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Evening star., 1943-08-18

fact that the large scale American
operations occurred on the ami
versary was Just = coincidence. He
clearly was elated, however, by the
success of the shuttle raid.
Germany is wide open," he said,
explaining that the shuttle service
was still In the strategic" stage
inasmuch rs the bombers were
aiming at Axis industries rather
than at the enemy itself.
Not Part Of Invasion Pattern.
He declared the recent intense
attacks on enemy airfields In Ger
many and Occupied Europe were
not part Of an invasion pattern but
rather an attempt TO eliminate any
opposition to Allied operations by
Axis fighter planes.
Once this Is achieved. he ex-
planned. we can move from the
strategic aerial stage to the tac-
background -gaining-stage over
night" He saw this possible before
many months because inroads upon
enemy aircraft have been so great
In the Fortress attack on the air
nelds In Southern France heavy
bombs were dropped across a group
OF $50 German warplanes.
Two Flying FortreSses were lost
out Of the big African basel force.
The crews Of the Flying Fortresses
said they saw only six German
lighters over Marseille, but en-
countered heavy fax.
The loads Of big augmentation
bombs aimed by precision bonn
bardiers exploded among the parked
aircraft, sending q storm of steel
through the close packed mass and
causing what even cautiously
phrased offlcial reports said was
heavy damage"
Other big bombs broke through
the hangers and administrat ton
buildings. causing huge nres.
Evening star., 1943-08-18

mentator disclosed in describing this
period As typical Of how closely CO.
ordinated are the around the clock
attacks that now can be thrown into
Europe.
He said the Fortress attacks from
Africa against the airfields in South
ern France while the Britain based
Fortresses were bombing deep in
Germany was 4 splendid illustra ton
Of the simultaneous attacks which
We now are able to deliver from two
sides against Europe"
To meet this pattern Of attack. he
said the German Air Force is SHOW
ing every possible plane into West
ern Europe and relying on green
pilots.
In the first ia months OF l943.
more than "a 900 tons OF bombs have
been poured on Germany by the
RAF-more than double the 1912
total delivered to the Reich by the
bomber command-the commenta- :
tor disclosed.
In addition, he said the Raj
fighters and USAAF P-47s set a
July record with 1000 sorties,
spread across every day and q
nights of the month.
Yesterdays daylight assaults by
the Flying Fortresses, carried out or
the frst anniversary OF the sth Air
Forces advent in this combat the
ater. represented one Of the most
spectacular aerial thrusts of the
war.
Borrowing the shuttle technique
originated by Raj night raiders. the
American heavy bombers few to
Regensburg, dropped their bomb
loads and continued on to bases in
North Africa.
Stiff Fighter Opposition.
Other Fortresses fought through
the stifiest fighter opposition in
weeks to blast at the 72-acre ball
bearing plant at Schweinfurt. Re-
turning flyers said smoke from the
plant billowed 10000 feet In the air.
SQuadrons of Thunderbolts and
Spitfires which supported the day
light operations were credited with
shooting down 80 enemy fighters,
while SO Allied heavy bombers, one
fighter bomber and five fighters
were reported missing.
The Nazis apparently threw every
available plane into the air to COM
bat the raids. even using night fight-
ers in = vain effort to repel the
attacks.
Brig. Gen. Frederick L. Anderson
OF Kingston, N. Y. commander OF
the Sth Bomber Command, said the
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Raids
Continued From First Page,

period included lie Bourget Air.
drome in Paris, the 72-acre ball
bearing plant at Schweinfurt, near
Frankfurt: Nazi airdromes at Lille
Vendoville, Bryas Sud and Polk,
France: the rail terminal at Calais:
airfields in Holland and Belgium,
Cape Bonifati and Port Scalea on
the Italian mainland, the harbor of
Preveza. Greece, and shipping in
the Aegean Sea.
An Italian communiQue said Allied
raiders also pounded the region Of
Naples. Italy's biggest port. infiict-
ing damage Of some importance"
1t was the first raid on the city.
which is on Germany's Baltic coast
opposite Ruegen Island, about IS
miles northwest Of Swinemuende.
The Peenemuende research plant
is the center of the highest type
work In developing aircraft, radio
location and armament.
The attack was in the closely CO.
Ordinated pattern of the Allied air
offensive which took the FLYING
Fortresses to Schweinfurt and Re-
gensburg.
For almost 6 week the Raj 'front.'
line bomber feet from British bases
had been concentrating on Northern
Italian cities. The last big attack
on Germany was the raid on Nuern-
berg the night Of August 10.
The stab at Berlin by the Mos
quito bombers was the third in four
nights, however. They also struck
Berlin Saturday and Sunday nights,
keeping the German capitals nerves
on edge.
Assault Continued.
Many sQuadrons of Raj fighters
crossed the Strait of Dover in day
light today to continue the assault
on the continent
An estimated 50 German raiders
made widely-scattered attacks on
Britain during the night, causing
casualties and damage in East An
glia and other parts of Eastern and
Southeastern England.
Ten OF the raiders were shot down
seven Of them over Britain and
three near their European Eases.
More than half OF the attacking
planes were long orange bombers and
the remainder fighter-bombers.
No attempt was made to concen-
trate any apprecisble number of
bombers on any one target. In
stead they scattered widely in an
effort TO suggest greater strength.
The targets were not identified
here, but the German radio said the
invading flyers focused on Lincoln.
Between $500 and 5000 sorties
were flown by American and British
warplanes in the "a hours beginning
yesterday morning. an Raj COM
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Arlington Sofety Drive
Results Are Reviewed

During the last five safety con-
tests among large fleet operators and
commercial drivers there have been
only l9l accidents. 2 personal In
juries and no deaths. 1t was an
nounced today by Clifton @. Stone
burner, Arlington Safety Council di-
rector. The total mileage, he said,
was IL $50, ,554
In the contest just ended, Mr..
Stoneburner said. 263 vehicles
Travelled ASST ,S73 miles with only A.
accidents and personal injury.
Individual no-accident awards have
just been made to ISL drivers who
completed the entire contest with
out . mishAp.
Evening star., 1943-08-18

Make the Plaza Sport Shop
your gift headquarters for
your" service man. Stocks
are complete every item
that the service man con-
siders practical. Buy NOW
for Christmas and Mail
Early. See dates below.
Evening star., 1943-08-18

YOU MUST
MAIL OVERSEAS
CHRISTMAS
GIFTS
For the Army
Also for The VAC from Sep.
fember I5M to October I5fh.
For the Navy
From Sebfembr, I5ih TO Nor-
embe, It.
X
Store Hours:
Otsn epery mite nsfii 9. Thars-
days. 9 Am. to 9 Pm. Obex
oil day Safsrdoy TO 10 Pm.
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Big Guns of Allies and Enemy
Duel Across Messino Strait

on Castrovillari in Salerno Prov
ince south of Naples and other
places in the Naples district.
causing damage of some i'm
| portance, the announcement
said.
ut added that 1873 persons were
killed and 1,O96 injured in three
recent Raj raids on Milan
Hold on Route Strengthened.
In the capture of Sicily the prize
was a strengthened hold on the
Mediterranean Sea route and 9
number of excellent airflelds vel
within striking range of Axis strong
holds in Central and Southeastern
Europe. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
could use the Sicilian base as the
springboard for offensives aimed al
a dozen likely points around the
Mediterranean basin.
To a patrol of 81 American in.
fantrymen of the Sd Division fel
the honor of being the first Allied
troops to set foot in Messina.
The city was silent as the,
marched in at $50 am. yesterday
over winding highway Uttered
with the debris of fleeing army
Fifty weary Italians were waiting
to surrender. The other Axis troops
had fled safely across the narrow
strait to the Italian mainland.
Other American patrols moved
into the city by other routes shortly
afterward.
British troops Of the 9th Army
who had been slowed by the pro-
fusion of mines sown along the east
ern coastal road were represented
early when an srmored column
rolled into the city at GAS am.
All resistance had ceased and with
the exception of the hopping up OF
scattered Axis units isolated In the
hills south and west of the city
there was little for the troops to do
An American artillery unit set up
its 'lcng toms" in a vineyard and
at 1883 am. the colonel and COM
mander of field artillery regiment
pulled the lanyard which sent the
first Allied shell screaming across
tHc StIAlI toward Italy.
Invasion Beaches Pounded.
American cannon poured round
after round of shells across the
water and overhead Allied bombers
stresked across the sky to hammer
away at the invaion beaches and
rail and road communications be-
hind the new Axis lines.
Messina itself was a litter of rub
BILE and shattered military trans
port. There were few civilians
abroad. but they drifted back into
town from their hideaways in the
caves on the outskirts of the city
when they realized that for the first
time in weeks the city was not under
assault from the air.
Across the strait military OBJ
servers said they could see the
beaches lined with the invasion
barges which carried the fleeing
army. An unestimated number of
Axis troops made the 15-minute
motorboat dash. although Allied
airmen maintained an almost un-
eodSilk PatrOl over the sea ana the
naval units which covered the am
phibious operations and bombarded
shore positions were lying in wait at
both ends of the strait.
Already Allied sir operations have
been greatly extended. American
Flying Fortresses yesterday made
their first raid on Southern France
from North African bases, bombing
Istres le Tube and Salon, IS miller
northwest OF Marseille, while Other
air units attacked Cape Bonifat
and Port Scalea. Air operations
ranged from Cape Rizzuto on the
heel OF the boot north to the Gull
of Policastro, 100 miles south Of
Naples.
A Middle East air communion.
Evening star., 1943-08-18
D. {. Gunner Unhut
In Fot Crash LANDING
After Raid on Reich

| A native Washingtonian who was
| brought up and educated in Italy
but returned here seven years ago
because he wanted to learn to fly,
narrowly missed death yesterday as
the Flying Fortress On which he is
gunner skidded to crash landing
returning from the deepest penetra-
ton ever made by American planes
into GERMANY
He was 23-year-old Sergt. Aldo
Gregori, whose mother, father and
two brothers are still in Italy. Aldo's
mother didn't want him to fly so he
came back to this country when he
was Is. In the time he could spare
from work in his cousins delicates-
sen shop at 238 Rhode Island avenue
NV. he made airplane models, read
books about aviation and learned to
pilot plane
Last August. Aldo enlisted in the
Army Air Forces. A month ago, he
was here on furlough and spent a
week with his cousins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Biagio Ambrogi and family
Plane Badly Shot Up.
Yesterday, Aldo was over Ger
many, in a Flying Fortress that
dropped bombs on Schweinfurt ana
Regensburg and then came back to
its home base in England riddled
with bullets and out of gas, the
Associated Press reported.
The plane landed in breath-taking
style. German 29-mm. shells had
pierced the wing, tail and waist
window and antiaircraft shells had
gone through the planes belly. Ball
turret and other underf1xtures were
smashed and the gas supply had just
run dry. As it came sliding to a
landing at the home base. the bomb
er's wing hit tent and the ship
crashed to stop in front of a
parked plane.
Sergt Gregori and others of the
crew were uninjured. AS a result
of its encounter with swarms of
German fighters that were guarding
Evening star., 1943-08-18

issued today in Cairo reported that
wellington bombers had raided the
harbor of Preveza. Greece. Monday
night and attacked enemy shipping
in the Aegean, damaging small
escort ship.
Raj Beaufighters also damaged
two merchant vessels of the Greek
west coast. the bulletin said.
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Nine Die in Crash
On 0nKentuckyMountain
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. Aug ia two
engined bomber from MacDill Field
crashed into the side Of a mountain
near Hazard, KY. Sunday, killing
all nine men aboard, it WAS An
nounced by base public relations Of
flcials.
The plane, on a training flight to
Kellogg Field, Battle Greek, Mich.
last reported Sunday afternoon at
Greenville, S. c., where it stopped
to pick up two passengers.
The MacDill public relations Of
fice said five of the dead had been
identified. Previously it had re-
leased the following list OF those
aboard the plane:
First 1t. Malcolm S. Wardrop, jr.,
Mount Pleasant, Mich, pilot; Second
1t. George H. Wallace, Van Nuys,
Calf, co-pilot; Second 1t. Alfred
D. Boyd, Fort Worth, Tex. bom-
bardier; Second 1t. Seymour J.
Deridder, Ballston Spa, N. Y, navi-
gator; Sergt. Joseph A. D Bene-
detto, Orange, N. j., aerial engineer; !;
Technical Sergt. Claude A. Young,
Columbia, Tenn, radio operator;
First 1t. Paul C. johnson. Mon
louisville, Pa, Of MacDill Field, 4
passenger; First 1t. B. @. Dorm
freger, Greenville, S. c.. \ passenger,
and Staff Sergt. Francis ". Valone.
Niles Center, Ohio, and Greenville,
s. c., passenger.
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Hatch Calls on Nation
To Take Firm Stand
For Enforcing Peace
,y the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Senator Hatch Democrat, of New
Mexico called on the American peo-
pie last night to tell Congress they
want a United Nations organisati ton
to enforce peace after the war is
WON
The Senator, in a radio address.
specifically urged support for a res
olution on postwar International CO.
operation sponsored jointly by him.
self and Senators Ball, Republican.
OF Minnesota, Hill, Democrat, of
Alabama and Burton, Republican,
Of Ohio.
Senator Hatch and the other
sponsors of the resolution have just
completed a Nationwide speaking
tour in behalf of the proposal, dur
ing which the New Mexican said he
had been convinced that the peo-
pie of America wholeheartedly ap-
prove"
Now is the time for the people to
speak and give Congress that man
N"oS "lhSii WAL COll SADIcSS
the will Of the people of America, :"
he said.
Let not the day of opportunity
be lost, lest 1t not return again until
some other generation faces and
fights even more deadly war than
We face and fight today"
Outlining the provisions of the
Hatch Ball Burton-Hi resolution,
the Senator said its main points
were establishment of procedures
and machinery for peaceful settle
ment Of disputes among nations. and
organization of an international
force strong enough "to prevent
military aggression by any nation" !"
DO we dare even to think of less
or weaker aims than these We have
stated?" he asked. Then why not
say so now, and that without equivo-
cation"
Evening star., 1943-08-18

Earl Jensen, "a. Quantico, Va. and Helen
Ugiss, 81, 1893 Belmont st. NV.
Estel Butler, 81. 1913 17th ST. NV, and
Darlene Wesley. 20, Omaha, Nebr.
Jack Ward 20, Bolton Landing. N. Y. and
Faye Mage, %. 24S0 18th st. NV.
Albert Martz, 31 325 1st st. ne. and
Charlene Helmers. 21. 235 Massachusetts,
ave. ne.
Stephen Lambert. 80. Dedham. Mass. and
Pauline Webster. 81. 453s Warren st.
Ignatius Cordove. 81. Detroit, and Rose
Beverly; p. 30s B ST. Sc;
Willie Fuller. 80, Los Angeles and Ger
trude Wallace %, 1876 Ord St NV
Ulysses Goodson. % 1928 8 st. NV. and
9 Malyerssn Sanders al, ALL hrlngton;
sets ave. NV. and Mardene Price. 90,
207 Ard st Sc
John Harpster "a, Parma. MO. and winie
Jones, 25 1884 A st. Sc.
joseph Podosek %. Camp Ellis. Ill and
Violet Head. 81. 1885 Crescent pl. NV.
Milton Dyer 23 1868 Montello ave. ne
and Geneva Bell. %. $40 p st. NV,
Frank John 90, 1919 South Capitol
st. s.w.. and Alice Carter, Is, 3 N st. s.e.
Evening star., 1943-08-18
II Alarm Clocks Offered
For Sole to EorIy-Risers

Inspired by windfall of IL victory
alarm clocks. Sidney Selinger, jew
eler, of 818 F street NV, has de-
cided to restrict their sale to only
patriotic early-risers, he said today
Mr.. Selingers plan also will aid the
Governments War bond drive for
the sleep-shattering devices will be
given away to purchasers Of $50
bonds.
Evening star., 1943-08-18

ginia Nichols. "a, both Of Route ]
Clifton.
Peter Joseph Sarpolis. 90. Fort Belvoir
and Emily Anne Guffrovitch. IS, Glen
Lyon, Pa
Ky. and Ruth E. Wilson, 10, Route /
Fairfax
Joseph De Armsss Al. and Laura Espe-
inosa, 40. both of New York City.
Richard Willis Cotter. -, Fort BeIvoir
and Jean Clark Limle. 20, Springfield
Ohio.
John Millard Dean, "a, Fort Belvoir and
Ethel Berry, 3e, Washington
Travis E. Mcdaniel ir, 90, Fort Belvoir,
and Jane Carnahan Jones, 90, state
College, Pa.
Evening star., 1943-08-18

James Lewis Goodwin. 81. Norfolk. Va,
and Matte Lou Bush. 90, Washinston
James A. Harris. ~. and Carol Odessa
Banks: %. both OF WashinGton.
Joseph H. Minor. % Avon Park. and
Grace Evangeline johnson, %, wash
tngton.
Roland Woods. %, Florence. 8. C.. and
Annie Sketrs, 25. 322 End At sv
Evening star., 1943-08-18

day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days
Charles Harrah. 80. Elverton w. Va, and
Edith Del siEnore, -. 712 Farragut
st. NV.
John schindel as, Az Davis pl. NV,
and Charlotte Cline, "a, Hiram Ohio
Samuel Lester, e5, Roanoke. Va, and
Muriel Gearhsrt. 90, Arlington.
Joseph Yarbrough. 25. 1918 H st. NV.
and Mary Jorden, 1929 18th st, NV.
NV. and Alberta L. Ward. 20. i434
Clarence curts 40. Birmingham. Iowa.
and Beatrice Fitzpatrick. Al, 1903 Illinois
Henry Rubin. %. sOl Rittenhouse st.
John Magnusson. Is, 1888 wisconsin ave
nv, and Florence Allard, Is, Landover,
Bernard schectman. "a Camp Pickett. Va.
and Miriam Savage, 90. 4s19 North
EmanueI nieP' Rumon. 4, 81. 1918 st. NV,
and Elvia Thompson, 81, 502a Sd st.
John Peel, jr., 26, ouantico. Va. and
Erlins Fitcha. rs, Navy Yard, and Theima
Jones. 23, 2sOl Adams Mil rd.
John Ostrom A., 3453 14th st. NV. and
Ed.srd Linton. s@s. @ shell ksk., WIS. a and I'd
clarice Anderson, rs. 1853 Mintwood
Henry Masinnis. 81. and Helene Finna-
com. %. both Of 2O13 goth st. ne.
soth p tas e si.s sna g. 11.oeth M. Cole 60
and Eleanor cofburn. "a 702 7th at. ne
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Issued At Rockville

IsSued ht k0ckV1He.
Ralph Hunter, A. and Ella Jones' Al,
both of Washington.
Peter James Doherty. 81. ouantico, Va,
and Phyllis Marian Blyth, %. Hyatts-
Vile
Allan Mcclellan. 40 Upper Darby. Pa =.
and verna Joyce Hunt, "a. Elk Point.
S. OAK
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Issued at Fairfax.

Paul Michael Curran. Al, Philadelphia, and
Mary Virginia Eaton, 81. FAIRFAX
Ralph Lee McCabe, %, Whaleyville, Md
and Viola Agnes Davis. 81. WASHINGTON
John Walter West. rs, and Thelma Julia
Pratt 25, both OF Route l, Clifton.
Robert Peveril1 Dye. Al. and Victoria Vir-
Evening star., 1943-08-18
OPA Puts Ceiling Price
On Red Cedar Lumber

By the Associated Press.
The Once of Price Administration
today ordered dollar -and-cent CELL
Ing prices fer aromatic red cedar
lumber, the moth-resisting wood
used In cedar chests and closet lin
ings. The nv " ceiling maintains
the general evel prevailing in
March, 1912.
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Marriage License
Applications

Under D. c. latD. couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one Gay, ,Uoit three Jul days and
receiue their license on the fifth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-21
War Food Goals
Set For Maryland

Maryland agricultural leaders at a
conference at College Park accepted
the war-food production job assigned
them for 1914 by the War Food Ad-
ministration.
War-food goals for the State for
1914 as adopted at the conference
agree substantially with the share of
the national production task assigned
Maryland by the national war-goals
committee.
State goals set by Maryland agri-
culturists are: Irish potatoes, $4,000
acres; sweet potatoes, 10000 acres; ;
corn, 100000 acres; oats, 10000 acres;
barley, $4,000 acres; rye, $4,000 acres;
wheat, 385,OO0 acres; tame hay, 440,-
600 acres; canning peas, l6,600
acres; canning beans, $4,000 acres;
canning corn, $1,000 acres; canning
tomatoes, 72,400 acres; soybcans, 65,-
600 acres fresh vegetables 32,500
acres; cattle and calves, 343 900 head;
beef cows, 10000 head; hens and
pullets 3,800,00O birds; sheep and
lambs, $1,000 head milk cows, 2O4,-
600 head; sows to farrow, spring, 49,
600 head, fall, $4,000 head; milk, $685.
100000 pounds; milk per COW, 1900
pounds; chickens raised, 8,5OO,OO0;
turkeys raised 100000 birds; broilers,
100000 birds; eggs, 100000
dozens; eggs per hen, ia.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-21
MEADOW MOUNTAIN

Pvt. Eldrcd Mayhem has been trans
ferrcd to New York
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Broadwater, of
New Germany, visited friends here on
Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bittingcr Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Hare at
Grantsvillc over the weekend
Mrs. Maudc King and Mrs. Ray
mond Bittingcr were in Cumberland
one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Truman Otto were
guests at j. w. Green's on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Julius Otto announce
the birth of daughter, Nancy Jane,
on October -. Born at st. Joseph
Hospital, Baltimore. The mother was
the former Miss June Bickford, of this
community.