San Antonio Light (Newspaper) - January 28, 1945, San Antonio, Texas 10 15C ELSEWHERE g In City and Suburbs and Local Army VOL. 9. Published by The Antonio 6. SAN JANUARY 28, 1945. LATE MORNING VOL. 9. REDS SMASH ACROSS BRANDENBURG POZN AN ESCAPE ROUTE CUT Third Army Reaches Our At 5 Points Jan. German commentator said today that the bulk of German assault force which broke Into Belgium last month had retreated to the cover of the Siegfried Moscow radio predicted that Anglo-American armies soon will unleash against the Nazis in the west helping bring down the on the most stupendous defeat in military Jan. The U. S. Third driving into the reached the Our river frontier between Luxembourg and Germany at five points in a mile surge that engulfed 11 while to the north the British 2nd army reached the west bank of the In First French army troops reached the outskirts of Cernay in the vicinity of and the Paris radio reported that north of the Colmar pocket the supported by Yank had driven to a point six miles west of the The French were strengthening their positions on the Rhine's west bank around the Allies were poised along three river barriers guarding the Invasion avenues to the inner and six armies girded for the next blow against the enemy from the Netherlands to the Swiss HEAVY WEATHER Although the again was held under wraps because of weather ground troops found themselves in the most situation since the abortive Nazi push In the Ardennes was Despite bad It was announced another 191 en- emy vehicles were 104 were while 86 railroad cars were As the U. S. First army gained 1500 yards what once was the Ardennes the Germans re- ported the U. S. Ninth army had opened up a series of assaults from both sides of the British Second on the northern wing of the ploughed enemy minefields and adverse weather to reach the Roer at a point as yet not located by BIGGEST GAINS gains of the were hr the advancing Third gained the west bank of the the rich at and three other The U. Fifth division cleared and while the 80th division entered and after Third army patrols made the Initial tion to the Our in a drive by patrols operating above Even as Third army lashed out on ft 20-mile front to gain the west the and other Allied on Page 2, CoU 5) Meanest Thief Takes Coat From meanest woman in the the woman who stole a knitted coat off an orphan puppy dog at the Animal Defense league 1041 Brady Mrs. Mary league re ported Mrs. Morgan said that Mrs. C. M. Lyons had made coats to keep 16 orphan puppies warm until they were after a woman had fondled the one of the coats was 10 Jap Ships Sunkin One Day's Fighting ADMIRAL ADVANCE Jan. An estimated tons of Jap shipping in Formosa ports has been destroyed and tons damaged in deadly attacks by Third Fleet carrier Admiral an- The devastating attacks by Ad- miral Halsey's carrier planes were made last but a final re- capitulation of the strikes was not tabulated until Six enemy oilers and four medium cargo ships sent to the tom in the bruising one-day Damaged were three one large troop four large one large arid one medium cargo Today's the first to be released from Admiral advanced headquarters in the ern also new air strikes against enemy air fields on Iwo several hundred miles north of the 21st Bomber com- base on Jan. The navy announced today that American submarines have sunk 21 more Jap Including a light This brings to 019 the total of enemy vessels sent to the by the navy's submarine Jap vessels reported sung also In- cluded a large one large cargo one medium nine medium cargo vessels one medium three small cargo transports and four small cargo American submarines have now accounted for 104 combat In- 15 Among the 875 ships sunk were 96 tankers and 140 British Sixteen Jan. ish labor exchanges today 16-year-old boys and girls for national Those born between November 26, 1928, and January 27, 1929, were Seventh U.S. Raid Hits Jap Capital TWENTY-FIRST BOMBER Jan. Navy bombed Tokyo In- force for time the seventh Returning to Japan's capital for the first time In slightly over three fleet headquarters of- announced that trial were Preliminary reports flashed back to this base from disclosed that the air encountered vicious fighter but it was undetermined im- mediately how the Tlie Japs are employing a new twin-engined plane resembling the British and it is highly maneuverable even at 30.000 It has been engaging the in increasing numbers In the recent Nagoya and Tokyo Results of today's mission were but early reports indicated a few planes bombed visually while the rest encountered heavy over- cast and were forced to use pre- cision Out of seven attacks against Tokyo since November 24, six have been aimed at the craft Bond Offered to 1st Red to Enter Berlin NKW Jan. The man who offered a war bond to the first American reaching Paris after the Invasion posted an- other today for the first sian soldier or unit to enter David 44, New York ness made the offer to the Russian consulate In New York and It was accepted as a of A native of Kay has been an American since early He specified that if Soviet unable to determine single then the fund was to be equally divided among members of the first unit to penetrate the German American military authorities as he have been unable to determine the rightful re- of the Paris Rages At Edge of Clark Field Mac ARTHUR'S Jan. 27 Yank in- meeting their first heavy resistance in the liberation drive to the Philippines to day were cleaning out enemy troops still clinging to the outer fringes of the great Clark air some 42 miles from in disclosing increasingly born resistance from the enemy forces retreating ahead of the American General thur said that the Japs were ing the Yank forces already in possession of the 13 runways and While the struggle in the air field area becomes Increasingly there is as no way of determining whether It Is the be- ginning of the battle for Manila or whether it is. just an- other isolated battle in vital of which spells disaster for the Japs in the SHELLED BY MacArthur's communique that Doughboys of the 14th corps were being shelled by coast outranging the American which must be through deep across over deeply rutted roads tie has been caused by the enemy While the Yanks at Clark field were already filling In the craters on the runways caused by our in- cessant ground forces were overlooking northeastern sector of the Luzon them through San Manuel and In the face of heavy HAUL OF In the hills southwest of our forces took a heavy Haul of enemy Many artillery pieces and machine guns were cap- Enemy shore defenses and rack areas along bay took a terrific pummeling from Mitchells and as did on Numerous positions were destroyed by fires and The communique revealed the terrible punishment being inflicted on Jap transportation equipment on Known enemy losses to date consist of 79 466 railway 67 staff 18 five armored cars together with 13 field pieces and caissons wrecked under the ceaseless hall of American bombs and SHIPPING BLASTED Far ranging reconnaissance ers blasted Jap shipping and shore at Formosa and in atK lacent starting huge and this one freighter was three including a large cargo ship and several coast In the central area American blasted the Jetty and warehouse sections of while air and naval patrols ed ten barges off the north coast of The threw ineffectual raid against our positions on the west coast of Leyte and in the oban One of the raiders was shot down by Black Widow night Film Wife Split Jan. was shocked today to hear motion picture star Preston Poster and his have separated after 10 years of The rift In the Foster hold was confirmed by friends who said that the couple parted two weeks The Fosters have one 6 years They have been ered as one of Hollywood's happy married couples and the news of the break will come as a great prise to most of the movie Mrs. Foster la staying at the ily while her husband Is said a have moved to another Foster Is under contract to where he y Is working in three SIZING IT of the war in Europe today is fought in an area little larger above both are to the same Texas has v with people Ger into square In Austria's square miles live people and in Czechoslovakia's square miles are All of these and more are penned between the Russian and Allies as squeeze tightens on the Judge Rules Ward Seizure Violation Jan. seizure of Montgomery Ward erties at the direction of President Roosevelt was ruled a violation of the constitution today In a decision handed down by Federal District Judge Philip Tlie decision was given on tho government's petition for a and permanent injunctions restraining top executives of the Jan. Attorney General Diddle said late today that the department of tice will expedite a final decision the Montgomery Ward case it was Indicated that the inay go direct the preme Biddle department of Justice will prosecute an appeal from Judge Sullivan's decision rn the Montgomery Ward case as promptly as It Is the department's desire to expedite final of this business from ing with army operation of the seized and for a tory judgment which if granted would have approved BALL REFUSES PROMISE As soon ns the judge had signed his United States Attorney J. Albert Woll said he wanted to enter an order for a declaratory Judgment so the case could be re- ferred to the United states Supreme court with a minimum of Although Stuart S. chief counsel for the mail order refused to promise not to attempt to disturb conditions at the New To Hear Guns NEW Jan. New jittery over possible robot bomb were cautioned today not to be alarmed if they heard loud such as might be caused by from the harbor area in the next few Fort Hancock officials warned shipping that the big guns at that defense fortification be having workout st various times from February 1 to 28, from B m. to occupied Judge Sullivan entered In will maintain the status quo at the enabling the government to keep possession pending Supreme court Attorney Ball addressed Judge army Is there by physical This gives sanction to con- possession and Implied recognition to the army I can not make the promise you We might want to appeal directly to the president or to public CONTENDED Judge Sullivan's decision upheld the constitutional guaranties made in the of Counsel for Ward's contended these rights as outlined in the fourth and fifth guaranteeing security from unreasonable search and seizure and that no one shall be deprived of liberty or erty without due process of were violated by the government Ward properties in nine cities were seized by the army December 28, on the order of President to enforce war labor board di- Instituting wage Increases In his opinion Judge Sullivan am of the opinion that the president was without either under the war labor dis- putes or under the war powr ers conferred upon him by the constitution as chlef of the army navy to take possession of the plants and facilities of Montgomery Ward and 1000 Black Mart Dealers Caught Jan. Secretary of Treasury Henry Jr. disclosed today that agencies of his department battling black marketeers of ration sugar and various other commodities caused 1000 arrests In 1944. More than half the cases have resulted In thau and many are still Forecast Rain with little change In Cloudy Sunday night with a minimum temperature of 38 Weather Ward Ruling Threatens WLB Existence Jan. War Labor Board Chairman liam H. Davis declared today that the Chicago federal court decision invalidating government seizure of Montgomery Word properties threatens the existence of the Davis told tlie decision Is not reversed or congress does not take priate action to the orders of settlement effective on the whole plan of peaceful settlement of wartime bor disputes will APPEAL The WLB chairman expressed be- lief that the of District Judge Sullivan should be appealed to n higher nn notion ready decided upon by the Davis having van's I don't to comment on If in but I think It should be reviewed on appeal In tlic regular It was understood that n meeting of Attorney General Frauds die and other important ment officials scheduled for this afternoon to study in detail the Chicago court the C. I. O. Retail Employees organization involved in the Ward's sued a statement asserting that Judge Sullivan's ruling jeopardizes the wartime of In- The Issued by Leo Washington tive for the decision places In ardy the voluntary system for settling wartime lahor disputes under the ARMY TO union Is pleased that the government plans to appeal Judge Sullivan's decision to the court of we expect the army to continue operation of the plants us required by the president's executive views on the Importance of tho case were set forth In an which he filed with the cago court December 28 at the time of the government's petition for an Injunction to restrain Ward tives from Interfering with army MISSING IN ACTION N. Jan. George 24, grandson of the inventor of the Linotype was reported missing in action in his Mr. and Mrs. Herman C. of disclosed Nine Junker Bastions Koenigsberg Next NEW Jan. Paris quoting Berlin asserted today that the Red army has entered the southern sector of key industrial center in Nazi The announcer reported also that the Beds now hold 124 miles of the right bank of the Oder last natural defense barrier before the heart of the Jan. a fanwise sweep which the Nazis said had carried Into Brandenburg province to within 96 miles of Soviet troops surrounded the west Polish fortress hub of Poznan and fought today to annihilate Its garrison astride the shortest road to the Reich To the north other Red army col- outflanked Koenigsberg with an advance to a point 41-2 miles southwest of the beleaguered cap- ital of Isolated East Prussia after nine Junkers bastions fell to Soviet forces shattered the once Masurian Lakes defense NAZIS TRAPPED With some trapped Nazis hemmed within a 3000-square-mlIe East Prussian Soviet armies on the south flank of the eastern front toppled another five major centers in upper Silesia which lin acknowledged now has been to the its vital war Industries closed Germany's or Oder river at no less than a dozen points along a 105-mile stretch by the Soviet Invaders of Silesia who also battered at the outskirts of the huge ot seventh city of the The Austrian capital of Vienna was brought within 175 miles of yet another Soviet army Hint smashed through the rugged seizing n southwest Polish junction and three others In eastern troops In a late Berlin cast to have reached a point 1VO miles northeast of via the classic Moravian gate after ing more than 165 miles in a TORUN SURROUNDED In northwest forces of Marshal S e co n d White Russian army hammered westward the lower Vistula river south of its and rounded the Vistula bastion of Torun 80 miles east of Those troops established a solid bridgehead on the west bank of toe Vistula and effected a strategic junction with forces of Marshal Zhukov's First White Russian army north of Thus the stage was set for a combined Invasion surge Into the whole of northeastern many proper and a northwestward drive up the Polish Corridor to the Baltic between and ENCIRCLED Total encirclement of last major Polish city athwart the trunk line from Warsaw to was by central col- which around both flanks of Poland's third city and joined forces behind it. The supplement to the regular communique today announced that all highways and railroads leading from Poznan Into Germany have been The crossing of the lower Moscow was achieved at a point south of 66 miles southwest of Danzig and 155 miles due east of Germany's Ing Baltic port of The breakthrough sweep across the formidable Masurian lakes engulfed more than 260 East Prussian as units of both the Second and Third White Russian armies effected a junction to mark the conquest of more than two- thirds of the Junker Peace Envoy Reported in Jan. A peace emissary from an group in Germany was reported In a holm dispatch early today to have flown secretly to Moscow where he was said to have presented a to the Soviet The presumably outlining a plan for a peace group to assume power in the Reich and capitulate to the United was to be under consideration by the Soviet government and the said the Stockholm sage published in the London day The report named the German emissary as the v-2 weapon Professor who popped up in Stockholm suddenly last Dies in Hospital S. Jan. 24, W. one of the inal End of movie died today in a hospital in was sent to the hospital two weeks ago after he Imd con- Funeral ar- rangements will be announced 50 Nazi Expert Says Jan. The German army has lost about 50 divisions or 25 per cent of Its strength available for the eastern front in the present Russian an Informed Washington source estimated The official based his estimate on the number of German casualties reported by the Russians as well ns the number of troops believed to have been trapped in East Moscow has claimed that its drive of the past 12 days has In killing German troops and resulted in the capture of At the same It was mated that at least mans were In East Prussia when the drive Some of these undoubtedly were included In the Moscow figures on killed and cap- it was pointed but It. would be conservative to estimate that remain bottled up in that Using these the Germans would appear to have had about men taken out of action since the Russians renewed the of- The German division at the be- ginning of the war In 1839 aged about men per division Present strength is somewhat less than probably between 8000 and 8000. to make the mate the military ex- pert took the This would make a total of mately 63 Previous general estimates for German strength available for the eastern front have set It about 200 In Bombing Nazis Blow Up Families NEW Jan. Russian staff officer was quoted by the British radio today as ing that in the East Prussian city of the Germans blew up houses with women and children In them during their frantic forU to stop the Soviet Heard by C. B. announcer said that in most the mans fled from the cities so riedly that they left them virtually Factories and rail stations sometimes were but many key bridges were the officer was quoted w
