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Evening star., 1943-10-21
Witness Falls Dead
.Outside Court Room

Grant c. Thompson. 80, a Times
Herald printer of 1918 S street Sc,
died OF a heart attack about noon
today while waiting to testify in
divorce suit in District Court. He
collapsed in corridor outside Jus
tlce Proctor's court and was pro-
nounced dead by Casualty Hospital
physician
Police reported Mr.. Thompson was
appearing as witness, He is sur
vived by a wife and two children.
Evening star., 1943-10-21
British Take z Towns;
U. S. Flyers Bomb
YugosIovio Again
MAP on Page A-6.) }

cS tHe hsSotldteQ HTeSS.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS AL
giers, Oct. 21.-The American 5th
Army has made slight gains in
the area north of the Volturno
River, it was announced today,
and advanced elements are prob
ing the region to determine ex-
actly where the Germans are
setting up their new defenses
based on Massico Ridge.
The bitches and irrigation canals
Of this fertile. but now devastated
agricultural terrain slowed up the
progress of 1t. Gen. Mark w.
Clark's troops.
On the British 9th Army front,
Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
forces stormed the high ground
dominating the road running north
west from Vinchiaturo, occupied
Busso, a mountain village about
miles due west of Campobasso, and
swept into Oratino, a few miles to
the north.
Busso, situated 2,400 feet above
sea level, overlooks Baranello to
the south.
Americans Raid Yugoslavia.
Stabbing deeper into the Balkans
than on any previous flights, Amer
icar BIS Marauder medium BOMB
ers, escorted by P-38 Lightnings,
from the Northwest African Forces
wrecked a roundhouse and locomo-
tives at Mis-, YugoSlavia, to lend an
assist to the guerrilla forces fighting
the Germans there.
Mis- lies between Belgrade and
Sofia and is an important junction
through which the Orient Express
passes. From Mis- the line branches
to the south to Salonika through
Skoplle which recently was raided
by the Northwest African Air Force
Occupation of the high ground
west of Campobasso-given up by
the Germans after fierce resistance
was essential for movement of
Gen. Montgomery forces along the
important road northwestward from
Vinchiaturo toward the road and
railway junction of Isernia.
This is the main north-south
highway of Central Italy in this part
of the peninsula. At Isernia it joins
Evening star., 1943-10-21
Appalachian Owners
AssaiI Portal Pay
As '5ubterfuge'
Presidential Conference
With Labor Heads Called
As Wage Trouble Grows
81 the Associated Press.

IoF tlt HSsoSId~tC FTeSS.
Appalachian soft coal opera
tors went to bat today against
the proposed portal to- portal
wage agreement between the
United Mine Workers and the
Illinois operators, calling it
radical" and "a subterfuoe' in
a hearing before the War Labor
Board.
A capacity audience Of operators
from all points of the country. UNIV
officials and spectators was on hand.
Thomas Kennedy, UNIV secretary
treasurer. informed the board that
John l.. Lewis, UNIV PRECEDENT. was
confined to his home with a serious
case of influenza.
Former Senator Edward r Burke.
speaking for the Southern Appa-
| lachian operators, cited three prin-
cipal objections to the proposed
! contract:
4. The agreement involves wage
increase in clear violation of the
stabilization program and if ap-
proved would go far to destroy the
whole effort to control imitation.
Fear Price Increase.
., The agreement would impose
an unlustifiable and excessive in
crease in the cost of producing coal
and consequent and inescapable
substantial increase in the cost to
consumers of coal.
50 The agreement would greatly
disturb the existing competitive re-
lationship between miners and dis
tricts and the relationship of wage
rates and conditions of employ
ment"
Mr., Burke said the proposal to
abandon the face to face method
Of computing wages in favor of
"portal-to-portal' would be "a
radical change which should be
worked out, if at all in collective
bargaining conferences, by men with
cool heads and clear minds"
r. l.. Ireland. speaking for the
Northern Appalachian operators.
called the Illinois proposal "a sub
terfuge to cover wage increase in
consistent with the national stabil-
ization program, the approval of
which would result in every labor
organization in the country de-
manding similar increases on equally
specious grounds"
! May Become Basic Plan.
The tentative contract was SUBJ
mitted to the WLB a month ago
and if approved there is a strong
possibility it will become the basic
agreement for the bituminous in
dustry generally.
The proposed Illinois agreement
would raise the miners earnings but
not their basic wage rates approx
imately SITS a day, That is done
by lengthening the measured day
from the present hours to 815
hours, to include underground travel
time.
A presidential conference with
labor leaders and hearing today un.
derscored difficulties besetting the
administrations wage controls.
/ With a possible railroad employees
strike ballot in the offing and with
labor leaders generally criticizine
Sterilization Director Wilson'S in
terpretations, President Roosevelt
summoned his combined Labor War
Board to the White House. This
informal group consists of repre-
(See LABOR, Page A-26.)
Evening star., 1943-10-21

with the lateral road leading south
west to Venafro. picked by the Ger
mans as the eastern anchor Of their
proposed Massico ridge line.
Threaten Enemy Flanks.
Any push of the 9th Army along
this Isernia road thus threatens the
flanks of the enemy forces facing
the 5th Army.
Patrols were active in other parts
of the 9th Army front, including the
Adriatic area above Termoli
Wearied as the Germans may be
by the long fight along the Volturno
and by clashes with the 9th Army
on the other side of the peninsula,
they continue to resist bitterly, &C
cording to latest reports from both
the 5th and 9th Army headquarters
In the raid at Ms the American
aircraft left the roundhouse en-
veloped in flames, destroyed two
locomotives and a number of freight
cars in the yards, and left the tracks
in the yards twisted mass, the
air command announced. They also
attacked an adjoining airfield.
Photographs showed 10 bomb hits
(See ITALY. Page AS
Evening star., 1943-10-21

nearly four months. OPA officials
estimated it would take 2l2 months
for Hammels to make up the deficit.
OPA officials charged Hammels
had an overdraft of SO ,457 red points
as of September 30
An oroer closing the meat stall OF
}. Austin Fraley at the Northeast
Market for the duration of the
statute under which OPA is operat-
lng-untl December 81. l944-also
was issued by Mr., Snider after OPA
Investigators testified that custom
ers were allowed to buy beef and
pork without ration points.
This is clear case" Mr.. Snider
SAID, OF what constitutes a black
(See OpA pape h6l
Evening star., 1943-10-21
Duce's Naval Secretary
KiIIed~in Auto Crash
Ru the Assnciated pra..

By the Associated Press
LONDON. Oct. 21-A German
Transocean agency broadcast said
today that Admiral Antonio Leg
mani, named secretary of the Navy
in Benito Mussolini's republican
Fascist regime September %. had
been killed in an automobile acci-
dent.
The broadcast, recorded by Reu-
tiers, said the admirals car skidded
and crashed between Vicenza and
Verona.
Evening star., 1943-10-21
Two Youths Convicted
OF Transporting Guns
B. the Associated Press.

B. The AsSoclatod Fre's.
Newark, N. J, Oct 21-Con-
victed on a charge Of transporting
in interstate commerce IA stolen re-
volvers and automatic pistols, two
20-year-old youths were sentenced
yesterday by Federal Judge Charles
G. Briggle to serve tfree-year terms
In an institution to be designated by
the United States attorneys Office.
The defendants we're Stanley
Kotowski of Passaic and Michael
Pielepcik of Garfield.
The indictment said the youths
transported the weapons from WASH
ington to P2SSaic.
Evening star., 1943-10-21
Two D. C.. Restaurants Barred
From Meat Purchases by OPA
Hummers and the Stables PenuIzed
Dealers Stall Closed Until 1945

Two restaurant proprietors
and one meat dealer received
heavy penalties for violations of
rationing regulations when they
appeared today before OPA
Commissioner Clifford r. Snider
in the Municipal Court Building
The restaurants were Hammel 5.
4l6 Tenth street NV, managed
by Harry kopel. and The Stables
at 1922 E street NV. operated by
Mrs. Lillian Jean Richards. Both
restaurants were prohibited from
purchasing meats butter. fats or
cheese until they have balanced
their ration bank account.
Mrs Richards said the order would
force her to close The Stables for
Evening star., 1943-10-21
Japanese Take
Offensive Near
Finschhufen
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC,
Oct, 2l-Several thousand Japa-
nese and Australian troops waged
a bloody battle today in the
jungle a short distance north of
Finschhafen, New Guinea, with
the enemy on the offsensive.
From strongly-held positions at
Sattelberg. IS miles inland the Jap
anese achieved some success in a
drive to join another force on the
coast and thus form a solid line
along the Song River. The river
mouth, toward which the enemy is
on the move, is 5 miles north of
Finschhafen.
This counteroffensive cost the Jap
anese more than 200 men Tuesday
in fierce action against elements of
Australia's famed 9th Division which
captured Finschhafen October and
before that had gained battle glory
at Ell Alamein in Egypt against the
Germans.
The enemy took the initiative for
the first time since Gen. Douglas
Macarthur, in swift series of
tSee PACIFIC, Page A-26D
Evening star., 1943-10-21
Senate Postwar
Resolution Gets
Committed K,
ConnuI|y Proposal
Approved by Vote
Of 20 to Z
By the Associated Press

by tne associated Press,
The Senate Foreign Relations
committee approved without
change today the Connally reso-
luton pledging the United States
TO join with free and sovereign
nations in the maintenance OF
world peace.
Senator Shipstead, Republican, of
Minnesota. who came out of a closed
meeting, said the resolution was
ADOPTED after proposals by a group
OF Senators to strengthen and
clarity" its wording had been re-
Jected.
Text of Resolution.
AS previously approved by a sub
committee, the resolution declares.
Resolved, by the Senate of tho
United States:
That the war against all our
enemies be Waged until complete
victory is achieved:
That the United States co.
operate with its comrades in arms in
securing just and honorable peace.
That the United States, acting
through its constitutional processes,
loln with free and sovereign nations
IN the establishment and mainte-
nance of international authority
with power to prevent aggression
and to preserve the peace of the
world"
Senator Clark, Democrat. of Mis-
souri, said the resolution was ap-
proved by 20 to vote, after an
amendment by Senator Pepper
Democrat, of Florida. in behalf of
those seeking stronger commit
ments, was defeated, 16 to 5. An
other similar amendment offered bv
Senator Wagner, Democrat, of New
York also was rejected.
Majority Leader Barkley an
nounced Immediately that the SEN
ate would begin debate on the reso-
luton Monday.
Chairman Connauy later an
nounced the formal vote. Senator
La Toilette, Progressive, of Wiscon-
SIN and Johnson. Republican, of
California, both absent, were re-
corded against il, he said.
Voting for the resolution were:
Senators George of Georgia, Wag-
ner Of New York. Thomas of Utah.
Van Nuys, Of Indiana, Murray of
Montana, Pepper. Green of
Rhode Island. Connally, Barkley
Guffey of Pennsylvania, Gillette of
Iowa. Clark of Missouri, Glass of
Virginia Coy proxy and Tunnel of
Delaware, Democrats, and Capper
OF Kansas, Vandenberg of Michigan,
White of Maine, Shipstead and Nye
iof North Dakota, Davis of Pennsyl-
vania. Republicans.
Senator Reynolds. Democrat OF
North Carolina was absent and was
not recorded.
Favor Stronger Statement,
A group of at least II Senators. in
cludlng Senators Ball, Republican,
OF Minnesota: Burton, Republican
OF ONO; Hatch, Democrat, of New
Mexico, and Hill, Democrat. of Ala
bama, co-authors of one of the origi-
nal peace resolutions referred to the
committee. favor a stronger phrase
ology, calling for military force if
necessary to preserve the peace.
Discussing the proposal to make
the United Nations the center of the
organization, Senator Gillette showed
reporters this list OF nations, jotted
down on a scratch pad. which he
SAID would be barred from partici-
patton because they had not signed
the United Nations pact:
Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Switzer-
land, Turkey, Denmark, Chile, Peru,
France. Venezuela, Ecuador. Argen-
tina. Egypt, Paraguay, Uruguay, Co.
lomola. Liberia, Thailand, Afghani-
stan, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia,
Albania, Italy and Fire.
Evening star., 1943-10-21
Allies Planning
Landing in Rome
Area, Nozis Say
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 21-An Allied
landing in the area of Rome,
which is only Is miles from the
Tyrrhenian seacoast, was declared
imminent last night in a DNB dis
patch broadcast from Berlin.
"Feverish efforts which have been
observed recently to make the port
of Naples serviceable by day-and-
night shifts" were cited in the
broadcast recorded by the Associated
Press.
THE remarkably increased Allied
shipping traffic at the southwestern
coast of Italy seems also to lend
emphasis to this assumption" it
said
DNB said its information came
from Well-informed Italians in
Rome.
Evening star., 1943-10-21
By the Associated Press.

By TIE AsSoclated Press.
Undersecretary of War Patter-
son stoutly denied at a House
Military Affairs Committee hear
ing today that War Department
contracting officers are "inept
and inefficient" and are "dishing
out the property and money of
the United States with reckless
abandon"
His statement was In reply to
charges on these counts made by
Controller General Warren, who
Evening star., 1943-10-21
A. raii1 VIII Stort
Kcct Rotioning in 1874

BY he Associated Press.
CANBERRA, Oct. 21.-Premier
John Curtin announced today that
Australia's war cabinet had decided
to introduce meat rationing for ci-
villains next January.
Total demands for meat during
next year by the British Food Min
istry, American forces in the South
and Southwest Pacific and by the
commonwealth civilian population
were expected to exceed production.
Evening star., 1943-10-21
Stimson Scales Down
Estimated Casualties
In Italy to 6,774
By the Associated Press.

os lHe AeSOCIdItQ PIeSs.
Estimates of American cas-
ualties In Italy from September
8 to the beginning of the VOL
turno River battle have been
reduced substantially, Secretary
of War Stimson said today.
He told a press conference
the latest report was 879 killed,
BOAT wounded and 2.848 miss
ing, total of 6,774. A prellm-
mary estimate October 7 listed
5ll killed. 5,428 wounded and
2.368 missing.
Mr. Stimson said casualties
in the Volturno battle. which
began about October 8, were not
included in the new estimate.
He added that the British losses
in the 5th Army's operations
we're believed to be somewhat
greater than the American.
Evening star., 1943-10-21
Patterson AssoiIs Worren's
Charges on Army Contracts
GAO Approved 80 Pet Of Vouchers,
He Informs House Committee

testified in opposition to proposed
legislation giving the War Depart
ment final authority to negotiate
settlements of terminated war con-
tracts.
Mr.. Patterson said with respect
to the Warren testimony:
This committee and the Nation
have been given a picture of War
Department waste and mishandling
Of public funds. Unanswered. these
charges might shake the confidence
OF the people in the integrity and
(See PATTERSON, Page A-26.)
Evening star., 1943-10-21
Gen. Clark Attends Rites

SCAFATI, Italy, Oct, 81 pit
Gen. Mark W. Clark, commander OF
the American 9Th Army, and groups
of American and British war CORE
spondents attended graveside serv-
ices Yesterday for three British wal
correspondents who were killed Sep
tember % on the Naples front.
Evening star., 1943-10-21
Late Bulletin
economy Drive Planned

Chairman Doughton of the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee said today he had been
given assurances that the ad-
ministration will make every
effort to locate and eradicate
all unnecessary expenditures
in the Government.
Evening star., 1943-10-21

FOR "A picture story of why the
War Fund goal is greater.
Page B-l
Leaders of the Community War
Fund today were scheduled to
honor a serviceman, a Greek
student and a 5-year old settle
ment house nursery school child
at a report luncheon meeting in
the United States Chamber of
Commerce as symbols of organi-
cations benefiting from the
S4,o00,000 fund drive.
The three guests were scheduled
to sit at the head table in the Hall
Of Flags with Coleman Jennings.
campaign chairman. and division
chairmen. The serviceman was to
be selected by the United Service
Organizations the Greek student bv
United Nations Relief workers and
the Settlement House student by the
local Community Chest agencies.
Prisoners Aid is also included among
the 145 agencies in the drive.
The report meeting today was the
first that all four divisions of the
fund-Advance Gifts. Government
Business and Finance and Metro
polltan-have held together since
the start OF the drive October 5
Metropolitan workers began their
work yesterday, going from house to
house in the residential areas and
soliciting for the fund in small offices
Other Report Meetings Scheduled.
The other three divisions have
been working since the start of the
drive, however, and have reported
total collections so far of sl,764.-
l39 .93-36 per cent of quota. OF
this total Advance Gifts has col
lected 5000, ,567.2s; Business and Fl.
nance, 1892 1854 80, and Government
81 ,062,21774.
Similar report meetings together
are scheduled for Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday of next week.
Arlington County also was sched-
uled to hold report meeting al
8 pm. today at 3159 Wilson boule-
ward, Arlington, Va Under the
leadership of r. Wade Pearson, the
Arlington County fund workers are
trying to collect $4,000.
They reported only $4,000 to date
collected by the Advance Gifts Di.
vision under Stephen Smith.
Civic Group Sponsor Canvasses.
The house-t toulouse campaign
here is being sponsored by civic
organizations. The Takoma Park
solicitation, for example, is spon.
sored by the Citizens Association OF
Takoma, The association has or.
ganized collection team, with Mrs
Carl V. Hickman as chairman. Cap
tains under her include Mrs. Joseph
Cermak, Mrs, Harry Short and Mrs
S. r. Collier.
=. Arthur Artung is chairman OF q
group from the Northeast Business.
mems Association, which is spon-
sorlng canvassing of the northeast
business section. The Young Mems
Christian Association. Boy Scouts
and knights of Columbus are also
organizing sponsoring groups fol
neighborhood collection.
Evening star., 1943-10-21
Brown $ Resignation
From 0PA Announced
By White House
Will Leove at Once;
BowIes Scheduled
To Succeed Him
RI1JIFTJN
BULLETIN

The resignation of Prentiss
M, Brown as administrator of
the Office of Price Administra-
ton was announced by the
White House this afternoon.
It is expected to be effective
Immediately, ard Chester
BoWles, OPA general manager, |
is scheduled to be his sue
cessor.
Price Administrator Prentiss
M. Brown has decided to resign /
from Government service effec-
tive November Is, it was learned !
today.
Mr.. Brown was reported as seeking
an appointment with the President
at which time he will make known
his definite intention to resign.
Authoritative sources said he plans
to accept no other Government
position
The price administrator declined
TO comment on the reports This
was considered significant as in the
past MI. Brown has denied the many
rumors his retirement was immi-
nent. Associates said any comment
would have to come from the White
House. MI, Brown plans to leave
Washington later today, returning
probably early next week.
It was said MI Brown feels that
OPA is being satisfactorily operated
by General Manager Chester Bowles
and that the time has come for him
to fulfill an ften-eXpressed desire
to leave the agency. 1t was held
likely that Mr.. BoWles will be named
price administrator. position he
has held in virtually all respects ex-
cept title since his appointment
nearly three months ago.
Whether the President will try to
persuade Mr.. Brown to stay on the
lob is not known. An associate said
the price administrator, however,
lis determined to leave and that he
is not interested in another Govern
ment position. 1t was said he pre-
viously had made known his views
informally to the White House
Mr.. Brown always has held that
his chief contribution to OPA was
in plotting appropriations and price
control measures through Congress.
The current administrator fight for
subsidies is said to have prompted
his decision to stay in Washington
until the middle of next month. One
source said Mr.. Brown might even
continue in an unofficial capacity as
Evening star., 1943-10-21
MAP on Page A-6.
y The ASSoCiated Prfsk-

Ry the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 21.-The Ger
man armies in the Crimea have
begun a mass withdrawal from
the peninsula via the Perekop
land bridge to escape entrap-
ment by powerful Russian ad-
vance threatening their line of
retreat, Moscow advices indi-
Gated today
Battling furiouslv to stem the
steady progress of the Red Army
troops pouring through the Krem-
enchug bridgehead west of the
Dnieper River, the Germans were
said to be throwing all available re-
serves into the breach. But the Soviet
drive, hourly increasing in momen-
tum, smashed further to the west
through the Ukralnian steppe coun-
try to overlap the Crimea on the
north. a Russian communique dis
closed.
A second Red Army column was
racing south toward Krivoi Rog, i'm
portant rail junction and center Of
the South Russian iron industry.
and today was reported to be within
IS miles of that key German strong
hold guarding the last escape rail-
way route from the Crimea.
1,500 Nazis Slain.
More than 1900 NaziS we're slain
in this advance. the Russian COM
munique declared.
Capture of Krivoi Rog would vir-
tually seal off the tens of thousands
Of Germans in Dnepropetrovsk and
in the Dnieper bend above Melitopol
where the Russians were reported tc
be methodically cleaning out last
ditch Nazi units who have been
stubbornly holding out for more
than week Some of the bloodiest
fighting of the war was going on
inside the city, with the Red Army
spearheads inching slowly forward
at bayonet point, front dispatches
said
Elimination of the German forces
in the Dnieper bend, which the Rus
sian communique indicated was
practically assured after yesterday S
advances, would leave the way open
for swift Red Army drive across
the steppes to Perekop Peninsula
and the mouth of the Dnieper River
where it flows into the Black Sea.
Face Another Stalingrad.
Unless the Nazis make good then
escape from their Crimean positions
they face the possibility Of a debacle
unequaled since Stalingrad
! North Of Kiev and south of Rech-
lisa, the Moscow war bulletin said
/ the Germans were falling back be-
/ fore determined Red Army thruStS
across the Dnieper. The Nazis were
communicating in the Kiev area
perhaps to cover reported prepara
tions to evacuate the Ukrainiar
| capital, but these assaults were al
beaten back, the Soviet communique
| said.
With the collapse of the entire
German line based on the Dnieper
River now possible. the next natural
barrier to the west is along the
Bug River, 100 miles southwest of
Krivol Rog at its nearest point
where the Nazis are said to have
installed an elaborate defense in
depth to protect the Bessarabian
frontier.
Evening star., 1943-10-21

OIN DUDLE FOUWD.
Harris G. E1Cing Photo.
our grasp He had gone to the
Royal Masonic Hospital Septem-
ber 20.
He long was close to Mr.. Churchill
and was present at the sea confer
(See POUND. Page A-26.)
Evening star., 1943-10-21
Powerful Red Drive
Threatens to Cut
Off Escape Route
BULLETIN.

LONDON lP).-A broadcast
by International Information
Bureau, German propaganda
agency, said today that eight
Russian rifle divisions and
several hundred tanks had
made a Smile breakthrough
in the front northwest of
Chernigov. The location in
dicated the Russians were
attacking south of the con-
f1uence of the Sozh and
Dnieper Rivers, between Kiev
and Gomel.