Sun-Journal from Lewiston, Maine • 1

y- I -x rr AV 't 8TH ARMY BREAKS NAZI DEFENSES AT 3 POINTS Every Strong Point of Little Maginot Line Reported in Hands Of Allies Thousands of Prisoners BULLETIN ALLIED HEADQUARTERS DT NORTH The Gsbei ires toward which Field Er- win Rommel ii retreating hag been subjected to a heavy naval bombardment it wu announced today ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH (AP) Field Marshal Erwin Mareth Line defenaea haye collapsed under the pounding of the British Eighth Army and hii forces are retreatiiig northward with heavy losses it wu an-nonneed today S---- Scattered pockets of resistance were left behind bnt Gen Sir Benanl infanteymen were rqiorted mopping them up one by one Allied aerial sqnadrons joined ground forces in powerful attacks along the Aids escape corridor Tho Mareth Unfe broke on a 25-mile front at three points ranging from 20 to 80 miles from tho Axis supply part of Gabes Beset by powerful forces forward and the deiert flanking eolnmn at Rl in Ms rear Rommel yielded Msreth Kat- mata and Toujsne at the northern end of the Month fortifications yesterday and dispatches said that every strong point of that 40-mile-long little Maginot lino wu now in Allied hands 'BACK nr THE GRADES were Edward Little high achool itu-dentf They resumed their clanea at Webster School few they had as shown in center photo There weren't enough desks to go around but chairs will do in an emergency as seen at the right pending repairs to their building badly burned last Tnesday The desks were a bit small' as Athlete Ed Daunis at left wUl testify Books' were not plentiful' but classmates shared what 1st Division In Thick of Reds Push! Smolensk By Eddy Gilmore MOSCOW-JP-The Red army fought on In the mud during' the night tweaking up two German efforts to crack Its line along the Upper Donets river and capturing four more villages In the Clow drive towkrd Smolensk the Russians said today but the once flaming battle line apparently bad subsided temporarily to i series of local and inconclusive engagements 1 The mid-day communique reported- that -there -were e- matertal changes on the fronts" and was devoted almost exclusively to Isolated engagements Involving relatively small forces See RUSSIA Page 7' CoL 2 See NORTH AFRICA Page 2 CoL I Blast St Nazaire Fort Dqvens freat Army training cantonment' for New England waa overflowing' with -cheers the but few daya official War Department announcement that fhe 1st Regular Army Division which was In training at thla cantonment only a-few months ago waa -In the spearhead of the Amerir can advance In Tunisia and had been the one to snatch Gefsa key road on the way to the sea- It wu alsd'-chssrnqrforttolZd Division another product of Ft Devens training for World War II which had been revealed aa proml-pent in the cnippalgn that cleared the Japanese out of Buna New Guinea -are tending where they food a -few months a so wa are taking the same training and fading In the same direction "The Fort See 18T DlVIBIok Page Col 4 Generally the meat men In town felt 'that In a week or so the altuatloh would be nearly normal so that the customers would be sbls -to get to which their points entitled them Associated Press reported See MEAT Page 7 CoL 2 V-4-- Ttifcre waa little meat avail-able' In -Lewiston today' as meat -rationing began Borne stores had a fair su flirty but moat of tho markets reported they hqd not received any shipment to fill the Ice boxes that were emptied during last wqekls rush Upon arrival at -Webster this morning each Edward Little student was presented a slip of paper that contained a room code If the student was due to report for a history class he would find that the class was checked on the left under the old room at Edward Little and on the right was the room when the class was being held-at Webster This procedure resulted In little Jf any confusion as to where the classes were being held Then too 80 of the Edward Llt-t)p students were former Webster Junior High pupils and they were well acquainted with the bullying Desks Large And Small The one great hitch In the whole program was trying to 'find desks large enough to accommodate husky six footers in a' science class where the desks In the back of the room were fairly huge a small boy wandered in sat doom In a back seat "Hey" he yelped "this desk la too big" A big fellow folded up like an accordion In a tiny front row desk' managed to wing his head 'around to advise Bee Edward Little Page 7 CoL 4 ROSE If ltls true as some psycholo-glata Insist1 that the root of Insanity Ueg In the feet that a person not ablo'to nfliks-a satisfactory adjustment when' a erials arises then! the Edward Little student body hag' proved that "they are Tatrictly not-nutaV They adjusted themselves beautifully to their new urroundlnfi thla morning Only Jthe 'win shift wu missing at Webster where homeless Edward Little-students adopted by Junior Highers were'worklng on America's streamline I-o-out when you-come-ln production plan High- school classes reported at AH eliminated all recess pe rloda slid into 40 minute" classes and were out of school by IS noon flat -Webstar students ordered by Principal John Hooper not to dare to show up before 12: IS In order that there would be no traffic congestion In Auburn during the noon school shift change were starting (lasses at 12:10 running 45 minute periods finishing up at 4:10 "and" said Hr Hooper this morning- have to sacrifice a moment of work" Nazis Attack on (AP)rRAF bombers resumed their assault German submarine baste last night- after the greatest raid of the war on Berlin Saturday night by blasting the base at St Nazaire with a the Air Ministry an- nounced today Two bombers did not return from the St Nazaire raid which was carried out in considerable strength and added new damage to a U-boat haven which has been attacked often and heavily in the past Spine Doubt on Adjournment' Mileage of State By Sam Conner For the first time In a lot of years the Maine Legislature tarns into' session today in a definite state of uncertainty On tha one aide waa a great wall of optimism while the other was tha bluest of pessimistic afcntimenLlt so serious a matter as this might Indicate It was all because of the doubt aa to tbs Jay of final adjournment the time when nil bands may gather together their' belong Inga and hike for home knowing not have to epme back until 1841 unless some emergency arises Nearly all connected with the Legislature will agree- that It la i possibility Am tha final adjourn ment to bo reached sometime Saturday night but the mors experienced are' strongly of 'the opinion that It will not be done! Adjournment' Saturday depends Baa LEGISLATURE -Page 2 CoL 4 Squadrons of bombers escorted by fighters crossed end recrosaed tho southeast coast this morning hinting at a 'continuation -of the Intensive blows directed at Ger- many and her satellites on tha non- tlnent during the week end The German radio mean while-announced that German bombers -re- tails ting for the Saturday night RAF mid on Berlin and a daylight raid yesterday by American Fortresses and Libels tors on tha rail- 1 road yards at Rouen Fbnnca smashed at Norwich England dur- lng tha night Hit School Clinic Hit and run German raiders appeared over the South coast this morning and mads a direct hit on a achool elinle far a coast town Sea RAF Page 2 CoL I Report Take Over Navy LONDON- IP -Tha -diplomatic correspondent of Reynold i New aaaerted flatly today that Germany had "taken tho Italian Navy following conference! In Romo between Admiral Karl Doe-nits supremo commander of the German Navy and Admiral Arture Riccardi commander of the Italian fleet Doenlts the correspondent declared hai been placed In command of the two Navies While' authoritative British sources said they had no confirmation of thla' report observers saw some significance In an announcement by ONB official Gorman nears agency that the taro admirals had "reached complete agreement on the role of the Axle Navies for the coming-months" Such a statement it was frit In some quarters might well be camouflage to bids a German assumption of command Martin Certain House To Pass Ruml Tax Plan WASHINGTON -iP- The House Republican Steering Committal met today to tighten party lines behind the Ruml tax plan and Rep Martin of Massachusetts tho minority leader reported 1 now feel-certain" tho proposal' to skip an Income tax year wUl pass the House The committee meeting was hold In office with a view to planning strategy when voting begin' probably- tomorrow on various pay-as-you-go Income tax pro- MEAT FOR DINNER One of the first to eash in on her point-rationing book in' order to' have meat dinner Audf of Pleasant Street' Lewiston is shown as she' made her purchase at the sanitary Market Uoday Her little daughter is more interested in the photographer than in point rationing Harry Watkins' left and Joseph Leclair did the honors as meat cutterSk-r The mileage of ears used in the conduct of State business has been cut down 82 since last August and wjnay be out another eight per cent before the end of tho nscal jyear according to Robert Faulkner director of the Maine Travel Bureau'-" I-' Although initiated primarily to conserve tires the program has resulted in a huge saving in gasoline usage-Faulkner said Maine was tho second State to undertakes car conservation program- Tho Travel Bureau waa set up by the Governor and iCouncillast August Since' that time 'the -idea been picked up -by the Federal Government as well as by 30 other States The -aims of th 'State Travel End Talks On Campaign Against Japs WASHINGTON-JP-A group of high ranking Army and Navy officers from Pacific war theaters has Just completed a series of eonffcr-erces In Washington on plans for future campaigns against the Japanese In making this announcement today tha War Department eald the United States Joint chiefs of staffs called the meetings to acquaint commanding officers in tho Pacific combat tones with tho strategy approved at tha Casablanca conference of President Roosevelt and Prims Minister Churchill la January None of th decisions waa disclosed Heading tha group of-15 officers were Lieutenant General Delos Emmons commanding Army force In Hawaii: Lieutenant General Georgs CL Kenney commander -of Allied air forces In the Southwest Pacific and Lieutenant General Millard Harmon commanding Army forces In the South Pacific Tha announcement said tha officers would be "returning to their overseas stations In the near future' 1 Representing Admiral Chester Nlmlts commander In qhlef of the Pacific fleet were Emmons Rear Admiral A Spruance Brigadier General Boyd U8LA Ckp-taln Sherman USN and Captain i Small USN Representing General Douglas MaeArthur commanding general in Sac CONFERENCE) Pate 2 CoL I Maine Man Helps Hand Surprise in Weather TONIGHT GOLD Bureau havebeen aptly outlined by Director Flaulkner ln these mustuso every- poeal-ble method of continuing the essential of the State requiring travel with a minimum of automobile mileage Use train or bua wherever possible and plan necessary antomoblla tripa aweek or more in1 advance" EVery State employe waa adviaed of thla aim Juat how well the efoployee of the State of Maine cooperated with the program from August through December can be seen In a -mileage report compiled recently by Director Faulkner The report covering the months of November and Sea MILEAGE Page 7 CoL I AtOrono BANGOR-lP-Tbe bodies of a man and women Identified by Sheriff John KFarraras Harold Martin Sullivan and Mrs Loratta McGllUcuddy wrs fouAl In the cab of a truck la woods clearing at Orpno'a short distance from the Bangor llnetbla' morning death apparen tly havlilg occurred severs 1 days' ago -m' Bherllf John Farrar who Investigated pronounced It a case of double suicide A piece of 'rubber hose was found running from' the exhaust Into the truck through a Ida door' Sea COUPLE Page 7 Col Wartime belt-tightening ''really lit home today as rationing of meat butter and allied products legan New coupon' costs on processed fruits and vegetables also went into effect The average American who hais been one' of the igget per capita consumers of rnat could buy pork beef amb pr mutton today only on the 18 points of the red A stamps in his No'2 ration bo'ok discuss our strategy" Martin told newspapermen "but we are confident" Meanwhile the Democratic- leaders continued their running battle against the plan originally advanced by Beardsley Ruml of tho New York See TAXES Page 2 CoL 7 Weather forecast for Portland 'and vicinity: Continued tonight lowest near' IS'' ALMANAC Sun rises 8:88 AM acts 7:05 PM Length of day 18 hrs 87 Jncrfcafce8 hrs 47 mins Moon S4 days old Tides nt Portland --'M Mon 808 PM Tuss 71 PM I Sea RATIONING Paga 2 Col '1 By Thoburn Wiant WITH UNITED STATES MEDI- -UM BOMBERS OVER THE MAN- DALAY AREA March 18-(Delayed stubbornly defending Myltngs bridge got the eur-priss of 'their lives today but few If any of them probably are living now to toll about It -The laipest formation of United 8tatea medium bombers ever ns- ambled over a single- target in Burma wiped out ack-ack batteries surrounding the bridge lx miles south of Mandalay then followed through with several direct hits bn the span and nearby Installations -It was the greatest exhibition of mass bombing I have witnessed during the past afar months It cllih- axed a dramatic two-day series of raids on this repaateoly-bombod bridge rat of the mos Important targets In Burma beeausa It la on tbs' vital railway connecting Ran- goon Mandalay and- Lash la Explosives left to much Smoke and flame I couldnf sea th asset damage to the bridge tat I knew most if not all the defenses wara knocked out Not even one ack-ack bunt came at ua as we half dr- cled the area after the attack7 All our plates and crews retnrned aafs- far J'-- 'Wa bad a brisk warm-up session i yesterday I wag In a bomber man- i nod by Lieut Austin RusaaH 88 tgSf iso JUni lUK flpL' Third of Doctors Now SerVme iir Armed Forces TheatresToday Mat 1-00 Bn Ones" with Bsdy sai Wahsr yidgsse tTtAKD qdsUsbssi issss 11 Moss I i "syosi Tbs Has BeNthr Lamoar Baddy" wttfe BfcnUt HlUsid riously Impaired 1 by tha doctor shortage Doctors these daya are not only working overtime they moat of them working practically all' the time and In total disregard of their own health "Tha' number of communities erit lcally in heed of doctors la not great compared with the total number of communities in tha United States Those In need are however among those moat vital to our war program "Tha voluntary relocation of phy- to give adequate care to tha civilian population' provided they can be properly distributed and according to special abilities" Tha OWI said doctors now In the armed services total between 40000 and 45000 "and aia the additional phyelclane am called to military ervlma In critical areas many Of the elderly may succumb to from overwork" x- The OWI 'also made these eb-aarvatlona: 1 "In some communities focal med- to relocate outside doctors In their locality In a number of lnetaneee (them was) dlelncllnatton of med-lcal groups to -allow a physician paid by the Publle Health Servlet to practice medicine in a pnrtteular community Object to Refugee Doctors "A number of doctors questioned were against allowing refugee physicians to practice In their communities despite -the obvious used for additional medical earn system In use at preeent to apportion doctors between the WASHINGTON- IP -About one-third of the nation's doctors in fun time practice am now ln tha armed services' the Office of War Infor matlon mid today In a warning that tha mfdleal situation a whole la not now out of control but unless remedial itepa era taken soon it wUl grow progressively worse" The OWI said that In too many eaeee phyelclane warn recruited for tho armed cervices without euffl dent regard for -the welfare of tha dvlllau population-It! added: "Them are however enough doctors remaining la privato practice latlon-Is Inadequate "In certain cases premura was applied to doctors who were reluctant to enter -the' service A quota was sat In each atate for tha recruiting of doctors and tha states warn not supposed-1 to go beyond those quotas In mahy eases -they Explaining tha scops of Its report the OWI said: 1 -V "OWI representatives traveled througb tha South the- Midwest the West the Eastern Seaboard In three distinct types of communities: forming regions 1 where problems yearn have been intensified by war 1 amalL quiet towne that iave mushroomed overnight Into elom-packed centers around war Industry and military encampments large- cities where ordinary congestion has been aggravated for war activity Doctors Working All tha Time "Although there art areas -critically In used of doctors because of withdrawals' for- the armed a need frequently Increased by expansion 'of the population for war so for tha health of tha nation aa a whole has sot ham se Mat I KM) Eve i "SydBitlaM la Tbs Beeklss" with Betty OrsUs ales "Hlsht la KywOr- aunt) kn Mat I KM Eve diSO-AilO with IM lirryawre Vaa toal -groups haVe reeleted attemptsarmed foreoa and the dvlUaa popu- '-S Baa DOCTORS Fags 2 CoL.