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A Paper For The Home SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Weather Sunny, coolerj Monday, fair. 38TH YEAR, NO. A9 — 44 PAGES >"""» "»• win Ksws OwtIm WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1944 PRICE TEN CENTS Dewey Calls Roosevelt's 'Government-Owned' Plan Essential to Communists Real Aristocrat at Famous Hotel } Says Earl Browder, ^raft Dodger' In '18, Was Let out of Prison In Time for Campaign Charlston, W. Va.. Oct. 7. (UP)— Gov; Thomaa E. Dewey charged to¬ night that President Roosevelt's ro- clection "is essential to the aims ot Communists" and that the present Democratic national administration . plans a "government-owned Amer- r lcs." Speaking to an overflow crowd at Municipsl Auditorium, Dewey said the Roosevelt administration is "developing its own corporate state" which is "not an American system and It's not a free system." The crowd was estimated by police at A,000, with more than 1,000 standing in a park adjacent the auditorium. The UOP nominee quoted Assist¬ ant Secretary of State Adolph Berle as saying that "over a period of years, the government will gradu¬ ally come to own most of the pro¬ ductive plants in the United States." Uovemmcnt In Charge "What does he mean by the gov¬ ernment owning 'most of the pro¬ ductive plants of the United United SUtes?" he aaked. "That means, of course, a system where government would tell each of us where we could work, at what and for how much. "No, I do not know whether my opponent calls that system Com¬ munism of National Socialism or Fascism. He can take It any way he likes it. It's his program, not mine. But I do know it is not an American system and it's not a free system." The Oovornor waa given a pro¬ longed ovation when he and Mrs, ROOSEVELT PLANS FOREIGN POLICY ADDRESS OCT. 21 Nature of Talk Uncertain; Plan To Broadcast It Washington, Oct. 7 fUP)—Presi¬ dent Roosevelt agreed today to ad¬ dress the Foreign Policy Associa¬ tion in New York on Oct. 21, there¬ by challenging rumors that he had been "grounded" for the duration of the campaign and indicating his probable speaking strategy be¬ tween now and election day. Reports that a "White House ruling" or Secret Service recom¬ mendations had barred further public appearances by the Presi¬ dent during this campaign have caused considerable speculation. The White House denied such a ruling had been made, Real bath In real tub is soma treat for doughboy who knows what it is to spend days and nights in foxholes. Here PVC Clayton H. Freeman of Gloster, Mlsa., turns soapy smile toward camera as ho uses facilities oRer- od by captured French sul¬ phur bath resort of Luxeuil, Pri ranco. 12,211 Japs Killed in Bitter Palau Fighting The reports developed after Mr. *>' *'A*^ *• ''OHNSON ' U.S. Pacific Fleet Headquarters, Roosevelt's address a fortnight ago to the Teamsters' Union here. That was his flrst avowedly iralitical speech, delivered in the banquet hall of the Statler Hotel, signifi¬ cantly, the Foreign Policy Associa¬ tion invitation also waa to speak at a dinner—this time in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City. Pari Harbor, Oct 7. (UP)—Ameri can forces, using tanks and artil¬ lery, made some progress against stubbornly-held enemy positions on Umurgrogol Mountain in the 2Srd day of fighting on Peleliu Island Friday aa the Japaness death toll mounted, Adm. Cnoster W. Nimits annouiiCtd today. Tht communique said that total irVhurseTtfa'^^J^write•'M"-R;oseVeU under date of --"^'^^ - ^'J.^X"'rnHn -le. It was unusually Oct. 4 suggesting that he ««°c'f:i'p^,',,f°'^nV'lV';8 on Aniiur most of the crowd were tion aiid the public at large would j P^'*"" •"« 11.8 on Angaur The figures showed an increase Maj. General Frank R. Mc<3oy, Dewey appeared on the huge audi- Ret., president of the association, torium stage, . .. _ l.AOO people. warm and most of the crowd were tion luiu mc ijuuhu m miKc «.uu.v| ,.„„,„. .„„„._„ _„ .„„„.„ trying to keep cool with makeshift benefit by a presidential address <>" „,\%,3Sl'^^,","°*'rt°, ""'!=""! fans. I "the Important issues of foreign o"205»",f^'e'"'"""""n A"*""' '"..., _ ^ l„„iiV.v" since Nimitz's last casualty report toneentrales on BroMder pollcj. „ . . „ „ ,. - - " " rx. . . J i. « t Reply ng on Oct. 6, Mr. Roosevelt Dewey concentrated much of his - '' • ' attsck on Earl Browder, Commun¬ ist leader, whom he charged "had. ir"RS!!»ve"lt!i" f!.ur.1fJl'i'rV%m"|Oct. 4, have a paramount Interest Sl^en "¦"¦ in the important issues of foreign „f,' ^ , , , policy. It gives me great pleasure Now, why is nriy opponent s elec- therefore to accept the invitation tlon so essential to the aims of ~ ;said: "The citizens of this country emphasize in have as Oct. 4, indicating that the battle of the southern Palaus is still not won. "Our forces captured 214 prison- wur"reUer' of '" «" ?">«"" ""<» 'O »" Angaur." your leuer or ^^^ communique said. Must Dig Them Out The bitterness of the fighting on Peleliu has not slackened in re¬ cent weeks, with the Japanese wag man and machlno gunner holding out in caves and crevices. Nimits dlscloaod that bombing attacks were carried out against Japanese island bases in the Kuriles, Truk atoU and Babelthuap in the Palaus. Sovoral amall villages on Babel¬ thuap wore hit Oct. • by Socond Marino Aircraft Wing Corsairs baaed at tho Polcllu alrflold. Nine fuel dumpo, flvo aupply dumps, two ammunition dumps, two buildings and 28 trucks were damaged and three boats and seven barges were strafed. Bomb Paramusbiro Eleventh AAF Liberators in the Aleutians bombed Paramushiro on Oct. 4 and MitchtUs hit enemy shipping at Paramushiro and Shu- mushu the same day, proDably sinking a cargo ship and damag¬ ing a barge. Two enemy planes were shot down by the Mitchells when IS to 20 Japanese fighters intercepted them. The Mocn Island airfield area was attacked by 7th AAF Lrfbera- Cossacks ranks Pour over Plains LeadingRedS^* yonks Crack Defenses !»{« u.m.v»r../n Smash North of Aachen Hungary Spectacular Drive Towards Budapest; Closing Traps in Baltics and Balkans By ROBERT ML'SEL. London, Sunday, Oct. 8 (UP) — Russian motorized infantry, racing across the sea-level Hungarian plains on 96-mile front, yesterday battled to within 84 miles south¬ east of Budapest tn a spectacular 29-mile advance through enemy de¬ fenses. Spearheaded by saber-swinging Don Kuban Cossacks that slashed a path through the panic-stricken enemy ranks. Red Army infantry captured nine major Hungarian towns and more than 300 other lo¬ calities as they rolled unchecked toward the Broad Tisza River, the only natural obstacle on the dwin¬ dling road to Budapest. Trapping fleeing Naals The speed of the Russian ad¬ vance indicated a near-rout of German and Hungarian forces U.S. FORCE POUNDING NAZIS INGREECE tiermans in Full Retreat from Islands; Fighting in Athens By ROBERT VER>nLUON Rome, Oct. 7 (UP)—Nazi forces in Greece, reeling under multiple land, air and sea blows, tonight were tn full retreat from the Pelop¬ onnesus and Aegean islands in a hasty flight toward Athens and the mainland, where they may attempt a stand. Reports said the Peloponnesus south of the Gulf of Cornith is simost entirel.v in the hands of British and Allied forces and tho which bad attempted to stand along! fierce CJrcek patriot fighters, fortifications on the Romanian j «< „„^d,„ble Advances- border. Considerable enemy forces I q^^ ^^p^^^ pi^^^j 3,^,^ ,.,„. guards less than SO miles from Cor- fleeing across the great plains be fore Budapest were being trapped between the motorized infantry and cavalrymen plunging deep be¬ hind the crumbling enemy lines, Moscow dispatches said. Surging through remaining onomy resistance. Marshal Rodion Y. Mali- inth. Headquarters did not com' ment on the report but it wos known that "considsrable ad¬ vances" have been made in the last 48 hours. Cairo advised that ths panicky C^ermans had blown up two bridges novsky's 2nd Ukrainian Array drove ^„^ ,„„,, ^ blockship In the Cor- 29 miles from Gyula. near the Ro- i^h Canal In an effort to delay manian border, to capture Gyoma^ ,^0 advancing British. 84 miles southcsst of Budapest and' (Qreek circles in London said Hodges Drives Towards Cologne; Naxis Throw Hastily Mustered People's Division' into Battle By PHIL AULT Allied Supreme Headquarters, London, Oct. 7 (UP)— Americap armor, striking behind an all-time record aerial barrage, scored a major break-through north of Aachca today and tore unchecked acro.ss the open plain for Cologne, capturing four Reich towns and .steamrollering German re< sistance that included a hastily mustered People's Division. In their new companion push southeast of Aachen the Yanks slammed ahead two miles and virtually cleared out the gloomy Huertgen Forest, which had been infested with German snipers, machine guns and hidden mortar batteries. "There Is no telling where our tanks wlU end up, wrote United Press Correspondent Henry T. Gorrell following the new break* through which left the enemy's defense of liie Rhineland on the verge of collapse and put the great dty of Cologne within Immlnint grasp. (Story on Page A-S.) PASS LAST DEFENSES With startling suddenness, Lt. Gen. C^ourtney Hodges now famoui team of tanks with Doughboys mounted on their turrets cashed in on four-days of back-breaking, inch-by-inch, slugging to hurdle tho enemy's last emergency defenses In the Uebach Gap. They captured Bacsweiler, three miles east of Uebach and Alsdorf, four iniles south of it, inheriting only smoldering ruins because tho artillery duels of the last hours had destroyed everything above ground. On their flanks, the Yanks captured Merkatein, seven it lies north of Aachen, and Schcirwalddnrath, four mileo northwest ot Oetlenkicrhon. through Infantry was beating the suburbs of C>eilenwlrchen while the capture of Alsdorf Junction left Aachen with only a six-mile' wide supply lifeline to the north' east, every yard of it raked by American guns day and nixht. A companion push southeast of .. ^ , . ... ^ . . iof the Foreign Policy Association . j ... . j .;>„,...¦-.. the Communists?" Dewey asked.',„ sneak at the dinner to be held '"K " death-stand on 100-foot high _ "The answer is right in the record'|„ vp„. York on Saturday Oct 21" |^"'"'''"'°K'''"""^'°°*'y ^''"* Ridge."|tor8 Oct. 5, with only meager acU- of this adriiinistration. , , • .1 . '.uii„ This enemy stronghold appar-ack encountered over the TruU In making the acceptance public.^miy can be wiped out only by,group. A Navy plane bombed tho today, the White House secretariat jhc methodical digging out andjairfield and gun positions at Yap only 25 miles from the Risza River. {i,e„ |,gj heard that fighting had!**'^''*" progressed two more miles. Gyoma, a three-way rail junction. (jjp'J, j„ progress in Athens for |''."''¦¦y'"^ *""',* Vosscnack^area on is on the south bank of the Koros several days The (Germans were'1*^* eastern rim of the Huertgen River, a tributary to the Tiszs. sRid to have barricaded roads lead " * At the same time, Russian troops ing to the capital and SS men in northern Yugoslavia continued |«ere said to be conducting house- their advance toward Hungary's jto-house searches for patriots.) southern borders as part of a great il, g. Warships There developing three-way push on that! A powerful mixed task force of "Little by little, tho Now Dch ts developing its own form of corporate atate. It becomes clear why the twIce-convlcted Comrade Browder and his friends are so eager for the re-election of my opponent. There Is another reason. They love to fish in troubled waters Their aims can liest be served hy unemployment and dis¬ content." Dewey charged that at present there sre SA government corpora¬ tions end credit agencies with neti , . . . ... _,., assets of $27,ODO,0(K),O0O. The Fed-lf?™* interested organization. But eral government he added, owns was unable to say whether the pUn^inatjon of ex-ry Japanese rifle-'on Oct 4. address would be broadcast or whether it would be considered byj Mr. Roosevelt as a political oc¬ casion. It was obvious, however,' thst the address will go on the air. The question wss whether It shsll I be considered political. If Mr. Roosevelt call Its a polit- cal address, the air time probably will have to be paid for by the Democratic National Committee or or operates one-fifth of the manu¬ facturing plants in the country. Disavowal "Too Late" The Governor not only accused Mr. Roosevelt of disavowing "too (Continued on Page A-10) 7,000 Planes Hit Germans In War's Heaviest Raids Smash Production While Supporting Infantry Attacks If the President holds it to be non-politicsl—as he did his Bremer¬ ton, Wash., address on returning from his Journey to Hawaii—the broadcasting companies presumably I By ROBERT L. rREY would give free time. I Allied Supreme Headquarters, Many persons here bclic',^d (Continued on Page A-10) he Naxis to Take Leopold to Japan Among Hostages for Hitler Gang By HUBERT DUU'SON I..ondon. Ocl. 7. -CUPI—A Stock¬ holm dispatch said today tliat Ger¬ many has revealed she intends to move King Leopold of Belgium and other prominent prisoners to Japan as hostages to be exchang¬ ed for Adolf Hitler or other Nazi war criminals who may fall into Allied hands after the fall of the Reich. If any captured Nazi leader ts sentenced to death, a hostage will pay the same price simultaneously in Ormany or Japan under the plan, the dispatch said. The filockholni correspondent of the l»ndon Daily Mail said the plot was disclosed in Reichmarshal Hermann Gocring's own newspa¬ per, the ^ssener National Zcitung. CMIed "Counter Measures" "National Socialist leaders arc about to organize counter- measures against trials of 'war criminals', which are forecast to occur after Germany's defeat," tho National Zeitung said. "Among woll-known prisoners in Germany, the most outstanding will be selected lo serve as hos¬ tages. They will be taken to Japan whence they will be ex¬ changed with prominent Nazis captured by the Allies." In Today's Issue dasslfled . . Editorial ...„ Movies Social Rports Radio • B—11 .C—t »—10 A—14 B—1 The Dally Mail correspondent went on to say he had learned that if the exchange plans falls, the hostages will pay with their lives for any Nazi leaders executed. The dispatch did not say how the .prisoners would be moved to Japan, but it was presumed the plan envisioned use of long-range submarines. In addition lo King Leopold and his family, the Germans also have in their hands a number of prom¬ inent French, Dutch and Nor¬ wegian nfflcials. Including several former French premiers. King Christian of Denmark, though not a prisoner, also is in territory oc¬ cupied by the Germans. Bor Among Hostages The Berlin correspondent of the Stockholm Morgontidningen said Cren. Tadcusz (Bor) Komorowski. leader of and captured in the abor¬ tive Polish uprising in Warsaw, already had been designated a hostage and "will play an import¬ ant part in Germany's plans for the near future." The group of hostages probably Includes such personalities as Kurt Sehusschnig. former Austrian chancellor; Marshal Henri Philippe Petain. former Premiers Edouard Herriot and Leon Blum of France, Marshal Maximc Wcygand, former Premier Josef Beck of Poland, and the younger son of Marshal Josef Stalin, a Red Army captain cap¬ tured early in the war. The Germans also hold an un¬ known number of Russian general officers. They hold no American generals but have a few British generals captured during the African campaigns. London, Sunda.v, Oct. S (UP)—The U. S. Strategic Air Force carried out its greatest co-ordinated as¬ sault of the war in Europe Satur¬ day striking from two directions against German oil and production renters scattered from Vienna to the Baltic in a giant air attack which put 3.100 Allied heavy bomb- Workers Vote Crippling Strike aeveland, Oct. 7. (UP)—A majority of 2,0(X) power workers in Cleveland and Dayton tonight approved a strike which threat¬ ens to plunge northeastern and southwestern Ohio into darkness, halt war production, disrupt transportation and idle an esti¬ mated 300.000 workers. ers over Germany and Austria in daylight. By 6 p. m. Saturday, an esti (Continued on Psge A-11) Forest. Even Night Bombers Used Even the RAF's vulnerable night- bombers, 700 strong. Joined the greatest battle-support aerial bom south of the river mouth to 6,000 yards. Tho Canadlana wero leekod ta their bitterest battle since tho Caen struggle as the Germans on the south bank of the Schelde, their last hope ef escape gone, turned and fought like madmen to contain the bridgehead. The thin Allied strip north of the canal waa maintained across two ropo bridges. Catting off Naal Garrison Another Canadian force drlvinf north of Antwerp had fought to Axis co-belligerent. (Continued on Page A-10) They captured the town of Vellka Kikinda. 23 miles from the Hun- ,.._.,__, . ,,,,, , ,.,_ garlan border and 31 mile., south-JVENDELL WILLKIE east of Szeged. More th<in 40,- pDITIPAIIV iii other towns and settlements were lo UnllilfALLT ILL .seized in this arcH. j Driving Towards Riga \ New York. Oct. 7. (UP) Wendell Meanwhile. Russian troops re- L. Willkie was placed on the criti- newed their ofTensive on the cal list st Lenox Hill Hospital to-. Uireatened Latvian capital of Riga, I night, and his physician. Dr. Ben- ||°"JJ""* .iweeping up more than 100 towns jamin Sslzer, said he wss suffering """ and settlements east, northeast and I an "acute cardiac condition." Southeast, including the big town I Dr. Salzcr issued the followinr bardment In history Saturday as within three miles of the causeway nearly 7.000 Allied planes of all connecting the Schelde Islands types raked the Nazi lines from with the mainland, threatening to the Schelde Estuarv In Holland cut off completely the Island gar- and targets Inside Germany. TIic heaviest blows fell on the cities of Kleve and Emmerich, northernmost bastions nf the West Wall and chief marshslling points rlson, whose escape already vir¬ tually was precluded by tho British .Second Army's proximity to Til¬ burg and Breda to the northeast. The Second Army's attack from of the German armies of the the Holland salient came to a of SIgulda. 28 miles east North of Riga, Russian troops on the Estonian island of Saar¬ emaa (Oesel) captured the capi¬ tal of Kurcsaarc and 50 other places, and Moscow's operational war bulletin confirmed German (Continued on Page A-10) bulletin at lk:30 p. m.: "An acute cardiac condition hi developed, probably caused by the toxic state resulting from a severe Hundreds of dlve- 1 bombers hurtled down on the enemy's cracking defenses in the Uebach area. The bombers also hurled tons of bombs on German hlfr-gun bat¬ teries along the Schelde Estuary Islands as Canadian troops, press streploccic Infection in the past '"B tl>« ""«' drive to clear Ant- few days. At the present time Mr. wcrp harbor for the influx of Willkie is resting comfortably. HelAllied war supplies, widened their has been placed on the critical list." bridgehead over the Leopold Canal standstill with still no substantia¬ tion of German reports of an Allied crossing of the River Lek (lower Rhine I west of Arnhem. The Ger¬ msns also reported that the Allies had dropped more parachutista in the Nijmegen area to oppose an asserted German counter-drlvo north of that city. A unique battle in this campaign of fluid fronts was being fought (Continued on Page A-10) War Summary Already termed a major break-Uirougli, and what may become the vital break-through to pour Allied troops into Germany, was scored yesterday by Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges' American First Army. Winning the bloody oattle of Uebach, north of Aachen, they streamed past the last defenses and out over the plains before Cologne. Carrying out the threat which began to develop a week before, the big drive was supported by an all- time record aerial barrage. In Hungary, the Russians also tore loose, making a gain of 29 miles across the Hungarian plains and to within 84 miles of Budapest. At the same time, troops to the south in Yugoslavia continued to drive nortHward as a three-way s(iueeze play worked out.... In the north, the Russians attacked towards Riga in Latvia and the East Prussian port of Memel. Despite bitter Gennan resistance, the Allies moved .slowly ahead in Italy and were near the point from which they could burst out into the Po Valley. In tiie Pacific, the battles on Palau again found the Yanks forced to blast Japs out of their holes one by one. It was slow and deadly progress with Japanese cas¬ ualties going higher. . . . MacArthur's planes struck again at Celebes to protect the left flank of the forces nortli of Halmahera. In China the Japane.se continued to gain, with two important cities apparently about to fall and the last China Coast port about to be lost. I
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A Paper For The Home
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
The Weather
Sunny, coolerj Monday, fair.
38TH YEAR, NO. A9 — 44 PAGES >"""» "»•
win Ksws OwtIm
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1944
PRICE TEN CENTS
Dewey Calls Roosevelt's 'Government-Owned' Plan Essential to Communists
Real Aristocrat at Famous Hotel
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Says Earl Browder, ^raft Dodger' In '18, Was Let out of Prison In Time for Campaign
Charlston, W. Va.. Oct. 7. (UP)— Gov; Thomaa E. Dewey charged to¬ night that President Roosevelt's ro- clection "is essential to the aims ot Communists" and that the present Democratic national administration . plans a "government-owned Amer- r lcs."
Speaking to an overflow crowd at Municipsl Auditorium, Dewey said the Roosevelt administration is "developing its own corporate state" which is "not an American system and It's not a free system." The crowd was estimated by police at A,000, with more than 1,000 standing in a park adjacent the auditorium.
The UOP nominee quoted Assist¬ ant Secretary of State Adolph Berle as saying that "over a period of years, the government will gradu¬ ally come to own most of the pro¬ ductive plants in the United States." Uovemmcnt In Charge
"What does he mean by the gov¬ ernment owning 'most of the pro¬ ductive plants of the United United SUtes?" he aaked. "That means, of course, a system where government would tell each of us where we could work, at what and for how much.
"No, I do not know whether my opponent calls that system Com¬ munism of National Socialism or Fascism. He can take It any way he likes it. It's his program, not mine. But I do know it is not an American system and it's not a free system."
The Oovornor waa given a pro¬ longed ovation when he and Mrs,
ROOSEVELT PLANS FOREIGN POLICY ADDRESS OCT. 21
Nature of Talk Uncertain; Plan To Broadcast It
Washington, Oct. 7 fUP)—Presi¬ dent Roosevelt agreed today to ad¬ dress the Foreign Policy Associa¬ tion in New York on Oct. 21, there¬ by challenging rumors that he had been "grounded" for the duration of the campaign and indicating his probable speaking strategy be¬ tween now and election day.
Reports that a "White House ruling" or Secret Service recom¬ mendations had barred further public appearances by the Presi¬ dent during this campaign have caused considerable speculation.
The White House denied such a ruling had been made,
Real bath In real tub is soma treat for doughboy who knows what it is to spend days and nights in foxholes. Here PVC Clayton H. Freeman of Gloster,
Mlsa., turns soapy smile toward camera as ho uses facilities oRer- od by captured French sul¬ phur bath resort of Luxeuil, Pri
ranco.
12,211 Japs Killed in Bitter Palau Fighting
The reports developed after Mr. *>' *'A*^ *• ''OHNSON
' U.S. Pacific Fleet Headquarters,
Roosevelt's address a fortnight ago to the Teamsters' Union here. That was his flrst avowedly iralitical speech, delivered in the banquet hall of the Statler Hotel, signifi¬ cantly, the Foreign Policy Associa¬ tion invitation also waa to speak at a dinner—this time in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City.
Pari Harbor, Oct 7. (UP)—Ameri can forces, using tanks and artil¬ lery, made some progress against stubbornly-held enemy positions on Umurgrogol Mountain in the 2Srd day of fighting on Peleliu Island Friday aa the Japaness death toll mounted, Adm. Cnoster W. Nimits annouiiCtd today. Tht communique said that total
irVhurseTtfa'^^J^write•'M"-R;oseVeU under date of --"^'^^ - ^'J.^X"'rnHn
-le. It was unusually Oct. 4 suggesting that he ««°c'f:i'p^,',,f°'^nV'lV';8 on Aniiur
most of the crowd were tion aiid the public at large would j P^'*"" •"« 11.8 on Angaur
The figures showed an increase
Maj. General Frank R. Mc<3oy, Dewey appeared on the huge audi- Ret., president of the association, torium stage, . .. _
l.AOO people.
warm and most of the crowd were tion luiu mc ijuuhu m miKc «.uu.v| ,.„„,„. .„„„._„ _„ .„„„.„ trying to keep cool with makeshift benefit by a presidential address <>" „,\%,3Sl'^^,","°*'rt°, ""'!=""! fans. I "the Important issues of foreign o"205»",f^'e'"'"""""n A"*""' '"..., _ ^ l„„iiV.v" since Nimitz's last casualty report toneentrales on BroMder pollcj. „ . . „ „ ,. - - " "
rx. . . J i. « t Reply ng on Oct. 6, Mr. Roosevelt
Dewey concentrated much of his - '' • '
attsck on Earl Browder, Commun¬ ist leader, whom he charged "had.
ir"RS!!»ve"lt!i" f!.ur.1fJl'i'rV%m"|Oct. 4, have a paramount Interest
Sl^en "¦"¦ in the important issues of foreign
„f,' ^ , , , policy. It gives me great pleasure
Now, why is nriy opponent s elec- therefore to accept the invitation
tlon so essential to the aims of ~
;said:
"The citizens of this country emphasize in have
as
Oct. 4, indicating that the battle of
the southern Palaus is still not won.
"Our forces captured 214 prison-
wur"reUer' of '" «" ?">«"" ""<» 'O »" Angaur." your leuer or ^^^ communique said.
Must Dig Them Out
The bitterness of the fighting on Peleliu has not slackened in re¬ cent weeks, with the Japanese wag
man and machlno gunner holding out in caves and crevices.
Nimits dlscloaod that bombing attacks were carried out against Japanese island bases in the Kuriles, Truk atoU and Babelthuap in the Palaus.
Sovoral amall villages on Babel¬ thuap wore hit Oct. • by Socond Marino Aircraft Wing Corsairs baaed at tho Polcllu alrflold. Nine fuel dumpo, flvo aupply dumps, two ammunition dumps, two buildings and 28 trucks were damaged and three boats and seven barges were strafed. Bomb Paramusbiro
Eleventh AAF Liberators in the Aleutians bombed Paramushiro on Oct. 4 and MitchtUs hit enemy shipping at Paramushiro and Shu- mushu the same day, proDably sinking a cargo ship and damag¬ ing a barge. Two enemy planes were shot down by the Mitchells when IS to 20 Japanese fighters intercepted them.
The Mocn Island airfield area was attacked by 7th AAF Lrfbera-
Cossacks ranks Pour over Plains
LeadingRedS^* yonks Crack Defenses !»{« u.m.v»r../n Smash North of Aachen
Hungary
Spectacular Drive Towards Budapest; Closing Traps in Baltics and Balkans
By ROBERT ML'SEL.
London, Sunday, Oct. 8 (UP) — Russian motorized infantry, racing across the sea-level Hungarian plains on 96-mile front, yesterday battled to within 84 miles south¬ east of Budapest tn a spectacular 29-mile advance through enemy de¬ fenses.
Spearheaded by saber-swinging Don Kuban Cossacks that slashed a path through the panic-stricken enemy ranks. Red Army infantry captured nine major Hungarian towns and more than 300 other lo¬ calities as they rolled unchecked toward the Broad Tisza River, the only natural obstacle on the dwin¬ dling road to Budapest. Trapping fleeing Naals
The speed of the Russian ad¬ vance indicated a near-rout of German and Hungarian forces
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FORCE POUNDING NAZIS INGREECE
tiermans in Full Retreat from Islands; Fighting in Athens
By ROBERT VER>nLUON
Rome, Oct. 7 (UP)—Nazi forces in Greece, reeling under multiple land, air and sea blows, tonight were tn full retreat from the Pelop¬ onnesus and Aegean islands in a hasty flight toward Athens and the mainland, where they may attempt a stand.
Reports said the Peloponnesus south of the Gulf of Cornith is simost entirel.v in the hands of British and Allied forces and tho which bad attempted to stand along! fierce CJrcek patriot fighters, fortifications on the Romanian j «< „„^d,„ble Advances- border. Considerable enemy forces I q^^ ^^p^^^ pi^^^j 3,^,^ ,.,„.
guards less than SO miles from Cor-
fleeing across the great plains be fore Budapest were being trapped between the motorized infantry and cavalrymen plunging deep be¬ hind the crumbling enemy lines, Moscow dispatches said.
Surging through remaining onomy resistance. Marshal Rodion Y. Mali-
inth. Headquarters did not com' ment on the report but it wos known that "considsrable ad¬ vances" have been made in the last 48 hours.
Cairo advised that ths panicky C^ermans had blown up two bridges
novsky's 2nd Ukrainian Array drove ^„^ ,„„,, ^ blockship In the Cor- 29 miles from Gyula. near the Ro- i^h Canal In an effort to delay manian border, to capture Gyoma^ ,^0 advancing British. 84 miles southcsst of Budapest and' (Qreek circles in London said
Hodges Drives Towards Cologne; Naxis Throw Hastily Mustered People's Division' into Battle
By PHIL AULT
Allied Supreme Headquarters, London, Oct. 7 (UP)— Americap armor, striking behind an all-time record aerial barrage, scored a major break-through north of Aachca today and tore unchecked acro.ss the open plain for Cologne, capturing four Reich towns and .steamrollering German re< sistance that included a hastily mustered People's Division.
In their new companion push southeast of Aachen the Yanks slammed ahead two miles and virtually cleared out the gloomy Huertgen Forest, which had been infested with German snipers, machine guns and hidden mortar batteries.
"There Is no telling where our tanks wlU end up, wrote United Press Correspondent Henry T. Gorrell following the new break* through which left the enemy's defense of liie Rhineland on the verge of collapse and put the great dty of Cologne within Immlnint grasp. (Story on Page A-S.)
PASS LAST DEFENSES
With startling suddenness, Lt. Gen. C^ourtney Hodges now famoui team of tanks with Doughboys mounted on their turrets cashed in on four-days of back-breaking, inch-by-inch, slugging to hurdle tho enemy's last emergency defenses In the Uebach Gap.
They captured Bacsweiler, three miles east of Uebach and Alsdorf, four iniles south of it, inheriting only smoldering ruins because tho artillery duels of the last hours had destroyed everything above ground. On their flanks, the Yanks captured Merkatein, seven it lies north of Aachen, and Schcirwalddnrath, four mileo northwest ot Oetlenkicrhon. through
Infantry was beating the suburbs of C>eilenwlrchen while the capture of Alsdorf Junction left Aachen with only a six-mile' wide supply lifeline to the north' east, every yard of it raked by American guns day and nixht. A companion push southeast of
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At the same time, Russian troops ing to the capital and SS men in northern Yugoslavia continued |«ere said to be conducting house- their advance toward Hungary's jto-house searches for patriots.) southern borders as part of a great il, g. Warships There developing three-way push on that! A powerful mixed task force of
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was unable to say whether the pUn^inatjon of ex-ry Japanese rifle-'on Oct 4. address would be broadcast or whether it would be considered byj Mr. Roosevelt as a political oc¬ casion. It was obvious, however,' thst the address will go on the air.
The question wss whether It shsll I be considered political.
If Mr. Roosevelt call Its a polit- cal address, the air time probably will have to be paid for by the Democratic National Committee or
or operates one-fifth of the manu¬ facturing plants in the country. Disavowal "Too Late"
The Governor not only accused Mr. Roosevelt of disavowing "too (Continued on Page A-10)
7,000 Planes Hit Germans In War's Heaviest Raids
Smash Production While Supporting Infantry Attacks
If the President holds it to be non-politicsl—as he did his Bremer¬ ton, Wash., address on returning from his Journey to Hawaii—the broadcasting companies presumably I By ROBERT L. rREY would give free time. I Allied Supreme Headquarters,
Many persons here bclic',^d (Continued on Page A-10)
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Naxis to Take Leopold to Japan Among Hostages for Hitler Gang
By HUBERT DUU'SON
I..ondon. Ocl. 7. -CUPI—A Stock¬ holm dispatch said today tliat Ger¬ many has revealed she intends to move King Leopold of Belgium and other prominent prisoners to Japan as hostages to be exchang¬ ed for Adolf Hitler or other Nazi war criminals who may fall into Allied hands after the fall of the Reich.
If any captured Nazi leader ts sentenced to death, a hostage will pay the same price simultaneously in Ormany or Japan under the plan, the dispatch said. The filockholni correspondent of the l»ndon Daily Mail said the plot was disclosed in Reichmarshal Hermann Gocring's own newspa¬ per, the ^ssener National Zcitung. CMIed "Counter Measures"
"National Socialist leaders arc about to organize counter- measures against trials of 'war criminals', which are forecast to occur after Germany's defeat," tho National Zeitung said.
"Among woll-known prisoners in Germany, the most outstanding will be selected lo serve as hos¬ tages. They will be taken to Japan whence they will be ex¬ changed with prominent Nazis captured by the Allies."
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The Dally Mail correspondent went on to say he had learned that if the exchange plans falls, the hostages will pay with their lives for any Nazi leaders executed.
The dispatch did not say how the .prisoners would be moved to Japan, but it was presumed the plan envisioned use of long-range submarines.
In addition lo King Leopold and his family, the Germans also have in their hands a number of prom¬ inent French, Dutch and Nor¬ wegian nfflcials. Including several former French premiers. King Christian of Denmark, though not a prisoner, also is in territory oc¬ cupied by the Germans. Bor Among Hostages
The Berlin correspondent of the Stockholm Morgontidningen said Cren. Tadcusz (Bor) Komorowski. leader of and captured in the abor¬ tive Polish uprising in Warsaw, already had been designated a hostage and "will play an import¬ ant part in Germany's plans for the near future."
The group of hostages probably Includes such personalities as Kurt Sehusschnig. former Austrian chancellor; Marshal Henri Philippe Petain. former Premiers Edouard Herriot and Leon Blum of France, Marshal Maximc Wcygand, former Premier Josef Beck of Poland, and the younger son of Marshal Josef Stalin, a Red Army captain cap¬ tured early in the war.
The Germans also hold an un¬ known number of Russian general officers. They hold no American generals but have a few British generals captured during the African campaigns.
London, Sunda.v, Oct. S (UP)—The U. S. Strategic Air Force carried out its greatest co-ordinated as¬ sault of the war in Europe Satur¬ day striking from two directions against German oil and production renters scattered from Vienna to the Baltic in a giant air attack which put 3.100 Allied heavy bomb-
Workers Vote Crippling Strike
aeveland, Oct. 7. (UP)—A majority of 2,0(X) power workers in Cleveland and Dayton tonight approved a strike which threat¬ ens to plunge northeastern and southwestern Ohio into darkness, halt war production, disrupt transportation and idle an esti¬ mated 300.000 workers.
ers over Germany and Austria in daylight. By 6 p. m. Saturday, an esti (Continued on Psge A-11)
Forest.
Even Night Bombers Used
Even the RAF's vulnerable night- bombers, 700 strong. Joined the greatest battle-support aerial bom
south of the river mouth to 6,000 yards.
Tho Canadlana wero leekod ta their bitterest battle since tho Caen struggle as the Germans on the south bank of the Schelde, their last hope ef escape gone, turned and fought like madmen to contain the bridgehead. The thin Allied strip north of the canal waa maintained across two ropo bridges. Catting off Naal Garrison
Another Canadian force drlvinf north of Antwerp had fought to
Axis co-belligerent. (Continued on Page A-10)
They captured the town of Vellka
Kikinda. 23 miles from the Hun- ,.._.,__, . ,,,,, , ,.,_ garlan border and 31 mile., south-JVENDELL WILLKIE east of Szeged. More th |
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