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,)N the H01.IE FRONT
S Bj BASEL CHILD3 ;
Not presuznini to ' give advice
la the. city fathers, I do believe
that if ever time i rolled 'round
Vhen the curfew ordinance should
..be relaxed, it is right now while
a Frank Sinatra picture is in Sa
-lem.
fir.-' ' -V- . ,,,,
j Not for the kids, you under
j stand, but for .the oldsters, ; who
Jfill the theatre to hear the young
asters squeal. j- V'-:v7
' Now, I heard about this scream
ing, shrieking, moaning reception
ftne tnm-raced crooner was re
ceiving, so I sneaked out for
awhile and into the theatre (for
j the late showing).
; Only one small delegation of
girls near me put on the Sinatra
welcome actl Hollywood version.
but the adults in the place roared
at the kids and a good time was
had by alL
. Just wishing you could go to
the early . show doesn't get you
there, so, on behalf of other like
myself I put in this little plea:
Doq't let down the curfew just
for us, but if you're going to let
down the bars at all do it while
Sinatra is in town and then we
j can thoroughly enjoy the whole
; performance. For, ; I;. tell you, if
the sample I got was true, they'll
; hit more notes per minute, change
: time oftener than their idol and
" they surely wouldn't want to do
It at a . time when, they could be
seen later in broad daylight leav
ing the show!
Slav Royalist
fParties Unite
; . CAIRO, Feb. 12 -tfV A coali
i tion of all royalist parties in Yugo-
slavia under the name of the Yu
goslav Democratis National Un
ion has been announced.
The announcement said the
group was formed at a meeting of
, 173 party representatives some
where in the mountain of Yugo
slavia last month.
None, of the union's resolutions
referred; specifically to the parti
sans or- their leader. Marshal Jo
sip Bras (Tito), but the exiled
government statement said the un
ion congress had appealed "to the
communist party of Yugoslavia to
stop its harmful action of disrup
tion, both in the military' and po
litical fields."
Reds Reach
Lugi
;a; Smash
In Ukraine r
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divisions in the Korsun sector, the
Russians-said.
Soviet forces pressed the hun
gry and -exhausted-nazis into an
1 1 -mile-long strip of land from
Korsun north along a railroad.
' Golyaki was captured at the up
per end of this naxi toehold and
Kavashin, less- than three miles
southeast of Korsun, was taken-on
the southern end.' j"
In this fighting 2200 Germans
were killed as the Russians drove
wedges between the German
strongpoints, winning ene forti
fied position after another. The
retreating Germans abandoned
. dugouts, and trenches, throwing
away their weapons in their rout.
Inside the ring seven tanks, 12
field guns, 55 trucks and other
material also were captured by
the -Russians. 1
Meanwhile, the r Germans out
. side the ring who had been at
tacking soviet lines doggedly since
February 3 In hopes of breaking
through to the survivors of per
haps 100,000 men originally trap
ped by the Russian coup, failed
again to - pierce the encircling
lines., i ' j .' I v "' . t
Another 2000 Germans fell out
side the ring; the bulletin said; as
massed Russian artillery fire and
swift counterattacks beat back the
German plunges with tanks and
Infantry.. .- .
Two hundred miles west of this
position the Russians counted up
their gains In the capture of Shep
etovka, taken Friday. In the streets
of . the town alone 3200 ' enemy
bodies were found as well as 47
burnt out tanks and 12 self-propelled
guns. Sixty-seven more big
guns, 83 mortars and large 'dumps
f Var material were captured,
the Russians said.? ": :-.:
Moscow reports said- the capture
f ti t juiKtkioi: J15 - miles
norfhv of -the 'Rumanian frontier
represented 'the epeningjof a sov
iet drfve ouuV toward the Odessa
Warsawraflway. major German
ssrprtery- into the Ukraine. :
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it f-.t .Enymet T ' J ' " -t
. e . U!ird lotteries ,
- o llellr Tires Tabes
' Ante Safety Glass
Uapalated Faraltnre
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Congress
Batters FDR
Legislation
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draft civilian men and women for
work in essential war industries
has been shelved by a house com
mute and has a future far from
bright in the senate. The senate
military affairs committee has
been holding hearings on the leg
islation, ' but a majority of the
committeemen are openly against
it, saying it may have been need
ed early in the war but is not
now. '
Service vote Senate and house
conferees will go to work next
week in an effort to save part of
the federal war ballot bill the
nresident J wanted for voters in
uniform. The senate squeezed . a
semblance; of the original bill
through to passage, but the house
went overwhelmingly for a pro
posal to leave service voting up
to the states a plan the presi
dent called a fraud.
Veterans' rehabilitation Bright
est spot on the president's pro
gram, congress has passed a mus
tering out pay bill for service
men and is Working on legislation
to guarantee them job preference,
schooling, social security and oth
er postwar benefits.
Stabilization act The law
which supports the administra
tion's price controls expires June
30. A re-enacting bill to keep it
alive hasn't put in an appearance
in congress yet, but it will. With
out it, the president said, "the
country might just as well expect
price chaos by September. .
Paasildvi
Thought to Be
Peace Envoy
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I haven't had any connection with
it since 1941. .
(In Lenlgrad Maj.Gen. Alex
ander Gvozdkov, representative of
red army's Lenigrad front staff,
told British and American corres
pondents that "the hour of settle
ment is rapidly approaching" for
Finland).
Helsinki dispatches said the
Finnish capital was bazslng with
talk of peace and that there was
a general feeliag the Finnish
government soon would seek di
rect contact with Moscow.
The Finnish press warned citi
zens to keep cool and wait to see
what their jgovrnment was pre
paring to do. The press in this
neighboring country continued to
play on .the theme that the time
has tomt for Finland to seek
peace," regardless of what Ger
many desires.
It was suggested here that the
Finns might ask Moscow for
terms and that if they were ex
tremely severe the government
could proclaim to the world that
it had masked for peace and
couldn't get it.
, There were many hints, howev
er, that a -genuine attempt to quit
the war was in the making.
(Even German quarters.
quoted in Madrid by the Spanish
News agency EFE, expressed
doubts mat Finland long could op
pose "the Influence and pressure
of the various allied . nations." A
dispatch from Zurich to the Brit
ish Reuters agency, said the Finns
already had outlined their peace
views to Berlin.)
Calls for GOP
Knockout Win
KANSAS CITY, Feb. I2-(flV
Gov. D wight Griswold of Ne
braska called tonight for a strong,
virus repuoiican leadersnip so
that the party might win in 1944
"by a knockout, not by default-"
"A real victory won't come by
sitting tight and waiting for the
tide," he - warned in an address
prepared for dehVery at a Lincoln
day dinner of Missouri repub
licans, f : '. .
"The; republican party will be
doing Just that if it expects adult
American voters to support it for
the party's sake and for nothing
more. The republican party will
lose again if its ideas are bound
ed x on all - sides by party ortho
doxy; if its vision reaches no
farther than the end of its nose,
and if its leadership is an echo
of the , past rather than a voice
calling us. to a greater future.'
Republican ' success. . he " said.
hinged on convincing the voters:
"First, that a republican victory
wOl : speed the - winning of the
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' HO M!MmU CJULAKC3 "
UniitID GTATEG
Corp oration
Tax Lowering
Is Prospect
F (Continued from Page 1) F; .
Dough ton (D-NC) and Rep. Knut-
son (R-Mum) of the house ways
and means committee which han -
dles tax legislation. , v t
in view of the heavy tax bur -
den now born by . all groups of
our citizens," Dough ton and Knut -
son said in - a I joint statement,
they; are at leat entitled to have
their task of eomoutmf their ob -
ligation - to tne government made
as simple . and understandable as
possible and it $s , the purpose of
the committee to see that this is
done without delay." .
Until now. Doughton and Knut-
son said, there has been no ade -
nuat onnortunitT for the com -
mittee to review the tax structure
as a whole, and sinwiify and co-
ordinate its complex provisions.
due to the fact that its time for
the last decade Sias been occuoled
largely with drafting tax raising
measures, i f
George said It seemed obvious
to him speedyl changes must be
made In the business tax strue-
mm,
war ends, if industry Is to
convert to civilian pursuits with
out pause."; j J: ;
Series E Sale
93PriGent
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to that series J& quota, and In that
mnnin. iHnr. t k- I
Salem high school auditorium
Tuesday night has already proved
a major factor Arthur Smither.
Completed
Salem chairman, estimates that it "i J,wm "fweu QUI1 organiza
has accounted already for $100,000 P" i I , f v ' v .1- -in
series E bond sales, for tickets Not because the committee be
to the big event, featuring the lieves that a recreational program
KOIN Million Dollar club, can be J
bought" to no other way.
It was announced that prior to!
announcement of statewide results
by E. C Sammons, state chairman,
at the victory rally, the tabulation
will be made in the office of Gov.
Earl Snell. .1 J
Meanwhile plans for the show J
nave seen maxing great progress J
under the direction of Producer
Bill Mean of the KOIN staff. Re
hearsals ; will be held early Tues-
day night on tiie high school au-
ditonum atage.so the show will go
c witiwut a Jiitch. Chester Dun-
1 .5? P!!
1." "T,"1
Wf rrnu I
I interested in! radio behind the
scenes are Invited to attend.
The ihow nioht
start at 8 . p. ii. Bond booths wil
be operated by Mrs. Bessie Kay-
ser sad her Committee so last-
minute purchases may be made.
Salem high school ushers win han-
dle; the crowd and students also
will have charffe of th xtae nH
Lproperties. Appreciation of coop-1
wwn oy uie aaiem scnooi Doard, -
Supt, Frank B. Bennett and Prin- I "lt recommended that larger
cipal Fred Wolf was expressed froup recreation be accepted sts
Saturday by the war finance com- community responsibility for all
mittee.- ; age levels. It is further recom-
The committee. Incidentally, mended that community recrea
was swelled by 600 members Sat- tlonal programs be a cooperative
urday when that number of Boy community endeavor between the
Scouts and Cub Scouts were sworn school and the city, and that the
in while attending a scout show city council pass an enabling act
at the Grand theatre. They are order to exercise its legal right
to canvass their neighborhoods to levy up to one-half mill tax for
for pledges in the last two days purposes, and that the schools
of the campaign. provide administrative and sup-
Forty six of the 58 state depart- ervisory personnel witii joint use
ments were over the top Saturday of facilities and equipment.',
on their bon4 purchase quotas for 1 The ; city recreational commit
a total of $$94,845, which is in tee is advised to secure tempor
excess of the $389.100 ; quota for ary Junds on an emergency ba
all state employes. This group has sis to j- permit immediate imple
bought the $?00,000 bomber it set mentation of the program they
out to sponsor. When all scores feel it advisable to undertake at
are in Seari, Roebuck company this . time.
wui present vm department lead-
er who made the best record with
a $50 series bond.
Salem schools. Including Sacred
Heart academy, have exceeded
their $30,000? quota, buying bonds
to date valued at $40,142J9. Miss
Mathilda Gillis as chairman has
made a notable record. Schools
outside of Salem had a goal of
$25,000, have bested in to the tune
of $29,892.35 not including the ML
Angel schools which report $12,-
oi. saiem teachers with a auota
of $12,600 hive invested $2140.-
75. Thus the combined score of All
schools in the county is over $100,
000 agaifist a quota , of only
war. Seconct that a renublican
victory will Insure full employ
ment afterward. And third, that
republicans jwOl whole-heartedly
cooperate with other , nations ta
prevent future wars.:
lATICr.T.L UrMlV
Coordinators
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Often : Complete
YouthProgram
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j Agencies, not to be" confused Vith
j the aforementioned city council,
1 is a standing' coordinating com-
jmittee. or department of the! Sa
1 lem United .War Chest. represent
ing in its organization each agen-
1 cy of the chest and of .agencies
f with similar activities. The. social
agencies council is recommending
1 10 the city f atners .that the cur-
l w w wu,-.
f " The . committee,, named i n m e
I time ; ago by the . council, ..has
worked quietly for several months
j in tan effort; to determine to what
extent there is a problem of Ju-
1 venile delinquency in Salem, "and
1 haying -determined that such ,a
problem is genuine, in laying
Pl4n ?or solving or, at least, com
bating it
included g on that temporary
I committee, .which -late last week
w Iermanentstatus: by
w wuuu v&swmu
fncies, are: Cart Aschenbrenner.
Ppal of rtish iunior nigh
.t
TX.hH- TTmIHi uA!.Hm- TK.
er t Boardman, USO director; C.
A.; Kells, executive secretary of
the Salem YMCA; Rev. David
Neilsen, : representing the Salem
Ministerial t association, and Mrs.
Esther Little, xeecutive secretary
of the cityiYWCA.
This group is considered a "nu
cleus for the new coordinating
committee, according to W. M.
Hamilton, chairman of the Salem
Council ; of Social Agencies. The
committee lias been instructed to
enlarge its Own membership as it
deemf adviable, by taking in rep-
enwves ox ut mieresiea or-
f!i0n,4 no? STr
d!fa4"sxbr t U'
r"? noers
today will draw out of the county
JH. away from homes and special
schools and hospitals theiyoung
lives that have moved out of the
normal pathway of youth, but! be;
cause it thinks; a preventive pro-
gram may I keep other boys and
girls from! travelings the wrong
road, has It offered its program,
its members explain.
BrJeflv. And In nart th mH-
U MmT. tw h .tin
aiiy program, the community rec-
ognize tha responsibilities stiU lie
wjth home, schools, churches and'
other agencies, and that it make
ort to educate parent, to
a"Pt thefr responsibiUtie
It suggests that every existing
r?th ag inake eW effort to
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iMidwayg In the report but
touching every resident of the city
il "ends "that a memorial
t to pur city recreation com-
ttee which Is jointly sponsored
by the ;citF and the schools, urg-
thcm fo tive seriou consider-
ti to the need for additional re-
creational facilities for our teen
Both the YACC and the coun-
dl of social agencies have voted
Of
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JuhiorsT7in;
FrosE Glee r
On Serenade
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a haU-ddzen boys (links hv the
chain r swayed. , . v.'.r
In music juniors placed first;
freshmen 'second; while sophoi
mores and seniors tied for third
and ifou-thr,placevv Seniors j; were
first in 'words;' juniors, second;
freshmen? third, and, sophomores,
fourth. The Juniors .won their jsec-
ond first;-place . in : presentation;
sophomores were second; - seniors.
third,' and freshmen, fourth. , -.
Judging was' close this year, in
fact so close -that any class could
have won, according to announce
ment made by ProL Herman
Clark; woo presented the banner.
The judges were out for over 40
minutes, 1 the longest - wait for a
decision In the last seven years.
Students f tried to - pass the - time
away by singing class and school
sonfc-cl--' '
Judges were Dr. EL C Richards,
Mrs. Ellen Fisher, Miss Elizabeth
Kenhey, f words; Miss Evangeline
Merritt Ralph Dobbs, and Mrs.
Josephine Albert Spaulding, mu
sic;. Mayor L. M. Doughton, Wil
liam ; I Phillips and Lt. George
a Bl(ss,USNR, presentation,
The seniors who wore their
caps and gowns for the first
time,' were the winners of last
year's" glee. This.'y ear's song .was
"Memory Serenade, with musl
by Slaix'kiilleorn 'vtA words by
Margaret Pemberton" and. Skilli-
coTn.rThe sophomores, who' swam
the milll race last year will re
peat again Tuesday and their song
was titled "When You're Near'
with words by Charles Strong and
music by Faith Idso. The fresh
men made their first appearance
with the; song "Campus Serenade'
with music by Rosalee Smith and
words written by the ntire class.
President G. Herbert - Smith
made an announcement that the
annual mill race swim, class pa
rodies and bets will have to be
postponed ' until Tuesday as the
adrnxntstration , received official
notice Saturday - that the ( war
manpower commission and: navy
officials f will "be on' the campus
for inspection. v " ;
This year's glee was dedicated
to Profj Lestle J. Sparks, acting
director of athletics, who , has as
sisted the students -with many
glees and Served as general man-
m9r ntlihm mtithnt hrwfv: Alfnxl
Tedje, : freshman class ' president,
gave thf address of welcome 4nd
following the four class songs
Prof. Ralph Dobbs played "Scher
zo B Minor' Dy Chopin and "La
Champanella', by ' Paganini-Liszt.
The serenade theme . was used
cleverly; In the stage decorations
with a j back . drop of dark and
light blue with silver stars and a
moon against a silhouette of Wal
ler halli Also an added feature of
the .glee was the first appearance
of the navy V-12 men participat
ing in their dress uniforms. The
glee went off smoothly consider
ing, that the navy men were only
released from drill' and study
hours one week for practice.
Pendleton Field to Be
Servicing Station
PENDLETON, Feb.
Pendleton field will be converted
into a servicing station for tran
sient aircraft about February - 24,
Lt. Col James T. B landlord, com
manding officer, said today. .
The order to reduce the field's
status f came from Spokane air
service command. headquarters.
An air corps officer will be given
command of the field.
resolutions ot appreciation to the
YMCA and YWCA for their new
Saturday night cc-ed recreational
program.- :t - '
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For Oregon :
May Primary
A (Continued from Page 1) A
back in humorous vein, too. If
occasion:' arises,;-'". !; !.
' Because fee; is relaxed, audien
ces geta, clearer and fuller; im
pression of the man and apprecia
tion of. his capacity and; under
standing of national and ,world af-fairs.-
- f UiJiLui-.V' ,4;:.-
r In Pertland. ClkIe was not
1 xaaipalgnlng; directly ; ferr.WUl-;.
kle. His -present thesis, rather.'
is In. eppotOtlon 'te the vvtioa
that any man Is Indispensable. -He'
ventored thai there are at'
least 25 men in -Oregsn capable
of dlreetlar the naitons affairs,
'given the epportanlty ( audi the
detailed and accsrate Informa
tion which a president has pro-
: vtded for lum, - L ' ' i ' : '
. The American way, he Insisted,
develops leaders; and it is a ser
ious matter, harmful to that phase
of American life, that the notion
prevails in many minds; that only
one man now living Is capable of
serving as chief executive, t
Also in Portland for the; first
time since announcing that he will
seek the republican nomination
again, WiHkie aired his views on
the labor question. Recognizing
that evils have arisen, he blamed
them chiefly - on President Roose
velt who, he said, "has built up
an atmosphere of conflicf." and
pitted 'iabbr h leaders one - against
the othef.e denied that therdt Js
an irreconcilable conflict between
labor and -capital, advocated - cul
tivation - of- responsibility; "oh :the
part oi labor leaders and. said:
"I, wouldn't favor, - electing
president who lutes business, or
hates labor, or hates any -other le
gitimate group. ; - . : ' ;' :
.He reiterated. ius recent declar
ation for higher federal; taxes
now; in order that as much as
possible of the war's cost may be
paid before the men In the armed
forces return to take up this add
ed burden, and in order Jthat tax
may oe lowered alter - tne war
whed incentive capital will ; be
needed. Wnen a listener asked 'if
Millions' could not ,be saved - by
economy, in non-war expenditur
es, he responded: I a"
ul think so; but don't let that
be your answer. You .and I cant
control what congress and the ad
ministration ' do : we can control
what we do and think." " ! r
. lThe ; republican party. wOl not
win, he warned, by equivocating
and "out-politicking . the profes
sional politicians,M but; by laying
its cards on the table, and playing
square: with the people In every
It vwas reported Saturday that
petitions, tot place the name of
Thomas E. Dewey of NewtYork
on the Oregon primary ballot are
in circulation and ..that a move
ment is afoot to start petitions for
Gen. Douglas MacArthur. i
Pacific U Sets Session T
FOREST GROVE, Feb. 12 -UP)
Pacific ; university today 'scheduled-
its 1944 summer 'session for
June 12-Julyl4 and July 17-Au-gust
18.
Today, U' more intpertsnl then ever before
to keep your csrlbi A-l condion c c3 tlrr.zu
llzro m tlx C&tz ycu thou!d hsvo Czr.o
Unrnediaizfy end rcIrTfy f mcIca youT est
rcn bciwlsst Ion-crsrrvo for lh f-rsoa.
RAF- Bomben
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Drone Over
Channel
E (Continued from. Page 1) E
returned "without ineeting serious
oDposition. One RAF ; plane, was
lost, while the Typhoons .bagged
three German craft. .
"There was not too much flak.4
said Lt. Howard Holladay ot
Somerset, Kyv a co-pilot on ' the
Liberator sweep. fThe nazis. must
have ueed tn? .their weekly ration
hi the "past two days. . - ;
: "We really' laid" a good pattern
f bombs, be added.-:wWe didn't
see ; an' enemy fighter, put , our
P-51a (Mustangs) ; were J everjr
wherc'.like a swarm of bees." , ;
The L 1 berator "Evelyn the
Duchess,, with the best record In
this' theatre for missions complet
ed without mechanical failure or
any.difficulty; chalked up her 49th
perfect' dayvi r-'-rij.'
: Demolition of the Germans' At
lantic wall now has been in prog
ress ; for 54 . days, with 40 4 attacks
directed at the Pas-De-Calais
area, many ii) great strength. :
.'.RAF-Mosquito bombers, contin
uing their tireless series of raids,
hit targets in central and western
Germany last night, and the Paris
radio said several localities around
Rouen -were bombed by the Brit
ish and Americans yesterday.
. "The German broadcast commu
nique said that uv addition to Fri
day's strong .American daylight
raid, on Frankfurt; Ludwigshafen
and other' cities also, were hit "
Grip Tightens
On-Bi3acIiliead;
Warships Aid .
B (Continued from Page 1) B
mained unchanged during the past
few days.".; - j :
Dispatches from the bridgehead
said that the now shattered vil
lage of Carroceto (Aprilia) bad
changed hands several times. Part
of this community is referred- to
s e;factoriP a name which
traces to the fief that it formerly
served as a food processing stor
age and- distribution center for
tne surrounding farming: region.
(The Berlin radio claimed to
night that allied reverses at the
village had brought about sr move
ment of troops inside the beach
head in the nasi 24 hours with
Americans appearing for the first
time In the Carroceto sector). 1
Along the main Fifth army front
to the south-the battle also tipped
slightly In the allies favor as the
Americans scored bloody If limited
gains in the key Cassino sector. - -
But there still was nothing to
Indicate that the fighting In Italy
would not be among the costliest
and most sanguinary of the- war.
The Germans ' were carrying out
to the letter Hitler's orders to
make a desperate stand, whatever
the cost. . In some Instances they
were more than matching - allied
manpower. ! : ' ;
The American's crindintf ttmo-
gles in Cassino finally gave them
possession of one entire section
of .the shattered town. They also
V?l
knocked out the remnants of the
town Jail- to which the nazis had
clunj even, after alliM hfh" ex
plosives Iiad battered the strc-.g.
fortress -like- building to -the
ground. " . i,-T .
News that the Germans had oc
cupied the grounds of. the Pcpe's
summer palace at Castel Gaild
olfo was regarded as another in
stance of nazi determination to re
sist to the last at ; whatever cost
in men or principles.
' The German communique . de
clared! that a sharp allied attack
against the German lines at Car
roceto Aprilia) had been beaten
bacfc 'y--r
7The allied-communique said a
German attack on ihe beachhead
was beaten back yesterday and
the fact thai only one attack was
made that day indicated the ter
rific effect of allied air attacks of
the previous day when four-en-gined
bombers were diverted from
normal long range targets to team'
up with, medium , and fighter
bombers in plverizing the gather
ing p a n z e r divisions and 'in
wrecking communications. ,
Allied headquarters, announced
that during the stiff 'fighting on
both fronts during the past seven
days more than 3000 xrack Ger
man, troops had been, taken pris
oner. This 4rought the allied bag
to more than 13,000, virtually one
division, since the Invasion of
itaiv heeanrlast Seotember. This
does not include the. heavy losses
II i, iiiiim ti i,J iiiffin.il fn 1ril1vi
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Gaiidolfo
BomBirig
Threatened
By EDWARD KENNEDY
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Algiers, Feb. 12-. (JP) - The allied
high command declared today that
the- German - army "was' Installed
on the grounds of the papal pal
ace at Castel Gandolfo and that if
it remained there, allied bombers
would not spare the property.
even . though It 'belongs to the
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been under strict instructions to ;
avoid damaging church property,
particularly foldings of the Vati
can;, which in addition to their
religious character are territory of
a neutral state, as they enjoy ex
traterritorial ! rights under the
Rome concordat, i
Today's statement, however,
charged that the; papal estate at
Ca s t e 1 Gandolfo contained "a
L heavy saturation" of G e r m a n
forces and that "whenever vital
enemy targets appear they will
of necessity be bombed."
The headquarters statement ap- ,
parently was based on the con
tention that the Germans first vi
olated the estate's neutrality; by
occupying its' extensive grounds,
which are only ten miles from the
perimeter of the Ancio beachhead
in an area bristling with German
military traffic and supply dumps.
Allied headquarters has neither
confirmed nor denied the Vatican
radio statement that bombs fell
on the estate Thursday, causing
damage and casualties. It was an
nounced, however, that allied
heavy bombers attacked German
military objectives In that general
area that day. -..,
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