New York London Edition Paris Daily German Lesson Daily French Lesson Halten Sie dies Ce n'est pas cher Hahhen Zee deess THE ST TRIPES Sub nay pah shair It's not expensive Hold this Daily Newspaper of O.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations VOL. 5 No. 39—Id. FRIDAY, Dec. 15, 1944 There Was No Little Boy to Plug the Dike First Army Starts Drive for Roer In New Sector Reuter dispatches from SHAEF Thursday night reported that Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges' First Army had opened still another drive in the Duren sector as the Fifth Armored Division jumped off from Gey, five miles to the south. The new push was said to be headed northeast toward the Roer, but reports of progress had not been received at headquarters. Meanwhile, in the Monschau sector, 20 miles below Duren, other First Army units were disclosed to be advancing along both banks of the Roer where it curves westward. These troops gained more than a mile in their push to the east. Although Hodges' men were on both banks of the Roer in this southern sector, those in the Duren area were still pressing to reach a solid line on the west Senate Group bank of the river, which has risen three Feet in as many days. This purpose has already been achieved OKs Stettinius' north of Duren, where Maj. Gen. Terry Asuntaied Pfe..5 Photo Allen's Timberwolf Division—the 104th German troops retreating in Holland breached a number of dikes, leaving the Infantry—cleared the last Germans from Arnhem and Nijmegen areas flooded_ This aerial view taken on the British Second Appointments the area by capturing Schophoven, where Big Tank Battle Army front in the Nijmegen sector shows many houses isolated as flood waters fighting had been going on for a week. swept over the lowlands. The floods show no signs of subsiding. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (AP)—The Senate Foreign Relations Committee Southwest of Duren, the Ninth Infan- On Southwest approved today the appointments of all try Division also scored gains of more six Stale Department nominations as than a Mile and reached the outskirts of Athens Quiet Amid Rumors undersecretaries and it was expected that Gurzenich, about 1I miles from the Ruhr Of Budapest the Senate would vote its approval town standing on the road east to tomorrow. Cologne. Red Army artillery pounded the Greeks Soon Will Quit Fight In its first balloting, the committee Another American division-'Ohio's suburbs of Budapest to rubble last night, had held up con- Buckeye 83rd Division—cleared the im- ATHENS, Dec. 14 (AP)—For the first time in a week of fierce fighting portant Gey-to-Stratt road on the ap- while across the Danube tanks and in- -1 firmation of Archi- Athens was quiet today as rumors spread that ELAS (resistance) forces would bald MacLeish, proaches to Duren. This road, which was fantry pushed north against strong Ger- the scene of one of the heaviest artillery art emissary to Maj. Gen. Ronald M. Scobie, British military com- historian and poet man resistance in an effort to complete send duels of the present offensive, is now mander, to accept his terms that they lay down their arms and quit Attica who formerly was the encirclement of the city and cut the Librarian of Con- completely in U.S. bands. last Nazi supply line to Austria. Province (Athens). gress, voting 10-10. The Ninth Army, on the First's left Bitter hand-to-hand fighting was re- Late in the afternoon there was a flurry Sen. Joseph C.Guffy flank, had a minor action, which had the ported inside German defenses guarding of activity in the center of the city, but Deny U.S. Nod (D.-Pa.), who ori- effect of co-ordinating its Roer line with the northern and eastern approaches to on the whole the capital was calm. einally had voted that of Hodges' forces. In a move south the city, but the main battle appeared to Alexander Svolos, former finance against MacLeish, of Julich the Ninth cleared a small enemy be going on southwest of the capital, minister, would tender the peace accept- ToBalkan'Dear changed his mind. pocket in the triangle formed by the Roer where a giant tank battle raged along a ance, but would ask guarantees against ' Approved with and the Inde, a tributary stream. 30-mile railway embankment between persecution of ELAS as a political party, WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (AP)— MacLeish were German broadcasts spoke of an "all- Authoritative U.S. officials denied today Lake Valenczei and Budapest. reports said. Acceptance of a new Joseph C. Grew, (Continued on page 4) Heaviest fighting along the line was re- national government under leadership of that President Roosevelt approved any William Clayton. ported at. Martonvasar, where the Ger- someone other than Premier Georges British-Russian agreement dividing up Nelson Rockefeller, political interests in the Balkans. The-se JOSEPH GREw mans threw 75 tanks and three infantry Papandreou also was expected to be James C. Dunn and Brig. Gen. Julius C. sources emphasized that the U.S. remained regiments into a desperate counter-attack included in the offer to Scobie. Holmes. The latter is Gen. Eisenhower's Rip M'Arthur's which failed to pierce the Soviet lines. firmly opposed to the development of chief adviser on civil affairs. Arrival in Athens of Gen. Nicolas spheres of influence in Europe. The appointments of all but Dunn and Defenses Still Intact Plastiras, "strong man" of Greece and Spokesmen for labor ministers in leader of the 022 revolution, gave sup- Holmes, who were not nominated until Despite the strong Soviet pressure Britain's coalition government said yester- Senate 'Rosy' Reports from three directions, German main port to the peace rumors. Plastiras re- early this week, came up on the day that President Roosevelt and Russia floor last week; at which time it was NEW YORK, Dee. 14 (API—The defenses southwest, northeast and north turned home at Papandreou's request had agreed that Britain undertake "the after II years' exile in France. decided to send the names back to the Herald Tribune charged editorially yes- of Budapest still were. intact. main problem of, Greece." terday that Gen. Douglas MacArthur Military authorities allowed civilians committee for further consideration. In northern Hungary, fighting centered The American officials said the U.S. Sen. Albert B. (Happy) Chandler was using "poetic license" in his com- around the German strongpoint of on Athens streets only between noon and government had cautioned both Britain muniques, and said the Southwest 2 PM. (D.-Ky.) said the Senate wanted the com- Szecseny near the Slovak border. The and Russia several times against allowing mittee to look into such matters as Pacific commander's Nazis admitted a withdrawal north of military agreements on zones of opera- Franco, Vichy, post-war settlements and "pronounce ments Miskolc, where Soviet, forces were closing By James Earl Roper tion to draw boundaries of political in- economic policies as far as the nominees consistently painted in on Szendro, center of Hungary's United Press Correspondent fluence. were concerned a picture much richest mineral region. ATHENS, Dec. I4—This is the best They said Prime Minister Churchill rosier than reality." The Germans inside Slovakia, mean- information available in Athens on who had assured the U.S. that Britain did not Remarking that while, were reported robbing the country or what is behind the Greek crisis: seek special areas of political privilege. Lupe Velez reports of the of machinery and foodstuffs in expecta- The Germans did not "make" the civil While Russia has given no such flat Ormoc success en- tion of a further retreat westward. war in Greece, but they are doing all promise, neither has she given signs of couraged hopes that they can to help ELAS prolong it. ELAS disagreement with the American position, an end to the Leyte Steady fighting was reported south of these sources declared. Found Dead Lake Balaton, where Marshal Tol- chiefs control their own men, hut they action was at hand, Out hill's forces were preparing for a probably get German military advice from LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 (AP)—Lupe the paper said: southern drive on Austria. German officers within their ranks. U.S. Casualty Total Velez, 34, tamale-tempered Mexican "Unfortu n a t e I y, British circles insist Russia is adopting film actress, was found dead in hen that hope would be a hands-off policy and that she has Up 9,059 in a Week Beverly Bills home today, apparently stronger if it were of sleeping powder. refused a request from ELAS for help. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (AP from an overdose not for the imagina- .)— Frank Nance. MACARTHUR KO Nazi Base The KKE—most important section of the American casualties in all war theaters according to Coroner tive overemphasis, resistance organization—looks to Russia, since Pearl Harbor totalled 483,957 Police officers said they found a note verging at times on poetic license, with lather than Britain and the U.S., for through Nov. 28, an increase of 9,059 beside the body, but did not disclose its which MacArthur's communiques arc guidance. over the preceding week, Secretary of War content. wont to report his successes." On Greenland Widely known for her tempestuous- Greek government claims it is Henry L. Stimson announced today. Citing numerous examples date by date. The ness both on and off the screen, Miss NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (ANS)—News- supported by 80 per cent of the people. Casualties for all branches of the armed the Herald Tribune said "the inevitable week magazine reported today that the is no way of forces stand at 562,369. Velez recently starred as the "Mexican result is that one is forced to receive them So does ELAS, There Spitfire" in a series of pictures. U.S. Coast Guard discovered and checking the claims accurately. Stimson's figures for the Army showed with reservations." knocked out of operation a German 92,135 killed. 272,351 wounded, 62,786 Formerly married to Johnny (Tarzan) Noting MacArthur's campaign of The British came CO Greece primarily Weismuller, the swimmer, she was later weather station in Greenland six weeks missing and 56,685 prisoners. Nov. 3, which said "the end of the Leyte- ago. to bring relief, not to fight. The British divorced. On Nov. 30 she announced Samar campaign is in sight," the editorial have more guns than ELAS, but more her engagement to Harold Raymond, a declared : "The Army Air Force is maintaining troops will be required before they can French actor, but this romance was "Nowhere have the communiques con- daily reconnaissance over Greenland, clear Athens. Reinforcements are now I Boss broken off last week. veyed any sense of the real grimness of expecting the Nazis to try and land more arriving. men and equipment by submarine," the the struggle which absorbed more Ameri- magazine said. It was the second Nazi can divisions than landed in North Africa, weather station found there by the U.S. lap Plane Plant Hit the end of which, after a month and a "Greenland weather usually affords an SAIPAN, Dec. 14 (AP)—Superforts half, is still at best only 'in sight.' " accurate forecast for weathern in Western which bombed the Japanese industrial Europe three days later. This enables the city of Nagoya yesterday scored "many Nazis to determine how to deploy Ise bomb strikes" on the Mitsubishi aircraft Battle to Erase Luftwaffe. panzers and other forces for factory. Brig. Gen. Haywood Hansen, expected conditions of fog, rain or clear head of the 21st Bomber Command, said Japs on Leyte Island weather." the magazine added. today. American troops on Leyte started an offensive Thursday northward from the Foxhole to Flatbush for Christmas Ormoc sector to erase the Yamashita line and the Jap garrison trapped on the northern side of the island, Gen. MacArthur announced. Wife and Kids—and Menu Too- Jap troops caught in the mountains east of the Yamashita line have sustained very heavy losses, a communique said. Ready For Joe's Homecoming MacArthur said three Jap troopships, Stars and Stripes U.S. Bureau with French fried potatoes—if I can get evidently unaware that Ormoc was in BROOKLYN, Dec. 14—There'll be a fat, juicy steak with my ration points. American hands, were sunk with all on steak, turkey and plenty of French fried And, of course, we'll also have plenty of board when they steamed into Ormoc potatoes with cranberry sauce and apple turkey and cranberry sauce with apple pie harbor to land reinforcements. pie a la mode waiting for Pvt_ John Seery and ice cream to top it off." when he comes back to Flatbush from Also anxiously awaiting Seery's return New Italian Regime his Third Army foxhole in France. are his two children—John, 7 years old His wife. Alice, promised that menu and Barbara, 3 years old. It was John Pleases Washington today after being informed that her who answered the telephone call which WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (AP)—The 33-year-old husband was among the first brought the Seery homestead the good State Department today poured oil on the of 12th Army Group combat soldiers to news. troubled diplomatic waters between Wash- be chosen for a 30-day U.S. furlough. "Are you 'catty sure Daddy is coming ington and London with a statement that "His last letter, which we got Nov. 15, home?" John asked excitedly. Assured, Washington is pleased with the new didn't say much," said Mrs. Seery. "I John sighed and added, "Well. then, we Italian government. guess maybe lie was tired. He's been arc going to have a fine Christmas." The statement added that the American overseas since August. He just said that Then Mrs. Seery came on the line. Her and British ambassadors in Rome have he was all right." voice was .guarded: "If the Army says A Flying Furtress, one of a force of 1,250 which was hurled against the Reich been conferring, indicating that the matter She paused for breath and then added, so, it must be so, but it doesn't seem Tuesday, soars with grim majesty over the smashed Darmstadt marshalling yards of consultations which had disturbed the 'Say, will I cook him a fat, juicy steak true. I hope there won't be any slip-up." during the stack by the Eighth Air Force. two Allied capitals has been cleared, Page 2 THE STARS AND STRIPES Friday, Dec. 15, 1944

THE STARS AND STRIPES An Editorial Printed at The Times Publishing Company. Ltd.. for U.S. Armed forces. under auspices of The Information and Education Division, Special and 4fash Mcilh/s Information Services, ETOUSA. Contents passed by the U.S. Army and Navy Let's Look at the Record censors; subscriptan 26 .yhannirs rwr Year plus POstaxe, ETO edition. F.ntered as second class Two girls were chatting. Said one, Platter Mot. 15, 1943, at the post office, New "You're wearing your wedding ring on York, N.Y., under the Act of Mar. 3, 187'. All HAT was a lulu of a state- Britain has lost two-thirds of the material appearing in this publication has been the wrong finger, dearie." "Yeah, I written and edited by uniformed members 01 the know," was the reply, "I married the ment in the Army and shipping she had at the start of the Army and Navy except where rioted Mat a wrong man." Fir civilian or other outside SOlirCe Is briar quoted. Navy Journal reported in war-11,500,000 gross tons. She Editorial offlee—The Times, Printing House Sq.. London. EC4 tTel. Coo, 2000). Business and Asked why a man's hair turns gray The Stars and Stripes of Dec. II. has built 102,609 planes since 1939 circulation offices-17 Upper Brook St., London. "Since D-Day in France," the and has used those planes pretty WI (Tel. ETOUSA $416). District Offices: quicker than his mustache, a medic Bedford 2184; Swindon 3424; SUtton CoIddeld observed that the hair has a 20-year start Army and Navy Journal said, well. A total of 25.116 tanks and —Four Oaks 268. on the whiskers. "greater preoccupation has been over 50,000 gun carriers and Vol. 5, No. 38, December 15, 1944 armored vehicles have poured Another unsigned verse left in our type- shown . . . by Great. Britain in writer: Italy. Greece and Albania to pro- from her assembly lines. She did 8 AG tect her lifeline through the 'Medi- it on reduced rations, in blacked- terranean to India than in an out cities, in homes and factories 131.0W IT achievement of the prime object- never far from the sick smell of ive of our armies—prompt defeat death. OUT HERE of Germany." * * * * * * For two years. to repeat, the Contrast that statement with British fought Hitler almost alone. The Political Front Winston Churchill's thanksgiving There was a time when the RAF, Day speech in London: " . . . It the British Navy and the Eighth Dec. 10, 1944 is a British and American Thanks- Army were America's toast. There To the B-Bag: Political Information, Please! Gls giving that we celebrate today. We was a time when British-American need more than purely military coverage are joined together shedding our unity was in full stride and going to understand the significance of situa- blood side by side struggling for places. tions such as arise in Athens today. While * * * Breathes there a man with soul so the same ideals. We are moving British ally kills Greek ally, and vice- The facts taken from Churchill's versa, I feel extremely ignorant about the dead, forward surely. steadily, irresist- reasons why. One can only suspect that Who never to himself bath said: ibly, and perhaps. with God's aid, Mr. Winston Churchill White Paper to the British people political confusion is a reason for the "I'd like to knock a knot on our first swiftly, toward victorious peace. don't quite gee up with the Army Prime Minister on May 11, 1940. debacle at Athens. What does the British Sgt.'s head!" But a greater Thanksgiving Day and Navy Journal's slant on * * For almost two years thereafter. soldier on the spot at Athens think of the shines ahead ; and that is when Britain's war role. Yet even these situation? What is the Greek Partisan's T/3 Willard Weiling has come through Britain fought the Germans almost with one of the sagest observations of this union of action forced upon facts have been interpreted by view? Both recently were cooperating alone. One out of every three the war: "Points are things a civilian us by war against tyranny shall some John Bull baiters as a slap together against the Nazis in Greece. We, houses in England, Scotland and as soldiers allied. with them, should at must use every day to live—and which I become a lasting union of sym- at America's war production and must damn near get killed to get enough Wales has felt the blast of German least know their own opinions as to WHY pathy and feeling and loyalty and contribution to Lend-Lease. It's of to be a civilian again." bombs. One out of every three they fight against each other now. hope. Then, indeed, there will be part of the rumor rat race. Any- * * * Britishers between the ages of 14 Let's quit dodging the issue. Today The German Army once covered a lot a day of thanksgiving and one in thing goes that throws mud on the Italy, Spain, China (perhaps India, too), of ground. Now it's vice versa. and. 64-4,500,000 of them—are integrity, the loyally, the intentions as well as Greece, present problems more which all the world will share." * * * * * * in the armed services. There are of our British ally. basically political than military. A cen- Who said that? "Calvados is some- 225.000 more on full-time civilian * * * sorship of silence is no solution. Inter- In a world as big as this, with as thing you add to 180-proof alcohol to defense duties, while 3,210,000 are We don't know enough about national undercurrents of informed give the alky a kick." many people involved and with the opinion are as necessary for political * * * whole business pasted together by employed in direct war industry, the inside picture to say whether thinking today as is the rifle for an in- If the MPs fashioned their road signs the thin, messy glue of human The ratio of Britishers in the ser- the Army and Navy Journal is fantryman. GIs, the civilians of to- after Burma Shave sips they might vices is higher than ours, Battle right or wrong, but we'll say the morrow, will be expected to support poli- nature, it is hard to tell heads from read: tails and truth from wishful think- casualties were recently reported at record so far is on the side of tical relations with other countries. Let's You are coming to a town hear more about them—NOW.—S/ 5gr, ing. The statements above are a 563,000-12 per cent of their Winnie Churchill and the British. With plenty of gals and spirits. strength, as against 5 per cent of * * * A. B. Whitelaw. Med. Rosp. Cen. But turn your creaking jeep around, case in point. So it may be good Because the joint's off limits. to review some facts. ours. In addition, Britain has suf- We're proud to be fighting this Dec. 7, 1944 * * * * * * fered 57,298 civilian dead and war beside them. We'd like to To the B-Rag: Some Medics we know report that a Winston Churchill became 78,918 wounded. fight the peace beside them, too. In regard to the recent riots in Greece, tot of guys are showing up these days we wish to deplore the fact that our at sick call with burned lips. Been political heads allow such corrupt smoking those fags too short. activities to continue functioning. Why * * —Notes from the not stop our intimidations. and give the Men of the 39th Signal Company arc Navy Using LCT Rockets liberated masses their liberties? Let the still trying to cross carrier pigeons with people throw their imperial monarchical Air Force rulers out and choose a democratic To Clear Beaches for Landings [ government. Judging present days SEVERAL hundred newly-arrived radio climaxes, the situation has become a WASHINGTON, Dec. 14—Rocket- sition from the German west wall," the OWI announcement said. operator-gunners have received in- political catastrophe. Could it be said firing landing craft, with fire power equal struction in combat radio procedure at our boys died in vain? This is the to approximately 21 times that of a "The Navy put its rockets to the first the 306th Bomb Group radio training concern of every 01.—Just another 45,000-ton battleship, are being used by real test in the amphibious operations in school. group of Gis.—Cpi. W. C. Roberts. Cpl. the Pacific war. Rocket-equipped land- The school is under the direction of C. 2". Yearsley, Bomb Sq. U.S. naval forces attacking Europe, the ing craft spearheaded these invasions. Office of War information announced 2/Lt. William E. Foose, of Landishurg, By the time the European Theater inva- Pa.. a former lead radio operator. The today. sion began. these rocket craft had become Tip on Trench. Feet At the same time. the Navy Department instructors, all of whom have served as a vital factor in landings on enemy-held lead radio operators in combat, are: Dec. 5, 1944 announced that production of rockets in beaches. To the B-Bag: the 'U.S. would be increased 300 per cent T/Sgts. Edwin H. Rees, of New York; "Crashing ashore under the cover of Richard A. Craig, of Waterville. Me.; Having seen a number of patients within the next few months to meet "the the big guns of the fleet and the heavy suffering with frost-bitten and trench feet, stepped-up tempo of the Pacific war, John P. Zamora, of Los Angeles, and barrage of aerial bombs, landing craft Willard M. Colvin, of Erie, Colo. allow me to suggest an old Russian pre- where every offensive must of necessity of all sizes laid down their own creeping * * * ventative that my dad and I have experi- be an amphibious operation." barrage to clear the approaches and enced during the cold winters of For a year and a half the Landing 1/Lt.William J. Cullerton, 355th Mus- beaches of anti-personnel defenses and tang Group pilot From Chicago, netted Pennsylvania. woodpeckers so the birds can knock on Craft Tank (Rocket), or LCT (R), was enemy forces," the OWI added, Simply wrap the feet with toilet paper, doors when delivering messages. planned and improved by naval experts eight German planes in one day recently then some wax paper, over which you * of the U.S. and Britain and its operation Fired from a light, mobile slide similar to become his outfit's top scorer with put the sock. Loosely-laced shoes add to From the "civil affairs seven" comes has been one of the best-kept secrets of to those used in firing Fourth of July a total of 18 enemy craft destroyed, 14 John J. Clink. Hasp. this note: "Believe it or not, we have the war, the OWI stated. rockets. "the 4.5-inch, or beach rocket, on the ground and four in the air. His the comfort.—Cpl, with which the amphibious craft are ground crew includes: SlSgt. Jerome Plant. a civilian steno who filled up the waste- "During the Normandy landings the baskets every hour on the hour. On in- LCT (R)s went into action before the equipped, carries the wallop of an E. Seidl, Huntingburg, Ind.. chief: Sgt. Appreciation vestigation we found the basket filled with first waves of landing craft, working with 105-mm. shell." Ray Norman, of Falmouth, Mich., carbon paper. She explained, 'They get the battleships, cruisers and destroyers "Firing so that each salvo overlaps assistant, and Sgt. James A. Woodnail, Nov. 19, 1944. dirty with every letter.' " in the great bombardment which neutra- previous ones, they eliminate virtually of New York,* armorer. * To the B-Bag: J. C. W. lized much of the expected strong oppo- all secondary fortifications including I have just returned from a show and mines, wire, machine-gun nests, shallow Lt. Charles E. Beck, 356th Mustang one of the most humiliating displays I pillboxes and will temporarily stun men Group pilot from Los Angeles, was have ever seen. UP FRONT WITH MAULDIN in larger fortifications. They are similar flying wing for Lt. Harold E. Whitmore, It was an amateur English show, and to heavy mortar fire," the OW1 explained. of Redwood. Cal., when the group as several of the actors had to work part Navy planes also have found rockets was bounced by more than 100 Jerries. of the day (Sunday) it got off to a late successful against merchant ships and Whitmore shot down one enemy fighter, start. Throughout the entire show there small warships. They have proved to be but another Nazi got on his tail. Beck were continuous boos and shouts from excellent weapons against enemy artillery told Whitmore to break and started the seemingly ignoble American audience. chasing the Nazi at 2,500 feet. Over an emplacements and AA batteries. airfield, German ack-ack bagged the Yes, we are a fine proud nation and "When a Navy plane fires a salvo at Jerry. Beck's plane was untouched. arc tighting for the ideals we believe our a target hundreds of miles from its * * * inheritance, but must we stoop so low carrier, it can have the same devastating F/O Jack D. Leon, 20th Mustang to heckle a people who have swallowed effect as a salvo from the five-inch guns Group pilot from Detroit, got separated their pride, quit their jobs (far more pro- of a destroyer," the OWI declared. from his squadron during a recent air fitable and appreciative) and come to our battle over Merseburg and discovered American hospitals in their country and seven Mel09s on his tail. Leon turned tried to help us forget our worries? May AFN Radio Program and started back at his pursuers, they know there are many Americans downing onelignite Jerries. The others in the audience who appreciate every On Your Dial took off. little bit of their efforts, whether it is 373 kc. 141C kc. 1411 kc. 1420 kc. 1447 kc. the topmost or the bottom. ..18.1m. 213.9m. 212.6m. 211.3m. 207.3m. Newman's I take my hat off to these people and Friday, Dec. 15 may our country know them for what 1200—World News. 1205—Duille Bag. Yankee Doodles I they are doing.—MISgt. R. W. Plants, 1300—Headlines—Sports Newa. a hospitalized paratrooper. 1305—John Charles Thomas. 1330—Yank Swing Session. 'WHATCHA GONNA DO 1400—Headlines—Visiting Hour. AFTER THE WAR?' 1500—Headlines--German Lesson. Service Unit Citations 1505—Strike up the Band. Nov. 16, 1944 1530—On the Record. 1630—It Pays to be Ignorant. To the B-Bag: 1700—Headlines—Music by Harry James. Recently two different articles have been 1730--London Column. published in The Stars and Stripes in 1745—Novelty Time. 1755—American Sports News. regard to Unit Citations for Service units. 1800—World News. If available, request that authority or any 1805—Mark up the Map. additional information be furnished this 1810--01 SuPper Club. I900—Hendlines—Command Performance. organization.—Cape, Bernard S. DeMars, 1930—Double Feature with Les Tremayne. Ord. Dept. 201$1—Headlines—Combat Diary. 2015—Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians. [Authority and particulars for the special 2030—Moonlight 6erentide. Unit Citation is found in a Letter, 200.6, 2100—World News. Oct. 14, 1944, HQ, ETOUSA, and WD 2705—Ransom Sherman's Nil Wit Court. 2130—California Melodies. Circular 345, Aug. 23, 1944, which may 2200—headlines--Home News from the U.S.A. be received through regular Army publica- 22113—Listen Characters. tion channels.—Ed.] 2300—Final Edition. 2305—Sign off until 0755 ;lours, Saturday, Dec. 16. For a Chaplain's Corner Saturday, Dec. 16 0755—Sign On—Program Resume. Nov. 29, 1944. 0800—Headlines--Combat To the B-Bag: 11815—Personal Album with Marian Manners. 1 think maybe the fellows would like 0830—Music from America. to have a half-column of your paper 0900 World News. 0905—Music by Count Baste. placed in the hands of our chaplains. 0925—Canada Dance Orchestra. How about it, boys? You know a little 1000—Headlines—Morning After (Command Per- religion goes a long way with front-line formance). "I hope the government will men. It might do a lot of good.—lai "We calls 'ern garritroopers. They're too far forward t' wear tie: an' 1030—Army Talks. give you a scholarship to a 1100-1-icadlinev—Home News from the U.S.A. reliable barber college!" Lt., AC.. too far back t' git shot." 1105—Durne Bag. Friday, Dec. 15, 1944 SPORTS THE STARS AND STRIPES SPORTS Page 3 Oklahoma Aggies Defeat Veterans Dominate All-Pro Eleven NYU, 44-41; RedmenWin NEW YORK, Dec. I4—The Oklahoma Aggies came from behind to defeat New York University's basketball team, 44-41, in the feature game of last night's Madison Square Garden double-header after Saint John's of Brooklyn had taken the opener from Utah, 39-36, before 16,000. The Aggies, outplayed in most of the first half, spurted shortly before the intermission and trailed by only one point, 25-26, at the gun. Shortly after the second stanza started they tied it up, 28-28, then dropped five points SID LUCKMAN behind, turned on the heat again, and Once Over took the lead for good when Bob "Foot- Chicago Bears Back hills- Kurland, their seven-foot center, Lightly dropped one in from up close. The Ags By Andy Rooney had a 40-39 lead with five minutes re- [ maining and defended thereafter. NIFW YORK, Dec. 14—Portuguese Weldon Kern, speedy little Aggie for- brandies are having a small sale in ward, hooped 18 points, but Kurland the States these days and very little was the main victor in the triumph. He Mexican gin is being sold. notched 14 points and was unbeatable That leads directly to a 38-year-old off the backboards. Sid Tanenbaum with guy without real teeth who is playing I and Alvin Most with ten points led professional football for the Giants this the Violets. year and doing a good job. The gentle- Brooklyn's veteran Rcdmen gained re- man with the crockery choppers is one venge in the opener for Utah's champion- Kenneth Strong, who back in 1926, when ship victory last year by jumping into the almost everyone else was just a little lead with a rally late in the first period boy, was carrying the mail for NYU. which gave them a 25-21 half-time IT seems that after five years retire- advantage, and they stayed in front the ment during which time he sold rest of the game. liquor for a concern dealing in Mexican Outstanding player was Arnold Perrin, gin, Portuguese brandies, Cuban rum and only survivor of last year's title squad, other goodies, he decided he still had who ran himself ragged in bringing the AL WISTERT parts of a good ball game left in him. Utes to within one point of the Indians Philadelphia Tackle And anyway, business was bad, so when three times in the second half. He was Steve Owen, Giant coach, decided Strong high man for the visitors with 17 points, was good for one more, he took up the while Ivy Summer, veteran Saint John's offer to do the Giant place-kicking dur- center,-had 14. ing the season. Up to this week's game with the Redskins Strong was content to go into the game for one play to either kick Pick Widdoes after a touchdown or try for a field goal, then retire. That was enough for the crowd. But there always was one per- 'Coach of Year' son in the stands who couldn't under- stand why he didn't run with the ball. NEW YORK, Dec. 14 — Carroll flat was Ken Strong Jr., Ken's 12- Widdoes, coach of Ohio State's unbeaten year-old son. and untied Buckeyes, won the New York LAST week Strong got the chance. He World - Telegram's was sent in to kick, then left in long "Coach of the enough to run with the ball twice. On Year" award with the first try he lost four yards and the 75 first-place votes next time he went for a run just short of of fellow coaches, a first down. while Red Blaik, "Ken was with me when we won our Army mentor, was first eastern title in 1934," Coach Steve second with 55 Owen said, "and he has been on five votes. eastern champions so I thought he ought Widdoes, one of to base a chance to show Ken Jr. that the youngest major the old man can still get up and go with college coaches in STEVE VAN BUREN RILEY MATHESON JOE AGUIRRE the best of them." years of service, Philadelphia Bach Cleveland Guard Washington End STRONG'S greatest day in football— succeeds Amos even greater than any of the Satur- Alonzo Stagg, dean days at NYU during which he scored CARROLL WIDDOES of 'ern all, who won 162 points—was in the '34 Chicago Bears- last year's award Hutson Named Giants playoff on- a frozen field. The with almost as great a runaway over 1914 All-Pro Team Giants came out in sneakers to play on Notre Dame's Frank Leahy. Widdoes H W COLLEGE CLUB the concrete-hard field and Strong scored polled a total of 440 points, while Blaik For 7th Time End Don Hutson .. 6-1 185 Alabama Green Bay two touchdowns, two extra points and received 170. Tackle Frank Kinard .. 6-1 220 Mississippi Brooklyn one field goal. NEW YORK, Dec. 14—Five National Guard Len Pounce 6-1 210 Oregon State New York With the title at stake Sunday there is Bond Quota Subscribed, League players, including the veteran Don Center Clyde Turner .. 6-1 255 Hardin-Simmons Chicago Bears already a rumor that in view of Strong's Hutson, were unanimous choices for the Guard Riley Matheson .. 6-3 205 Texas Mines Cleveland showing last Sunday and in recent prac- Fans Get Bowl Tilt Ducats All-Pro football team named today by Tackle AI Wistert 6-2 215 Michigan Philadelphia tice sessions he might be used as more the Associated Press, on which the End Joe Aguirre .. 6-4 234 St. Mary's Washington than just a one-play player. Owen NEW YORK, Dec. 14—The public Giants, Eagles and Bears each placed Back Sid Luckman 6-0 201 Colwnbia Chicago Bears might put him in the backfield, hand will be allowed to purchase tickets to two men, and Washington, Green Bay, Back Frank Sinkwich 5-11 195 Georgia Detroit Lions him the ball and say, "Here, run with Saturday's football game at the Polo Brooklyn and Detroit one each. Back Steve Van Buren.. 6-t 200 Louisiana State Philadelphia Grounds between Randolph Field and the it, Ken." And if he does old toothless Hutson has been on the All-Pro eleven Back Bill Paschal .. 6-0 198 Georgia Tech New York Kenneth probably will run with it. Second Air Force without having to seven years in a row. The other four purchase war bonds, it was announced picked by all the selectors were Clyde QUESTION BOX: To Li. John Har- yesterday by the War Finance Committee. "Bulldog" Turner. Chicago Bear center ; wood.-1t was Bump Hadley who The fans—and the Treasury Depart- Frank "Bruiser" Kinard, Brooklyn Tiger beaned Mickey Cochrane at the Yankee ment—owe their thanks to a number of tackle; Frankie Sinkwich, Detroit back, Major League Moguls Approve Stadium in the middle thirties. To C. New York banks and business houses who and Len Younce, New York guard. Burris.—The Army-Navy program lists have underwritten the entire $79,750,000 Teaming up with Hutson on the other Hal Hamberg's address as Lonoke, Ark. quota put on the game by the govern- end is Joe Aguirre, six-foot-four Redskin Unlimited Night Ball Games ment. thus releasing the ducats for general who has been great on the offensive all . . . To Pfc E. R. Temple.—In 1942 NEW YORK, Dec. 14—The major leagues concluded their joint meeting Colgate beat Dartmouth, 27-19, beat sale, season, while Al Wistert of the Eagles Cornell, 18-6, beat Syracuse, 14-0. was named to the other tackle spot, and yesterday with approval of unlimited night baseball for 1945 and the ban- . . . To Cpl. E. J. Kopasky.—Byron tough Riley Matheson of the Cleveland ning of all football teams, professional and college, from their parks until all "Whizzer" White played with the Pitts- Rams the other guard berth. home games have been played or the club owning the park has been elimin- CAGE 'RESULTS Rookie Steve Van Buren, Eagles' speed burgh Pirates pro football team in 1938. ated from or concluded its World Series competition. To Pfc Jay Deutschberger.—The Wash- Bates 51, Union 45 demon, is the only "unfamiliar face" in Buckncll 43. Villanova 42 the tough-to-pick backfield, which has Following the precedent set at last July's meeting, the major leaguers ington Redskins beat the New York Concordia UII.) 38. Loyola (Chicago) 19 Giants, 49-14, in that game in '37 . Davidson 40. Wofford 29 Ens. Sid Luckman of the Chicago Bears granted permission to all teams to play To Cpl. Willie Rose.—Notre Dame played Evansville 56, Indiana State 54 listed as field general, Bill Paschal of night ball at any time except Sunday, invading minor league territory should Gallaudet 38. Johns Hopkins 35 the Giants, the league's leading ground while 'the football measure, the moguls ieimburse tiv club of the invaded town, Minnesota once between '38 and '41. Iowa Pre-Flight 49. Iowa State 39 That game was in '38 when the Irish Marshall 53, Fairmont Teachers 32 gainer, and Sinkwich. emphasized, was not passed in reprisal plus the remainder of the invaded league. won, 19-0. Moorehead (Ky.) 54, LaSalle 47 for football competition but merely to Regarding the latter rejection, the moguls Oklahoma Aggies 44 NYU .41 Giant-Packer Tilt on AFN insure that the parks would not be torn said they contemplated no encroachment Pennsylvania 54. Swarimore 35 Penn State 64. Susquehanna 12 American Forces Network will carry up from football cleats. on minor league territories at this time American. Hockey League Purdue 47. DePauw 31 the complete account of Sunday's con- Two proposals brought from the minor and refused to commit themselves until St. Francis 37. Cathedral 36 meeting at Buffalo were vetoed as ex- such time as they decide to expand. Buffalo 7, Providence 4 St. John's 39, Utah 36 test between the New York Giants and the Hershey 4, Pittsburgh 3 St. Joseph's 62, Washington College 30 Green Bay Packers for the national Foot- pected. They refused to increase the The majors continued their policy of Other teams not scheduled. Sampson 68, Hobart 33 ball League title. Game will be aired Double-A draft price from $7,500 to promoting American Legion junior base- EASTERN DIVISION Texas Aggies 34. Bergstrom Field 30 $10,000 and also rejected the minor WLTP WLTP Wesleyan 44. Quonset' Fliers 39 direct from the Polo Grounds in New ball leagues and appropriated 20 grand Buffalo ,. 13 7 2 28 Providence 7 12 2 16 Western Kentucky 52, So. Baptist 37 York starting at 7 PM. league contention that major league teams for that purpose. Hershey .. 1t 9 2 24 WESTERN DIVISION Grid Loop PRO Raps Action WIT? W L T P Dick Tracy By Courtesy of Chicago Tribune By Chester Gould Indianapolis It 7 6 28 Cleveland 10 7 2 22 NEW YORK, Dec. 14—The National Pittsburgh 11 8 2 24 St. Louis 4 12 2 1Q- THE GREAT DETECTIVE NO THEATRE OH, SOMETIME LATER Football League undoubtedly will have TRACY TAU0NO BEHIND STAGE IS EDO OH. something to say at its meeting next week DVISING HER THE BACK OF VITAMIN alOUGH TO OH. Al.la CURTAIN Help Wanted TO SPURN ME. TIME, HE SAYS! about the action taken by the baseball FUNTHEART. PaRAW HOLD BOTH OF FILL M Ul? moguls in barring football teams from —AND GIVEN ARE YOU? MY US, FAR, TRACY. iv VITAMIN! BEST FRIEND KNAVE 7 THERE'LL the baseball parks until the home club Write your question or problem to Help DOUBLE-CROSSING YOU MAY BE NO CURTAIN Wanted. The Stars and Stripes. 37. Upper OVER FROMFROM TONIGHT— NOR is finished. First to pop off was George Brook St., London. or APO 413, U.S. ME, E ? s WERE. TOMORROW NIGHT Strickler, National Football League Army. Telephone U.K. Base 110, Ext. 2131. 43 —NOR 114E NEXT publicity director, who pointed out that AM - IG only two football games were listed for RPOs Wanted A the major league parks before the con- pre Stephanie ABBOTT :Pvt.Thomas ALLBACK SRL Ernest Carl ANDEFtSON. 35568 ; Pvt. Irwin clusion of the season, and in both cases J. BRADEN. 34896441 ; Lt. Raymond S. BIRD- the home club had finished at home. -If WELL. 0764108; Pvt. Chester BRYANT, we ever arc going to get our own parks it's 33738461, Washington; Lt. Jane BOWIE. ANC: -e• 0' I Pet Sgt. Donald BERRY. AAF ; W. B. BERGER, • actions like this that will hasten the day," Denver: R. B. BOTTEMLY, New Jersey: Lt. Strickler said. Ann COLLINS. ANC: Cpl. Charles CAPRARO. By Courtesy of Untied Features 37328271; Set. Chants COURTNEY ; William Li'l Abner By Al Capp COMBSTOCK. East Orange. N.J. ; Lt. Joe W Vanderbilt to Return to Grid CLEMENT, Pine Buff. Ark.: T/Sgt. Robert DOES yo; STOP A—YANK)N• MAN SAYS THET SIGN THAR. rr- CORRELL ; Pvt. Thomas L. DANVER ; Lt, I. B. YO sroopic3 HAIR OUT BY TH • ROOTS, YO' CAIN'T 'RETURN THIS APE TO THE NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 14—After DEMPSEY, MP: Lt. Carl DENFE1D ; William Lotrr, TAKE. CUSS YO'Flr— .AH CAUGHT NOT MARRY BINGLING BROTHERS CIRCUS': FLORY. Grand Rapids: Cpl. Vivian GLENZER THIS eta YO' FAIR AN' SQUARE ON UD WIF THIS THE SAGNE HAWKINS CiAY two seasons on the sidelines, Vanderbilt Capt. Len GOLDMAN. San Francisco ; Sgt. Mays MUNK SAME I-tAWKINS DAY, CRITTER ON RULES CLEARLY STIPOOLATE-S University will return to big time football D. GREEN, Geoigia. Are yo. Is MINE- •ALI- ACCoLINT HE THET NO LADY KIN MARRY UP next year. Pending the return of Coach WOOMIN SHINE !!— HAIN'T WIF NO GENNULNIAN °MESS Bag Mix-up FO• YO' MARRY US Up HE'S A GENOOWINE Red Sanders from the Navy, McNeill WILL the officer who exchanged field hags with MARRYIN. SAM fr- r.rf NOOMIN BEAN enr— me at Kettering please contact me. The Bartling has been named to handle the number on my bag is S-3791. Sgt. W. 13. Simpson. team. Personal 7-4-e:4* WILL Lt. William T. Bunt, pilot of the "Man- o-War" who received some film belonging 4. 4* ,/, Cochran Wins 3-Cushion Title to another °Meer of the same name, please contact 440E, NEW YORK, Dec. 14 — Welker Lt. Dorothy J. Cmlner, ANC. 1,7 ;441 Found Cochran, of San Francisco, won the OHNNY E. Conatser, 3567536—Your identifiest- world three-cushion billiard champion- J lion bracelet has been found. ship defeating Willie Hoppe, 50-44, PIPE found in Grosvenor St., London Dec. S.— ' Ring Ekl.q.. 818, U.K. Base. ". 57 in 31 innings. Page 4 THE STARS AND STRIPES Friday, Dec. 15, 1944 Life in Those United States A Windfall, This Sight - - - In the U.S.A. Fewer Smokes in Store For U.S., Probers Find WASHINGTON. Dec. 14 (ANS)—The Senate War Investigating Com- mittee, with its nose to the fire in attempt to dig out art answer to "Where are the cigarettes?" today had learned one thing. For the US. there pro- bably will be even fewer smokes for civilians next year. The announcement came after Col. Fred C. Foy, director of purchases for the Army Service Forces, testified before the group that the Army's demands for cigarettes next year would be in excess of present requirements by about 15 per cent. Meantime, other witnesses who paraded before the committee frankly admitted there weren't enough cigarettes to go around, but because of the manpower situa- tion there was little hope of increasing output. Today, the conunittee planned to call in officials of the War Manpower Commission, OPA and War Food Administra- tion to see what could be done about getting more tobacco grown and more butts made. As the hearings moved along, up in Cambridge, Mass.. Dr. Ernest Ifooton, the Harvard anthropologist who last weekend suggested men over 45 should form the Army of occupation, gave his version of the cigarette scarcity. It's this way, explained the professor. "The boys in the foxholes with their lives endangered are nervous and miserable and want their girls. Since they can't have them (obviously the girls), they smoke cigarettes. "The girls at home are nervous and miserable and want the boys. Since they can't have them, they, too, smoke cigarettes." High Cost of Loving Threatens to Dog It Carol Martineau (left) and Gale Sherman appear untouched by the gay prospect NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (UP)—As OPA PATCHOGUE, N.Y., Dec. 14 (ANS) of a white Christmas oe the home front as they labor to extricate their stalled —Postmaster Edgar Mapes yesterday automobile after the season's first heavy snowstorm. Snow plows battling a two- agents swarmed about his New Rochelle foot fall in the Middlewest piled more snow against the vehicle. Toe storm im- Flying Privates estate establishing ceiling prices on house- warned persons along the route that unless they tied up their dogs he wouldn't mobilized traffic in many sections of the East and curtailed production at many hold furnishings about to be auctioned w-ar plants through absenteeism. off, Tommy Manville, seven-times- deliver 'em any mail. Save Wounded married millionaire playboy, turned to reporters and said : "I think it is only Tobacco Road Only Common Garden Type CHINDWIN FRONT, Burma, Dec. 12 fair that they put ceiling prices on CHICAGO, Dec. 14—Newest of the Storm Deaths (Delayed) (Reuter)—U.S. Army volun- blondes, too. That would have saved cigarette slogans about town: "Ask the Of Vi Used by Japs teers--all NCOs or privates, who were me a lot of money years ago." man who owns one." organized in 1942 as air spotters and who Now 87 in U.S. The Japs have their own version of only lately received flying pay—recently V I—Vegetable Weapon I—according evacuated 130 casualties from a forward Golden-Wedding Couples Tell How to Get That Way CHICAGO, Dec. 14—Clearing weather to the Daily Mirror. Allied unit which had clashed with the moved slowly eastward across the nation BOSTON, Dec. 14 (UP)—false it from married people who sturead know—ten The Japs were reported using hol- Japanese across the Chindwin River. today, gradually dissipating the snow- lowed coconut shells, filled with picric Though each of the 32 light observa- golden wedding couples whose mated lives span three wars and total 536 years— storm that had caused 87 deaths in the a war-time marriage is likely to be a failure. acid, as mines and hand-grenades. tion planes used could take only one U.S. and southeastern Canada since Advantage of the weapon is that, patient, the rescue was effected within two In a poll conducted by the United Press throughout New England, the "stick- Sunday. together" couples voiced the following opinions: being non-metallic, it is immune to hours by four flights, which took off from A freak snowstorm off Lake Michigan, 1—There's no need to hurry anti become a war bride, because there'll be plenty ordinary detection methods. The ex- an advanced jungle air strip, landed at an centering in Gary, Ind., followed last of men available after the war. 2—A courtship should last from two to three plosive charge was said to be sufficient emergency field about 300 yards long and night in the wake of the season's most years. 3—The best age for a girl to wed is 2.3, for a man, 26. 4—The best to blow the wheel off a jeep. returned. severe storm over a wide area, but tem- way to a man's heart is through his stomach. 5—There's no truth about the The fliers' base, cut out of the jungle adage: "The first 100 years are the hardest." peratures elsewhere in the country were and surrounded by mountains, is a supply Furthermore, girls were advised to get to work at cooking right after honey- rising to normal. terminus for Dakota transports from moons, to establish homes, have children and "share resporosibitities" unselfishly. Flood tides which had battered the New Assam and Bengal, in India. Command- England States and small floods in lower Weather Keeps ing the field are British Army officers. Says Oil Output Can't Lag lt Hain't Necessarily Hoomin Massachusetts were subsiding. Passengers on a Baltimore and Ohio WASHINGTON, Dea. 14 (Reuter)— GLOUCESTER, N.J., Dec. 14 (ANS) train, stalled 24 hours when snow and 8th AF Idle Petroleum Administrator Harold L. —School janitor Robert Eastlake yester- fallen trees blocked the tracks 45 miles Navy Fighters Eighth Air Force heavy bombers and Ickes said tonight day asked die Board of Education to cut out of Charleston, W. Va., warded off fighters were kept idle yesterday for the that U.S. crude-oil his salary 5200 annually. Said Eastlake: hunger when the conductor requisitioned production must "I don't have as much work to do as I a shipment of weiners and bread. second consecutive day because of To Do 700-per weather. continue at the used to." The board was too surprised Approximately 250 Marauders, Havocs WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 — Fighter present daily rate to act. and Invaders of the Ninth Air Force planes with top speeds of more than 700 of 4,700,000 barrels Wednesday pounded Schleiden, 20 miles miles an hour—almost the speed of sound throughout 1945, OK to KO West Front - south of Duren, four other villages within —will be in service in the near future, even if Germany KANSAS CITY, Dec. 14—Mrs. Paul (Continued from page 1) a five-mile radius, and a railyard at Rear Adm. DeWitt C. Ramsey, chief of surrenders, to meet Fisher came home yesterday and found the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics, the radio wouldn't work and the same Euskirchen, without loss, in support of TA:- modern, mtxhan- out offensive" against Duren, outlining ported to the House Naval Affairs Com- for the carpet sweeper. "At least the the U.S. First Army. ized war's enor- what the Nazis considered Hodges mittee today. icebox is OK,- she told her husband. mous demands. At strategy to be. The First, said Berlin, The highest announced operational Mr. Fisher opened it and the door fell off. the same time, would stab northeast from Monschau speed of Navy fighter planes is about Ralph Davies, and then swing northward to erase the Proxyrnity Lets 400 mph, although some have approached Ickes' deputy, de- Oh. Oh Germans' bridgehead position west of the speed of sound in dives. clared that at least TULSA, Oklo., Dec. 14 (ANSI—A A Marine Do His Ramsey said the increased operational HAROLD ICRES Duren. Like Julich. to the north, the 27,000 new wells classified ad in the Tulsa Tribune read. main portion of Duren is on the east bank speeds would be accompanied by in- would have to be drilled next year to "Let's swap: Unused engagement and of the Roer. Buddie's Duty creased rates of climb and service ceilings. meet anticipated requirements. wedding ring; want automatic shotgun." Below die Saar bulge, the Seventh He added that multi-engined patrol planes Army, which is advancing at points along were being developed to carry increased Tough to Get Into Pit, but Not the Doghouse a 35-mile front, gained up to three miles loads at nearly twice the speed of present in same places as it headed toward patrol planes, NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (ANS)—Something went wrong with the platform on Karlsruhe. which the orchestra in the Capitol Theater rises into position for a performance To the west, where the Third Army was and afterwards descends into the pit. The thing became stuck just as the musicians massed along the Saar, the 95th Division Big Battle Raging had completed their program—blocking the screen. pushed out beyond Fraulautern, north- The incident brought a delay in the rest of the show and a flock of letters to eastern suburb of Saarlautern, taking On Lamone River the managements from husbands and wives who were late getting home and found more pillboxes and fortified houses. In ROME, Dec. 14 (AP)—The Nazi com- It difficult to explain. the Sarreguemines area, south of Saar- "For gosh sakes, please send me a letter explaining the delays," dozens of mand today flung all available armor and lautern, the Americans beat off a strong infantry reserves into a furious battle patrons pleaded. "I told (my wife) (or husband) why I missed the show, or was enemy counter-attack, but not before the 'ate, but (she) (he) just wouldn't believe it." against the Canadian bridgehead on the Germans had knocked out a bridge across Lamone River. Closer to Clients? 2 Gallons—and a Burp the Blies river. The Allies, however, appeared to be getting the best of the lighting, which has BERKELEY, Cal., Dec. I4—The town RICHMOND, Ind., Dec. 14—A sign now flared up on a large scale along a jail is gone. It was hauled away to at a nearby roadside combination garage Chinese Are Set broad front for the first time in several nearby Albany And set up for business and filling station reads: "Eat Here— weeks. again after being auctioned off for 5400. Get Gas." For Mandalay Push Fifth Army attempts to gain high Chinese patrols were reported Thurs- ground near Monte Castello were halted Wins Governor's Chair, May Have to Sleep in It day to have ranged 40 miles below by counter-attacks. BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 14 (ANS)—It's no bed of roses to be a winner in a poli- Bhamo, on the Irrawaddy River in PD PP tical race—even for a governor. In fact, in Idaho it's practically no bed of any northern Burma. The Chinese armies ATLANTA, Dec. 14 (ANS)—The kind. were said to be in a position to force the Atlanta Police Department quartet now There being no governor's mansion in the State, Gov.-elect C. C. Cossett is Japanese south toward Mandalay and has a fine new room in which to practice. finding the housing problem mighty tough. He is scheduled to take office next the Burma Road. It's soundproof. month. but can't find a place to live. An advance of nearly 200 miles since What's more, the hotels have told him they won't accept a permanent guest. October through jungle and swamp has brought them to within 120 air miles of lice's Uncle Dies Harry Richman Weds Mandalay, capital of Burma, in the Jerry, He Burps; Jap, PASADENA. Cal., Dec. 14—Abraham MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Dec. 14—Enter- deepest penetration of Burma they have Lincoln Eisenhower, 8I-year-old uncle of tainer Harry Richman. 49, and Dancer thus far achieved. He Just Plain Belches Gen. Eisenhower, died here yesterday. Yvonne Day, 22, were married here today. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13—The two- Law Replaces Macmillan hi Europe is not as dirty as that in the Pacific, in the opinion of Col. Frank In Anglo-U.S. Policy Talk International News Phoh, Kurtz, bomber pilot who has been in New Type of Penicillin Cures WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (Reuter)— Marine Cpl. Anthony 'Wojcik, of both theaters. The British Embassy announced today Chicago, is a man of his word. Before "If the German is not a gentleman, that Richard K. Law, minister of state leaving on furlough to the States from at least he wants you to think he is," Gonorrhea in. One Treatment and member of the council and committee the South Pacific he promised his Kurtz said. "But the Jap will fight of UNRRA, was coming to Washington buddy, Sgt, Paul Neroda, that he would dirty every time he gets a chance." blood cells), the prevention of pus- CHICAGO, Dec. 14—A single injection to discuss Anglo-American policy in place deliver in proxy to the latter's pretty Kurtz recently returned from Italy, of penicillin X, a new variety of producing infections following the surgi- of Harold Macmillan, who has gone to wife, Helen, a kiss. Back in Chicago where he led 60 missions over 11 penicillin, has cured gonorrhea in 64 out Athens instead of making his scheduled the Corporal solved the pressing prob- countries. Early in the war he piloted a bomber in the Pacific. of 68 cases, it was announced yesterday Cupid's Arrow May be visit to Washington. lem, as shown here. in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Terry and the Pirates By Courte,yy of News Syndicate By Milton Caniff It recently was reported that one shot Shot From a PROstring of regular penicillin, mixed with beeswax Prophylactic kisses arc in happy DO You THINK vOtIP.E THE ONLY oft -MAYES ITt WIO;IIK.N6! vott ACE WELL, POP. E AM ii4zoo Trap,* make the drug last longer, had cured prospect for post-war wooers, in the moats rNTERE-SrED ts ME BETWEEN THE SOOKS rye OBVIOUSLY ENOUGH TO KEEP voU FROM opinion of Sir Alexander Fleming, dis- WILLOW BELINDA. wwAr NONSENSE ,ANKEE AZMY [ "AD A NICE LEAD MO WHAT MISS EARMA rat so, sor. TotLTUCING SE-Cur I NAVE gonorrhea. Penicillin X, also called IliATE ME, si.eraz ts TINA. WOMAN? HUNG 60IND -AND YOUR. TNIloi TAUGHT ME, I SUET SE ARHAP C NoTNIN6 TO rat. You! THE coverer of penicillin. The professor Factor X, or Allopenicillin, was more -AND ro NOT a sOu WEAZ THE KIDNAPPED ME JUSTA5 t NEARLY GIVING A PAM ihRTADON a Sit Or WARMTH {ZEAL. 63T. ALLEN 15 PC:D3ASLY effective, however. said in a lecture that when penicillin WAC ! LINIFDIZM AND HAD WHAT I WANTED!.., OF AN ovesruzes.s... - WILL CHANGE SACK AT HER Pt:4T RICA( Natl. Penicillin X cured 94 per cent of the went on the market for general use it NAME TAG ea YoutZ drORY vvoK,EZIA16 15541 HAPPENED IIMM TO TH15 orapoera 65 cases treated, while regular penicillin might be put in lipstick and tooth- BUT TM A very SOT. JANE ALLEY' paste—"anywhere where it can get at A-Z16,1rE ,IED cured only 37 out of 58 cases, or 64 per CIVILIAN the microbes," cent. Three of the patients not cured C, with regular penicillin were cured -by a subsequent injection of penicillin X. ca! removal of a lung, and the develop- The Journal also reported other ment of a new solution which increases penicillin successes—the cure of two the concentration of penicillin in the or:es of agranulocytosis (absence of white blood. Penned in England by The Times Pubhthing Company, Lin! rd, ?riming Mouse Square, London. E.0 4, and Published by der United Stale, Armed Forces-15-!2-44.