Corsicana Daily Sun (Newspaper) - October 26, 1944, Corsicana, Texas DONT TODAY TO THE NAVARRO COUNTY WAR CHEST THE WEATHER East In partly cloudy In south portion this tonight and cooler In north portion Complete Weather on Market Thermometer Readings 8 I 9 10 I 11 12 I 1 I 2 3 67 I 67 74 I 77 78 I 81 j 82 83 itaMi FULL LEASED WIRE ASSOCIATED PRESS AP MARKETS AT A GLANCE NEW hits rails in house profit down war profit down same at down same aa fairly top top lor OCTOBER PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS JAPANESE FLEET CRUSHED I AIR AND SEA FIGHT SEA AND AIR BATTLE WAS COSTLY TO ENEMY MORE THAN 26 NIPPON WARSHIPS WERE SUNK OR HEAVILY DAMAGED By LEONARD Associated Press War United States naval surface and air forces sank or damaged 26 Japanese Including big battleships and in crush ing blows dealt the enemy in per haps the worlds greatest naval en The in three sea sectors ranging from the Sulu Sea of the Southwest Philippines to the wat ers east of Leyte and southeast of not only dealt the Japan ese a staggering defeat but also took the immediate danger of sea interference from Douglas landing operations on To American communiques tell ing of the Japanese losses was added an eyewitness account by John Reuters naval cor who was with the United States force which stopped the Japanese in the Sulu Leonard said that only one enemy cruiser and one destroyer escaped from a fleet of two two cruisers and four All the other ships were destroyed in the action which began In dark ness morning of vessels escaped were of Chester and Douglas Mac arthur said a fight for control of the Philippines wa ters cost the Japanese at least eight first line warships three probably sunk and 15 others MISSING IN Wil liam Army Air Flying Fortress tall is missing in action over Germany since October accord ing to a message from the war de received by his and Pur don Route former Corsicana A graduate of the Corsi cana high Loftis en tered the service February and has been overseas since Au gust Casualties Are Hearing IMf Million Figure Battle casualties of the United destroyers for States armed forces total Secretary of War Stimson re that casualties See PACIFIC Page 14 DEWEY MAKES CHARGE ROOSEVELT SEEKING SELL PRIVILEGES REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE ALSO DISCUSSED FOREIGN POLICY IN CHICAGO By JACK BELL EN ROUTE WITH DEWEY TO Thomas voicing a charge that President Roosevelt had spon sored an idea to sell special priv to to the Democratic Fourth Term called today for a new national administration founded on rudi mentary Turning sharply back to the do front after a re ply to President expo sition of foreign the re publican presidential nominee told a whistling throng In the Chicago Stadium last night that it was time for Americans to resolve here and now to put an end to gov by the cynical theory of who gets when and Declaring that men and women on WPA had been shaken down for political contributions to the new Dewey asserted amid cries of You tell em Tom that Roosevelt himself had coun a plan by which he said those who wished to help finance the fourth term campaign would be invited to participate in the formulation of administration pol for one thousand dollars on the The audience responded with a loud Thats why its time for a the New York governor Andy Chief estimat ed that persons were packed into the hall and there were 10 000 outside who f ailed gain ad Dewey took for the next of his 13th major speech since his nom letter he said had been dated 16 on the stationery of the National Democratic Campaign See Page October numbered The Us main 69 The army total represents an Increase of for the interval between October the date cover It was possibly a mortal to the the power to defend the Japanese cut off forces they head for the China and the necessary might to again challenge the victorious Am erican naval Incomplete returns showed this havoc raised with the Mikados first line ships Carriers two one probably Battleships one two prob ably seven severely j for theatres repOrted through DIOW i 1 A AM MA NAZI HIGH COMMAND ANNOUNCES LANDING BY ALLIES ON ISLAND CLEARING OF ANTWERP FOR USE OF INVASION FORCES SOUGHT By WILLIAM FRYE German high command ed today that Allied strik ing to clear the last Nazi guns i Mocking Allied convoys from had landed on the south shore of Beveland are In prog the communique indi cating the amphibious forces al ready had made good a bridge head on the north side of the Schelde Earlier Beilin broadcasts that another island north of the had been invaded by Allied land and sea forces were not borne out by the The landing apparently was made under the protection of a cense morning fog which swept in from the North Sea and came aa Allied fighting through forged slowly ahead to clear the sea approaches to Field Marshal Sir Bernard L pincers tightened on Germans clinging I to the waterlogged deltas and lands of southwest with Ihe enemy giving ground the way from Bergen Op Zoom to S Driving in from the east on 000 Germans trapped on Walch the Canadians fought through thick fog and traversed half the length of the wide 10 mile long neck to the connecting island of South They cap tured Rilland on the The progress was along single roads raised over wastes of water left by the flooding of the Fighting in the Streets South of the estuary the Cana dians were fighting in the streets RUSSIANS DRIVING DEEPER INTO NORWAY IN ARCTIC STORMS TRANSYLVANIA AND ROMANIA HAVE BEEN CLEARED OF GERMANS Czechoslovakia communications center ot was captured today in Russian ad vance through the Marshal Stalin announced tonight in an order of the fell to the forces oE Fourth Uk ranian front army which scaled the mountains from southern Po land and invaded Capture of the town of pop placed the Fourth front only about 12 miles from the prewar boundary between Czech and It is an railway center on the line running across the Car from Lwow in Poland to in Hun Oct troops drove deeper into Norway today beyond captured Kirkenes tumbled degrees below in a supreme effort to annihilate up to Germans being herded before and Fin nish In local engagements just north of the Kremlin at midnight announced the capture of a dozen satellite towns on the east side of the wide and swift Vistula river which bends sharply west northwest just above the The pace of the Red army of fensive in East Prussia slackened before ferocious German resist All northern Transylvania was behind Russian lines in the Bal in Arctic storms which the temperature several ed by the previous and of four miles southeast October In the same of Cadzand where the navy casualties increased United States army ground force casualties in from the origi nal landings in to October 16 numbered an in crease ot since September Army casualties for all theaters through October compared with the figures for October follow and and and Comparative navy figures kill and 27r 857 and and unchanged from The ground force casualties in Italy on October 16 as compared with September 25 and and MILITARY PERSONNEL AT CORSICANA FIELD HONOR GEORGE BAUM Military personnel at Corsicana Field were guests of George Baum Wednesday evening at Baum Dinner was served and a program of informal enter thoroughly As a special tribute to the host and as evidence of the high es teem in which he Is held by the officers and men at Corsicana Field a Certificate of Apprecia tion to George Baum was pre sented signed by the officers and enlisted men on duty The presentation was made by Army increased Collier The certificate pointed out that you evidence a genuine and truly hospitable regard for ill of us by your generous contribu tions of money and personal facilities in providing on numer ous occasions for our entertain ment and well By affixing our names we vote unanimously that the kindness and generosity of George Baum has been one of the greatest last guns block the estuary from the They also recaptured See WEST Page 9 NEW ACTION TO CLEAR ANTWERP FOR ALLIED CONVOYS UNDER WAY REPORTED LANDING ON BEVELAND ISLAND NOT CONFIRMED OFFICIALLY By WILLIAM RYAN Associated The German high command to day said that Allied strik ing to clear the last Nazi guns blocking Allied have landed on the south shore of Bev eland where some Germans are The Germans communique said countermeasures were under indicating that amphibious forces already had established a bridge head on the north side of the Schelde The communi que to bear an earlier report from Berlin thai the Allies had landed on neighbor ing Walcheren The reported which was not immediately confirmed by Al lied might be an other of the Allied attack tu open Antwerp as a supply port for the invasion of the The pace of the Russian invas ion of East Prussia the Red Army increased pressure against the northern flank of German defenses around the Pol ish capital of In the south the Russians com conquest of and on the the prize Nor port of Kirkenes fell to a Red army invasion which gave every of continuing in pursuit of some Drive Ahead In Holland British and Canadians in Hol hammering forward steadily single factors in making our tour j Germans block 01 duty in Corsicana the pleasant inuse tighten ed tht claws of a pinchers against Nazis clinging to deltas and is lands in southwest as the British Second army rolled the memorable experiences It has Bombings Resumed Am erican air fleet of more than heavy bombers and 650 fighters at tacked industrial and rail objec tives today at Munster and in other parts of western Heavy clouds were encountered and bombing was by No were mentioned in first A similar bomber force attacked western Germany enemy back all along a 50mile See EUROPEAN Page 13 The Road To Berlin The Associated Press front 301 miles from west of front 304 miles from northwest of front 558 miles from south of See Page 13 PRESIDENT CALLS FOR FULL SUPPORT President amid reports of stirring naval victory in the Far urged today the ing of the navy until the last battle is In a statement recognizing Navy he said v On this Navy the Na tion pauses to salute the men ol the United States Their heroic performance has won the and gratitude of al men who fight for Never before hat sea power played so significant a role in the determina tion of American destiny and the course of world I There still remains a I tal chapter of naval history to be written in the That it will be superbly executed I have no For our it is our duty here at home to continue to give the Navy our unswerving support until the last battle is The American people will never forget the courage and sac Signed Franklin NETHERLANDS BRITISH AND CANADIAN DRIVES IN Indicate British Second Army and Canadian First Army drives in the Netherlands British entered key road center of Hertogenbosch and captured Boxtel and Best to the Canadians neared Bergen op Zoom and Roosendaal and tightened pressure on Germans pocketed on the south bank of the Schelde River Shaded line is AP Wirephoto EIGHTH ARMY TROOPS CLEAR GERMANS FROM SAVIO RIVER LINE ar my troops have cleared the Ger mans from the Savio river line in the eastern Po valley thrust ing from bridgeheads west and north of have advanced northwestward to within five miles of Forli along the highway to Allied headquarters an The Eighth army advanced at least 11 miles in a thrust that placed it only 37 miles from Bolog The enemy having Eighth army troops have advanc ed rapidly from their Cesena have driven in enemy rear guards and crossed the river the communique West of the the Allied forces captured the town of Forli on the Bologna high an 1 reached the Ronco three miles The lack of resistance indicated the advance would to Forli out the Savlo river above Cesena have reached a point more than four miles to the South of the Po valley highway Indian and Polish troops were clearing mountainous terrain of The Fifth army meanwhile con to batter away against resistance on the southern ap to Nazi Atrocities Not Ambassador Averell Harriman said today German atrocities on Large Vote Now Indicated For General Election Absentee voting is in full swing at the office of county this with In dications Thursday that there will be a large turnout in the general had voted at the absentees returned Canadian troops striking from their bridgehead across the eastern front In in Russia have not be Poland and and LATEST NEWS INDICATES JAPAN JUST ABOUT SUCCEEDED IN FULL HARAKIRI IN BIG SEA BATTLE By Associated Press War It locks as though the Japanese had just about succeeded in com harakiri In the great sea battle off the They have suffered a major it may prove 10 a decisive defeat which has smashed the main spring of Nip pons sea power and so will has ten the end of the Pacific we cant the situation fully until the complete report is at This is a mo ment for exultation but not for loose While details are lacking its clear that the Allied force an Australian squadron participated has dealt a devastating blow to Japans This may have crippled the Mikados navy calamity for This column yesterday called the developing battle of the Philip pines the crisis of the war in the Clearly the magnitude of the Japanese naval effort is recog of But the Jans arent tho only ones to see the There are siens on every hand that this thought of crisis is in the minds of the Al lied high Theres a gathering of the Unit ed Nations clans In the Orient for the It isnt by coincidence that this comes as the great Mac Arthur strikes to redeem his pledge to free the The method an concerted action are recognition that this is the crucial Australia is making big prepar ations to accommodate British The vast Indian base is seething with The Royal Air Force in England already has completed plans to move a steady to the Far East the moment Hitler yells quit somebody yells it for The British are moving a great naval fleet from England Into the Our own General Stilwell in China is rushing operations for the reopening of the Burma Road to expedite the movement of sup plies to the Chinese and to the American Air The British are attacking again in with the ending of the monsoon Thirtythree office or had in the a total of 132 ballots have been 83 regular ab sentee ballots have been mailed Aith 16 49 ballots havo teen sent service men and six re a total of 100 federal bal lots have been received from the secretary of the clerk The total registration in Na varro county to vote Is this There were in the 1940 general presi election while voted In the first Democratic primary election this according to the county Those already voted absentee ballots at the clerks office are Ward 1 William Ward 3 Ward 3 Ward 2 Nathan Wayne Zions Rest Spruill J Emhouse and Tupelo and Berton Pat Emhouse H Ward 3 Emhouse John Chapel Wayne Ward and 2 Robert Ward 4 James Frost Ward Ward 2 and Mrs Hous Sue Frances Gor Ward 3 Aubrey Mar vin Camp Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 3 Iza Mui Ward 2 and Ward Absentee voting will close Fri German General Ber lin radio reported today that commander of a German army was killed by Russian planes in a attack on an advanced po sition at Plenty Of But No Reporters for the first time in the history of Mils Daily Sun Is with out a Editors clutter up the but not one person with the title of The last reporter quit yester The Sun staff boasts an telegraph sports society and a proof Looks like the Mg shot execu will huve in take their feet off and go to Mighty tough though for the editors not to have at leant one reporter to War certainly IK ADDITIONAL GIFTS ARE ANNOUNCED FOR COUNTY WAR CHEST WORKERS MEET IASTIC RESPONSE COUN TY IS ORGANIZED Additional gifts of to Navarro County War Chest brings the grand total for the Irst two days to accord ing to announcement Thursday by Festus advance gifts The quota Is Of all gifts reported to date there has been only one cut Pierce adding that everyone has willingly generously increased their pledge 10 per Teams to The chairman urgently requests oil teams to make reports at the earliest saying that a number of teams have not yet to general chair man for Navarro an two additional community chairmen assuming responsibility for their community Oscar has assumed a quota for that and will act as chairman for the Mildred community to secure a quota of Reading Navarro county is being rapid ly organized and by the end of the week every community will have its quota and all according to Read Additional Second report on advance as released Thursday by executive fol low Previous Report Cameron Alexander Motor Tekell Furniture First National Street T Dally Miles Furniture Ed Polk PHILIPPINE WATERS SCENE OF CRIPPLING BLOW TO JAP NAVY MORE THAN TWENTY SIX WARSHIPS OF ENEMY LOST IN BATTLES By The Associated PACIFIC FLEET HEAD Pearl Japans sea power has been reduced by at least 26 important as a result of the American naval victory in the Philippines and the returns of the cru cial battle still are in Latest unofficial compilations from American communiques showed 12 of Nippons fighting ships definitely three prob ably sunk and 11 This did not count several destroyers which were sunk or The returns showed a heavy toll among Nippons battleships two two probably sunk and six heavily for a total of 10 Beat available information indicates that Japan had only li or 12 exclusive of new since the beginning of the Pacific war in The as reported by Chester Nimitz and Douglas MacArthur showed five Japanese cruisers sunk and four damaged two carriers sunk and one damaged three destroyers specifically listed as sunk and one Instance the fleet commanders did not count the total number of enemy destroyer merely re porting several were sunk or One Engagement At least of the three en the battle in the San Bernardino Streat was con with aircraft pur suing the broken remnants of one the enemy forces which attempted to attack American landing forces on Leyte The extent nf the disaster to Japans In the Pacific was illustrated in part by an eye report from John Leon Reuters news corres pondent with the 7th fleet under Daniel which all but destroyed one of the two enemy naval units approaching Leyte This enemy unit consisted of wo two cruisers anil four Both one cruiser and throe were Leonard Only a nnd a destroyer nnd they were heavily Leonard The crushing threefold defeat stripped Emperor navy of the greater part of its known battleship and cruiser necessary to engage the fleet in another major action or seriously check Its In Seo NAVAL Pago 5 CRUSHING DEFEAT HANDED JAP NAVY MAY CHANGE WAR NATION CHEERED WITH THOUGHT VICTORY MAY COME MONTHS SOONER Hy HARMILTON Associated Press War At A Glance By The Pren PACIFIC Over 26 Japanese sunk or heavily ed fleet WESTERN FRONT Canadians close in on last big German Runs guarding Antwerp approaches Bcr Ini announces allied landing on two inlands In Schelde Brit ish Fort Often north of S EASTERN FRONT Polish troops drive across outflanking Warsaw Warsaw su burb towns ITALIAN Germans are clear ed from Savlo river line in eastern FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY Hy 1rcMN announce loss of Canadian liner Impress of sunk in North Atlantic by German British warships rescue 5D8 of 643 The crushing defeat handed the Japanese navy in Philippine wat ers brought to Washington ami the nation today the cheering that the whole course of the war may now be changed tmci victory brought months These great expectations were tempered in some degree by im patience to hear n final detail of what may well be the greatest sea action In A Japanese defeat of the magni tude reported in first dispatches would mean that Japan is through as a naval power that powerful American forces which never have feared engage ment with the enemy would be re of any trouble from size able naval And with such freedom of ac relieved of any necessity of guarding operation of the Japanese fleet the American Pac fleet would concentrate upon wiping out remaining enemy sur face units and softening up Ja pans island some naval observers are Inclined to check the fragmen tary reports of damage against estimates of the size of the Japa nese They point out that Japan has boon with tit least a doan each of battleships and aircraft Admiral Ernest commander in navy before an See JAP 5
