C, r Sic igmi tti WEATHER Cloudy with Occasional Rain or Snow VOL.. LV, No. 21 ANN ARBOR, MICI IGAN SATURDAY, NOV. 25, 1944 PyIC 1 IiVE CENTS Superforts Smash Tok yo ** Aircraft * * * * * * * * Plant ** Toayi Michigan, OSU Play f or Biga Ten Title Winner May Get Bid to Rose Bowl Wolverines Enter Fray as Underdogs By DAVE LOEWENBERG Associate Sports Editor Special to The Daily COLUMBUS, OHIO, NOV. 24-A Big Ten championship and the pos- sibility of a Rose Bowl bid await the winner of today's, Michigan-Ohio State tilt which is expected to lure a record breaking throng of 74,000 fans. The Wolverines enter today's fray as decided underdogs. Using past records as a yardstick, Ohio rates the nod over Michigan in both the line and backfield. Today's rivals have played four mutual opponents, Indi- ana, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wiscon- sin and in those games Ohio aver- aged 22%/ points to Michigan's 14. M' Averages 21 Points In nine games, the Wolverines have amassed 190 points, an average of 21 points a game, while the Buckeyes in eight games, rolled up 269 points, an average of 33.5 per start. _ - Defensively, Michigan has the edge over the Buckeyes. The Wolverines' record in league games is seven and five sixths points per game to Ohio's eight. Most of Ohio's scoring punch re- volves around three key players, es Horvath, Bob Brugge and Jack Dug- ger. Horvath has gained 565 yards in 93 attempts,' an average of 6.1 yards per try. Horvath is also the Buckeye's passing artist, having com- pleted 12 of 21 aerials, an average of 571. Brugge Dangerous Runner Brugge is the boy who usually ter- rorizes the flanks, and to date, the fleet Buckeye speedster has 270 yards in 42 plays, an average of 6.5 per try. Brugge has tossed only one pass all year, but it connected for a score last week against Illinois. Dugger is acclaimed by most ex- perts as the outstanding wingman in the Conference. He is very danger- ous on passes and is a bulwark on de- fense. Dugger moves over to the right side of the line on defense, thereby distributing Ohio's strength more equitably. In the forward wall, the Buck- eyes average 198 pounds as compared to 192 for Michigan. Outstanding in the Ohio line are Capt. Gordon Ap- pleby, center, Bill Willis and Russ Thomas, tackles and Bill Hackett at guard. The duel between Michigan's Milan Lazetich and Ohio's Willis should be one of the games high- lights. Ohio also has a slight weight su- periority in the backfield, 184 to 182. Taking both the line and backfield (continued on Page 3) Premier of Poles Leaves Cabinet Post LONDON, NOV. 24-(P)-Resigna- tion of Premier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk of the Polish government-in-exile was reported tonight in London Pol- ish circles. There was no immediate official confirmation. The report said Mikolajczyk would be succeeded by Jan Kwapinski, a Socialist who has been minister of industry, commerce and shipping. CAMPUS EVENTS One Strasbourg Bridgehead Remains After Allied Attacks Unconfirmed Reports State Patrols Strike Into Germany Across Rhine By The Associated Press SHAEF, Paris, Nov. 24.-French armor and American infantry drove the Germans tonight from all save one small bridgehead in France's great city of Strasbourg and uncon- firmed reports said patrols had struck on into in the first crossing of the Rhine since Napoleon's day. As the German-s:eaking Stras- bourgers greeted the conquering Al- lies with mixed emotions, the lines before the Cologne plain far to the Reds Capture Estonian Isle Germans Retreat All Along Eastern Front By The Associated Press LONDON, NOV. 24-Russian am- phibious forces overwhelmed the last German troops on the Estonian island of Saare (Osel) at the mouth of Riga Gulf today as Berlin an- nounced Soviet gains in a five-day- old grand-scale offensive in Latvia. Berlin also acknowledged a Ger- man retreat in eastern Slovakia west of Ungvar. In Hungary the Germans said the Russians were trying to fight their way inland after landing on Csepel Island in the Danube River due south of the heart of Budapest. Other So- viet units still were attacking the strategic junction of Hatvan, 25 miles northeast of Budapest, and Miskolc, Hungary's fifth largest city 85 miles northeast of the Hungarian capital. In Latvia, where Premier-Marshal Stalin has said more than 30 Ger- man divisions are pocketed, a late Berlin broadcast by the German com- mentator, Col. Alfred Von Olberg, said, that 52 Russian divisions were attacking against "incomparably les- ser numbers of German troops." Other Red Army infantry units tore into German lines in the sector of Soviet-held Auce, 70 miles east of Liepaja, the broadcast said. North of Mazeikiai, 22 miles southwest of Auce, the Germans said their troops withstood seven fierce Russian as- saults in 24 hours. Hillel Mortgage Burning T o Be Held Tomorrow More than 500 guests are expected to attend the mortgage-burning cere- monies to begin at 5:30 p. m. tomor- row at the B'nai Brith Hillel Founda- tion, making the Michigan chapter the first of 125 other Foundations to have purchased their own house. National director of the B'nai Brith Hillel Foundations, author, lec- turer and Chicago radio news anal- yst, Dr. Abram Sachar, will deliver the principal address. Osias Zwer- ling, president of the organization which raised the sum necessary to retire the mortgage, Louis Shostak and Isaac Wagner will also speak at the ceremonies. E. Blythe Stason, dean of the Law School, will extend the University's greetings to those assembled. The mortgage-burning ceremony will be followed by a dinner at 8:00 p. m. at the Allenel Hotel. Dr. James K. Pollock, of the political science department and Dr. Sachar will be the principal speakers at the dinner. Small Arms Ammunition Output Will Be Doubled north were swaying to blows and counterblows as the Germans threw in 10 to 12 divisions against three Allied armies in the greatest battle of the western front. Rain-Swollen Rhine A battlefront dispatch from Asso- ciated Press Correspondent Thoburn Wiant contained the first reports that the Allies had succeeded in stabbing across the rain-swollen Rhine-historic barrier guarding the Reich from invasion-beyond which lies the Siegfried line and formidable hills and mountains. If so, the crossing probably was accomplished only by reconnaissance patrols.Wiant said the German foot- hold in Strasbourg was compressed to one small sector at the western end of the main Rhine bridge, which the enemy was defending fiercely. (A dispatch from Sixth Army Group Headquarters said a bitter' battle was in progress in the dock area and 2,000 prisones had been taken.) Fight to Weisweiler Meanwhile, the U.S. First Army fought into Weisweiler, 13 miles in- side Germany and 26 miles west of Cologne, amid indications the Ger- mans were withdrawing under the pressure. Lt.-Gen. Courtney H. Hodges' troops registered slight gains all along its front, some of them directly in the face of German counter- attacks. The Germans also were fir- ing an increasing number of robot bombs at the First's supply lines and they droned over at times as if in formation. In Hurtgen Forest, southeast of Aachen, the enemy launched a counterattack just as the doughboys pushed off, but it was repulsed and the Americans advanced nearly a mile. 'Grid Shuffle,' Union Dance, To Be Held Today "Saturday Grid Shuffle" 'is the name of the free all-campus dance which will be held from 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. today in the Rainbow Room of the Union. Students unable to attend the Ohio State game are urged by Union Council members to take advantage of thisopportunity to follow the game on the "Grid Graph" while dancing to new Union records. The "Graph" will go on at 3 p. m. when the game starts. Persons attending the dance may come singly or in couples. "There will be a shortage of men so all coeds are asked to be on hand for the dance." Paul John, chairman, said. "The first "Grid Shuffle" of the season drew a crowd of 1,200 and we want the second one to be an even bigger success." John added. The Union Tap Room will be open for those who want refreshments and a public address system will broad- cast the game. The "Saturday Grid Shuffle" is presented by members of the Union Eecutive Council. Included among the members are Tom Bliska, George Darrow, Jim Plate, Bob Precious, Glen White, Jim Martin, Dick Free- man, Bib Linsay, Dick Mixer, Sandy Perlis, Tom Donnelly and John. DEAD YANK ON LEYTE-An American soldier looks over a wrecked jeep. beside which lies the body of one of his comrades killed by Japa- nese mortar fire during the fighting on the island of Leyte in the Day Raid Leaves Nip Capital Aflame All But Two B-29's Return Following Attack on Vital Musashina Factory By The Associated Press TWENTY-FIRST U. S. BOMBER COMMAND, SAIPAN, NOV. 23- American Superfortresses skimming more than 400 miles an hour high over Tokyo today (Japan time) smashed the huge Musashina Aircraft Factory and left columns of smoke and fire over other industrial targets. First reconnaissance photos taken hours after the raid showed "fires still burning in central Tokyo after the attack," said a communique issued at headquarters of the Army air forces, Pacific ocean areas. The scores of Superforts in their surprise daylight visit deliberately worked over the vital Japanese production targets with apparently slight fighter opposition and meager and inaccurate antiaircraft fire. "All but two of the participating~-> aircraft have now returned," the communique said. It did not say Four Jap Ships whether the planes were lost to ack ack or operational difficulties. 1J-L~1 T The B° 29s, their exact number un- De AJro 3. Dy disclosed by American sources (Ja- panese Imperial headquarters said Pacific TrooS there were about 70), struck from s Saipan, one of the Marianas Islands which United States forces took from Nip Convoy Strove To Japan only five months ago. .o e First Since Doolittle Reiforce Leyte Forces This first raid on Tokyo since Lt. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle (then Lieuten- By The-Associated Press ant Colonel) took his Liberators over GEN. MAC ARTHUR'S HEAD- the city April 18, 1942, was staged by QUARTERS, Philippines, Nov. 25.-A a "large new task force designated convoy of four Japanese ships striv- as the 21st Bomber Command," the ing to reinforce the enemy garrison communique said. on Leyte Island has been destroyed "We took them by surprise again," by American arms, Gen. Douglas said Brig. Gen. Emmett (Rosie) O'Donnell, commander of the flight, when he returned from the 3,000- WAR T A GLANCE mile round trip. By The Associated Press Mt. Fuji Sighted PACIFIC FRONT s-Tokyo ind- O'Donnell said the flight battled a strial targets bombed and left in stiff westerly wind, and spotted the flames tires still burning in some famous Japanese shrine, Mt. Fuji, sections. Four-shi Jap convoy while still 100 miles from their goal. dstoys. of -hLeytey The atmosphere was very hazy over destroyed off Leyte. the Japanese mainland, O'Donnell WESTERN FRONT-American said, but there was a clear spot over and French patrols reported across Tokyo and the raiders topped the Rhine. Strasbourg nearly cleared city at more than 400 riiiles an hour. of Germans. "Substantial bomb tonnages were RUSSIAN FRONT-Reds over- dropped upon the Musashina Air- whelm last German troops on Es-' plane Plant located in the north- tonian island. Push forward in western section of the city, and on Hungary. other selected targets in the indu- strial area," the communique said. Philippines. All-Out Bond Drive Urged To Finance War With increased concentration on the Pacific War, costs of conducting the full-scale, two-hemisphere strug- gle will increase in almost every- thing, the War Finance Division of the U. S. Treasury announced yester- day. Urging all-out subscription to the current Sixth War Loan Drive, the Treasury Department revealed that the same amount of freight costs 25 per cent more when shipped to the South Pacific than to Europe. It takes twice as many cargo ships to support a Pacific task force because turn-around time is twice as great. Superforts Cost $600,000 Each B-26 Superfortress used in yesterday's raid on Tokyo cost $600,- 000, the Treasury department said. The University's share in the War Loan Drive is $100,000, doubled from the earlier quota. Under the spon- sorship of the Junior Girls' Project Bond Belles are soliciting bond pur- chases in the University. Total 'U' Sales $2,540 The grand total of Bond Belle sales for the first five days of the Sixth War Loan drive is $2,540.40, with team 15 headed by Beverly Wittan still leading the competition. Miss Wittan's team has sold $1,406.25 worth of war bonds to ad- ministration members; while Vir- ginia Mast's dental school team fol- lows in second place with sales of $375.50. Team 10 captained by Carol Gior- dano and team 12 headed by Marian Johnson have both made four sales. Security Tax Freeze To Be Considered WASHINGTON, NOV. 24-(P)-- Backers of "freezing" Social Secur- ity taxes at present levels for an- other year won agreement from the House Ways and Means Committee today to consider such legislation. With the decision, storm signals were hoisted again on Capitol Hill, indicating the oft-embattled 78th Congress will not quietly fold its tent and go home-not without one more big fight. Allies Set Up Post-War Ilans1 For Germany By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-British, American and Russian representa- tives in London have agreed on mili- tary rule of Germany under a co- ordinated policy directed by a Su- preme Allied Council. Actual administration, under the agreement, would be in separate occupation zones. Provision is now made for American, British, and Russian zones, with French partici- pation probably to be arranged. Acting Secretary of State Stet- tinius announced today that the out- line had been submitted to Washing- ton, London and Moscow by the European advisory commission. Approval of the three govern- ments is necessary, although each approved the points of the plan as they were evolved. The program was laid out without French participation, but France was added to the EAC last week. Long range decisions on the treat- ment and future disposition of the Reich remain to be made. Leading Capital Barber Quits WASHINGTON, NOV. 24-()- Bert Braden wrapped up his razors and called it quits today after shav- ing congressmen for 33 years. The only barber "Uncle Joe" Can- non would patronize took one last look at his chair in the House bar- ber shop, grunted a goodbye and walked out. He took with him his favorite pic- ture, showing him applying a razor to Speaker Cannon's stubby beard in World War One days. Braden, 77, decided he'd had enough of work and this last year of intermittent illness wasn't too kind to him. Bert knew intimately every chin in Congress. He never called it shav- ing . . . "Want your face scraped this morning?" He knew who wanted to be spoken to and who didn't, no mean accom- plishment. r orden Sight Mystery Lifted Instruments in Enemy Hands Called Useless By The Associated Press WRIGHT FIELD, 0., Nov. 24.- The Army air forces, lifting partially for the first time a blanket of secrecy that has shrouded the famed Norden bombsight, described it tonight as a "mass of gears, prisms, cams, lenses and mirrors" that solve bombing equations instantly. Captured but Unusable Several of the sights have fallen into enemy hands, the Air Technical Service Command reported, but add- ed it would take the enemy two years to unravel the manufacturing and assembling techniques and put the sight into production. By then, ATSC said, the air force will have perfected so many improvements as to make the captured units obsolete. Knudsen Explains Lt.-Gen. William S. Knudsen, Dir- ector of the ATSC, said the sight was composed of two elements-one con- tains the sighting telescope, comput- ing mechanism and vertical gyro- scope; the other is a directional gyro. The entire outfit will fit in an over- night bag. Knudsen, in relating how the bombsight works, pointed out that a bomb does not strike directly under the releasing plane but lands a short distance back, and the lag is known as "trail." The distance from the point of release to the target is the "range" and it is the angle of range that the bombsight must determine. Canada Adopts New MacArthur announced today. It was estimated. that 4,500 Japanese sol- diers were drowned in the American triumph. In addition, two transports were destroyed, an escort vessel sunk and one transport set afire and beached off Masbate. The action occurred yesterday. Cross Leyte River On land, the American 32nd Divi- sion crossed the Leyte River, below Limon. and drove to the southward shore in the face of strong Japanese resistance. The 32nd occupied Limon and reached the river Wednesday, smashing stubborn Nipponese last- ditch opposition at the northern end of Ormoc corridor. The Japanese reinforcements, bound for Leyte, were dropped by Warhawks and Thunderbolt fighters in low-level bombing and strafing attacks. Transports Destroyed The transports destroyed were 11,- 000 and 2,000 tonners. A destroyer was sunk with all hands aboard. The beached transport was a 6,000-ton vessel. It was left burning fiercely., A total of 15,000 Japanese now have been killed or drowned in at- tempts to reinforce the Leyte forces. Forty-two Japanese planes were shot down by American fighters and anti-aircraft fire, as the Nipponese pressed their air attacks against American positions on Leyte. U' Extension Open to Vets "Under the G.I. Bill of Rights, returned veterans may take exten- sion courses and we anticipate a large number of students, especially in Detroit," Dr. Charles A. Fisher, director 'of the University Extension Today Today Today Today "Michigan on the Mar- ch," U. War record film at the Rackham Amphi- theatre. Western Conference Game. Michigan vs. Ohio State. Broadcast at 2 p.m. Deadline for Men's Ju- diciary Council Petitions Deadline for Union Post FROM FOXHOLES TO STUDY HALLS: Veterans Make Bfetter 'U' ,Students v "Returned veterans at the Univer- sity are more mature emotionally which eliminates one of the chief director of the Veterans' Service Bu- reau, said, corroborating Professor Van Duren's statement. and 15 in other services. The aver- age age of the group is 23.7 years. Only 89 of the returning veter-