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HOltviIIe Couple
Recife Vows at
Wedding Saturday

At an impressive ceremony at
St Joseph's Catholic church in
HoltVille, Sofie Odermatt became
the bride of Fred Sigrist, Jr., the
Rev. Father Joseph Mackey re-
ceiying their vows.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Odermatt of the
Meloland district and was graduated
from Holtville high school where
she was active in the music depart
ment. Mr.. Sigrist is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sigrist, Sro and
also attended Holtville schools
where he was active in F. F.. A. He
is engaged in ranching with his
father on their ranch near Holt
vile.
WHITE DRESS
The brides wedding dress was of
white satin made with a low round
yoke of lace. Her veil was finger
tip in length, and she carried a
bouquet of gardenias, white carna-
tions centered by a single orchid,
Miss Louise fresh, her bridesmaid,
wore pale blue taffeta and a short
veil, her flowers being talisman
roses. Little Anna Marie Odermatt,
small sister of the bride made a
charming flower-girl as did Bar
bara Louise Pluess, both wearing
floWered dimity dresses with match
ing wells and carrying white baskets
of flowers.
Otto Oberli served Mr. Sigrist as
best man, and Miss Ruth Strain
was organist, playing both we'd
ding marches.
RECEPTION HELD
A reception followed at the Swiss
clubhouse. Mrs. Odermatt received
her guests in a floWered print
dress, Mrs. Sigrist, the mother of
the bridegroom also wearing cool
floWered print.
Mrs. Odermatt was assisted by
Mrs. John Doerr, Mrs. Fred Pluess,
Mrs. Theodore Ming and a number
of others. Theodore Ming acted as
master of ceremonies for the fes-
tiVities at the Swiss hall
The young couple are now enjoy
ing a honeymoon on the coast and
will be at home the middle of Sep
tember at the Sigrist ranch.
Evening star., 1942-08-12

first peep to be ferried across the
river. He sends it further south,
where Sergt. Lee Is attacking the
reds with two 37-mm. guns. An
outburst of fire, and the peep comes
bouncing back. I didn't want to
take a chance on losing it," says
Sergt. White, the driver.
10:45-2d 1t. Ed Tyler OF Rome.
N. Y, from maneuver director
headquarters, locates me. He'd
promised to find me by II am.
hadn't believed him, not In this
wilderness, but he beat the dead
line by IS minutes.
11:10-Back on the west bank of
the river, where the rest of the
battalion now has arrived They're
getting ready to put the COM
mandos" across, make way for the
heavy stuff to follow.
(PS.-2:30 pm, at maneuver
eadquarters-Learn that most of
the c Company advance guard 1 ac-
companied was surrounded and
wiped out" by the Reds, who drew
them into trap. Capt. Bailey es-
capped, with his radio, and at last
reports still was in contact with
the battalion).
Evening star., 1942-08-12

trouble and pull under cover at
rivers edge.
Burst Of Rifle Fire.
9:O4-First men pile into four
assault boats with eight rif1emen in
each and two engineers to bring
the boats back for more. They carry
smudge pots (for smoke screens),
machine guns, a radio and an UNI
pire.
9:11-Three boats head down.
stream to skirt some rocks, the
fourth attempts to pick its way
through. 1t does, but just beyond
there is a sharp burst of rifle fire,
The men in the boat reply. Their
volley is stronger.
/, 9:12-The troops are ashore.
9:30-I'm on the far shore, having
crossed with Capt. Bailey in the
second group of boats. We've To-
Gated a site where peeps can be
landed.
9:45-Through field of chest
high stuff that looks like some kind
of bean to track parelleling the
river. IF anybody gets through,
he WILL" says Pvt. Verle Tate of
Sacramento, Calf, as Capt. Bailey
starts down the road to the south.
9:53-A brisk exchange of rifle
fire in the direction in which Capt.
Bailey disappeared.
9:54-The machine-gun we hauled
from the river is set up to cover
the road. Damn it, don't stand
in front of it," snaps a corporal.
Maybe we're only shooting blanks,
but even one of those would SINCE
you at that range" He wasn't talk
ing to me. I was in back of the gun
Company Wiped Out
10:3O-We've moved up the road,
can see a scout car and peep around
the next bend, some 20 men milling
about it. No signal to come ahead
yet.
10:12-We've taken eight prisoners
-'Mexicans from Texas" Capt.
Bailey reports by radio-and dis
abled a peep and scout car. 1T
was simple" explains our umpire,
Capt. Landon G. Cox from Ken
tucky. The blues heard the We
hicles coming, faded back under
cover and let them have it from the
, side"
1O:37-Capt. Bailey returns in the
Evening star., 1942-08-12
| Nonuru Takes
| ; Dictionaries
Home From u. S.
B, tt. Associated Press.

By TIT Associated Press.
TOXIC From Japanese Broad
casts, Aug. 12.-Three ponderous
American dictionaries, each of which
cost $50, are Admiral Kichisaburo
Nomura only home coming gifts,
the former japanese Ambassador to
the United States disclosed today
aboard the repatriation ship Asama
Maru.
His only explanation for his
weighty choice of souvenir was the
mystic comment to an Asahi CORE
spondent that he was sure English
dictionaries will become more i'm
portanr and necessary in the future
in order to know more not only
about our enemy but for our own
selves"
He intends one for the Wakayama
Middle School where he studied, an
other for the Peers School and is
undecided to whom to give the third.
Asahi said he had no gift for his
Vife,
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Men on Carolina Moneuvers
Beqin Hard Workout at ; AN.
Scrambled Eggs stort OFF Day in Field
And It's Tough Going Over Dusty Roods

the Buffalo Evening News. Our
driver is husky Che has to be- Pvt.
Vernon Wright, from Lakeland, Fla
SIG am-We've hit the paved
highway now. Behind us the whole
platoon is strung out-motorcycle,
three more armored scout cars, one
half-track with a 75-mm. assault
gun as its chief weapon, another
half track with an ammunition
trailer, and three peeps, or bantams
We're in blackout, but civilian traffic
isn't. Occasionally a car comes
toward the column, It's headlights
picking out the helmeted figures
standing by their guns.
6:15-Halted square In a small
town. One lone girl in a pale Law
endey oress has turned out. A sign
In 4shop window reads: Back in
feW minutes" 1t. Stroop is study
hg his maps.
Means Action Soon.
: 6:18-"Button up" In a tank,
that would mean close the turret.
In scout car, it means dropping
the armor plate over the windshield,
leaving only narrow slots for the
driver and car commander to see
through.
6:35-Were heading straight into
an orange ball Of sun hoisting
over the horizon.
7:05-A motorcycle scout reports
Red troops just ahead, and stimuli
taneously our umpire drives up in
his peep. That's good sign" says
Pvt. Stephens. Means we'll likely
see some action soon.'
7:08-We've doubled back few
hundred yards, Switched off to an
other dirt road Turns out the Sd
platoon captured patrol from a
Red tank destroyer outfit. They
crossed the river slightly to our
north.
7:13-Down winding road. 1t.
Stroop tells the driver: Keep to the
inside of all curves. That way you
get as much cover as possible" This
could be good spot for an enemy
trap-a 20-foot, steep bank on our
left, a bad drop to the right.
7:18-Radio reports the -th In
fantry has reached dam upstream
and is ready to put troops across.
So far, no contact with the enemy.
Murder to Swim Across.
7:22-Mechanized infantry detach-
ment is going through a crossroad
dead ahead. We let them clear,
take the right fork as they go down
the left. From Capt. Bailey at COM
pany H. @. comes. Proceed with
mission" We reply: Have made
contact with friendly troops"
7:28-Near the river and drawn
off the road under cover. The in
fantry reports the Reds dug in on
the other bank An artillery forward
observer arrives to look over the
situation.
735-Capt. Bailey drives up
Platoon leaders and sergeants, in
huddle with him, hear Reds hold
opposite side of good pontoon cross
ing It'd be murder to try to swim
Evening star., 1942-08-12
BY WILLIAM F. BONI,
A,ida World NE;litory Editor

WITH 9Th ARMY ON CAROLINA
MANEUVERS, Aug. 12.-Eighteen
hours in the field with a reconnais-
sance battalion means scrambled
eggs at $3.50 am, a girl in laven-
der dress on deserted small town
street, dust, argument, rocks in
blankets-and hard, tough work.
We receive our orders at $50 p m.
in pine grove. Maj. Paul Disney
battalion commander, traces the
lines of march with colored pencils
on a map Company commanders
disagree with some points-this is a
democratic Army-and they argue it
out.
After mess-6:05 spm-Capt. B.
M. Bailey, West Point 80, calls the
headquarters platoon together 10
outline the assignment. The orders
are to move out at nightfall, be,
ready to 60 at the 5 am. jump of
time.
But final conference cham
things. We're to bed down wHSe
we are. It'll be reveille q 3 m,
chow at $3.50. ~
We spread our blankets in the
dark. Men curl up on the hoods of
scout cars or just drop down in any
clear spot. Few take the trouble
to unite the bedding rolls that al
ready had been strapped to their
vehicles, ready to move.
Rocks in the Bedding.
Then few hours OF fitful but
welcome sleep-that is, after the
business of thrashing around to find
the most comfortable-or the least
uncomfortable position-and dis
posing of the rocks which work their
way through the bedding.
am-"All right, every body up"
The sergeants' barks mingle with
the sputtering roar of powerful
motors kicked into life to warm up.
Here and there hooded or red
shaded flashlights help man find
shoe, gas-mask or helmet.
3:3O-The cook truck, blacked out
except for solitary lantern. Before
it's open end, the food is set out
scrambled eggs, stewed prunes,
large slabs of Army baked bread,
sugar, condensed milk and coffee.
1t takes three cups of coffee to
come to life. The eggs are swell.
4:05-The scout cars, half tracks
and trucks come grinding out from
among the trees, the platoons form
ing into line smoothly. The motor
cycle scouts-"armored cowboys
race their engines The crews stand
| by.
4:37-"Mount up" This used to
be cavalry outfit. third platoon
swings into the dusty back road,
heads north and east.
We're next 1t. Donald j. Stroop,
from Glenbrook, Conn, climbs
abroad, stands to the right of the
driver with his left arm resting on
a Social. machinegun. pile in the
back.
5:02-Now we go.
Dust Gets Thicker.
The lead scout car in the first
platoon swings out onto the dusty
Carolina back road. The only light
comes from the stars and the pale
cheese half moon The vehicles in
column show blackout lights, thin
Sits, blue on the front, red on the
back. Airplanes can't spot them.
The dust gets thicker. Next to
me in the rear of the car is Pvt. Rex
J. Stephens of Greenville, S. C. He's
gunner, used to be an auto
mechanic. Up front, right behind
the driver and next to the Social
machinegun which he mans is Pvt
(First Class Arthur Barlow, Atmore
Ala. The radio set which keeps us
in constant contact with every car
in the platoon and with Company
HQ is operated by Pvt. First-Class
Richard Gavagan, from Depew, N
Y, former linotype operator or
Evening star., 1942-08-12

across" Scouts are ordered to
reconnoiter north and south for pos
sible bridge and ferrying sites.
7:40-"Take cover" at sound Of
plane. We start dismounted recon-
Nuisance upstream. The river bank
is steep, the river strewn with big
boulders inshore. Don't look so
good.
8:10-Sergt. John r. White of
Abbeville, Ala, back from indepen-
dent scouting foray, reports several
good sites below our present position.
The peeps look it over, bring back
word to mount up"
8:44-Peeps, scout cars, trucks
all scale steep downgrade through
heavy underbrush without any
Evening star., 1942-08-12
British War Movie Cut,
To Be Shown in Argentine
pN IL, Associated Press.

kN tEt ASSOClateu fress.
BUENOS AIRES. Aug. 12.-The
British war film, THE Invaders"
which was withdrawn from Argen-
tine theaters Monday at the request
of the German Embassy, will re-
appear after certain scenes and dia-
logue parts considered injurious to
Germany are deleted, Minister of
the Interior Miguel Culaciati said
last night.
The pro-Democratic newspaper La
Crtica observed that German
Charge D'Affaires Otto Meynens
protest over the film conceded with
the Nazi shooting of 80 French host
ages in Paris Monday, and added:
1T would have been more accept
able to Argentine sentiment If the
Foreign Ministry, which reacted so
speedily to the pleas of Meynen. had
made some gesture in behalf of the
hostages who were being executed"
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Little Black Book Comes
Home With Supplement

9y the Associated Press.
PHOENIX, AriZ.-Sergt. Mark
McElhinney forgot to remove his
priced address book when he sent
his shirt to the downtown laundry,
Back came the clean shirt, ad-
dress book buttoned neatly into the
pocket.
In it were a dozen additional girls
names, addresses and phone num-
bers.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Loss of Fourth Cow
Brinqs Coll for Police

By the ASSOclated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn-There's limit
to c. N. Journeys trust in his fellow
men.
June one of his COWS disap-
peared. June Is, another. June 25,
ditto.
With only five left, he started
locking the barn door. July 81 came,
and COW No. went. The door was
found wide open
Mr.. Journey called in the police.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Lexington S Skipper
SaysHis CraftCaused
Doom Of Is Jap Ships
Reur Admiral Sherman,
Carriers Commander,
Feted by Optimist Club

Rear Admiral Frederick c. Sher-
man, who commanded the aircraft
carrier Lexington when she sank in
the Coral Sea, figures that this val
liant warship was responsible for
sinking about Is japanese ships with
q loss of 900 officers and 5000 men
during five months in the Pacific.
He made the estimate in a vivid
description of the battle of the Cora
Sea at luncheon of the Optimist
Club at the Mayflower Hotel yes
terday.
The oft-decorated Admiral spoke
affectionately of the Lexington and
expressed confidence that the rev
carrier which Is to bear her name
would carry on her gallant tradition.
The Lexington, he recalled, was in
the forefront of the fighting from
Pearl Harbor until she sank, early
In May.
The carrier put out fires started
by japanese bombs, overcame a list
caused by enemy missiles and was
proceeding on her way when a
mortal explosion occurred, Admiral
Sherman explained, but enemy dive
bombers indirectly sent her to her
doom.
Leakage Caused Blast.
The explosion, he said, was caused
by the "insidious leakage" OF oil
vapors caused by bomb hits. Even
so, he added, eve fought that fire
for five hours. We didn't have suf-
ficient water pressure"
Describing his final, reluctant Or
der to abandon ship, the officer
added: Every one aboard who was
alive was taken off safely. The
thing that makes me feel most
happy is that we brought out 95 per
cent of the complement Of that
ship"
One officer and IA enlisted men
had been killed outright n the ex-
plosion and some pla2 had been
lost in the Coral Sea 4 ing, but
not very many" he said. ~
The Lexington's fire-fAhting
equipment had been crippled by
Jap bombs, he pointed out, but none
theless a whole series Of fires had
been put out and "a good many
enemy planes shot down.
"This Is an Air War"
This is an air war" Admiral
Sherman emphasized, after explain
ing that the Coral Sea was historic
as the first sea battle fought entirely
from aircraft carriers. 1.-The NAVY
is air-minded and is fighting this
war by means of aircraft" \
The Coral Sea battle, he added,
paved the way for other actions
one of them going on at this mo-
ment. This was reference to the
great American offensive in the
Solomon Islands.
Admiral Sherman modestly dis
claimed any important part in the
Coral Sea victory, adding: Il feel
that I don't deserve all the publicity
/ have received"
Seated near the admiral at the
speakers table were two heroes of
the Army bombing of Toxic, Capt.
T. w. Lawson and Capt. H. F.
Watson, both patients at Walter
Reed Hospital, recovering from seri-
out injuries suffered in accidents
since the historic raid. Other guests
at the speakers table included Segiro
Osmena. vice president of the Philip
pines. and Lanier P. McLachlen,
president of the Board of Trade.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Torpedo Boot Crews
Take to Hot Music

Fy the Associated Press.
ALEXANDRIA, officers and
men who operate the American
built torpedo boats in Britain's Med
iterranean feet keep stepping lively
to the tune of American jazz. AL
most every morning when the boats
are in port impromptu jam sessions
are held aboard. Music is supplied
via radio and monographs.
Music warns the heart said
one officer The hotter it is the
better we like it."
Evening star., 1942-05-29
Boy, S, Dies in Fire in Garage;
Man Tells of Putting Gas in Car
Neighbors Hear Two Explosions, See BIoze;
Body Discovered in Flame Swept Car

which he had obtained permission to
use, when the fumes became ignited
from the fame of a hot-water heat
er in the adjacent basement. The
car belonged to his cousin. Angelo
Jones of the 2800 block of Four
teenth street NV, police said.
Ignorant of the fact that the child
was in the car, Mr. Zist told police
he ran from the garage to summon
the Fire Department.
Metal Kegs Found at Scene.
At the scene, police had found
three metal beer kegs, which they
had been told had been used to store
gasoline.
There were two explosions. accord
ing to Sam N. Howell of 636 Quebec
place. Mr.. Howell and his son,
William T. Howell, were in the back
yard when the first blast shook the
garage next door. They played a
garden hose on the blaze to keep it
from spreading until firemen arrived.
The body of the burned boy was
found by members of the rescue
squad, who donned gas masks to get
through dense black smoke pouring
from the garage when they we're
told a child still was in it, Search
finally revealed the body in the
automobile.
The boys father, who operates a
downtown restaurant, arrived shortly
after noon and was led away by
police, overcome with emotion, after
he looked at the burned body of
his son.
Several other children of Mr. and
Mrs. KitsouliS were across the street
playing with neighbors' children
when the explosion occurred
Several Hundred at Scene.
The blaze, which sent clouds of
smoke pouring from the house, at
tracted a crowd of several hundred
persons.
Three fire companies dispatched
to the scene confined property dam
age from the fire to the automobile
and the interior of the garage.
Smoke damaged the house furnish
ings and a window on the first floor
was broken by the blast.
Evening star., 1942-05-29
Foreign Agent Registry
Transferred to Justice

President Roosevelt today ordered
transferred from the State to the
Justice Department the response
bility for administering registration
requirements for foreign agents.
Such registration was required by
legislation enacted June 8, 1898.
An executive order containing the
Presidents instructions directed
that the Attorney General should
give the Secretary of State oppor-
tunity to offer such comment as the
latter may desire from the point of
view of American foreign relations
in connection with each registra-
ton statement hereafter filed.
Evening star., 1942-05-29
Czechs Asked
To Resist Nozi
Oppressors
BIJLLETIN,

NEW YORK (P,,-The Brit
ish radio, heard here by c. B.
S., said tonight the Prague
radio had broadcast report Of
the execution of three Czech
women because they had given
shelter to persons without iden-
tity cards"
Earlier Story on Page ALL
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 29.-In the face of
Nazi retaliations for the attempted
association of Reinhard Heydrich,
deputy Reichs protector for Bohemia
and Moravia, the Czech government
here today called on all Czechs in
the homeland to resist their German
oppressors.
The Moscow radio reported that
200 hostages were in danger of being
shot if Heydrich's attackers were not
discovered-these in addition to six
already executed by the Gestapo at
Prague.
NEW YORK, May % P.-The
British radio said late today that
reports have circulated in Bern
(Switzerland) that Reinhard Heyd-
rich has died in Prague, but these
are not confirmed" c. B. s. record
ed the broadcast.
The latest German radio report
was that his condition was serious.
Evening star., 1942-05-29
Railroads Adopt Plan
To Discourage All
Unnecessary Travel
Sport and Convention
Specials to Be Dropped,
Luxury Cars Limited
By the Associated Press.

SS lHt hSSOCldISQ EIeSS.
CHICAGO, May 29.-The Ma
tion's major railroads announced
this afternoon, through Presi-
dent J. J. Pelley of the AsSocia-
ton of American Railroads, that
they had agreed on a plan tend
ing to discourage all "nOn-eSSen-
tial' railroad travel for the
duration of the war.
Mr.. Pelley said the railroads
agreed to discontinue soliciting con-
vention travel, to discontinue oper-
ating special trains for conventions
sporting events or any travel con-
sidered essential to the wal
effort"
Another emergency prohibition is
against operating so-called luxury
cars, including club cars, lounge cars
and bar cars. Where such discontin-
uance would increase passenger car
rying capacity.
He said the railroads, acting on
their own initiative, intended, too, to
place day coaches in all trains where
locomotive power and schedule re-
quirements would permit.
The railroads decided not to ad-
vertise to solicit travel and instead
will advertise to tell the public the
railroads part in winning the war
Mr.. Pelley explained, at conclusion
of an association meeting, that this
would be done without reducing the
carriers advertising volume.
Evening star., 1942-05-29
0den Told Of Killing Girl,
II, ToIson Tesfifies

1t. Aubrey Tolson of the Homi-
eide SQUAD testified in District
Court this afternoon that Guy E..
Oden, 10, told him that he killed
Ellen Reid Cannon, 15,, because he
loved her"
1t. Tolson was one of several po-
lice officers testifying at a hearing
to determine whether Oden's al
legged confession to killing his sweet
heart shall be read to the jury. Oden
is being tried on a charge of first
degree murder.
1t. Tolson also declared Oden said
nothing about the shooting being an
accident, an allegation on which the
defense rests Its case.
The jury, excluded from the hear
ing, was excused to be back Mon
day, since there is no court sched-
uled for tomorrow, Memorial Day.
Evening star., 1942-05-29
B|ozis HurIs Discus
Over 160 Feet at
intercollegiate Trials
G. U. Athlete Then Shifts
To Shotput Ring and
Scores New Meet Record
Earlier Story on Page A-9D

Earlier Story on Page A-90
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 29.-Al
Blozis, Georgetown's big man,
led the qualifiers in defense OF
his intercollegiate A. A. A. discus
championship this afternoon
when he tossed the platter l60
feet 37s inches.
Blozis then shifted to the shotput
ring and promptly hung up new
meet record for the 16zpound ball,
heaving it 55 feet As inches. He
beat his own mark of 81 feet inches
established in winning the event
last year. Jack Torrance, ex-Lousi-
ana State athlete, holds the world
record of 81 feet / inch.
In leading six qualifiers into to-
morrow's final at Triborough Sta
dium, Blozis surpassed his winning
discus distance of last year nearly
feet. His best throw was more
than 10 feet farther than that of
Alfred MORO of Boston College,
who tossed the plate $50 feet Ia
inches for second place. Boston Col
lege also qualified Angelo Sisti, who
placed fourth back of Mearl Greene
of Alfred.
Hugh Short of Georgetown fol-
lowed the example of his more ia
nous teammate in turning in the
fastest time in the quarter mile
trials. With the runners bucking a
strong wind the last 100 yards Short
stepped the distance in 48.5 seconds,
pulling away in the final strides to
beat Ed Essertier of Princeton by
three yards.
AL Diebolt, Co1gate's power runner
and the favorite, won his heat easily
in 49.6, the slowest time of the trial.
Arthur Smith of Cornell won the
other heat by narrow margin over
Manhattan's Alfred Daily in 49.4.