The White Falcon - 16.10.1943, Blaðsíða 3

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Neither Mary Eller (left, abo-
ve) nor Patti Cranford will ad-
mit having “that domestic touch,”
but the two pretty girls found
enough time between traveling
around with their USO troupe
:o take over a GI messhall. Hy
Srossman (left), boss-man of
he cast, does double duty at each
performance, accompanying the
>ther acts on the piano, then giv-
ng out with the jive on his
accordian.
Slav Troops Chase Nazis
From Adriatic Island Bases
General Josip Tito Brozovich’s
Yugoslavian Partisan troops this
week captured all the Adriatic
islands bordering Yugoslavia,
and reached the suburbs of Zag-
reb, capital of Croatia.
After capturing all islands
needed for their lightning thrust,
Partisan troops landed east of
Zagreb and rapidly advanced on
the Croatian capital. The Balkan
city is reported as almost com-
pletely surrounded. Brozovich’s
troops are swiftly clearing the
surrounding mountains of all
Croatian Fascist troops, and al-
ready have taken the town of
Pljeshevica.
In the sector along the Danube
River near Novi Sad, in the up-
per Balkans, fighting is becoming
fiercer daily. Here the Partisan
army has made gains, occupying
the town of Slankaman, 23 miles
northwest of Belgrade, Yugoslav-
ian capital.
Marine Ignites
Political Feud
Rep. Walter C. Ploeser of Mis-
souri, demanding a Congressio-
nal investigation of propaganda
in films, last week charged that
Mrs. Roosevelt in a newsreel
classed Japanese and Republicans
as common enemies.
In the reel, Ploeser said, Mrs.
Roosevelt told the story of a
Marine in the southwest Pacific
who was confronted by a Jap
who shouted: “To hell with
Roosevelt.” The Marine said
“What could I do? I couldn’t
shoot a fellow Republican?”
Medical Committee
May Lower standards
The Senate tentatively appoved
a proposal setting up a medical
commission this week to consider
lowering Army and Navy phys-
ical standards.
Meanwhile, in Slovenia, a Ger-
man train was wrecked, and
three Nazi tanks and one armor-
ed car were blown up. In addi-
tion the Germans suffered heavy
losses in a big battle along the
Zagreb-Belgrade railroad.
Heavy German bombers com-
pletely destroyed Nove Ncsto,
35 miles west of Zagreb, after
a series of devastating raids. Aft-
er razing the village, the Nazi
planes returned and dropped
leaflets, threatening similar de-
struction for all villages which
continue to aid the Partisan
cause.
Gen. Draja Mihailovitch, Yugo-
slav guerrilla chief, declared in
Cairo this week that he has 3 80,-
000 men in scattered groups in
western Bosnia and Serbia, im-
patiently awaiting a chance to
fight the Germans. He said that
his forces could not match the
strength of Gen. Brozovich’s
Partisan army.
However, Mihailovitch pointed
out, if sufficient weapons and
supplies were furnished by the
Allies, he “probably could muster
at least 300,000 trained fighting
men.”
Senate Asks
l-L over’s Aid
Former President Herbert
Hoover, responsible for alleviat-
ing the food shortage in Europe
after World War I, has been ap-
proached by a Senate committee
to help devise a plan for feeding
some of Europe’s starving mil-
lions now.
Hoover has been invited to
testify Nov. 4 on a resolution cal-
ling for immediate action to avert
“the impending tragedy of mass
starvation” in Belgium, the Neth-
erlands, Czechoslovakia, Norway,
Poland, Greece and Yugoslavia.
Germans Plunder Rome, Naples;
Hold Pope Under Armed Guard
News dispatches from the It-
alian front reaching London this
week indicated that the looting
of Rome has already begun.
The dispatches claim that the
looting program is being carried
out in the same manner as it was
in Naples,' with the Nazis tear-
ing down pictures, confiscating
old manuscripts and carrying off
everything of value in the city,
the so-called seat of the world’s
culture.
German sources have admitted
that the Vatican City is under the
“protection” of Nazi soldiers.
Paris radio, quoting a statement
by the German commander-in-
chief in Rome, said the “pro-
tection of the Vatican by German
paratroops was carried out in
agreement with the Holy See.”
The radio added that the Vati-
can had placed a hospital at the
disposal of the Germans.
Fear was expressed for the
safety of the Pope in a dispatch
from Madrid, which said he had
sent a document to papal nun-
cios in several countries, to be
published in the event he is made
a hostage by the Nazis. The Mad-
rid report said it was to be re-
ported to authorities in each
government capital if he is made
a hostage.
It was also revealed this week
that among the Nazi acts of van-
dalism carried out in Naples was
the systematic destruction of the
famed library at the ancient Uni-
versity of Naples. The third old-
est institution of learning in Eur-
ope was completely destroyed,
along with its 200,000 priceless
literary documents.
Nazi guards held off the Nap-
les fire department.
Germans Claim
To Be Using
New Weapon
A new smokeshell thrower,
equal in fire power to six heavy
field howitzers and weighing
about one-tenth of a howitzer,
is being thrown into the Italian
battle, according to a German
news agency report this week.
The new weapon’s light weight
makes is possible to tow the
piece, the gun crew and part of
the ammunition by a three-ton
tractor. The shell-thrower oper-
ates in front of Nazi artillery and
directly behind the infantry.
It is used to disperse enemy
troop concentrations and to de-
stroy .artillery positions. Three
types of shells can he fired: high
explosive,. incendiaries and
smoke.
U.S. sailors of Chinese descent are shown with Commod-
ore Ralph Wentworth, Navy commander._
Nazi Gangsters Finish
Slaughter Of Lidice
Authorities in England admit-
ted this week that the German
Gestapo has “apparently finally
caught up with the only man
who could have told the full,
bloody eye-witness story of the
terroristic Nazi obliteration of
the tiny Czechoslovakian village
of Lidice.”
Karl Horak, as he is listed in
the files of the Czech Intelligen-
loan Barry’s Child
Faces Blood Tests
Joan Barry, 23-year-old film
aspirant, gave birth to a baby
girl in Hollywood last week. She
claims the baby is the child of
Charlie Chaplin.
Chaplin, who is married to the
18-year-old daughter of play-
wright Eugene O’Neil, was per-
mitted to have his own doctor
in attendance at the time of the
birth fo,r blood tests. Although
the film comedian still denies
the paternity, he has agreed to
pay for medical care, support of
the child and court costs.
Shipping Exceeds
U.S. Plans For ’43
U.S. shipping facilities are now
3,000,000 tons above 1943 expec-
tations, a Senate sub-committee
disclosed this week in an optom-
istic report asserting that “our
shipping windfall can deliver a
decisive blow in .Europe this
year.”
Sen. Harley M. Kilgore (D.-W.
Va.), committee chairman, cauti-
oned against diversion of ship-
ping now from the European
theater.
ce Service in London, was the
only male inhabitant of the vil-
lage to witness the grim massacre
and escape the rifles of a German
firing squad.
For twelve months Horak’s
flight and movements were reg-
ularly reported by the Europe-
an underground to London. Three
months ago, after crossing the
German frontier into France, he
disappeared. It is believed the
Gestapo got him.
The sun was just rising when
he reached the hill over the
village. He heard the sound of
guns, and as he drew closer he
heard the screams of women and
children as they were being cart-
ed off to concentration camps.
In St. Martin’s churchyard, which
he could see down the main
street, he saw a mound of bodies
— those of the male population.
Fire began to sweep through
the village, and Horak left. There
was nothing he could do. The
artillery began blasting the town
to rubble, levelling it to the
ground on Himmler’s orders.
From the safety of the hills Hor-
ak watched Lidice die. His father
was among the dead.
Travelling by slow stages, at
times hiding in forests and barns,
fighting hunger and despair, Hor-
ak eventually reached France.
Then the underground lost con-
tact with him. His name has gone
down alongside the 1,200 martyrs
of Lidice.
May Limit OCS
To Overseas Vets
In the future, OCS may be li-
mited to men who have been in
service overseas, according to
the authoritative Army and Navy
Journal.
In what is believed to be a
forerunner of a general policy,
the Armored OCS confined mem-
bership of its new class to soldi-
ers with overseas experience.
While nothing official has been
announced, some of the other
branches’ schools are being re-
stricted to enlisted men who have
seen actual front-line service, the
Journal said.
Chaplain William H. Rosenblatt (right) officiates at service
as Jewish members of IBC observe Yom Kippur, holiest day of
the year. Assisting Chaplain Rosenblatt are (left to right) Pfc.
Sidney Rosenfeld, Cpl. Bernard Rosenthal and Cpl. Ira Leston.
Firemen From 9 Cities
Battle Ashland (0.) Blaze
Flaming gasoline from derail-
ed tank cars started fires in Ash-
land, O., this week which de-
stroyed the Erie freight depot,
the Eagle Rubber Company plant
and six parked automobiles. Da-
mage was caused to two restau-
rants and a YMCA athletic field.
Firemen from nine cities were
called to quell the blaze.