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VOL. LIV No. 138 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1944
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Striking
Foremen
OI
Return
to
Work
German
News Agency
Announces
Evacuation of
Cassrno
Allies Stalled
Before Town
Forh4 Months
Heavy Artillery Attack
From British Forces
Precedes Final Stage
By The Associated Press
LONDON, May 18, Thursday. -
The German DNB Agency announced
today that Cassino had been evacu-
ated by the Germans.
Dispatches from Allied corres-
pondents in Italy last night had
said the Germans in Cassino were
being menaced from the north by
British, Dominion and Polish
troops after British artillery had
delivered one of the most concen-
trated bombardments of the war
on the ruined town.
The Allies had been stalled before
Cassino since January. On March 15
they reduced it to ruins by a gigantic
aerial bombardment, and New Zea-
land and other troops broke into the
town. But the Germans never com-
pletely dislodged, and it was con-
ceded that the March campaign
against it was a failure.
Now, after the British shelling and
outflanking movement, the German
official news agency announced this
morning in a broadcast:
"The defenders of Cassino have
evacuated their positions according
to plan in order to retreat towards
shorter lines in connection with
movements south of the sector"
The two, 85 miles from Rome by
road, the key fortress of the German
Winter Line in Italy.
Tough Nazi parachute troopers had
clung to its shattered walls and deep
caverns for weeks.
Hitter LineS Is Next
The Hitler Line itself is the next
objective of the Allies in the Lini Val-
ley leading towards Rome itself.
The German announcement that
Cassino had been abandoned assert-
ed that the withdrawal "movements
were carried out without interfer-
ence, as British and American forces,
in spite of all their strong attempts,
have renounced any immediate at-
tack against the German positions
in the Cassino area in view of their
heavy failure of about two months
ago.
"The evacuation of Cassino was
carried out so completely that no
heavy arms fell into the hands of the
Anglo-Americans. Attempts to over-
whelm the German rear guards were
frustrated by a strong defense that
cost the enemy high casualties."
Alexander To Give
Russel Talk Today
The annual Russel Lecture will be
given by Dr. John Alexander of the;
School of Medicine at 4:15 p.m. today
in the Rackham Amphitheatre. In
addition the winner of the Russel
Award will be announced.
Both the Lectureship and the,
Award were established in 1925 by
Henry Russel, a University alumnus
and Detroit attorney, to honor con-3
spicuous achievements by members
of the faculty, They are accompan-
ied by cash gifts, the lecturer being
chosen by the executive committee
of the University Research Club and,
a special faculty committee naming
the winner of the Award.
Dr. Alexander chose "Developments,
of Thoracic Surgery" as the subject
of his lecture. He won the Russel
Award in 1928 and is now the first
faculty member to hold both the
Award and the Lectureship.
On the staff of University Hospital,
Dr. Alexander is also chief surgeon
at the Michigan State Sanatorium in
Howell and consulting surgeon of
ether- institutions. He is the author
of more than 50 publications on top-
ics related to thoracic surgery.
Massed Orchestra Concert
To Be Presented Sunday
The School of Music nd the Michi-
gan Civic Orchestra Association will
present the fourth annual Michigan
Massed Orchestra Festival with
George Dasch as guest conductor at
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French forces. Heavy line is approximate battle front.
ADULT EDUCATION:-
Post-War Labor Panel To End
Institute's Three Day- Meeting
Panel discussion on post-war labor
and employment led by Allen B.
Crow, president of the Detroit Eco-
nomic Club at 3 p.m. today, will close
the three-day 12th annual meeting
of the Adult Education Institute con-
vening in Rackham Building.
The panel, to which students and
faculty members are invited, will be
composed of John W. Gibson, Detroit,
president of the Michigan CIO Coun-
cil; John L. Lovett, Detroit, general
manager of Michigan Manufacturers'
Association; Edward L. Cushman,,
Detroit, director for the Michigan
War Manpower Commission; Prof.
John W. Riegel, of the business ad-
ministration school, and others.
Other sessions scheduled for today
in the Rackham Building include a
review of the book "How New Will
First City A.ir
ServiC e Will
Start Monday
An airline service connecting Ann
Arbor with other state points will
start Monday, Eli A. Gallup, superin-
tendent of Ann Arbor parks, an-
nounced yesterday.
The airline, operated by Gerald
Francis of Lansing, will make two
flights daily to Ann Arbor connecting
the city with Lansing, Grand Rapids,
Kalamazoo, Flint, Detroit and other
points, Gallup said.
According to Gallup, Gull-Wing
Stinson airplanes capable of carry-
ing four passengers, a crew of one,
and some cargo, will be used.
The service will be the first air-
line route to link Ann Arbor with
other principal Michigan cities. As
yet, Gallup revealed, the company
has no airmaial franchise from the
government.
Negotiations on the airline, which
had been pending for the past three
months, came to a head May 8 when
the State Board of Aeronautics grant-
ed Francis unofficial approval to be-
gin the service. The Ann Arbor City
Council has gone on record favoring
the airline.
the Better World Be?" by Carl L.
Becker, given by Olive Deane Hormel,
of Owosso, at 9 a.m.; a talk on the
occupation of Germany by Prof. John
W. Eaton, of the German depart-
ment, at 10 a.m,, and a discussion on
how Michigan's educational program
will be supported, by Dr. Eugene B.
Elliott, State Superintendent of Pub-
lic Instruction at 11 a.m.
Shepherd to Speak
Dr. George W. Shepherd, mission-
ary in China for 20 ears and a close
friend of Generalist mo Chiang Kai-
Shek, will speak on Chiang Kai-Shek
and modern China at 1 p.m.
The portion of yesterday's program,
an address by Governor Harry F.
Kelly, failed to materialize when un-
expected circumstances detained the
governor in Lansing. His speech was
read by Robert S. Ford, director of
the Department of Business Adm-
istration in the Executive Office of
the Governor.
The speech detailed the uses to
which the abnormal financial sur-
plus, swelled by war-boom tax col-
lections, would be put.
Program Begun
He added that a portion of the sur-
plus has been set asides to begin the
foundation for a ,state-wide adult
education program.
Other morning sessions included a
review of Stuart Chase's "Where Is
the Money Corning From?", by Dr,
Clare E. Griffin, of the business ad-
ministration school, and a discussion
of invasion geography by Prof. Ed-
ward C. Prophet of Michigan State
Colleges
Describing the Far East as the
"proving grounds for United States
post-war foreign policy," Royal G.
Hall, professor of history at Albion
College, said in the outstanding dis-
cussion yesterday of the 12th annual
Michigan Adult Education Institute,
that this country must provide means
of improving standards of living in
China without attempts at exploita-
tion.
In a session last night Dr. Raul
Olivera of the University of Havana
spoke on Cuba and its cultural life.
He stated that the college students
in Cuba participated more in the
political field than in various social
activities,
Japs in Burma
Caught in Hard
Chinese Drive
Situation near Honan
Serious as Vanguards
Set Up Loyang Trap
By RAY CRONIN
Associated Press Pacific War Editor
With American-trained Chinese
forces driving forward on three north
Burma fronts yesterday the Japanese
armies in that war theatre found
themselves in a spot that was getting
tougher every minute.
On the eve of the monsoon rains
the Nipponese were being pushed
back by hard fighting Chinese who
were heavily supported by American
air forces.
Honan Sector Threatened
The picture on the other extremity
of the Asiatic war zone was anything
but bright from the Allied viewpoint
In the bloody Honan sector of China
Japanese vanguards appeared to be
developing an entrapment loop for
the Chinese forces battling furiously
at Loyang. However, the Chinese
strengthened their holds on a section
of the north-south Peiping-Hankow
railway to the rear of the sector
where the invaders appeared to be
forming their trap.
Optimism prevailed at Allied south-
east Asia headquarters where a
spokesman declared approach of the
monsoon found the Japanese on the
defensive generally in the Ind-
Burma region.
Kamaing Smashes Continue
Two of Lt.-Gen. Joseph W. Stil-
well's Chinese columns continued
their smashes toward the enemy base
at Kamaing. One was nine miles to
the northeast; another 15 miles
northwest. The Chinese cut a main
road leading to Kamaing as the
Japanese battled "stubbornly."
The Chinese offensive from the
Salween River area of Yunnan prov-
ince, coordinated with the Stilwell
drives, was pressed through oun-
tainous terrain. At one point the
Japanese were reported to be resist-
ing fiercely but the Chinese command
said they were being encircled.
Chungking announced capture of
several additional towns.
Exchange Ship
Reaches' pain
Gripshoihn Will Return
To New York June 10
BARCELONA, May 17.-(P)-The
diplomatic exchange ships Gripsholm
and Gadisca docked here today and
the transfer of some 900 American
and British prisoners of war for 700
German prisoners and civilians began
imedilately,
As Allied soldiers and civilians de-
barked at the bow of the Swastika-
flying Gadisca and walked across the
rier to go up the Gripsholm gangway
the Germans went abroad the Gadisca
at the stern,
The Allied group was laughing and
joking in distinct contrast to the
Germans. few of whom appeared
cheerful.
(The State Department in Wash-
ington said the Gipsholm is expected
to arrive in New York about June 10.
Names of the exchanges will be sent
to next of kin and made public as
soon as the exchange at Barcelona
has been completed, which should
be within two or three days.)
Bomb German
Rail Junctions
Enemy Radio Claims
Two Soviet Ground
Divisions Endangered
By The Associated Press
LONDON, May 18, Thursday. -
Russian long-range bombers heavily
damaged Nazi transportation centers
in White Russia and old Poland again
Tuesday night, the Soviet commun-
ique reported last night as the Ger-
man High Command warned that
"new and large-scale battles are to
be expected" soon to break the lull
on the eastern front.
Rail facilities and Nazi military
trains at Minsk,aBaronowicze and
Chelm were bombed Tuesday night,
said the communique broadcast from
Moscow and recorded by the Soviet
monitor. Three of the raiders failed
to return from the flaming junctions.
The Russian communique said
there were "no important changes on
the front" during the day, but a Ber-
lin broadcast declared "at least two
Soviet infantry divisions in the area
of Grigoripol on the lower Dnestr
have been cut off from rear commun-
ications by German offensive opera-
tions and face annihilation,"
The Russian communique declared
that at Minsk the bombers started
seven fires which "joined into one"
and "many heavy explosions were
observed." Baranowicze was "sub-
jected to equally intensive bombing,"
the communique added.
* * *
Allied Bombers
Plaster Europe
LONDON, May 17.-Bad weather
and the massing of Allied bombers
for renewed blows spared Europe its
usual avalanche of bombs for the
fourth straight day today after fleet
Mosquito bombers made their 15th
call of the year on Berlin last night,
unloaded blockbusters and returned,
without loss.
Rain and low banks of heavy clouds
rolling in from the continent may
also have kept Nazi raiders grounded,
for they failed to show up after two
nights of attacks along Britain's south
coast in which they claimed to have
drubbed the ports of Bristol and
Portsmouth.
While the array of bombers gath-
ered strength for new pre-invasion
blows, the Mediterranean Army Air
Force hammered day and night at
enemy strong points and supply cent-
ers in support of the Italian offen-
sive although weather kept heavy
bombers aground.
Tickets for Variety
Show Now on Sale
Tickets for the second Victory Vari-
eties show to be given at 8 p.m. Sat -
urday at Hill Auditorium are now
on sale at the Union, League, USO,
University Hall and the East and
West Quadrangles.
The hour - and - a - half show will
feature six professional vaudeville
acts, the farewell appearance of Bill
Sawyer and his orchestra, the 50-
member University Women's Glee
Club and "Doe" Fielding as master
of ceremonies.
At Six Mass Meetings
Action Taken on Instructions from
Keys after WLB Show-Down Hearing
By The Associated Press
DETROIT, May 17.-The 3,300 striking members of the Independent
Foreman's Association of America, whose walkout had been described as
the most serious war production threat in a series of labor disputes that
made 72,000 idle in Michigan, voted an immediate return to work in a series
of mass meetings here tonight.
William Vallance, national vice-president of the FAA, announced that
the foremen's decision-arrived at in six separate meetings-was "virtually
unanimous."
The action was taken on instructions from Robert H. Keys, national
FAA president, following a show-down hearing before the War Labor Board
in Washington.
Vallance met with leaders of local foremen's chapters this afternoon
and handed them Keys' order to "effectuate a return to work as quickly as
* * *- possible." The rank-and-file meet-
GENERAL HENRY ARNOLD
. > , scores strikers
Anti-4th Term
Group Meets
With Setback
South Carolina .Democrats beat
back an attempt by avowed anti-
fourth termers to take control of
their state convention yesterday but
apparently decided to have a look at
the national party platform and can-
didates before going much further.
The anti-fourth term candidate
for state chairman was defeated but
the gathering named an uninstructed
delegation to cast 18 votes in the
national convention starting in Chi-
cago July 19, and took the unprece-
dented action of calling state Demo-
crats into session again Aug. 2, a
week after the national convention,
to consider Chicago actions,
In Arkansas, the Democratic state
committee chose another uninstruc-
ted delegation with 21 votes. Ver-
mont Republicans selected nine GOP
delegates and adhered to tradition
by leaving free as to presidential
choice, although-much sentiment for
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey was reported.
The South Carolina convention
unanimously instructed its delegation
to fight in the platform committee at
Chicago against proposals to abolish
poll taxes, and to oppose anti-lynch-
ing laws and interference with race
segregation in the South.
The effort by anti-fourth termers
to wrest control of the South Caro-
lina convention from the regulars
was defeated by 194/ to 144%'/2 when
Winchester Smith was reelected as
state executive committee chairman
over -former Chief Justice Eugene S.
Blease.
Senate Approves
New Navy Chieff
WASHINGTON, May 17- (p)-
James V. Forrestal, former New York
financier who directed the most tre-
mendous fleet expansion program in
history, became Secretary of the
Navy today when the Senate con-
firmed his nomination,
Forrestal succeeds the late Frank
Knox, whom he served as under-
secretary. His nomination was ap-
proved unanimously Monday by the
Senate Naval Committee, which paid
Red Airm
r ',Decision Is Reached
ings followed, with members agreeing
to return to work as early as the
start of their regular shifts tomor-
row morning.
General Henry H. Arnold warned
at the WLB hearing that the strike
was endangering lives of American
airmen and "may even affect our in-
vasion operation."
Serious Set-Back
Bristling and indignant, the chief
of the Army Air Forces made a five-
minute appearance to declare, "this
is one of the most serious setbacks
that the Army Air Force program
has had since its inception; and to
show you that I am not exaggerating,
this strike so far has cost the U.S.
Army Air Force 250 P-51 airplanes."
Return of the foremen would clear
the way for reopening several war
plants closed because of the strike,
and recall some 72,000 production
workers to the factories. Of those
idle, an estimated 34,100 were Pack-
ard Motor Car Co. employes; 14,875
in Briggs Manufacturing Co. plants
and 21,900 in the Hudson Motor Car
Co. factory.
Packard, anticipating rank-and-file
acceptance of the back-to-work or-
der, notified employes in all but four
departments of its aircraft and mar-
ine engine divisions to return to work
at 7:30 p.m., Eastern War Time, to-
morrow. The last departments to re-
sume production were instructed to
report two hours later.
Out-State Plants Affected
Labor disputes in ?ther Michigan
plants made 11,500 Chrysler Corp.
employes idle, and affected 3,800
Graham-Paige workers in Detroit
and 2,300 employes of several smaller
concerns in Flint, Saginaw and Mus-
kegon.
Earlier in the hearing, called by the
WLB to decide whether to employ the
penalties of the War Labor Disputes
Act to get the foremen back on the
job, Chairman William H. Davis
told the foremen to end strike.
Rogge Opens
Sedition Trial
Session Marked 'by
Cries of Defendants
WASHINGTON, May 17.- (p)-
Punctuated by such shouted inter-
ruptions from the defendants as,
"That's a damn lie!" the govern-
ment's opening statement was given
to the jury today in the trial of 27
men and two women accused of sedi-
tion,
Chief Prosecutor O. John Rogge
told the jury, selected after more
than four weeks of legal battling in
U.S. District Court, that he would
present evidence to show the defen-
dants conspired with officials of the
German government and leaders of
the Nazi party in Germany to cause
insubordination in the American
armed forces.
Evidence also will be presented, he
said, to show the defendants wanted
to substitute a Nazi or fascist form
of government in the United States.
Judge Refuses To Set
Aside Padgett Decision
The third attempt of William Pad-
gett, twice convicted of first degree
murder in the slaying of Ann Arbor
WE W ERE POOR, THE FASCISTS WERE RICH:
Italian Villagers Decorate Yank Graves
By KENNETH L. DIXON
Associated Press Correspondent
WITH THE AEF IN ITALY, May
4 (delayed).-High in the moun-
tains overlooking the sea from It-R
aly's southwestern coast an Ameri=
can soldier lies buried and the peo-
pie from the village of Ravello keep
his grave beautiful with flowers.
No matter how hard-boiled you
are about the people who fostered
the growth of Fascism, you find
yourself touched by their constant
He was among the handful of
men who took the area around
Ravello. Despite the fact that it
was the king's home there was little
fighting, comparatively speaking, in
this sector in those early days of
the Italian campaign.
But five Germans dug themselves
in on a peak just above Ravello and
both Americans and British had to
fight their way up the slopes from
two sides to oust them.
who had coei to liberate them
from Nazism and Fascism-so
they say now at least.
They brought organges and ap-
ples, all kinds of fruit and food,
and some of their offerings of fodd
and melical supplies were made
with things almost impossible to
get. When his comrades laid the
Yank down to rest a moment they
brought all of these gifts to him.
And Ravello will always remem-
htv hnwiu th. ,-I1ina n l n,, r~r-.i at
things and get away, that he hat-
ed the lot of us ."
So they did, and the Yank died
and Ravello helped bury him. And
after his comrades had gone on the
people of Ravello did a lot of think-
ing about him. They brought flow-
ers and prettied up his grave as
much as possible and they kept
it that way ever since,
They tell you how badly they
feel for his family that he should
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