,., 2 Al t iar ~ait& WEATHER Cloudy and Slightly VOL. LV, No. 46 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, DEC. 30, 1944 PRICE FIVE CENTS First Army * * Stops 0 Nazi * * Belgian T, * * * * * * ** oint Allied Policy for Liberated Lands Rumored) i Britain May Suggest Big Three Control Churchill Favors World Trust' By The Associated Press LONDON, Dec. 29.-Allied diplo- matic difficulties stemming from Europe's ideological struggles raised the likelihood today that Britain soon would attempt to establish a united "Big Three" policy for pre- venting violence in liberated lands. Amid sharp criticism of Britain's intervention in Greece, the report, circulated in London's diplomatic colony that the joint policy effort would be based on a proposal to establish a temporary Inter-Allied control over newly-freed govern- ments if trouble threatened. Suggestion Circulated There were reliable reports that this "suggestion" had been circu- lated among some of the exiled gov- ernments in London. The possible attempt to extend the Allied Control Commission Plan- originally intended only for enemy territory-was hinted at in Chur- chill's declaration that some kind of "international trust" may have to be set up in Greece if a compromise among fighting factions cannot be reached. Troubles Beginning There is a feeling in many quar- ters. that the political troubles of Europe are just beginning, with these alternatives confronting the Allies: 1. To let the factions fight it out without intervention. 2. To take single-handed action, such as that by Britain in Greece. 3. To establish commission rule by Allied countries until the people of each country gain a ballot box op- portunity to decide for themselves the type of government tney want and the people they want in it. British Navy To Help Hit Japs Two Fleets Will Join 1945 Pacific Offensive LONDON, Dec. 29.-()-The Brit- ish Navy is assembling two mighty fleets with greatly reinforced carrier strength to help the Americans deal knockout blows to the Japanese in the Pacific in 1945, it was disclosed' tonight. An officially approved year-end review of the Royal Navy's activities said: "As the year 1944 ends, interest in the war at sea moves from the west to the vast areas of the Pacific and Indian Oceans where Britain is as- sembling two mighty fleets to fight beside our American Allies against Japan.' These two naval forces are the British fleet under Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser and the fleet of the East Indies station tinder Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Powers. The latter's job will be to push the Japanese all the way out of the Indian Ocean and get back to its old base-Singapore. Fraser's fleet-packed with car- riers-will operate under the strate- gic command of U.S. Admiral Ches- ter W. Nimitz and General Douglas MacArthur. The Royal Navy's achievements in 1944, which made possible turning attention to the Pacific in 1945, were listed. Regents Accept $80,000, Disband 'U' War Board Radio Studios, Laboratories Approved; Veterans To Be Exempted from P.E.M. Gifts totalling more than $80,000, including a grant of $25,000 by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation at Battle Creek for the School of Public Health, were accepted yesterday by the University Board of Regents in their monthly meeting here: Permission to disband was granted to the University War Board, in operation since January, 1942, by the Regents who also announced approval of inclusion of broadcasting studios and laboratories in the arehi- tect's plans for the proposed post-war general service building. ,; -- 'N Another announcement revealedI U' Will Greet Third Wartime New Year's Day Union, League Sponsor Two Nights of Gaiety University students , will observe New Year's Eve on two nights this year but both celebrations will be of the curtailed war-time variety with the celebrants in shape to at- tend Monday morning classes Janu- ary 1, 1945. The third war-time New Year's Day to be spenit in Ann -Arbor will be a far cry from the pre-war cele- brations of the past usually held at home when students were on pro- longed, 20-day Chrihtmas vacations. Two. New Year's Celebrations A dance at the Union tonight will attempt to stimulate the feeling of Auld Lang Syne 24 hours early while the League will hold a celebration tomorrow night at the orthodox time. Dean Erich A. Walter of the Lit- erary College announced that penal- ties for absences Monday will be the same as for cutting on any other school day. Driving regulations, lifted during the Christmas holiday, have been in force since 8 a. m. Dec. 28, when students returned to campus, and will remain effective during the New Year's period, Assistant Dean of Students, Walter B. Rea, announced. No Private Parties Approved .The Dean of Students' office has approved no private parties for the holiday. Co-eds will have usual 12:30 a. m. permission tonight and will be permitted to be out until 2 a. m. to- morrow. Members of the Naval V-12 unit on campus will keep their usual hours tonight and may be out until 12:30 a. m. tomorrow. Army units sta- tioned at the East Quadrangle with the exception of Company C, ASTRP, will have no bed check New Year's Day. Company G will also have no bedcheck New Year's Day. New Year's Eve in 1942 and 1943 was celebrated by all-campus dances held in the Intramural Building and Waterman Gymnasium. Many stu- dent celebrants, anxious to avoid cuts New Year's Day, appeared in the classroom in evening attire. that returned veterans of World War II would be exempt from the physi- cal education program, ruling that veterans who have been through bas- ic training have had required physi- cal education and are exempt. Tibbitts Pleaded Board Dissolution of the War Board) headed by Clark Tibbitts, marked the end of an era when civilian students still were able to choose a branch of service and one of the various re- serve programs. Instituted in 1942, nine months before the draft law permitting induction of 18-year-olds was passed, the Board guided stu- dents into the Army Enlisted Reserve Corps, and Naval programs such as V-1, and V-7. By the spring of 1943 ERC mem- bers were called up, reserve Airmen soon followed and the Naval "V" programs were finally closed to civil- ian enlistment last November. To- day returning veterans' administra- tion is conducted by the Veteran's Service Bureau and the Division of Emergency Training deals with the Army and Navy programs. Interlochen Music Camp The Board of Regents also an- nounced the renewal for five years of the cooperative plan whereby stu- dents attending the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Mich., will be able to take courses given by the University for credit. The plan was first adopted. three years ago. Ten fellowships will be offered by the University to forestry students from Latin American countries dur- ing the coming year, the Regents announced. Each of the fellowships will pay student's tuition for four terms. Promotions Announced Among the promotions announced by the Regents was advancement of Robert P. Briggs, newly appointed vice-president of the University, from associate professor to professor of accounting in the business admini- stration school. Dr. James P. Ad- ams, recently appointed University Provost, was named Professor of Ec- onomics in the department. Among the gifts is a posthumous grant by Charles Baird, donor of the Baird Carillon, who died last month, for the Michigan Athletic Manager's Loan Fund. Other gifts included a $5,000 grant for duodenal ulcer re- search and a $6,000 grant from the students of Pontiac High School for a war memorial scholarship fund here. s' Band To Help at Union Dance Union Executive Council, and with mass singing of "Auld Lange Syne." Joe Milillo, chairman of the dance, has asked students planning to at- tend the dance to enter into the spirit of the occasion with all of the enthusiasm that would be displayed at a Dec. 31-Jan. 1 celebration. Jimmy Strauss and his band, which is well known to University students after making three Ann Arbor ap- pearances last year, will be on hand to provide a musical setting for the party. Milillo announced yesterday that final arrangements for the novelty envnn e of 1945 nromise tht the CAPTURED YANKS IN BELGIUM-In the above picture, taken from a roll of captured German film, American soldiers are marched past Nazi armored equipment moving into Belgium in a break-through effort, says the caption accompanying this Signal Corps radiophoto. WA R A T A GLANCE By The Associated Press WESTERN FRONT,-First drives German thrust through Belgium back 12 miles-Third narrows ene- my retreat route to 13 miles. RUSSIAN FRONT-Red troops enter west section of Budapest. Fierce hand-to-hand fighting. PACIFIC FRONT - American bombers hit Two Jima for 21st consecutive daily attack. Japs lose Tommies Establish Barriers In Athens, Acquire Piraeus 23 planes in doro. recent strike at Min- Army Operates Ward Company In Seven Cities By The Associated Press CHICAGO, Dec. 29.- Maj.-Gen. Joseph W. Byron and his staff went briskly about the business of operat- ing Montgomery Ward and Company properties in seven cities in the name of the government today. Sewell Avery, Ward's board chair- man, was in the headquarters build- ing today, his secretary said, but on- the-spot reporters said they did not see him enter his private office or meet General Byron. Hearing Scheduled As action continued on the federal court front, Judge Philip L. Sullivan set Jan. 8 for a hearing on a govern- ment petition for a declaratory judg- ment establishing legality of the seizure and the executive authority under which it was made, and for an injunction to restrain Ward's offi- cials from interference, should any develop, with the Army men in com- mand. The court told Hugh B. Cox, assis- tant to the Solicitor-General, if in- terference arose before Jan. 8 the government could ask for an immed- iate temporary injunction. Cox told the court he had not yet heard of any interference. Army Confers with CIO General Byron's labor relations officer, Lt.-Col. Daniel L. Boland, conferred with officials of the CIO United Retail, Wholesale and De- partment Store Employes. Colonel Boland and Lt.-Col. Paul Hebert, legal adviser, requested H. L. Pear- son, Ward vice-president and treas- urer, to turn over certain books and records to the Army. Pearson told them he would dis- cuss their request with Avery, who had declared the seizure unconsti- tutional and could'not be accepted or obeyed by Ward's. Military Opens Detroit Ward's DETROIT, Dec. 29-( P)-Nearly all striking employes of four Montgom- ery Ward & Co. retail stores in the Detroit area returned to their jobs today as affairs of the chain organ- ization here were administered by Armv noicrs who setn the+r nA_ By The Associated Press ATHENS, Dec. 29-British Forces now hold more than half of Athens and have acquired Piraeus, harbor area of the embattled Greek capital, as a solid base for operations against the ELAS, it was announced tonight. British Paratroopers and Greek National Guardists, supported by Tank and Armored Car Units, com- pleted an important phase in the drive to clear the capital by push- ing ELAS groups back from a sec- ondary highway that runs through the industrial west side of Athens from Omonia Square to the harbor. Road Forms Boundary This roadway wrested from the ELAS now forms a rough boundary for British-held territory lying be- tween Athens and Piraeus. The fighting between these two points- except for sporadic sniping-has moved to the northwest sector 'of this "line." The British completed clearing of Panama Unsetled, U. S. Patrols Canal BALBOA, Panama C. Z., Dec. 29- (P)-Steel-helmeted U. S. Military Police and white-clad Navy Shore Patrolmen were on duty all along the boundary between the Canal Zone and Panama City today as political agitation increased in Pan- ama with the resignation of the cabinet. Fourteen deputies who supported a manifesto Thursday calling in ef- fect for the replacement of Presi- dent Ricardo Adolfo De La Guardia were in the Hotel Tivoli in Ancon, Canal Zone, awaiting transportation to the Mexican Embassy, which of- fered asylum. the southeastern suburbs of Athens and the capital's east main line com- munications along the Phaleron Road, thus strengthening their grasp on the city's environs. Churchill Returns (Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden ar- rived back in Britain today follow- ing their conferences in Athens seek- ing to end the civil strife. They im- mediately convened the War Cabinet to report on the situation. Churchill and Eden are expected to confer shortly with King George of Greece and urge him to accede to the ap- pointment of a Regency.) German Attack Checked Along Serchio Valley a ROME, Dec. 29-(P-German at- tacks down the Serchio River valley near the western end of the Italian front appeared to have been checked tonight after four days of hard fight- ing in which American troops were forced back along a six-mile sector and driven from at least two towns. An Allied announcement described the situation as "fairly quiet," indi- cating that the main force of the Nazi assault had been spent. The announcement conceded that the enemy had captured Gallicano, 15 miles north of Lucca, as well as Barga, two miles to the northeast. There still was no official estimate of the Germans' total gain. Neither was there an indication whether the attack merely was a large-scale di- versionary raid. brust ThirdArmy Cuts Nazi Road Back Gerinais Prepare Defensive Stand By The Associated Press PARIS, Dec. 30, Saturday-Power- ful blows by the U.S. First and Third Armies have knocked back the Ger- mans 12 miles at the western end of their thrust into Belgium and com- pressed the enemy's corridor from the Reich to 13 miles. There were indications that the Germans, their initiative lost, were preparing for a defensive stand as long as possible on the lines of their bulge. Observers reported intensive movements inside the enemy salient and at many places along the perim- eter Nazi soldiers were feverishly throwing up fortifications and plant- ing mines. First Recover IRochefort The First Army, punching forward a mile and a half, reached th edge of Rochefort-12 miles from the point where the German advance once was within three miles of the Meuse River. At the same time It.-Gen. George S. Patton's Third Army pounded to the Reich border at three points in northeast Luxembourg, broke the enemy's Sure River line and cement- ed positions four miles north of Bas-' togne-only 13 miles from the point where the First is fighting down from the north. In a dispatch covering develop- ments up to yesterday morning, As- sociated Press correspondent Lewis Hawkins said the corridor into Bas- togne was strengthened against stout resistance from the west, but lesser opposition from the east. Yanks Take 15 Towns In this period at least 15 more towns had been overrun by the two American armies and Field Marshal Karl von Rundstedt's steel spear- heads had been shattered with fear- ful slaughter. Some of-the best news was that clear weather returned today to the Third Army front. The sky was laced with condensation trails as everything from heavy bombers to fighterbombers blasted the Germans who for two days had moved under the cover of fog. Bombers Hit Iwo Jima Base Jap Radio Reports U.S. Convoy Approaching By The Associated Press American Bombers made their 21st consecutive daily attack on Iwo Jima, Japanese airbase 750 miles south of Tokyo, Adm. Chester W. Nimitz an- nounced yesterday, while the Nippo- nese broadcast accounts of a big United States convoy heading west- ward through Mindanao Sea, Philip- pines, Another enemy aerial stab at Am- erican airfields on Mondoro Island, Philippines, cost the Japanese eight of their 23 planes in an attack Wed- nesday night and early Thursday morning, Gen. Douglas MacArthur reported. The raiders caused some damage. American Bombers ranged the Philippine Archipelago, Mitchell Me- diums heavily damaging a 7,000-ton Japanese Freighter - Transport in Lingayen Gulf, on the west coast of Luzon, and heavies dropping 72 tons of explosives on San Jose Airdrome, Panay Island, knocking out six grounded enemy planes. Liberators from the Marianas struck Iwo Jima Wednesday (U. S. time) in continuation of an intense neutralization campaign against the source of Japanese air attacks on the U. S. Superfortbase at Saipan. The raiders met heavy antiaircraft fire, but all returned home safely. Ice Breakers Will Open Lake Michigan CHICAGO, Dec. 29-()--The U. S. Maritime Commission said tonight that, with the aid of a new and pow- -, m . m m 2 NEW YEAR'S DEC. 30: Jimmy Straue 1945 Welcom l94v CAMPUS FAREWELL TO 1944: League Plans Special New Year's Eve Celebration ,v r I CAMPUS EVENTS Today Deadline for V-Ball com- mittee petitioning at noon. Today First Western Confer- ence basketball game. Michigan vs. Ohio State at 7:30 p. m. in Yost New Year's Eve will come early this year for students attending the cele- bration to be held from 9 p. m. to midnight today in the Rainbow Room of the Union. The New Year will be welcomed at 11 p. m. with noisemakers, confetti and paper streamersprovided by the Officers Recalled From Overseas Duty WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.- (A)- The War Department has recalled "Anything you can name in the form of entertainment we will have for you at the all-campus New Year's Eve Celebration tomorrow night at the League," members of the Women's War Council said yes- terday at a special holiday meet- ing. Everything from food to for- tune tellers will be provided by the Council for University students. The affair is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p, m. and will continue until 1:30 a. m. The highlight of the evening will be the welcome prepared for young 1945. Promptly at ,midnight the Walked Home From the Buggy Ride." A special showing of the Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon movie "The Scarlet Pimpernel" will be presented by Mortar Board, senior women's honor society, in the Lydia Mendel- ssohn Theater. Those who attend the first showing which will begin at 8:30 p. m. will also be able to take part in the midnight celebra- tion in the Ballroom. The second showing of the movie will begin at 11:15 p. m. Refreshments may be purchased at the coke bar in the Ballroom or in the Grillroom. Assembly and Panhellenic will cooperate in oper- e iv r 1 n 2. 7rnn. er ie , . .r _ ..