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Evening star., 1943-09-11
u Believed Killed
In Bomber Collision
z Flying Fortresses Fall
Into Gulf of Mexico
BY the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
ALEXANDRIA, La. Sept. IL
Two Flying Fortresses crashed into
the Gulf of Mexico about 40 miles
southwest of Galveston, Tex, after
colliding in the air, and all % mem
berS of the two crews were pre-
sumed killed.
The Alexandria Army Air Base,
announcing the loss today, said the
crash occurred late yesterday after
noon.
A search by Navy craft and Army
planes has failed to find any sur
vivors, bomber base authorities re-
ported.
The two planes were flying in a
formation which took of from
Alexandria yesterday afternoon on a
gunnery practice mission over the
gulf. One of the planes was be-
Heved to have lost its position In
the formation, said the announce
ment. In attempting to maneuyer
back into place it collided with an
other ship. One plane exploded and
both sank Immediately afterward.
The base said the names of the
members of the crew would be re-
leased later.
Evening star., 1943-09-11
Transit Lawyers Hint
Cabinet Pressure 10
Speed Rate Hearinq
. Proceedings Ordered
Resumed on Monday
Despite Protest

Counsel for the four transit.
companies involved in the Inter-
state Commerce Commission
hearing on trans-Potomac bus
rates today limited cabinet pres
sure was being placed on the ICC
to bring a speedy end to the in
quiry which opened August 18
and subsequently has been de-
layed several times.
Commissioner William Patterson
ordered resumption of the hearing
Monday amid protests of counsel
and after clash between opposing
sides IN the forenoon session
Commenting thai this case may
go to court" Wilmer A. Hill, attor-
ney for the Arlington & Fairfax
Motor Transportation Co., asserted
that it were true that certain cabi-
net officers were pressing the ICC
to speed up it's hearing it would be
contrary to the tradition of this
commission.
Quirk Asks Delay.
Charges arose after Robert E.
Quirk, counsel for the Alexandria,
Bancroft &, Washington Transit Co..
had requested postponement until
Wednesday because he would be out
OF the city on business. E. Barrett
Prettyman. counsel for the Capital
Transit Co., then rose and suggested
a full weeks postponement for SIM
liar reasons.
At this point, Col. E. NJ Barron,
chief counsel representing the War
(see BUS HEARING, Page A-l2.)
Evening star., 1943-09-11
1,4O0 Reported Ki|Iet
In japanese Quake;
Damage Is Heavy
Many Houses Wrecked
In Town 400 Miles
West of Toxic
BY the Associated Press,

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE
Office of War Information said
today a Toxic broadcast reported
a rather severe" earthquake
shook Southwestern japan last
night, killing many persons.
Later a Domi News Agency re-
port from Toxic said 400 persons
were killed or seriously injured.
Great damage was reported in
Tottori.. capital of Inaba Province,
with population of $4,000.
The quake was strong enough to
be felt in Kobe, Osaka and Hiro-
shima, where houses rocked on their
foundations and people fed to the
open. There was little damage in
these three cities, Toxic reported.
The Domei dispatch said many
houses collapsed in Tottori, which is
nearly 400 miles west of Toxic, and
that rescue parties were digging into
the ruins of the demolished homes
for victims. The city experienced
five separate shocks, Domei said.
Evening star., 1943-09-11
HN the Associated Press.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Sept. 11.-A
majestic spectacle as Italian
warships, sending up clouds of
white steam, surrendered at sea
to the British fleet forming a
"V' to escort them to Malta was
described today by an Raj
squadron leader who arranged
the rendezvous.
The airman, r. H. Plumb of
Birmingham, England, gave this
dramatic eyewitness account of the
surrender: ...
He first sighted two italian de-
stroyers which had become separated
from the main part Of the fleet dur
ing or after the battle in which
German bombers sank one battle
ship.
Then he found other vessels which
signaled to him that they wanted .
pilot to escort them to port. Plumb
new his Baltimore plane in search
Evening star., 1943-09-11
Surrender of Italian Wurships
Presents Majestic Spectacle

of British vessels. finding them so
miles away He returned to the
Italian ships and told them the
British were coming.
"It was not long before the two
fleets met. At the same time two
struggling Italian destroyers re-
joined the main body.
The italian vessels began to put
up large clouds of white steam,
which presume was the equivalent
Of the white flag.
"The ships were flying huge Ital-
ian ensigns, red, white and green
Their speed was reduced almost to
a standstill, and one of the British
battleships began to send out signals
by lamp.
After receiving acknowledgment
from the italian ships, the British
swung around.
"The Italians took UP their sta
tions and the British battleships and
destroyers sailed in a W formation
by the head. They presented
majestic spectacle as they sailed
east"
Evening star., 1943-09-11
Nozis Look for Blow
At Western. France

STOCKHOLM, Sept. IL R.-New
Allied offensives overshadowing the
Italian invasion in scope are ex-
pected by German military experts
to be launched soon, dispatches from
Berlin said today.
They view Western France, target
OF ceaseless Allied aerial softening-
up blows, as the most likely point
for the next Allied blow, but said
they are prepared there as well as
in the Balkans for any attack.
Nazi military commentators de-
clared their forces now control most
of middle and Northern Italy, but
admitted that Italian troops con-
tinued to offer resistance in some
of those areas yesterday.
Italian Resistance Encountered.
Italian resistance also was en-
countered by the German forces
which regained control of the Bren-
ner Pass, the dispatches reported
and added that opposition also had
to be overcome at Trieste, Bolzano
(See STOCKHOLM, Page A-12)
Evening star., 1943-09-11
BY DON WHITEHEAD,

WITH THE UNITED STATES
NAVY INVASION TASK FORCE,
Sept. 8 (DelayedD American and
British troops fought their way onto
the mainland OF italy south of Sa-
lerno before dawn today behind a
barrage so heavy that ships miles
back at sea trembled and shook with
the conclusions.
AS I write the guns are still thun-
dering and troops hold the bride
head onto which are pouring more
troops, guns and armor from a
mighty Allied armada.
Although the message from Ad-
miral Sir Andrew Browne Cunning
ham, commander in chief of the Al
lied Mediterranean fleet, saying the
armistice with italy had been de-
clared was received shortly before
midnight, fighting is bitter and de-
stroyers are engaging the coastal
batteries. Either the Italians in this
sector have not been advised OF the
armistice Or the guns are manned
iKaby the Germans.
Evening star., 1943-09-11
Nazis Claim Capture
Of Po|a Naval Base
And Isle Of Rhodes
German Troops Declared
To Have Entered MiIon,
Turin and Poduu
"A. P. Wirephoto.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE Ger
mans declared in a communique
broadcast from Berlin today that
the italian naval base of Pola
on the Yugoslav side of the Adri.
attic and the Island of Rhodes in
the Dodecanese had surrendered
to the Nazis.
The German news agency Trans
ocean in broadcast added that 'the
major part of the Italian PENN
sula is under the control Of German
armed forces"
Our troops have marched into
Milan, Turin and Padua," the COM
munique said.
Grim fighting was in progress
against American and British forces
in the Salerno area, it added. It
claimed a German counterattack
had regained some territory.
A heavy cruiser, 9-0OO-ton trans
port and six large landing boats
were sunk by Nazi bombers during
the initial Salerno landings, the
Germans claimed, and added that
many other vessels were damaged.
Evening star., 1943-09-11
0PA Files Price Suit
Against DG5 Stores
Seeking S71,o15
Treble Damages Asked
For Alleged overehorses
On Meats and Poultry

The Office of Price Admins
tration today filed a civil suit in
District Court against the Dis
trict Grocery Stores, Inc, asking
for treble damages totaling ST.
015.82 for alleged overcharges in
the sale of beef, veal, lamb and
poultry.
The amount of the suit is three
times the alleged total .overcharges
as provided by law. AL of the al
legged violations were in connection
with selling at wholesale. it was said
by John L. .Laskey, chief attorney
for the District OPA.
The alleged ceiling violations took
place between December 26, 1912
and May 81 Of this year. The suit
was filed in behalf of the OPA by
Mr.. Laskey and Carl w. Berueffy
chief enforcement attorney. It is
similar to a suit filed against an
other concern sometime ago under
the Emergency Price Control Act.
The suit alleges totals in price
ceiling violations by the corpora
ton as follows:
/. Between December 26, 1912, and
May 81, 1943, alleged overcharges in
the sales of beef, veal and lamb
amounting to $3,74421.
2. During, the same period al
legged overcharges in sales of poultry
amounting to $3,305.53.
3. During the same period alleged
overcharges for the delivery of beef,
veal and lamb totaling $61137.
4. Between March l and May 81,
l943, alleged overcharges in the sale
of beef, veal and lamb totaling s16,-
010.83.
Besides seeking damages, the suit
also asks for an injunction against
the firm to stop any alleged violation
of ceiling prices in the future.
Evening star., 1943-09-11
Flyers Block Enemy
Attempts to Send
Reinforcements
BY EDWARD KENNEDY.


ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Sept. 1.-THE
American 5th Army has seized
the port of Salerno and thrown
back several more German ar
mored attacks to deepen its
wedge in the Naples area, Allied
headquarters announced today,
while chaos reigned throughout
Italy, and Berlin reported
pitched battles between Germans
and Italians in the north.
"a Berlin broadcast said
American troops made a new
landing on the Sorrento Pen
insula, which juts out between
Salerno and Naples. The pen
insula is one of the arms forming
the Bay of Naples.)
Smashing aerial assaults have pre-
vented "the enemy from getting re-
inforcements over badly battered
highways and railroads" to the
Naples sector.
Crack Nazi armored units lunged
in several fierce counterassaults
against 1t. Gen. Mark w. Clark's
American and British invaders at
Evening star., 1943-09-11
SoIerno Borroge So Terrific
Ships Five Miles Off TrembIed

The storm broke shortly before
midnight, after the invasion con-
voys had steamed across the placid
sea with little to remind the troops
and sailors that they were partici-
pating in a great Allied amphibious
invasion to crack Hitler's European
fortress.
Enemy planes dived in to drop
bombs near our ship and ack-ack
brought three of them plunging into
the sea. The bombs fell harmlessly
into the water and our great fleet
steamed slowly into the Gulf OF
Salerno with the dark shadow OF
the Isle of Capri on our left.
From the deck we could see gun
flashes on the mainland, and we
knew that the enemy had not been
caught by surprise,
Armistice Caused Speculation.
Then came the electrifying news
Of the armistice with Italy. The
word spread around the ship swiftly
and injected an almost gay note into
this solemn business Of invasion.
The message said: AN armistice
(see SALERNC, page A-R.)
Evening star., 1943-09-11
Plea for Funds Refused
Former Mrs. Dempsey
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Sept. H.
Supreme Court Justice Gerald Nolan
today denied the application of Mrs
Hannah William Dempsey for an
allowance to appeal decision
awarding Coast Guard 1t Comdr
William Harrison Gack) Dempsey
former world heavyweight cham
pion, an interlocutory decree of di-
vorce
The court said that Mrs. Demp-
sey's attorney had not Shown rea
sonable evidence that an appeal
would be successful.
Justice Nolan granted a cross mo-
ton by Comdr. Dempsey relieving
him of payment of $500 monthly
alimony.
Comdr. Dempsey's decree, in which
he also was awarded custody of two
minor daughters, becomes effective
october TO-.
Evening star., 1943-09-11
Mats Lead Athletics,
IL, After 4 Innings
Johnson Hits Home Run
In I'd for First Tally

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 1.-THE
Mats were leading the Philadelphia
Athletics today in their game here
The score was 81 going into the
fifth inning.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON-Case flied to Es-
talella, who made a great running
ore-hand catch. Spence flied to
White. Moore went out, Harris to
Hall to Siebert..
PHILADELPHIA-M popped
to Priddy. White popped to Priddy
Ripple singled to center. Estalella
flied to Moore.
SECOND INNING.
Observation-Disclosures hit a
home run into the upper deck of the
left field bleachers. 1t was his sew
enth home run of the season Rob-
ertson walked Early singled to
right, sending Robertson to third.
Priddy struck out. Sullivan hit to
Mayo and Robertson was out at the
plate, Mayo to Wagner. Hall threw
out Newsom. One run.
PHlLADELPHIA-Siebert ground
ed out to johnson. Hall struck out.
Wagner fiied to Case No runs.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON--Mayo threw out
Case. Spence singled to right
Moore flied to Estalella. johnson
forced Spence, Hall to Suder. NJ
runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Suder doubled
to center Harris singled to center
scoring Suder Mayo walked. Whit,
popped to Sullivan. Ripple flied t,
Moore. Estalella forced Mayo, Sui
Ivan to Priddy. One run.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON = Robertson
walked. Early singled to right
Bee BASEBALL, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1943-09-11
Germans Reported
Moving to Classify
| Rome as Open City
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A broadcast by Stefani, Ital-
ian news agency, whose trans
mitter is believed in German
hands, today quoted a procla-
nation of Gen. Calvi di Ber-
COLO, King Victor Emmanuers
son-in-laW, indicating the Ger
mans were attempting to clas-
sify Rome as an open city.
Earlier dispatches reported
a German announcement which
said Gen. di Bergolo had been
named italian commander of
Rome with a single division
of Italian troops placed at his
disposal to maintain order.
The Stefani broadcast, re-
corded by the Office of War In
formation in New York, quoted
Gen. Di Bergolo as saying:
Troops of the garrison and
police forces at my disposal for
the protection Of the open city
of Rome will establish posts
along the line of demarcation
of the open city of Rene"
Evening star., 1943-09-11
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne associated Press.
MOSCOW, Sept. 11.-Batter-
ing the fleeing German legions
along a 400-mile front from the
Sea of Azov to Bryansk at the
northern end of the Ukraine
Red Army troops have imper-
lied the entire Nazi defense sys-
tenn east Of the Dnieper River
and are threatening the only re-
naming escape corridor of the
Crimean garrisons.
(The German high command
in broadcast communicate to-
day said the Red Army had made
large-scale landing attempt in
the Novorossisk area where the
Germans still hold small
bridgehead in the Caucasus and
that fighting still was going on as
German forces attempted to wipe
out the landing parties.
The announcement admitted
the loss of Mariupol, which the
Russians announced last night
had fallen.
eliminating that the Russians
may be preparing still another Of
fensive-on the northern front in
the Leningrad sector-another
broadcast said shock troop and
reconnaissance activity was on
the increase there)
Sledgehammer Russian blows re-
ported today turned the German re-
(See RUSSIA, Page AID
Evening star., 1943-09-11
Allied Pledge of Aid to Italy
Leaves Kings Status Doubtful
Roosevelt-C t-ChurchiII
Statement Mentions
BodoeIio Only
BY the Associated Press.

The Allies pledged today to
oust Germans from italian soil,
and by directing that promise
to Marshal Pietro Badoglio and
the Italian people Immediately
raised the question OF what was
to happen to the ancient House
of Savoy.
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill in a jointly
drawn statement urged every Ital-
ian ito strike his blow" now and
demonstrate that, rid of Mussolini
and Fascism. he desires next to be
rid of Hitler and Nazis.
They addressed the message to
Badoglio, who succeeded Mussolini,
and the people, utterly ignoring
King Victor Emmanuel III, head of
Italy's ruling dynasty.
Rome radio has denied persistent
Evening star., 1943-09-11
Salerno yesterday, but these were
broken and the Allies drove inland.
Hundreds of Prisoners,

broken and the Allies drove inland.
Hundreds of Prisoners.
Several pockets of enemy resist
ance have been wiped out, and pris-
oners now total several hundred, all
Germans. There are no Italians
reported fighting in this area. Saler-
no has population of $4,000. II
is just south of Naples and is one
of the larger provincial cities OF
Southern Italy.
eThere was no new informa-
ton, meanwhile, on the situation
in Rome, which the Germans
claimed they had captured yes
terday after an attack led by
troops under the command of
Field Marshal Albert Won Kessel-
ring.
(There also was no new in
formation regarding the Ger
mans assertion that Vatican City
had been placed under protection
OF the Nazi army Reports re-
ceived at Allied headquarters in
North Africa said Victor En-
manuel was in Rome and still
reigning as King.
tSWiss dispatches reported
most of the German troops re-
manned outside of the city, but
had taken control of key radio
and telephone centers.
CA frontier dispatch yesterday
to Die Tat in Zurich, Switzerland,
said British troops had landed at
Ostia, seaport for the city of
Rome, at the mouth of the Tiber,
and was fighting German divi-
sions near the capital. Allied
Evening star., 1943-09-11
II ITALIAN WARSH|PS ARE SAFE At MALTA
Series toOpen
In New York
On October 5
Will Move to
st. Louis After
Three Games
Earlier Story on Page Ally

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-THE first
three games of the 1943 World
Series will be played in the Yankee
Stadium, New York, assuming the
Yanks win their virtually -clinched
American League pennant, starting
Tuesday, October S, one day earlier
than previously planned.
All the remaining games, regard
less of the number necessary to de-
eide the series, will be played in the
st. Louis Cardinals Sportsman's s
Park in St. Louis, assuming again
that the Cardinals win the National
League flag.
These arrangements were an
nounced today after q meeting of
representatives of the two teams
and the leagues presided over by
(See WORLD SERIES, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1943-09-11
Mrs. Churchill Visits
British Relief Society

Mrs. Winston Churchill and her
daughter Mary, subaltern in the
British Auxiliary Territorial Service,
made surprise visits early this after
noon to the headquarters of the
British War Relief Society of Amer
lea, 1857 Columbia road NV, and
the British Empire Forces Club
nearby
Il had to come" she told workers
at relief headquarters because the
name of your war relief organization
is synonymous with friendship in
England" She added that in the
hospitals and everywhere one goes
in England there is evidence OF the
organization's work.
Evening star., 1943-09-11
D. {. Bond Sales
Are S8,800,oo0
|nFirst2Days
Response Is Greater
In Proportion Than
During Lost Drive

The District subscribed SO, ,800,-
600 Of its $94, 4,000,0 900 quota in the
first two days of the Third Wal
Loan campaign, the District War
Finance Committee was advised
this afternoon by the Federal
Reserve Bank at Richmond.
This sum was greater proper
tionately than the $10,258,0OO in
bond sales achieved here in the first
three days of the April drive, and
indicated a successful start here in
the greatest money-raising cam
paign in history.
Figures on national progress OF
the drive were expected to be an
nounced by the Treasury later this
afternoon.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau,
conceding that Americans are lining
up behind the drive in greater num-
bers than in the first two, en-
phasized that subscriptions thus far
are ''only a drop in the bucket, -
however.
Theaters Map Participation.
Washington motion picture ex-
hibitors are expected to participate
in the free movie day" to be OBJ
served nationally September q
Persons buying bonds at any given
theater will be given a free admis-
sion ticket to another show, the
purpose being to encourage pur-
chase of an extra bond.
Two of the 1000 civilian employees
of the Army Map Service, 6101 Mac
Arthur boulevard, each have pur-
chased $1,000 bond, with total
of $1,000 subscribed there thus far,
it was learned today.
Meanwhile, Maryland officials
estimated that s44, 900 900, or slightly
less than one-fourth of the States
$l96, ,000, 600 quota, had been sold on
the opening day. Gov. O'Conor
warned that "all this wishful think
ing about Germanys collapse and
Japan being a pushover after Ger
many is out of the war is as detri-
mental to the cause of victory as
well-planned sabotage could ever
be-" No reports from Virginia had
been received.
Urging thousands of spectators at
the Army Treasury Back the At
tack" show on the Washington Mon
ument Grounds to buy bonds, Sec
retary of War Stimson last night
emphasized that every bond which
you purchase will help to protect
ana save from the missiles of their
enemies, the lives of the American
young men who are fighting for
you. You will never have a
clearer and better opportunity of
saving American life by the in
vestment of your money"
Encouraging Factors.
Encouraging factors in the Dis
trict's drive to raise its part of
the $4,000, 100000 national quota
included the following:
Washington Division of the Safe
way Stores, operating in the Dis
trict, Virginia and Maryland, yes
terday bought bonds in an amount
equaling receipts of its division stores
in one day. John A. Reilly, District
War Finance Committee chairman,
said this was in keeping with "a
national Safeway policy whereby
lSee WAR. RQNDS. PAGE AL
Evening star., 1943-09-11
Hull Speaks on Radio
7 omorrow Night
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of State Hull will review
the foreign situation in 30-minute
radio address scheduled for pm
tomorrow, the State Department an
nounced today.
Our foreign policy in the frame
work of our national interests" is
the title of the address. It will be
heard over the National Broadcast
ing Cos network.
Evening star., 1943-09-11
More Allied Landings
On Sardinia Reported
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, Sept. 11.-Italian sources
in Madrid reported today that addi-
tional Allied landings have been
made on the island of Sardinia.
These sources said also that
Italian forces on Corsica were ex-
pecting Allied planes to make at
least token" landings on the
Islands airheldkw (which repeatedly
are atsu IN comple possession of the
Evening star., 1943-09-11
Nozis Report Flight
Of King, BodogIio,
Umberto to Sicily

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE
German radio, quoting Foreign
Once spokesmen, said today
that King Victor Emmanuel
and Premier Marshal Pietro
Badoglio and Crown Prince
Umberto had fed to Sicily.
Evening star., 1943-09-11

reports that the King had abdicated
in favor of Crown Prince Umberto,
represented as opposed to Musso-
lini's Fascism. '---
The ignoring of the King was
pointed, to say the least. The state
ments of the President and the Prime
Minister never have been hasty, nor
anything but we'll thought out
Whether it could be concluded
that the United Nations intend to
deal only with Badoglio, on the day
Evening star., 1943-09-11
All German Defenses
East Of Dnieper River
|mperiled by Reds
Only Escape Corridor
Of Crimeon Gurrisons
Also Threatened
BULLETIN.

LONDON (P9.-The Russians
announced today that their
troops driving toward the
Dnieper bend on the Pavlo-
grad front continued to de-
velop their offensive today,
gaining from 6 to miles and
capturing over 10 towns and
villages. West and southwest
of Stalino, a communique said,
Soviet troops advanced from
6 to 9 miles, capturing more
than 40 populated places.
Evening star., 1943-09-11
Late News Bulletin
Italians Rennrfed Sent to Paich

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA GA
broadcast German press dispatch intercepted here today
dlcated that the Germans not only disaring
soldiers but transporting them Germany presumably
for forced labor The dispatch said long
armed Italian soldiers marching Germany
in the Brenner Pass area.
Evening star., 1943-09-11
Markets at q Glance

! NEW YORK, Sept. IL tP.-
Stocks mixed; peace issues sup
ported. Bonds irregular; rails
selectively bought. Cotton mar
row; price fixing, liquidation.