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Wainwright Tells of Nip Atrocities
Maps Vented
Hate on Luzon
Defenders
EDITOR’S NOTE —This is the sixth article
in the scries by Gen. Wainwright , appearing ex
clusively in The Detroit Times.
A- 'j -W. J
This Is My Story
Hy (JEN. JONATHAN M. WAINWRIGHT
(Copyright, 1915, King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Reproduction in whole or in part strictly prohibited.)
THAT was the day the Japs truly hit
us. They struck the beaches at Yigan,
up from Lin gave n Gulf, with a task
force of warships and then unloaded 84
jammed transports.
That was the day I realized, for all
time, the futility of trying to fight a war
without an air force. What targets those
84 transports would have made! But the
only plane over them during the landing
was a P-40 reconnaissance ship. The navy’s
handful of motor torpedo boats were far
south.
My orders from MacArthur were
simple and to the point: “In the event of
a landing, attack and destroy the landing
force.”
But it was not possible to attack, even
if trained troops had been available. There
was no room to deploy any considerable
force between the mountains and the
beaches in the landing area. I intensified
patrol activities around the landings, to
delay their advance as much as possible,
while I maneuvered my divisions into posi
tions from which a counterattack could be
launched.
* * *
THE sliootinc: war opened on the 16th of
December, and looking back on it makes
me think it was touchingly symbolic of all
(Continued on Pace
Express lEiiscs
t Due on (iratiot
Express bus service on Gratiot, beginning Oct. 22, was an
nounced today by the DSR,
Also announced was a contemplated change in the route of
the St. Aubin coach line.
The Gratiot express service will
be jn effect throughout the day;
not limited to peak hours as the
present express coach lines.
NO STOPS INSIDK HARPER
Starting at Eight Mile and
Hayes, express buses will go south
on Haves to Outer Drive, west on
Outer Drive to Gratiot and thence
downtown.
No stops will be made for pas
sengers between Harper and the
downtown terminal on Farmer,
just south of Gratiot.
On the outbound trip all pas
sengers must board the bus* s at
the Farmer street terminus. They
will not bo able to leave the
Vehicle until it reaches Harper.
CHANGE LOADING POINT
Si nee the Gratiot expr< -s line
will duplicate service over Haves.
Outer Drive and Gratiot now be
ing rendered by the Plymouth-
Caniff coach line, nearly four
miles of the eastern end of that
line will be di'Cnntinued. Effec
tive Oct. 22, Plymouth Caniff
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service will terminate at Gratiot
and Outer Drive.
The change in the St Aubin line
will route inbound coaches down
St. Aubin avenue to Congress
street, thence west into the loop
at Cadillac Square.
Downtown loading of the line
will be transferred from its
present location on Farmer, near
Gratiot, to the north side of
Cadillac Square, between Bates
and Monroe.
Outbound St. Aubin coaches
will turn off Cadillac Square to
Monroe, follow Monroe to Beau
bien, south on Beauhicn to Lafa
yette then east to St. Aubin.
The change must be Approved
by common council before becom
ing e/reetive. It will be submitted
within a few days.
Mild Q uake in Mexico
MEXICO CITY. Oct. 12 (INS)
—A mild earthquake was felt in
Mexico City.
BOOK-of-the-MONTH
Picture Story Version
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LEWIS
A terrific novel of hus
band* and wives . . ,
Starts MONDAY in
Daily TIMES ..
Stabber Kills Woman
“OUR TIMES’'
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NEW COLUMN
Last Page Every Day
Slabber Kills
Mother of 3
In H. P. Street
The mother of three girls,
Mrs. Mary Tonetta, 10. of 250
Massachusetts. Highland
Park, was stabbed to death
a half block from her Lome
at 2:20 a. m. today as she
fought with a purse-snatcher
to save money she had col
lected through the sale of
Christmas cards.
Tht; woman had been making
the rounds of her friends and
neighbors to help her youngest
daughter, Violet, 15, dispose of
the cards.
A(COfTED BY MAN
She had called on Alfred P.
Adamo of f>6s Woodland, a High
land real estate dealer, and
his wife. Anna, during the eve
ning. Mr. and Mrs. Adamo were
friends of Mrs. Tonctfa and her
husband. Quirine V. Tonetta. who
is employed m the Chrysler Corp s
Highland Park plant.
She was returning home and
had reached Oakland, near Cali
fornia,, when a man accosted her.
A passing motorist. Charles
Daniels of -1439 Tillman, said he
saw- the woman and the -Negro
struggling near the intersection
as he passed, but believed them
to he ‘playful drunks” until he
heard her screams for help.
DIES IV HOSPITAL
With another motorist who like
wise heard her outcries, he rushed
bark to give aid. Both Daniels
and his companion, who gave
the name of William Sinning, told
officers they saw' a heavy set
Negro run down an alley ofT Cali
fornia as they came upon the
blending body of the woman, lying
face down with three stab wounds
in her breast.
Daniels sought to stop the
woman’s bleeding while Sinning
ran to a nearby -fire house for
help. Firemen removed Mrs.
Tonetta to Highland Park Gen
eral Hospital, where she died soon
alter arrival. •
WOMAN GIVES CLUE
While Mrs. Tonetta's twin
daughters. Jeanette and Gloria, 20.
frantically telephoned friends in
the hope of finding where their
mother* spent the night, police
circulated through the neighbor
hood of-the stabbing with jMCtures
of the woman's body.
A neighbor to whom one of
these pictures w*as shown provided
the first clue to the dead woman’s
identity.
Daniels and Sinning told police
Mrs. Tonetta’s assailant was w ear
ing a brown slouch hat, dark
trousers and a gray coat. Of
ficers had no clue, beyond their
description, to his identity.
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Senators
To Speed
Tax Tut
WASHINGTON. Oct. 12 (INS);
—Senate tax leaders today forc-j
saw’ only minor changes in the
House-approved $5,350,000,000 taxj
reduction bill and indicated that
these may include relief for World
War II veterans.
Senator George (D) of Georgia,
chan man of the Senate finance
committee announced that he
would open three days of hear-i
ings Monday with Secretary of
the Treasury Vinson expected as
• the first witness. -
. IS MILLION EXEMPTED
George declared that “several
, things should be done for service
men” in the interim tax measure
i which takes 12.000,000 low-income
[ individuals—one fourth the na
tion's taxj>ayers—off the tax rolls
Jan. 1.
The bill passed the House 343
to 10. under a “gag” rule which
prevented amendment from the
lloor and drew a protest from 13
congressmen. The objectors con
tended the bill did not carry
ample benefits for small business
and low-income individuals.
Senator George, confident of
speedy Senate action, reiterated
his stand for repeal of the excess
profits tax.
PROFITS TAX CUT
The House cut it from 85 1 a to
1 60 per cent. Geoige questioned
the House plan of eliminating
12,000.000 taxpayers now subject
to the 3 per cent normal tax.
i George favors continuing the
$1,500 exemption for servicemen
Tor at least one year after they!
are of the armed forces.
As it won House approval, the
Pleasure applies the pres
ent surtax, personal exemptions'
•—ssoo sor N gach member of a
family—to the, 3 per cent normal:
tax. Surtax rafes are lowered by j
4 percentage points and every tax |
payer is guaranteed at least a 10
per cent cut in combined normal
and surtax rates.
War Correspondents
Lose Military Status
I TOKYO, Oct. 12 (INS)—Gen.
Douglas MacArthur announced to
day that war in the Pacific will
end officially for war correspon
dents on Oct. 27. when the news
men will be converted to civilian
gtatOK
I Those who do not accept a free
ride home before midnight. Oct.
26, will become “foreign corres
pondents," subject, however, to
numerical limitation by Mac-
Arthur.
. MacArthur announced 86 cor
respondents will be permitted to
remain in Japan. The Russians
and press associations will each
he allowed five representatives in
1 Japan.
Forty-two correspondents were
.authorized to stay in Manila and
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Big 4 Troops
Will Unite to
Occupy Japan
TOKYO, Oct. 12 (INS)—A|
spokesman for Gen. MacArthurV
headquarters announced today
that Russian, British and Chinese
troops will join in the occupation
of Japan, but the number involved
has not yet been fixed.
The size of the forces to ho 1
sent into the conquered lands by
the three nations, the dates of
their arrival and the areas they
will occupy, the spokesman sauf.
“will be decided by high govern- (
mrnt levels.”
There was no Indication that
inclusion of the Russian, British
and Chinese troops would affect
Gen. MacArtliur’s powers as su
preme Allied commander and
“boss” of Japan.
Meanwhile, M. was reported that
Emperor Hirohito himself has sug
gested a change in the Japanese
constitution which would make
the emperor a constitutional mon
arch as in England.
The change was said to have
hern discussed by Hirohito with
Prince Eumimaro Konoye, senior
statesman and prewar premier re
ported to have been charged with
drafting a “democratic” constitu
tion.
Laval Must Die,
De Gaulle Rules
PARIS. Oct. 12 (INS)—Gen.
Charles de Gaulle today flatly re
jected clemency for Pierre Laval, 1
condemned to die for collabora
tion and treason.
And in almost the same breath,
he put France on record ns de
manding the demilitarization of
Germany for all time.
four in Korea In a directive pro
viding free travel in and between
theaters, but requiring newsmen
to pay mess bills.
American correspondents may
continue to wear military dress,
but must remove U. S. insignia.
REDS BAR NEWSMEN
SEOUL, Korea. Oct. 12 <IT>
—Russian authorities in Man
churia have rejected without ex
planation a request from Amer
ican correspondents that they be
permitted to visit the Soviet
occupied zone, it was disclosed
today.
U. S. military sources said the
refusal was received through of
ficial channels from Russian 12th
Army headquarters.
Cruelty of War:
Husbands Sec
Attempt to Die
Claire Burnett,
pictured f
before the * ‘
of
sedatives M ' fHk '
that almost 'MI kraßE,
solved her
dilemma of
two husbands, > *
both in the
service. * /
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Named 'Woman of Year'
NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (UP)
Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas (D)
of California has boon selected as
j “woman of the year” by the New
York chapter of Hadassah, wel
fare organization.
In the Times TODAY
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Rot* llopr 37 Fsltrrn 17
‘ Rue*" Harr !• Radl» Profrimi 33
(taulllri II Ration Chart 17
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Mar? Haworth 13 Women'* 17
I Movt* Pro (rami 37
SAN FRAN
CISCO, Cal„ Oct.
12 (INS)—Mrs.
Clair# Early
wlnde Burnett,
32, was recover
ing today from
an overdose of
sedatives which
police said she
took after dis
covering she had
two living hus
bands.
Police said that
she swallowed
the sedatives last
night in the
presence of both
men, Gunner’s
Mate 1/c Virgil
Earlywinde, once
reported lost on
the submarine
Perch in the Pa
cific, and Chief
Petty Officer
Robert E. Bur
nett, whom she
married a few
months ago.
Earl ywindc
was found alive
in a Jap prison
camp.
Lt.Col.Lanphier Leaves
Army for News Job
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (INS)
—Lt. Col. Thomas G. Lanphier
Jr., who shot down the plane
carrying Adm. Yamamoto of the
Japanese navy, was discharged
from the army today.
The 29-year-old ace who downed
seven enemy planes in 97 combat
missions had 143 points. Lanphier,
whose home address is Boise,
Idaho, said he will operate a
newspaper in Boise.
Kills Self With Shotgun
Kenneth Odom. 30, of 96 Ed
mund place, killed himself with a
shotgun last night police said.
Warship Loses V-Ilays
But Bets Two Easters
BUFFALO. Oct. 12 (UP)—The
crew of the USS Pickaway won
dered today whether they are still
at war against Japan.
Three crew* members said they
missed V-E and V-J days. On
both occasions, they said, the Pick
RED
LINE
Food, Drugs
Rushed by Air
To Gls on Isle
MANILA. Oct 12 (UP)—Fifty
Superfortresses began to shuttle
food and medicine today to Oki
nawa, isolated and ravaged by the
worst typhoon in 20 years.
First reports said winds reach
ing 150 miles an hour beached 122
ships and small boats, sank five
others, and killed or injured per
haps hundreds of American serv
ice personnel.
More than 150,000 American
troops, sailors and nurses were
isolated on the island.
HEAVY DAMAGE
Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell, com
mander of Okinawa, radioed that
95 per cent of the tents used to
shelter service troops on the
island had been blown down, bar
racks were wrecked &-*i even
hospitals heavily damaged.
He asked immediate transfer
by * air to Manila or Guam of
about 1,250 hospital patients and
urged that all service personnel
not destined for permanent garri
son duty be removed as soon as
possible.
First eyewitnesses to reach her*
by plane reported that huts just
"took off' in the high winds. Five
hundred nurses literally had their
camp ripped from over their
heads and took refuge in former
burial caves. Communications
were wrecked.
TEAK WEDNESDAY
The typhoons began about a
week ago and reached their peak
Wednesday. Worst damage was
along the east coast and complete
reports from that area still were
not available.
At Pearl Harbor It was re
ported that 52 ships and 70 addi
tional craft were washed on to
the beaches, while two tugs, a
patrol yacht, a gasoline barge and
a minesweeper sank in Buckner
! Bay and nearby points.
The beached vessels included 10
LSTs, 13 LSMs, 17 LCIs, a cargo
ship, a repair ship, two gasoline
tankers, an ocean-going tug, two
minesweepers and miscellaneous
craft.
The navy report, admittedly in
complete. listed three navy men
dead and 10 missing. However,
; eyewitnesses said scores of bodies
of sailors already had been
washed ashore on Okinawa.
The typhoons moved out to sea
and at last reports were circling
toward northern Honshu, the
main Japanese home island.
away crossed the International
dateline, and the day« were
‘’skipped.’*
In the course of 50.000 miles of
Pacific travel, they said, the ship's
crew also missed Fourth of July.
But they celebrated two Easters.