Air and Naval Attack Sinks Japanese Vessels in Mindanao
U S carrier planes and Third Fleet ships sunk or probably sunk at least 89 Japanese vessels and destroyed about 68 enemy aircraft in the first naval air strike on the Philippines. Mindanao airfields and coastal installations were bombed with light American losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Tremaine
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Adm
William F. Halsey
United States
Philippines
Halsey
Third Fleet
Palau
Mindanao
Matina
Cagayan
Surigao
Philippine Islands
Davao
Hinatuan Bay
Japan
Delmonte
Valencia
Buayan
South Pacific
Sirigao
Greek Statesman Talks to Club at Butte Dinner
Andre Michalopoulos, noted Greek statesman, soldier and orator, addressed the Butte Executive club at the Hotel Finlen. He urged lasting peace through democratic hearts and voices and depicted Greece and other small nations suffering under tyranny. The crowd heard a vivid warning against Hitler and a call for liberty as essential to permanent peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democracis
Andre Michalopoulos
Butte Executive Club
Silver Bow
Hotel
Finlen
Greece
Europe
Hitler
Tom J. Davis
The
Victory Strategy Forged by Roosevelt and Churchill
In Quebec the two leaders planned final victory over Japan while Stalin remained at war fronts. The conference focused on Pacific war steps with China absent. A spokesman said Roosevelt and Churchill understood Stalin’s absence and might invite future participation.
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Quebec
Roosevelt
Churchill
Britain
Japan
United Nations
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Stalin
Cairo
Teheran
Yanks Break Through Gothic Line North Of Florence
Allied reports say American troops push toward Bologna as they strike the Gothic line north and northwest of Florence. Prato and Pistoia are cleared, Lucca is penetrated, and units reach Sezzera near Lucca while Serchio river crossings occur, as heavy fighting continues near Rimini and along the Adriatic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Florence
Rimini
Adriatic
Asella
Bologna
Mark W. Clark
Prato
Pistoia
92Nd
Sezzera
Lucca
Mediterranean
Serchio
Vecchiano
Pisa
Billings Prepares Reception for Governor Dewey
Billings lines up a reception committee and route plans for Governor Dewey's Montana stop. Dewey arrives Thursday night and departs Friday afternoon for Idaho conferences, with Billings the only Montana stop on his itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
Union Station
Ashton Jones
Broadus
R. C. Dillavoy
Yellowstone County
Robert N. Jones
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Bil
T. H. McDonald
Helena
Leonard Young
Dan Whetstone
Cut Bank
Gladys E. Heinrich Knowles
Missoula
National
Soviet Patrols Penetrate East Prussia in Raid and Breakthrough
London reports Moscow official claim that a Red Army patrol entered East Prussia for information gathering and returned safely. Russian forces breached rings of fortifications and pressed toward Lomza as part of a broader drive toward East Prussia, while simultaneous advances moved toward Budapest from Transylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Prussia
London
Moscow
Germany
U.R
Lomza
Poland
Inductees Leave for Service
A large crowd at the Union Pacific depot bid goodbye to draftees from three local boards. The September contingent reported for final instructions before departure for Fort Douglas and war service. Board one checked in at 3 30, boards two and three at 3 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Union Pacific
Fort Douglas
Armed Forces
Aviation Cadet Wilton Wester Killed In Crash Near Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi reports Aviation Cadet Wilton Dale Wester aged 20 son of Mr and Mrs Peter Anton Wester Forsyth Montana was killed in a plane crash near the naval base yesterday authorities said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Texas
Wilton Dale Wester
Peter Anton Wester
Forsyth
Mont
Here
Hillman Provokes Debate Over C I O Endorsements
Helena attorney E G Toomey called Sidney Hillman a saboteur of democracy at the Montana Association of Insurance Agents meeting. He attacked the C I O Political Action Committee for backing state candidates and urged Americans to think independently, citing war funding and the notion of “der fuehrer” in politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Sidney Hillman
E. G. Toomey
Montana Association of Insurance Agents
Montana
Jerry J. O'Connell
Seattle
Leif Erickson
Toomey
Chicago
National Assembly
Dewey assails Roosevelt on war and peace plans
In Des Moines Thomas E. Dewey denounces the Roosevelt administration as incompetent in war and peacetime prep. He attacks New Deal policies on agriculture and industry recovery and rejects collective sovereignty as a path to security. He also comments on Wendell Willkie's view and seeks farm and political backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Corn Belt
New Deal
Wendell L. Willkie
Current Magazine
Dewey
International Peace Organization
New York
Health Officials Warn Anacondans Visiting Butte
County and city physicians in Anaconda and Butte announce bans on public gatherings and discouraged travel due to infantile paralysis. They report no current cases in Silver Bow county while warning Anacondans who visited Butte to enter a 14 day observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Anaconda
J. L. Mondloch
J. E. Garvey
Silver Bow County
Mondloch
Garvey
Austria Urged by Hull to Strike Against Nazi Rule
Secretary of State Hull urged Austria to rise against Nazi conquerors without delay linking action to future independence. He noted the Moscow pledge of Austrian liberation and warned time for contribution to the final settlement is nearly up. No organized resistance yet surfaced beyond sporadic sabotage reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
Austria
Hitler
Europe
Moscow
Britain
Russia
Hall
Greatest Air Victory of War Is Scored
Allied air forces claim a massive strike on Germany with U S Eighth Air Force bombers and RAF heavy bombers. Fighters claimed 116 Luftwaffe planes in air battles while more than 750 American fighters protected the bombers. Ground losses included 42 German planes and 15 American fighters missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Supreme Headquarters
London
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Luftwaffe
Ruhr
Reich
Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Berlin
Eighth
Chamber Dinner Tonight At Finlen Hotel
Reserved seats remain for tonight’s Chamber of Commerce Community Dinner at 6:30 in the Silver Bow room of the Finlen hotel. Ray J. MacDonald heads the entertainment committee and notes final reservations are due by noon at Chamber headquarters. Fred Sperling of St Paul speaks on postwar research and materials. Ward Fanning previews postwar prospects for Butte. William Meyer acts as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finlen Hotel
Ray J. MacDonald
Chamber
West Broadway
Silver Bow Room
Fred Sperling
St. Paul Association of Commerce
Ward Fanning
Butte
Chamber of Commerce
William Meyer
Miners Caucus Breaks in Fight in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on September 11 the caucus seeking to expand district self government within the United Mine Workers broke up in disorder as opponents shouted for recognition. Two men fought while Ray Edmundson, leader of the movement, declared the meeting adjourned and left hastily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
United Mine Workers
Ray Edmundson
Weather outlook for Montana temp rise east of divide
The forecast calls for warmer conditions east of the divide with increasing clouds in the north area on Tuesday. Cooler conditions are expected in the northeast and extreme northern regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Divide
Hitler's Inner fortress is Penetrated
The First U S Army breached into Germany north of Coblenz after crossing from Luxembourg and advancing five miles. The Third Army seized much of the Maginot line in place while the British Second Army moved toward Berlin through Holland. Allied forces push through the Moselle valley and Siegfried Line as a wedge into Hitler's last defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
U. S
Hitler
Germany
Reich
Coblenz
United Nations
Moselle
Holland
West Wall
Kleve
Berlin
First
Aachen
Duchy of
Luxembourg
Rhine
Koblenz
Lorraine
U.S. Submarines Sink Nine Japanese Vessels
Navy reports United States submarines sunk nine Japanese ships in Pacific waters, including one destroyer, one escort vessel, one gunboat, two medium cargo vessels, one small cargo vessel, one medium cargo transport, and two small tankers. Total Japanese ships sunk by U S submarines reaches 732, with 61 fighting ships and 671 cargo/other vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Japan
Navy
U. S
Pacific
Far West
Navy Department
Colorado Faces Slim Primary Turnout Forecast
Denver report notes only one contested nomination for state office. Politicians predict a low turnout for Tuesday with total votes around 80 000, far below the 113 000 ballots cast two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado
Armies Join in Eastern France to Seal Off German Forces
U S third and seventh armies linked near Sombernon 15 miles west of Dijon, isolating up to 20,000 Germans in the Dijon region. French troops seized Dijon and American forces pushed toward Belfort gap as Patton and Patch plan new advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Seventh
France
Dijon
Alexander M. Patch
George S. Patton
Third
Sombernon
Belfort Gap
Germany
Seventh Army
Riviera
Normandy
Doubs
Vesoul
Besancon
Belfort
Belefort
Chaumont
John J. Persheing
Patton
Third Army
TVA Pattern Urged by Farmers Union Members
In Knoxville Tennessee on September 11 the National Farmers Union recommended the Tennessee Valley Authority as a model for developing every great river valley in America. A special committee conducted a four day first hand study of regional resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
National Farmers’ Union
Great River
America
TVA
Fighting in Burma erupts as British army launches offensive
Southeast Asia Command reports the British Fourteenth Army opened a major offensive in the Arakan sector of lower Burma. Heavy fighting rages along a ridge in the Mayu range southwest of Buthidaung, about 60 miles north of Akyab. Japanese losses are described as heavy after three days. Long range bombers strike enemy shipping off the Tenasserim coast, beaching six cargo vessels and a gunboat and damaging another merchantman and gunboat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Fourteenth Army
Arakan
Burma
Mayu Range
Buthidaung
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
R. A. PF
Tenasserim
Kalegauk Island
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S Sgt. L. 8S
Stoutsenberger
Washington, D. C
A. Michalopoulos
Japanese Empire
By Douglas B. Cornell
Stephen Early
China
Transylvanian Alps
Budapest
Petrosani
Danube River
Iron Gate
Turnu-Severin
Matveil Zakharov
Konaczice
Bug
Narew
Transylvania
Transylvania Alps
East Carpathians
Vienna
Hillman
Gardner Bridge
Miners Caucus
By William F. Boni
U.S
By Sid Feder
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