PAGE TWO THE MICIH IGAN D AILY SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1944 Kelly Calls Special Session To Consider Federal Ballot il Final tBefensive Positions Taken fy Nazi Army LONDON, May 27,-()-In these last days before the June full moon Field Marshal Karl Von Rundstedt's 'rmy of the west has taken up its final defensive position--from which t'he Nazis admit they dare not budge even to avert disaster in Italy-to meet the shock of an approaching invasion in which the Germans are sying the whole course of the war will be decided this summer, The Germans, with a nervous eye on the French channel coast and con- tendiiig with the spectre of a heavy assault by Soviet Russia from the east, also have haunting fears that the Allies intend to break into For- tress Europe through Scandinavia. This is reflected in the worst wave of Nazi terror yet experienced in Norway and Denmark, according to reports from Stockholm. Thirty Nor- wegian patriots have been executed since May 1, and in Denmark 19 high Danish officials and military men are under arrest, charged with partici- Future May Hinge' On De Gaulle's Visit LONLON, May 27--((P))-Hopes for good relations after the war be- tween France on the one hand and the United States and Britain on the other appeared today to hinge upon the forthcoming visit of Gen. Charles de Gaulle to London. The present situation has con- vinced many in London that it is vi- tal to reach an accord soon with the French Committee of National Lib- eration, not only for getting along with the French people after Ger- many's capitulation, but for getting their full cooperation in thy march of liberation. pating in a secret military organiza- tion, the reports said. Ready to spring, the Allies today warned Europe's underground to keep. off the roads when the invasion armies fight their way into the con- tinent from the west, to take cover from bombardmient, to maintain dis- cipline and to follow the orders of their leaders implicitly. The warn- ing was beamed to the continent from Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's supreme headquarters. - -b[ Y#iur Plae In the Sun brightened Meth fay on Gabardine liALTERI SETS Variety of colors Sizes '12-18 Extra Shorts Washable matchable Sizes 12-18 $3.95; Opening To. Be June 19 MQve Ma Insure More Soldler Votes WASHINGTOT, May 27--(())-- Gov. Harry F. Kelly of Michigan, after conferences with the state's Congressional delegation and the War Ballot Commission, tonight called a special session of the Michi- gan legislature at Lansing, Monday, June 19, to consider authorizing use of a federal ballot for servicemen in the November election. The Federal ballot-a uniform, abbreviated ballot for Congress, President and Vice-President-was provided by Congress to be delivered to fighting men at every outpost, to -be used in the event the detailed, bulkier state ballot fails to arrive or cannot be used. Governor Urges Bill "The great rass of Michigan serv- icemen will be able to use the state ballot," the governor said in making his announcement as he left for the governors' conference at Hershey, Pa. "rut as an added insurance that all of our boys, no matter where they are stationed, get an op- portunity to vote, we feel the fed- eral ballot should be authorized." "Voti'rg of soldiers and sailors in time of war is necessarily subject to military and naval operations," he commented. "Because of the vast theatre of war-and type of opera- tion-I aoif the ori'on that even though evrything is done to trans- port the state ballot, there will be some who will not receive it and should be given the right to vote the supple ental federal ballot, as a fi- nal insurance. Congressional Delegates Approve "I held a meeting last night with all of the Congressional delegation from Michigan. They agree heartily with my conclusions that a special session of our legislature should be called to authorize the general No- vember election the use of the offi- cial federal war ballot above re- ferred to." The governor said the session should last "not more than three hours." He made his annouicemen't after consulting representatives for getting the ballots to soldiers, sailors and Merchant Marine. The commis- sion comprises the secretaries of war and navy and chairman of the mari- time commission. State Ballots Offered "I'm convinced that eerything possible will be done to get these state ballots to the troops," Kelly said. The Michigan legislature, b- fore adjourning in March, had set up the machinery for absentee vot- ing by servicemen with the state ballot, the governor said. "There is an unanimity of opinion that the state ballot affording right to vote for federal, state and county offices (the same opportunity which they would have to vote if home) is infinitely preferable to the supple- mental federal ballot which is con- fined to president and congressional offices." At Sea by Gun Crew WASHINGTON, May 27.-(JP)-The, Navy reported today that Karl J. Larsen, captain of the S. S. Thomas J. Walsh, was shot to death April 19 in an exchange of shots with mem- bers of the naval gun crew abroad his merchant vessel. The shooting occurred in a South Pacific port under naval jurisdiction where the Navy said it had become necessary to confine Larsen to his quarters aboard ship. HOME TOWN ACCLAIMS ACE-A parade was one of the high spots of "Gentile Day" as his home town folks at Piqua, O., honored Capt. Don S. Gentile, top-ranking fighter pilot in the European theatre, home on a month's leave. Riding between his parents, Capt. Gentile waves to the crowd during the parade. ITALIAN NUISANCE: Average Doughboy Prefers Blowing Dust to Col Mud Balkaii Leade mr I~itu Nazis, Chetiiiks with S Editor's Note: Staff Sgt. Walter Bernstein, American soldier - corres- pondent for Yatik magazine, took a "vacation" in Yugoslavia, slipping into that country without the knjowi- edge o1 illied intellige ce chiefs, ,nd obtained thlufllow ing in terview w ith Marshal Tilo. Distributed by The Associated Press PARTISAN hEA DQ UAIR TE RS, SOMEWHERE IN YUGOSLAVIA -- Marshal Tito, Yugoslav army and Partisan leader whom we had called the "mystery man of the Balkans," is a man of high intelligence and sensitivity, dedicated with his people to the job of freeing his country and' establishing a federal democratic Yu- goslavia. I can report this after walking from the Adriatic coast deep into liberated territory to Partisan headquarters for the first interview with him. Hike Was Long To get here it was necessary to hike day and night for what seemed like months, most of the time over moun- tain and part of the time through German-occupied territory. My guide led me by night to a house by a mountain waterfall where Marshal Tito and his staff members have theirl headquarters heavily guarded by tough young Partisans, tommyguns over their shoulders and captured German pistols in their belts. The Marshal has one of the most impressive faces I have ever seen. It is Slavic, with high wide cheek bones. It is a strong face, but not hard. Looking at him and listening to this man you could understand. the miracle of organization that the Partisans have created: formation of the first complete army and now of' a state with all its complements. Marshal Spoke of America1 He talked of America. He has a Marshal Tito Wants To Establish A Federal Democratic Yugoslavia ses Tareatent 6f ol di er Corresp on deiit feeling for the United States, char- acteristic of many Yugoslavs with their innate love for democracy. And le talked proudly of the Yugoslav army and said its maior problems are phyrsical : food, tanks and anti-tank guns. He spoke briefly about the people, particularly of young girls in the army marching day and night over mountains and then going straight into battle. I asked about the treatment of prisoners. He said that only recently the Gerians had agreed to recognize the Partisans as an army. Before that they called them bandits and executed all they caught. Now they havebeen compelled by the size and successes of the Partisans to treat them as they do other Allied armies. One of the main reasons for this that the Partisans have been capturing too many Germans. Prisoners Are Exchanged . Tito leaned forward and empha- sized that there has never been an order from Partisan headquarters to kill prisoners, but it is a fact that the men do not take many. Those taken usually are held for exchange. phis just goes for the Germans. 1t , 1 _ . . - - -; - - - _ COOLHNDCHRFRE .;... I . . , %1 Thoe xas jstarundth crne oe ikey!o ak us al fel pettydow andout.Butyou'l fel lkes new ersn inoneof or lvel coton resss. he: loel haeswllmaeyo fe hppe-ad hy r oh o oo! efat hehuidtyandble-oos il By KENNETH L. DIXON Associated Press Correspondent ON THE ITALIAN FRONT, May 18 (delayed) .-The guy who invented that term "Dirtbound Doughboy" should win some sort of award for apt phraseology. It may be over- worked but it's absolutely correct. Last winter it was dirt in the form of mud; now it's dirt in the form of dust. Between these two the average doughboy still prefers the dust, even though he may change his mind before the storm ends, be- cause never in his life has he been so endlessly miserable as while he was fighting, eating, sleeping and living in the cold mud throughout the winter. There was no escaping it. It cov- ered bodies, clothes, hair and even oozed into bedrolls at night. It caked and stiffened your skin. It brought trenchfoot end a half dozen attendant exposure ailments. Now they literally live in the dust. It billows in huge cloudy waves along the front, its snakelike streamers marking traffic on the load for the guns and planes of both sides. Many have gogges, of all sorts and the old sun glasses, the rubber- thick eye protectors which grip the skin of the face. Then, when they remove them, their eyes lock like those of fish staring through an aquarium bowl. Scarves serve a multitude of pur- poses. Some are worn over the lbw- er half of the face as mouth and nose protectors. Others are wrapped tightly around the head, except where headgear regulations are strictly enforced, to keep the dust from making a stiff muddy mass out of the hair.sStill othersmare worn around the neck in recognized cowboy style to keep shirt collars from becoming blackened in minutes. Like the mud, the uust is inescap- able. It fills the tents in bivouac areas, anywhere there is traffic either on wheels or on foot. Even a brief rain only settles it a short time, for the Italian sun and soil seem to have a fulltime agreement to set a new record each time for turning dirt into dust. It grinds into your clothes, it gets into your bedroll and grits against your body in the night. It moves in under your tent and through your mosquito netting. It gets in your eyebrows, your nostrils, your ears, even seeps into your combat boots and gets between your toes. If you're a newspaperman it gets in your typewriter and dries and grits the oil until all the keys stick and the carriage refuses to move. It blocks the shift key until you're forced to write without capitals. In short, the dust is a blankety blank blank blank nuisance, but it's still better than that blankety blank blank blank mud! Sas oebbels "* 4 MONTH INUTNSIVE Secretarial Course for College Students and Graduates A thorough, intensive, secretarial course - starting February, July, October. Registration now open. Regular day and evening school throughout the year. Catalog. A School of Business Preferred by College Men and Womhen T HE GR EGG COL LEGE President, John Robert Gregg, S.C.D. Director, Paul M. Pair, M.A. S N. Michigan Ave: Telephone STAte 1881 Chicago, Ill. STOCKHOLM, May 2.- (p)- German Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels, writing in the Nazi newspaper Volkischer Beobachter, declared today that Allied airmen bailing out over Germany no longer would have Nazi ponce and military 2 G Er protection against (Jerman civilians. Aftonbladet's Berlin correspondent R - R.:-$ wrote that Goebbels' article could be .No; /ea " interpreted as meaning that ,Ameri- ts can airmen who save themselves by * ,ATERe&RerLvedN. parachute can consider themselves at * ,NLEfog tE, gE the mercy of the people who find 00eoib them, under the old rule, 'Eye for st e eye and tooth for tooth.'" * P FESs -AK: RD , are d "It doesn't seem possible for us AL _IN - o any more to interpose German police and the military against the German people when they are treating child o EDD killers as they deserve," Goebbels' article said. ? _ M ' L t STARTS TODAY! Continuous from 1 P.M. COOL! 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