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Eight District Men In Recent Casualty Lists Cpl. Howard Ball wound in his leg in action in Holâ€" land sew ral weeks agoe. He wrote his mother November 19. suying the stitches bad broker out ard would have to be replaced. Ske has net heard from him since then uand does net kmry whether er net he is back in actien. Cpl. Bal 1941, going and to Frin Cpl. Howard Ball. 26. son of Mrs. Martha Pauley. 798 Water Street, Waterlco, â€" sustained n â€" shrapnel Sgt. Gerald Boppre Mr. and Mrs. Leo â€"Boppre. 72 Alexandra â€" Ave., Waterloo have been advised thit their son,{ Sgt. Gerald Boppre. 24. was killed in evtion Nov 21. Sgt. Boppre was serving with the Algonquin Regiâ€" ment Twentyâ€"nine men quilified for 14 municipal ofticcs in Kitcherer by the %0 oelock: deadline Saturday night. The ofMecs io be filled are mayor, ten aldermen. iwo PUC. seats und ene public rchool trusteeâ€" ship. The candidates are Mayor: Gordun Joseph Meinzinger. Council: Harry . ; Stanley Book, Jihn C. Dakmor. Thema MWilliam Ka:techres, Dr. 8. F. Leoâ€" vine. Danmicl â€" Munwsky, Alfred Mistin. Normanr C Rumnk. Reirhold weuld stek hx secornd tram as chief Schaefer. E. J Scrinalz. Clarence He was previousiy wounded in October. A brother, Cpl Carl Boppre also cerving overscas, was wounded in action in France on Aug. 28. Signaller Harry Preston Surviving in addition to his parâ€" ents and brotner Carl are five sisâ€" tors and one brother Orly the iwo of the Public U1 wÂ¥the o rominater and thereby wer matlens wiir:m 6 Friduy Kitchener Interest Centres On Meinzingerâ€"Honsberger Contest His parents. Mr. and Mrs. .A. Preston, King St. N.. Waterloo, reâ€" cerved this word in a letter written by his nurse from a base hospital. He enlisted in June, 1940, going overseas a year later. With the HLL. heâ€" was among. the first troops to reach France on Dâ€"Day. Laecut. Fred. N. Fergusson was wounded on Oct. 24 in Holland, acâ€" cording to word received by his purents, Mr. and Mrs Wim. S. Ferâ€" susson of Plaitsville A.Case. Vernor Baumar Toletzki saud they hrped in their prosont a flices f vear. Signuller Harry Preston, having recovered _ sufficiently _ from _ a wound received in France in Augâ€" ust to return to action. is back in a hospital for treatment for a recurâ€" rnce of his wound The Â¥irron Lieut Fergusson enlisted with the Royal Canacdim Artillery in 1441 tne Royal Canacdian Artillery in Premicr Drew did not discuss deâ€" 1441 iails, except to say that "the His wite an@ son reside in Eimiâ€" vucunt to be paid to each school ra. Mc has two brothers on Active seard will assure as far as possible Service. Capt E. un the Europcan ~quality of educational omrtunity (Continued un Page 8) ‘‘roughout the whole of Ontario." Strive to Improve Mail Service For Canadian Prisonersâ€"ofâ€"War First Full Acclamation In Waterloo in Over 10 Years In a statement, Tuesday, Postâ€"|t masterâ€"Geniral Mulock said Tevâ€" + erything possible" was being done‘ i to improve mail services to and from â€" Canadian servicemen held puisoner in Germany. and added that "early improvement is looked for " Entire Waterloo Council Reâ€"Elected By Acclamation; Fight in Kitchener =â€" THEWATERLILOO CHRONICLE â€"= Vol. 87, No. 48 Military operations on the Conâ€" inent have disturbed prisonerâ€"ofâ€" war mail services. especially since tae liberation of France resulted in tue discontinuance of the former German air mail service to Portuâ€" gal over which such letters were carried "Others and more direct routes have been found fbr the lettersâ€" both air and surfaceâ€"from Canada M wite an@ son reside in Elmiâ€" c has two brothers on Active c. Capt E. on the European (Continued un Page 8) council‘s seniur cffices 1x aldermen, Otto Ha Snider. H. E. Ratz. Dr y whetker er net he ictien. eripted in Nevember nviefrens in duly, 1942 rctinueg members un Aevember w oin July, 1942 13â€"Da% Airlay, Robert G. Brown, A. s J Hanron. Dr. S. F. Leaâ€" t Horsberger to Hauck., tz. Dr. A. urd Fred tu remain ir another iss L uflices T neekuâ€" glesed Bear, Teased In Den, Almost Bags Hunter ‘car home from the north but he seported Tuesday the bear nearly fuok him home as a trophy. Sticking his head in the opening, Koehler saw that the occupant was at home when two bright eyes viared into his. He hurried back tor his companions and the three cuncentrated on getting the bear uut into the open. He was accompanied on the Z‘:fi;gl ‘unting trip to a spot 65 miles west Acting : Sudbury by his 17â€"yearâ€"old son, Schmid Walter, and Jack Fries. KoehIeT yrjon, waus alone on one excursion, having Depu‘ly i41 his son and Fries 2 miles DACK CGounci] when he found a hole that looked Henry â€" ke a den. Rtrg t Thivy shoved sticks down the nole in attempts to tease him into leaving his den. For a while the bear amiably chewed up the sticks but finally tired of this and hung on to one endâ€"with Koehler gripped tight on the other. Then the aimal rushed the opening. Th. other municipal offices were filled by acclamation: West Ward: Lione! Boehmer; North Ward: A. Wilbert Richardson; East Ward: Wa‘er V. Sicner; Centre Ward: Dr. R. O. Winn. Ontario Government to Assume Halt ot Cost of Education Public _ Utilitics _ Commission: Clarence J. Ball, Armin M. Bitzer, A. J. Cundick, Harvey Graber, Ivan A. Shantz, Burton W. Swartz. Water _ Commission: _ John C Brcithaupt, Philip Gies. Public _ School â€" Board: South Ward: Walter Chornow, Frank C. Price "Walter shoot!" yelled Koehler, jumping for his life. "I was scared siff," he admitted. "It was the first time I had met a bear. All three shot at him and the animal was Orley Uffelman. North Ward reâ€" presentative, â€" retired â€" this | year owing to business reasons. He was a member of the board on two cifferent occasions. Rev. John V. Mills, minister of Krox Presbyâ€" terian Church, is his successor. killed Seibert. Henry W. Sturm, Alex Tait, Jaimes W. Washburn, Ernst Woeber. At the annual dinner of the Pubâ€" 1x School Trustees and Rntem- irs Association Friday night, â€" imier Drew stated that the Ontario Government in 1945 will assume 50 per cent of the gross cost of educaâ€" tinn in Ontario. He said that the (iovernment is sending notices to <chool boards on December 15, exâ€" viaining the system under which the province takes over half the cost ber back in 1933, dmpred out this year after 32 years of continuous service. He had been secretary since 1927. Mr. Braendle repreâ€" sented East Ward. Harvey Ziegler qualified to fill the vacancy his resigiation created. _ The only body that seemed threatened with a fight this year was the Public School Board but this passed off quietly when two trustees retired and were replaced by acclamations. W. P. Kress is the only member of a municipal office who held the same post during the last acclamaâ€" tions back in 1933. At that time he‘ had just finished a twoâ€"year term Un the Public School Board and| was given the utilitics post without it figh( 1 t» Canadians in German prison comps, and these services have been maintained withoutv:fl:nd- »Lle break and generally imâ€" proved efficiency," the statement added 11 took Milton Koehler, Kitchenâ€" s butcher, 20 years to bring a "However, the maintenance of f"m majority of them do not reaâ€" the serviceâ€"from Germanf to Canâ€"| lize that these amounts, payable in ada, has been more difficult, resultâ€"| monthly instaliments, are owing ing in longer g:rs in the arrivll?tl.em. Others probably have deâ€" in this country of letters from our|layed applying, believing that as prisoners." The Postmasterâ€"Generâ€" toe War Service Grants Act, 1944, «l, while assuring the public that| does not come into force until Jan. the matter is being given its most} 1. 1945, there is no point in applyâ€" serious study here and b{ British| ing before then. By making appliâ€" authorities, advises relatives and)cation at once, however, they are friends of Canadians held prisoners| assured that the first cheques will of war in Germany that any delay|be in their hands early in the new in the receipt of letters "should not| year. give rise to any undue anxiety." Former members of the RCAF. M. E. Braendle, who was a mem Deputy Reeve Milton Schmidt, Councillors Alfred E. Kerr and Henry B. Bowman. For the counâ€" ‘cillor‘s chairs there were seven noâ€" minces, these being Councilliors Alfred E. Kerr and Henry B. Bow man, Messrs, Willard Witmer, Erâ€" vin Wagier, William Witzel, Theoâ€" dore Dictrich and Charley Jacobs. 'Immcdiau-ly after the nominations Clerk Charles Heipel was appointâ€" ed chairman of the meeting. In the speeches that followed hbigh triâ€" but was paid to the memory of the late Gordon B. Hallman, who was reeve of the township at the time ct his accidental death this fall. Acting Reeve Simon Ditner‘s reâ€" |marks were Chicfly concerning ‘county work as he was appointed Ito the committees on which Reeve Hallman had been serving at the ’Umc of his death. In the report on tne Road and Bridge committec, he said that this committee to the end ‘of October had spent $100,546 and “his amount was then broken up ‘into individual expenditures. In ’Wilmot township the county had used â€"1,024 yards of gravel. Mr. ;Dimrr reported that $1,038 was spent last year plowing snow in the itownship and that this year 2,200 ‘{fcet of snow fence was purchased. ; He also told of the county‘s plan of | building windbreaks in some parts tof the county instead of snow fences. Reporting for the House of Refuge committee he remarked that due to the growth of the city l At right is pictured Major David | Vivian Curric, 32, of Mocse Jaw. Sask., and Owen Sound, Ont., who won the Vietoria Cross for extreme personal bravery and F*mh-rshxp in the heavy fighting whiCh teck place ‘around Fulaise in France a few; : weeks after Dâ€"cday. His wife, Mrs. {Isabel Currie, and their nireâ€"yearâ€" old son. David Foster Curric, are shown at left in their Owen Sound. Ont., home. Major Curric is the fourth Canadian Army officer to, ; win the Empire‘s highest award for ; gallantry in this war. (Canadian ’Army Photos). * BADEN.â€"A good crowd was in attendance at the Township Hall on Friday afternoon for the annual township elections and one of the largest slates of names that have been nominated for some years was presented. Two nominations were made for Reeve and these were Acting Reeve Simon Ditner and Acting Deputy Reeve Milton Schmidt. There were three nominâ€" ations for Deputy Reeve, Acting Simou Ditner Elected Reeve of Wilmot Township By Acclamation _ Service Personnel Should Apply For War Service Gratuities Now Thousands of former members of the RC.A.F., or dependents of deâ€" ceased . members â€" whether they know it or notâ€"have substantial War Service Gratuities due them from the Dominion Government. All they have to do is ask for it, and although it is ncearly two months since this was first anâ€" nounced, less than 5,000, of an eliâ€" gible total of upwards of 40,000, have made application. There are probably several reaâ€" sons for this apparent lack of interâ€" est in sums ranging from something iess than $100 to more than $1,500. ‘The most likely reason is that the F‘M‘ majority of them do not reaâ€" ize that these amounts, payable in monthly instalments, are owing them. Others probably have deâ€" layed applying, believing that as tne War Service Grants Act, 1944, does not come into force until Jan. 1, 1945, there is no point in applyâ€" ing befm then. By making appliâ€" WINS VICTORIA CROSS 1By CBronicle Correspondrnt) (Continued on Page 8) Wartrroo, OnTtamio, Fripar, Decemsern 1, 1944 Mr. Duncan went *: France in his capacity as chairmah of the Farm Mauchinery subcommittee of the Combined _ Production Resources Board of Canada and the United States. In all the districts which }l!u visited and as a result of the )st information he could get about lu'hcr districts, he believes agriculâ€" | |ture to be in a fairly prosperous | { condition. It had been thought that f difficultics in the way of getting ) i;:mfivnl fertilizers, _ of _ which i tFrunce has alwax.s been a great | Fire of Unknown Origin Destroys Barn BRESLAU.â€"Mr. Felix Nickel, Riverbank, had the misfortune to have his barn burned to the ground lete Sunday afternoon. The horses, cattle, pigs and most of the chickâ€" ens, were sayved. But all the hay and grain was burned, together with 3 calves, the dog, probably a hundred chickens and some impleâ€" ments. The fire is of unknown oriâ€" in and was not noticed until the building was all ablaze. Charles Kroehler vligible for the gratuity can get apâ€" plication forms at any navy, army, cz air force establishment in Canâ€" ada as well as at any branch of the Department of Vetcrans‘ Affairs in the larger cities. "The French farmers have had very good crops during the war and have sold most of their surplus in Prance. They continued to supply Paris until Dâ€"Day and they were paid in â€" French. money. Prices toroughout the war were for them un a steadily increasing scale and { that applied as well to the things ; they had to buy. A great black| market operated because rationed â€"upplies of staple articles were not ~afficient and prices in that marâ€" ket were higher still As everyâ€" ‘ody was forced to deal to some degree in that market, the farmers did better than they had done beâ€" (Continued on Page 8) In the case of dependents, it is not even necessary to fill out an application form. They need only write a letter giving the name and number of the deceased. It should be addressed to Records Office, RC.A.F. Headquarters, Ottawa. H‘rcsperous Franc Farmers This is only the RC.A.F. picture. The gratuity also apglies to disâ€" charged members of the navy and army and dependents When the vriginal announcement was made it was expected that there would be a food of applications, and in antiâ€" cipation large staffs were set by each of the three services. vayments â€"ursumer, would bring down outâ€" vat hut does not seem to have done Instead, there has been just a dribble which, in the case of the RCAF has averaged approximâ€" «tely 60 a day dribble which, in the case of the, Game Warden Fred Merner of RCAF has averaged approximâ€" Kitchener reported the fourâ€"day «tely 60 a day | total was 32. Ed. Amos, manager It is hoped that those eligible of the County House of Refuge will make arplicatmn at once so sitot a large buck in the vicinity of that there will not be a flood which Josephsburg which may weigh will clog the machinery and delay |mere than the 200â€"pound recordâ€" Masseyâ€"Harris Head Tells ot France Toâ€"day had reason to hope in the earlier years of the struggle. _ James S. Duncan, president and gvneral manager of fiaxley-}hrris Company, Ltd., brings back from a tour of France the impression that that country will emerge from its harrowing experiences during the war and even harder times in the next six months much stronger than its outside friends could have The farm was formerly owned by Reeve of Wilmot Township (Mx Chronicle Correspandent ) SIMON DITNER zF.xpecl Little Change In Setâ€"up ot House otf Refuge Board !Appreciates Items ‘By Chronicle Writer ; Long a _ correspondent _ and (columnist for The Chronicle, J. } Fenton Martinson, of "Sunset Cotâ€" | tage", Wallenstein, has received the fullowing letter in appreciation of {ms writings from Abner Hallman, ||Who lives in Oliver, British Columâ€" bia: s IDvar Mr. Martinson: With _ Reeve â€" Ditner. _ Wilmot Township, and Reeve Herman Sturm, Waterloo, returned to office by acclamation, two 1944 members of the House of Refuge Board are assured places on the board for next year. It is hoped that Warden F. C. Forwell will continue to be the Elmira reeve and that he will be reâ€"appointed to the board next year. Both Mayor Serviss of Galt and Mayor Mcinzinger of Kitchener are faced with clection and they must be returned if they are to continue on the board. Chairman Herman Sturm, quesâ€" tioned regarding the 1945 program for the Refuge Board, stated two highly important items are listed for next year, purchase of a farm and renewal of the agreement beâ€" tween the county and the two citics under which the House of Refuge is administered. The agreeâ€" ment provides for the setâ€"up of the board and also makes provision for eonditions under which the board‘s estimates are struck each year. as a fellowâ€"descendant of the oriâ€" ginal settlers of the county. Nearly forty years have elapsed since I left Kitchener. my, birthplace, but known then as Berlin, and followed the wellâ€"beaten trail to the western provinces, which have been my home ever since except for a fourâ€" year interim with the Hydro Elecâ€" tric at Niagara Falls I am quite obviously getting along in years, and I have somchow gathered the iapression that you. too, have passed the pivotal age. When I first came west, to attend what turned out to be the last terâ€" ritorial Normal in Regina for teaâ€" chers, (the spring term of 1905), beâ€" ing young and homesick, I subâ€" (Continued on Page 8) Mr. Sturm would not forecast any serious chan%e in the county agreement which has been in effect (Continued on Page 8) Wilmot Tp, Hunters Bag 32 Deer In Fourâ€"Day Hunt v.ceâ€"president of the Ontario body, | .. * will be a delegate from Waterloo}‘‘~ federation‘ along with President ;'-"" and Mrs. W. J. Schneller, N. G. Mcâ€" i }""c Leod of Galt and Eldon Weber|‘‘© A large representation of the Waterloo County Federation of Agriculture is expected at the anâ€" nual meeting of the Ontario Federâ€" ation of Agriculture in Toronto, Dec. 6 and 7. It is understood a large group of young people will be attending the young people‘s session. Kenneth Betzner, honorary presiâ€" cent of the county federation and You will pardon, I know, this‘ presumption in an entire stranger writing to you, when I give my vcasons. I am a longâ€"absent native w‘ Waterloo County. and although I note Wallenstein lies just beyond | its borders, I somchow think of yqui Byron _ Nicholson _ §6â€"yearâ€"old C.N.R. conductor of Stratford, was crushed to death beneath the ‘wheell of a way freight at Breslau | Mondaiy. He is believed to have / {ailen from the back uex of the caâ€" | Loose when stepping off the train‘ ‘to signal the engineer. t It was the first railway fatality | at Breslau in 20 years. : A coal car was attached to the |rear of the caboose. The train was going â€" slowly. _ The â€" brakeman jumped off from the other side of | the car to investigate and found ; Nicholson‘s body on the tracks. | Waterloo Cty. To Be Well Represented At Annual Meeting Wilmot Township‘s fourâ€"day deer hunt was very successful this year, «and many will favor holding anoâ€" ther hunt next year The hunters are all for it. The senior membership of the county body is also expected to be setting buck shot by County Con Kitchener, educational §é'éfcl§}}~;)â€"f ine county organization. Provincial â€" Constable â€" Stephen Pointon and Constable Howard Markie of the C.N.R. investigation department _ investigated. The freight was in charge of Engineer Parkinson and continued east folâ€" lowing arrival of police. Coroner Dr. L. V. 1 death was instantaneous. ‘Man Crushed Beneath Train At Breslau L. V. Lang said i_ Canadian troops were operating in the area of De Wyler Forest. Thus forces of five allied armics «ce now on German soilâ€"the ist |Canadian, the British 2nd and the |U. S. Ist. 3rd and 9th. ’ However, he described the orderâ€" | inâ€"council as a "halfâ€"hearted, pieceâ€" { meal affair." He was far from satisâ€" H'i:;d \\'i_lh‘lhc Gove}’nmgnt's policy. Tories Pledge to Support Any Government on Total Draft _ Offawa.â€"At a Party caucus held | just before the House met Wednesâ€" !day afternoon, the Progressive Conâ€" servatives decided to "stand preâ€" [pared to coâ€"operate with any Govâ€" (ernment which, under leadership |that will ensure equality of service, offers proof of will and determinaâ€" tion and send to our soldiers overâ€" seas the reinforcements which our war commitments demand." A waiting lroofi train stood idle on a siding and the drafted soldiers remained at theit camps. New Offensive Launched In Southern Hungary London.â€"A new drive has begun in Hungary, with Russian troops seizing Mohacs, 98 miles south of Budapest on the west side of the Danube north of Yugoslavia and triving on the coalâ€"mining centre of Pecs, according to a broadcast from the German radio tonight. Mutineers Delay Troop Train Terrace. B.C.â€"A regiment of NRMA infantry from Saskatcheâ€" wan, on draft for service overseas «nd due to leave Terrace, were conâ€" fined to camp late Tuesday under a threat of armed violence by strikâ€" ing Home Defence troops. 0 It was understood these striking troops were classed as mutineers, as they interfered with other troops in the performance of their duty. A Pacific Command spokesman, however, said they could not be cailed mutineers since none had been charged with mutiny. _ _ _ A broadcast of Col. Ernst von Hammer, the German DNB agenâ€" cy‘s military commentator stated the Russians emerged from their Batina bridgehead and tried to take Pecs by surprise. â€" A mile or more from the town the column was met by mobile arâ€" tiilery and halted. von Hammer claimed. The Progressive Conservatives are not themselves in a position to form a ministry and so they have offered coâ€"operation with any new Government. On German Soil Paris.â€"U. S. infantry battered new wedges into the Durenâ€"Julich sateway to the Rhine today in a smash through five more ruined Nazi towns while elements of a 5th «rmy were disclosed to be near the northern anchor of the Siegfried line. f Chungking.â€"The _ Japanese, in their push toward Kweichow Proâ€" vince‘s Burma Road capital of Kweiyang, has been pushed back The announcement was made by Hon. Earl Rowe, but speaking on the authority of Hon. John Brackâ€" in, the party leader. â€" Air at Ottawa Offawa.â€"Col. J. L. Ralston, in a speech Wednesday night, said that he would vote with the Governâ€" ricnt on the vote of confidence and against the Conservative and C.C.F. amendments. This speech cleare@ the political atmosphere, and will doubtless save the ministry. _ _ Five Armies Battling Drive for Kweiyang Mr. Merner stated, "apart from damage to one farm gate, there vrasn‘t a mishap of any kind. The hunters came through without inâ€" jury and no reports of injur’y‘ to farm animals or property have been received." The North Waterioo Fish and Game Protective Association may request other townships in the county to adopt similar fourâ€"day Funts. He said that in voting for the Govâ€" crnment, he took it for granted that further orders to send out more reâ€" inforcements would be passed without returning to Parliament for a vote of confidence. stable Moriey Battier at New Dunâ€" dee. THURSDAY, NOV. 30 Raiston Speech Clears WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29 WORLD‘S WEEK CANADA HOLDS THE WINNING HAND Pushed Back Its News at a THE The units were selected and are \being moved to concentration areas in Eastern Canada They would be *givon an opportunity to volunteer, |but whether or not they volunteer, |the best trained of the men to the number required would be sent |overseas London. Russian amphibious |forces today overwhelmed the last [Nul forces on the Estonian Islands of Saare at the mouth of Riga Gulf , (Continued on Page 8) ?uccon_i_ipg to Mr. King spoke for three hours, building up his case and appealing for support and particularly from his own followers in this the most difficult crisis in his long parliaâ€" mentary career. . London.â€" A US. fleet of 700 fighters and 1100 heavy bombers today bagged at least 122 German fighter planes of approximately 200 which rose to protect Germany‘s largest natural oil refinery at Misâ€" burg. {()rtcd missing from the operatior I.8. State Secretary Resigns Washington. â€"Sccretary of State Cordell Hull bis informed Presiâ€" dent Rooscvelt that due to ill health he will be unable to return to his desk in the Department of State and the President is giving attenâ€" tion to the sclection of a successor, it was learned today There is however. a possibility the President may want to leave the way open for Mr. Hull to reâ€" turn later, His current illness was not described as serious, but was reported sutch that he is expected to take a lengthy rest. Seize Fortified Town Paris.â€" Forces of the Unitéd States 1st Army captured the fortiâ€" fied town of Weisweiler today and drove the Nazis from a m-i%m in thy castern edge of Hurtgen Forest nb OindinaP s it lt i h id States Mustangs downed at least 98 German Interceptors in one of history‘s _ greatest allâ€"fighter air battles. Switching from oil targets for a concentrate blow against supâ€" ply lines feeding Germany‘s westâ€" ern front upwards of 2,000 Allied planes battered packed railway centres and other targets. Ottawa.â€"If Rt Hon. Mackenzie King remains in power, it will be due to the powerful appeal which he made Mcenday to his followers and particularly to his French supâ€" porters in the House. Yanks Down 122 Nazi Planes Thirty â€" seven _ United _ Stated bombers and 13 fighters were reâ€" g)ortcd mi:\.xing from the operations. 4* miles from the R‘r’rér ‘lii-\:l:!" fortress of Duren, major bartier to the Allied push toward the Rhinc. All along the 400â€"mile Western Front. _ six Allied armics were driving . steadily _ into Germany, Holland and through Alsace and Lorraine in France For Overseas Ottawa. Immediate action to start home defense troops moving towards the war fronts in Europe has been taken. Defense Minister McNaughton _ told the House of Commons today 98 Nazis Downed in Greatest Allâ€"Fighter Battle King Pleads Ottawa.â€"If Pick First Zombies He said that 7.500 fullyâ€"trained and 2.500 wellâ€"advanced in training will make up the 10,000 home deâ€" fense troops to go overseas in Deâ€" cember and January. The U.S. Ist Army, hammering the encmy buck 1:‘ miles with heavy losses, smashed to within four miles of the Roer River in the Duren sector. Paris.â€"German defenders of the Cologne plain were driven back south of Julich tonight to the west bank of the Roer River as the U.S. 9th Army dealt hammer blows alongside the U.S. Ist and British 2nd Armics in the fateful battle of the Reich. Reds Clear Saare Isle of Huns uol n 00 CS CUp ‘HCTH HUpâ€" an Province on the east, where the Japanese _ are advancing â€" from Paoching. Kweiyang lies about 160 miles west of the Hunanâ€"Kweichow Do Aeos iss 1 TUESDAY, NoY Yanks Drive Huns S dnfi hi lc 1 1 1 ad nese High Command. The Chinese High Command reported a second and more disâ€" tunt threat to Kweiyang from Hunâ€" se W border in that sector sATURDAY, NOV. 25 MoNDAY. Nov. 27 .â€"A force of 500 United report from the Chiâ€" To Roer River of Weisweiler of the Unitéd $1.00 per year