Show - -- pwmulimilimmmogsoWiwQttint‘-'-4W'e-- - - -- - - - I World News ' N Y Times Foreign Service Vol 150 No 75 0 i i A I --- - -J- - i - ' - i Ii- - has directed the war department to take over the headquarters of gontgomery Ward & Co in Chicago and probably eight plants of the retail and mail order house for refusing to obey directives sl the national war labor board: it was learned Wednesday - - : ' - The follows upon a threat by Congress of Industrial Organizations unions to order a general strike of war workers in Detroit unless the government acted quickly to support the N W L B rather The war department than the department of commerce will run the Ward establishments it was learned The White House was represented as having been dissatisfied with the way in which the department of commerce handled the seizure of the company's central offices in Chicago Ilast spring Hates to Intervene : While the war department was understood to be reluctant to intervene in the dispute involving the company and the United Retail Wholesale and Department Store Employes (CIO)L the president's decision made no alternative possible Mr Roosevelt was said to have indicated that no other federal agency could handle the situation as well as the war department The fact that Mr Roosevelt had given the green light to the next step in the long and complicated four-yefight of Sewell Avery board chairman to re- ks : - - : i I ' (Details on Page - -- ' 17w ) Price Five Cents F ::::: - '''' --90 'f -5 t : '' 1 nk s urst Deep In t0 N zi ill e e's Gains IL it iid to Alhedi a 'Mint Emy Spearhead 4mt 7 N ‘ Gain Initiative ' -- II) la" e'°''''''''"'''— N :: - - 4 's :: 0- ' ' - 1 khmlif s-- ) ' - - t --- s 1: is: - yz!-'- - -':- "- ::' I amt) NIA)iee4Vr741 l1 '- Irese ' -e N-z- Underestimating Striking Power of Germans MainFactor in Setback 1- Lloyd George weather gives American planes and artillery full scope Quit Commons ! By United Press LONDON Dec 27—David Lloyd GeorgeWorl d War I prime minis- ter and for 54 years'i a member of r ( if 9 cell5-7- 2 ) St Hlubt'ert t) OessoBastogne y Se EDA st) c bournfly chdrtsNDiekirch 4m (11Bithurg ) 11 1 '1--- --Vt k ‘'N 4 bonny s Echternac i'11ft R 4111p Aztil ) V 0 : -- pi '‘ hvz '1''4 Allies (Official) By Associated Press more than ever Wednesday to be the major factors behind this first serious allied setback since the successful invasion of Europe That would seem to place the TRIER e ---6 I I 1 - Yanks Blast 5 Jap Warships Greek Leftist Takes Shot As Enemy Shells Mindoro At Churchill 1 Athit i 4 ' bber - I oc" k : ' - - ty break-throug- 1 : ' - - ! - - con-Sugiya- Brussels radio said Wednesday night that American relief columns had reaehed the American garrison at Bastogne which had been cut off by the German advance for more than a week "The relief forces have ' linked up with allied defenders around the town" the 1 broadcast said Belgian Having rejected a nazi ultimatum for surrender the trapped doughboys have been holding out against tremendous enemy pressure and were reported to have taken a large tolll of German armor in their defense of the town The American force is described as sizable but its number- has not been disclosed The besieged troops received hundreds of tons of stipplies ' principally ammuniIt was tion Wednesday dropped from trains of 7 Jransport planes which flew from both Britain and France i cargoes with their The first transport slipped over the German lines at dawn and dropped a unit of paratroopers to guide the to the scene other Half an hour afterward they radioed back that they had landed safely bundles of ammunition 'food and medicine were being dropped to the surrounded Americans i ' : south- The official announcement tell— ing of the garrison's relief gave no details not even the exact time but field dispatches reporting events more than 24 hours old said the American forces were within five miles of the besieged ' Belgian town Wednesday Associated Dispatches from Press correspondents at the front described this thrust as "heavy American forces" and said they had "punched a deep salient into the German southern' flank° and made gains of two to four miles The forces hammering at Field Marshal von Rundstedt's armies from the south were not officially Identified but German broadcasts Wednesday night declared that "practically the whole Third American army" was battering at the southern sector ' Germans Retreat Berlin said somr German forces In the frontier region of Luxembourg had withdrawn into pillboxes at the approaches to the westwall (Siegfried-- lime) and also told of powerful counterattacks being thrown against Field Marshal von Rundstedt from the north The German account said one Of Field Marshal Sir Bernard L crack British divi- Montgomery's -"still another with sions along American division withdrawn from the Aachen" were making "particularly grim counterattacks" in the north At the same time these reports of allied attempts to choke the neck of the Germanooffensive were coming from enemy sources the d Luxembourg radio said "Von Rundstedt's supply funnel through Belgium has been narrowed to less than 20 miles in width Thursday night" This mileage coincides with the distance from Bastogne northward to last reported allied positions near Lierneux Situation In Hand Premier Hubert Pierlot told the parliament he had word An earlier German radio com- Belgian "the tates allied authority ment said the campaign was be- from at the front is that the si coming "a battle ot attrition" Brussels radio in the well hand" ' Ludwig Sertorious Berlin's mill- - said said: '"It 'remains The drive to Bastogne apparentto bspokesman the very bitter ly an important break Is a quick In represented fighting approaching on the southern lines German or is It climax into whether of the enemy wedge The gains an Intermediate phase gliding The allied side made over rough terrain in counterattacks already are more were the woods almost due- west of dimethodic They are clearly Echternach and American SUCrected at exerting pressure on the (Continued on Pau Six) - (Column nix i ss German wedge from both sides and make it collapse" He contended that Gen Eisenhower still was "improvising" his defense but observed soberly: "He probably will use up a large part By United Press ' of the forces he has assembled to WESTERN FRONT—All Gerstem the German drive by flank man i in Belgian bulge attacks This may account for brokenattacks beheld or Germans the temporary slackening of allieved abandoning main drive lied attacks in the area of Elsborn toward liteuse and Stavelot against the northern flank of the German offensive" AIR—More than 1300 planes He said allied pressure on the blast six rail targets behind German lines In fifth day of German southern flank had inallied air offensive shoot down creased during the Christmas bol33 enemy planes : ldaysand was very strong in central Luxembourg and the areas ITALY — Germans unleash north of Arlon counteroffensive slyest and heavy The German Transocean agency south of GaIlleano s said: "The magnetic power of RUSSIA—Sovietoi split Gerthe winter battle is especially defenders of Budapest into noticeable in the Aachen ‘area man groups penetrate deeper where the positions of the U S two Ninth army have been taken over into Hungarian capital PACIFIC - U S warship's by British formations under command of Field Marshal Montgomshell Iwo Jima in Volcano Islands ery 6 : - s ' ' - - - : - - - C-4- 73 - allied-controlle- Luxembourg Nazis Fall Back German Radio Reports - all-par- ' ty Russ Asked to Explain Removal of Romania Oil Works - ' L : Experts Fix Quake In Nev Guinea ' - Romana-American- : ( Astra-Roman- - 1 Steau-Roman- - I 1 r - V' : I gt!Nq" k s C-4- ' m - 1 - all-par- m ' Wpy jap Diet Asks Suicide Spirit T tconrinkisntgognf assorted sources could be pieced into a picture cheering to the allies The beleaguered doughbOys at Bastogne who had been encircled since Dec 20 and gallantly smash1 ing back every German attempt 4 to wipe out their pcsition since then were reached by a hard- By Associated Press hittincolumn of American arLONDON Dec 27 — The - mor which drove up from the - ld - 1 - Rescue G 1 Pocket 1 - - allied headquarters announced re- lief troops had reached the heroic a e ()gra rraitsioonn Yank UnitsAmerican - Li-- ) - - -1 113k Ltbramont 1a - SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPARIS - Thursday Dec 28 — German PEDITIONARY FORCE Paris Dee27 — An broadcasts acknowledged tremendous allied outright underestimation of German striking counterattacks on both flanks of the nazi of- power coupled with either a failure to learn of fensive into Belgium Wednesday night The or to alDpreciate Von RundstécIt's mobile re- Luxembourg radio asserted the enemy salient serve movements behind the lines appeared had been narrowed to 20 miles and supreme SGERMANY I 1 Corridor in New Major Counterattack ' IS I 11 - c---- Melzijfes Irr Peril Reich's-- Supply -- 1 ---- against German lines In both Belgium and Luxembourg fronts Von Rundstedt unable to use tanks on big scale without risking massacre for major portion of his forces ( : Slowly 0 --s - I i Tta ! -- 3 LL -- : - ? - ir ' :i::::-'- - I OP t TD-- I- 1 St woos - - "T 1 tokethehm American tank ( pcmtr5) :::! units ':'!:r:-s II Into Germep 115 Juliit ! lines i W Leuven A' Exact location of r s - :::::':'"--- ' :: s BRUSSELS r push s :: s 4 '' TWERP!j i undisclosed t COLOGAN AACHEN i - ?' s s Earlier allied ss5s ' s announcement 6 : E Wo i '' ' '' a German I said TN I -- "— BELGIUM f' LIESE 1 Ro e r R I f armored :fle : l jv ::::v N— thrust toward Mc'nschauc i i -s I t 1 '1 Meuse river 1 9-' '''' l'S '' -' s ss Ambleve R checked at Celles I t1i e: "the Malmad L 1 and the sass lc roiled "Charlroi 1011'1164i1401v enemy Staveloi' ) AnLloyd George 116'bk back nounces retirement 1 Ciney o's Arrows show Hottoriki Where Germans 1 Dmant t "hay St Vith ' c center of action a ' Started Drive ::' t Mot elI -Z ielN tIL as Indicated k a 4‘si14o Roch tPrum By James M' Long ) Sit4 by dispatches' k Civet y ) 1 is Associated Press Correspondent from 'A Lest' Rit ))Rochelort ' 4 1 :i ar 1 7 - - - ClWea!hher: II the house of commons disclosed FRANCE lisiboolotjWIJXEh2OURG (-:::::1714 Wednesday that he is retiring from I s'is thsrpougt blilliigtly1 tflio3rinth4lentialtectiirsett ethe 1 parliament on the advice of his ? 7N and to suggest that any important physicians He will be 82 on Jan ' N)(-Harm shakeup in the command—none tt-17 and for several years his health ' 1I Longuyon 73 has materialize'd as' yet—w ould fsiza---Sietck has been somewhat impaired a amount to scapegoat finding Thoonvslle 0 - Announcement of his decision A 2? ' However the forthright allied NIIII: Saar R t Wollimpoo Hayangeo n Slating min battle boss Gen Dwight D Eisento retire was made by E P Evans N ' hower has shown no inclination chairman of the Carnarvon Borto hunt for scapegoats either here or previously during his comoughs Liberal Assn who said the mand of the Mediterranean theaged liberal party leader would ater In this respect it can be renot seek reelection in the coming ' called that the allied commander has election Lloyd George general directness displayed square-fiste- d represented the Carnarvon in supporting his generals right (Wales) district in parliament ' down the line from Field Marshal without a break since he was ' sist—obedience to NWLB direc- elected In 1890 by a margin of 18 lit'-Montgomery on back in the days United States (Official)—By Associated Press tives became known Wednesday votes at the age of 27 when slow progress around Caen when it was learned that the paMACARTHUR'S GEN HEADQUARTERS brolfght some public criticism of Philippines 4Greece (Official) pers had cleared the deck of Eco- Father of Commons his British colleague Dec 28—The battle for the central Philippines flared mimic Stabilizer Fred M Vinson Since 1929 he has been the "fa- Thursday By Associated Press Shifts Made 'With final action deferred prob- ther" of the house of commons into action the night of Dec 26 when a Japanese battle task ATHENS Thursday Dec 28— Troop as a result of the ably no more than a day or two unofficial title of the member force steamed in from the China sea and Obviously Ministerwho Prime Churchill subjected the It was also learned that chief with the longest service in that nazi to certain allied came counterattack solve here the armed help among those who have been press- body No member of the house American positions on Mindoro island to what Gen Douglas Mac- - strife which has rent this counbeen have made When troop shifts ing for seizure i n the last few ever served so long without a A S the an inaccurate and EL try broke' enemy through his days has been Atty Gen Francis break as he morning Wednesday sniper Biddle and Chairman William H were forces against The "Welsh wizard" as the Brit- shelling" stood outside the- British embassy almost no running wild and Mitchells Davis of theW L B American planes opposition Now they a him for genera- Thunderbolts and ish press called P-him and whistled The bullet boats by are navy a real opponent GerBiddle Brakes Action tion will leave his family well drove off the struck a young woman 300 yards manmeeting enemy ships have been probing howpatrols in parliament of While Mr Biddle acted as a represented said three The lines from the Maas to the Our communique son Maj Gwilym Lloyd the six ateNNn'asyei brake against hurried action last ever His has was but one incident in a Rhine in an effort to find out how enemy destroyers in the from George week in order to make certain Pembroke since 1922 except for shelling force were sunk and a dramatic day in which the the allied lines were bolstered there were no other alternatives the and cruiser fled with Greek factions agreed But there is no intention here to battleship 1924-2- 9 opposing his and daughPress Associated period It was said that in the last few ter the remaining three destroyers By upon a regency as hand them such vital information been has iMously George Lloyd Megan ‘ after being damaged days he has rushed preparation member from war and navy ministers a principal step toward ending on a platter 1929 Japan's since Anglesey This belated enemy reaction to of papers that may be filed l in civil Churchthe and however is here warfare It clear that the told the diet Wednesday that "ram-th- ethe federal courts simultaneously All three are liberals ill told a press conference that allied command was caught napunopposed American virtually (suicide) tactics of their he Premier Stalin and Pres Roose- - ping more by the force of Von with seizure of the properties Although living in semiretireThe government anticipates at- ment for a number of years Lloyd discovered at dusk Dec 26 combat fliers would win the war velt would take up the Greek Rundstedt's blow than the fact and called upon the pecple at question at a meeting to be held one was delivered Allbyof which tempts by the company to obtain George kept his memoryhis fresh Launch Attack Bombers war the with to through sacrificial home public emulate the from injunctions restraining it in the near future makes it seem quite certain that The American bombers and spirit" someone somewhere made the acting and countermoves to fore- memoirs and other writingsup and to The ministers Field Marshal Parties Agree stall such action have been pre- by occasionally popping He has fighters took off from newly congrievous military mistake of uncriticize the government structed air strips oft Mindoro to Gen Sugiyama and Adm Mitsuof pared view In of the the agreement derestimating the enemy In connection with these prepa- attended few sessions of the hOuse launch their vicious attack on the masa YonaL in their reports to the rea conference upon rations it was said that agents in recent years enemy warships steaming in from 86th session of the diet spoke gency the next step appeared up Warned of Outbreak Is known as he "L Last G" year the direction of the setting sun L W N B in glowing terms of the exploits of to King George now in London the department of the Headquarters correspon dents h of justice and the office of eco- to his Intimates married Stevesnson Despite the air attacks the the Kamikaze special attack corps He was reported to be cool to the were told before the Louise force held to its course fliers who have dedicated themnomic stabilization had been sent tary Frances Japanese some time the occurred that was when it during first regency wife died in 1941 His and to Chicago from Washington to His first brought the ships selves to crash-div- e their planes broachedproposal farly nightMindoro winter the Germans might be exleadets Farm-haGreek Bron-y-d- e by Churt is at home off southwest be on hand for the seizure "dead They then into enemy ships and installations Churchill told newsmen that pected to try a counteroffensive where he still takes the long shelled the coast line" when the leaders of the three great And one of the areas where such mainSuicide Tactics Until shortly before midnight Praises Federal court action favoring walks which with dhis golfhis blow was regarded as likepowers get together noon the a nazi health his ng tained long of crash American the exploding Domei agency's radio dispatches Greek the government would be flashed was be through the Ardennes forly would of "one career question bombs and the rattle of small as recorded by the federal commuat once to- other localities where public est into Luxembourg and of most items the region the important guns from the torpedo boats and nications commission quoted Sugiseizures have been planned The Spurns Elevation Belgium Despite this Von Rundlow level strafers mingled with yama: "I firmly believe the way agenda" one army out of the reported plan is to prevent the stedt been course pulled our "We feel has that was It reported warsalvos from the Japanese to victory will be opened by the arious store managers from- re- theRecently at line moved least one and pos(crebe he would asserted "In absolutely right" statebsmaKni Continued on Page Sli) fusing to obey the orders of the ated aged ramming tactics" in ships in Pres consultation an with George August Four) (Column made claims of great Roosevelt we agreed to bring in government under penalty of the New Year's honors list In his 'laps Flee Westward temt of court fliers the successes suicide by and help until active years he spurned elevation The planes and P-- T boats pur- (American navy authorities have food and relief to the peerage although he ac- sued Plan Details Secret settled down Premier Stain moonlight and things the enemy such termed enemy merit order of lin was consulted and gave his consaw at least two of the Japanese repeatedly While details of the govern- cepted the rare claims as fantastically exagger- sent V in 1919 and special from to this course George direct from tnent's plan are a closely guarded burning ated) medals the following year His destroyers war hits secret it was reported that the The navy minister de- Big 3 Meeting which paralleled and folPilots took up the chase Wednes- clared Japanese initial step after seizure would be writings the Kamikaze career corps had his active lowed political "At Caserta Britain was invited final to go into the federal courts for are estimated to have earned him day morning delivering sunk 49 and damaged 38 allied LONDON Dec 27 GPI — The on Page Six government in- - German a sweeping injunction restraining more than $250000 22 12 Dec Nov and between One) radio said Wednesday (Column ships cruding the communists and the suthe company its officials and He listed as "confirmed results" E A M allied troops were strikthat night liberation (national party) ing violently at both pervisory staffs from interfering the following stink: Five battle- to the northern conic to Greece" with the government 32 transports and "other unField Marof flanks and southern ships i The difference of opinion Part of the government's case identified enemy craft" Damaged In the only von Rundstedt's offensive and shal conference concerned the for seizure will be the "tinder he said were "one large aircraft date which the in some frontier sectors of regency should au-be that that refusal 27 transports and a numnamely carrier German troops had Luxembourg an was established it said to teemingy the N W 1B order in by of other unidentified craft" ber to of the west withdrawn outposts source Dethoritative with war center like the major- wall a line) (Siegfried Contrasted Statements eftroit may affect 'war workers i n Copyright by New York Times ity urging that the plan be ship some of the equipment of the "Battles of' the greatest scale" fected immediately conadjacent plants Russia into oil two fields claims ministers' Dec 27—The WASHINGTON are being fought on both flanks (The After the regency decision had Berlin said This approach was apparently United i trasted with a statement of Capt While all companies owning States and Great Britain (Continue(1 on PRZfo Six) borne out Wednesday by the warn- have of the JapEtsuzo Kurihara chief asked soviet Russia for an (Cohoon Five0 "Practically the whole Third ings brought here from Detroit by explanation of the removal of a equipment in this oil field oper- anese imperial headquarters press American army" was counterata committee of the greater Detroit certain amount of before law Romanian ated under section Dec 7 He was quoted from tacking in the southern sector Industrial union council headed by the Romanian oil equipment Rus- the wars most of them were conDomel agency as saying the sufields into by according to the broadcast with Pat Quinn chairman trolled either wholly or in part by icide corps was organized because Lt Gen George S Patton aiming sia it was learned Wednesday Confer With N W L B a thrust in the vicinity of Vaus No complete explanation of the foreign capital The Standard Oil desperate measures were necessary ' Co of New Jersey for example to make up for plane shortages Les Rosiers nine miles southhas officials of soviet action the several' associates Quinn and a the west of Bastogne in an effort "to and warning against notions "the given and the facts as to controlled 27 Cal Dec PASADENA conferred with officials of the war been much (— corner which produced about 15r0 war is being- won" by the corps The California Institute of TechGerman divisions between equipment was taken Co department of the NWLB and how Roof the total annual prewar "This is a grave error" he said nology recorded a the Salm and Ourthe rivers" earthVinson's office To these officials are still in dispute but the soviet heavy Berlin which previously had has reassured both manian production of 5000000 "Such thoughts are far from cor- quake estimated at 5400 miles west Quinn's committee declared that government and Co Shell Anglo-Dutc- h tons The London based that rect") they propaganda on claims that of Pasadena at 8:38:57 and 8:49:30 the situation in Detroit was fast Washington a the Nippon- a in Pacific war time Wednes- British troops were not taking British directed which and American will reported Sugiyama respect of out control and that running produced 30 of the total another' ese army was "repulsing the at- day part in the defense against Von War workers were restive because financial interests in the RomadeAnglo-Frenc- h Romanian company tacking enemy" He declared' will also and fields Rundstedt declared Wednesday oil nian New in of the of the lag in government enforceProbably region a United States casualties in the Britain it would have been de- night that one of Field Marshal produced 10 ment of its orders against four velop the fields in the interest of the another British company Unirea Pacific now totaled 503000 structive in a settled area the Sir Bernard L Montgomery's Detroit stores of Montgomery the general war effort Yonal recalled previous Japanese seismologists' announcements said crack divisions had Joined with What has actually happened in was responsible ft:5r another 10 Ward where the CIO has called "still another American division strikes thq Romanian oil fields is not and the Germans owned facilities claims of "successes" against the HILO Hawaii Dec 27 UP—An withdrawn from the Aachen front At the same time they expressed clear because the Russians have producing about 237e of the total United States fleet off Formosa The American and British rep- and the Philippines and declared earthquake shook the island of In making particularly grim counfear lest the situation develop into not permitted American reprea general strike of C I 0 workers sentatives on the allied control resentatives on the Romanian "the majority of the enemy's air- Hawaii for several seconds Wed- terattacks" in the north The enemy broadcast said the in Detroit in pointing out that commission for Romania to go commission took the question up craft carrier strength" has been nesday but caused no damage The first pronounced shock occurred allied goal in the north was "to in the opinion of his committee there but it has been established with soviet officails on the allied destroyed The American public he told the at 5 a m Hawaii time (10:30 a m crush t h e German flank with the entire question of enforcement that when Marshal Rodion T commission insBucharest who reresigned to eastern war time) followed by two massed forces and artillery near of N W L B directives was at Malinovsky's army reached the ferred the question to their su- diet "is disappointedly (Contloupel en Pace Six) lesser quakes at 6 and 7 a m Grandmesnil" oil fields orders were given to periors in Moscow stake ive $ (Column - - --'- -- 1 44 :mg savidLsI - - 0 : ' '7:7- ' :''- 3 t i - )- -t - : - i ): : ::- PresARoosevelt Ii 5 '4' 4 ' t$ 1 rz - : - -- s : - Copyright by N Y Times NA ' Dec 27 — It - ::s — r - 'cr ''''''' t Action Follows CIO General Walkout - :'::-i'l—"' Threat of - --- Salt Lake City Utah Thursday Morning December 28 1944 Ward Seizure Ordered By Roosevelt - -- - ' ' - - - i - - -- t i a Air Associated Press United Press - -o - : - ' I - w ar'Fronts s ' ' i -- i r 1 |