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HITLER’S NEPHEW JOINS NAVY—William Patric Hitler,
32-year-old nephew of Adolf Hitler, is sworn into the Navy
by (jg) Christian M. Christofferson, USN, at a Navy recruit-
ing station. His father was a half-brother of the Nazi leader.
• William Patrick was raised in England. (NEA Photo).
Allied, Nazi Patrols
Fight Inside Cassino
ALLIED HEADOUARTERS The Germans opened up with
kets
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS.
Naples March 7—(PPSharp clash-
es have flared between Allied pa-
trols and the Germans inside bat-
• lered Cassino, headquarters an-
nounced today, and American
troops have thrown back two small
Nazi attacks near Cisterna on the
Rome beachbead.
68 Heavies Lost in
Battering of Berlin
By the Associated Press
American planes sent 176 German fighters hurtling to
destruction and sprayed ravaged Berlin with more than 2,000
tons of bombs yesterday in one of the greatest air battles in
history—an offensive that cost the U. S. 68 heavy bombers
and 11 fighters and heaped fresh destruction on the capital.
Rome was bombed today by successive waves of four-
engined aircraft, the Nazi radio in the Italian capital
said. The Rome radio said casualties appeared heavy, that
the planes flew in low and concentrated on the Ostiense
and Trastevere districts.
British bombers made a heavy, concentrated attack on
rail yards at Trappes, 15 miles southwest of Paris, last night
straining the German air force into night and day defense
of Hitler’s shrinking fortress. Mosquitos hit northwest Ger-
many. No British plane was lost, suggesting that German
pilots had been exhausted in their massed and prolonged bat-
tle to and from Berlin.
More than 850 American bombers hurled over 2,000 tons of bombs
upon burning Berlin, and in the swirling aerial battles all the way
from the Dutch coast to the capital, gunners of Flying Fortresses and
Liberators bagged 35 enemy planes while fighter escorts shot down 83.
It was the second highest single day's score in victories tor the U.
S. air forces. The record still is the 307 German planes downed during
the Schweinfurt and Regensburg raids last Aug, 18.
The great daylight attack on the heart of Germany
was flaming warning that virtually no section of the
Reich is safe from round-the-clock bombing. British
newspapers cheered it as a major victory, marking a tre-
mendous new phase in the air war.
The Air ministry said first reports on last night's raid at Trappes
indicate the bombing was "accurate and well concentrated." The planes
may have carried the six new six-ton block-busters.
The blow on Berlin was delivered with the full weight of the U. S.
Eighth air force
Photographs brought back by Maj. Walton L. Weitner of Yonkers,
N. Y., a reconnaissance pilot who flew alone in an unarmed plane over
Berlin, showed numerous fires and great devastation were left among high
• • • priority war plants and other tar-
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' U S. SUBS MAY TIP WAR IN THE PACIFIC-NIMIIZ
WASHINGTON, March 7.—)-
Destruction of Japanese shipping
by American submarines is increas-
ing to such an extent that it may
determine results of the war in the
Pacific, Admiral Chester W. Nim-
itz, commander-in-chief of the Pa-
islands. Our troops encountered
no opposition when they inva-
ded Majuro, once a German
supply base, he said.
The Pacific commander warned
at the Mme time against discount-
Ing the importance of Japanese
cific fleet, declared today, submarines, saying that although
"Our submarines are taking such1 the enemy's under-sea craft are
not seen frequently now, they
a heavy toll of their shipping that
lack of shipping may soon be the
controlling factor in what Japan
is able to do," the admiral tolds a
news conference.
Nimitz also revealed that
American forces have occupied
Majoro atoll in the Marshall
"will become more of a menace as
our lines lengthen. We are not fin-
ished with the Japanese subs by
any means.”
Nimitz, in Washington for con-
ferences. repeated naval assertions
that the Pacific fleet would wel-
come a major engagement with
the Japanese navy.
Asked about the failure of the
enemy fleet to appear in any force.
Nimitz replied that “they’ve got a
pretty big area w take care of. I
can't answer, However, why they
haven't been around our way. II
they have any information at all
they must know that we have a
very powerful fleet in the Pacific."
Commenting generally on the
Pacific situation, he said "our
position in the Pacific is very
favorable and It improves with
'the passage of time, thanks to
submarines. When there is a
lull in other operations the
submarines keep on going and
the submarine campaign la be-
coming more intensified as the
nomber o f submarines In-
creases."
Nimitz paid high tribute to the
"team" of commanding officers
“who have delivered the goods 100
percent in the Pacific." He spe-
cifically named Admiral William
F Halsey. Admiral Raymond Spru-
ance. Rear Admiral Marc A. Mits-
cher, Vice-Admiral Richard K.
Turner and Maj Gen. Holland
Smith of the Marines.
Soviets Rolling toward Rumania
WAR AT A GLANCE
By the Associated Press
ITALY—Two Nazi thrusts at
beachhead repulsed: Yanks
hold own in sharp fighting at
Cassino.
RUSSIA— Ukrainian forces
drive to within 60 miles of Ru-
manian border.
PACIFIC—Americans occupy
Majoro atoll in Marshalls; Nim-
Its says subs may determine
Pacific war outcome.
EUROPE—Germans lose 176
planes to American air fleet in
Monday's Berlin raid; RAF
keeps attack rolling.
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heavy mortar and machine-gun
fire at Cassino, then sent pa-
trols out but no gains were
made. Rain and mud bogged
down both armies. The Rapido
river rose three feel.
Allied artillery again took a
heavy toll of the Nazis attacking
the beachhead and played major
role in blunting the thrusts. An-
other minor Nazi thrust southwest
of Carroceto on the other side of
the beachhead also failed
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The Gormans also launched two
small attacks against Indian troops
of the Eighth army near Orsogna,
but they were beaten back. Cana-
dian artillery again smashed an
ier Doffs
gets plastered by the Fortresses and
Liberators, American aerial experts
said.
Red Cross Drive
WAY.
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LONDON. March 7—(P)—The Ad-
miralty announced today the loss of enemy motor supply convoy near
the famed cruiser Penelope, which Ortons on the Adriatic coast.
became known as "HMS Pepperpot Spitfires left a schooner flam-
after she was scarred by 2.000 shell" ing in Kotor bay on the Yugoslav
D fragment holes in the battle of
Malta.
The Penelope was lost with the
cruiser Spartan and the destroyers
Janus and Inglefield in the estab-
lishment and maintenance of the
Nettuno bridgehead in Italy. com-
9 mons was informed by A. V. Alex-
ander, first lord of the admiralty
Loss of the other vessels was an-
nounced previously. Five major as-
sault vessels also were bridgehead
casualties, Alexander said
The Penelope survived 14 days
9 of bombing in Malta's Grand
harbor during the height of the
Axis campaign against the
Mediterranean Island bastion
coast and strafed a freight train
and a troop-carrying truck convoy
near Dubrovnik, causing casualties.
Allied troops, who hold about
one third of Cassino, made sev-
eral probing jabs Into the Ger-
man held part of the town,
which resulted In fierce local
fighting. The Germans ap-
peared nervous and responded
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(Editor’s note: Upwards of 10,000
American airmen participated in
yesterday’s history-making raid on
Berlin. Nearly 700 were killed or
raptured in one of the fiercest air
battles of the war. Two of those
who came back tell their own sto-
ries of that battle in the clouds
2nd Lt. Jack Longnecker, 29. of
Kansas City, Mo. is a Fortress nav-
igator, while 1st Lt. Robert L. Me-
serve, 23 of Sandpoint Ida. la the
pilot of a Mustang fighter ■
By 2nd LT JACK LONGENECKER
As Told to United Frees
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with intense fire, also slinging
grenades.
Southeast of Carroceto an enemy
patrol of 20 men sought to pene- |
trate the American lines, but was -
driven off. Three prisoners were
taken. Southwest of Carroceto
. .. _ British troops raided a house oc-
On the way to Gibraltar she un- cupied by the enemy, killing 10
derwent three more days of attack. Germans and capturing one
From Gibraltar she went to the In the lower Garigliano river re-
United States for refitting and on gion of the main Fifth army front.
the way home was attacked Six British patrols hadlorat akirrithas
times by a total of 20 enemy air
craft The Penelope last wss report-
ed In action on Feb 2, when she
bombarded Nazi positions St For-
mia. on the Gulf of Gaeta, Italy.
(Jane's fighting ships lists the
Penelope as a 5,220-ton craft com-
missioned in 1935 and carrying a
normal complement of 450 men The
ship carried six six-inch guns in
addition to lesser armament and
was equipped with one plane
launched from a catapult )
with the enemy and took four pris-
oners.
Sending up a barrage of rock-
, Sending am a barrage of rock- Parade photos, story an page 7
ets, 20 millimeter shells and flak - T Five Abilene firms and the police
department well chalked up as
hundred percenters in the Red Cross
drive today, with the total through
Monday amounting to, $3,482.42 and
today's contributions climbing fast
—including a rocket-type which
crewmen ‘said 'burst in geysers
as big as haystacks”—the Nazi
defenders made a virtual hell In
the skies and created a see—e
ever Berlin which one Libera-
tor gunner described as "Dante's
Inferno.”
But even the German radio-
while blaring that 129 American
planes, including more than 100
bombers, were downed—admitted
that a major portion of the bomb-
ers broke through.
• as
"We're hoping for a fine re-
part Wednesday on today's
receipts,” Chairman Ed S. Ste-
wart said today, “Abilene folks
are off la a fine start and we're
making an effort to wind the
drive up this week, and not
later than next week end. Ta
these who haven't started con-
Last German
Rail Line Cut
LONDON, March 7.—(AP)
—Marshal Gregory K. Zhu-
kov’s First Ukrainian army is
swarming across the Odessa-
Lwow-Warsaw railway in a
sharp thrust toward the Ru-
manian frontier after sever-
ing the last westward rail con-
nections for the German
forces battling in southern
Russia, Moscow dispatches
said today.
The vital Odessa-Lwow-War-
Mw trunk line has been breach-
ed for a distance of 18 miles
between Volochisk and Narke-
eichi, a Russian communique
declared, in a we through
this gap that Red army columns
were reparted racing toward
Rumania, threatening the en-
trapment of great masses of
German troops already partial-
ly isolated to the south.
Soviet spearheads are within 60
miles of the Rumanian border, the
communique disclosed.
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REDS CUT VITAL RAILWAY—Arrows indicate main
threats to Germans in new Russian offensive in the western
Ukraine which has widened the Reds' salient to a line about
165 miles long from Dembrovitsi to Volochisk. The Russian
assault cut the vital Odessa-Lwow railway for a distance of
18 miles between Volochisk and Narkevichi. (AP Wirephoto).
Lenten Services
Holy communion will be celebra-
ted at the Episcopal Church of the
Heavenly Rest at 10 a. m. Saturday,
the Rev Willis P. Gerhart, rector,
announced this morning
Special Lenton meditation serve
ices are set for 7:30 p. m Wednes-
day and 4:30 p m. Friday. - :
The Weather
9-County Livestock
Expo Gets Underway
Approximately 250 animals have
been entered by 4-H club and FFA
boys from nine counties for the an-
nual West Central Texas Boys Live-
stock show underway here today
Judging of the animals in the Tay-
lor county division was to begin at
1pm
The livestock will be on display
today and Wednesday at the West
Texas Fair grounds and the show
will be climaxed Wednesday after-
noon by the Mle of champion ani-
mals ‘
There are about 75 lamb entered,
a like number of swine and about
60 calves Forty capons have been
entered
----uu Ray Mowery of the animal de-
%A ANEC cenerany fair partment at Texas Technological
today tontent and Wednesday Warm-college. Lubbock, waa to judge in
FASOTTETas Fair and continued
cool this afternoon, tonight and Wed.
nesday scattered frost north portion
“WEST TEXAS—Fair and continued
cool this afternoon, tonight and Wed-
March 7.—(UP)—There were 18
men in my barracks yesterday
morning. Only eight of us went to
bed last night
Some of those who didn't come
back crashed in flaming planes in
the streets of Berlin
The German fighters came
In waves of six straight toward
us with wings lit up—with
blazing guns—like Broadway.
Then they spill up Into teams
of three, swept under our
planes and roomed up into a
group behind us.
The first groups knocked down
two Fortresses. One exploded
Then six more fighters came the
same way, and every nose gun In
our squadron blasted away at them.
The whole thing turned into a wild
scramble
There would be al big flash of
flame and a plane would disappear
with only a small ball of smoke still
hanging in the sky.
Our Mustangs and Lightnings
were doing a hell of a job. My
brother Jee was in the fighter
group and my hat, is off to him.
Fighters would come in and
make great holes in our formation
out other Fortresses would move In
See AIRMEN, Pg. 11, Col. 7
Texas Exes Elect
Attorney as Head
University of Texas ex-students
In Abilene in their annual meeting
Monday night elected E M Over-
shiner. local attorney, to serve aa
president of the organization, re-
placing Gray Browne
Re-elected vice president wss Ed
E King Cecile Hampton was chos-
en secretary to succeed Wilma
Gardner Walter 8. Pope will suc-
ceed Dallas Scarborough as district
councilman
tributions, we say start now."
Travelers reaching Sweden said One hundred percenters Stewart
the American attack was delivered reported today are Citizens National
bank, first to complete its contri-
butions, Central, Ward, and Alta
Vista schools. W C. Smith and
Wayland Boyd groceries, and the
Abilene police department.
Abilenians are urged to complete
their contributions as quickly as
possible, turning in the donations
between 1 and 3 p. m and was con-
centrated on the northern
eastern sections of Berlin
and
One
bomb, they Mid. dropped on Tem-
pelhof airdrome
A Stockholm dispatch disclosed
that three of the American heavy
bombers made forced landings in,--------
Sweden and a fourth came down on to the WAC shack where Mrs Andy
the island of dotland, off the south- Zelenack and volunteer assistants
eastern Swedish coast. are on hand. Vice-Chairman Roscoe
Unlike Saturday’s assault on the Blankenship and Stewart also have
capital by one formation of Fort-the shack as their headquarters,
resses, yesterday, great raid found [ 11 Col 7
the Nazi air force lying in wait for- See RED (Rix
an all-out effort to repel the at-
tack. ■
“Only 10 minutes from the
target the Germans lined up in
front of us and really came in.”
said one pilot. "There were
hordes of them and they came
— at us in WavesME 110s first
Yanks Hem in
the county division today and also
the entries in the district show
"Mmum temperature during last
“mnum temperature during the last
12 hours 33.
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Wednesday, beginning at 9 a *m
Some of the strongest entries in
the swine division are expected to
come from Coke county 4-H and
FFA boys, while Nolan county will
be strong in the lamb show Better
TEMPERATURES animals in the beef calf division
Tue-Mon Mon-Sun were expected to come from Cole-
AMMu PM man and Taylor counties
37 52—3 56
35 48—4 57
33 46—5-57
35 45—6 56
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Medal for Cugat
NEW YORK, March 7.—(P—The
Simon Bolivar medal, said to be
Bolivia's highest honor, will be
conferred upon Xavier Cugat, or-
chestra leader, if the U. 8 senate
approves
Flanges of the Russian drive were
reaching out for the rail junction of F. A •
Tarnopol, 30 miles west of Volo- 1A. 1
chisk The Important rail and IAAC ViTA/I
dustrial city of Lwow lies 70 miles ■ I WAi
west of Tarnopol.
The new Russian offensive,
which was launched Saturday,
is taking an enormous toll of
German manpower and mater-
ial. the Moscow bulletin said,
reporting that one Red army
formation alone killed 4,000
Nazi officers and men in a sin-
gle day’s fighting.
Jn Moscow
STOCKHOLM,
In the first two days Zhukov's The Finnish government is mom-
forcesKined more than 15,000 of entarily awaiting word from the
Soviet Russian government on Fin-
the enemy and took more than 3.-
000 prisoners, Moscow mid In ad-
dition 500 towns were liberated, a
total of 700 for the three days to
date
rd
ly
March 7—(P) —bladet ‘s Helsinki correspondent ree
land's "reply to Moscow” on pro-
posed armistice terms, the Afton-
and then FW-190s and ME-
109s.”
They just lined up tail to tail
and started circling us like Indiana
used to make war on a lone covered
wagon," said another flier in de-
scribing an attack by 10 Nazi fight-
era against his Fortress which had
dropped behind his formation.
"When people say there Is no more
Luftwaffe, you can tell them they're
nuta," said a waistgunner.
Casualties High’
In Raid on Rome
Burma troops
(See Map on Page 12)
NEW DELHI. March .—<UP» -
Veteran American jungle fight: s.
closing in for the kill on some 2,000
The Berlin radio, discussing the
magnitude of the Russian effort.
asserted that Zhukov had sent 35
infantry divisions and eight tank'
corps into the drive, and concluded 1
that the Russians “definitely hope:
to fight the decisive battle" in this
sector ‘
Youth Program
To Be Unvieled
A youth welfare program for Abi-
ported today.
This report, which was clear-
rd by Finnish censorship, was
the first word direct from Fin-
land tending to lend credence
to reports that Finland had
made some vert of acknowledge-
asset of the Russian terms.
But particulars of the reply were
not made known.
"Usually well-informed persona
stress that political developments
now are characterized by Increased
tension,” the correspondent wrote.—
"One therefore is waiting with in-
creased Interest the second phase
of the Finnish-Russian question.
That is the Finnish government re-
In the far north, small groups of lene will be introduced by the Junior
Russian troops smashed into en-iChamber of Commerce st a meeting ply to Moscow and the expected
----_------------emy fortifications guarding the Es-of civic and social leaders tonight answer.”
cornered Japanese In the Hukawng Ionian stronghold of Narva, now o clock in the Wooten hotel
valley of northern Burma, have de- almost completely surrounded by at 8 o clock in the note
feated a strong enemy column that Gen Leonid A i
tried unsuccessfully to escape across grad army Here more than 300
the Nambyu river. Admiral Lord Germans were killed In hand-to-
Louis Mountbatten’s southeast Asia I hand fighting, the Moscow bulle-
headquarters announced today 1 “- 14
A communique revealed that
the Americans had driven to
Govorov’s Lenin- ballroom. It was announced by Bert
Here more than 300 Fineg. president
tin said.
-Wr believe this to be the first
definite program for a youth
welfare association, and wr are
LONDON, March 7—OF-The
within 10 miles of a junction
with Chinese forces striking
southeastward through the Ku-
kawng valley, hemming the
Japanese into a narrowing, tri-
Jap Air Losses at
Rabaul Total 842
AN ADVANCE SOUTH
PA-
CIFIC AIR BASE, March 7.-(/P-
angular-shaped pocket.. _
West or Walawbum. Which wasSouth Pacific air forces have de-
captured last week in the first 1 stroyed 842.Japaneseplanes since
American infantry action on the the air battle to reduce Rabaul,
Asiatic Mainland the U. 8 forces New Britain, began last Dec 17,
threw a rood block across the high - Vice Adm. Aubrey W Fitch, com-
_____,_____leading to Maingkwan, and mander of Allied air forces in the
"The total number of casualties moved up to the south bank of the South Pacific, said today.
— American losses during the same
Rome radio Mid waves of four-en-
gine bombers attacked Rome today.
Formations of four-engined air-
craft in successive waves dropped
bombs on inhabited districts of the
city of Rome," the broadcast Mid way
has not yet been ascertained
appears to be very high.”
but , Nambyu river, the communique dis-
closed.
period were 174.
BRITON WARNS OF NEW U-BOAT ASSAULT, PLEDGES AID IN PACIFIC
LONDON, March 7— (UP)— A. V.
Alexander, first lord of the Admir-
alty. warned commons today that
Germany is preparing a new U-boat
campaign to cripple Allied sea com-
munications and promised that
Great Britain will “contribute to
the Far Eastern war to the maxi-
mum of our power.”
He said Allied shipping losses
in 1943 “were below our most
optimistic hopes at the begin-
ning of the year,” but estimated
that the Germans still have as
many submarines M at the start
of last year.
British submarines already are
taking an increasing toll of Jap-
anese shipping and the Royal Navy
will increase its contributions to
the fighting in Asiatic and Pacific
waters whenever further units can
be spared, he said.
“When we bear upon Japan
for the final blow, our maritime
forces will, more obviously than
for generations past, be the cor-
nerstone of our whole strategy,”
Alexander said.
His remaras followed by one day
a charge published by the London
Daily Mail that a group of appeas-
ing British financiers, businessmen
and members of parliament had be-
gun to work for a compromise peace
with Japan 1
"There is not the slightest evi-
dence that the enemy has in any
way abandoned his intention to
cripple our sea communications If
he possibly can,” he said In intro-
during navy estimates.
On the contrary, the Germans
still are making ever endeavor to
improve the performance and
equipment, of their U-boats. They
have provided them with greatly In-
creased firepower, have brought a
new acoustic torpedo into service,
and we must expect further devel-
opments still.
"In 1941 one ship was lost of every
141 that sailed. in 1942 one of every
233, in 1943 one of every 344
Alexander Mid that a little more
than one-half oi the "working esti-
mate" of ships the Allies expected to
lose in 1943 actually was lost and
that "the average for the last eight
months also is below the level of
1918."
going to present It tonight for
approval, modification and sug-
gestion," Finer Mid. “Civic
The Finnish parliament is sched-
uled to meet today but the Afton-
bladet report said it was thought
the government would make no new
declaration to parliament
Earlier advices from Moscow mid
that editorial comment in Pravda,
official organ of the communist
leaden and many persons im-
terested in a youth program
have consented le attend the
meeting in order to discuss this
problem and to determine what
action we will take M meet it."
Suggesting the title. Community
Youth Recreation and Welfare As-
sociation. for the organization, the
Jaycees have also named Ite ob-
jective : \
The objective of thla organiza-
lion shall be to protect and further
the physical, cultural and moral
well-being of the youth of the com-
munity."
Other suggestions for officers,
welfare committee, members and
activities of the organization will
be discussed tonight.
Reunion Honors Man
Leaving for Service
Children of Mr and Mrs ■. P.
Cook, 1526 North 6th, gathered at
the home of their parents last week
end to honor the Cook’s son, John
S. Cook, who entered the service
Sunday. Another son, Robert O.
Cook, is a prisoner of war In Japan
and B. T. Cook, a third brother, is
serving in the air corps in North
Africa.
partv. indicated Russia still was
willing to talk terms with the Finns
although Finnish press comment on
the Soviet proposals had inspired
some misgiving in Moscow concern-
ing the attitude of the Helsinki
government
"Upon Finland itself depends
whether it finds an exit from the
blind alley or sham in the fate of
Hitlerite Germany, which inevitably
is going to its doom,” Pravda de-
clared.
New Housing Due
For Westex Cities
WASHINGTON, March 7— <VP)-
Construction of 23.027 new defense
housing units at a cost of more than
$45,000,000 is planned for the pres-
ent fiscal year according to Hous-
ing Administrator John B. Bland-
ford.
New construction, subject to con- I
tinual revision with changing com-
munity needs, is now planned. Bland-
ford said, as follows: Brady, 40;
Colorado City SO Fort Stockton, 40;
Fort Worth, 500; Hondo, 50: Lab-
bock. 50: Sweetwater, 50 and mis-
cellaneous localities, 100.
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