Sixth Army Overruns 50 Miles of Key Roads Near Ourthe
Allied forces push forward through fog and snow as German rearguards fall back toward the Ourthe river. French units still faced supply by air while parts of the German defense around Strasbourg and near Mainz faced intensified Allied pressure. A Gestapo chief and German field commands were noted in the action as authorities reported German forces pulling back from multiple fronts.
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Ourthe
James M. Long
Paris
Antwerp
Strasbourg
Heinrich =Hinmier
Gestapo
Ander
Tian
Mtly
Heim
Stra
Herrlisheim
193
Rhine
Mar Montgomery
Gerhad
Truce Reached in Greek Civil War ELAS and Gov Agree
A ceasefire will start January 15 to allow ELAS and the Greek government to discuss differences. Lt Gen Ronald M. Scoble and four ELAS delegates signed after two days of talks. ELAS withdraws forces from designated areas and releases prisoners in exchange for British releases. Hostages held by the FAM are unaffected. Archbishop Damaskinos voiced shock at ELAS’s refusal to release all hostages. He offered to help if central committee seeks aid to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Barber
Athens
ELAS
Ronald M. Scoble
Greece
FAM
National Liberation Front
Damaskinos
Central Committee
Scobie
Theatre ticket ad for Strand and Dixie shows
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs W S Phillips of Walnut Street to tonight's Strand Theatre program featuring the Unwritten Code and Man in Half Moon Street with Nils Asther and Helen Walk while the Dixie Theatre presents similar action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Grafton Sentinel
W. S. Phillips
Walnut Street
Strand Theatre
Half Moon Street
Nils Asther
Helen Walk
Dixie Theatre
Savage German Attacks On Soviet Arc West Of Danube Repeled Again
The German radio claimed a broad front offensive in southern Poland near Krakow. Soviet forces under Marshal Tolbukhin reportedly tightened their grip around Budapest as German assaults west of the Danube failed to break the siege. In ten days of fighting 16,000 Germans and about 650 tanks were reported sacrificed, while Red Army units advanced into Pest North and east areas near the Danube. Prisoners numbered around 4,000 as ammunition shortages constrained German artillery.
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Danube
London
Poland
Vistula
Baranow
Krakow
Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Budapest
Pest
Feodor Tolbukhin
Lieve
Red Storm
Emmasse
Red Star Front
Jail Sentences May Be Given Men Soon Who Refuse To Work Or Fight
Washington on January 12 reports congressional shifts toward criminal penalties for men who refuse work or fighting. The House Military Committee plans more hearings next week with AFL CIO leaders and Lt. Gen. Knudsen testifying. May notes support for drafting penalties over work units under his bill.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
American Federation of Labor
Philip Murray
CIO
William S. Knudsen
Army
Patterson
Robert P. Patterson
The War Today by Dewitt Mackenzie
The War Today discusses the Luzon invasion and predicts bitter fighting ahead. It cites Stimson on the campaign’s early ease but warns total war will intensify Japanese resistance and homeland bombardments. It notes Allied basing in the Philippines will worsen Nippon shortages and fates.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Luzon
Stimson
Burma
Mitchelfield
Nippon
Philippines
Japan
New ODT Rules End Seasonal Passenger Trains and Tours
Washington reports government moves to conserve scarce mobil items and equipment. The Office of Defense Transportation orders immediate shutdown of all passenger schedules for seasonal resort travel and eliminates branch line trains with occupancy under 85 percent in November 1944. Since 1942 no special or excursion trains have operated without ODT approval.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Mula
ODT
Philippi Soldier Sentenced to 40 Years For Looting Train
Paris reports Pvt. Fred C. Jones of Philippi West Virginia was among five in the 716th railway operating battalion charged with looting army supply trains. A general court martial sentenced him to 40 years at hard prison labor. Three others received similar sentences and a fourth 45 years.
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Paris
Fred C. Jones
Philippi, W. Vs
716Th
Tremendous Naval Air Battle Likely In Pacific Front
UPI reports a major naval air clash likely raging off French Indo China as Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet challenges Japanese warships ferrying reinforcements toward Luzon. Nimitz hints carrier planes hit off Camranh Bay near Saigon, with Luzon reinforcement the aim, Port details sketchy but plausible convoy interception.
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Leif Erickson
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
UPI
Saigon
Camranh Bay
Halsey
MacArthur
Luzon
Trom
Japan
Indo-China
Pacific Fleet
Formosa
China
Philippines
China Sea
West Virginia News Briefs
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan 12 Mrs R Elton Warman of Morgantown WV has been appointed a member of a committee to inquire into the need for nurses in the armed forces. The appointment was made by Mrs Charles B Gilbert of Norwich Conn national president of the American Legion auxiliary. GREENVILLE SC, Jan 12 Lt Frank H Bers Semandier navigator of Boncavert WV was among five killed Wednesday in a crash of a bomber from the Greenville army air base near Shady Dale Ga. PARSONS Jan 12 William Harry VanDezender oldest Randolph county resident died yesterday at age 101 a Civil War veteran born in Pendleton county. His mother Mrs Jacob VanDezender lived to 104. WELCH Jan 12 The murder trial of Willie Ratliff Isa ban sailor charged with slaying Everett Viars of Saeger was See WEST VIRGINIA Page 3.
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Indianapolis
R. Elton Warman
Morgantown
W. Va
Charles B. Gilbert
Norwich
Conn
American Legion Auxiliary
Greenville
8. C
Frank H. Bers
Boncaverte
Greenville Army Air Base
Shady Dale
Welch
Willie Ratliff
Everett Viars
Saeger
West Virginia
Plans For Administrator Of Vet's Affairs Backed By American Legion
The American Legion pressed for a separate state agency to manage veterans affairs, urging lawmakers to transfer duties from Public Assistance. West Virginia’s 47th legislature adjourned pre-session recess as leaders shape committee posts. Senator W B Johnston and J Horner Davis appear set as majority leaders. Speaker Amos and President Vickers focus on assignments and about 170 staffers before sessions resume. Governor-elect Clarence Meadows to take office See PLANS FOR Page 2
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American Legion
Charleston
P. E. Kercheval
Kingwood
West Virginia
Public Assistance Department
W. Broughton Johnston
D.-Mercer
J.horner Davis
Torney
House
Julian C. Hansbarger
Welch
House Taxation and Finance Committee
Fred C. Allen
D.-Pocahontas
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
John E. Amos
Arnold M. Vickers
Clarence W. Meadows
Beckley
Dramatic WPB limits curb civilian production across country
The War Production Board ordered drastic new restrictions cutting civilian goods output. The plan, suspended in 125 labor short centers, is effectively shelved nationwide as metals are diverted to military use. Authorized projects valued over 620 million dollars face steep cuts and fewer new authorizations, with field offices instructed to approve applications cautiously.
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Washington
Production Board
WPB
48 Hour Advance Pushes U S Forces Toward Manila
General MacArthur reports the Sixth Army rapidly advancing from Lingayen gulf in the Philippines. In 48 hours they have seized 10 miles of the San Fabian-Manila railroad and overrun 50 miles of road networks guarding northern highways to Manila. Beachfront widens to 25 miles as American planes bomb and disrupt Japanese columns.
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C. Yates McDaniel
MacArthur
Luzon
Sixth Army
Lingayen Gulf
San Fabian
Manila
Gulf
Lingayen
Lugan-plains
Bui
Manoag
Pozdrrubio
Baculo
Philippines
Dagupan
Calasio
Bulog
San Carlos
Agno
Grafton Sentinel Invites Attendance at Opera House Shows
The Grafton Sentinel invites R. H. Sheets to tonight’s presentation at the Opera House featuring Maria O’Driscoll in Hi Beautiful and Nosheeay with Alan Lane in Stage Coach to Men. Entree details are listed in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Grafton Sentinel
R. H. Sheets
Maria O'Driscoll
Nosheeay
Alan Lane
Opera House Entre
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Pope Pius XII
Vatican
Gregorian University
Vatican Committee
Rome
Pope Pius
Pacific
M’arthur
West Virginia News
Ayame
Manita
Lingayen Beach
Agno River
Ine Fe Stolaerberg
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