAR BONDS BOSTON. Jan.

8 (UP)Taxicab driver Roy Higgins informed police that one of his passengers said he didn't have the $1.05 fare, but tossed two. $25 war bonds into Higgins' lap, Higgins can't cash the bonds. Extremely Heavy Bombardment of Beach Defenses ORDER BOX CARS FROM GREENVILLE COMPANY NEW YORK, Jan. 8-Roy B. White, president of Baltimore Ohio railroad, announced an order for 500 box cars had been placed with the Greenville Steel Car Greenville, O.

DRAFT BOARDS GETTING BUSY ON INDUCTION OF JOB SKIPPER" GROUP Even Those Below Army Physical Standards Will Be Snatched Up WASHINGTON, Jan. 8-(UP)Draft boards throughout the try swung into action today to out the government's new directive for induction of all occupationally deferred men, even those below physical standards, who quit essential jobs without authorization. The new order, applicable to pool of about 5.000,000 men in 18-37 year brackets, was issued selective service national 1 headquarters over the weekend in the wake President Roosevelt's recommendations for tighter job controls. It was designed to halt an alarming rate of turnover in vital industries and covered all men classified 2-A and 2-B and those whose and 2-B classifications are followed the letters or L. The and listings are given to 4-F's for occupational reasons.

Standards Lowered All men with 2A and 2B classifications of any type, the announcement said, will be subject to immediate reclassification and induction if they leave their present jobs without local board approval. The army will use "drastically lower" standards to induct those who previously were rejected on physical grounds. The army will fix special quotas for such "job skippers" and assign them to other than regular duties. Neither the extent of the quotas nor the type of duties was disclosed. The order did not apply to men listed only as 4-F's but legislationalready has been introduced in congress 1 to give them the choice of getting into essential work or facing induction.

Men deferred for agricultural work also were not affected by the new order, but the Tydings on farm deferments carries the threat of induction for those who leave their jobs without authority. And deferments of younger farm workers already are under review with a view to tightening them The 2-A and 2-B classifications now include about 4,256,000 registrants. The 2-A's and 2-B's with or listings number 857,000. One of German Escape Poured In lent with increasing speed after five days of slow, uphill battle through the stiffest of the enemy's northern defenses. At the same time, field dispatches, said German resistance was wilting on the southern flank above Bastogne, indicating that the waist of the enemy pocket had been narrowed to less than ten miles by the converging Allied forces.

A heavy snowfall hampered the Allied advance somewhat this mornhar ing and again prevented the American and British tactical air force from joining the offensive. The Allied advances in the Ardennes, their biggest since Field Marshall Sir Bernard L. Montgomery launched his offensive from the north last Wednesday, were partially balanced, however, by bleak 1 news from the U. S. Seventh army front on the Rhine, Seventh Army In Trouble Late dispatches revealed that the Germans were battling hard to expand two sizeable bridgeheads across the Rhine above and below Strasbourg in a bold counter-blow that threatened to pinch off the entire corner of Alsace won by the U.

S. Seventh and French First armies at heavy cost. French sources in Paris said civillans were fleeing the Strasbourg area to escape another German 0C- cupation, but there was no confirmation at Allied headquarters where the enemy drives were minimized as operations. On the Ardennes front, the American Second and Third armored divisions, backed up by the veteran 82nd airborne, drove powerful wedges across the St. Vith-La Roche highway at three and possibly four points and cleared the Nazis from a wooded ridge commanding almost the entire length of the road.

At last reports, the sleepless, halffrozen doughboys were pouring across the highway in the waks of their armored spearheads through spotty enemy resistance. United Press War Correspondent Ronald Clark reported that the once-formidable German defenses covering the highway appeared to have. disintegrated into a series of isolated strongpoints, many of them already by-passed by the American vanguards to be mopped up by the supporting infantry. The breakthrough across the road (Please Turn to Page 5, Column 5) GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO RECONVENE TODAY FOR FIRST WEEK OF WORK Normal Business To Be Held Up By Inaugural Ceremonies -Nye To Be Sworn In As Senate Head COLUMBUS, Jan. 8-(UP)-The 96th Ohio general assembly reconvenes today for its second week of sessions and its first full week of work.

The senate convenes at 11 a. m. to swear in its new presiding officer, Lt. Gov. George D.

Nye, of Waverly, while the house will meet at 8 p. m. Although normal business will be interrupted by today's inaugural ceremonies, the legislative hoppers in both houses will be thrown open to general bills tomorrow. One of the first bills which probably will come before the senate is the controversial measure which would make retroactive to last July the wage increases granted state employes last week. Republican leaders put aside their plans to push the measure through last week when Gov.

Frank J. Lausche said that he favored the increase but opposed the retroactive pay. The bill presently is in the senate finance committee where Sen. Everette E. Addison, Franklin, plans ot amend it to include state employes who have left their jobs.

Under the present bill, only state employes still employed by the state or employes who have entered the armed forces would receive retroactive pay. Japs Say Yank Maneuvers Complicated- -Announce Capture of Paluan, North of Mindoro- -Three Other Task Forces In Philippine PEARL HARBOR, Jan. 8-(UP)Tokyo reported today that one four powerful American invasion armadas converging on Luzon in Philippines has carried an leled bombardment of beach fenses in the Lingayen gulf north Manila into its third day and said landing appeared imminent. Some 400 to 450 American vessels are bound for "some not too clearly definable point on or near Luzon," Tokyo said, but warned that American maneuvers were so complicated that false conclusions might be drawn. Japanese broadcasts said American battleships and other warships, escorting 70 to 80 landing craft, penetrated Lingayen gulf to within a few thousand yards of the coast and were hurling shells into a mile stretch between San Fernando and Damortis, the latter about miles north of Manila.

Fighters, bombers and dive-bombers from 10 aircraft carriers supported the bombardment with treetop strafing and bombing attacks, Tokyo said. American headquarters here and in the Philippines remained silent on the enemy reports of impending landings, but announced new neutralization raids against Luzon and the capture of Paluan, in the northwest corner of Mindoro island and 90 miles southwest of Minia. The expanding American hold Mindoro, coupled with the occupation of Marinduque, to the east, and Japanese reports of operations Lingayen gulf, appeared to be setting the stage for an amphibious pincers assault against Manila. Planes of the third fleet, shifting their sights from battered Formosa and Okinawa farther north, joined with Gen. Douglas MacArthur's land-based aircraft Saturday in destroying 45 Japanese planes and damaging 14 others in a series- of raids in and around Luzon.

In addition to the invasion armada already bombing Luzon, Tokyo said three others were sailing through Philippines waters, apparently bound from Leyte to the Lingayen gulf. One task force including 150 transports was said to be crushing westward below Mindoro, another of undisclosed size was moving west in the Mindanao sea, and the fourth, with an escort of battleships or large cruisers and destroyers, was in waters south of Negros island. All four Armadas were under air attack and that in the Lingayen gulf also was being blasted by shore batteries, Tokyo said, claiming that 32 war vessels, including six aircraft carriers and 18 transports, already had been sunk or damaged. A later broadcast said 40 warships and transports had been sunk, but did not detail the losses. Frank J.

Lausche Is Ohio's 51st Governor would be no let-up in the cold wave tomorrow. The forecast for Tuesday was for snow flurries and continued very cold. Driving will continue hazardous and highways throughout the state are slippery in spots. Many secondary highways still are closed. Icy roads were responsible for the death of Roy W.

Overholzer, 51, a signal corps employe, who stepped from his car which was stalled in traffic six miles southwest of Dayton. He slipped on ice and fell to the roadway. He died yesterday at Miami Valley hospital from a fractured skull. EXPECTS BUZZ BOMBS TO STRIKE NEW YORK AN EAST COAST PORT, Jan. 8 -(UP)-Admiral Jones H.

Ingram, commander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, said today that it was "possible and probable that New York city or Washington will be hit by buzz bombs within the next 30 or 60 days." Takes Oath of Office This -Brief Inaugural Address- -Informal Reception In State Capitol Building -Son of Immigrant Slovenian Parents COLUMBUS, Jan. 8-(UP)Frank J. Lausche today became Ohio's 51st governor. The popular two-term mayor of Cleveland took his oath of office at noon in ceremonies as lacking in ostentation as Lausche himself while hundreds of well wishers looked on. For Lausche- -the 49-year-old son of immigrant Slovenian parents--it was the culmination of a 12-year career which saw him rise from political obscurity to Ohio's highest office.

Following the administration of the oath by Chief Justice Carl V. Weygandt, Lausche made a brief inaugural address. It was Ohio's first address by a Democratic governor in six years. Retiring Gov. John W.

Bricker then made the last public speech of his six-year administration. BrickI er last spring renounced a four-term Claim 32 Ships Sunk The Japanese Domei agency painted a lurid picture of the bombardment of Lingayen gulf, where it said coastal positions at San Fernando, Bauang and Damortis, the latter 19 miles northeast of Lingayen, had been under fire since Saturday. San Fabian, half way between Damortis and Lingayen, also was shelled for a time Sunday, Pomei said. "Battleships or large cruisers head the task force as it moves farther south, firing at a rate of one shell about every two minutes," one (Please Turn to Page 5, Column 2) ANNUAL PRESIDENT'S BALL SCHEDULED FOR NIGHT OF JANUARY 27 Paralysis Fund Launched With $125 From Hobart Foundation Saturday, Jan. 27, has been selected as the date of the annual President's ball held in connection with the 1945 campaign against infantile paralysis, it was announced Monday by Harley D.

who is entering upon his 12th year as Miami county chairman in the fight waged against the disease by the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis. Forrest L. Blankenship, Troy, has been appointed as chairman of the ball by the state chairman, Richard L. Kroessen, of Cleveland, and Mr. Enyeart.

As in previous years the ball will be held in the Elks ballroom, with all proceeds donated to Miami county organization by the Elks as has been the custom in previous years. Mr. Blankenship has appointed Harry Goodrich as in charge of reservations for the ball, which will start at 9:30 with music furnished by the Cunningham Royal Entertainers. Other committee members will be selected and announced later. The Mile of Dimes campaign will be sponsored by the Young Business Men's club.

Sheriff Cecil Marshall has been appointed as chairman for this important part of the campaign for Troy and the rural districts. which will start about Jan. 22. The first contribution for this year has been made as of Jan. 1 by the C.

C. Hobart foundation and is for $125. Mr. Enyeart is hoping there will be many generous contributions for this fight against a disease which has taken many lives over the state. In Miami county in 1944 there were 16 cases, with two children still under treatment.

Mr. Enyeart states all bills, including those of physicians and for hospitalization, have been paid and there is still a substantial balance in the treasury. This is the largest number of cases for any one year in the county and emphasizes the great need of continuing the warfare against the disease, it is stated. and were frozen solidly into the ice. Since they could not be removed otherwise Coss was advised to burn the.

bodies, which has been done, working Sunday and Monday morning. Monday morning the place was visited by Dr. Harry Wain, county, health commissioner, Mr. Wittenmver and P. I.

Gingrich, sanitation officer, to see to it that the orders had been met. According to the report of Mr. Wittenmyer last week, animals, including horses on the place, were found in bad condition from the lack of water and feed. The barn is provided with drinking water for the dairy cattle, but it is stated pipes had frozen and as a result the animals were without water. In addiation he said there was only seven bales of hay found in the barn for (Please Turn to Page 5, Column 3) CRASH VICTIM RITES TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY gubernatorial bid to run for vice president.

A few minutes later, Lausche and Ohio's new First Lady, Mrs. Jane Lausche, received "the congratulations of their friends at an informal reception in the state capitol building. Lausche's inauguration climaxed a day in which Ohio's other five major elective officials also were sworn into office. They included two Democrats and three Republicans. Secretary Sworn In Secretary of State Edward J.

Hummel, Cincinnati Republican, won the distinction of being the first official to take his oath of office when he was sworn in at 9:30 a. m. by Supreme Court Justice Charles S. Bell. Hummel is beginning his second term.

(Please Turn to Page 6, Column 4) Funeral services for Staff Sgt. Jack H. Maier, 28, 520 South High street, Covington, who was killed Christmas day in an airplane crash south of Blythe, will be conducted at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the residence and at 2:30 at St.

John's Lutheran church there, Rev. Paul Plasterer officiating. Burial will be in Highland cemetery. Sergeant Maier is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Maier; brother, Victor, with the U. S. army in Texas; sister, Bette, at home. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran church and active in civic affairs.

He had been stationed at Malden Army Air Field, Mo. Mrs. H. C. Applegate and Miss Alma Maier of Troy, aunts of the decedent, will attend the rites,.