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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1945
Page
1
Moscow reports German armored thrusts backed by hundreds of planes pressing toward Budapest from the northwest corridor. Russian forces grimly hold off the attack as panzer units push from the Danube region into a third day. Despite the assault, Soviet storm troops gain ground and occupy substantial city blocks around Budapest.
Gen MacArthur reports heavy American air attacks sinking or damaging 60 ships the first three days of 1945 along Luzon and nearby waters. He said 35 ships were sunk or damaged at Manila Bay Lingayen Gulf and in the area on Tuesday and Wednesday with 25 ships affected on New Year’s Day. A seaplane carrier was also noted as lost or damaged.
Tokyo radio reports say American Superfortresses performed at least five nights of raids over Honshu from late Thursday night to 9 03 pm Japanese time Friday 3 30 am Eastern War Time. Tokyo broadcasts picked up by the FCC note bombs from two large planes. Japan claims the final incursion was over east central Honshu and an air raid warning was issued for the Tokyo Yokohama region.
Three naval escorts a coastal vessel and five luggers were sunk or severely damaged. Liberators returned to Clark Field after releasing 20 planes in dispersal areas. No interceptors were encountered on this expedition. Japanese air attacks hit Mindoro island damaging airfields and shipping facilities as American landings continued. Three attackers fell over Leyte. 401 Japanese were reported killed. Continued on Page Two.
Allied reports say Canadian forces advanced along the Alfonsine to San Alberto axis about 1.5 miles from San Alberto, eight miles north of Ravenna, repelling German Tiger and Panther tank counterstrikes with heavy Nazi losses. Further west, Eighth Army made progress near Faenza, reducing a German pocket east of the Senio.
The piece weighs German expert opinions on an Allied push in the Belgian bulge, suggesting Eisenhower aims to wedge south to meet Patton and trap von Rundstedt. It cautions the battle’s peak is ahead, with Hodges and British units intended to relieve Patton and prevent a German breakout.
Allied bombers struck a communications center on the northern flank of the German bulge in Belgium and hit Nazi positions behind the lines in a major daytime push. Holland-based Mitchells and Bostons of Montgomery's air force raided near St Vith before noon. Large formations of U S Eighth Air Force Flying Fortresses and Liberators attacked rail and road centers despite cloud cover.
London dispatch reports Russia recognizes the Polish provisional government of Lublin, signaling a break with the London-based government-in-exile, while the United States and Britain still back the London Polish government. A separate White House note notes Roosevelt will meet with Churchill and Stalin next.
Marshal Tito announced that Yugoslav partisan forces have crossed the Austrian border and threaten German troops between Klagenfurt and Graz. They cut the Maribor Graz railway in multiple places and destroyed the Maribor Dravograd line near the border, with Graz 26 miles inside Austria and Klagenfurt 43 miles from the frontier.
A Soviet communique said German forces with panzer and air power attacked the capital defenses from the northwest, while Red Star reported tanks and fighter bombers pressing in the Vertes hills and along the Danube. Russia claimed sixty aircraft losses were offset by Luftwaffe activity, with six Panzer divisions aiding the assault.
Bemidji Minnesota reported 38 degrees below zero this morning per the U S Weather Bureau thermometer. Other towns posted extreme readings including Virginia minus 32 Ely minus 28 and Duluth minus 22 signaling a severe cold spell across the region.
Allied lines in Belgium show British troops fighting alongside American doughboys from day one of the German breakthrough. British Second Army units bolster American efforts as weather and mines hinder assaults on the northern flank of the German salient. The Belgian bulge push threatens heavy casualties before a decisive clash erupts.
In early reports the forces were described as pulled nearer to the fighting zone so reinforcements could be redirected. The statement notes units were peeled off the front to bolster nearby operations and secure exposed flanks.
Joan Berry and attorney Joseph Scott planned to file an early new trial motion in Los Angeles arguing that Charlie Chaplin is the father of her 15 month old daughter. The jury had previously deadlocked 7 to 5 against a verdict finding Chaplin as the father.
The North Carolina legislature voted to extend the war bonus for teachers and state employees for six months. A concurrent move seeks a constitutional amendment to allow women equal rights including jury service. Separate measures request UW President Dykstra address joint session on January 15.
Washington January 5 The War Production Board announced broader permission for furniture makers to produce more patterns and use metal substitutions. Output must not exceed last quarter 1944 dollar value and items may be no more than 95 percent metal by weight. WPB notes potential setbacks from shortages and war limits.
Rep. Ervin proposes a four year Foreign Service Academy in Washington to train diplomats and consular agents. Admission would be by presidential nomination with state secretary and congressmen input. Graduates could serve in government or be recommended to private employers for foreign work.
Rep Rich of Pennsylvania pushes a rule requiring all members to be present for the chaplain's daily prayer. He proposes a roll call before the prayer to ensure a quorum and argues national issues demand divine guidance for lawmakers and the world.
The House Military Committee plans rapid consideration of national service or stricter 4-F manpower controls. Chairman May says measures depend on the President's message, with Byrnes urging broader use of deferment-free men and eased physical standards to meet war manpower needs.
Chungking reports a Chinese army spokesman estimates 19 to 20 Japanese divisions, totaling over 300,000 men, are available for action in central and southern China. Japan regrouping after campaigns, with aims to close the Canton Hankow railway gap. Some remnants remain in Wanting near the Burma road border.
SELLS ARIZ January 5 Two more weary German prisoners of war have been captured. They were among the 25 who tunnelled to freedom from the Papago Park camp near Phoenix Christmas Eve. A couple of Indians caught them while they were sound asleep. O Garcia acting superintendent of the Sells Indian Agency said the Germans had such hard to get provisions as two slabs of bacon chewing gum and tobacco.
Paris dispatch reports Field Marshal Montgomery coordinating Allied forces north of the Le Re bulge as veteran infantry and armor drive back the German salient. U S First and Ninth armies have been under his command since 20, and a separate German push near Bitche extends into France.
General George C. Marshall announced after leaving the White House that the Allied counteroffensive on Belgium's northern flank is just getting started. He noted Montgomery led the northern push on the second night of the Nazi attack, with Patton and Bradley factions operating in the south.
Washington announced Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley, commander of the 12th Army Group, now leads all Allied forces on the south side of the Von Rundstedt bulge. Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's Third Army remains part of this command as British and American units push 1,500 yards at the northwestern tip toward Waha and Marche.
Allied seaborne forces captured Akyab, Burma’s third largest port and key Japanese supply base, after landing on Akyab island with little resistance. The island, at the Kaladan river mouth on the west coast, is now under Allied control. Japanese troops evacuated the garrison and most weapons the night before the landings.
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