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Evening star., 1943-09-24
-Four German Cities
Hammered by RAF;;
81 Bombers Lost
Port of Mannheim and
Ludwieshoven Is Chief
Night Reid Toreet
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Sept. "a. = In their
second heavy blow in "a hours
against Nazi industrial and
transportation centers, a fleet of
big Raj bombers blasted four
German cities last night, heavily
bombing the twin cities of Mann
HEINZ -Ludwigshafen and hitting
Darmstadt, IS miles northeast
Of Mannheim, and Aachen, near
Cologne.
Thirty-two bombers failed to re-
turn.
The twin cities at the junction of
the Rhine and Nekar Rivers shud-
dered under the impact of $500 long
tons In IS minutes-17 tons a min
ute less than the record load dumped
on Hamburg-in a sequel to the
Wednesday night attack on Han
mover.
American Marauders carried the
latest big-scale aerial assault into
its third day with another daylight
raid on the Evreux- -Fauville Air
Base, As miles west of Paris, which
they also hit Wednesday. Today's
operation was the Marauders
seventh in seven days.
Other formations of bombers
crossed the coast during the early
afternoon.
Second Largest Inland Port.
1t was the second big attack in
less than three weeks on Mannheim
LudWigshafen. Germanys second
n
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Army 10 Free Plants
To Make Auto Tires
For Civilians Care
Goal Of 80. .o0o, 900
For Sales to Public
Next Yeor Is in Reoch
Star Staff Photo.

Rubber Director Bradley Dewey
announced today that the Army
had agreed to release for the
manufacture Of tires a number
Of rubber fabricating plants
which have been used for ord
nance work, thus making pos
sible attainment Of the goal to
produce 10000, 900 tires for civil
ians next year.
As result OF the Army's action
and cooperation by the rubber in.
dustry and labor to obtain more pro-
duction from existing rubber prod
ucts manufacturing facilities, Mr.
Dewey said the cost of expanding
the industry has been reduced from
a contemplated expenditure of $685.
100000 to less than $4,000. 900.
The Army Ordnance Department
took over number of tire plants In
the early days of the war effort for
manufacture of special ordnance
equipment. Mr. Dewey said the
Army had agreed to return a num-
ber of these plants to manufacture
of tires. He added that the United
States Rubber Co. plant at Eau
Claire, Wis, and the Kelly Spring
field plant at Cumberland, Md, were
two of those which will resume tire
production. .-
Mr. Dewey said tho ryhher ma NIL
featuring program has been worked
out so that 1t will not be necessary
to reduce any of the civilian pro-
gram employing new types of syn
thetic rubber, including manufacture
Of 30,000,00 tires next year. He said
synthetic rubber would be released
for making athletic equipment where
it was needed for the armed forces
or to maintain civilian morale
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Doughton Committee
Plans Hearing Monday
On New Revenue Bill
Chairman Hopes to
Limit Testimony to
Fresh Tax Sources
BY the Associated Press.

oS stHe ASsOCldUed fFesS.
Chairman Doughton announced
today the House Ways and Means
Committee would open public
hearings Monday, October 4, on
new general revenue legislation,
in response to the administra-
tons request for. additional bill
lions to finance the war.
1T is extremely important. he
said, that the revenue bill be
passed before the end of this year
to avoid retroactive taxation"
Representative Daughton said the
committee would not take up tech
nical and administrative changes in
the tax laws, adding ut will be nee
essary to postpone these to next
year when 1t is contemplated that
full tax revision will be under
taken
The hearings, he said, will be
given over to the problems of rails
ing additional revenue needed to
finance the war" The Treasury has
asked for $4,000, 900 900 in addition
to the present annual collection rate
of $38 900 900 600. but some members
of Congress have expressed doubt
that anything like that amount
could be raised without undue hard
ships on taxpayers. r-
Representative Knutson, Repub-
lican, OF Minnesota, minority
spokesman on the committee, agreed
with Chairman Doughton that
t e ch n cal and administrative
changes in the revenue law should
be by passed this year.
Representative Knutson expressed
confidence that new tax law could
be written before January l.
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Bureau of Sanitation
Promotions Probed
By Romspeek

An investigation Of alleged
partiality in promotions for
certain employees in the Bureau
of Sanitation under District
Health Officer George C. Ruhl-
and is being made by the
Ramspeck Civil Service Investi-
eating Committee of the House,
it was disclosed today.
George j. Shillito, assigned
to make the investigation for
the committee, said a study
thus far has substantiated the
complaints in half a dozen
cases. He said he has asked
Commissioner Mason for a list
of all appointments and promo
tions in the bureau since jan
uary, 1912.
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Guide for Readers
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. "a. -
The State, winding up it's case
against Walter Paul Harrison,
today asked the death sentence
for the former streetcar motor
man charged with murder in the
quarry drowning death of his
30-year -old wife, Mary Estelle
Harrison.
He ought to sit in the electric
chair" Commemorative Attorney
Charles E. Maurice told the jury in
his final argument of the case in
Richmond Hastings Court.
The prosecutor contended Harri-
sons actions had been "premedi-
tated and deliberate" and declared
the defendant made no attempt to
save his wife and four children after
a car in which they sat plunged into
a water-fllled quarry near the
Petersburg turnpike. The defense
contends this was accidental
Harrison's only surviving child
Sylvia Mae Harrison, Z, came into
the courtroom during a part Of Mr.
Maurice's speech, ran to her father
and embraced him. She later was
taken from the courtroom by her
aunt, Mrs. J. Z. Hammer.
Judge Willis c.. Pullam gave his
instructions to the jury 1t the con-
Evening star., 1943-09-24
DC. Bond Drive Reoches66 40
OF Goal; Series { Sales Pushed
Purchases Now Total $62,4o0, 600;
Iiberotor Club to Poy for PIune

Washington's Third War Loan
purchases through yesterday rose
to $62, ,400,0 900, or 66.4 per cent of
its $94,000,0 900 quota, the District
War Finance Committee an
nounced today. The national
total had climbed to $12, zoe, 900, :
600, with Treasury Secretary
Morgenthau fixing October Q as
the closing day OF the $4,000, !
100000 drive.
As the District reached the two
thirds mark, plans OF a "Liberator
Club" to raise $350,D00 in series Z
bonds for the purchase Of biber-
ator bomber began to achieve real
ity. Eight men, including Granville
Evening star., 1943-09-24
5TH ARMY OPENS FULL-SCALE NAPLES DRIVE
Berlin Reports
Sinking n Ships
| In Allied Convoy
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Sept. 24.-The Berlin
radio reported today that Ger
man submarines had made a
surprise attack on a heavily
escorted Allied convoy en- route
to America, sinking IL destroyers
and nine merchant ships total
ing 46,500 tons.
The German broadcast, which was
recorded by the Associated Press,
was unconfirmed by any Allied
source. but it recalled Prime Minister
Churchills statement in the House
of Commons Tuesday that an Allied
convoy was under attack at that
moment.
Mr.. Churchill made his statement
in disclosing that the Allies had not
lost single ship to enemy sub
marines in the North Atlantic in
the four months ending September
ia fact that later was confirmed
unofficially by the German radio.
In addition to the vessels which
the Germans reported today they
had sunk, they listed three destroy
ers as damaged and probably sunk
and two other merchant vessels as
hit,
Evening star., 1943-09-24
| Nelson's S WoistIine
only Sufferer in
| u. S. Production
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 24.-Donald
M. Nelson's British counterpart
said today there has been only
one "diminution in the produc-
ton effort of the United States
and Britain in the last year
and that had been In the
United States war production
chiefs waistline.
Capt. Oliver Lyttelton. Brit
ish Minister Of State in Charge
of Production, speaking jocu-
larly at a government dinner
honoring Mr.. Nelson, said the
chairman of the War PRODUCE
ton Board had lost weight due
to "a very stringent diet he
has imposed upon himself"
and added:
1T is the only line on Mr..
Nelson's graph which shows a
decline"
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Senators Plan to Open Hearings
On GoI|inger Hospital Monday
BushfieId Pledges
Full Inquiry on
All Accusations

The Senate subcommittee in
vestigating Gallinger Municipal
Hospital will start public hear
ings at 10 am. Monday, it was
announced today.
Senator Holman Republican, of
Oregon will preside as head of the
subcommittee. but the inquiry will
get under way with Senator Bush
field, Republican, of South Dakota,
examining witnesses on the charges
made in the report of the Control
Ter Generals Once, alleging irreg-
ularities in management and in
handling of property at the hos
pital. .... ....... ...
I'VE are going as far as is neces-
sary," said Senator Bushfield THE
charges made by the Controller
(see GAILiNGER, Rage A-2o3
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Senote Resolution Urqes
Free Philippines Now
,y the Associated Press.

bS inc ASSOCIATED fIeSS. ~
A resolution calling for immedi-
ate recognition of the Philippines
as private and self-governing ma
ton was introduced in the Senate
today by Chairman Tydings of the
Committee on Territories and Insu-
lar Affairs.
The legislation would authorize
the President to enter into negotia-
tions with the President of the Phil
ippine Commonwealth for proclaim
ing the independence of the Philip
pines not later than 80 days after
enactment of the resolution. Under
the Philippine Independence Act of
1884 the islands were to achieve full
control of their own affairs july
4. 1916. ......
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Russians Call Slain Nazi
Brutal Occupation Agent
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Sept 24-Tass Russian
news agency, today called Wilhelm
Won Kube, German commissioner
general of Occupied White Russia,
whose assassination Tuesday was an
nounced by the NaZis, "one of the
most brutal agents of the German
occupation regime and initiator Of
many murderous crimes"
Tass said Won Kube arrived in
Minsk, capital of white Russia, soon
after it's occupation in 1941 and de-
clared in a speech, I'VE must firmly
hold the rein"
The Soviet agency added that the
commissioner later boasted that un-
der his regime the Russian popula-
ton of Minsk had been reduced by
200, 1000 persons In less than a year.
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Illinois AFL Unions
Won't PMW Protected
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Sept. "a
The Illinois State Federation of La
Dor approved today resolution rec
ommending to the American FEEDER
alton of Labor that before John l..
Lewis United Mine Workers can be
readmitted to AFL membership the
rights and integrity of the Progress
sive Mine Workers of America must
be fully safeguarded.
Lloyd A. Thrush, PMW president,
told delegates to the annual conven-
zion his organization strongly op-
posed readmission of Mr.. Lewis to
AFL ranks, but welcomed members
of the UNIV" He said the right
and proper way" for them to return
was through PMW membership.
Evening star., 1943-09-24

Guide, president Of the Washington
Board of Trade, bought 81 900 series
E bonds to start the movement de-
signed to revive tagging District
sales. Other purchasers were E.
Barrett Prettyman, Edgar Morris,
Maj. Henry M. Cunningham, Clar-
ence w. Gosnell. H. L. Rust, jr.;
William q. Richards and K. H
Berkeley.
In a ceremony on the Washington
Monument Grounds, beside the Lib
orator bomber being exhibited there
several OF the 81 900 checks were
handed to Brig. Gen. William E
Hall, deputy chief of air staff. Gen
Hall praised the move and turned
(See WAR BONDS, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Germans Admit
Abandoning Of
kuban Positions
Russian Forces in
North Within Gun
Ronee Of SmoIensk
BULLETIN.

LONDON R. Russian
forces, sweeping down from
the north to flank Smolensk,
captured the town of Korelyi,
seven miles to the northeast,
the Soviet high command an.
nounced today.
The Russians also said their
troops had pushed forward in
the Kuban Peninsula and ad-
vanced as much as IL miles in
the Dnepropetrovsk region at
the great bend of the Dnieper
River.
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. "a. - German
forces are abandoning their
Kuban bridgehead in the Cau-
casus, the Berlin radio an
nounced today as advancing
Russian troops threatened to
engulf Nazi positions along the
lower Dnieper and still farther
north moved within artillery
range of Smolensk.
In a broadcast recorded by Reu-
ters, the Nazi Transocean news
agency said.
'The Germans are Systematically
evacuating heavy equipment, i'm
portant installations and civilians
from the Kuban bridgehead."
This German admission followed
by some 36 hours a Russian an
nouncement of the capture of
Anapa, the last Black Sea port held
by the Nazis on the Taman PENN
sula.
Meanwhile, as a result of steady
Russian advances in the kiev sector,
the situation of the German forces
along the bend OF the Lower Dnieper
appeared to be growing more critical
by the hour sAs
Reach Dnieper in Force.
Moscow dispatches said the Soviet
Army had reached the Dnieper in
force. not only through Novomos-
kovsk in the Lower Ukraine in the
drive from fallen Poltava, but at
other points as well.
The German high command said
the Russians already were making
heavy thrusts in efforts to cross the
Dnieper, but declared they were re-
pulsed. The high command itself
said nothing of the evacuation of
the Kuban bridgehead
(The British radio, quoting
reports from Moscow, declared
the Russians were 80 close to the
Dnieper River at some points
that they can she'll enemy posi-
tions on the other side, CHS said.
Russian. spearheads, the broad
cast added, have blasted through
the outer defenses of Kiev to
within 10 miles of the Ukrainian
capital, capture of which would
unhinge the entire German de-
fense system based on the Dnie-
per Valley0
Kiev itself was in imminent danger
from Russian columns operating to
both north and south. A Moscow
(See RUSSIA, Page A-20)
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Los Angeles Hit
ByTransit5trike;
Roosevelt Acts
Sets Up Three-Mon
Emergency Board
In Wage Dispute
~ the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24.-Pas-
senger traffic on the Pacific Elec-
tries railway and bus lines serv-
Ing Los Angeles and SIS other
Southern California communi-
:. vas stopped today by strike
of more than 1000 operating en-
ployes. but quantities of freight
we're reported moving to plants
in this highly war-industrialized
area.
T. l.. Wagenbach, assistant gen.
: eral superintendent of the lines,
estimated that freight movements
during the first seven hours of the
strike approximated 10 per cent Of
normal.
Two mail trains left the main
terminal early this morning, man
ned by nonstriking crews, and
freight trains left on schedule from
several yards, Mr.. Wagenbach said.
There we're no reports of violence.
Because private cars came to the
rescue, early reports from defense
plants indicated no appreciable in
crease of absences.
TN Washington, the White
House this morning announced a
three man special emergency
board to consider the wage
dispute, but said the board will
not begin consideration of the
case as long as the employees are
out on strike.
tElwyn r. Shaw, former chief
justice of the Illinois Supreme
Court, was named head of the
board Richard F. Mitchell, former
chief judge of the Iowa Supreme
Court and Walter C. Clephane,
Washington attorney, are the
other members.)
Military authorities watched the
situation closely. Three Army officers
conferred at length with Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen officials
during the night and asked how
long the union proposed to continue
the strike for wage increase. They
were told no definite period had
been recided on. There were reports
that the Government might take
over the tiedup lines, but there was
no official confirmation.
Armed guards were posted on all
terminal stations, electric cars and
buses, and cordons of police were de-
ployed strategically to prevent vio-
lence as the lines mile passen-
ger freight service connecting Los
Angeles and SIS surrounding commu-
mites, including the busy war plant
harhor areas, faced complete
paralysis
Strike Hits War Workers.
Meantime, Army and Navy au-
thorities proceeded with plans to
move as much war freight as posi-
BILE with their own vehicles. Air
craft and other war plant operators
drafted their trucks into service to
{See RAIL STRIKE. Page ABB
Evening star., 1943-09-24
.Nazi Evacuation
Planes DoWned
off Corsica
3 More Towns Token
By Advancing U. S.
And British Forces
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Sept. 24.-The
American 5th Army has launched
a full-scale offensive against
German mountain positions
guarding the route to Naples, 1t
was announced today, while Raj
Beaufighters intercepted Nazi
air fleet trying to eyacuate enemy
forces from Corsica and shot
down seven transport planes.
The enemy also has been pressed
farther back toward the n0rtheast-
ern corner of the island, it was an
nounced
An Allied air communique told Of
the shooting down Of the German
planes in these words:
Three separate tair) attacks were
made against the tplane) trans
ports, some of which were Junkers
SIS and some Savolia Marchetti-82s.
THE first destroyed all three of q
formation. The second two out OF
six. The third brought two out
Of flve down in flames.
"At other times during the day
several score enemy transports were
observed making an evacuation trip
and on the sea large number of
small boats we're seen by reconnais-
sance aircraft
Three Towns Captured.
A communique from Gen. Dwight
d. Eisenhowers headquarters said
the 5th Army had captured Oliveto-
Citra, "a miles east of Salerno, while
Matera, SO miles northwest of
laramie, had been captured on the
British 9th Army front.
An official announcement said
Altamura, a miles northwest of
Taranto and 10 miles north Of
Matera, also had been taken.
The drive against Naples, Italys i
second greatest port, was launched
while the Germans were reported
engaged in large-scale demolitions.
apparently with the idea of making
the harbor installations useless
when the Allies occupy the city.
(The Allied-controlled Palermo
radio, in a broadcast reported
today to the Office of War Infor-
nation, said Italians escaping
from Naples reported residents of
the city were battling Germans
| in the streets, firing at the enemy
| from the windows of their homes
| or using stones If without fire.
| arms.
C"Citizens who rebel are shot
without any inquiry by the Ger
man officials" the broadcast
said Numerous Italian officers
and soldiers have also been shot
on grounds of -collabora-
tion.")
Heavy Opposition.
Driving northward into strongly
defended positions, Gen. Clark's
troops encountered heavy artillery
and mortar opposition as well as
minefields, and a spokesman said
they were making slow progress
''The fighting is bitter and severe"
he said.
THE enemy obviously intends to
hold onto Naples as long as pos
sible"
The attack, which had been in full
progress since dawn yesterday, also
was supported strongly by artillery
and mortars.
While Gen. Clark threw nearly his
full strength into the ferocious at
tack, the Germans were forced to
concentrate almost entirely in that
area and the British 9th Army in
, lSee ITALY. Page A-2nl
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Berlin Dispatch Reports
Herrioi's Death in France
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24-The Fin
nish radio, quoting the Swedish
newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, said
today the former French Premier
Edouard Herriot had died in sana-
torium in the south of France"
The broadcast, recorded by United
States Government monitors, said
the Svenska Dagbladet carried the
report of Herriot's death in a dis
patch from Berlin.
Early In September, the Nazis an
nounced Herriot had fallen incur
ably. III of mental ailment and was
confined to a sanatoriurn. q
Evening star., 1943-09-24
War Costs Irish FomiIy
IL of Its Is Members

BY the Associated Press.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland
Sept. 24-One Belfast family lost Il
of its 13 members in the war.
In an air raid in l94l the father
mother, six brothers, a sister and
her husband and child were killed
Today, one of the two surviving
brothers, Able Seaman Henry
Clarke. was reported missing and
presumed lost at sea.
The surviving brother is a wal
worker.
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Nozis Claim lonion Isle

LONDON, Sept. "a (P).-The Ger
man news agency DNB broadcast to-
day that German troops had cap
tured the Island of Cephalonia, in
the Ionian Sea of the west coast of
Greece. 1t reported hard fighting
against numerically superior Ba-
doglio troops.
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Todoy's Home Runs

American League.
Trout, Detroit, 9th inning.
National League.
Mead. New York, I'd inning.
Cavaretta, Chicago, Sd inning.
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Major League Games
AMERICAN LEAGUE,

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Boston-First Game
Cleveland - 900 600 900 % 20
Boston ----- 900 900 600 IL 90
Batteries-Klieman and Rosar; Dobson
and Doyle.
At New York
Detroit ----- 600 900 no 81
New York 900 0O1 600 S 0
Batteries-Trout and Richards, Wens-
loft, Murphy and Dickey.
At Philadelphia
Chicago -.- 200 100 0O0-
Philadelphia 100 OO2 90 -
Batteries-Dietrich and fresh; Flores
(Only Games.)
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Cincinnati
New York - O4O 900 90
Cincinnati 02O 900 O3
Batteries-!Eisehsr and Mancuso; Starr,
Heusser and Mueller.
At st. Louis
Brooklyn 49, 900 900
st. Louis 020 03O
Batteries--Davis and Oweni Lanier and
". Cooper.
At Chicago
Philadelphia 400 0
Chicago - 202
Batteries-Lee and Seminick; Erickson,
Derrinser and Holm.
(Only Games.)
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Late News Bulletins


II0ttefbUck Sentenced to Die December TO
LEESBURG, Va. (speciaD.-Judge j. H. R. Alexander of
Loudoun County Circuit Court today denied motion
aside the rstdegree murder conviction of William
Claerbuck and fixed December the date his
ton Defense counsel Immediately the would
be appealed to the Virginia State Supreme Court.
Earlier Story Page A-4)
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Roosevelt Names Procurement Board

Declaring that the critical shortages in material and
manpower make it necessary to keep waste to minimum,
President Roosevelt this afternoon creation
committee of Army and Navy officials who will keep check
the creation of
sary surpuses War Mobilization Director Byrnes making
public the plan at conference expressed conviction
that it would result in cash savings -. ,-.at
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Rockefeller Strikers Threaten to Leave

NEW YORK t49.-S Striking Rockefeller Center mainte-
employees voted today seek other Jobs unless the
settled their dispute the discharge several
charwomen by 10 tomorrow.
Pickets appeared in front of the buildings Yesterdays
congestion of tenants waiting for elevators gone
Earlier Story Page BAD -
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Nelson Tells British of u. S. Production

LONDON l4'-Donald M. Nelson, War Production Board
chairman told the British tonight produc
ton this year would be at least half times
bned output of Germany and and probably
would be great.
Evening star., 1943-09-24

(See RAIDS, Page A-2O.)
Evening star., 1943-09-24
u. S. to Move Interned Vichy Diplomats

The State Department announced today that former
French Ambassador CASTOR HenryHaye official
personnel nterned at the Hershey Hotel Hershey
will be transferred the Three Hills Hotel at Warm
Springs, Va.
Evening star., 1943-09-24

tSee ITALY, Page A-20)
Evening star., 1943-09-24

tSee RAIL STRIKE, Page ABB
Evening star., 1943-09-24
Weather Report

Temperatures today-Highest IS, at $50 pm:
lowest S4, at ais am, Observation-Disclosures, 49,
at 4;45 pm; lowest, 81, at 1:59 pm. Full re-
port on page A-20.
United States w.srer bureau Report