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Evening star., 1943-07-17
Allied Bombers Strike
New Smashing Blows
AT SiciIian Lifeline
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, July 17.-Al-
lied air units struck paralyzing
new blows at the Axis lifeline
from Italy to Sicily yesterday
and the previous night with
heavy attacks on the Messina
Strait transport system and
enemy air bases from heel to toe
OF the Italian boot.
American Flying Fortresses bat
tered San Giovanni, mainland ter
minus of the Messina ferry route,
following up a night attack on the
same target by Wellingtons of the
Raj.
The big bombers planted rows Of
explosives on docks. railroad sidings
and the ferry line itself. Aerial re-
connaissance showed at least 50 di-
rect hits were scored in the target
area. g..
Airfields Hit In Day Raids.
Other Allied raiders battered air.
fields at Reggie Calabria and Viba
valentia in daylight raids, continu-
ing assaults that started the pre-
vious night on these objectives and
another airield at Crotone, and air
units operating over Sicily kept up
their pounding of Axis comnunica-
tions in support Of Allied invasion
| forces.
American Liberators from, Middle
East bases again Joined in the day.
light offensive, striking this time
9see AERIAL. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1943-07-17
President Lets
Three Bills Die
Pocket Veto
Rejects Payments to
FBI Widows as
Discriminatory
R.r EnX
BY J. A. FOX.

President Roosevelt today
killed by pocket veto a bill to
give $4,000 death benefits to two
representatives of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation who died
in plane crash, but at the same
time suggested that Congress
consider the advisability of max
ing a uniform provision for spe-
cial allowances in those cases
where civilian employees of the
Government lose their lives In a
wartime hazard.
The grants proposed were for
Mrs. Sarah Ann Eliza beth Foxworth,
widow of P E. Foxworth, an assist
ant director Of the FBI, and Mrs
Ethel Allene Haberfeld, widow of
Harold D. Haberfeld. who were
among the IS persons killed in Dutch
Guiana January Is, while on their
way to secret mission to North
Africa.
The death list included Eric
Knight. author. and representatives
OF tne State and War Departments.
The President said the bill dis
criminated in favor of the proposed
beneficiaries, both as against the
survivors of other civilian employees
involved in the accident, and as a
general proposition of cases in which
civilians are killed in the perform
ance of their official duties.
One Of Three Pocket Vetoes.
The pocket veto was one of the
three effected by the President In
dlsapproving legislation passed at
the recent session OF Congress He
explained his action in each in
stance.
Mr.. Roosevelt disapproved also a
measure to amend legislation cover
ing veterans benefits, so it would
modify the existing misconduct bar
to both rvice-connected and nom
service pension and COM
pensation benefits. The legislation
proposed to deny benefits only where
"felonious" misconduct resulted in
disability or death, and the Presi-
dent said he felt it would cheaper
the distinction of membership on the
pension roll"
The third, bill disapproved would
require compliance with the state
inspection laws by all federally dis
tributed seeds, feed for livestock and
poultry. nursery stock. fertilizers or
soil conditioning or other materials
going to farmers.
III additional controls are neces-
sary to insure the quality OF mate
rails distributed by Federal agencies.
the Congress should describe them,''
the President said The granting
to the Legislatures of each of the 48
States of the power to regulate and
indeed to- veto constitutional pro-
gram OF the Federal Government
would constitute a sharp departure
from precedent and departure
which I consider dangerous and un-
warranted"
The measure. the President added
also would interfere with the fer
tilizer distribution program of the
IVA.
In denying the lump sum pay
ments to Mrs. Foxworth and Mrs
Haberfeld. the President pointed out
(See VETO Page A-O
Evening star., 1943-07-17
Flying Fortresses Hit
Holland, Germany,
Down 50 Fighters
Attock Follows British
Roid Across Alps on
Italian Power Lines
By he Associated Press.

LONDON. July II. - American
heavy bombers raided industrial
targets at Amsterdam, in the Occu-
pied Netherlands. and in Northwest
Germany today, it was oficially an
nounced.
Bombs were seen to burst in the
target areas.
The unescorted Flying Fortresses
encountered clouds of enemy fight
ers on their way home and early
claims indicated that upward. of 50
were destroyed by Fortress gunners
Two bombers were missing.
This marked the second time In
four days that the Germans have
lost so or more fighters On We'd
nesday at least 81 fighters were de-
stroyed during raids on aircraft
works and airfieids in France. at
least As of them by Flying For
tresses.
Raj Raids Italy.
The day raids followed attacks by
Britain based Raj bombers on
1taly's transportation system in their
second straight assault across the
Alps and on Munich.
Last nights targets in Italy. as
was the case the night before. were
transformer and switching stations
through which flow the current
generated in the Alps to keep 1tal-
ian rail supplies moving
The strength Of the raiding force
was not given Immediately, but the
fact the Raj bombers set alarms
wailing in Western and Central
Switzerland would indicate it was
a powerful one.
Abbeville, important French rail
center, was the target for American
medium bombers which struck at
dusk yesterday to leave great fires
(See RAIDS, Page ABB
Evening star., 1943-07-17
Shortage Likely
ToContinuefo for
AT Least 6 Days
All Unnecessary
Consumption Is
Ordered Stopped

A break in the city's water
system, caused by an earth
movement. today cut Washing
tons available water supply by
approximately one third.
A repair crew from the United
States Engineers office is rushing
work on restoration of the supply
but it is believed it will require SIX
davs to return to full service
The Commissioners Immediately
ordered residents to halt all unes-
sential use of water and instructed
police to enforce the ban
The watering of lawns. Victory
gardens. car washing, sidewalks and
street flushing and all other unes-
sential use of water must stop the
engineers informed the city offlcials.
Supply Cut One Third.
Early tooav an earth movement
caused a break in the water supply
structure of the Washington aque-
duct system" the announcement by
the engineers said. The break has
decreased by approximately one
third the normal supply of water
available for use. A repair crew
of the United States Engineers
Office is working to rush restoration
of full service, but it is anticips ted
that six days will be required to
complete the work"
Col. Clarence Renshaw. District
engineer. said that crews ARE doing
an excellent Job and the engineers
are fully organized to meet all ordl-
nary emergency situations.
During the recent continued hot
spell, water consumption in Wash
ington reached an all-time peak OF
more than 1e0.000.000 gallons per
day. Col. Renshaw said.
With reasonable conservation
measures and full cooperation of all
users, sufficient water can be fur
nished for strictly essential uses,
while repairs are being made" he
added
Public Agencies Cooperate.
District and Federal authorities
moved swiftly to conserve water.
Col Joseph D. Arthur, jr.. Assistant
Engineer Commissioner, said that
the order to eliminate nonessentlal
use of water applied to departments
of the District government, as well
as to private users. This means, ne
said, that streets and sewers will not
be flushed and that all non -recircu-
lating fountains will be cut off.
Cooperating with local authori-
ties, the National Capital Parks
office said they would cut out water
ing of grass and shrubbery. A spokes-
man. who declined TO predict the
effect of the water shortage on their
park properties, admitted that he
was praying for rain. The fountains
at Union Station Plaza and Chevy
Chase Circle are both recirculating
he said, and are not affected.
No orders had been given as yet,
(See WATER. Page A-2)
Evening star., 1943-07-17
Rome Radio Hints
Italy Is Unable to
Get Out of War
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, July 17.-In the
first direct reply to the Roose-:
welt Churchill surrender de-
mand, the Rome radio intimated
today that Italy had strung
along with Adolf Hitler too long
to turn back now.
Even if italy surrendered"
1t said. 1T would not mean she
would have found peace once
again. If. as the British and
Americans say. their goal is
Berlin, then their way to it is
Italy.
The Italian people would still
be in the war; they would be
asked by the invaders 20 turn
their weapons against Germany.
italians know full we'll that
for them this war is one of life
or death"
Evening star., 1943-07-17
BY the Associated Press,

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE arrest
of a 20-year-old woman on charge
Of kidnapping three-year-old boy
was announced today by FB1 Agent
E. E. Conroy. who said she related
that her purpose was to try to con-
vince her divorced husband she had
a son.
Mr.. Conroy. special agent in
charge Of the New York Office Of the
Federal Bureau OF Investigation.
identified the woman as Mary Penore
Of a Lower East Side neighborhood.
and said her arrest unfolded q
bizarre story.
She was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Garrett w.
Cotter on 4 charge Of kidnapping, and
bail was hxed at 5000. Mr.. Cotter
Evening star., 1943-07-17
Woman Admits Kidnapping Boy
To Show as Son, Rewin Husband

set July 20 for a further hearing.
Mr.. Conroy said the woman had
signed a statement that she had kid
naped Jimmy Di Maggie on July 8.
had taken him to Nashville to live
In a YWCA room, and had re-
turned with him to New York on
July II. abandoning the boy in a
Thirty fourth street automat.
The FBI ofncial said Miss Penore
told agents she took the child to
Nashville to make her divorced hus-
band. Sergt. August Tilove, sta
toned at an Army school near there,
believe the boy was his own. He
said she told agents she did not
know that he had remarked re-
Gently.
Mr.. Conroy said Miss Penore was
(see KIDNAPPING. Page A-l7.)
Evening star., 1943-07-17
Crowds at Martinique
Greet u. S. Food Ship

BY the Associated Press.
FORT-DE-FRANCE. Martinique.
July II. - Enthusiastic crowds
swarmed to the quayside today when
the first food ship to reach Mar
Unique in many months docked for
unloading of 100000 pounds of
staples and clothing.
The supplies will be distributed
through local rationing organiza-
tiOns.
Evening star., 1943-07-17
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, July 1.-THE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
announced today the arrest OF a
woman whose prewar German
assignment was described as the
task of picturing the United
States to its own citizens as a
decadent democracy of child
marriages, domineering women
and flaming youth
E. E. Conroy. special agent in
charge of the New York FB1 Office
said the woman. one of 10 enemy
aliens arrested In spot raids during
the last week, was employed before
the war by one of Germany's largest
publishing houses-the Sherl Pub
fishing Co. of Berlin. Later, he said.
she worked for the German Library
of Information here. Her name was
not disclosed.
Evening star., 1943-07-17
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, July 1.-THE Ger
man high command has thrown
two new divisions, one armored
and one infantry, against the
Russian spearhead now threat
ening Orel, front dispatches said
today, but the Red Army was
reported repulsing all Nazi
thrusts and continuing to ad-
vance. ..
One wing of the Red Army's
smashing counterattack was reported
to have rolled to within IS miles of
the heavily fortified Nazi base as
the Germans frantically rallied all
available manpower and equipment
in desperate effort to stave of a
jor breakthrough.
Soviet columns stabbing in from
the north and east are within heavy
artillery range of Orel. dispatches
said, but it was not disclosed wheth-
er barrages had actually begun yet
They also could pound the Orel-
Bryansk railroad.
(The German communique re-
ported that fierce fighting Of de-
fense continued in the Orel area
yesterday, and that Soviet attacks
were repulsed in the hard. fluctuat-
ing struggle" with 25l Russian tanks
destroyed.)
The dispatches said the Russians
were sending motorized infantry
with tanks and mobile cannon to
comb the forest clearings for Nazi
troops.
Northern Column Rolls On.
Dispatches reported that the
northern column Of the Russian
counteroffensive against Orel was
advancing seuthward and had pro-
gressed another s to 10 miles after
overcoming II heavy German
counterattacks.
There IS no Indication Of the pres
ent location OF the other Russian
column advancing on Orel from the
east. Tts original advance put it to
(SAe RUSSIA. Page Az
Evening star., 1943-07-17
Bulletins
UItimotum Published

BERN, Switzerland P.-
Stefani, official Italian news
agency, reported tonight that
the Fascist press had printed
the entire text of the Ro0se-
velt- Churchill surrender de-
mand. 1t quoted the press as
answering by reiterating Mus
solini's words that if they were
defeated the Italians would be
left "only their eyes to weep
with"
Evening star., 1943-07-17
Markets at d Glance

NEW YORK, July II R.-
Stocks steady; price changes mar
row. Bonds mixed; utilities
supported. Cotton quiet: hedg-
ing offsets trade demand.
Evening star., 1943-07-17
Ship Sunk in Caribbean

The Navy announced this
afternoon that a small United
States merchant vessel was
torpedoed and sunk by an
enemy submarine early in
July in the Caribbean. Sur
vivors have been landed ut
Miami, Fla, and Norfolk, Va.
Evening star., 1943-07-17
Todoy's Home Runs
American League.

american League.
White, Philadelphia, 5th inning.
National League.
Jurges. New York, I'd inning.
Camilli, Brooklyn, 5th inning.
Camiili, Brooklyn, 9th inning.
Evening star., 1943-07-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Chicago-First Game
Detroit ----- 1G0 1G0 0
Chicago ---- COO 003
Bstteri-.-Newhou.er and Parsons; Diet
rich and fresh.
At New York
Philadelphia 200 0l0 0
New York 2O1 coo o
Dickey.
Al St. Louis
Cleveland - 600 90
st. Louis 900 0
B,ttcrie.-D.an. Reynolds and Rcsar;
Galehouse and Hayes.
Boston at Washington-s:30.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Philadelphia-First Game
New York O1O 900 OOO- 1 20
Philadelphia coo 600 OO2- 10 q
B,tterie.-wittir. Adams and lombard;
Censer and Livingston.
At Philadelphia-Second Game
New York 0
Detroit ~
Battcries-Melton and Maneuso: Rowe
and Finley.
At Pittsburgh-First Game
St. Louis 49, 030 900 90 -
p;ttxburxh O1O O12 20
Batterie.-B-eecher. Krist. Munger and
odea; Butcher and Lopez.
At BOSTON,
Brooklyn - O10 O2l DOL
Boston - coz POI 90 -
Batteries-Davs, Head and Owen; Salvo
MacFayden, Odom and Kluttz.
At Cincinnati
Chicago - COS 600 0
Cincinnati O0l 600
Bstteries--DerrinEer and Mccullough
Starr and Mueller,
Evening star., 1943-07-17
German Reserves Fail
To Halt Russians in
Drive Toward 0reI
Throw Two New Divisions
Into Bottle os Reds
Close on Key City
BULLETIN.

LONDON t4>. - Russian
forces advanced another 6 to 8
miles today on the vital Orel
front, special Russian COM
munique broadcast from Mos
COW and recorded by the So
Wet monitor said tonight.
Evening star., 1943-07-17
Weather Report

From the United Weather sureau Rerort.
Somewhat warmer with gentle winds tonight.
Temperatures today-Highest SO, at p.m low
est, II, at $50 am Full report on page BIS.
Evening star., 1943-07-17
Major League Games

(See WATER, Page Az
Evening star., 1943-07-17

tsee AERIAL. Page A-3o
Evening star., 1943-07-17

(see RUSSIA, Page A-2O
Evening star., 1943-07-17

(See VETO, Page A-2.)
Askov American., 1943-09-09
Bremen Township
(From Another Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Gerard, How
ard and Genevive left Friday for
Wisconsin after visiting friends and
relatives here.
Mrs. Alfred Braz and son and
George and Annie Uhlir visited Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford Asselson and fam
lily Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Toivo Wahtola visited
at the Paulson home over the week.
end.
Mrs. Ed Belanger and children Wis
tied at the Clarence Youngberg home
the past week. Ed Belanger came here
Saturday and they all returned to
Elk River Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Brandle visited
at the Alvis Brandle home last
Thursday evening.
Miss Annie Uhlir returned from
ST. Paul Friday after having spent
the past week visiting with relatives
there. She was accompanied back by
Mrs. Alfred Braz and son who will
spend a few days visiting at her
parental home.
A birthday party was held at the
Clarence Youngberg home Wednes-
Askov American., 1943-09-09
Kingsdale

Mrs. T. Profit and Mrs. Barty
Haines went to Superior last Thurs
day. Mrs. Haines returned the same
evening while Mrs. Profit visited
there until Saturday, when she left
for Hinckley where she will be en-
ployed at the Oredson home.
Mrs. Lenard Steen and children
of Hinckley came Friday to make
their home here for the school year
as Mrs. Steen will be the teacher
here.
Miss Betty Aarlie, who graduated
from Teachers college at Duluth this
spring, will teach at the Stevens
school east of here.
Mr.. and Mrs c. A. Lund left Sat-
urday for Minneapolis and Alexan-
dria where they will spend several
weeks visiting relatives.
Mrs. Tom Sperling and Barbara
are leaving this week for Texas
where they will make their home.
Dolores Haines visited relatives in
st. Paul last week and also attend
ed the state fair.
Askov American., 1943-09-09

Lois Thomson and Regina Jepsen
Sandstone; Vera Peterson, Marian
Lyseth, and Donna Nyberg, Hinckley;
Wilford Zalaznik and Dallas Mad
ison, Pine City; Donna Berndt, Brook
Park; Merle and Vivian Blasjo and
James Nelson, Sturgeon Lake.
A full program of entertainment
and activity was enjoyed by these
club members from general assembly
in the morning until late at night A
long parade of members grouped by
counties paraded in front of the
grandstand on Tuesday evening.
The entire group were guests OF
the state fair management to the
grandstand performance Tuesd a y
evening and to an entertainment on
Wednesday evening when members
of the Minneapolis Civic and Com
merce Association were hosts to the
boys and girls and their county
leaders.
Askov American., 1943-09-09
County 4-H Clubs

A number of Pine County All Club
members were made happy with the
announcement of state fair honors
this week. No report has been issued
from the state office relative to the
placings of those who demonstrated
at ST. Paul.
Margaret Zalaznik of Pine City
a member of the Fast Freighters club
received blue ribbon honors in the
better grooming contest for girls and
represented the county as health
champion. Her placing in the health
contest has not been received.
Donna Berndt of Brook Beavers
club, Brook Park, received a blue
ribbon rating on her clothing exhibi.
Regina Jepsen of the Sandstone
Waves placed in the white ribbon
group of dress revue participants.
Marvin Larsen of the Ambitious
Willows received blue and red rib
bon awards for garden vegetables.
Clifford Kyro of the Flying Fort
resses club, Finlayson, won red rib
bon rating on his potato exhibit.
Wilford Zalaznik, Fast Freighters
club of Pine City, was Federation
delegate for Pine county while Gil
bert Townsend, Friesland Eskimos
was Farm Boys camp representative
Those who demonstrated at the fail
were Lorraine Fritz, Willow River
Askov American., 1943-09-09
Festival

Continued from Page -
to have the stock hauled to the fair
ground
Askov American., 1943-09-09

day evening of last week for Mrs.
Ed Belanger and Donald Youngberg.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Fleek and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Roy and Betty Ann, and
Mrs. Charles Youngberg and Irene
Miss Irene Youngberg visited Annie
Uhlir Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowis Jacobovitz of
st. Paul visited Mrs. Charles Uhlir
Monday afternoon.
The Misses Clarice and Florence
Tinka returned from st. Paul Sunday
after having spent the past week Wis
iting there. They were accompanied
back by Mr. and Mrs. L. Jacobovitz
who will spend few days visiting
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Arazim and fam
lily and Charles Uhlir visited at the
M. Smetak home Sunday afternoon.
Leonard Youngberg and boys called
at the c. Uhlir home Sunday.
Frank Brandle visited at the Philip
Brandle home Saturday.
Charles Uhlir and George visited
at the M. Arazim home Sunday even
ing.
Visitors at the Chas. Youngberg
home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Lindorff and Kenneth of Du-
luth, Gertrude Youngberg, Mrs. An
ma Hogman. and Mrs. Lindaul of
Minneapolis, Mr. Milton Olson, Steve
Music and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Stepan
and Joyce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Youngberg
and Donald and Mrs. Ed Belanger
and children and Irene Youngberg
were business callers in Pine City
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dostal and
family of Montana visited at the J.
Hrbek and M. AraZin homes Tuesday
of last week.
Askov American., 1943-09-09
Oak Lake

The Luther League will meet at
the home of Mrs. Anna Anderson and
George, Friday, September 10. Every
one welcome.
Lyle Husband from Bluffs, ILL.,, was
a supper guest at the Ross Barnett
home Friday evening.
George Anderson spent Sunday in
Duluth.
Dennis Anderson of Northfield
spent Monday night at his home here
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Barnett and
MIR. and Mrs. Albert Anderson were
Twin City visitors Sunday.
Dorothy Johnson spent Monday
evening at the Jim Fjosne home.
Wallace Fjosne is now in training
at school at San Diego, studying
to be radio operator in the service
Mrs. Bixler and sister, Rhoda Law
son of Webster, Wis, visited at M. F.
Brink home from last Thursday until
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Koecher and
children and Mr.. Ryberg spent Sum
day in Duluth. Mrs. Koecher and the
children stayed for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Norberg and
children of pBarnum and Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Eindbergh and Barbara
of Duluth and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Brandt and children Of Superior were
Sunday dinner guests at the c. E.
Anderson home.
c. E. Anderson spent several days
last week in Saltwater and the Twin
Cities.
Mrs. c. E. Anderson and Lyle and
Jerine visited. at the Roy Paulson
home Friday evening.
Mrs. Ted Jacobson and boys re-
turned to Duluth Monday after
spending the summer at Oak Lake.
Askov American., 1943-09-09
NickersOn

The Concordia Ladies' Aid will
meet at the church Tuesday, Septem-
ber IA. Everyone please bring some
thing for lunch.
Calvin Trester and Junior of Su-
perior visited at the Trester home
Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bohlin visited
Mrs. Bohlin Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Ahlm had
company at their cottage at Nett lake
Sunday.
Mrs. Peter Virgins spent a few
days in Duluth this week.
Mary Maken returned from Two
Harbors Monday after attending the
fair there.
Betty Casadont spent the Labor
day weekend at home.
Mrs. Stuart Macdonald and Mary
Ann returned Friday after spending
few days in Rush City.
The ice cream social held at the
Nickerson church Sunday afternoon
was well attended.
Mrs. Clifford Slower left for New
York Friday to join Mr.. Slower, who
is taking three-months course. II
he succeeds in it he will be an en-
gineer on a Pan American clipper
He is a second class petty officer
and has been an instructor at the
Navy Pier the past year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Berger called
at the Slower home Monday afternoon
Askov American., 1943-09-09
CrOningen

The Ladies' Aid will meet with
Mrs. Martin Ziegler Sunday, Septem-
Der IL. Church services will be held
at o'clock in connection with the
Ladies' Aid. All are cordially in
vited to attend.
Mrs. Jake Ploegar came home Mon
day from the Pine City hospital after
having stayed with her daughter,
Violet, who was ill. Violet is much
better at this writing and is expect
ed home the last of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Postma and
daughters, Mrs. H. Evjen, Mrs. L.
Bloom and granddaughter, Susann OF
California were Sunday dinner guests
at the Gerben Postma home at Sand
stone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kauppi and
Mrs. Mabel Pearson of Duluth were
weekend visitors at the Severt Hag
lin home.
Miss Fannie Ploegar of Sandstone
spent a weeks vacation at her par
entail home.
Miss Florence Haglin of Minneap-
oils spent Monday and Tuesday at
her parental home.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hawerth OF
Sandstone visited at the Ben Mel
son home Sunday.
Less Bloom of California visited al
the John Postma home Monday and
Tuesday. He was accompanied back
to Minneapolis by Mrs. Bloom to
visit relatives there before returning
to their home.