davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Judge Bentley 10 Address
CDV0 Service Directors

Judge Fay Bentley of the Juvenile
Court will address more than 100
directors of civilian services at 2
pm. tomorrow at the Civilian De-
fense Volunteer Office. 1924 F street
NV, Mrs. Harry S. Bernton, chief
of the CDVO, announced today.
Other speakers, who will discuss
plans to use most effectively the
$4,000 volunteers registered with
CDVO. are Miss Dorothea Sullivan,
head of the school of social service
at Catholic University; Miss Clara
L. NoyeS. director of war bond sales
for the First Federal Loan & Saw
lngs Association, and Mrs. Lillian R.
Dotson, director of Southwest Com
munity House.
Groups to be represented at the
conference will include USO clubs
and other service organizations. Red
Cross training committees. Office OF
Civilian Defense protective services,
Office of Price Administration ra-
ton board staff clerks and welfare
agencies, the announcement said.
Mrs. Bernton and CDVO staff
members will lead the general dis
cussion.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Italian Black Market
Dealing in u. 5. Army
Goods Is Smashed
Number of American
Soldiers and Truck
Drivers Arrested
BY the Associated Press.

NAPLES, Nov. 30.-A soldiers
purchase of dozen bottles of
cheap wine led today to the ar
rest of what police believe are
the key men in an Italian black
market ring which has been
dealing mainly in American
Army rations, tires, gasoline and
other articles valued at thou
sands of dollars.
An undisclosed number Of Amer
lean soldiers and military truck
drivers also have been arrested.
The sale of Government property
to Italians has been under investi-
CATION for more than a month. AL
lied military government inspectors
working with the italian police
made some arrests in what was OBJ
viously an organized ring, but they
were unable to track down the heads
of the organization.
Wine Tasted a Bit Odd.
Over the week end British soldier
went into small shop and bought a
dozen bottles of wine.
He told AMG police he thought
the price was exorbitant and the
wine tasted "a bit odd An analysis
showed that the wine was one of the
cheapest known brands and that it
had been bolstered with methylated
sirup.
The soldier led an inspector back
to the shop. They found it COM
pletely stocked with the labels for
virtually every Well-knoWn brand of
wine and spirits in existence. as well
as bottles, corks and leadfoil caps.
Barrels of chemicals and adul-
terants were found in the "bottling
room"
The owner and some workmen
were arrested. Under questioning,
they admitted that the shop was
part of black market ring. The
proprietor offered to lead AMG DO
lice to something more important"
He did.
Storehouses Stocked.
Three small storehouses stocked
with cases of American Army ra-
tions, gasoline, shoes, clothing, white
flour and various types of mechan-
lcal equipment were found. Three
trucks worked all day yesterday re-
moving the articles.
In the meantime, the Italians who
are believed to have headed the ring
were located and arrested. They
said they had bought the goods in
small quantities at time from
Army truck drivers.
The truck drivers face a court
martial.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Peace Move Rumors
Called Axis Propaganda
By JOHN M, HIGHTOWER
AssocIated Press Staff Writer.

Talk of German peace over
lures was viewed here today as
indicating that Nazi leaders
have launched a propaganda Of
fensive to counter the expected
big news from a conference of
President Roosevelt, Prime Min
lister Churchill and Premier
Stain.
This meeting, which probably also
involves discussions with General
issimo Chang Kai-shek, may be
current now; at least Washington
and London, after days of tenta-
tive guessing, now take it for
granted that if 1t has not already
been held it must be at hand.
The agreements which may be
announced by the big three of the
European war must be of utmost
concern to the Nazis because of
their effect on the next crucial
months of the conflict. During
those months Germany, while devoid
of all hope of victory, may still try
for peace short of unconditional
surrender.
In the meantime, as some OBJ
servers here see the situation, the
Nazis can be expected to use all the
wiles of their propaganda machine
to stave off utter defeat and to
create as much confusion as pos
sible in Allied ranks. Secretary of
State Hull put the peace talk in
this category yesterday by saying
1t is intended to cause overconfi-
dence in the Allied camp and thus
impair the war effort.
Others, seeking an explanation
of the timing of the latest wave of
rumors from such neutral sources
as Bern and Stockholm, linked
them directly with the Allied
parley.
They argued that if the Germans
could get the Allied peoples to
hoping seriously for peace rather
than concentrating on complete vic
tory they might expect to offset
somewhat the results of the confer
ence
One of the most talked-of sub
jects on which some announcement
may be made is just what uncondi-
tional surrender would mean not
only to the people of Germany but
also to the populations of Axis
dominated countries such as those
in the Balkans. Some political ex-
perts feel that timely appeal to
the dominated peoples, now that the
Russian armies are approaching so
close to their borders may help
bring about their surrender.
Might Hasten Collapse.
Similarly, it has been suggested
In dispatches from London that an
Allied statement to the German
people, backed by Roosevelt, Church.
III and Stain, might hasten the
internal collapse of the Reich, espe-
cially since it would implement the
(See CONFERENCE. Page A-14D
Evening star., 1943-11-30
laps Enter Changteh;
Street Fights Persist
Chun9kine Reports Fresh
Troops Closing on Foe
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3O.-Japanese
forces, under cover of artillery fire
and aerial bombardment, have
broken into the Human city of
Changteh, the Chinese communioue
AS broadcast by the Chungking radio
said today.
The communique, recorded by the
Federal Communications Commits.
sion, said the enemy entered the CITY
yesterday afternoon through the
east and north gates, but the Chi.
nese garrison was continuing to re.
sist the invaders in hand-to- -hanc
street fighting, which produced high
casualties on both sides.
The Chinese high command, how.
ever, said fresh Chinese troops were
rapidly closing in on the japanese
in that area, vital to the defense OF
China's 'rice bowl"
Chinese war planes are givins
effective assistance to the defenders
sinking number of enemy river
craft and straflng enemy concen.
trations," the broadcast added.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
War Food Chief Jones
Tells Senators OF Plan
To Boost Corn Price
Upward Revision Aimed
To Put Livestock Feed
In Shortage Districts

War Food Administrator Mar
vim Jones said today that the
Government will announce
within a few days an upward
revision in the ceiling price OF
corn-a move advocated by
farmers for months as means
OF getting livestock feed into
shortage areas.
Mr.. Jones made the statement to
a group of Senators from the corn
belt, called together to discuss the
corn problem. 1t was the first Off
cial confirmation that the Office of
Price Administration is about to
take such action.
Requests from farm sources that
the corn ceiling be raised until now
have been opposed by the OPA on
the ground that the boost would be
another breach in the President S
hold Line order.
The VIA has been working with
OPA in an attempt to fix a new
ceiling on corn, "and WA feels it
Will be necessary to have revision
-upWard-in the price" Mr.. Jones
today told the group of 13 Senators
Undecided on Ceiling.
Mr.. Jones did not disclose the new
ceiling price, though he asked Sena-
tors for their opinions of fair price
Their estimates ranged from SLIT to
S1.28 bushel on the farm. The
present ceiling on corn is SLOT a
bushel at Chicago.
The administrator warned that
even though the Government raises
the ceiling price. there would still
not be enough feed available for the
Evening star., 1943-11-30
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-Both Toxic
and Berlin propagandists have been
putting out stories explaining to
foreign audiences how each of the
two major Axis partners is aiding
the other by diverting Allied mill
tary strength, but a high official of
the japanese Information Board has
told the japanese people that 1--WE
must fight the war by ourselves, ~
the Office of War Information said
today.
The Nazi Transocean Agency de-
clared in a wireless dispatch to the
United States Yesterday that Ger
man operations in the Mediter-
ranean had helped the Japanese by
withholding the British Fleet from
Indian waters" and the Toxic radio
told Latin America that japanese
activities in the Pacific had per-
mitted the Germans to recapture
the strategic Greek bases"
Meanwhile, however, Chief Muto
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Dealers May Cut Points
On Food Likely 10 Spoil
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Canned, frozen and dried rationed
foods may be sold at reduced point
values if there is imminent danger
of spoilage and prices are cut at
least Is per cent. the Office of Price
Administration ruled today.
OPA described the provision. ef-
fective Saturday, as an emergency
measure designed to conserve these
foods which might be lost if not
moved into consumer channels
quickly
Ration point values may be cut
Is per cent when there is a similar
price reduction, and proportionately
more when the price is cut further.
If the reduction is at least so per
cent, the items may be sold point
free.
Today's action extends a policy
which has been in effect for fresh
meat since the early days of ra-
tioning.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
|Cut Expected
lin Beef, Veal,
Lamb Points
Grapefruit Juice,
Pork and Beuns
May Be Unrutioned
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

A general reduction in ration
point values of beef, veal, lamb
and mutton is expected to be
announced tonight by Price Ad-
ministrator Chester Bowles in
his weekly broadcast over the
Blue Network.
Mr.. Bowles, it was said, also will
announce that canned grapefruit
juice and pork and beans will be
made point free for the December
rationing period.
While it was understood Mr..
BoWles will not state specifically how
great a reduction will be made in
| the meat point values, other officials
said all beef, veal, lamb and mutton
items will be reduced from one to
three points. The action will in
crease considerably the per-person
ration allowance of meats.
Civilian Meat Supply Increases.
A decided increase in meat supplies
available to civilians has led OPA to
reduce point values in the next
ration period. Two weeks ago all
pork cuts were reduced two points
a pound because of the greatly in
creased marketing of hogs.
Rationing officials said increased
marketings of other food animals
led to the decision to reduce the
values of other meats.
Table to Be Issued Later.
The official OPA ration point table
for December in the meats-fats-
cheese program will be made public
later this week. The table will show
specifically how much each cut Is
to be reduced in point value.
Canned grapefruit juice and pork
and beans. it was said. are to be
made point free because Supplies Of
the commodities have been piling up
in Gamers warehouses. That move,
like the reduction in point values
OF meat, probably will last only for
the December ration period.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Notice to Readers
And Advertisers

The Star regrets the necessity of further limiting
the amount of advertising in order that full coverage
OF the news and features may be maintained.
Beginning at once, all advertisers are requested to
reduce their advertising in The Star by an additional
per cent and above the present per cent making
total reduction of is per cent compared with Decem-
ber 1912.
This is made necessary to prevent more drastic
reduction after January /, when new orders of the
War Production Board go into effect further restricting
the use of newsprint paper
Any saving made by The Star in the allowable use
OF paper during December will be used in the first
quarter of next to Offset far possible the 1914
reduction,
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Landon, Here 10 See
Party Chiefs, Predict,
COP Victory in 1914
Denies 'Stop-WiIIkie'
Mission; Will Speak
At Dinner Tonight
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

Declaring his confidence in a
Republican presidential victory
next year, former Gov. Alf Lam
don of Kansas arrived here today
for a week of conference with
COP leaders.
The Republican 1886 standard
bearer said the recent elections in
New York. Kentucky, Connecticut
and New Jersey and in many mu-
inequalities indicated clearly that
the people wanted a change.
Mr.. Landon was asked if he were
here on stop Willkie" mission.
| Il am not here TO stop any one, y
he replied. What I want to see is
the selection of a good candidate for
the presidency by the Republican
party. Such a candidate first of all
must be an able chief executive.
The second requisite is that he shall
be candidate who can be elected. y
Mr.. Landon was asked. too,
whether Gen. Douglas Macarthur
was well regarded as a presidential
possibility in the Middle West. He
replied that the various, polls of
public sentiment showed that there
was good deal OF support for Gen.
Mac Arthur.
The people in Kansas are not
worried over the war, he said
adding, They are determined to
win the war and expect to win
| Mr.. Landon will speak tonight at
dinner given by the freshmen Re-
publican representatives. Wendell
L. Willkie talked to the COP House
group several weeks ago.
Mr. Landon was a guest of SEN
ator Capper, Republican. of Kansas
at a luncheon at the Capitol today
Members of the Kansas delegation
in Congress and several Republican
leaders were invited to meet him.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Senators Reluctant to Grant
Tax Boost Sought by Treasury
Can't See Way Clear to Increase Burden
On Families Which Have Fixed Incomes

the fixed income" families that live
on pensions, annuities and other
incomes that have not gone up be-
cause of the war.
Randolph Paul, Treasury tax ex-
pert, suggested that a postwar credit
be set up in the income tax law so
that those persons whose incomes
have remained fixed could antici-
pate the credit and deduct it from
their current taxes. He made the
same suggestion to the House Ways
and Means Committee, but the idea
was rejected when the House passed
a s2,l40,000 900 revenue bill, which
is now before the Senate committee.
Russ Nixon, a spokesman for the
United Electrical, Radio and Ma
fSea TAYES Dooo A1dN
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Roosevelt Churchill Chang a|ks
Completed Lisbon Report Says;
9Th Army Gains 4 Miles in |ta|y
Leaders Are Said
To Be En- Route
To Meet Stain
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-Reuters,
the British news agency, today
received a dispatch datelined
Lisbon which said "it is known
here definitely" that President
RooSe welt, Prime Minister
Churchill and President Chang
Kai-shek have completed a long
conference in Cairo and are now
en- route to Iran (PerSia) to
meet Premier Stain.
An Associated Press dispatch from
London said this Reuters dispatch
was not distributed by Reuters in
Britain. However, it was transmit
ted through London and reached
New York by normal radio trans
mission.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
picture on PAGE A-6.)

President Roosevelt today ap-
pointed 1t. Gen. Alexander A
Vandegrift to succeed 1t. Gen
Thomas Holcomb as comman-
dant of the Marine Corps, effec-
tive January /.
Announcement of the appoint
ment was made by Secretary OF Navy
Knox at marine headquarters. Gen
Vandegrift recently returned from
the South Pacific, where he distin-
guished himself by his able direction
of marine assault forces on Guadal-
canal.
Nothing I have done as Secretary
OF Navy has given me greater per-
sonal satisfaction than to announce
the appointment of Gen. Vandegrift
as commandant of the Marine
Corps" Mr.. Knox said.
Gen. Vandegrift won the right to
promotion on the battlefield. He has
Evening star., 1943-11-30
u. S. Flyers Raid Jops
West of SoIween River
Py the Associated Press.

Py the ASSoclated Press.
CHUNGKING, Nov. 3o.-Ameri-
can f1ghter-bombers, operating in
support of Chinese forces battling
the Japanese in Southwestern Yum
nan Province, attacked enemy posi-
tions west of the Salween River
Sunday, a communique from head
quarters of the United States 14th
Air Force announced today.
At the same time, the announce
ment said, fighters attacked the
japanese airdrome at Luang Pra-
bang, in French Indo-China, and
medium bombers sank an enemy
freighter in the Gulf of Tonkin, of
the IndO-China coast.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Soviet Armies Drive
Steadily Westward
In Six Sectors
Russian Speorheods
Now II Miles From
ZhIobin, Nozi Base
BY HENRY C. CASSIDY.

MOSCOW, Nov. 3O.-Russiar
armies rolled steadily westward
in six sectors of the long from
today-three in White Russia
and three in the Ukraine-dog.
gedly battering their way
through forests, swamps ane
plains densely spotted with
heavily fortified German defense
works.
Greatest progress was reported il
the zhlobin sector northwest O
captured Gomel, where Gen. Con
stantine Rokossovsky's troops wer.
convsrging in a pincers movemen
on that rail hub and fortress guard
ing the Gomel escape gap.
A Russian communique said Rec
Army spearheads had captured
Stryeshin, II miles south of Zhlo
bin and had seized 40 villages in {
smashing drive from the west to-
ward that strategic enemy base.
"a Reuters dispatch from Mos
COW to London said another Soviet
column had plunged farther west
to point Is miles south of
Bobruisk, 35 miles northwest of
Zhlobin on the Gomel- -Minsk
railway
Other Soviet Advances.
Other advances were recorded ir
the Berezina and Pripet River val.
leys west Of the Dnieper River, the
bulletin said.
Eight hundred Germans were re-
ported killed as the Russians surgeC
forward in this area, stabbing close,
10 the enemy supply system while
the Nazis steadily retreated toward
the old Polish border.
More than 200 miles to the south
IN the great bend of the Dnieper
another Russian army launched 8
renewed drive on the west bank O.
the river between Kiev and Kre.
menchug. The charge drove the
Germans back miles west O.
Cherkasy, l,500 Nazis fell before the
Red Army guns, the communiout
announced, and Soviet troon,
stormed into Russkaya-Polyana anc
TOUR other towns, including Dube.
yeVka, near the rail junction O,
Smela. "
(Russian forces have pierced
the German defense lines at
Cnerkasy to establish a bridge
head on the Dnieper River and
nave reduced to less than 5 miles
IN width the corridor linking the
Nazl garrison within the city and
German forces holding the area
between Cherkasy and Kremen-
chug, a Reuters dispatch from
MOSCOW to London said today.)
Soviet Enemy Losses.
Other Soviet columns were on th,
move southwest of Dnepropetrovs,
and below Kremenchug, infictins
severe manpoWer losses on tn,
enemy and capturing much valuable
war materal. Red Army airmen sho
down "a German planes and bombed
concentrations of troops and train
at Apostolova, the communiuue said
In the bitterly contested Kie,
bulge, Gen. Nikolai Vatutin's Is
Ukrainian Army hurled back heav,
new German attacks north and cas-
of Zhitomir.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Snow Detours Capital,
Falls in VIRGINIA Area

The light snow promised WASH
ington early today made U-turn
and skipped the city entirely, the
Weather Bureau reported, but fell
within 100-mile radius of the
city.
Snow was reported at Richmond
Norfolk and Gordonsville, Va, the
latter about 100 miles south by
southwest of here, but it was hardly
enough to cover a postage stamp.
The Weather Bureau said today
would be slightly cloudy, with con-
tinued cold through the night. Low
est temperature tonight will be near
| freezing. Tomorrow is expected to
be fair and slightly warmer.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
All Allied Ship Losses
Now Replaced, Knox SAYS

BY the Associated Press.
The United Nations have made
good all merchant ship tonnage
losses since the start of the Eu-
ropean war, Secretary of the Navy
Knox said today.
This point in shipbuilding prog
ress, Mr.. Knox said, was reached on
Thanksgiving Day. He gave no fig
ures, but said the tonnage losses
were from all causes-submarines,
attacks from the air and all other
types.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
BY .he Associated Press.

BY me Associated Press.
Senate Finance Committee
members searched today for a
means of taxing War-inflated
wages without dipping further
into the purses of families whose
earnings haven't kept abreast of
the cost of living.
Treasury officials-fighting for
s1O,500 10000 in new taxes, despite
the Houses action in cutting their
demands to a fifth of that amount,
pointed to rising national income
figures as evidence that the coun-
try can pay the taxes.
But committee members were
openly concerned that efforts to tax
war wages would hit just as hard
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Italian Puppet Regime
To Seize Jews Art
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
LONDON, Nov. 30.-The Berlin
radio broadcast Rome dispatch
today saying that the Fascist Re-
publican government had decreed
the confscation of all art objects in
Jewish possession in the part of
Italy it controls.
Jews were directed to register
their art treasures before December
5 or face "confiscation without COM
penSation," the broadcast said.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Slight Advance
Registered by
y. S. Forces

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Al
glerS, Nov. 30.-The British 9Th
Army has broken into the main
defenSeS of the German winter
line In Eastern Italy in a 4-mile
advance north of the Sangro
River and has Widened its bridge
head over the flooded stream to
II miles, Allied headquarters an
nounced today.
In SO hours of continuous day
and night fighting, Gen. Sir Bernard
l.. Montgomery's forces captured
portions of the vital Sangro ridge
northwest of the river and routed
the Nazis from the town of Mez-
zagrogna.
simultaneously, American units of
the 5th Army fought their way
forward one mile through blistering
enemy shellfire to occupy the town
OF Caselnuovo, northwest of Mon
taquila.
In the advance up the Sangrc
ridge, which rises $50 to 1000 feet
above the river valley, the frontal
assault of the British, New Zealand
and Indian troops under Gen. Mont
gomery was supported by deadly ar
tillery and aerial bombardment
This bombardment in itself was al
most sufficient to make the Ger
mans defense system in this section
crumble.
The advancing British captured
numerous prisoners from the Ger
man 65th Infantry Division who
were described as bomb happy, -
indicating they were shocked and
demoralized from the heavy bomb
ing and shelling.
After taking MeZzagrogna the 9Th
Army hammered away in the direc-
ton of Romagnoli at the extreme
south end of the ridge and north
toward Fossacesia at the northeast
ern end of the ridge.
During this surge onto higher
ground the little villages of Mar
cantonio, Basilo. Marcuccia, Casone.
Coco, Marcono and San Onofsia
were overrun.
Situation Inland Is Quiet.
Farther inland the situation
around the second bridgehead across
the Sangro River near Archi was
reported generally quiet and Gen
Montgomery's headquarters gave no
intimation whether the enemy's i'm
portant supply road along the river
in that sector had been cut.
On the 5th Army front heavy
fighting by the Americans during
the last 48 hours continued around
the Falconara Mountain, where
Castelnuovo was occupied. Enemy
artillery bombardments increased
there and on other sectors.
Allied aircraft joined in the blows
at the Germans mountain entrench-
ments and other installations and
also extended their operations to
include an air attack on the Yugo-
slav city Of Sarajevo. where the as
sassinatiOn of Archduke Ferdinand
and his wife in 1914 touched off the
World War.
American B-25 Mitchell bombers
made the Sarajevo raid. overcoming
a barrier of clouds to hit an ex-
plosives factory. enemy barracks and
transport repair shop,
American Flying Fortresses and
B-26's delivered a heavy attack on
the airport and railroad yards at
lSee ITALY Page A.l4l
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Churchill, SO Today,
Working as Usual

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 30.-Prime Minister
Churchill celebrated his 69th birth
day today, and spokesmen at No. 10
Downing street, his official residence
said he was working as usual"
No ceremonies were planned in
London for the Prime Minister'S an.
niversary.