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U.S. and Russia Warn SatellitesTo Quit War or Face Destruction;Fortresses Smash Port of Emden138 NaziAero Class Works on Big Motor Here Ruin Ahead,AirplanesShot DownU. S. Planes ScoreOne of Greatest Air VictoriesLONDON, Dec. 11—UP)— American Flying Fortresses and Liberators and accompanying Lightning and Thunderbolt fighters attacked the German North Sea port of Emden by daylight today and in carrying out their mission shot down 138 German planes, scoring a great victory in one of the mostx intense aerial battles of thewar.Seventeen bombers and three fighters were lost in the attack, which left Emden with flames roaring over a half-mil e-square area and towering columns of smoke dwarfing a feeble, wind-scattered ground screen miles below with which the Germans tried to ob-cure the American objectve.A total of 117 of the German planes fell to the crack American heavy bombers and 21 to the doughtey fighters that went the whole 375 miles to the target and hack in intense combat that saw infuriated German fighters machine-gunning boys parachuted out of crippled U. S. bombers.But Emden, * one of the Gerr man's most important ports since the destruction of Hamburg—a point of er.tr- for vital .Scandinavian iron ore and timber and the site of important U-boat yards— was thoroughly plastered . with high explosives and incendiaries.The Germans tried a new lactic in swarming in four and five abreast, returning fliers said, but they gave indications of inexperience and a lack of eagerness, and between their own lethal bursts the American gunners watched Nazi planes exploding in air and crashing to the ground at the rate of seven for every American ship downed.Taking off from English bases in chill wintry weather, the fliers battled a 75-mile-an-hour headwind that made the trip over the North Sea twice as long as thereturn journey.Although there were some clouds along the .way, the American weathermen had called the turn and the skies turned clear over the target for good bomb runs.IL was the Americans' Fifth blow at Emden. which now has beenbombed 34 limes in the war. It was last hit Oct. 2 by Fortresses in a raid which was the city’s third in (Turn to Page Two)Hull TellsPuppetsVassal Nations Also Warned by Moscow RadioWASHINGTON, Dec.03?)—The United States,move to split Hitler’s satellites away from theThis giant 1550 horsepower Pratt Whitney airplane motor, such as those used to power Curtiss HeIIdivers and other heavy warplane*, Is a part-of the aeronautical equipment used by Zanesville high school students in aeronautics classes at the automotive. school on South Sixth street. Above, Andrew Plant (left), the Instructor, is shown with student, Donald Cooper in front .or the giant , $28,000 motor. For more pictures of the aeronautics classes,..see Page..8*. Section. two* -Reds Smash 103 Nazi Tanks* •In F ierce Battle Near KievMOSCOW, Dec. 11—UP)—Russian forces battling west of Kiev in one of the greatest struggles of the war destroyed 103 German tanks in 24 hours and in a successful counterthrust contained a mighty German offensive reaching toward the Ukrainian capital, it was announced tonight.--The Germans again (ailed toReelect F air Board OfficersAH officers of the MuskingumCounty Fair Board were reelected at a meeting of the board of directors held last night at the home of O. L. Baughman. Richvale road.Officers arc, president, O. E. Baughman; vice president. O. B.McCormick: secretary* Pearl D.Elliott, and treasurer, E. E. Baird. Directors discussed plans fornext year’s fair, but no announcement concerning the exposition was made following the meeting.Officers of the local fair boardmake a break-through end faced the prospect of a protracted engagement.South in the Dneiper Bend the Russians had the initiative and captured 12 more towns, including the rail station of Sakharnoye, 17 miles northeast of Kirovograd and Novgorodka, 1 miles .southeast of that city.’The scale of the battle in the Kiev area was second to the fight for Kursk last July when the Germans failed to break the Red army line. In addition to eight tank divisions which the Nazis hurled originally against the Kiev salient, a front line dispatch said, the enemy is throwing in constant replacements brought from reserve.Pork Ration Values CutOne PointWASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Another general reduction in the ration values of all pork items on the consumer point value table except variety meats and. canned meats was announced tonight by Price Administrator Chester Bowles. It becomes effective at 12.01 a., m. Monday.All pork steaks, roasts, smoked ham, bacon and ready-to-eat meat are reduced by one point a pound. Fresh, hams — hams which are neither frozen, cured or smoked— are cut by two points per. pound.Fresh, smoked and cooked sausages containing no other meat except pork are down one point.-Dry and semi-dry sausages such ashard salami, pepperoni, mortadella,are down one point regardless of beef ingredients.The only pork items not affectedin the general reduction are variety meals — hearts, livers andtonight solemnly warned governments of Bu igHungary and Rumania they, must share the “conse- .. quences of the terrible defeat;;: that United Nations arms, are: so surely bringing to Nazi' Germany.”The somber warding came front%Secretary , of State Cordell . Hull.-on the second* anniversary -of a'-United States by the three govern--ments. It implied ah appeal ’'tb s the peoples of the three nations ;to$ overthrow the “puppets of Hitler”; and take their governments inter-their own hands. ' . .Regardless of the senti-X i ments of their peoples/* ■ Hull. ’ ;-said, the governments in /'; power in these three oountrfes --;. have recklessly ©ontinned their;/ participation in' ‘the; w*r:;:lt;V . against - us/’ ..*?T h e y must^by- tWs^tkpe^realize that they-' ls ha r„e the ;lespoaislhilltyiorgfe - aiding the Nad*The strong statement was1sssttta^ just;one day after wavea:of-’Allied^ bombers struck a heavy air;;bl6w/ at Sofia, capital • of* Bulgaria:*.^vlt^ came, too, at a ;time’ wheniVthere; are mounting indications 'thatOtef Pro-Nazi Bulgarian and Hungarian?; governments faced . a /showdown ;* with their own masses. - ;Following Is the '.text' of -the,. Secretary of State's announcement:: “It is just two years since governments of Bulgaria,; Hungary and Rumania,' having ready-become servile puppets'of; Hitler, obedient to. the .orders of -* their master-declared war against the United States. ’* :'/U“To what degree they have been counting on our magnanimity to.; spare their peoples, the* conse*/ quences of this rash step tore-; doomed to disaster we do .not know. *The fact is that whatever, may.' be the sentiments of their peoples/ the governments in power .in,'these three countries have * recklessly continued their participation in the . war against us, strengthening with men. and material resources thi Nazi war machine. ... .' ‘ ;* They must by’this time realize that they will have to share-the. responsibilty for the consequences of.the terrible defeat that United Nations arms are so surely, bring-;
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Sun, Dec 12, 1943
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