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fo)M VI Ull Ul 1 Mil FRANK JENKINS ....IIIMfl ...... ill. Illll.... ...... openiiiM UP In Belgium, The I'l'l'llllll llinmi una wen thcckoil "I ' wi'fil'frii .Up, where river, mid "l iltllU,,,, tit'nr I"V . l A .....lllktlW tit I 111 liolH 111 irLIKVKU by u force of our 'lI,r I (nil. I llu, mium relict corrl.l..r U only about ii mllu wicic, nut is mini in Jroiil Hn dispatches lu lo rSSlW held. , , rvl nr.. ...... iiittirk lntr hriivllv nil ,.,, the north mill south f lnnk.i ofllii' wedge. The CicriniiiiH suy that virtually all, in minim i.j nnnv Ims been thrown Into the buttle on the suiillicrn flunk nd nil" 11,1,1 " iSivW-.'- Iron. K jtodlirmy iu being pushed In, fllAT incuns, ii ue, unu I"" 1 ritlHIS of tho biiltlu l.i ul hand. We' moving In with everything wo have available to bite Ur r me uriinuii wvhk r li. hum. The tier- it or iiviii niann ure utiiilnlnK every nerve tt hold il opeu. . THIS German wedgo (salient In the military torm used In the Jliiwielie.) is iiboiu au nines iohk. At Its narrowest point, Its huso U reported toduy to )e only 2 m k' wine, ii ik '"k tinner thrust Into our lines. Our hope Is to BITE IT OKI'. The Germans will then have o admit defeat In Ihls efforl or try somewhere else. (There ure, rV..,, i in. i ilw.v miuht trv mauii"in ,- " (irther north especially If wo hove to weaKeil our lines mui loo much.) t , , muv iviMithcr Is worsening, with u low-linnBlnit sleel Itorm. but 4000 of our planes re In the air. Their taritets are railroad", highways, vehicles of ill kinds, brldKCs and enemy jupply dtunpji. t t REPORTS persist of German tanks and other vehicle) OUT OF GAS and stranded. Tills might bo duo to minor, ac cident"!, local faults of supply. It COULD BE extremely im portant. ' . . FOR an accurate, realistic ap praisal of the situation, there U no better source than War Secretary Stimson, who has (nets to work on. Ho to Is his press conference In Washington this mornliiK that the latest ....... i. i ,r,.l,l,. hut Hint the 1.1 ivw, " . iltuallon on the western front continues critical. lie says: tr .in, lltn rtprmnns hnVO boon unablo to expand the huso .i ii. ..1m utiif.wit ii iiiiiiiimi vui necossnrv r dcrprr peneini- it ti, joiAniu wi-inn must oil drvor to do this, because I l ine is now wnrklnu uuiunsi nun. He adils: in,., i...... no miu German au ii, iik i," , ., toliimn continues to advance, it will not bo appropriate to say that the enemy has been con lainrd or that the daniter is over." THE next few days will oc critical, nnxlotis rinys. The lory they will tell will Influence really the duration of the European war. TN the Philippines, n Jan SUR- FACE naval force shells Mil- nl ..I. .1.1 II la rll!ltnrl off iii'iu iil ihkiii. - - (Iter several hours hv our planes tnrl PT boats, LiUMiiu in destroyers sunk and suffering damiiue lo n battleship nnd a cruiser. This venture by n Jap navai lass force Indicates the Import- (Continued on I'nRc roui; Seaman Admits Slaying Heiress '' c a nn 1 ...r,,k ti.. nn ;pi Nut J. I Pleper, FBI chief here, lotiny sulci nn ex-senmiin in u V. S. navy had volunteered n confession he killed GenrKctle Bauerdorf, oil heiress, In Los An- si'ins. Ui inn, nri,l,irt n nlelnro of Miss Bnucrdorf, Pleper said. The nian was Immediately turned "kit 10 poucc. Inspectors Wlllinm Hansen Ijoiiis i,nnK reporicii um-i '"Iking lo the man, who nave his "ine us John Lehman annuel-, f thai it appeared ho had been "i:niiiKtl irom me nnvy m 'MO after Ircntmcnl as n menial pntienl. They expressed some wcptlcism about the confession. Bcisfogne Men Hailed in London London, Dec. 2b in The Kvr-ning News today hailed the Joes of nastognc" as Hie inls 0f Britain's Bed Devils M Arnhcm and iimnnK the rcnt Ml heroes of llio war, '' All America honored Ihc men of Arnhcm," said the edi torial. "All Britain today lion ws the men of Bastonno." t was not for tho men of "nstogno to ask, as tho people at mo imvo asked, why tho high ffaimnnd was taken tmnwnres. !l. ws their tnsk to stand firm " 'he crossronds." I'KICE 5 CENTS EC 1 Garrison Takes Post On Inner Ring Of Budapest By EDDIE GILMORE MOSCOW, Dec. 2U (A'l A doomed 11117.1 mirrisan reeled backward In the smoke-filled .Irnnt. tt wnili.rn I4,i,lnn,,l In. day but clunK with .suicidal re sistance to positions in the east ern sector 01 111c eapuai. (A Berlin broadcast nioni- l.rt In l.m,ln,i u,,l,l nnrlv In. day that the German garrison In Budapest "has taken up po sitions on an Inner defense rinu of the capital" after several Kussinn penetrations 01 me uer inan-lliuuiariiin lines. Throo-Way Attacks "The Russians aro now at tackliiK from tlio southeast (Continued on Page Two) n vr.nN HAUGLANO 21ST HOMBKR COMMAND Cnl.M.n linn SH ll'l SllllOrfor tress bombs, strcnklng out of a ,.l,.,ir vlt. tinnininlnn n filirni'i.sed Tokyo for an hour ond a half Wednesday, and one returning pilot said his lormation aionu laid a pattern of explosives two blocks wide and seven long imrnt iii, Imiinrtniit Industrial area where no missile "could lull to hit a target. The Musiishlma factory of the Nakajinia aircraft company was the primary target but the first 1J-2II formation, led by dipt. Vance Black of Fairfax, Okla., and pushed by a terrific tall wind, overshot the plant. Never theless they said they appar ently hit the factory somc- (Continucd on Page rourj Portand Police, Gypsies Both Wait Anxiously PORTLAND, Dec. 2D () The gypsies to whom the OPA gave gasoline lo travel south ward were still waiting here lodav and so, anxiously, was tho police department. "So much packing to do, said a gypsy spokesman. And some of the kids are sick. And the car, she's gotta bo fixed and we golla have enough money to ent on while we travel and " "And you had better get go ing pretty quick," replied po lice, whoso requests through Mayor Riley obta ncd extra gasoline for the gypsies to leave Portland. Army Seizes Ward Stores SOVIET BLOWS 1 17 SEWELL AVERY SEND DOOIfl US REE nmn pumas jftp AIRCRAFTFAGTOmY Bastogne Garrison Replies In One Word to Ultimatum By EDWARD D. BALL Wnii U. S. FORCES, Dec. 28 M") The siege of the gallant WstoKnu garrison had been bro ken, and part of Us story can be tolTta&c American garrison pointed artillery, mnch negun mid mortars in nil di.ee Uons after their commander sent a curt one-word reply-"Nuts -lo th o Gernmns' surrender ultl- "Wo "were shooting like hell, all the lime," said Pvt. Leonard C S o n of Charlestown, Masls. who helped mcd leal corps men when n sprained ankle put him out of the nBhllJ"" Germans were giving . it bi CK WUhiUd Five Division. (Supreme headquarters said tho successful a" fl5S tied up the better part of five divisions and lhl . 87 German tanki were knocked out in at omplrd penetrations of Amerl. can positions. Tho Bastogne siege was lifted after seven days In The ShaHia-Caacade Wonderland 4 uUi Rollo England, United States roster of tnc norma ana news cirnuiairon uh " -fat snowball -In the midst -of Thursday morning's-snowstorm.- '. . , T r I J 1 M.ln la hnM fvnm Whit. cngisna, lormer neiaiu anu " j , man colloqo at Walla Walla, Wash., where he is stationed under the navy's V-12 program. He's in the ongraving department. Greeks Agree Of Regency ATHENS. Dec. 28 (A") War ring Greek political factions were agreed today to formation of a regency in a step towards peace, as British military author ities reponca a wiuuiuwni some Elas forces from Athens to positions on highways leading in to the eily. CHURCHILL LEAVES LONDON, Dec. 28 (P) Primo Minister Churchill and Foreign Socrotary Eden have loft Athens for London to urge King George II of Greece to approve creation of a Grecian rogoncy, BBC's correspondent In Athens reported today. A majority of the conferees expressed themselves In favor of an immediate regency while a minority favored postponement, it was announced by Archbishop Dnmnskinos, tho chairman. An allied force headquarters Oregon May Hit Bond Quota Soon PORTLAND, Dec: 28 (iP) Oregon, with only $600,000 to go mnv reach its E bond goal today, drive otuciois prcuw.-u.-u. Tlio total E bond sales stood .,.!,; inn nf s.14.000.000 tUo"tn. ' Multnomah county was still .i2,7I3,!IU S II u v $10,000,000 E bond goal. when a U. S. tank force blasted through to a nnn-up wnii i..--garrison, and now was holding a i... I nnrrnw relief corridor. headquarters said. "No wonoei- mi-- v...... t i.i n i.ni-n In ont Bastoffno. Candelora remarked. Look at the map. It's Hie hub of seven highways and one railroad and they had to niivu u u unv to keep going." .... ii c,t.,..n nnmmanripr wnen tin: uui, v. ..." -- sent over his ultimatum, dated December zi, no v mu , , l.n,,,o 1 vvhieh to do- leiius uvu ,,.,.. -- -n cidc. The reply came In 30 min utes. Tlio ultimatum said: Ultimatum "To the USA commander of tho encircled town of Dastogne: The fortune of war is changing. This time USA forces in and n , ... ln.,n hnnn enpir- ncar iinsnnn i,.- cled by strong German armored units. Moro ueniiHii ,,ii imvo crossed the river Ourthe n e n r Mourtliciivlllo (Continued on Page Four) KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1944 1 Jt&f$ ' nary, threatens pretty, 5vnlce lending a hand. during his leave , ' . ... - . - -' - - (o Formation to End Strife communique said' Insurgent troops wnicn enierea ine cuy ap peared to be evacuating and leav- ini, ll.n fiahtinff in tllP "hllilt lin' areas to the original Athens Elas corps, concentrated ai nraeus and In me nortnern ana souinern districts of the city. blow process ni.n .nmmiininni, cnirt Ilip process of clearing Athens of the F.lns urns nrncrcssin slowly but satisfactorily. in a preiuae to me poiiueai discussions a sniper's bullet nar- ..1 .. mlnnnJ Df! mn IVfflnlcIn Churchill yesterday morning as no siooa in ironi oi uic xsriunu embassy. TShIIicI. knnJnn.ln.e nnmmnnf. ed this morning that sniping had uecn iHiriy coiiiiuuuus hcium uic . (Continued on Page Two) Loggers Strike In Sutherlin ROSEBURG, Ore., Dec. 28 (P) Approximately 150 workmen in the . mill and logging camp of the Springfield Plywood com pany plant at Sutherlin were idle today in protest to a war labor board order cutting wages from 10 to 30 cents per hour in various classifications. Frank Norris, manager, and Cnm .l.mM lnhnr ennellintnr. were in Portlond today meeting with WLB representatives in an effort to obtain a wage adjust ment. It was expected that logging nnrl mill nnnrntlnne nt ttlO Kllth- nvli.. nlnnt urmilri hn linltpH for a week or more as a result of the disagreement. Stockmen, OPA Eye Ceilings ' V A MC A C P1TV nap 9R R Office of price administration nfflnlnlo frnm Wachlnctnn met with 25 members of the advisory committees ot tne nvesiocn in dustry of the middlewest today to discuss tile proposed price celling schedule on live cattle. The group met in executive ii.lth nnlv mpmhprs nf the committees and growers and .. .. .1 . 111-J n nl. lecders OCing permnuu iu nv tend. Tnhn T Mnrflnsn. Wnshinctoil OPA assistant director of food prices, said before the meeting u jn,,kl whnlhpr hn would HIT Uuuuicu w- "- . hn narmlttan tn HiseloSP the DrO- posed price ceilings at the close of tne session nere. m -celllna figures probably would celllna figures probaoiy wouio tne miniuti iw ---ha " dficlofed later from Wash- said next of kin of all casualties Ington. SAYS ACTION L Portland Unit Taken Over by U. S. Forces i . . n n nr. Y1 nn.. UnlLAljU, IJCC. AO rr 1 lie army seized Montgomery Ward i t r.a.,nn cities today under a presidential executive order. President Kooseveu saia ine rtn..ammnnt "nan nnt 9TlH Will I nnt tnlnrnto niTV interference 1 with war production in this criti- nl nnnr." He said MonlBomCrV VIOLATES Ward would not be allowed to ers accomplished "some ' fruit set aside government wartime iess and inaCcurate shelling" of policies "jusl because rar. oeweu Avery does not approve of the government's procedure. Fl tin.-,. D.nla.,c - - i - - - Sewell Avery, chairman of the board of Montgomery Ward and comoanv. today said Ward's "cannot in good citizenship ac- ccpt or obey" army seizure of its facilities in seven cities ordered oy rresiaeni Kopseveii anu ear- ried out earlier in.the day. ftvery ueeiaicu 111 a sioichwi. of the constitution and the con- gresst.wnlcn.Jsane-SOie mw-mas- n..,Un;,.. ..nn Yn nnriDtll,- linn kD, nltinn-lha n-.neiHnnf nn fjuwer iu acini; in uu-"m ness oi Montgomery warn The presidential seizure order uucwiiru me BCLicioij wn. his agents to operate the proper- uua in ...iiitasu, uvuyi,, , oi. u., piings showed president itoose Deiwer, Jamaica. N. Y., Port- u itn more p0puiar vote land. Ore., and San Rafael, rtth than was reDorted in ualif ., under terms ot war uoor Doaro directives, including wage .n. i j r, rr... VUIIUIIUCU Ul. JraB w . Hnmlnrf nn 4hn hnnle nf a VvUllllllB v., .".w w . clpnnrt ennih wind which whlD- pen ine oasiu mr mmm. adding that nis percentage pre hours. a heavy blanket of snow ..nmainnH tho same be- wniiened ine rwiainaiii uica iu a depth varying irom tnree to iu incnes. . The Greensprings, uariz mountain and The Danes-tan- fornia routeswere heavily eoyer- I..,- n nTr.nf frnm Oregon stale highway depart- ment. All curves nad ocen sana- ed by crews siaiionea ai various points along the way but chains ni.Ann.nvii fi all tare nnrl those not using chains were urged to carry mem, ,.,. nnxinilnrl at tho Klamath naval air station as of Wednesday, wnen xoo mucn wind grounded the planes. With wind grounded me pianes. wim age may have Dcen causcu m Thursday's snow, all flying was japan bv the December 7 earth called off due to visibility, al- quake, although Japanese broad- ihnnffli pmiinmpnt is standing bv nnPe nratrtmiclv Vtfld HlVCn nO to clear the runways should the weather clear, officials stated. At the Marine Barracks, more than four inches of snow cover- ed the post at 11 a. m., and.it er man jviamain rai. Plows Heaay SnTO werereTdy for ufe al Ug iway acpois, aim intsnwajr men sain uitn me ur icnua K K.r.n.i1-f mif If 1Ue nrn. sent fall continued for any length of time. IIIUIC Bimw in mc ii.uui....... with sligntly colder tempei-a. lures. USS Seawolf Presumed Lost The U. S. submarine Seawolf is overdue from pairoi ana pre- cumnrl Inst. Jliu iinv.y a nuiiuuuvv....... - day said tho vessel was under nj nf T.( PmuHr Alhert euiuiuniivi wi v; M. Bontier, of White Plains, New York, wno is nsieo as uussm,. The 1500 ton submersible was of a class which normally car. , Mni.mani nf fi2 men. ries a wumijiciii... No announcement was made ot lo niiiiwi,,,t,,,.'. ; , l h,,l the now ' nuu liii''iii:i'Sii:iillilll!ilii:iilli:il!ll!!liJli:i-ilii;i!lllllllilll I'M, V, i' r?1 'i's Deembr 58, lB(t Max. ftite. 81) 3t Mln. 80 PrccIplUtlon Utt tt bouri ..... ...,.,....... on Stream year to date . S.fiH Normal 4.40 Last year ........-3.0J Forecait: Bnow. Friday Shoollof Honri Or con: Ooen ....-.7:59 Cloie - 6:17 Tolelakt: Open Task Forces Trade In South Pacific f.FNERAL MacARTHUR'S HEAiJWUAKii!.KS, rnuippines, Tlon 9R llp Hoauu tnins nf Japanese and American naval task lorces iraaea raiaing diows Tuesday and Wednesday on is land bases 1500 miles apart but the Nipponese came off worst, witn inree aesiroyers sunn, a Katllnchir, an nrtticAr riamaOnil Turn TTnita Gloia. uiUNhln. of undisclosed type were dealt sngm damage. - The Japanese sneuea- Min- Anm pnnlral Phllinninnc fmm ine tnina sea ruesaay nignr: uen. jjuugias iviuuaiviiui an nMinmt Inllnv The Americans, making their third appearance this month W1L11111 IUU 11111C5 VI 1 1 1-1 T...n Tlmn ITnlnnnn luuiuuiwucu wu wi,ci, utuu,.u islands, from the Pacific Tues- r... TT G rlaln Arlm Chueior W. Nimitz announced yester- laay ai rean naroor. iiiui i& Wednesday in me lime zone urhnra (hn attanlf nnnttl-mt r.i til Rliallinn . The enemy warships a bat- llwhin nrnicnr nnrl Riv rlpfitrnv- the Yank invasion scene on southwest Mindoro, MacArthur Tiom the time the war- 1. 1 a, rlnclr until aiiijja aiubvutu w..v.. they witndrew around midnight, they were under attack by Min- rfnm . HaenH Mitnhnll hombers an(1 Thunderbolt lighters and by swit patrol-torpedo boats, Japanese communique today the. naval unite bombarded the enemy (San Jose) air field . Gallup Quizzed by House Investigating Committee WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (P) jjj.- George U. liauup lesuiiea tod"ay his early campaign sam- hU oU. - 7, , - -, , .. Th cmnlinrlR. he said. ShOW' --- (n nn nf S3 per cent for Mr. Kooseveit and. 47 per cent tor uov. xnunma . n.. nnlti.r. ihnt hp UCWCJ. J .1 . i uuuu discontinued the Roosevelt edge two per cent Because ne ex pected a lignt vote. " ' . KKannnnc ntscount whan . 1-t.tfictrntinn fitTlireS began indicating a heavy vote he abandoned the discount, ine l u n Um.en nam. POll UIKcr IU1U UIC liuua : j..nB. i n.llnit nnmmittpf cause "there was a deiimie trend." ..u.. nnnCiintlv renortcd T.r.. n th. 1B44 K-"!rMLlmttrTitmrt campaign until his 1 vi'ntnrV.' "Was that last forecast based TT tta Mitt, hum wv- --- your personal judgment Heavy Quake Damage Caused T).. Tha Kuneiated PlSIS AnTlnlnatinn that hpflVV dam- such impression, came from the Tokyo radio today. , hrnnnpast recorded by FCC A bdcast recor deW s'u ;"aJ' : .,total Vi h individuals "who h; r,n tho ..fire and I tidal waves resulting from the h" n win uv m .-.-- iA ikot .TnnnnPSG rnrDOr- ations have been included as beneficiaries ot sucn an atuuii Japs Say Tokyo Bombed Again By The Associated Press A Japanese broadcast said a II i I n,inn" nf RlinRT- 111 1I1U1 luilii.KWM - 7 ' forts dropped incendiaries on IbaraKl oreteciura mum Tokyo today. The broadcast, recorded ny , l.j.val nnmmunleations commission, said the Saipan- based B-aas were kpj iju"; th Tokyo area by the "might of our crack units." FCC monitors reported .... hJI. a , , 4 nn . KnnaT. ntly on Kyushu island, sound ed an air ram -J p. m., (Tokyo time.) ..All raids on Kyushu hava been carried out by China-based B-29i.- :Mim in. mi (MaB.B (."yijj-ua 0:01 Cloie 5:43 Number 10349 Blows and munitions dump and left me nearoy area in a veruauie n O-Un U 1 , .n sea ii inc. uic uiwuias,, corded by the federal communi cations commission, saiu one destroyer was "heavily dam aged." Attack Convoy The communique claimed that on the same night Japa nese naval craft off San Jose attacked a United States con voy, sinking four transports, a torpedo boat and two smaller vessels. ' Nimitz said the American task force, coordinating its at tack with planes of the strate gic air force, Pacific ocean areas, pounded coastal and air strip installations at Iwo Jima, set a landing ship afire and blew up a gunboat, bnemy coastal guns scored the hits on the warship. Airneios rounaea VUn V-i nbr- hai an air hnen on Mindoro within a half hour's flying time oi Manna, wnose oinfinlnc lvTanAl-thlir HisplnKPH today, were blasted Tuesday lor tne tiltn straignt oay oy land -based, bombers with a fit,Kto- ttwnrt. Iwo Olma, taxing us m straight day of aerial neutral ization while the warships ehallori it is the air base from which the enemy has sent planes 750 miles south to bai pan in an attempt to knock out tne taKeoix point lur ja-au jam- Inn Tnnon Ul I,"".". . . , , The Japanese air force raided . (Continued on page two) rather than poll results?" asked Kep. Brown tn-unioi. Late Information nnllnn coi4 the final recilltlt were, based on information that reacned nim oniy a tew uays before the election1 too late to be included in earner taDUia tinns. , Chairman Anderson (D-N.M.), 1 nnll..n ,W hie nnll ,,n. ACU uimuti nr.. j j-w.n der-predicted President Roose velt s popular vote strengin in all but one of 13 states which cast more than 1.000.000 votes. . mi ...Ifnncs nnllnrl that nna X11C Y.1UICM acp.ii.fc .Mint, v.... oi nis prooiems ot tne campaign was the voting inten tion of migrant war workers. "We didn't take the migrant vote wnouy uiio accuuiu, nc said. "The PAC (CIO political action committee) realljj did a good jod in ino5e alalia. Hamilton Takes Job as Chief , Acelefant Pnlipe Phlpf Orvllle Hamilton was scheduled this aiieruuuu m iccivc his .....w. ary responsibility of heading the local ponce aepaiiiiicii.. . - rnnnl lomtni, no nf 4hA nf. c ummi ,ui,i,6 w ... - fice to Hamilton from Police Chief Earl Heuvel, who is going on vacation, was slated after an officers meeting. TJn...,nl'e..,nnatinn will -extend to the first of the year, when his term as cmct win expire, xioih ilton will probably head the de- 1 l nn Inln tho T1PW VPaT pailllltrill Ull "llu w.w , as Mayor-elect Ed Ostendorf has indicated ne nan iuh his appointee for police chief. TTn.lltnn has heen with the force for five years, and has been assistant cniei ior uiiwjw. Germans Continue Strong ' Counterattacks in Italy nrnnv rinn n 1P German XU,111, l-i--. - forces are continuing their coun terattacks in tne oercnio vmra sector on the western flank of ,L. Tl.U f.nnl onrl fifth BrTflV troops have made further with drawals in that area, allied head quarters announced iuuj. ine lOWn Ol l0a, ajJ.w.v. a month ago by the fifth army, was enveloped In the German countcrassauit mai sirueK uiii u" a six mile jront on caen ome m II C.Uln Barga Is a mile and a half cast of the river and about' id nines north of tho city of Lucca, capi tal 01 iiUCca province, K-tlln.. RtinnAI1! The nazi drive through the valley flatlands and the flanking mountains was supported by light artillery. Meanwhile, eighth army troops , a .inin onntni fanned out along the east bank of the U. 5. FORCES SLASH AHEAD 1 FOR JUNGTION Relief Corridor to i-i Bastogne Area Holds Firm ? By JAMES M. LONG PARIS, Dec. 28 W) Amert can forces cutting into both sides of the Von Rundstedt Duige at us tninnest necic nava fought to within less than 20 miles of a junction, 36-hour old reports from the front said to night. -j T nwnnw Tion na ip Tha.-. German radio announced to-,f night, tnat nam Marsnai von: Rundsiedt's spearheads both n ,k. n.nst nf It,. hvant.-Tl through area in Belgium and " on tne soutnern name navo--been ".withdrawn according to" nian" before heavv American? counterattacks. The whole southern flank of tha nnomv enlipnt fpftm fiflR. togne to the German border yielded slowly to, hammering. uougnDoys and vaiiKs crusaeu the Sure river at four placey and threw the enemy back , into the reich at two places in tha Echternach area at the eastern end of the wedge. - U- une razor-tnin renei cornoor to epic Bastogne held firm against German infantry and -armored attack. Shoved Back : a The .Hermans .were buffeted back further in hard fighting; (Continued on page two) ;j By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER si WAeTJTNnTnTJ. Tlpp: 2ft IPIrt Word spread today that.. Russia is about ready to recognize tha Polish committee of liberation at Lublin as the provisional govern ment of Poland. - Premier Stalin reportedly con siders this' action necessary to military moves imminent on tha eastern front- h Both Washington and London so far have recognized the Polish government in exile at London, at the same time urging that it compose its oinerences wun Russia . over the Russo-Polisb boundary. , - v. Information In diplomatia quarters here now indicates tha following as probable,- although; IlUl L'tTlLaill, ucvciWH"icii". 1. The soviet-backed Lublin committee, which Washington otticiais oo noi consiuei- icyic- nf tha ncnnle nf Pnlnnd. is expected to declare itself to be a provisional govenjiiwub Moscow reports yesterday saiqj this action might be taken befor the year-end. " z. Hussia would men recog nize the committee's claim to provisional status, thereby giv ing it a diplomatic position In op position to the position thus far held exclusively Dy me jtuudu government at London. '7 3. Russia's declaration of rec ognition would be followed iri short order by declarations by various European countries with in the Russian sphere of influ ence, probably starting off wita Czecho-Slovakia. . U. S.f Britain L5 Query Russia WASHINGTON. Dec! 28 W)-" The United States and Great Britain are asking Kussia 10 ex plain in detail the removal of equipment from the oil fields ot Romania to the Soviet Union. Officials here said no criticism of Russia's action in seizing tha equipment is implied. Washing ton and London are merely try tag to get at the facts of a very confused situation, it was ex plained. ' Senio river and slashed Into for. titled German positions at Al. fonsine, nine miles northwest ol Ravenna, ' Mortar rire AUtnJ nntnnU fan info heaVV Allien i,.,'.,- - - German mortar fire in the area north of Bagnacavano. """i of that town enemy strongppintl were being mopped up all the way to captured Faenza, on tha Bologna-Himini iuBiiv.jr. . Allied positions below Mont n ,n .nn en.tth nf Rnlntfna. underwent several attacks by the Germans wno were i-t with a numDer oi ...... n,,no f rari nn Ab nCBVV eneiiiv uun j lied positions at Monte Granda due souin oi j3uiuk. , The extent of pthe American .,iuj i in ilo Serehln rivet section was not given, but it wa known that me aougiiuuya ..a been at least a mile above Bargi two weeks ago. j '' '", RECOGNITION OF s LUBLIN GROUP EYED i 'B H Ml ' i.ii
