IVKnCvOKV, Daily Student Publication of Michigan Stale Co ^ LANS1N'G' MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 20. 1944 6,000 Allied Aircraft Drop Bombs on Nazi TjukIs British Troops K*l°x Predicts Invhsion of Kuriles American Forces Today's Crack Kohima ~~ Hit Hamm, Calais, Kassel Campus Siege Lines Sea of Okhotsk LONDON, April Targets 19 (AP) USSR! SAKHALIN —American and British |... If rong Technique Preparations Assault for Final I (USSR I SHUMUSHUA warplanes (level opeti the greatest sustained aerial as¬ Fugitives fiom Justice are Joe on Position PAR AMUSHIRC sault of the war today, rounding JI Eeye, Detroit sophomore; Bob to Be Completed ONNfKOTAM/ out a 30-hour offensive against Edgcll. Elmira, N. Y., senior, and "VMATSUWA Germany and I John Hickey, Niagara Falls, N. KANDY. CEYLON, April 19 KARAJUTO . Nazi-occupied territories during"\vhich bombs I V.. senior. The men were using (AP)—A British relief expedi¬ I JAPAN I were dropped almost continu¬ nil their appeal to hitch i a ride to East Lansing tion from Dimapur has cracked the Kohima siege lines and v ^ ^SHIMUSHIRI ously at the average rate of 300 tons an hour, or five tons a min- ' .Appeal when a policeman ap¬ tank-supported British and In¬ fURUPPU ute. peared on the scene. dian troops have" blasted The Allies In more than 6,000 I Realizing that hitch-hiking in Japan¬ fc^iTOROrU flights between I the middle of the street was ta- ese invasion forces from three 'Vladivostok fe^£KUHASHtRI noon and (1 p. m. today jjourcd Tuesday I boo. the three raced into Sears positions northeast of Imphal, 9,000 60 miles south of *HOKKAiDO tons of. Ijombs on selected Ger¬ Roebuck company and were Kohima, it was man announced targets, the Americans | calmly surveying the latest de¬ today. [Seishin capping the period with a blow signs in ties when the officer | Breaking through a scries of! by 2.000 heavy bombers and strolled into the store. obstacles, British tro«ps advanc-1 lighters against plane factories . ing southeastward from the rail-! (and parking fields near Kassel Vo \o Ret No tio Nothina ! way Iine at established I and liamm in Germany and in- itoimng contnct with British and Indian It is just a Utile too chilly to j stallations near Calais in France. j troops who had been surrounded I Air Invasion jrt Ihr urge to go wading in the I in the Kohima "Bo" 30 miles in- The U. S. air forces eommuni- ( TOKYO j *t.COr^Ln/.i°^m0,t i sitle Inc,ia' and preparations for |que referred to the offensive as MSf Mxf I East students' bat students, l.ansing but Ed junior, plZZ | °nson Ed Pearee. decided i was finnl .,re aSSaU" to rclicve lhe «i,r- announced in complete, it 'japan "the more | The air invasion of Germany." I ists of air enthusiastic protagon- power in I .oik Ion be- that he woald bravo the eold dispatches SHIKOKU Pacific from Calcutta ; gan speaking of the (Missibility waters for a 75 cent bet. He iagovhima Ocean of breaking the back of the Oer- started across the dam confi¬ Dispatches from two army ob¬ dently. only to discover that servers, one inside Kohima and KYUSHU jmr.n air force in two or thivo » e I stones were a trifle slippery, ft the other with the relieving ji weeks if the weather holds out. The German air force appar¬ | was a matter of a ■■meat be¬ force, rison reported the Kohima had gar¬ 0 400 ently was driven to the earth fore Pearee was floating gently hold on against i dounstream with the bet disap- a numerically superior Japanese j SIAIUtt MHH jtoday. Although conditions were jearing in Uiln air. force which attacked night and Map shows Kurile chain of islands north of the Japanese I ideal for combat and the Ameri¬ can heavies were ferreting out day. homeland, invasion of part of which may be expected. Secre¬ some of Germany's most vital The main tary of the Navy Knox said. Recent targets of American bomb¬ | Grant to Present detachments from Dimapur have advanced to with¬ __ ers are Matsuwa. Shumusu, Para mush iro, and Oneketan. . | targets, • the Germans put only a token resistance. up J . *' in 1,000 yards of positions held Railroads Hit Study of Wildlife by the Kohima garrison in pre¬ paration for the final nutcracker Student Council to Choose Divisional | dropped a record one-night total I in Color Movie action against the Japanese, it of 44,400 tons of bombs last Cleveland Grant, wildlife lec¬ was announced. I Representatives From Petitions Divisional • night See on railroad BOMBINGS—Page installations 3 turer and photographer, will representatives of {year should petition the board I Student council for the coming'by show his color movie on Amer- Gracie Field* to Sing main Monday, May 15, and Union Retard ■can birds and big game Satur¬ i year will lie rhosen from poti- ! include name, class, division, to Offer day at 8:15 p. m. in College au- Nine Song Group* at I lions to l>e tiled by persons de- > point average, activities and spc- Girl Orchextra for | ditorium. siring membership on the eoun- ' cial qualifications. Members After graduating from Ober- Concert Tomorrow cil, it was decided at the regular [will be chosen May 17. Informal Dance Im college Grant joined the staff meeting of the governing group • Engineers Functioning Gracic Fields, who is appear¬ last I Union Board will present an uf the Field Museum of Natural night. ing in College auditorium tomor¬ ,. . Morse Bettlaon, temporarily History. Since then he has been Persons in the six college divi- informal dance Saturday night row night at 8:15, will sing nine rt.pre8enting Engineering coun- president of both the Audubun iions, Liberal Arts, Engineering. from 9 until 12 in the Union ^iced permission for the lat- groups of both classical and Vetcrinary medicine. Applied ballroom. Virginiu Ball and her Society of Ohio'and the Chicago ter lo ^ permitted to operate as semi-classical songs. The world Science. Home Economics and all-girl orchestra will furnish Ornithological society. In the past 12 years Grant has deliv¬ famous soubrette has performed Agriculture, who wish to peti¬ music for the evening. in the Engineering division ered more than 3,300 bird and in concerts in England, Franco. tion must do so by noon, Wed¬ The orchestra, which is being makes it impossible. He also animal lectures to over a million Canada, and the United States nesday. May 17. asked that the Engineering coun¬ presented for the first time on people. since the outbreak of the war Petitions should include the campus, is noted for its novelty Many of his Alms have cil be allowed to elect its rep¬ teen released to theaters without receiving any money applicant's name, division, point resentatives at large by direct arrangements. throughout the country from from them. average, reason for desiring the lietitton. Student council grant¬ The grill will be open during Paramount studios. In one group Miss Fields will position, previous experience, ed the request. the dance to accommodate those The movie makes a thousand- sing "Ail for One and One for class and activities. One person The council granted $50 to present, according to Betty mile trip will be chosen to represent each through the Rockies in All," "Danny Boy," "The Afri¬ CDC for use to June, 1945, and Simpson, Grand Rapids senior. quest of big game. He will show Trek of the divisions. can Song," "Don't Be $25 to Victory Speakers bureau The dance is open to civilians pictures of Judiciary Beard U Choose game birds, song Angry With Me, Sergeant," and The women's dormitory repre¬ when a budget for the organiza¬ and servicemen. Tickets are huds. and sea birds, with a "Berkeley Square." tion has been submitted. on sale at the Union desk and in •tow-motion sentative will be chosen by the analysis of the The closing group will include six dorm Mac Cropaey, Intcrfraternity the public relations office of the mint of snow presidents on Ju- geese, pheasants, such popular ballads as "Annie council representative, announc¬ air forces in Abbot halt. and ducks. eiary hoard and the olT-campus Laurie," "Love's Old Sweet member will lie elected by off- ed that the Fraternity Advisers' . Admisison for students is by Song," and "There'll Always Be i campus judiciary board. Coun¬ association is planning a confer¬ trewurer'j receipt Servicemen An England." ence Monday, May 13, at which cil officers will be chosen by all |*>11 be admitted free. 1 This will be the last lecture Miss Fields, though born and old and new members Wednes¬ one national officer of every na¬ made famous in England, now day. May 31. tional fraternity on campus will | even in the main auditorium has made her home in Califor¬ Persons desiring membership be present as well as all frater¬ I jhis term, but movies will con- nia. on Union board for the coming nity men at State. [ toue '<> be shown an Saturday I nenings in Fairchild theater. hp* Open New Drive u Wear Railway in Honan Province CHUNGKING^ April 19 (AP) -Japanese forces in north Ho- Province —Hug to dear strategic Pteping-H a n k o w «Hway have ooned a mm drive «»nst the Chkaaf «* ddaaders at important Junction city ol "»nghsien (Chengdu*), the «mese command announced to- Ator mounting a three-prong- ^t»ive t yesterday in the re- n miles east J?# • agBSiaftllT/•& , . ' . : . ys-:.'V ' i Wi:: Thuroday, April fcr m Br lO OOWLAND AND * NANCY SHEPHERD Alteration Shop JNFORHATIM 107 M.A.V. Victor Bluebird Colombia Decca — Okeh Records ."TWUOTMIIMMUM OM C«a»j» Ground" SUNDAY Musical Instruments - MONDAY "TIGER FANGS" Frank Buck - June Duprei - Also Bock the Attack Am Miller in "REVEILLE WITH BEVERLY' Bay More Bonds TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY Budd's Music Iloif* "Everything In Music" US 8, Wash. Ave. TeL 4-66« Thursday, 11 April „ M, 1944 ■'■ • v WeterioNs Russian J Tknmgk Troops Odessa Genuni Receive to Play Prison Appeal to Rally Behind Hitler Nine Saturday LONDON, April 19 (AP)— Nazi Propaganda Minister Paul KohMtietk WIB Journey JoGeph Goebbels addressed an ,o Jackson lor THt| unusual appeal to the German people tonight to rally behind Reo Scheduled . Adolf Hitler, who celebrates hit 53th birthday tomorrow, remind¬ ing them that "even the great¬ Coach'lohn Kobe [has suc- est leaders of history will be faced with occasional setbacks I ceeded in scheduling two and defeats." pre-season exhibition ffames In a similar but more restrain¬ for his Spartan baseball ed order of the day to the Ger¬ " man army on the occasion of The informal season will the Hitler birthday. Marshal ppen Saturday, April 99, with a Hermann Wilhelm Goering call¬ I home name against Wayne uni¬ ed for steady loyalty to. Hitler versity. The team will play ah even though "a thousand dan¬ exhibition game with Jackson gers lie ahead." On the theme that things are i prison's team Saturday at Jack¬ not as bad as they seem, Goeb¬ son at 1 p. m. Tuesday the Spartans will bels said: "It will nol be possible to form face the Reo Motors team at Old an accurate and just idea of the College field. The game will individual war events and fac¬ Mart at 4:30 p. m. tors which have been decisive Tram in Slump Striving to pull the team out in the war until the war i? over. of a batting slump, Koba had the Red army troops who ... It needs a well-trained eye play another intersqund captured Odessa from the way from the Volga In less than one year. to discern the trend of historical ' men the Germans march through the streets of the The Russian drive is now game last night. That batting great Black aea port as residents wave. The knocking at the gates developments while a war is Rus- ol Budapest and is driving the last German practice is needed waa. illustrat¬ alans captured Odessa out still going on." April 10 after driving all of the Crimea. Suggesting that many Germans ed by the fact that the first sev¬ — batters fanned. —— | may not approve of Hitler, | en Knbs. however, declared that York Wins Place in 1.000-Hit Clnb 1V. S. If'fir ** " "r Ih'imrlmpnl "rpanmem ■ Goebbels recalled contemporary hi? team was "as good as we ,pposition t0 Frederick the i Reports Yank Planes could hope for." Still lacking, as however, are players for almost Tigers Lose to Browns, 3-1 | ... Hit . by Allied Fire i Gr**\u Of the Allied , damage caused by *re air raids on . , Germany, , all positions. DETROIT, April 19 (AP)— McQuinn's single and scored oil Newest additions to the State Big Rudy York joined the Amer¬ Vernon u-Aumwr-rrw » , Goebbels remarked that "ten schedule are the" dales of the ican league's exclusive 1.000-hit Stephens' fly i WASHINGTON. April 19 (AP)'years after the peace has been | names with Fort. Custer and club today by belting a home just to make That was enough to win. but i I l8econ; instance of Amer- i declared there will hardly be Grossc He. The soldiers from run, his first of sure the Browns I !can transport planes com-' any signs left of the destruction the season, but scored again in the sixth. Milt ,n* unc,er "re from Allied as ; caused by the enemy's terror Custer will come to East Lan¬ it was the only run the Detroit Byrnes opened with a double I wcl,..as ene"V anti-aircraft guns raids." sing May 30 while State will Tigers got as they I play at Battle Creek June 7 to dropped their 1 and beat Roger Kramer's throw 10 planes shot down and second straight game to the finish up the season. St.; at third base on a close plav aft- 44 ofT,cer» and men missing— RUMRI\(S Louis Browns. 3 to l. Srhrdule Incomplete Steve Sundra, i cr Mark Christman's 33-year-old1 scored on another fly, this one fly Byrnes Y" T™ , ment* tonight by the war DUillDlIwo (Continued Irottl Page 1) The Spartans will meet the | sailors of Grosse He In the sec¬ right-hander military call, who is awaiting' by Frank Mnncuso. pitched a three- I Belts First Pitch Reporting on the incident "car Paris and elsewhere behind which occurred at Catania, Sic- die Nazis' "Atlantic wall." ond game of the season at the hitler against the Tigers. York's York, starting his ninth sea- | naval base May 2. The home ,ast Jl'ly 13-14. the depart- Aerial warfare never before homer was the first safety, and so" Detroit uniform, belted Ime,,t sald it was estimated that; has witnessed a bombardment name of thp series will be May catcher Bob Swift singled in 19. the|th® 'h'st pitch in the fourth (or 5<> PW cent of the loss was clue «nch sustained volume and fifth. Ml The other blow was pinch oinch 1 'lis homer into the lower left to "friendly" anti-aircraft Are. ' violence, and the end is no- Ralph H. Young, athletic di¬ hitter Chuck field The rector, said that the schedule Hosteller's looping seats. He thus gained ad¬ department did not say where in sight. Those who have mission who complete, but that it single in the eighth. to the club whose mem¬ manned the Allied guns, i followed the European air war wis not would be fully released in a few A11 told, only seven Tigers er bership consists of a dozen oth¬ but a navy spokesman empha- ! closely the last few months feel reached base, three on hits, three players now active in the sized that the fire did not come certain that the present pace at I -days. league. The 1.000-hitters in¬ from United States naval ves- } the attack can not only be main- Already scheduled are the on walks and one on Don Gut- clude sets. University of Detroit and Rom¬ teridge's error, the only miscue teammates Cramer and I tained. but can be increased ulus air base, in addition to of the game. Pinky Higgins. Higgins hit one Recently, the detriment has • from British bases augmented in yesterday's opener with two i acknowledged that 23 transport further from the Italian theater. Wayne univeraity. All will play Take Advantage home and home seriea. out in the ninth. ! Planes were shot down with the __ Lem Meanwhile, the Browns look' The Tigers will attempt to: of 410 men on July 11 off. The Allied 30-hour offensive advantage of Rookie Ruffus Gen- salvage the last game of the ! Gela. on the southern Sicilian ' co"t 'vss than 1 per cent of the | Track Men to Cot Help try's faulty control to score scries tomorrow, with Lefty Hal | coast, when Allied anti-aircraft attacking force, enough runs to win. Gentry j Newhouscr opposing rookies Sig- i gunners opened fire on them. AU today's operations cost six Karl Schlademan, track coach, yielded seven hits before giving ! mund Jakucki or Newman yesterday said that he would be way to a pinch hitter in the ; ley- Detroit then goes to Cleve-| Shir-j .bombers and two fighters, the rv t,.k„ u ... .u-' American communique said. out on the track north of the, stadium every day from 4 to 5:3b p. m. and in his office the rest of the day to help anyone inter- I "ted in running. He mid that runners stranded. j DcValera Kilters Plea [ there will be some meets in June Two walks, a wild pitch and I , that runners may enter, if wish. they Gene Moore's scored a run in the looping single! first. The ! , safety . „ Of Home 1 Browns got another run in the' WASHINGTON. April 19 fifth when Hal Epps drew a pass, i (AP)—An effort by the Irish advanced two bases on George ' gov ernment lo secure assurances Is it Lost? from the Germans and the Allies that Rome will be spared the ravages of war apparently Has it Strayed? ended futilely today. The attempt was disclosed with publication of an ex¬ change of notes between Pre¬ Was it Found? mier Eamon de Valera of Eire and President Roosevelt. De - Valera's was a plea that the bel¬ ligerents "seek through appro¬ priate intermediary channels an Find Out with a Classified Ad agreement by which Rome may Fri., Sal., Sun. be saved." SUNDAY MATINEE Institutions of higher educa¬ tion in the United States had an increase in enrollment of 84 per NEW CLASSIFIED cent immediately following World War I. RATES *V Mc Xr* Three dog* - . Mr Mo ROOD RAFFELL 4\ Vow dag* Fin dago Each word ore* 11.00 11 J* If two eeate gee f dag. AND HIS ORCHESTRA ■ # AU advortisdmeata payable . tt . 1 la advance, aa preferred addi¬ and tion. Union Bldg. Annex, Room 9. ' New* -Cmeea-gkert Five All-Star Acts Outstanding training for Telephone 9-1511 • Baaiaem alroWe butinett positions. Ext. 299. • N.w elastoa t.gealallg for Collega Wom.It begin July 10 and September M. • "Golf Ball ,. ; Early mrollmant advitad. ! • Placement sarvlc* In each «Kjr far all Saturday,Matinee" . ! alumna*. Attractive resident aaaammo- f Phoue 89934 , April.lt, It It 1 I datlons available. For catalog and odbor | literature, addrete College Course Dean. FOR RESERVATIONS j NEW YORK IT BOSTON 10 .... 030 Pee* *•#- 00 Marlborough St. THE MICHIGAN STATE NEWS I CHICAGO 11 TOO North Michigan - ' IA. ueii. JACOH L. DEVEKS, commander of American forces in the Mediterranean theater, pins the Congressional Medal of Honor on Lt. ERNEST CHILDERS, of Broken Ar¬ row, Okla., who single-handed wiped out two German ma¬ chine gun nests, killed five Germans, and captured one in Italy. Slate COP Delegates Prepare for Convo | Women's DETROIT. April 19 (AP)— | Sports Debate over how strongly to en¬ dorse Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of By DOTTE VOX PETTE New York for the Republican Invest in Victory—Buy presidential nomination worried Bonds and Stamps b roth Women to Get NEWLY elected pledges of Green delegates assembling tonight for Splash, women's tomorrow's Republican state con¬ swimming honorary, strolled vention. TB X-R*y* from Netc around campus Tuesday night Hoapital Camera Student* to Pment at 7. With pots and pans as In Person hats, wearing bathing suits over Radio Production A* new x-ray camera has installed been in the OlJn Memorial pajamas, hobbling in one high "Make Way for the Lady" is heel and one low with multi¬ State hospital and is ready for use. the title of this week's Radio colored ankle socks and Dr. C. F. Holland announced to¬ day. Workshop production, which ing tennis rackets with light will be broadcast over WKAR carry¬ Service The camera will take pictures bulbs fur balls, they were a four by Ave at the cost of ap¬ today from 4 to 4:30 p. m. The cast for the presentation Study for many amateur pho¬ Section The "First Lady "f th. proximately four cents for each will include Barbara Chandler, tographers Entertainment World" lilm as contrasted with 60 to 70 Muskegon freshman; Dick Schu- After being put through their cents for the 14 by 17 pictures bel, Lansing sophomore; Joan taken by the old x-ray machine. Carter, Kalamazoo aopbomone; pace* by members, the pledges Cleaners ended their informal initiation All freshman women will be Shirley Caswell, Beta Lansing with the plunge from the bal- contacted within the next week sophomore; Nancy Moore, ML cony into the pool. to have their cheat x-rayed with Clemens Junior; Nancy Blue, the new camera. Women living Detroit Junior; Sid Kern, De¬ lit a short social meeting lat¬ er new officers of the organiza¬ Tailors in Lansing or East Lansing are troit Junior; Bob Kamins, Lan¬ tion were announced. Lee Hall, asked to get in touch with Dr. sing junior; Bill Thlelicke, Esca- 221 M. A. C. Holland Lansing Junior, is the new presi¬ as soon as possible for naba sophomore, and Jackie dent. Other officers are: Vice- their x-rays. Meehan, Louisville, Ky., senior. president, Dotte Von Dette, Sag¬ inaw Juniur; secretary, Betty The CHICKED Stop- McDonald, Lansing sophomore; treasurer, Althca Kraker, Beulah Open 24 Hew a Day Except Junior; social chairman, Doris Wednesday Rinehart, Lansing sophomore, Step In far a •Ckiekee-detnxe' a&d publicity chairman, Doro¬ thy Jury, Detroit Junior. The initiation banquet will be held tonight at*« on the sun deck S*A I. SSTATR - IXMIR ANCI of the Union, according to Al¬ thca Kraker, chairman. B. A. FAUNCE CO, INC. Childrens' Books Only two softball games were played on the tournament last night. The IndapendgQtr wal loped the Delta Zetaa by a score flf It- to 4. The Sanford and Fiction Concccd houses' team arfrwed under the Alpha Xi Deltas with an avalanche of 27 runs against 2 for the Greeks. Friday, April 21 Nou Fiction 8:20 p. m. cx>lle<;k AUDITOR 11 M fine food OPPOSITE THE UNION