We i t 4 aIitI WEATHER Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers. VOL. LIV No. 30-S ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN SUNDAY, AUG. 13, 1944 PRICE FIVE CENTS Allies Smash Toward Southeast France ,WesQuad To Be Open to Civilians Navy To Give-p llnRunsy Wely Army Relinquishes Fletcher Fo h is iesn ehNal V-12 unit o ncampus occupied West ...... Quadrangle July, 1943, ciiinmen students "will be housed in the buildr::: ingsat the beginning of the fall term, Joseh A useDa fSuet revealed yesterday. Al-e-RumseY and Wenley houses will be relinquished by the Navy, who will retain other accommodations in the, quadrangle, Dean BursleY said Inadditin Fletcher Hall, housing about 55 students, will also bused for men students this fall. The dormitory had beeocupid.b the Army, but recently has been undergoing renovation. Of the six fraternity houses administered by the University for civil- instudents, only one will house men during the coming term. The house is the former Psi Upsilon fraternity, "Cy" Adams, at 1000 Hill. The other d fve fraternity houses will be utilized ---4,) I Germans Leave Florence While AMG Enters Allies Cross Arno To Aid Stricken Italians WAR AT A GLANCE By The Associated Press FRANCE-Invasion of Mediter- ranean coast possible. Allied thrust southward indicates it may be im-- minent. Swing around Paris cloaked in mystery. Aerial warfare heavy. RUSSIA-Second White Russian Army smashes six miles northeast of Warsaw. Other Red forces tighten trap. on Nazis in north. ITALY - Germans evacuate Florence. Art treasures spared. PACIFIC- Severe bombing of Halmahera Island on road to Phil- ippines. Davao bombed again. By The Associated Press ROME, Aug. 12.-The Germans have pulled out of Florence, releasing Italy's most beautiful city from a vise in which it had been clutched for a week as contending armies stood on opposite banks of the Arno River, which runs through it. A German withdrawal made under cover of darkness permitted officers of the Allied Military Government to enter the main part of the city north of the Arno today to assist the stricken population. There were no official reports that the Eighth Army had yet crossed the stream. Snipers Remain in City The Germans withdrew north of the Mugnone canal, which skirts the northern edge of the city, but some snipers were left behind. in the modern suburbs on the eastern extremity of the city, where wide streets separate apartment hou- ses, there was machinegun fire from German parachute troops stationed on roofs. Neither army shelled Florence, and only its rail yards and installations in the immediate vicinity were bombed: There were machinegun du- els across the Arno, but these caused little or no damage. Population Stricken First reports from officers crossing the Arno indicated the situation of the population was even worse than had been believed. Food, water and medical supplies were short, and the entire male pop- ulation-except for fascist comba- tants-had beenrconfined to their homes by the Germans. Players Will Give 'Musical' The final production of the sum- mer season by the Michigan Reper- tory Players of the Department of Speech, "The Chocolate Soldier," will be presented at 8:30 p. m. Wed- nesday through Saturday this week, at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, with a special performance on Mon-. day, Aug. 21. In presenting this light operetta, adapted from George Bernard Shaw's satire, "Arms and the Man," the Players will be assisted by the School of Music and the University Orches- tra. , Dorothy Feldman will play the leading role of Nadina Popoff and by women students, Dean Bursley said. 'U' Residences to House 250 Accomodations provided for men students by the four residences will total about 250.W University accomodations, coupled with local rooming houses should prove sufficient for the expected freshmen men enrollment; Dean Bursley added. Freshman admissions to date to- taled almost 800 with the majority women. However, figures are about 50 greater than totals for the same period last year. Navy Quota Cut Cutbacks in the Navy quota are being manifested by their relinquish- ing two houses of West Quad, Prof. Marvin L. Niehuss, director of the Division for Emergency Training, said. The current V-12 enrollment, exclusive of medical, dental and ar- chitectural students, is 1317, he said. Reduced quotas indicate that the V-12 enrollment for the coming term will drop about 300, he added. Army training cutbacks date from last April. Anticipation of an unprecedented influx of women students has prompted the University to prepare, further accomodations for the co- eds. Dean Bursley estimated that women would occupy approximately 15 fraternity houses this fall. That accomodations might still prove in- sufficient was indicated in a letter circulated by the Dean of Women's Mystery Cloaks, AmercanDrive'. Germans Rush Ireinforceents to Caen, Mortain, Loire Rver Line in Normandy By The Associated Press SHAE.F, Sunday, Aug. 13-The Allies, with official mystery cloaking the American swing around the left flank of the half-encircled German Seventh Army in northwestern France, pounded forward slowly at five points in the bulge between Mortain ,and Caen yesterday and American Armor pushed toward southern France well below the Loire. One German salient six miles wide and four miles deep was rubbed out by coordinated British-Canadian drives below Caen. The Germans, reversing their previous withdrawal tactics, hurled all available reinforcements into the Normandy bulge which American, Brit- ish and Canadian troops were battering from three sides. The vast regions of France below the broad Loire river already had been penetrated by American ground oviets D riv forces which stabbed more than 10So e miles southward after liberating Nantes. But lack of news concerning thatW. r saw front and on activity beyond Le- Mans on the Paris road-a place R d i which thehAmericans had passed Reds Are Six Miles four days previously-reached the F'omNazi proportions of a complete blackout. rom NSahents Dispatches from the front were heav- ily censored, and at the late night By The Associated Press - headquarters press conference there LONDON, Sunday, Aug. 12-Gen. was no word of developments. G. F. Zakharow's Second White Rus- Allies Continue Secrecy sian Army yesterday smashed six The speed, extent and objectives miles through strong German forti- of the American drives so befuddled fications northeast of Warsaw, and the Germans that the Allies rigidly reached the Biebrza river marshes, continued the four-day clamp-down last big obstacle separating the Rus- on word of progress, announcing "The sians from the famous first world situation must remain obscure purely War battleground of the Masurian for security reasons." Lakes inside German East Prussia., It asked public patience "because In the north three other power- on secrecy depends the success of the ful Soviet armies tightened their Allied plan and the lives of Ameri- trap on possible 300,000 German can, British, Canadian and other Al- troops pinned against the Baltic lied soldiers." sea, and one of these Red Armies On the remainder of the active suddenly lashed out westward front, the British driving four miles toward Liepaja, west Latvian port, east of Thury-Harcourt, reached and toward Memel, German sea- Fresney-Le-Vieux and linked up with port at the northern tip of German Canadians who pushed down from East Prussia. Bretteville-sur-laize. This gave the British control of the Caen-Thury West of Bialystok other. units un- highway. der Zakharov rolled to within 20 Road Junction Captured miles east of Lomza with the cap- The Canadians took the road junc- ture of Szafranki, and' 24 miles tion town of Barbery and advanced southeast of that Big German strong- a mile and a half southward to Bois d ith the seizine of Wnory rail Halbout. These drives eliminated the Ger- Berlin broadcasts said the Ger- man salient between the Laize and man situation west of the Vistula Orne river. Whether any sizable River, 100 miles south of Warsaw German forces were trapped in the where the Russians have establish- area was not disclosed. ed a great bridgehead pointed tow- Southwest of Thury, the British ard German Silesia 75 miles be- captured St. Pierre La Vieille and yond "still was grave." Moscow's pressed on southward within three bulletin did not mention any gains miles north of Conde-Sur-Noireau, in that vital sector but said So- and anchor point of German posi- viet troops successfully repulsed tions west of the Orne. German counterattacks by large -Photo by John Horeth VETERANS CONTINUE TO AID WAR EFFORT-Five veterans of World War II are shown at the Red Cross Blood Bank last Thursday ready to donate their blood for the treatment of the seriously wounded. They are part of the recently established Veterans Organization at the University. From left to right they are Alexander LaMako (on the bed), Bob Lynch, Leonard Cavanough, Tom Patton and Alvin LaVine. PRESIDENT RETURNS: FRWrso To Future Peace in Pacific office warning co-eds of shortage. the roomI Yanks Raid Iwo, Halmahera Isles In Jap\Waters PEARL HARBOR, Aug. 12-VP)- Blistering American air raids along the sea approaches to Japan and the Philippines have caused war-jittery Nippon to speed up her home defense plans and rush reinforcements into other threatened areas. Chinese reports specifically men- tioned the sending of reinforcements to the Philippines and Formosa as American commanders in the central and southwest Pacific disclosed heavy aerial strikes against Japanese strongholds in those war theaters. Liberators Hit Iwo Islands In the latest attack on the south- eastern flank of Japan's home de- fenses, American Army Liberators un- loaded 47 tons of explosives on Iwo island, 750 miles from Tokyo. The land-based bombers undoubtedly flew from Saipan, in the Marianas, where Yank forces have conquered three strategic islands - Saipan, Guam and Tinian. Other American fliers blasted Hal- mahera, 300 miles south of thedPhil- ippines ,and . hit Talaud Island, 100 miles closer to Mindanao Island where the Japanese have a major base at Davao. Four Ships Sunk, Four freighters and other shipping were sunk. Another freighter was damaged near Talaud. Forty-one Japanese planes were destroyed or damaged in the vicious attack. Army Overseas Can Not See 'Wilson' WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. - (P) - The Army announced tonight that, despite its previous statement that By The, Associated Press BREMERTON, Wash., Aug. 12.- President Roosevelt returned to the United States tonight from an ex- tended tour of the Pacific to declare this nation must *be permanently prepared against future Japanese aggressions for all time. He said the peoples of the Philip- pines, Korea, Indo-China, New Gui-1 nea and the mandated islands have no wish to be Japanese slaves, and he declared we are in "the splendid process" of throwing the Japanese out. Uncertain of War's End "I cannot tell you, if I knew, when the war will be over either in Europe or in the Far East or the war against Japan.A "It will be over the sooner," he said, "if the people of this country will maintain the making of the necessary supplies and ships and planes. By so doing we will hasten the day of peace. By so doing we will save our own pocketbooks and those of our children; by so doing we will run a better chance of substantial unity among the United Nations." Hawaii Now a Major Base The President said the Hawaiian Islands have been converted from a mere outpost to a major base for front line operations in the Pacific. He brought a cheer from his audi- ence when he declared "the islands will make possible future operations in China-make possible the recap- ture and independence of the Philip- FlamesSweep Luna Park at Coney Island NEW YORK. Aug. 12.--)- A spectacular five-alarm fire broke out this afternoon in Luna Park, storied and pictured amusement center at Coney Island where some 800,000 persons had gone for relief from one of the hottest days of the year. The fire started in the "Dragon's Gorge," a scenic ride in the center of the park and spread rapidly. An official of Steeplechase Park, an amusement center near Luna, said the rear and one side of Luna were ablaze, with some flames shooting as high as 300 to 400 feet. He said one of the park's central towers, the "Dragon's Gorge" and the "Mile pines, and mnake possible the carry- ing of war into the home islands of Japan itself." Mr. Roosevelt said upon his return to Washington he intends to set up a study of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands as "a place to which many veterans of this war, especially those who do not have strong roots in their own homes, can go to become pio- neers." BREMERTON, WASH., Aug. 12- (IP)-Highlights of President Roose- velt's speech at the Puget Sound navy yard tonight: "We are utterly opposed to ag- gression or sneak attacks-but we, as a people, are insistent that other nations must not under any circum- stances through the forseeable fu- ture commit such attacks against the United States. Therefore it is es- sential that we be fully prepared to prevent them for all time to come." "The word and honor of Japan cannot be trusted." "We have no desire to ask for any possession of the United Nations, but I am confident (they will) be glad to join with us in protection against aggression and in machinery to prevent aggression." AlidAerial Attack Pounds South, France American Leaders Join Churchill in Rome. ROME, Aug. 12.-Allied air might was thrown against the southern ap- proaches to Hitler's crumbling Euro- pean fortress today for the second time within 24 hours,,rwith 750 U. S. heavy bombers scourging . German military defenses along the southern coast of France. There was a feeling among the public that momentous developments in the Mediterranean were impend- ing as high American military figures arrived to join Prime Minister Churchill, who already is in Rome. The arrival of Churchill alone was 4terpreted by Popolo, organ of the Christian Democrat Party, as a sign of the importance the Italian theater of war "may assume in the near fu- ture." It was announced that Robert P. Patterson, undersecretary of war,F and Lt. Gen Brehon S. Somervell, corhmander f U. S. Armry Service Forces, had arrived to inspect mili- tary installations in the Mediterran- ean theater. Allied concentration on such en- emy coastal targets as pill boxes, radio stations and gun emplacements along the French coast and the Ital- ian Rivieria coincided with a plaster- ing of the southern French transpor- tation nerve center of Toulouse by U. S. bombers shuttling from Russian bases via Italy on the way home to Britain., E E t_ t_ i'- Hottest Summer Of Decade Reported By The Associated Press Michigan residents today experi- enced their 24th day of 90 degree weather this year, for the hottest summer on record for a decade, ac-' cording to reports of the Detroit Weather Bureau. Relief from the record heat wave was promised by the weather bu- reau which predicted that Sunday temperatures would not go above 90 degrees. ifantry and tank; forces. The Germans, threatened with a splitting of their front between War- saw and Kharkov in southern Poland, were putting up 'a'furious fight on the sun-baked plais, realizing that a, Soviet breakthrough here would find the Russians soon spilling into Germany itself. The intensity of the fighting on all fronts was indicated by Moscow's announcement that 71 German tanks had been wrecked dur- ing Friday. Need Increases For Explosies Request Doubles Tons Dropped This Year WASHINTON, Aug. 12-(IP)-Unit ed States Army bombers will need CBS EXPERT WILL LECTURE: Radio Producer Shayon To Lead Panel On BroadcastingProduction, Direction Producer - Director - Writer Robert Lewis Shayon of the Columbia Broadcasting System, will lead a dis- cussion on radio direction and pro- duction at 4 p. m. Tuesday in the West Conference Room of the Rack- ham Bulding and will deliver an ad- dress before the Department of Speech Assembly at 3 p. m., Wednes- day, in Rackham Amphitheater. In addition to taking part in these two Department of Speech programs, which are open to the public, Shayon will visit classes in radio, there lead- ing discussions and answering ques- tions students may have on practical application of their subject. Produced War Bond Programs All the programs for the WABC "The Rising Generation" are former CBS productions of Shayon, who al- -io produced and directed Maxwell Anderson's radio play, "The Greeks Remember Marathon", in observance of Greek Independence Day. The first English adaptation of Franz Lehar's "Paginnini" ever to be done in the United States and the complete translation of the opera. "Pagliacci", were done by him. Wrote, Produced For Theatre "Twenty Years Ago," sponsored over MBS, was the first radio series Shayon wrote and directed. Before this time he had written, produced and directed in the theatre and was associate editor of a Broadway thea- trical magazine. 'F i7winn,,ing "OnP UTnrnn 2 Tm more than 700,000 tons of high ex- plosives during the rest of this year, beside the 472,054 tons dropped on German and Japanese targets since last January 1. Announcing this today, the War Department said the Army Air For- ces dropped twice as many bombs during the first half of this year as in the entire period from Dec. 7, 1941, day of the Japanese Pearl Harbor attack to December 31, 1943. From the time this country entered the war until last July 1, the high explosive bomb tonnage totaled 677,- 012. In the European Theater alone, there was a 500-per cent increase in the bomb tonnage between January . .