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Evening star., 1943-12-29
Representative Gore Takes
Draft Physical Examination

b the Associated Press
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga, Dec.
29.-Taking leave of his congress
sional duties, Representative Gore,
Democrat, of Tennessee underwent
final examinations here today for
voluntary induction into the armed
services
Mr.. Gore told interviewers he
knew of no physical defects which
would prevent his acceptance by the
Army or Navy If he passes his
physical examination he will be
sworn in later today.
The legislator, who is 36, reported
at the induction station last night
along with number of other Smith
County men, one of whom was Wash
Reed, 33, neighbor and the father
of seven children. Also seeking VOL
untary induction, Mr.. Reed said if
Mr.. Gore could leave his duties, Il
thought could afford to leave what
I had and give my services to my
country"
Evening star., 1943-12-29
Gen. Holland Smith Gets
DSM From Nimitz
By the Associated Press

by lht ASsoclateu Press.
PEARL HARBOR, Dec. 2e.-Ad-
miral Chester w. Nimitz, supreme
commander of the mid-Pacific area,
yesterday pinned the Distinguished
Service Medal on Maj. Gen. Holland
Met. Smith of the Marine Corps
for exceptionally meritorious serv-
Ice" for supervising the training Of
amphibious forces which partici-
pated in the successful conquest Of
the Gilbert Islands in November.
Gen. Smith, as commander of an
amphibious corps of the Pacific
Fleet, was in overall charge OF the
assault on the Gilberts.
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American can
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throws it to its
In v oil u n t tary
IS u b S c r | bers"
over 3 to 4 miles
of rocky hills. 1t
Is a tiny weekly
about the size of
an ordin ar y
propa a n d a
leafet, but it
con t a ms no
propa ganda--
only the current
n e W S Of the
world presented
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u. ). Gun Delivers
Paper 10 Front-Line
Germans in Italy
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

5th ARMY FRONT IN ITALY,
The worlds most curious news
paper is being distributed to Ger
man front-line troops here.
Its system OF delivery is from the
Evening star., 1943-12-29

as effectively as possible and with
no attempt to distort facts.
The newspaper bundle Is in
closed in light shell with time
fuse and with q charge only suf1ci-
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tribulations," writes another. al
ready 10 Of our hometown boys have
been killed here in Italy"
Evening star., 1943-12-29

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Mons Hand Is Injured
In Rock Wool Machine

Holmer M. Fox, 80, of 800 Second
street NE. was injured yesterday
when his hand was caught in rock
wool separator machine he was
operating.
He was given first aid by the
fire rescue squad and then taken
to Emergency Hospital. He later
was sent home and his condition
was reported as not serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Mrs. DooIihIe Recounts
Heroism Of U. 5. Flyers

NEW YORK, April PIT hope
this plane and a lot of others will
60 over Toxic" Mrs. James H. Doo-
little, wife OF Maj. Gen. James H.
Doodlittle, said here yesterday as she
watched six riveters work over the
tail assembly of a PAT Thunder
bolt at a War bond rally.
Mrs. Doolittle told 5000 persons at
the rally on the steps of the post
office on Thirty third street that in
one of his letters Gen. Doolittle de-
scribed an attack on his unescorted
plane by five enemy fighters.
Shall I cut them down now?"
she quoted one of the crewmen as
asking.
mo, wait until they get closer"
she quoted another member as re-
plying.
Mrs. Doolittle said this was proof
that the soldiers were not thinking
of their own safety, but only Of
the destruction of the enemy.
The sooner you get that War saw
ings stamp in your book the sooner
you will get victory in the bag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Bold Soldier Fights
For Home and Wins

Gerald Fitzgerald a private In
the British Army, made the head
lines when he told Judge he should
not allow his widowed mother and
family, bombed out Of Battersea, to
be elected from their cottage at
Westbury.
"1'll leave the army and defend
my mothers home" said the soldier,
who had been granted a furlough to
aid the family.
The Judge signed the possession
order, but the publicity helped Pvt.
Fitzgerald In his hunt for a new
home. The home was found with
the aid Of the Ministry of Health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
British Take Toum, % Miles
From 7unis, in 7OO-Hour Attack
1st Army Again on Threshold Of Plain
First Time Since Last Years Reverses

enemy stronghold. was evacuated
overnight by the Germans.
The French. who are using new
Allied equipment, apparently are
compelling the enemy to fall back
on the Pont Du Fahs-Zaghouan line
as a new defense for the southern
flank.
The Americans pushing along the
-Mateur road reported contact
with the enemy on Djebel Anntra,
heavily defended 1,900-foot peak.
British armor, which destroyed
or damaged 70 enemy panzers since
the Banana Ridge battle last We'd
nesday. were held up northeast OF
Lake Kourzia by a thick screen of
guns and concentration of German
tank strength. -.
On the rolling hills between the
Medjerda Valley and the Goubellat
Plain British assault troops ad-
vanced 1000 yards at Gum Ell
Djediana. Other troops captured
II machine guns in a separate
attack on the south side of the val
ley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
By the Associated Press.

WITH THE BRITISH lst ARMY
IN TUNISIA, April rs Delayed
British forces smashed beyond the
Germans outer line of Tunisian
defenses today and advanced 4 miles
to Toum Railroad station, % miles
west of Tunis.
First Army infantry which had
fought nearly six months In Tunisia
brought to a climax 100 hours of
ceaseless attacks by sending the
enemy Keeling back from the Med
jerda Valleys northern border of
hills which protected the key road
junction of Teboura, on the Tunis
plain.
The easternmost tip of Long Stop
Hill, from which the enemy still
had menaced the road between Med
jez-El-Bab and Tebourba, was cap
tured early today by British in
fantrymen who had stormed onto
its highest crest three days ago.
Two hundred exhausted German
mortar and machine gunners, in
Guiding 10 officers, surrendered in
their concrete and rock dugouts.
Nazis Flee From Ridges.
On the ridges to the northeast
of Long Stop Hill the Germans fed
and the British advanced all day
without making contact.
For the first time since the list
Army's offensive started rolling last
Thursday, the Germans were aban-
doning vital, defendable high ground
without a fight.
For the first time since the re-
verses of the end of last year the
British again were at the threshold
to the Tunis plain.
Another British success at Te-
bourba would split the Axis forces
in half and precipitate their re-
tirement into two pockets.
French troops on the northern
coast advanced against little OPP
position and reached a point six
miles west of Lake Achkel, which
almost adjoins Lake Bizerte, on the
shores of which the city of Bizerte
is situated. Considerable equipment
and supplies were seized by the
French.
French Advance Quickly.
South of Bou Arada, the French
went like smoke" in the push today
which took them within two miles
of Pont Du Fahs to the Wadi Kebir
where the Germans blew up a
bridge, according to LIST Army re-
ports.
Djebel Mansour, longtime
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u. ). and Netherlands
Begin Discussions
On Stable Currency
Treasury Reports ToIks
With Cunudu on Issue
Proved Satisfactory
BY the Associat ted Press

By the Associated Press.
The Treasury opened informal
discussions today with financial
technicians of The Netherlands gov
ernment-in-exile on American pro-
posals to stabilize postwar cur
rencies and reported that earlier
talks with a Canadian delegation
had proved very satisfactory"
Harry D. White, the Treasury
monetary expert, said the Canadian
group, headed by w. A. Macintosh
of the Dominion's Department of
Finance, had left for home, but
planned to return later to continue
the informal discussions. Mr.. White
said the talks had clarified many
points" in the sterilization pro-
posals.
Thirty-seven nations have been
invited to send technicians here
to discuss with Treasury experts
American proposals to set up a
5000. 000, 900 international currency
sterilization fund.
Mr.. White said the conferences
held so far had brought very few
suggestions for changes in the
American plan, but he emphasized
that the talks are for the purpose
OF getting the views OF other
nations.
The Treasury expert disclosed that
while in London with Secretary
Morgenthau last fall he had con-
ferred with Lord Keynes, author Of
British plan that proposes to stabilize
currencies through an international
clearing union which would have
no assets but would permit particle
patton on the basis Of each nations
world trade.
There has been some speculation
as to whether Lord Keynes would
come here to discuss the American
and British proposals. Mr.. White
said he would be glad to see Lord
Keynes. but had not yet been ad-
vised of the composition OF the
British delegation, expected to be
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headlines
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Allies Hold HiI|tops
Near Mubo Aifie|d,
SaIamaua Outpost
Troops Revealed Only
About IS Miles From
lmportont jap Base
Rs the Assnciated Pres

By the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA, April 27.-Australian
and American troops now hold hill
tops overlooking the village and air.
field of Mubo, New Guinea, which is
less than IS miles south of the i'm
portant Japanese base of Salamaua.
This was disclosed today in an
elaboration at Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthurs headquarters of a one-sen-
tence account in the noon commu-
nique:
"Mubo: Our attack planes bombed
and strafed enemy positions in sup
port OF our ground troops"
Jap Positions Raided.
1t was pointed out that these
planes, Bostons, twice raided the
enemy Monday ahead of ridge posi-
tons held by the Allies, mostly
Australians, and that their fire was
directed particularly at group of
Japanese entrenched on a hill only
mile and quarter northeast of
Mubo.
Since organized Japanese resist
ance ceased last January % on the
Papuan Peninsula at point roughly
$50 miles below Salamaua, Informal
ton has been meager concerning
exact positions of the Allies on the
north coastal approaches to the
Huon Gulf. Patrols have moved
near to Salamaua, one annihilating
an enemy outpost of 20 men on
April Is within airline miles of
that base. But the last diminishing
Of note occurred early in February
near Wau. roughly 80 miles south
west OF Salamaua, during which the
japanese lost 1000 men. At that
time the enemy troops were re-
ported fleeing in the direction of
Mubo.
Planes Strafe Enemy.
Today it was pointed out the Al
lies now hold the trail between that
village and Wau, which has an air.
field. Allied planes almost daily
make from 10 to 20 low straf1ng
sweeps over japanese positions be-
low Salamaua. These raids report
edly have left the enemy poorly fed
and badly in needs of supplies.
Menaced Salamaua is so highly
regarded by the enemy that they
have tried frantically to run the
Macarthur aerial blockade and re-
inforce it. First they tried the di-
rect sea lane route, but destruction
of = 22-ship convoy in the Bismarck
Sea in March discouraged that
Then they resorted to supply-laden
submarines. One was surprised and
sunk March 10 while unloading at
Lac. More recently, the enemy has
endeavored to ship supplies far up
the New Guinea coast for overland
transportation. prompting Gen.
MacArthur's airmen to bomb coastal
roads.
Bad flying weather limited aerial
action elsewhere than the Mubo
sector to light raids on Gasmata,
Arawe and Ubili, New Britain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Nine. chione to Visit
|Ottowa III EorIy June
he Associated Pres.

b the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Ontario, April IL
Nine. Chang Kai-shek, wife OF the
Chinese generahssirno, will visit Of
tawa early in June and will address
joint meeting of the Senate and
House OF Commons, it was learned
yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Weddinq Wants q Home

CARLSBAD, N. Mex. DIT. Hall
King has the girl, the license and the
ring. The prospective bride is back
home in Birmingham, Ala, waiting.
If the lieutenant can find house
they'll be married.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27

one Of the last to participate In the
discussions.
Conferences will be held later this
week with Representatives Of Aus
tralia,
Evening star., 1943-08-28

suspect, friends say. No Roosevelt
youngster ever fell ill that she wasn't
first at the bedside, and when they
went off to war she was there to
tell the Roosevelt boys "Goodby
fight hard and don't come home till
it's over"
She read aloud to them when they
were little.
Now that they are gone she has
more time to catch up on her
favorite. Stephen Vincent Benet.
She likes to write iingles-and some
times the reporter girls write inter-
view questions in jingles and she an
swers them in jingles.
When all this war thing is over,
Mrs. Roosevelt wants to go back
to Hyde Park. the girls say.
Then, they say, she will follow
her own persuasion, writing her
column, speaking in public, travel
ing, urging relief for the poor, re-
habilitation of homes and employ
ment-and operating her guest
house" where Nine. Chang Kali
shek, her newest wartime friend.
has been invited to visit any time.
The Roosevelt kids call their
father "sir" -. but they call their
mother NOM"
Evening star., 1943-08-28
Drunk Driving Charged
After ) Are Knocked Down

Charges of driving while drunk
and leaving after colliding were
lodged against John r. O'Brien, 80,
Of 1888 Sixteenth street NV, after
an automobile he was driving
knocked down three persons on a
streetcar loading platform at Four
teenth and Irving streets early to-
day.
Police said OBrien was appre-
hended by a taxicab driver who is a
member of the auxiliary police force.
Miss Sarah Bowen, 1888 Irving
street NV. who, police said, was a
passenger in the automobile, told
authorities that she and Mr.. O'Brien
were to have been married today.
Those knocked down by the car
were Marjorie Goebel, 20, of 1882
Fairmont street NV, and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Pointer, colored, of 1921
S street NV. All were released
from hospitals after treatment for
minbr injuries.
Evening star., 1943-08-28
B. J.Long, Prosecutor,
To Take Revenue Post

Assistant United States ATTORNEY
Bernard j. Long, 33, yesterday sub
mltted his resignation as a District
prosecutor to become trial counsel
Tor the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Mr.. Long, who has handled manv
important cases as a prosecutor, has
served as an assistant United States
attorney since October, 1899. His
resignation is to become effective
August 81, preparatory to taking
over his new position on September
!. AS a bureau counsel he will
handle cases before the United
States Tax Court. and eventually
expects to be stationed in New York.
For some time Mr.. Long has
served as chief assistant United
States attorney in charge of civil
litigation, following other service as
prosecutor of criminal cases. He
also has been in charge of enemy
alien control work in the District
for the United States attorneys
office. In this connection he has
held many hearings dealing with
lnterned aliens, who were taken in
custody following the attack on
Pearl Harbor. He has Worked with
Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents In this assignment. He also
has handled number of important
bank cases where the United States
was seeking reimbursement for
losses resulting from fraudulentlv
obtained and forged Government
checks which were cashed by the
banks.
Evening star., 1943-08-28
Reminders on RationinqG

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Blue coupons in Ration Book No.
2: r., S and T good any time
through September 20. U, v. and
w will be good September /
through October 20.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red coupons in
Ration Book No. 2: T, u. v and
w good now but expire at mid
night next Tuesday. x is valid now
and anytime through October 2.
Y will be good from tomorrow
Sunday, August 29) through Oc-
tober Q; 2 will be valid September
S through October 2.
Brown stamps in Ration Book
No. 8: A stamps will be valid
September IL through October 30;
B stamps, September 10 through
October 30.
War Ration Book No. 3-Civilians
who have not received these new
books should apply to local ration
boards Book will be used Begin
ming September ..
EllRlDle SeTVlCemen SnOuIQ ap-
ply before next Tuesday by mail
ing applications to OPA Mailing
Center. Chicago, Ill. Forms OBJ
tainable from commanding officer.
Sugar-Coupon No. IA in Book No.
/ good for 5 pounds through Oc-
tober 81.
Observation-Disclosures B and c cou-
pons (those in books numbered
527, 527A, 528 and 528A) will not
be good after next Wednesday
(September u. Until next We'd
nesday motorists may exchange
these old-type coupons at their
ration board on a coupon-for-
coupon basis. Must show latest
tire inspection certificate when
making exchange. All boards in
Evening star., 1943-08-28
Possibility 1ramps
Started Three-AIarm
Fire Is Investigated
Old Lumber Yurd Scene
or BIuze Here; Alexandra
Laundry Also Damaged

Fire officials today were investi-
eating the possibility that SIS 1000,
three alarm blaze which damaged
several buildings last night of the
old w. A. Pierce Lumber Co., in the
600 block of Rhode Island avenue
N E., was started by tramps.
Several hours earlier fire of un-
determined origin damaged the CO.
lonial laundry, in the TOO block of
North st. Asaph street, in Alexan-
dria.
Discounting reports that the Dis
trict fire may have been started by
lightning, fire officials said a rail-
road tower man, who turned in the
alarm, told them the worst part of
the storm had passed when he first
noticed flames shooting from the
buildings.
Motorcycle Officer Injured.
The property is owned by S. Percy
Thompson. 3247 r street NV. He
said the property was occupied by
McNulty Bros. Co., United Clay
Products Co., the Auto Truck Co..
Bittenbender contracting firm and
a Stewart insulating company.
Officials believe tramps may have
gone into the property to light a
fire and dry off after the rain. A
preliminary report of the fire mar
shals Office said the fire started in
building which was not in use.
Fire Chief Stephen T. Porter led
the District firemen in fighting the
blaze, which drew hundreds of spec
tators and resulted in telephone
sWitchboards at police headuuar-
ters and newspaper offices being
sWamped with inquiries. The first
alarm was sounded at 10:35 pm.
On his way to the fire, Motorcycle
Offlcer j. S. league, 80, of the
Traffic Division, escaped serious in
jury when his motorcycle collided
with an automobile said by police to
have been operated by R. L. Walker.
colored, 36. OF 1902 Fourth street
NV. The officer was treated at
Emergency Hospital for an injured
elbow.
Loss Estimated at $4,000.
Firemen estimated the loss at
about $4,000. Mr.. Thompson said
that 16 or II years ago the lumber
yard was the scene of $120, 900 fire.
The Alexandria blaze was discov-
cred at 6:55 pm. by Frank Coleman.
fireman for the company who said
1T started on the ground floor of the
two-story building and Travelled up
an elevator shaft.
Before the city's four companies
brought 1t under control at 7:45
pm. the roof had been burned of
and laundry in the marking room
on the second floor was DESTROYED
Water damaged the machinery on
the first floor.
J. B. Hunter. manager, said no
estimate of the damage had been
made, but the building and equip
ment are valued at about $40 900.
The laundry is owned by T. A.
Warner.
James Carver, a volunteer at
tacned to Company 4, fell off the
back OF a fire truck and was taken
to the Alexandra Hospital for
treatment for severe bruises. :
Evening star., 1943-08-28
Sixth Midshipman Glass
To Graduate tuesday

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Aug. 28.-The, sixth
class of Reserve midshipmen to be
commissioned ensigns at the Naval
Academy since 194l will be ad-
dressed at exercises Tuesday by Rear
Admiral Randall Jacobs, chief of
naval personnel.
The reservists. all of whom have
been in special training for four
months at the academy, will be or
dered to active duty Immediately
after the exercises.
With the commissioning of this
class the total number of graduates
under the VI program will reach
2.275, Rear Admiral j. r. Beardall,
superintendent of the academy, said.
Evening star., 1943-08-28
Quinn Takes Oath
As Municipal Judge
In Filled Courtroom
Attorney General BiddIe
And Justice Jackson
Speak at Ceremony

Thomas d. Quinn today took tns
oath of Office as an associate ju0ge
of Municipal Court.
The oath was administered by
District Court Justice Matthew F.
MCGUIRE in the large Civil Division
Courtroom which was filled by Mr..
Quinn's friends and former asso-
ciates in the Justice Department.
Judge Quinn's wife and l3-year -old
son, Thomas, were among those Who
witnessed the ceremony.
Attorney General Biddle. Solicitor
General Fahy, Supreme Court JUS
tice Robert Jackson and Justice
Thurman Arnold OF the United
States Court of Appeals, also at
tended.
Biddle and jackson Speak.
The Attorney General and Justice
Jackson, in brief talks, paid tribute
to Judge Quinn's ability and in
tegrity.
Prior to his appointment 70 the
municipal bench by President Roose-
velt, Judge Quinn served as admin
istrative assistant to the Attorney
General.
A native of Portsmouth. N. H.,
Judge Quinn attended school IN that
city and later studied at Georgetown
University, receiving his law degree
there.
In April. 1927. ne was appointed A
special agent of the Federal Bureau
OF Investigation and later served as
administrative officer and a special
agent in charge of various field
offices of the FBI throughout the
United States.
Was FBI Inspector.
On March 16, 1884, he was ap-
pointed inspector in the FBI, as
signed to Washington. In this post
he served as personnel chief for the
bureau. Later he was promoted by
Director j. Edgar Hoover to the post
OF assistant director. Judge Quinn
was appointed as administrative as
sistant to the Attorney General
August 81, 1887.
He is a member of the District
bar and also was admitted before
the District Court and the District
Court of Appeals.
He lives with his wife and son at
32l0 Stevenson place NV.