Show 1 WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS macarthur macarthurs Mac Arthurs s forces close in to cut off japs pacific empire set up military rule for reich released by western newspaper union columns they are thoss those 0 of opinions are expressed in these thee western EDITORS newspaper NOTE when unions news analysts an and d not necessarily of this new newspaper r EUROPE press through mud As american forces extended their holdings about aachen and other allied un units its pressed against against the reich through fall mush the U S and britain laid down regulations for strict military government of occupied german derman territory and adolf hitler c called on every able bodied male between 16 and 60 and if need be women and girls for guerrilla warfare against the conquerors focal point of fighting continued around aachen where doughboys Dough boys rooted out german defenders house by house in the once proud now shattered city of and strong enemy units assembled to the east of the metropolis in an effort to prevent the americans from bursting into the vital rhineland action also flared on the dutch frontier to the north where british troops pressed toward the german border below the pivotal siegfried bastion of kleve gateway to the industrial ruhr valley so bitter was the fighting in this sector that desperate nazis made every house around the village of venray lenray a stronghold with hand to hand struggles even carrying into the hallways framed with miniatures of dutch masters fighting was equally intense on the lower end of the mile front where the U S seventh a army edged up the foothills of the mountains guarding the bavarian border and lashed at approaches to the 25 mile wide belfort gap to the south strict control in extending military government to occupied german territory the allies demanded strict obedience obedience to regulations and decreed death fo for r espionage armed resistance unauthorized zed possession of firearms or a f e 0 4 W az V churning Churm ng through muddy roads jeeps airry carry U S troops to rain soaked battlefront battle front wireless transmitting set looting or pillage destruction of records and sabotage furth further er travel within germany will be forbidden except by special permission and all political prisoners jews and foes of the nazi regime will be released pending establishment of allied control postal telegraph and telephone service will be suspended radios will be permitted by every bush in calling up the guerrilla army to operate behind allied lines hitler said I 1 just as in 1939 we are facing the enemy alone in a first enormous effort of our german peoples strength we succeeded then ger banys second all out effort must and will succeed relying on our own force we will not only break the will of destruction but we will throw him back again 11 addressing the reich from a barracks in east prussia under siege of russian forces driving in from the north east and south home front commander and gestapo chief himmler ordered the defense of germany by every village every house every farm every ditch every forest and every bush massed attacks with the russians attacking in force in east prussia driving into czechoslovakia through the northern carpathian mountain passes and battering enemy armored columns on the hungarian plains the germans were hard pressed to hold their lines in the east referring to the bitter fighting in fast east prussia where the reds were employing upwards of tanks the nazi radio exclaimed the country is enveloped in smoke and belching flames and above it hangs the never ending din of battle r PACIFIC return to philippines pursuing the tactics he employed in the solomons new britain and new guinea in separating enemy forces general douglas macarthur struck at leyte island in the center of the philippines As the generals grand strategy shaped as the U S sixth army supported by the U S third and seventh fleets and carrier planes not only were the japanese on the main island of luzon in the north divided from their units on mindanao to the LU hl philippine ISLANDS ml DANAO A A circle indicates region of U S invasion of philippines south but the americans foothold put them in position to threaten the supply lines farther to the west carrying vital raw materials from the indies region up to the foes home industries under cover of an extensive air umbrella and the big guns of the U S warships supplies were poured ashore to the american troops who held a wide strip reaching southward from the principal port of Tac loban and who girded for a showdown fight with an estimated japanese in the philippines under field marshall count juichi general macarthurs Mac Arthurs invasion of the philippines fulfilling his pledge to return after the japanese conquest of th the islands less than three years ago followed in the wa wake ke of the third fleets continued aerial attack on enemy shipping and aviation units in the formosa and manila regions which prevented their free dispatch to counter the big invasion of leyte the presence of substantial elements of the third fleet in these waters with warships as well as aircraft carriers in full array also scared off the vaunted Ja japanese navys incursion into the invasion waters the enemy turning tail before lary scale action could develop general macarthurs Mac Arthurs return to the philippines was personal the commander having directed the operation from a warship and the then n set up headquarters ashore FUEL warm winter due to a combination of high production of coal and efficient transportation por tation U S homes will be well warmed this winter even though the government continues to advise con to assure orderly consumption to meet wartime needs with production having passed the ton mark so far soft coal output is running tons over last year not only are rail deliveries moving up to snuff but careful planning has permitted permit permitted tea the transport of great quantities of coal over the great lakes for distribution to adjacent territories how much foreign countries may draw on TJ S coal supplies remains undetermined with british production lagging and miners miner threatening to strike for higher wages and uncertainty exist existing 1 ng as to what extent output ma may Y be resumed in liberated nations n to help meet some of their own needs oil output rich in coal the U S is equally rich in petroleum with oil production estimated at approximately barrels daily with its western and coastal fields alone yielding over barrels dai daily I 1 y texas with its seven p producing areas leads the U S in output with over barrels with a almost barrels daily california nia runs second other big producers with their approximate daily output include louisiana with barrels oklahoma kansas illinois new mexico wyoming and arkansas 80 with 50 barrels daily florida is at the bottona bottom of the list FARM EXPORTS study subsidies pay payment ment of subsidies to permit the american farmer to enter the foreign market at a profit was agreed upon by the commodity credit corporation and cotton and wheat representatives with details of the program still to be worked out and submitted to the state department part ment and other government agencies for approval under the proposals the would bear the difference in cost between domestic and foreign prices to enable american producers to meet cheap competition where the had cotton on hand it would resell the commodity to exporters at markdowns mark downs A similar procedure would be followed for wheat for export as bulk or flour with the resel reselling reseller lir ig the commodity to shippers at an announced price RAIL TRAFFIC to stay heavy As government agencies resisted increases in railroad freight and passenger rates army officials predicted continued high traffic after the end of the european war as the emphasis on movement will shift to the west for acceleration of the struggle against the japs in opposing the railroads petitions for average freight rate increases of 6 per cent and a retention of the 10 per cent boost in passenger fares agricultural agencies declared heavy production assured the carriers of continued high tonnage not only will the rails have to handle longer hauls to western ports po for the pacific war after germanys germanas Germ anys surrender army officials said but rolling stock also will be needed for shipments to atlantic ports where some troops also will be sent out to fight the japanese and supplies will have to be tunneled funneled for occupation forces and rehabilitation needs in europe AIR TRAVEL super liners As the civil aeronautics board conducted hearings to determine costs and volume of traffic of future transatlantic trans atlantic air travel to guide it in deciding tow bow many companies should be allowed to operate over ocean routes plans were presented for for elaborate facilities to be used in in such transport listed for use by one airline was a new and as yet undeveloped combination passenger cargo plane weighing hing 92 tons and capable of carrying people by day and by night miles at a cruising speed of miles per hour cargo capacity pac 1 ity would be 2082 cubic feet also listed for use was Lock heeds famed constellation now in production as an army transport plane wl with th a passenger capacity of 40 by day and 30 by night and a cruising speed of miles per hour the constellation holds an unofficial speed record of 6 hours and 58 minutes from los angeles to washington D C may ring again repair of americas historic liberty bell so that it could ring out in full tone lone on vday uns proposed by ir J conley of the lite lincoln electric company comm M EMA of cleveland I 1 ohio housed in independence pen dence hall in philadelphia where it was rung to summon citizens for a celebration of the declaration 0 of independence A pen dence the bell cracked in 1835 while u tolling out the death dead of f chief justice john Al marshall arshall of 0 f copper and tin structure tile the liberty be bell ll 11 could be repaired conley declared by arc melding nel ding HURRICANE sweeps caribbean leaving unsecured dwellings uprooted store windows smashed power lines tangled and many persons killed and injured a destructive hurricane swirled out of I havana la cuba and twisted across the caribbean to lash along the western coast of florida F lorida and then head over the mainland to the northeast As the hurricane moved northward at a rate of 15 miles hour with GO CO per mile an hour gales shifting in its path residents of the thickly populated beach bradenton Bra denton and sarasota areas around moved inland with some seeking refuge in churches and schools the low lying residents of coastal area on the atlantic side of florida were advised v to retire to higher since abnormal ground ed silice tides were predict florida besides the taking a toll of two lives liv in hurricane au all of the states blew virtually 7 anges and record crop of or grapefruit causing damage estimated to the it at ground 50 |