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TrTATHE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JAN. 13, 1945
NO. 33
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i n, Jan. 13 up: Alarmed
na.- ..oadcasts said today that
the red army had opened two
more major offensives in East
Prussia and Czechoslovakia and
that a "gigantic struggle of de
cisive importance is raging" on a
600-mile front between the Baltic
and the Danube valley.
Berlin reported that one day af
ter blasting open the Polish front
the Russians mounted full dress
offensives apparently aimed at se
curing the flanks of a Soviet push
across the frozen Polish plains on
the shortest route to Berlin.
Moscow Silent
As usual In the first phase of
new operations, Moscow had not
announced the nazi-reported at
tacks. But the almost panicky
tenor of the German reports indi
cated strongly that Marshal Stalin
had hurled a massive array of
pentup power at the Germans in
a historic winter offensive.
i "There is no doubt that the Sov
iets now are staking everything
on one card," Ernst von Hammer,
Berlin military commentator, said.
"A great testing of forces with the
Soviets now is in progress on six
battlefields scattered from East
Prussia to Budapest.
"They are firstly around the
Hungarian capital; secondly be
tween Szekesfehervar and the
Danube bend, thirdly the penetra
tion area east of Komarno on the
Danube, fourthly the area of the
Hungarian-Slovak border; fifthly
the Vistula bridgehead west of
Baranow, and sixthly the East
Prussian fighting zone.
New Action Expected '
"It must be assumed that the
Soviets will still further enlarge
the scenes of the fighting."
The German DNB agency also
reported that the Soviets had
thrown at least three armies, two
tank corps, and other independent
ifaits into the first of its long
flraited winter offensives, which
admittedly already had breached
the outer nazi defenses before
Krakow in southern Poland.
DNB said Russian forces at the
northern end of the front had
swung over to the offensive this
morning along a 20-mile sector in
East Prussia between Pillkallen,
28 miles northeast of Isterburg
and 10 miles from Lithuania, and
Eydtkau, on the East Prussian
Lithuanian border.
Nisei Return
To Hood River
Hood River, Ore., Jan. 13 P
Despite efforts to organize a citi
zens' committee to meet return
ing Japanese-Americans and dis
Wpurage them from returning to
e Hood River valley, three Nisei
today were back in the county
without so much as an eyebrow
raised against them.
The three former evacuees
Ray Sato, Sat Noji and Mln Asai
returning by train Friday with
out attention from residents re
ported to be forming a "welcom
ing committee" to meet incoming
trains bearing any evacuees. Sato,
an orchard owner, came from
Cleveland, O., where he worked
in a war plant. The other two
were from undesignated destina
tions. They were the first to re
turn to this valley under the re-
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- v.iti-i uy uu; western ueiunse
command nermittine such re
habilitation.
Post Advertises
Hood River gained nationwide
attention after the American Le
gion DOSt PVniinacH frntvt lie u-nr
1 honor roll the names of 16 Japa-i-tJf
9-'seAmericans serving with the
-' jfimed forcpe hrinolno Hnurn nnnn
ne post widespread criticism
'rom ministerial and liberal
groups.
The legion post since has ad
vertised in Hood River newspa
pers, advising evacuees against
returning to the valley, warning
that such action would arouse en
"'' The ads promised, however,
that if any evacuees did return the
Post would do its ultmost to see
Jhat law and order were main
tained. A legion committee has
asked the county court to ar
range an election to determine
PPular sentiment in regard to
return of Japanese-Americans.
On the day the first evacuees
returned the post had advertise
jnents in papers restating the
Pst s opposition to their return.
"KRONER'S POCKET PICKED
f i t-, ni i.., -jail. 1J
a'1' a Black Maria "passenger"
"f!, his pockets picked of $25
wnile en route tn tho citv tail.
The
money was recovered from
another
passenger," who had hid
den the loot in a sock,
(NBA Telephoto)
Kids and dogs seem to have a common understanding, as Staff Sergt.
Arryl G. Fusselman, Hamilton Field photographer, illustrates here in a
shot of the meeting of his 1-year-old son, John (Pepper) Fusselman, with,
Mr. Propwash, English bulldog, who flew In with a bomber crew recently.
Mr. Propwash promptly wrapped something less than a yard of tongue
around "Pepper's" outstretched hand. It's apparent it didn't scare the
voungster a bit. Ee knew this is Mr. Propwash's way of saying, "Howdy,
Buddie!"
Big Salvage Paper Donations
Expected for Sunday Pickup
With indications pointing to an
overwhelming response by Bend
residents to the urgent plea lor
salvage waste paper, members of
the Junior chamber of commerce
salvage committee today had com
pleted arrangements for a city
wide pickup of paper tomorrow.
Decision to hold the pickup earlier
tnan planned resulted trom a plea
from the wafcand national head
quarters that salvage workers re
double efforts at this time to get
old paper.
Because ol their beher that resi
dents of the city and surrounding
communities might greatly in
crease their donations because of
the critical need at this time, the
Jaycees made arrangements to
day to "spot" a railroad car near
the salvage depot on Wall street.
They originally planned to truck
Jap 'Wild Eagles'
Reported Active
Tokyo, Jan. 13 Uli Tokyo radio
claimed Saturday that the Japa
nese air force now was out in full
strength over the Philippines,
striking "devastating blows" on
American warships and trans
ports in Lingaycn gulf.
The broadcast, heard by United
Press at San Francisco, said "re
ports are now pouring in thick
and fast of the results being at
tained by our wild eagles." It as
serted that from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Friday morning Japanese planes
"instantaneously sunk" one Amer
ican transport, then another and
left a third in "a sinking condi
tion." Japanese Agency -
Lists New Quake
Tokvo. Jan. 13 lU'i The Japa
nese Domci agency said today a
"slieht earthquake" shook cen
tral Honshu, the main Japanese
home island, at 3:55 a.m. ( ioKyo
time) today, damaging a number
of houses.
The affected area was Identified
as the Chubu district, which
stretches north to south across
Honshu at a point west and south
of Tokyo.
Navy Reveals
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ttrwv. Aimiroi T-iniqev's iniraiirom ine wuiidtiwii, wnc iw".-u
Flpet Dec 29 (Delayed) Hi1) A officially as missing.
Fleet, Dec. ua"' Eleven men were swept over-
swirling tropical typhoon caugnt board from othpr shjps and tw0
a group of third fleet vessels at- men pPrished in the intense heat
tempting to refuel from tankers of a destroyer's engine room
at sea after extensive operation;, ! when the ' mountainous waves
swept 500 men to their death, knocked out the ventilating sys
sank three destroyers, and dam-jtpm. u
aged three craft. For two days the typhoon had
(Loss of the destroyers was an-. buffeted the ships, following an
r.rf hv tho navv deDartment - erratic, unpredictable course
in Washington weanesaay.)
Only 91 olticers ana men ui-
uiioH the sinking of the destroy
ers, the U.S.S. Hull and the U.S.S.
Monaghan, 1.500-ton vessels of the
Farragut class, and the U.S.S.
Spence, a 2,100-ton ship of the
Fletcher class.
Three officers and 24 men of j
the Hull, whose bodies or identi-;ou
fiatinn t'atrs were recovered, wene
listed as dead. The remainder of ,
the complements ol more man
600 aboard the three vessels, ex
cept for 23 survivors from the
Spence, 62 from the Hull, and six
the paper direct from the streets
to Portland. They pointed out,
however, that there already is a
half-car load of paper on hand and
that if tomorrows pickup pro
duces enougn more to make a lull
load, it will be shipped by rail. On
the other hand, if donations do not
come up to expectancy, shipment
will- be made direct by truck.
Donors were again urged today
to use special care in tying or
boxing their paper because of the
rush to get it to processing mills
it will not be handled more than
once. Because of a limited num
ber of chamber members who are
assigned to the pickup and load
ing task, it will be impossible for
them to spend any time either bal
ing or tying paper, Co-Chairmen
Don Higgins and George Thomp
son said.
The salvage committee asked
that the paper be left in piles
along the curbs or on street cor
ners of the route to be taken to
morrow by the pickup trucks. The
trucks will start on these routes
at 9 a. m. The routes follow:
East side: Start East Third and
Greenwood, south on Third street
to Carroll Acres, back on Third
to Scott street, west on Scott to
Hill street, down Hill Vi block to
Delaware, west on Delaware to
Tumalo, east on Tumalo to Broad
way, north on Broadway to Frank
lin, west on Franklin to Hill
street, north on Hill to Green
wood, then to railroad siding.
West side: Start at Newport
avenue bridge, west on Newport.
to 12th street, south on 12th to
Albany, west on Albany to 14th,
north on 14th to Galveston, east
on Galveston to Harmon, north
on Harmon to Newport, east on
Newport to Awbrey road, north
on Awbrey to Portland avenue,
east on Portland to the north
highway and north to Revere
sthreet, east on Revere to East 8th
street, south on 8th to Greenwood,
west on Greenwood to Third
street, north on Third to Revere,
and then to the railroad siding. ,
NEW ATTACK MADE
With Allied Forces, Western
Front, Jan. 13 mi United States
forces opened a new attack today
in the Ardennes bulge.
Details of Loss
C 4V.A Kfnrmnlmn worn Hctod
which the formation was unable
to evade.
The destroyers lost steering
control while attempting to get
clear of the storm area. First the
Hull, then the Monaghan and the
Spence overturned and were swal
lowed ny tne noning seas.
The capsizing was followed by
norror-iinea nours ior mosi 01
i the survivors in storm-tossed.
shark-infested waters, and by
davs of unceasing toil by res-1
cuers.
Chief Machinist Henry J. Deet- j
ers, 28, of Boston, said a huge!
Dive Bombers Tomedo Planes
wveDoiiirviipcuuNdiici
Continue to Pound at Nippon
Vessels Off IndoChina Coast
Air Armadas From Third Fleet Carry
Assaults Into Second Day; Major Enemy
Attempt to Aid Luzon' Believed Wrecked
v By Mac B. Johnson
i (United PrM War Cornapondent)
Pearl Harbor, Jan, 13 (UP) Carrier planes of the Third
fleet struck powerful new blows alontf a 150-mile stretch of
the French Indc-China coast today after wrecking 38 Japa
nese ships in the ffrst phase of an assault that apparently has
smashed a major enemy attempt to reinforce embattled
Luzon. ' v- -i
Carrying the attack into its second day, hundreds of dive
bombers, torpedo planes and fighters hammered at shipping,
airdromes and other enemy installations from Saigon in the
south to Quinhon in the north. -
(A Tokyo broadcast heard in London said some 90 B-29
Superfortresses also attacked
Saigon last night, but there
was no confirmation from
American sources that land
based bombers had joined in
the attack. The Tokyo broad
cast said 20 Superfortresses
were shot down by Japanese
fighters and ground de
fenses.)
25 Ships Sunk
A Pacific fleet communique dis
closed that 25 ships, including six
and possibly 12 transports, a 5,800
ton Katorl class light cruiser and
teveral destroyers or destroyer es
corts, were sunk and 33 othav
vessels damaged heavily In the
initial attacks yesterday (Indo
China time). Thirty-nine Japanese
planes also were destroyed.
"At last reports, our service
forces have suffered no damage
ana were continuing their at
tacks," Admiral Chester W. Nim
itz announced.
At least four Japanese con
voys were hit in yesterday's
siriKes ana it was tneorized that
some, if not all, had embarked on
an attempt to move additional
troops and supplies to Luzon,
about 1,000 miles to the east.
Advices Are Scant
Early advices gave no clue
whether the convoys had been
wiped out completely, but it ap
peared certain they had been
forced to disperse. Such ships as
might have escaped may be over
hauled yet and blasted to the
bottom.
(The Japanese Dome! agency,
in its first comment on the at
tacks, said approximately 90 carrier-based
planes raided the "Co
chin -China sector centering
around Saigon" for nine and a
half hours yesterday, with 20 of
the planes being shot down by
anti-aircraft batteries.)
Though no major Japanese fleet
units were engaged in the early
phase of the attack, the possibility
remained that the enemy might
send naval forces into action to
counter Admiral William F. Hal-
sey's thrust across the South
China sea, which in
cut the Japanese empire in two.
"ONE FLEET MISSING"
Pearl Harbor, Jan. 13 (IP) When
reports from the sea battle off
the Asiatic coast arrived, one
wag at Pacific fleet headquarters
couldn't resist writing a suggested
communique for the Japanese.
"One of our fleets is missing."
of 500 Men in
I lt'9VII f-nllnsl lha CnAMna n.pnw I
wave rolled the Spence over on 1
ns port sine wnile it was floun
dering helplessly with the steer-
ing control gone.
"I was standing on the star
board side when the last big wave
hit us," he said. "Men were fall
ing all over each other fighting
their way to the hatch. I just
waited until a hole cleared and
dived out, landing on a bulkhead.
Then I grabbed a life jacket and i
mil oui on ine smcme siacK wnicn I
was lying flat in the water and I
jumped into the sea.
"The ship rested about 10 sec
onds on its side and then the bot
tom turned up. I think about 100
men got off before she went
down."
I
of
28
George w. Johnson, 25,
Fresno, Calif., said he and
others including Deeters reached
a raft which broke from the
Spence before it sank.
"Only 14 of the 29 men were
rescued," Johnson said. "Some
were knocked off the raft by
Filipinos Signal
To U. S. Airmen
Aboard an Escort Carrier Flag
ship Off Luzon, Jan. 9 (Delayed)
IP In an open field miles inland
form Lingayen gulf, civilian Fili
pinos had Improvised a large
block-letter sign from carefully-
hoarded strips of white cloth.
." "No Japs please drop guns
- In a nearby field, an even larger
xien announced: - i
A ''No. Japs here-drop feuns and
auijiiuiiiijuii ;
Around the signs were clustered
groups ol cheering Filipinos who
waved their arms and tossed their
caps into the air as our planes
swooped low and dipped their
wings.
That was the reception U. S.
navy carrier pilots found on em
battled Luzon today during their
non-stop shuttle runs from our
"Jeep" carrier force while Gen.
Douglas MacArthur and his
doughboys poured ashore.
Every time our pilots dipped
low' over the lush terrain they
tound more evidence of an enthu
siastic welcome and the desire for
guns.
V-Bomb Lands,
Musicians Play
London, Jan. 13 tin A v-bomb
landed behind the stage of a
crowded theater In southern Eng
land recently but the orchestra,
some of whose members suffered
cuts, played for 15 minutes and
averted a panic, it was disclosed
today, i
The bomb struck behind the
dressing rooms, wrecking thaf
section of the theater. Water pour
ed onto the orchestra from broken
tanks above the stage.
KIFLE IS STOLEN
Bend police today were asked
effect has'by w- H- R-dfschneider of Port-
land, to aid in the recovery of a
rifle and some clothing which he
said was stolen from his automo
bile while in Bend.
BEND MAN PRISONER
Pfc. La Verne A. French, son of
Mrs. Gladys French, Rt. 2, Box
102, Bend, is a prisoner of the
Germans, the war department an
nounced today.
Pacific Storm
...... ,n "It I 1 1
waves. Others cracked under the
strain and swam away. On the i was found guilty of manslaught
second night the sea began calm-jcr by a circuit court Jury here
ing down. We saw a light and i last night.
thinking it was an Island we pad-1 Brendel originally was indicted
died toward it. It turned out to on a first degree murder charge
be a ship searching for us."
! A gunnery officer whose ship
' picked up 55 of the 91 survivors
i said it was "just accidental" that
! the first survivor was rescued
"The seas were high and it was
aarK nut we nanncnea to see a
small light bobbing on the water,"
he said. "It was a waterproof
light pinned to a life jacket."
His ship searched the area
through the night and picked up
half-drowned men one by one.
"Most of the men were along
but some were clinging to rafts,"
he said. "Sharks hovered around
the men and we fired
machine
guns to drive them off. Some of
the men had long slivers of flesh
torn from their feet, apparently
by barracudas, but none was seri
ously injured."
BREAK IN weather aids
u s airmen in blasting
RETREATING
Paris, Jan. 13 (U.E) American f iuhter-bombers turned
out in good weather today to
Uerman vehicles apparently trying to find a safe escape route
back to Germany from the threatened Houffalize-St. Vith
sector.
American and British forces were turnintr on the heat in
an attempt to upset German efforts to stabilize the salient
west of the Houffalize as a bulwark against a new American
lunge toward the Khine and
For the first time in 10
weather and swarms of fighter
battle area.
They found a prime target
vehicles which wna mnvincr tn
the southwest along the St.
Vith - Houffalize highway.
This route' has been under
heavy artillery fire for two
days by batteries of the third
armored division which reach-1
ed a point only about a mile'
and a half from the escape
route.
Nazis Run Gantlet
A front dispatch from John
McDermott, United Press war cor
respondent with the American
First army, said the Germans ap
parently were running the gantlet
to Houffalize from where they
hoped to find back roads and sec
ondary highways along which to
move toward Germany without
undergoing the harassing Ameri
can artillery fire.
The third armored division and
the second armored artillery have
been plastering the highway with
"everything but the kitchen sink,"
McDermott reported.
The weather was by no means
perfect for flying but it was clear
ing steadily and there was a fee
ble sun for the first time since
Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges
launched his counterattacks Janu
ary 3.
Bridges Blasted
Some heavy bombers also were
out and the U. S. strategic air
forces reported that two of the
five large rail bridges across the
Khine between Cologne and Ko
blenz have been rendered unserv
iceable and two have been dam
aged in recent attacks.
On the southwestern facade of
the salient Lt. Gen. George S.
Patton's Third army was rapidly
closing up to the Champion Bas
togne highway and mopped up a
number of small towns east of St.
Hubert, including Amberloup.
On the northern flank the 83rd
infantry division pushed up 2,000
yards south of Langlir and were
less than two miles from the
Houffalize-St. Vith highway.
German Is Shot
In Escape Try
Medford, Ore., Jan. 13 tut The
U7i-ilin,linr nf a O'i.xianf.niri Hnmiaii
prisoner of war during an escape
attempt Wednesday at Camp
White, near Medford, was an
nounced today by the camp public
relations officer.
The prisoner was discovered
outside the compound and, when
challenged by a guard, started to
run. After shouting several com
mands to halt the guard fired into
the ground and over the prison
er's head.
When the German failed to
heed, the guard fired once more,
inflicting a wound in his side. The
prisoner had been detailed to
work in a kitchen outside the com
pound. Card Game Fight
Trial Concluded
The Dalles, Ore., Jan. 13 U'i.
Sentence was imposed today on
Sam Brende, of The Dalles, who
in connection with the slaying of
Willie Carl Jones on Sept. 30.
After the four-day trial the case
went to the jury Friday. Jones
was slabbed by Brendel during an
'argument over a card game.
Boy Loses Hand
In Bomb Blast
Chicago, Jan. 13 UP) A Japan
ese water bomb which his brother
in law had sent home as a souve
nir cost Edward Aichanowski, 13,
'his right hand.
Ine youth was taking it to
school Friday and had set it
down on the wet sidewalk when i
it exploded, blowing off his ring
hand.
ENEMY LINES
blast a column of 700 to 1,000
the Ruhr.
days there was a break in the
- bombers roared out over the
in a lonir column of German
Ordered North
tar v
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t
SSgt. Jack W. Perry, a veteran
of South Pacific action, "having
served with Co. I of Bend, has
been ordered to Fort Missoulu,
Mont., his parents, Mr. and Mrs,
J. W. Perry, 28 Riverside, have
been notified. Set. Perry particl
pated in four major engagements
overseas.
OPA Chairman
Resigns Berth
Jackson T. Moore, for more
than six months chairman of the
Bend war price and rationing
board, has resigned to accept a
position as district board super
visor for the OPA, It was an
nounced here today. In his new
position, which Moore accepted
after a week's conference with
government officials in Portland,
he will supervise boards In Des
chutes, Crook, Harney and Grant
counties.
A successor to Moore has not
yet been selected, according to
i SC0!",Ke
Simcrvllle, coordinator
for the Deschutes county defense
council, who said, however, that
Waller Nelson, of the Central
Oregon garage, has been holding
the position temporarily. Nelson
has indicated that he could not
act as board chairman perma
nently, Simcrvllle said.
Regret Expressed
Regret at the resignation of
Moore was expressed in state
ments made by Simerville and
County Judge C. L. Allen, both
of whom lauded his work as head
of the ration board.
Moore became board chairman
on July 1, following the resigna
tion of Hans Slagsvold, the
board's original chairman. Slags
void resigned on May 5 hut con
tinued as chairman until Moore
was named.
Appreciation for Moore's serv
ices is expressed In the following
statement by Coordinator Simcr
vllle: Stiiiemenl Mudn
"When Hans Slagsvold re
signed from the chairmanship of
the ration board, which he so
ably filled, we were faced with
the difficult job of finding a
chairman who could carry on
this Important work. Jackson T.,
Moore was one of the few that
offered his services, and upon his
appointment as chairman he de
voted his time and energy to the
job so effectively that his efforts
have been recognized by the dis
trict office, which has appointed
him board supervisor for the
counties of Deschutes, Crook,
Harney and Grant.
"We regret seeing Moore leave
the board, but this will not be a
total loss since as board super
visor with headquarters in Bend
he will be of great assistance to
the new chairman when one is
appointed. We
wish to express
the appreciation of the Deschutes
(Continued on Page 3)
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Nippon Relief
Ships Blasted ,
By Navy Units
46 Vessels Destroyed,
General MacArthur Says
In Daily Communique
By William B. Dlckerson
(United Pruta War Correapondent)
General MacArthur's Head
quarters, Luzon, Jan. 13 IP .
Sixth army forces have driven six
miles Into the enemy's fortified
flank on the eastern shore of
Lingayen gulf under supporting
fire of American warships, widen
ing the American beachhead to at
least 2G miles, a front dispatch
disclosed today.
The thrust from San Fabian,
former northeastern anchor of the
beachhead, carried to the coastal
town of Rabon, four and a half
miles southwest of Rosario air
field, 18 miles from Baguio and
29 miles south of San Fernando,
the latter the center of a strong
Japanese concentration.
Forty-six Japanese ireignters
and coastal vessels attempting to
land reinforcements and supplies
at San Fcrnandq Thursday were
intercepted by American naval
units, Gen Douglas MacArthur's
communique reported, and when
the smoke of furious shellfire
cleared, all 46 had been sunk or
damaged heavily.
laps Make Report
(Radio Tokyo said two Ameri
can convoys already have landed
troops and supplies on the Linga
yen gulf and a third of more than
100 transports, 100-odd landing
craft and 10 escorting aircraft
carriers had arrived in the gulf.
Tokyo also speculated that other
American landings were lmpena
ine at Batangas, southwest of
Manila, and Lamon bay, southeast
of the capital.)
(The Japanese uomei agency
asserted that the American forces
on the southern nann oi ine
beachhead are moving on Aguitor
(possibly Aguilar, 10 and M miles
inland) on the Agno river and
that a major ground clash on the
north Luzon plain was imminent.)
(Another Japanese broadcast
said Japanese forces had sunk 31
and damaged 25 American ships
in the Lingayen gulf Between Jan.
5 and 10. The German transocean
agency claimed a Japanese sub
marine sank an American battle
ship last night In the gulf.)
U. S. Forces Advance
At the center of the beachhead,
American forces advanced In
strength through Malasiqui, 12
miles inland, to within six miles
of the Agno river line on the main
highway from the Lingayen gulf
to Manila. American reconnais
sance patrols already have stab
bed across the Agno river, along
which the Japanese may attempt
their first stand 90 miles north of
Manila.
Japanese resistance continued
feeble at the center of the beach
head, but sharp fighting was rag-
ine alone the eastern perimeter
roughly midway between Malasi
qui and Rabon. Fairly strong
enemy forces were encountered
i one the ftlanaoag-rozorruum
road eight miles inland from San
Fabian and in the mils 10 me
north.
Increasing enemy contacts in
dicate that our forward units are
entering the zone of enemy con
centration," MacArthur's com
munique said.
BULLETIN
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Stalin aiiniiuueed in un order of
the day tonight that Marshal
Ivan S. Konev's first Ukrainian
army In a new offensive west
of tho Vistula broke through tho
German positions on a 25-mile
front.
Marshal Stalin Issued a spe
cial order of the day announc
ing the offensive in Poland
which nnzl broadcasts described
ah the first of at least three
which set the eastern front
aflame from the Baltic to the
Danube.
Marshal Ivan S. Konev's first
Ukrainian army mounted the of.
fcnslvo Friday on a 25 -mile
front west of Sandomlerz where
the red army held Its only
bridgehead across the Vistula.