"The average replacement we are getting now is intelligent, "If we fail to shatter the well trained, has plenty of dis- THE STARS AN ^STRIPES (enemy's power now, the job cipline." will have to be done all over again within 20 years." —Lt. Col. J. T. Corley, 1st. Div. Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces, ' in the European Theater of Ojimtidns —Forrestal, Navy Secretary. Vol. 1—No. 156 lFr. New York — PARIS — London lFr. Saturday, Dec. 30, 1944 Patton Retakesl3 Towns Master Rnce Hammers Nazi Bulge from South As Air Power Cuts Enemy Lifeline

9th Hits Bridges, fTlonschauM;'•*.•'.•'• K>K*'. *• Jpf-: •.• LO}"- Fourth Armored Roads Behind Widens Path to Front •Stadkyll Bastogne Tactical aircraft have cut Allied forces battled Field all bridges, bombed all road Marshal von Rundstedt's bottlenecks behind the Ger- counter-offensive to a stand- man advances and virtually still while Lt. Gen. George S. completed the isolation of the Pat ton's U.S. Third Army battlefield from Wehrmacht hammered the deep German supply installations, Ninth wedge from the south against AF headquarters declared the anvil of Allied might yesterday. which is holding the north As fog again enveloped flank, official reports showed the front and hampered deploy- yesterday. ment of tactical air strength, the Stars and Stripes Map by Baird Battle reports yesterday, 24 to 36 crucial importance for Allied forces Allied forces pound the tip of Von Rundstedt's giant spearhead hours behind events in the Battle of the five-day break in the weather into Belgium as Third Army forces push from the south. of the Bulge, showed: was emphasized in figures released 1. Third Army men seized 13 by the Ninth AF and the British towns in attacks on a 35-mile Second TAF. front from Bastogne to the Since Von Rundstedt's offensive Black-Market Army Controls hinge of the Nazi wedge at crossed the Belgian frontier Dec. Echtcrnach. 17, the Ninth AF alone has flown Net Snares 200 Ward's; Avery 2. Men and armor of the Third more than 10,800 sorties, despite a Army's Fourth Armored Div., * Signal Corps Photo four-and-a-half-day air blackout which broke the siege of Wearing a shelter-half and just because of heavy fog. GIs, 2 Of ficers Raps Seizure Bastogne, poured into the about everything else he could In the course of this onslaught city and widened the cor- carry on his short frame, this the Ninth airmen knocked down Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, CHICAGO, Dec. 29 (ANS).— ridor. dejected German waits to be 397 enemy planes, and destroyed or ETO Provost Marshal, confirmed Montgomery Ward's properties in 3. Allied air power has cut th« processed for a prison camp on damaged 787 tanks .and armored yesterday that 200 American EMs seven cities were under Army main rail supply routes to vehicles spearheading the offensive, the First Army Front. and two officers are under arrest control today but the legality of the bulge from Germany by almost 5,000 trucks and 1,700 rail- on charges of selling cigarettes and the government seizure, remained blowing up or damaging rail- road cars. In addition, concentra- other commodities, and said he unrecognized by Sewell Avery, 70- way bridges in the rear. Medic Captures tions of foot troops were strafed thought those convicted should year-old chief of the nation-wide incessantly and supply lines bat- get the heaviest sentences possible. 4. While Von Rundstedt's drive merchandising firm. is held momentarily in an 18 Nazis While tered. Terming their actions "sabotage In challenging the President's Sorties Soar to 15,000 to the war effort and to soldiers at Allied vise, there are indica- authority to order the seizure, tions that powerful German Since the counter-drives started, the front," he disclosed that they Flat on His Back Avery said, "the company welcomes forces ■ may launch a new the Second TAF has flown appro- were rounded up in a drive which an opportunity to present its case assault. WITH FOURTH INF. DIV., ximately 6,200 sorties, to raise to extended from Paris to Cherbourg to the courts." He told newsmen well over 15,000 the tactical attacks by Army CID men and MPs. The he would be in his office as usual American forces nipped the west- GERMANY.—It was all a mis- tern tentacles of the Belgian salient understanding, but when everything on the German salient. The Tem- drive against black-marketeers is today "unless I am thrown out" pests, Spitfires and Typhoons of continuing, he said. Simultaneous with the seizure, between Rochefort and Celles where had quieted down Pvt. Robert J. Although the value of the ciga- a Nazi force of regimental size was Reynolds, Johnstown, N.Y. medic, the Second TAF have shot down the government acted to have the 68 enemy planes and destroyed or rettes sold ran into thousands of pocketed. Eastward, Von Rund- had bagged 18 prisoners, and the controversy with-the company over damaged 709 armored and motor dollars—one report put the figure non-compliance of War Labor stedt's forces pulled back into Ger- vehicles. at $200,000—Reckord agreed that Board directives settled in courts. many and established defensive In addition ,the fighters escort- black-market dealings, although The President, in a statement positions on the east side of Sauer ing the heavies of the Eighth AF considerable, could not have been accompanying the seizure order, (Continued on Page 8) and the RAF. have inflicted heavy the cause of the cigarette famine termed Avery guilty of "consistent casualties on German vehicles and on the Continent. and wilful defiance" of WLB deci- ground forces in the bulge, as well Members of the House Military sions. Avery retorted that Roose- Ike Thanks as on the Luftwaffe. The heavies sub-Committee said in Paris Dec. 3 velt's order was in violation of the themselves have flown close-feehind- that high American officers told Constitution and one which the the-line support for the Allied them that the famine was caused company could not obey Home Front armies, and have pounded rail and (Continued on Page 8) After a conference with Maj. communication centers. Gen. Joseph W. Byron, who has Gen. Eisenhower has thanked Germans were very pleased to be Sincte Von Rundstedt began his Tunnel Links Jap Islands the title of "military manager of New York Manpower Commission's in a PW cage. Regional Labor Committee for assault on Dec. 17, Ninth AF in- Tokyo radio announced yester- Montgomery Ward Inc.," Avery It started when a German threw their message sent after his Dec- complete reports show 103 fighters day that a tunnel had been issued a statement asserting that down his pistol and raised hie hands 22 Order of the Day calling for a and 44 bombers missing. During completed between Honshu and the President had no power to as Reynolds approached. The the past week 50 heavy bombers seize a non-war business. supreme effort by Allied troops. Kyushu, the two principal Japanese The commission pledged that the Yank, however, was suspicious and and 60 fighters were lost from es- home islands. It said that 130.000 Today, government attorneys tackled the Nazi with bare fists. corted Fortress and Liberators for- petitioned for an injunction to home front would "rise to new men were employed two years in heights of effort in bringing you Disturbed by this reaction, the Ger- mations which totaled 9,590 sorties. its construction. (Continued on Page 3) man fought back. Other Germans the tools of war with which you. crowded around. Finally the Nazis are waging the fight." pinned down the medic's shoulders, A Convoy From Bastogne: The Supreme Commander re- and told him they wanted to surren- plied: "Your heart-warming pledge der. So they marched back to the has been published to our troops PW cage, feeling each had gotten Hurt iils Want Paris 'Momma' and will have a fine effect.. None the better of the bargain. By Jimmie Cannon of us here has any doubt concern- road. The dust of the road had a blanket over his head, said these ing the ability and readiness of Stars and Stripes Staff Writer made their hair gray, but it did hills reminded him of home. WITH AMERICAN FORCES, all Americans at home to perform Nazi Offensive in Italy not look strange because their faces "There was an outfit getting an at top speed whan they understand Loses Some of Its Drive Dec. 29.—Detroit shouted, but all were old with suffering and fatigue. awful going over in a little village", the need of their relatives and you could hear was a smeared "We're all 4Fs in here," said Chi- he said "We went across an open friends on the firing lines. My cago to the guy who had climbed whisper through the bandages. field and exposed ourselves to keep thanks to you and all those you ROME, Dec. 29.—Fighting has into the truck. "A healthy guy Jerry busy. He got too interested represent for the promptness and died down along the Serohio River "I'll never forget that town," ne like you better look out. You'll get in us—those other guys got away." decisiveness of your message." near the west coast of Italy where muttered. "I left a piece of my drafted." "Give me Paris!" Brooklyn the Germans launched a drive. nose in it." Detroit's neck was Swollen as he shouted. "Give me Paris and a 34th Submarine Lost The convoy of wounded came out Allied Headquarters announced yelled, but his voice was still, small nice Momma who'll wash and shave WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (ANS) of Bastogne in a slow trickle. The today. But it was disclosed that and remote. me and I tuck me to sleep for —-The U.S. Navy announced that day was beautiful if you like Bel- U. S. troops previously had been "We were standing around a mess 9,000,000 years." the Sea Wolf, a 1,450-ton submarine forced out of Gallicano, road and gium in the winter time. The snow truck," he said, "waiting for some They all laughed, but you couldn't commanded by Lt. Comdr. Albert river town on the west bank of on the hills glittered in the sun, hot cakes when they let go with tell they were laughing by looking M. Bontier, of White Plains, S.Y., and the planes towed vapor trails the Serchio. everything they had. We were in at their faces. is overdue on Pacific patrol and The Fascist radio claimed that across the big, clean sky. a field and they were up above us "Find me a girl like that," said presumed lost with a crew of at The wounded sat stiffly in the the Germans had seized the vil- and all around us. What a going Illinois, "and I'll marry her myself." least 62 men. The Navy said this trucks, and they rose tautly when lage of Fornaci, two miles south over they gave us!" "We are good in the hospital," was the 34th U.S. submarine lost of Barga, they came to a rut in the frozen Pocono Mountains, who sat with (Continued on Page 8) from all causes in this war. Saturday, Dec. 30, 1944 Page 2 THE STARS AND STRIPES Background of the News- What Air Parley Did, and Didnt

a Joe in a foxhole, the international known as the "five freedoms of the air." These freedoms were: Dear Folks by his own friends, by his own r air conference at Chicago, which countrymen? 1. To fly across any country. The other day we read in The ended Dec. 7, may have seemed a long way Naturally, the individual GI does 2. To land in any country for non-traffi . Stars and Stripes the story called off. But it was important for two reasons c pur not see it this way. He forms a "Ammo Shortage Delays Push" and —it showed how civil flying is going to poses (to refuel, make repairs, escape storms). we finally decided to put this general opinion, and quite a de- 3. To take traffic from any country to the thought before as large a group of trimental one, not against his own work after the war, and it showed how homeland. father or sister who might be men as possible. willing or unwilling the nations may be to 4. To take traffic from the homeland to any In view of the shortages of ma- working in a defense-plant, but work together on other problems, such as against all workers, all civilians, country. terials we suggest that unit com- the peace. manders urge men in their outfits against groups. 5. To pick up and discharge traffic in any to mention in letters home the ef- It is not silly to have something Now that the texts of the agreements country on the way. fect of lagging production of war like that happen? It seems to me have reached here it is possible to give the Fifteen nations besides the U.S. agreed that there can't be one family in materials upon the quick and suc- complete story of what it did and what it to this, and signed up. They were China, cessful prosecution of the present the states which does not have a didn't do. Whether it succeeded or failed action. member in the service. Would Sweden, Turkey, Denmark, Thailand We feel that sufficient pressure anyone let their own son, fatner j calls for a conclusion which the reader can (Siam), Afghanistan and nine of the 19 exerted by men at the front upon or brother down? Why always j make for himself. These are just the facts. Latin-American countries' represented. public opinion would tend to blame somebody else for mistakes? ! increase production and discourage Why not just pitch in and work 1 * * * Brazil, Chile and Cuba were among those the present trenc of war-workers the harder?—S/Sgt. Munio Pod- j Fifty-four nations took part in the con- which did not agree. to find jobs in peace-time produc- horzer, Armored Div. ference. The only important ones missing Thirteen additional nations agreed to the tion before the war is won. were Russia, Argentina, Italy, and of first two freedoms alone, and signed up. # T9P Let us, the men directly con- course Germany and Japan. These included the United Kingdom, Aus- cerned, "wise up" our countrymen On Talking Terms thai this is a people's war. The * * * tralia, Egypt, France and Spain (but not Russians know it. The Nazis know ...This is not an attack All 54 reached complete and unanimous Canada, Iceland, Portugal or any of the ten it well. We Americans should know against unconditional surrend- agreement in the technical field and an act Latin-American countries which failed to it. We're all in it together to win- . er; far from it. It is an urgent as o.uickly as possibte.—Pvts. Deyo request that The Stars and was signed setting up international flying sign for the full five). and Swift, MP. Stripes, or some official voice rules, traffic control procedure, licensing * * * * * * of the government, make clear standards for airplanes and airmen, regis- Thirty-four countries, including all the the terms of unconditional sur- tration and identification marks, weather Tire Tips render which will be dictated important ones except Brazil, signed an reports and methods for search, rescue and Be sure to take chains off when to Germany. agreement establishing a temporary Inter- they are no longer needed. Hard I believe that should the true communication, among other things. national Civil Aviation Organization to roads cause excessive wear on the terms of surrender be given to This was the first time such a compre- administer all the technical matters which tires, and wear out the chains. the Psychological Warfare hensive technical agreement had been were agreed upon and to advise on other Rotate your tires and keep them Branch of the OWI for prepa- reached. Conferences at Paris in 1919 and in good shape. They'll keep you ration and distribution to the matters. A place was kept open for Russia on the road to victory!—Cpl. Ed. German people, it would be- Havana in 1929 did only a few of these on its governing body. The temporary Kurtbautn Jr. come one of our most powerful things and gave up the others as hopeless. organization will exist for no more than instruments in effecting an * * W three years. After reading about the tire early end of hostilities. For shortage in the U.S. Army, the civilian revolt would almost Outside the technical field there was Then there was a document outlining a following suggestion is offered: certainly produce demoraliza- partial agreement, with some questions permanent organization to function much Many six by six, two-and-a- tion in the German army.— left undecided. the same as the temporary one. Thirty- half-ton trucks now operating T/4 Robert Wasdon, FA. The U.S. wanted each nation to grant with eight tires on the rear, , two nations signed this one, again includ- could perform their task and every other nation rights which became ing all the principal ones except Brazil. carry a load of five tons with- All This and ISo Cognac? out injury to the truck, using only four tires, or one complete Is there really a rationing of set of duals on the rear. gasoline? Man in White Changes to Olive Drab Elimination of one complete When we are relieved from our axle would be better than using front line duty for a few days, we two axles and four tires, as the are sent out some nights with our And Carries on Mission of Saving Lives use of one axle and four tires ambulances to haul army nurses to chaplain's initials—the initials would afford belter traction a dance or party held by a certain Page From the Story of a man who had adminis- and allow for the maximum in battalion of officers of this divi- tered last rites at the division Every Day Near Front safe driving. sion. Of a Field Hospital, clearing station. This suggestion may not apply During the time the drivers aren't Is the Same as a Year to all army vehicles, but would driving they have to sit around ana First in France This was the first field hospital to a large percentage of them wait for the party to end, without to be set up in Germany and was In Regular Practice that use hard-surface roads getting even as much as a drink of By G. K. Hodenfield the only one for more than two almost exclusively.—Pvt. M. cognac. After the party is finished Stars and Stripes Staff Writer months. The town was captured system needed; there was an- Raasch, Truck Co. we take the nurses back. Then, with WITH A FIELD HOSPITAL Sept. 12 and the hospital .moved other tube stuck in his arm for extra driving, we then have to drive IN GERMANY.—They brought in Sept. 16. It was also the first intravenous injections of glu- * * * the officers back to their quarters him into the squat schoolhouse field hospital to operate in France, cose solution. Every once in a POE for POW and return to our unit, usually being used as a hospital at but that was long ago and hospital while he tossed his head in ir- The boys here may be interested about daylight. 1910 hours. A bloodstained tag personnel don't like to talk about ritation at the tubes and the In the following suggestions which Are we ambulance drivers or taxi identified him as an infantry long ago—they're too involved in splints and the bandages. Five I sent to Congressman Mike Mans- drivers here at the front lines?— sergeant from Michigan. In life and death of the present. days went by. field of Montana. Ambulance Platoon. one corner of the tag were a They worked on him all that "Hey Doc," the soldier said, First, I asked for a House reso- night. There were three major "Yes, fella?" An artillery bar- lution to the effect that every pri- injuries. But he was in no rage sent shells screaming to- soner of war be returned to his Up Front With Maul din condition for an operation. They ward the German positions less own country as soon as possible gave him five blood transfu- than four miles away and the after the war. sions, but at 0830 he was still soldier flinched just a bit. "Doc, Second, that we amend our im- unconscious. can I have some fruit?" "May- migration laws to forbid entry into Civvy Life Dim Memory be later—not just yet." "How the U.S. of any person who has about some water then?" The Maj. B. R. Ryder gave up his borne arms against the United doctor said: "I'll have the nurse Nations. practice as surgeon for a Bridge- bring you some" Thus we will not betray th men port, Conn., hospital two years ago who have given their lives by to join the Army. He is 36. Be- Nurses Landed D Plus 6 allowing the men who took those hind him in civilian life are years There are 17 beds to one ward lives to enjoy the benefits for our spent studying in Germany, Eng- in this hospital and there is gen- great country.—Maj. J.C. Harrison. land and hospitals in Boston and erally one nurse to a ward. The Philadelphia. But he has almost nurses in this hospital landed on * * * forgotten civilian life. D plus six. All of them have been Spread Hate? At 0830 hours the decision given battlefield promotions to Your Editorial "V2 takes a back had to be made. If they oper- first looey with no T/O vacancies. seat" pleased me very much. One ated he didn't have much of a sentence stuck with me. It was chance, but if they didn't oper- Ryder was looking at the sol- "Rumor about the home front." rate he had no chance at all. dier's chart. Then a nurse When you look back at some of Ryder knew the answer. You came in and told him he was your issues you will find that even do what must be done. Then wanted in the shock room—a you went into the old game of you can only wait and pray. new case had been brought in and they wanted him to look spreading hate and animosity. When the fighting is toughest What else can it mean when the the hospital fills in a hurry. Some- at it. He hurried from the room. blame for shortages of ammunition times they have 20 major opera- and other essential material was tions in one 24-hour period. When placed at the door steps of the you did 20 operations a year at civilian population in the States? Help Wanted ' Why should the GI be made to home you needed a three-week feel that he is not supported in his vacation in Florida. Sometimes a —AND GIVEN deadly struggle by his own family, doctor and his GI technician will Write four question >r problem 10 operate alone on a case that in Help Wanted The Stars and Stripe*, civvy life would bring an entire Paris. France \po *8< rut STARS AND STRIPES hospital staff into the amphithea- Printed at me New fork deraia ter. In ordinary practice you'd APOs WANTED rrlDuoe plant. 21 rue de Bern. Paris, PL. Robert Alvard, Olympia, Wash.;: Pf c tor the O.S. armed forces under aus- never have more than two or three C Louis C. Eader, Pittsburgh; S'S^J pices at trie Intormatlon and Educa- operations a year like any one of Bob Cummings, Milwaukee; T/Sgt. Virg" tion Division. Special and Informa- those coming In here every day. Feeney, Defiance. O.; S/Sgt. J. N. Olenu, tion Services. ETOUSA Tel.: ELYsees Chicago; Howard Grimm, Youngstown, 40-58. 41-49. Not Expected to Live Sgt. William Krueger, Adrian, Mich.; Oontents passed oy tne O S. Army Harold Klein. Brooklyn; Wester O. Lowe. and Navy censors. Entered as second Nobody epected the boy to Sarasota. Fla. class matter. Mar. IS, 1943. at the live—but he did. He wasn't a ICHARD MILLER, Olympia ; J?™?* post office. New York. N.Y. tinder R Rice, Olympia; Sgt. William the act of Mar. 3. 1878. very pretty sight lying there. Wal Vol. 1, No. 156 "Ah cain't agree. You Irish woulda lost this war without allies Lock Haven, Pa.; Pvt. Richard D. iL'_ There was a tube in one nostril Adrian, Mich.; Thomas H. Wilson, like Texas an' Russia." well, Ga.; Sgt. Brysoh Wells. FaixBWUJw that fed him the oxygen his Ind. — Saturday, Dec. 30, 1944 THE STARS AND STRIPES V.S. 'SEWS Page 3

U.S. Headlines—A Week Ago ArmyControls Gloria to Wed Norden Sight

Into 'Belgium, Ward's; Avery Makers Deny Raps Seizure Slow-Up Plot

(Continued from Page 1) NEW YORK, Dec. 29 (ANS).— restrain Ward's from possible Carl L. Norden, Inc., manufacturer interference with Army operations of Norden bombsights, a produc- and for declaratory judgment establishing the legality of the tion engineering firm and four President's power of seizure. officials of two other concerns—■ I. S. LINE SLASHED Says Impeding War Effort one a Navy commander—pleaded The complaints said that the innocent yesterday to Federal K company was engaged in war indictments charging that they ' >-» Vorf; fi, H production and the company's conspired to slow production of refusal to settle labor disputes the bombsight. through WLB channels was imped- The indictment also accused the ing the war effort, hampering the Norden organization and the engi- HUGE BHTLESMg GREATEST wage stabilization structure and neering firm of Corrigan, Osburne threatening to cause other work and Wells, Inc., and four indivi- stoppages. duals with hindering Navy Depart- BATTLE (In Detroit, Montgomery Ward ment supervision of bombsight DAityJiTIMES i today filed a $50,000 suit against manu facture. The individuals the CIO union whose members named were Theodoreh Barth, and were involved in a strike in four Gloria DeHaven, film actress, Warde Marvelle, president and Detroit stores). announced this week that she vice-president, respectively, of {NAZIS DRIVE The WLB has twice directed and Actor John Payne would Norden, and Comdr John D. Cor- Ward's to extend the provisions of be married next month. rigan and Robert H. Wells, part- N DRIVE CUTS its labor contract pending an ners of the engineering firm. J DEEP INTO election to see whether the CIO Carl Norden, inventor" of the represented the majority of the bombsight, was not specifically Driciim EPER IN BELGIUM company's workers. The company N.Y. Butchers named in the indictments. Defen- .American newspapers all over the nation dug out their biggest refused and last April the Army dants were charged with attempt- type last week to tell the opening of the German counter-blow as took possession. ing to retain full production con- shown above. But yesterday's headlines were different: N.Y. Herald ^Claims Coercion Reopen Stores trol of the bombsight in the Norden company by withholding Tribune, "Allied JABS Push Nazis Back"— N.Y. Times, "German Avery consistently has refused to NEW YORK, Dec. 29 (ANS).— - Spearhead Near Meuse Surrounded." vital specifications from sub-con- grant maintenance of the union After a four-day holiday enforced tractors, particularly Remington membership principle in disputes by retail meat dealers, about 900 Rand, Inc., of Elmira, N.Y. This Was America Yesterday: and today asserted that the Pre- more New York butcher shops were sident's order was the final step reported open today, and city off) in coercion used by the government cials promised that 12,000,000 pounds Nazi Counter-Blow Will Have to force a closed shop upon employ- of meat would be available at U.S. Casualties ers and employees. wholesalers next week. The President declared that A police check yesterday of 6,000 'Disastrous' End, Stimson Says "strikes in wartime cannot be con- butcher shops showed 1,000 were Reach628,441 Stars and Stripes U.S. Bureau doned whether they are strikes by closed in protest against OPA re- EW YORK, Dec. 29.—"War is not an easy game to play workers against employers or gulations, which do not provide a WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (ANS). strikes of employers against the livestock price ceiling and which —U.S. combat casualties since N and you can't always win every battle, but I am government." they claimed prevented them from Pearl Harbor have now reached confident we are winning and time will reveal this German With the WLB's directives being operating at a profit. 628,441—65,973 greater than the throw of the dice will have disastrous consequences for him," enforced by the military manage- City Markets Commissioner Henry figure announced two weeks ago. War Secretary Stimson told newsmen in Washington. ment back pay estimated . at M. Brundage reported "the current Secretary of War Stimson said $2,000,000 would be paid Ward receipts of eight large wholesalers today. Casualties included 547,823 Stimson. spoke of heroism on every sector of the First Army front, employees. alone guarantee over 12,000,000 for the Army and 80,618 for the mentioning "company cooks and clerks who have fought like tigers at In six other cities where stores pounds next week out of normal Navy, Marine Corps and Coast the side of cur riflemen," and men who are fighting in snow and cold. were siezed—Detroit, St. Paul, Den- consumption of about 20,000,000." Guard. While free comment in the U.S. has taken every possible note, ver, Portland, Jamaica, N.Y. and U.S. Army casualties included the one heard most is of praise for the GIs who have been doing San Rafael, Calif.,—no protest was Climax Now Near only those through Dec. 14, and the fighting. voiced. not those suffered in the German offensive. The Army figure inclu- UTTING the war aside for a while, the proudest Colonel in the U.S. In Chaplin Trial ded 102,961 killed, 319,935 wounded, P should bs Louis B. Kutte, of Pasadena, now stationed at Camp Pan American to Reopen 65,762 missing and 59,165 prisoners. Shelby, Miss. His 16-year-old daugh- LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29 (ANS). The U.S. Navy total announced ter, Mary, has been chosen Queen N.Y.-Lisbon Line Jan. 1 —Attorneys went back to court to- as of last night included 31,182 of the Tournament of Roses and day for a quick windup of evidence dead, 35,942 wounded. 9,010 miss- will preside from the Royal Box NEW YORK, Dec. 29 (ANS).— in Charlie Chaplin's paternity trial ing and 4,484 prisoners. at the Rose Bowl game on New Plane travel between New York so the case can go to the jury early Year's Day. and Lisbon will be available to next week. Dr. V. L. Andrews was Classification Specialist N the labor front: 35 specialist civilians on Jan. 1, when Pan summoned to the stand to tell of O soldiers on 90-day furloughs American Airways will resume the blood tests which he and two ATLANTA, Dec. 29 (ANS).—The are at work in Henry Kaiser's ar- commercial operations suspended other physicians previously reported young man in the Army uniform tillery shell and fuse plant in Den- Dec. 7, 1941. Officials anticipate, showed that Chaplifi could not be who applied at a war housing cen- ver. They are the first of 80 however, that priority passengers the father of Joan Berry's daugh- ter for an apartment for his wife who'll be placed in the plant to will leave no seats for non-priority ter, Carol Ann. and child set forth on the applica- relieve the manpower shortage. travel until additional equipment Two other doctors have testified tion that his employer was the U.S. is placed in service. already that Chaplin's blood type Army. He was momentarily stumped On the love front: In Min- . Applications for military C54 is in group O, Miss Berry's in group by the next question asking what neola, N.Y., a baby girl was transports convertible to civilian A, and the baby's in group B. They business his employer was engaged born ahead of schedule to the use Jiave been made by the asserted the father of the child in, but finally wrote: "Extermina- wife of T/Sgt. John B. Love, company and are now pending. would have blood in group A or B. tor." of Salt Lake City, in an am- bulance. T/Sgt. Love helped Medic Cpl. Real T. Cote, of Lowell, Mass., effect the de- GIs Brush Off Ea*y, U«. * als Sav livery. Mother, child, sergeant, corporal and War Department doing nicely, thank you. But Dance Instructors T^HE day's nasty comes from Dal- las. Harold Patterson, OPA Pull 'Daughter Gag' official, says of 4,008 used cars sold last month in the Dallas dis- On Gobs, Marines trict, most were to servicemen, but ceiling prices didn't count. Dealers By Joe Fleming .riaiy ftiiut. . .uu^ -uffl! Queen are demanding side payments, Stars and Stripes U.S. Bureau sticking the troops. Some used car heads will rattle, Patterson says. NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—Soldiers OME people don't appreciate beds. At least Jacqueline Conlin, of are "softies" compared to sailors S Miami, Fla., indicates that in a divorce pillow tossed at her husband, and marines. They're easily brushed Glen. She says Glen threw a fox in her bed. After getting the animal off when they ask for a date and out of her boudoir she said she countered with a few rocks for his bed. can't compete with other service- She alleged, he told naughty stories in the connubial chamber, and they men in the determination league. weren't funny. That's the considered unbiased OL. Robert P. McCormick, 64-year-old puoiisner of me Chicago Trib- opinion of Arthur Murray's danc- j C une, who married Mrs. Maryland Mathison Hooper, accomplished ing teachers, who meet a good many horsewoman last week, returned to work today after a short honey- servicemen professionally but aren't j moon. His bride had divorced Henry Hooper in Mexico on Nov. 30. allowed to chat with them after j The wedding was at the home working hours. Dancing? The, of McCormick's cousin, Chauncey. girls didn't compare the terpsicho- Sailor Jackie Cooper, ex-film rean merits of the armed forces, actor, and oride June Home, Discussing uniformed customers 18, also settled down in Chicago who have helped triple Murray's j after a short California spoon- business since the war, the teachers, moon. Jackie will git up them who are hired for personality and stairs at Great Lakes Naval friendliness as well as footwork, Base, where he's just finishing said most servicemen are "shy and boot training. easy to get along with." Every once in a while, however, a Another thing: Don't sell service eye "gets that gleam and Tired but still attractive ii*ace instructors give their limp limbs a your land in Mississippi. Fol- you say: 'Here it comes' and sure rub-down after a session of dancing with servicemen in Arthur lowing a seismograph read- enough they want to be dated," Murray's dancing school in New York. ing, Gulf Refining Company said Janie Mansfield, one of the Mrs Mc<.u.....i.; drilled at the corners of Mrs. cooper instructers. den. It's tougher though with ing to Arm Fish. "You say, Tm Jasper, Jones and Smith counties, and hit the Jackpot. The "But it's easy to brush them off," sailors and marines. They .hate to frightfully sorry. I can't tonight, Heidelberg oilfield was extended at least 15 miles, royalties she said. "The soldiers just say take 'no' for an answer." My daughter is waiting.' That on adjoining acreages advancing $350 to 400 per acre. 'Sorry' when we explain it's forbid- Even then there's a way, accord- usually stops them." THE STARS AND STRlPgs g , Dec. 30, 1944 Page 4 UNIT NEWS aturday UNIT NEWS Page 5 6th Armd. D Blue Ribbon Units Covered Wagons for Winter Travel IV. 80th Inf. Div. Mid-Air Pickup Permits Rescue of Stranded Men Somewhere 8 ETO Outfits 'Super Sixth' 6 Who Braved Win Citations Is Lauded for Nazi MGs Get In Europe For Gallantry Drive in Saar Service Cross WITH SIXTH ARMD IV — The War Department has an- D WITH 80th INF. DIV.—A soldiei IZE doesn't make a bit of difference when it Praise for the outstanding" achieve- who wiped out five machine-gun nounced award of Distinguished ments of the Sixth Armd. niv in S comes to .bagging Jerries. nests, another who covered the Pfc Ted L. Jenkins, of Summit, N.J., a 134th Inf. the recent Third Army drive , 'the Unit Citations for extraordinary withdrawal ot an ambushed pla- rifleman in the 35th Inf. Division, got the horselaugh gallantry in. combat to eight ETO Saar Valley was contained in a toon and four who fought on to from his outfit when he showed up pushing a Nazi letter from Maj. Gen. Manton S. units. They include: comoie-e their missions in spiie Jl along with his Ml. The prisoner barely topped five Eddy, XII Corps commander to wounds nave cecn awarded Dis in- feet, a full fool and one-quarter shorter than Jen- Second Platoon Co. C, 899th TD Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow com- guisred Service Crosses in this di- kins'. "I'd nave thrown him back and waited for a Bn.: "For extraordinary _galian.ry mander of the "Super Sixth,"' vision. bigger one if it wasn't so dark," JenKins grumbled. in a series of actions during which Stating that the division's record . In the hot blast of German Pfc John (Half-Inch) Chalone, of Pulton, N.Y., who they destroyed enemy guns block- of combat service has been "in the machine-gun fire. T/Sgt. Wilham got his nickname because he's only a half-inch above ing the advance of the 2nd Bn., highest tradition of the Armv" and B Humphrey, of Co. E, 319th Inf., T five feet, brought in two six-foot Germans to his 47th nf., to Cherbourg and Gre- that they have earned the "respect pitched 17 grenades without a miss 30th Inf. Div. unit after he shot up a bunch of ville. When the 2nd Bn. was under and admiration of this corps " Gen and then mopped up with a oayo- snipers while out on patrol. "Bigger they are, the artillery fire at crossroad Le Motel, Eddy's letter continued: * ' net to destroy the five Nazi ma- harder they fall," he said. June 22, a tank-destroyer put "From the arrival of the first chine-gun emplacements and their the enemy gun out of action. elements of the division mid- * * * m occupants. "The following day at Hoe de September in the corps bridgehead The sergeant, of Rochester, Ky., After a truce, Capt. Charles H. Mitchell, of Tot a well-concealed 88mm gun fir- over the Meurthe River, though the followed up by reorganizing rem- Duluth, Minn, was escorting a German officer ing on the battalion was silenced initial attacks -jeyond the Foret de nants of his platoon and leading through a Second Division outpost toward Nazi when a tank-destroyer moved Gremecey and from Leyr to Letri- them against a heavily fortified lines. around a blind corner, took posi- court to the jump-off for the corps position, which they, destroyed, The officer said he was worried about being tion at 150-yard range, and, after attack on Nov. 8, the Sixth Armd, driving out about 200 Germans. fired at by Americans. Capt. Mitchell told him the enemy gun had fired once and Div. showed unsurpassed confidence In Co. E, 317th Inf. Regt., the reassuringly: "There's nothing out there but Ger- wrecked the tank-destroyer's track, and competence, and quiet and doughboys say, "When the going's man machine-gunners and they're notoriously ended the duel with fire that des- cheerful co-operation under all roughest, Goins' toughest," mean- bad marksmen," troyed the gun. circumstances. ing Pfc Earl G. Goins. Covering "During street-fighting in Cher- The German laughed and sauntered off to his Brilliant Successes the withdrawal of his platoon from bourg on June 25 the 2nd Platoon own lines. "Your ^brilliant actions at Han- a tight spot with his BAR is only helped put five 20mm guns and * * * sur-Nied and at Lemud-Sorbey in one of this Ashfeoro, N.C., soldier's one 47mm gun out of action. On seizing and holding the vital and exploits. Another time he "followed rpHE brass usually got the honor of pulling the July 1 a 77mm enemy gun was bitterly-contested crossings were fol- a wave of American tanks througn lanyard on the first gun in any outfit getting prevented from delaying the 2nd lowed by the fierce fightings in the an open field raked by German ready to send its first shell into Germany—but not Battalion's advance on the Greville Foret de Puttelange, the determined machine-gun fire. When the tanks in Pfc Philip Alfireri's howitzer section in the 102nd fortifications when a 2nd Platuon capture of Landroff, Hellimer, and bogged down in the mud and his Inf. Div. # tank-destroyer demolished the po- St. Jean Rohrbach, and the seizure squad was pinned down he attack- It was Alfireri's birthday, so the crew let him send sition. In Greville another crew of the Cadenbronn height com- ed the German positions with his the first shell on its way. subjected itself to heavy mortar fire' manding the Saar River on the BAR and killed seven. to reduce three strongpoints." * * * German border. Gun Shot from Hands Co. A, 823rd TD Bn.: "For out- Christmas packages brought T/5 Henry J. Hoff- "Your achievements have been S/Sgt. Edward H. Winterbottom, standing performance of duty in outstanding, the more so because man, of Philadelphia, and the Third Armd. Div., action against the enemy from Au- of New Bedford, Mass., was a pfc a toy train, a little wooden jeep, two books of of the leadership and determination Sept. 14 when he advanced 15 yards gust 6 to August 12, during the Steps in air-ground rescue are shown in the picture series above. Wearing heavy clothins to children's stories and a set of blocks from his with -which they overcame weather under enemy machine-gun fire to battle of Mortain. On August 7 the guard against windburn, S/Sgt. Harry C. Conway, Jr., (left) is ready for the test. The rescue plane aunt. and terrain conditions which might destroy the nest. Although wounded enemy launched the first of a se- makes contact and sweeps him off the ground, (top center). Seconds later, he dangles from the plane's And Cpl. Ben Szejkowski, of the 35th Inf. Div., well have stoppec". armored opera- when his gun was shot out of ries of attacks, in an effort to split Stars and Stripes Photo by Riordan tions completely." tow-line, (bottom right). The test complete, Conway is shown bein? helped aboard the plane (bottom). found a bathing suit in one of his boxes. "Maybe hands, he rallied his squad to American forces in France. For six Beating icy blasts with plywood and plexiglass, these GIs have continue the attack and reach its I can wear it for underwear," Szejkowski mut- days hostile forces continued ex- converted their jeeps into snug vehicles for winter. Tear-drop body tered. 26th Inf. Div. tremely heavy pressure, in many on the jeep assigned to Lt. Bernard H. Horowitz of Brooklyn, (top) 84th Inf. Div. Troops Can Be Brought Out of Isolated Areas .objective. 1/Lt. Gottlieb Ruby, of Fresno, * * * instances completely isolating was made from salvaged materials by men of the 644th Ord. Depot. groups of our forces. By Tow-Line Harness Apparatus Calif., forced a crossing of the npHE light machine-gun section was seated around It has spotlight, electric windshield wipers and defroster. Pfc Joe Medic Hit by Shell, "Though subjected to fierce at- 35th Inf. Div. Moselle River south of Toul Sept. A a table, ready for coffee, when enemy artillery Olivieri, of Somerville, Mass., and PWD, SHAEF, is putting finishing Pfc Wrestles tacks by day and night, by heavy Without Landing Plane 4 under cross-fire of enemy ma- started whistling touches on his plywood windbreak. But Stays on Job enemy armor, and though casual- chine-guns. He was wounded in the in. The 35th Inf. ties suffered were many, this brave left shoulder but advanced in face Div. men dashed WITH 26th INF. DIV. — T/4 Nazi to a Fall EWEST technique for air rescue of ground soldiers Mortars Give group of men effectively blocked the vance. The courageous prosecution of the fire. His men were able to into the cellar. Rest Camp Established Oscar F. Escalante, of National enemy's advance, inflicting crush- of extremely perilous tasks in the N and airmen stranded in isolated areas where land- overrun and destroy the position Then the house City, Calif., medical aid man in WITH 84th INF. DIV.—A rifle ing casualties upon his personnel face of deadly enemy opposition is Quick Support against great odds. Lt. Ruby rocked. Later the 1,000 Yds.From Enemy the 104th Inf. of the 26th (Yan- company of the Railsplitter Div. ings are .impossible was demonstrated by the Army Air and destroying much of his equip- deserving of the highest praise." remained in action two hours after men found the kee) Div., was administering aid was defending a German town Technical Services Command during experiments at ment. Their supreme effort in the against counter-attack. When the WITH 35th INF. DIV., During being wounded, capturing three shell had landed 146th Eng. Combat Bn.: "Orga- WITH AN INF. DIV—A rest and to wounded under fire. A shell face of great odds materially con- enemy artillery lifted, Pfc Louis Wright Field, Ohio. the battle to expand a Saar River Germans and killing a number of smack in the cen- nized into eight assault demolition recreation center for foxhole Joes fragment tore through his helmet tributed to the brilliant victory at-' Albrecht, of Cortland, Nebr., Pvt. beachhead, one of the attacking others. ter of their table teams, four support demolition of this division was set'up within and knocked Escalante uncon- ' A modified parachute harness with a leg strap to bind tained in this decisive action." Robert Huss, of Beardstown, 111., companies of the 320th Inf., 35th —but it was a teams, and a command, the bat- 1,000 yards of German lines in scious. the knees to the chest permits pickup by a tow rope from Advances Despite Wound and another soldier left their Inf. Div., met sudden, deadly, small- dud. Co. B, 823rd TD Bn.: "For out- talion was assigned the mission of Germany under the direction of When revived about a hall-hour foxholes to locate the platoon the rescue plane. arms fire from enemy forces 2/Lt. James G. Schwartze Jr., standing performance of duty in clearing beach obstacles in Nor- later, his captain ordered him to rfc rfc Lt. James Bowman and T/5s Don command post. S/Sgt. Harry C. Conway, an equipment laboratory of Kokomo, Ind., encountered in- action against the enemy on Au- mandy during the invasion of the rear for treatment, but the Mathis and Joe Marine. Albrecht and the other soldier tense Nazi machine-gun and artil- WTHEN Sgt. Charles P. Helferich, of the 17th Tank gust 7, in the vicinity of St. Bar- France. Each team was landed on sergeant bandaged his own wound technician, wore a winter flying suit, helmet and goggles A few men were picked each day, became separated from Huss, who lery fire while leading a rifle *» Bn, Seventh Armd. Div., won the Bronze Star thelemy, France. The enemy June 6, and because of the rising and continued to administer to brought back from their foxholes minutes later heard G e r m . n- as protection against windburn when he demonstrated platoon against heavily-defended and a pass to Paris, he didn't expect to meet the launched a determined counter- tide it was necessary to execute the his comrades. for a bath, clean clothes and a machine-gun fire and three quick the rescue process. German positions in the Bois du No. 1 man of the Big Show—let alone crash the attack in great strength in an at- For gallantry in action, Esca- demolition of the outer obstacles night's relaxation, and returned to shots from an Ml. Crawling out to Conway sat on a blanket roll to minimize ground drag Haut des Trappes Oct. 9. Lt. movies as well.' tempt to split American forces in lante received a Silver Star. within 30 minutes after landing. the front the next day. investigate, Huss came upon Schwartze knocked out the nest Idling along the Champs-Elysees, Helferich was France. and was lifted by the tow rope as the plane came over "The battalion worked with little Albrecht dragging a badly-battered with submachine-gun fire after his grabbed up by newsreel cameramen and thrust into "An opportunity for honorable food or rest until June 9, suffering at a 35-degree angle. The winch-harness combination withdrawal was spurned, and des- Nazi by the hand. Neither the platoon was held up and was focus with another visitor in Paris, Gen. Eisenhower. heavy casualties. The mission was Makes Mess of Things—Gets Medal pite heavy casuaMes sustained by Yank nor his prisoner had weapons reduced acceleration to the point where he began his wounded while leading a new The sergeant not only shook hands with the Supreme completed under extremely difficult the company, a desperate counter- or helmets. descent with very little shock. The winch then helped attack. With his arm is a sling, he Commander as the cameras whirred, but he also got and hazardous conditions which attack by the enemy was repulsed Albrecht had crawled within five continued to lead the advance to a "chance to send Christmas greetings to the folks required heroism and determination to draw him up to the plane so he could be hauled with heavy losses in both personnel yards of an enemy machine-gun the platoon's objective. back home, via sound film. on the part of each individual." aboard. and equipment, and the brilliant crew which opened fired and killed strongly entrenched on command- He refused medical attention * * victory attained was climaxed by a 397th AAA M»chine-gunBn.(Prov.) his comrade. Albrecht opened fire Conway carried a knife in a thigh sheath and wore ing ground. until he supervised the selection with his Ml and when the rifle The doughboys needed imme- iyf EMBERS of a squad of the 30th Rec. Troop? 30th general withdrawal of the enemy 49th AAA Brig.: "On June 6, the a back-type parachute to cut himself free from, the tow of his men's positions against a jammed, a German leaped on him. diate heavy weapons support. They 111 Inf. Div., are going to send a bill for services from the entire sector. In the midst unit was assigned to furnish anti- line and float back to earth in case the apparatus possible counter-attack. On his "We wrestled around, and I got got it from the Second Sq., Third rendered to somebody—anybody. of unceasing fire and often in the aircraft protection to landing craft way to an aid station, Lt. Schwartze the best of him," Albrecht explain- which hauls him to the plane failed to function. Platoon of Co.H. which, with a While dug in and fighting as infantry in the Sieg- face of certain death, duties were on the French coast. From securely met a reconnaissance party of ed. "The rest of the machine-gun single mortar, fired 271 rounds of fried Line, they occupied a farm whose proprietors performed unhesitatingly and with entrenched shore positions enemy troops moving up to relieve his utter disregard of personal safety." artillery and mortar fire killed and crew took off. A couple of bullets HE on the enemy positions in a platoon. He offered to lead them had fled. There they slopped the hogs, fed and creased my scalp." half-hour. 112th Eng. Combat Bn.: "On June wounded many of our men as they in. but was ordered to. an aid sta- milked the cows, and played nursemaid to all the The squad included: S/Sgt.Jarvis other livestock. 6, the 112th Eng. Combat Bn. landed attempted to disembark. Never- Sergeant Pins Bar on Shirt tion for evacuation by his battalion Twiddy, Cpl. Clarence Brown, and in the vicinity of St. Laurent-sur- theless the battalion heroically 2nd Armd. Div. commander. ' "We even cleaned out the stables and bedded down Pfcs James Wasson, Marvin Hel- Mer, with the mission of clearing advanced to a sheltering rise, where 2/Lt. William E. Newing. of the horses," said "Rancher" CpL Theodore Pasternak, geson, Albert Nutter, Woodrow of Chicago, 111. a beach exit, sweeping the roads of surviving officers and men orga- —Captures 312 Prisoners Binghamton, N.Y., also was lead- Shot-Up Tankster Evans and Robert Valin. mines, and clearing a vehicle transit nized to move patrols to clear the ing a rifle' platoon against the cliffs. The men set up available enemy in Bois du Haut des Trappes area. Sgt. Charles Mudd was an act- Maginot Line pillbox held by the equipment under intense enemy Scared at First Oct. 9 when it suffered many cas- "Despite heavy casualties and ing second lieutenant for about Germans. In the morning, a white Unit Pages to Appear Mighty Mite Full of Fight fire and furnished necessary anti- ualties from machine-guns and ar- continuous enemy fire, the mis- half an hour, but the only highball flag was seen fluttering from the aircraft protection," WITH SECOND ARMORED DIV. In Saturday Editions tillery and the forward artillery sions were accomplished speedily he got was from a Nazi officer. fortification. The Germans said —Tank Driver Cpl. Delbert C. observer was killed. and in such a manner as to mini- 81st Chem. Bn. (Motorized) :*"The Mudd's rifle squad and machine- they would surrender if an Amer- iGrimmett, of Norman, Okla^ joined The Stars and Stripes Cnit Despite wounds, Lt. Newing acted mize losses of equipment to combat battalion landed in France on gun section were set up during the ican officer was sent to see their the 66th Armored Reg. as a re- Pages will appear regularly in as observer while continuing to troops. The heroism and technical D-Day under incessant machine- commander. placement in Sicily. night along a road overlooking a the Saturday edition. Their lead his platoon. Again wounded, skill of the men of the battalion gun, artillery, and rocket fire from Suspecting a trap, the officers Two hours after getting into his purpose is to permit a more he refused medical aid although he were a material contribution to the the enemy. When two landing ignored the invitation. Then Sgt. first battle, his tank was knocked 7th Armd. Div. complete coverage of activities could not stand without assistance. establishment of a firm beachhead craft were sunk by enemy action out. Since that time through Mudd volunteered for the job, ex- and personalities in ETO or- He continued to lead his men until on the Continent." men of the battalion transferred plaining he had a set of gold bars France, Belgium, Holland and Ger- Tank Aids PW Haul; ganizations. the objective was gained. 20th Eng. Combat Bn.: "On June their equipment to another boat toany, Grimmett has had three Tows Trailer to Camp in his pocket that were given him Contributions, including sto- 6, the battalion landed in the vici- and managed to reach the beach. more Shermans knocked out from as a souvenir by a former platoon ries and photographs, should be Upon reaching the shore the bat- commander. Nick of Time nity of Vierville-sur-Mer under under him and each time he sent to: Unit Pages, The Stars talion remained in support of the WITH SEVENTH ARMORED Pfc Al Kimmell, the interpreter, WITH 84th INF. DIV.—Pfc Ray- savage artillery, mortar, and small escaped without a scratch. and Stripes, APO 887, c/o Post- arms fire. With courageous deter- infantry for 12 days without relief." "At first I was scared," he says, DIV.—A tank crew of tne "Lucky introduced Lt. Mudd to" the Nazi master U.S. Army. mond J. Ingram, of Cincinnati, and mination and tenacity of purpose 'but then Ijcinda got used to it." Seventh" Armored Division's 40th officer who saluted smartly, called six buddies were picked up by a Close Ones We cannot accept the respon- the 20th Eng. Combat Bn. cleared Tank Bn. lent a helping gun turret to the force inside the pillbox, and sibility of returning art mate- group of German soldiers in a su- gaps in barbed wire and minefields WITH 84th INF. DIV.—Pfc Do> Bats .1000 to a bunch of infantrymen who had stalked off followed by 12 German rial submitted for these pages. gar-beet field in front of the town to gain tne beach. glas Harvey, of Utica, Mich., reach- WITH 84th INF. DIV.—Pfc Ro- 30 PWs on their hands with no way soldiers and 300 civilians who had If your unit has hot been of Lindern, a mile and a half from "Working at times ahead of the in- ed for his canteen during a break Pvt. Herb. Tinnat, of Clinton, Pa., unanimously chosen biggest oert Garza, of Yorktown, Tex., first to evacuate them. The Nazis were been forced to work for the Ger- released from the secret list, the Roer River. While waiting for This ghty midget, built to iefenu advance fantry the engineers cleared a beach which interrupted the moving of chowhound in the XX Corps, presents a replica of The Stars ana gunner on a light MG, saw 15 Ger- piled into a four-wheeled Jerry mans. The Stars ana Stripes cannot trucks to take them to a Jerry PW was assembled from four tons of assorted exit through anti-tank ditches, anti-tank guns into position. He Stripes chow medal to Mess Sgt.-Thomas L. Kelly, of Turtle t-reeK, mans running out of a house about trailer, which was hooked on to the When they got back, Mudd dis- publish storie identifying the camp, American tanks and troops h. German and American tank parts by ord- roadblocks and minefields to insure didn't get the water. There were Pa., for the "nice things" he does to C rations. The medal was 400 yards away. He opened up and tank, and the turret was swung covered he was wearing the bar on organization. appeared on the horizon and the • "-riprts of the Ninth A.F. Service Command. the infantry's uninterrupted ad- two bullet holes in the canteen. made by T/5 Woodrow White, of St. Louis. got all 15. around to cover the load. the wrong side of his collar. captors took off in a hurry. Pag3 6 SPORTS THE STARS AMD STRIPES Saturday, Dec. 30, 1944 A Mighty Man By Pap Vols Fume as Bettors Favor USC By 19 Pts. 77QAJ

EORGE CASE, Washington Sen- PASADENA, Cal., Dec. 29.—The Tennessee football ators' speed demon, is expected team which lines up against Southern California in the to be the Case of old next season. Rose Bowl won't be the best football team ever to represent The operation that repaired his the Volunteers, but it probably will be the maddest. trick left shoulder has been suc- cessful. He stole only 44 bases The Vols, working out daily here, are boiling over the last year, his poorest season, and charge that Southern California hit .250.. Word is out that Steve picked a soft touch for its Tourna- Owen of the New York Pro Giants ment of Roses opposition. Though' has All-America Bob Penimore of Bowl Schedule the Vols don't measure up to the Oklahoma Aggies signed, sealed and Trojans on paper, they probably ready for delivery next June... A ROSE BOWL.—Southern Ca- will make a game of it on anger lifesize statue of Paul "Dizzy" lifornia vs. Tennessee, * Pasa- alone. Trout, Detroit Tigers pitcher, will dena, Calif. ■ • # Gamblers have installed South- adorn tne halls of Sandcut (Ind.) ORANGE BOWL.—Tulsa vs. ern California a 19-point favorite, high school in honor of Trout, who Georgia Tech, at Miami, Fla. which adds fuel to the Vols' fury. once attended that school... The SUGAR BOV'L— Duke vs. That Tennessee got going any- Fighting Irish of Notre Dame were Alabama, at New Orleans, La. i where, let alone being the guest in control during the '44 season COTTON BOWL.^-Oklahoma team in the granddaddy of all bowl iwith 17 Irish boys on the squad, Aggies vs. Texas Christian, at games, is a minor miracle. Coach six German, six Italian, three Dallas, lex. John Barnhill, with an all-civilian Poles, a Croatian, a Slovak and an SUN BOWL.—Southwestern team, won seven and tied Alabama A.usfcri£in (Texas) vs. Mexico University, for the only blemish on Tennessee's DD ODDITIES of 1944—Tulsa's at El Paso, Tex. record. A football team scored 67 points With four returning lettermen in two straight games and lost both. and a few freshman backs who . -. . Two-Ton Tony Galento re- were allstate high schools stars, turned to the ring wars . . . Three Thomas Sings Barnhill went to work on the hors.es ran a dead heat in the nucleus and coached a darn good Carter Handicap at Aqueduct . . . team. His standouts throughout Georgia Tech wound up with minus Blues in Night the campaign have been Halfback nine yards rushing, yet beat the Buster Stephens, 180-pound frosh, Middies, 17-15 . . . Four false starts BATON ROUGE, Dec. 29.—It and Bob Dobelstein, guard from and two gun recalls disqualified all wouldn't be a normal football Bridgeport, Conn. Bill Bevis, Ma- six starters in the National AAU Richard's tight Points Set season if Frank Thomas didn't riana, Fla., kid, received a trophy 100-meter dash. . . The matches of sing the blues. as the best blocking back in the a St. Louis fan were set afire by a The Alabama football coach conference. Casey Stephenson, a foul ball hit into the grandstand... Record, Rout Wings, 9-1 speedy back, played a year with San Francisco beat Los Angeles in pulled into town last night at the head of his Sugar Bowl-bound Iowa's Seahawks and two years the final playoff game for the Paci- with Western Kentucky Teachers. fic Coast championship on a bunt Crimson Tide and the first words MONTREAL, Dec. 29.—Maurice Richard, sharpshooting he uttered were, "This Duke team Strictly a heartstring story is the that saw three men, including the case of 16-year-old Russ Dobelstein, batter, score... Elkhart (Ind.) high Montreal forward, set a National Hockey League scoring is the toughest assignment we ever faced." 200-pound tackle, who plays next school defeated South Bend Biley, record with eight points on five goals and three assists as to his brother Bob. He's the 5-4, in a basketball game when a Alabama's squad will be quart- the Canadiens routed the Detroit youngest player ever to start on a Riley player became "befuddled" ered in Louisiana State's dormito- Redwings, 9-1, here last night. ries until the game in New Orleans Tennessee varsity team and, under and dropped the ball in the wrong his brother's guidance, has become basket... and Leo Cockrell of Richard scored within two minu- Eager Sub Leaves on New Year's Day and Thomas tes of the start, then assisted on is "only hopeful" that he can one of the steadiest members of the Durham (Okla.; high school held His Pants Behind team. five opponents scoreless, playing "Toe" Blake's goal early in the figure out a way to check Duke's second period. He netted another triple dose of backfield poison— Other members of the starting alone after four teammates had CRAFTSBURY, Vt., Dec. 29. lineup are Fullback Mark Major, been disqualified on fouls. goal eight seconds later, scored his Tom Davis, Gordon Carver and third a minute later, then his —A Barton Academy basketball George Clark—in the next couple Ends Charley Wildman and Pat rpHE Brooklyn Dodgers will train player, in his haste to enter a of days. Pike, Tackle By Steward, Chat- again at Bear Mountain next fourth at 16:58 of the same stanza. Richard went through to score game as a substitute, last night Thomas agreed that Duke should tanooga freshman. Guard E. J. spring, the Yankees will go to At- divested himself not only of his be heavily favored and paid tri- Asburty and Center Russell Mor- lantic City, and the Giants still unassisted with nine minutes gone in the third and completed his long sweatpants, but of his bute to Davis and Ernie Knotts, row. haven't decided where their train- sports trunks as well. Una- a "whale of a tackle." About his Barnhill's only comment for pub- ing site will be. . . Jack Dempsey record-breaking feat when he passed to Elmer Lach, who slapped bashed, he presented himself to own boys, the Alabama tutor said lication so far has been, "Southern and Lou Ambers had their pic- the official. they don't compare with former California looks mighty good, but tures taken giving blood Wednes- the disc home. The forward line of Blake, Ri- When his teammates saw the Tide elevens but that "this year's we didn't come out here just for day and Gene Tunney had his chard and Lach came up with a half nude sub come out on the crop of civilians is pretty good." the trip." taken during the same procedure total of 16 points against the Red- court, they threw a protective Thursday. . . If Michigan's Don wings' rookie goalie, Harry Lumley. cordon around him, the drawers Lund makes basketball and baseball Aggies No One-Man Team Syd Howe, Detroit center who holds were quickly recovered, and the DALLAS, Tex., Dec. 29.—Okla- Three GI Football letters again, he'll be the sixth the record for goals in one game, game went on. Barton defeated Wolverine ever to receive nine ma- homa A & M will not be a one-man six against the Rangers last year, Craftsbury, 21-18. team when it faces Texas Chris- Tilts ThisWeekend jor sports letters. Others in the saved the Redwings from a shut- select circle are Benny Oosterbaan, tian in the Cotton Bowl next out with a shot past Bill Durnan at 14:29 on a pass from Fido Monday, • if you listen to the Two GI football games are sche- Harry Kipke, Norman Daniels, i \ the final period. Purpur. Aggies' supporters here. for the duled in the Pans area tomorrow, Russ Oliver and Danny Smick. game. while a third will be played New Bruins Nip Hawks, 2-1 Leafs Want Richard All America Bob Fenimore is a Year's Day. Dewey Announces BOSTON, Dec. 29.— The Boston TORONTO, Dec. 29—Maj. great back, they say, but keep Sunday's program involves the Bruins scored two goals in the final Connie Smythe, managing director your eyes on Tackle Ralph Foster Ninth ADC Defenders vs. Fourth Swope Resignation period for a 2-1 victory over the of the Toronto Maple Leafs, has and Halfback Cecil H a n k i n s. Service^ Group Blue Devils, with a Chicago Blackhawks last night. It announced a $1,000 reward for Foster, 225 pounds and six feet of 1:15 PM kickoff at velodrome Mu- ALBANY, NY.. Dec. 29.—Herbert was one of the best defensive games anyone who can persuade Montreal power, was a Naval ensign at New nicipal, and the Ninth" AF Hqs. Bayard Swope, New York State of the season. to sell him Maurice Richard, "The Caledonia before he was laid low Golden Avalanche vs. Second AADA Racing Commission chairman for Paul Gladu made the first goal Rocket," for $25,000. with asthma and discharged. He Thunderbolts, starting at 2:30 PM. the last ten years, will conclude after all but seven minutes of the played with the Aggies in 1937-38- Monday's single attraction brings his duties with that body Jan. 31, final chapter had expired. Four Crosby Golf Canceled 39 and decided to come back for the Engineer Raiders and QM Wild- Gov. Thomas E. Dewey disclosed minutes later, Bill Cupolo scored LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29. —The a degree. Hankins, another medi- cats together at 2 PM in Stade last night. The governor revealed with the help of Frank Mario and annual Bing Crosby golf tourna- cally discharged from service, is Jean Bouin. Swope's resignation was on his desk Kenny Smith. Cully Dahlstrom ment has been canceled for the a 9.9 second dash man and the three days before the government saved the Hawks from a whitewash second straight year. fastet man on the team. Rifenburg's Return cracked down and ordered all race- tracks closed by next Wednesday. Ups Michigan Stock Swope attributed his move to "other duties." He will remain as 1944 Major Sports Champions ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 29.— The return of Dick Rifenburg to chairman of the Long Island Park BASEBALL BOXING RACING Commission. Michigan's basketball squad today World Champions—S t. Louis ♦Heavyweight—Joe Louis. Top money winner—Pavot. left the Wolverines as a strong dark Horse of the year—Twilight New Ban on Horses Cardinals. ♦Light Heavyweight—Gus Lesne- horse to capture the Big Ten cage Little World Series—Baltimore vich. Tear. title this year. WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.—The •Middleweight—Tony Zale. Leading jockey—Ted Atkinson. Office of Defense Transportation (I. L.J. Rifenburg, who came to Michigan •Welterweight—F r e d d i e Coch- WIMMING tabbed as one of the state's best is expected to forbid transport BASKETBALL rane. National AAU (Outdoor)— Men: schoolboy stars in years, had been of race horses, except to their National AAU—Phillips Oilers, Lightweight—JuanZurita (NBA); North Branch YMCA, Philadel- ineligible for two months. Although home stables, it was learned today. Bartlesville, Okla. Bob Montgomery (N.Y.). phia; 'Women: Riviera Club, In- Iowa is the popular Conference ti- , The new order is designed to pre- ♦N.Y. Invitation—S t. John's Featherweight—S a 1 B a r t o 1 o dianapolis. (Indoor Men: Great tular favorite. Michigan and Ohio vent dispatch of horses to race- (Brooklyn). (NBA); Willie Pep (N.Y.). Lakes Naval Center; ♦Women: State, which meet here tomorrow, tracks in Mexico, Cuba and NCAA—Utah. ♦Bantamweight—Manuel Ortiz. Multnomah Club, Portland, Ore. are strong outsiders. Canada. Chicago Pro Tournaments-Fort Flyweight—Jackie Patterson NCAA—Yale. Wayne, Ind. (NBA). TENNIS FOOTBALL National Singh —Men: Sgt. Hockey Standings BILLIARDS Question Box National League—Green Bay Frank Parker, U.S. Army. ♦Women: National League 18.2 balkline—Welker Cochran, 1 Pts Packers. Pauline Betz, Los Angeles. Cpl. K. L. Buzzard—Joe Louis was Montreal 15 2 32 San Francisco. National Intercollegiate—A r m y. National Doubles—Men: Lt. Do- knocked out in the 12th round by Max Detroit 13 6 3 29 Three Cushion—Cochran. GOL7. nald McNeill, U.S. Navy, and Avia- Schmeling, June 19, 1936, in New York Toronto 11 8 2 24 Cushion Carom—Willie Hoppe, City. He didn't become world's champion Boston 9 11 1 19 PGA—Bob Hamilton, Evansville, tion Cadet Robert Falkenburg, Los until June 22, 1937, when he kayoed Jim New Vork 3 12 5 11 New York City. Ind. Angeles. ♦Women: Louise Brough, Braddock at Chicago in eight rounds. Chicago 3 12 3 9 18.1 balkline—Hoppe. National Open—H a r o 1 d M c- Beverly Hills, and Margaret Os- Pvt. Jessee Russell—Joe Louis fought Pocket—Willie Mosconi, Jackson, Billy Conn in New York City, June 18, American League Spaden, Philadelphia. borne, San Francisco. 1941, winning by KO in the 13th. Providence 6, Indianapolis 0. Mich. National Intercollegiate—James TRACK AND FIELD Pvt. Al Nicolo—Army defeated Navy In BOWLING Jackson, U. of St. Louis. National AAU—(Indoor) New football, 23-7, this year at Baltimore. Boys of the 573rd—Ten pins game is •Singles—Ned Day, West AUIs, ICE HOCKEY Sork A.C. (Outdoor) New York CE RESULTS A.C. more popular than duck pins. Wis. Stanley Cup—Montreal Cana- Cpl. Sylvester Cordera and Pfc Wilford Akron SI, Westminster 71. Doubles—Bill Flesch, Mt. Pros- diens. NCAA—Illinois. Strickland—Pitt never defeated Southern California In the Rose Bolw, losing, 47-14, Hamline 47. CCNY 42. pect, 111., and Buddy Bomar, Chi- American League—Buffalo. IC4A— (Indoor) Army. (Outdoor) Long Island 46, Wyoming 4*. Eastern Amateur—Boston Olym- Navy. in 1930, and 35-0, In 1933. Pitt's other Ohio State 61, Michigan Stat* M cago. Rose Bowl games: Lost to Stanford, 7-$, Denver 52, Texas Tech 46 ♦Team—Strohs, Detroit. ♦Indicate', retained title. in '28, defeated Washington, 21-0, in 1937. ™__. ^,^», 5S> Baylor 41. SatnrJay, Dec. 30, 1944

By Milton Caniff

The GI asked the WAC to go to vw AW NO, office?' New Year's party. She replied, lEfTENANT I AM UEOT. TEKRv L£fi s SAHIB ? -I can't. I've got a case of dia- **£ FOUND THIS MAN WEARING betes." CAP, LAST SEEN ON "Oh, that's okay," he replied. WILLOW BELINDA. THE •Bring it along, we soldiers will AMERICAN 61BL WHO DISAPPEARED IN AN drink anything." ... AMERICAN MAC UNIfOEM' "Where are you going, my pretty maid? Why do yon pass me by?" "I'm on my way to gymnathic thschool," she lisped as she beaved a thigh. mm ' . - • • Observation. It has definitely been established that opposites at- Dick Tracy tract each other. Proof: Tight men BY Courtesy at Chicago Tribune Syndicate Inc. Bv Chester Gould and loose women. . • • • tl£IEN- VITAMIN, OLD FRIEND/ A cute young gal with her baby RETURN TO THE THEATRE/ m her arms visited a fortune teller. OUR PUBLIC NEEDS YOU SEEK He began seeing a wonderful future OUT THAT GIRL, SNOWFLAKE, for the child in the cards, but she AND MARRY HER IN SPITE OP

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n . Folks at Heme Send 111 l*t h^ W"» GIs SwUt *ew» «-"«<-•»«- „, S|, stork's Arrival: Jane By Courtesy ot The London Daily Mirror By Norman IVtt APT. Lawrence C. Kaine, Dumont, N.J.— C boy, Dec. 13; Lt. James Swinderman, Pittsburgh—boy, Dec. 22; S/Sgt. George Degraeve, Eugene, Oreg.—George Michael, Dec. 11; Pvt. Leon Roger Mitchell, Hillside, N.J.—Roger Shalvoy, Nov. 23; Pvt. Al Stoller, Chicago—Prancine, Dec. 9; Capt Alonzo, J. Golden, Flora, Ind.—Janet Mae, Dec. 22; Lt. John Huseby, Two Harbors, Minn.—Leah Joanne, Dec. 17; Lt. Col. Thomas W. Crosby, Boston—girl, Dec. 18; T/4 Franck Carotenuto, Brooklyn—Elyane, Dec. 19; Lt. Ellis L. Fuller, Phoenix, Ariz. —Allen Leroy, Dec. 9; Sgt. Edward M. Kotsay, Jackson Heights—Edward Joseph, Dec. 17. T. Paul D. Mayer, Baltimore—Nancy L Elaine, Nov. 24; Pvt. Norman Deibel, Brooklyn—girl, Dec. 19; S/Sgt. Jay R. Harper, Braxley, Ga.—girl, Dec. 20; Cpl. Mack Freedman, Philadelphia—girl; Major Robert L. Lowe, Winchester, Mass.—girl, tain, Mich.—Patricia Rae, Nov. 2; Sgt. W. G. Petersen, JacksonviUe, Fla.—Mary Michaelle, Dec. IV. Pvt. Clarence L. Fisher, Des Moines—girl, Dec. 14; Lt. J. B. Cargen, Belmont, Mass.—girl, Dec. 12; Major Henry G.~ Bille, Philadelphia- Barbara Mae, Dec. 15; Sgt. M, E. Blakesley, Independence, Iowa—Beverley Ann, Dec. 8. .

i Page 8 THE STARS AND STRIPES Saturday, Dec, 30, 1944

HungarySends 'Give Up,' Said Nazis; Coast Guards Round Up Nazis on Greenland Peace Group to 'Nuts!' Said General When the Germans demanded the surrender of the American Moscow Parley forces holding besieged Basto- An armistice delegation repre- gne, the 101st Airborne's acting senting the provisional Hungarian commander, Brig. Gen. Anthony government recently set up in that C. McAuliffe, according to A.P., part of the country already occu- gave the enemy one of the pied by the Red Army was reported briefest replies in military his- en route to Moscow yesterday to tory, receive terms which the U. S., "Nuts," he said. Britain and Russia have been ■ dis- cussing. The terms were expected in London to be similar to those Patton Retakes granted Rumania and Bulgaria. Meanwhile Soviet troops pushed 13 Towns, Hits step by step nearer the center of smbattled Budapest and flying columns of Marshal Feodor Tol- At Nazi Wedge bukhin's Third Ukrainian Army drove northwest as far as Tovaros, (Continued from Page If on the Budapest-Vienna railroad 58 miles from the Austrian border River in the vicinity of Echternach, and 95 miles from Vienna. where the river forms the Luxem- North of this push, Marshal bourg-German frontier. Rodion Malinovsky scored a tactical Germans were digging in to hold success when units of his Third their gains, which ranged 50 miles Recorded here by a Coast Guard cameraman is the dramatic scene when U.S. guardsmen captured Ukrainian Army drove the Ger- or better into Belgium in an ir- 12 Germans who were discovered operating a weather station on an isolated shore in Greenland. A mans across the Hron River in regular spearhead which is 50 miles German supply trawler also was captured and now is docked in Boston. Slovakia, one of the main water wide at its base. Its point, aimed barriers before Bratislava and toward the Meuse, was broken off established bridgeheads on its as U.S. forces slugged their way western bank. back, into the outskirts of Roche- Forts, Libs Hit Wist Airborne.lOtti Armored The Germans, making their first fort, 20 miles nrothwest of Bas- mention in several days of the togne, according to AP from the Supply Routes new offensive which they said the tront. Reveatedas Bastogne Heroes Russians launched last week in North of Rochefort, the AP said, Latvia and on which no word has a heavy battle was breaking out at 7th Day in Row American troops which held Bastogne against over- come from Moscow, reported the Humain, which Americans had re- whelming enemy superiority were the 101st Airborne Div. and battle mounting there as the captured. The Eighth AF's assault upon Soviets poured in more troops. - Earlier official reports said that Von Rundstedt's supply lines went a unit of the Tenth Armored Div., it was disclosed by SHAEF 1,000 prisoners and numerous ar- into its seventh straight day yes- yesterday. mored force vehicles were taken terday when more than 800 Fort- The airborne men were commanded during the siege by after U.S. troops pocketed an enemy resses and Liberators, escorted by Say U.S. Backs regiment between Rochefort and . —; Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe. 700 fighters, sent 2,000 tons of Its commanding officer, Maj. Ceiles. bombs whistling down on rail and The doughs recaptured Jam- Black-Market Net Gen. Maxwell B. Taylor, was in road arteries radiating from the Washington when the division was Greek Regency blinne, a village four miles west of Belgian salient. Rochefort, and pushed a patrol up SnaresEM,Officers surrounded. He flew back to Prime Minister Churchilh has At a cost of ten -bombers and France and entered the city Dee. to the Lisse River, a tributary of three fighters, the heavies attacked firm American support in his the Meuse. (Continued from Page 1) 27 with forward units pf the U.S. efforts to get a regency set up in marshaling *»/ards at Frankfurt. Third Army's Fourth Armored Div., On the south flank, Patton's men by a lack of transportation, due to Greece, it was authoritatively re- Bingen and Aschaffenburg. Un- which broke the siege. regained the towns of Hompre, opposed by the Luftwaffe for the the need to keep vital supplies flow- ported in Washington yesterday. Salvacourt, Sainlez, Lizarchamps, SHAEF also revealed that the Ger- U.S. officials have believed for second day, the Fortresses and ing to the front. There has been man Fifth Panzer Army, one of the Surre, Boulaide, Baschleiden, Ba- Liberators also bombed road and many months that the Greeks vigne, Kaundorf, Jodenville, Ville- no official amplification of that two Panzer armies fighting- in the would not accept King George II rail junctions and rail heads rouge, Ettelbruck and Eppeldorf. statement and reports that the bulge, is commanded by Col. Gen. again. immediately servicing Nazi troop* Hasso Eckhardt von Manteuffole. These run along the underside of in the assault area. famine was caused by black-market In London, the King remained the bulge from the Bastogne-Neuf- in seclusion at Claridge's Hotel Yesterday's attack, part of dealings in rear areas have not Was Barkeep in Munich chateau road into Luxembourg. which was made visually, brought giving no indication whether he been denied. Col. Gen. Josef Sepp Dietrich would agree now to the proposed Third Crosses Sure River to 11,090 the number of escorting commands the other Panzer army. Simultaneous with news of the regency, to which he previously had Third Army forces m Luxem- fighter and bomber sorties flown An intimate of Reichschief Heinrich been opposed. Churchill and Fo- by the Eighth since Von Rund- arrest, the Judge Advocate Gene- Himmler, Dietrich was a bartender bourg drove across the Sure "River ral's office in Paris stated that reign Minister Anthony Eden re- stedt's divisions jumped off into during the Munich beer hall days on a front of seven miles in gains the wave of black-market dealings turned from Athens to urge him ranging from 1,500 to 2,000 yards. ! eastern Belgium. of the Nazi party. to step down. Strike in Bastogne Area has been brought "definitely under They seized and held the high control," according to the U-P. An He rose to sergeant'major in the British troops in Athens intens- I Flying more than 400 sorties, ground north of the- Sure. Army spokesman acknowledged last war and continued his military ified their efforts to drive the ELAS 19th TAC fighters bombed and Other Americans drove up to the that the illicit sale of cigarettes career in the Freikorps Oberland. (resistance front) forces out of the banks of the Sauer River and kept strafed enemy columns in the Bas- fighting the Poles abroad and demo- j togne area, destroying 121 motor and gasoline was flourishing in capital, launching a three-pronged on going across it between Diekirch Paris early this month, but credi- cratic and left wing organizations attack on remaining ELAS posi- 1 vehicles, 63 tanks and armored and Echternach, while, at the base ted stiff sentences Imposed on at home. He joined the SS in 1928 tions with artillery and tanks. of the bulge, Third Army men con- I cars and 11 gun positions. A small and is on the Russian list of war J force of Ninth Marauders, escorted convicted offenders with success- Capt. Max Milberg, of Brooklyn, tinued to close up to the frontier, fully curbing the traffic. criminals for atrocities at Kharkow. reported that 17 Americans troops, which they reached at three points (by Thunderbolts, bombed the In Normandy, he commanded an | railhead town of, St. Vith m „He said the surest proof that about ten percent of the total U.S. —one at Rosport, four miles east the Paris black-market wave was an S.S Panzer Corps which was force in Athens, had been killed or of Echternach, where the Fourth I eastern Belgium. Returning B26 placed under the German Seventh j pilots said that their target subsiding was the fact that Army wounded by stray shots since. Inf. Div. held the initial assault. undercover operatives found prices Army to oppose the British-Cana- Three miles southwest of Die- I "began to look like St. Lo." dian attack on Caen. Incomplete Ninth AF reports for illicit goods ballooning. He U.S. Soldier Executed kirch, Patton's forces retook the added that the French police co- A United States soldier was Sauer River town of Ettelbruck, on \ showed no enemy air activity | over the Third Army sector, but operated fully with the Army* to hanged on Dec. 27 at Guiclan, the Luxembourg City railroad line. gain control of the situation. France, after conviction by a Eppeldorf was seized in attacks ' Second TAF fighter pilots report Japan Losing, court martial for murder and four miles southeast of Diekirche. destroying 19 German planes up assault. The sentence was reviewed Oh the northern flank of the to three o'clock in the afternoon. Bastogne Wounded and confirmed by General Eisen- bulge, Allied forces improved their RAF bombers, following up night Pravda Claims hower. defenses between the Muese and attacks on rail yards at Bonn and Gag About Girls the Belgian town of Marche. In Munich, yesterday dropped six-ton MOSCOW, Dec. 29 (AP).—The bombs on Nazi E boat pens at Rot- newspaper Pravda today described this sector it was officially reported (Continued from Page 1) Surge's 'Future' that the situation was under better terdam, while other bomber forma- Japan as "the last and single ally control. tions attacked the Coblenz mar- said New Mexico, who is a full- of Hitlerite Germany" and told Haa Rosy Glow shaling yard. blooded Indian. "But those poor its readers that Japan has been No Changes at Northern Hinge bastards in the line didn't have suffering "continuous defeat on — A Little While No changes were reported be- nothing to eat for four days, some land and sea and in the air in the 4 VichyitesShot toDeath Pacific." WITH THE EIGHTH INF. DIV. tween Hotton and Stavelot and of them." —"I had a swell time in Paris," between Malmedy and Monschau, By Rioting Townspeople The convoy slowed down In the Pravda's account of the progress said Sgt. Mike Pulsoni, of Punxsut- the northern hinge of the bulge. street of the town, and a girl came of the Pacific war was considered awney, Pa., "but I must always look The second great stand by trapped MONTPELLIER, France, Dec. 29 out and gave them hot coffee. St. the most significant Soviet utter- to the future." Americans was reported by Stars (AP).—Frustrated in an attempt Louis gave her a crumpled deck of ance on th