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Evening star., 1943-08-12
7 in War Fraud Case
Get 3-Year Terms
One EIkton Executive
Freed Pending Appeal
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 12.-Federal
Judge w. Calvin Chestnut sentenced
two former executives of Triumph
Explosives, Inc. Elkton, Md, today
to three-year prison terms and fined
them substantial sums after their
conviction on charges arising out OF
what the Government described as
a 81 400 900 war contract fraud.
Judge Chestnut said, however, that
If Gustav H. Kann made full restitu-
ton of the $4,000 he was charged
with extracting from the corpora
ton, the judge would be disposed to
put the wealthy Pittsburgh financier
on probation because of his prior
good deeds" Kann was fined $1,000
and costs. plue the prison term, on
a mail fraud charge.
Joseph Ben Decker was sentenced
to three years Imprisonment and
fined ST 900 on a mail fraud charge.
He received a prison sentence of a
year and a day and a $1,000 fine.
plus costs, on a charge Of violating
the Renegotiations Act, the sem
tenceS to run concurrently.
Decker, however, was freed on
$1,000 continued bail pending ap-
peal. He filed a motion of intent TO
appeal the case.
Judge Chestnut said that a pro-
baton report on Kann, former presi-
dent of the Elkton (Md) explosives
plant, showed he had led an
exemplary life"
Simon Sobeloff, Kanns attorney.
said his client already had paid back
$40 103 of the amount.
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Man Held as Bogus Agent
OF Senate Judiciary Unit

Charged with violating the Fed
eral Impersonation Statute, Frank
Fowler, so, was held for the grand
jury today under $4,000 bond by
United States Commissioner Need
ham C. Turnage. He pleaded not
guilty.
Fowler is charged by the FBr
with impersonating an investigator
of the Senate Judiciary Investigat-
ing Committee.
According to the FBI. Fowler,
fugitive from Georgia prison camp,
represented himself to a United
States Senator as an investigator
and sought to have the legislator
give him letter of introduction to
enable him to open bank account
with a S2,785 check.
Suspicious of Fowler's credentials,
the Senator called FBI agents. who
took the man into custody. Fowler
admitted the check was worthless,
the FBI said.
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Mercury Reaches 81
For Year 5 44th Day
OF Torrid Weather
High Recorded ot BIS;
Prediction of o5Is
Revised Downward

The thermometer reached 81
degrees at 3:15 o'clock this after
noon, as Washingtoniars Suf-
fered their 44th day Of 90-degree
heat this year.
Earlier in the day the Weather
Bureau had predicted a high of
95 degrees, but revised its fore
cast downward and by 4 pm. the
temperature was 80 degrees,
where it had been an hour be-
fore.
While the temperature rose from
SO degrees at 6 am, the forecaSter
predicted i would be slightly warm
er tonight than last night, with mod
crate winds.
So far there has been only one
day this month in which the ther-
mometer lid not rise above 90. That
was August 6, when 88 was high for
the day.
Volunteers Needed.
AS the drought continued, officials
were having difficulty in getting
volunteers to assist the emergency
watering of Victory garden crops.
Ten civilian defense volunteers
who helped operate two lines of hose
from a skid pump in the Benning
(See WEATHER, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Fortresses Raid
Rhine Targets;
Is Planes Lost
Gelsenkirchen, Bonn,
WesseIine Attacked
In 3-Woy Assault
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 2.-American
Flying Fortresses attacked Gel
senkirchen, Wesseling and Bonn
in Germany's Rhineland today
and United States Army Air
Force headquarters said Is of the
big four-engined bombers were
lost in the three way daylight
assault.
The bombers shot down more
than 20 enemy fighters. communi-
que said. and escorting Thunder
bolts and Spitfires knocked down
three others.
Large formations" of Flying
Fortresses attacked synthetic oil
factories at Gelsenkirchen and Wes-
selling and struck at other industrial
targets at Bonn, said the bulletin,
issued jointly by the United States
Army's European theater headquar-
ters and the British Air Ministry.
Fires were left burning in all the
target areas.
Allied fighters and fighter -bombers
supported the operations.
Strong Resistance Encountered.
Fighter resistance was reported
strong over Gelsenkirchen and anti
aircraft fire was intense at all tar
gets.
Gelsenkirchen, raided numerous
times by the Raj, is 10 miles north
west of Essen, one of the most heav-
lily bombed cities in Europe. Bonn is
IS miles southeast of battered Co.
logne and Wesseling is on the Rhine
about midway between the two cit
les.
1t was the first raid by British
based United States heavy bombers
since the attack on Kassel July 80,
and it was one of the few times that
Americans lost more planes than
they shot down.
Marauder bombers, escorted by
Spitfires, attacked an enemy air field
at Pooix in France and Typhoon
bombers struck at airdromes at
Courtrai in Belgium and Merville in
France.
Good bombing results were re-
ported at all three targets" the COM
munique said.
The widespread daylight opera
tions followed night attacks on the
Ruhr and Rhineland by light Mos
quito bombers of the RAF.
Take Advantage of Clouds.
The German radio said targets in
the Rhineland, particularly Bonn,
we're hit by the American raiders.
The Nazi broadcast said strong
force of four -engined bombers made
the attack taking advantage of ex-
Evening star., 1943-08-12
S260,000 Settlement
Closes Rigging Case
Attorney Who Filed Suit
Will Receive Holt
By the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, Aug. II. - Two
years of litigation over alleged IBID
rigging by Pittsburgh electrical
contractors, stemming from an in
formers suit, ended today when a
$260,000 settlement was approved in
United States District Court.
Under an old Civil War law, Nor
ris L. Marcus. Pittsburgh attorney
who brought the suit against the
contractors, will receive half of the
$260,0O0 settlement and the Govern
ment the remainder
The settlement offer was made by
Eugene B Strassburger, attorney for
about half of the defendants. In
volved in the suit were the Pitts
burgh Electrical Contractors ASso-
citation and Al contractors and firms.
The original suit was for $3l5,-
1009l, but by direction of the At
torney General, United States Dis
trict Attorney Charles F. Uhl agreed
to settlement for the smaller figure
and the order was signed by Judge
F.. P. Schoonmaker
Evening star., 1943-08-12
| Clark Gable Rides
In Leading Bomber
On RhineIdnd Raid
the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 12.-Capt.
Clark Gable, the former movie
star, rode in the leading Flying
Fortress in the United States
9th Air Force group which at
tackled Gelsenkirchen today
and returned TO base unhurt
although enemy antiaircraft
fire cut Is holes in his ship.
Capt. Gable stood during the
entire six-hour flight between
the pilot, Maj. Theodore r.
Milton of Washington, and the
CO. pilot, 1t. John B. Carraway
of Raleigh, N. c., shooting
movies for a gunnery training
finn.
The onetime movie idol re-
fused to comment on his ex-
periences, but the ball turret
gunner on his ship. Staff Sergt.
william J. Miles OF New York
| City, said: "The antiaircraft
FIRE was very intense over the
target, but we rode it out very
nicely"
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Churchill Party
Goes 10 Niagara
By Special Train
Met by Commanding
Officer of Toronto
Military District
BY JAMES G. MUM,
Associated Press Staff Writer.

NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y, Aug
12.-Prime Minister Churchill
left today for an unannounced
destination after viewing Nj
agara Falls from the Canadian
side.
Mr.. Churchill crossed to the
American side of the Falls by auto
mobile after an hour -and-a-h half
sightseeing trip on the Canadian
side.
The Prime Minister then boarded
his special sixcar train to continue
his journey.
He was accompanied by his daugh-
ter. Subaltern Mary Churchill OF
Auxiliary Territorial Service, and a
large party.
Earlier on his arrival at Niagara
Falls, Ontario, from Quebec aboard
the special train, he was greeted by
Maj. Gen. C. F. Constantine, officer
commanding, military district No.
(Toronto), and George R. ingalls,
Mayor of the Canadian city. A
crimson garbed honor guard of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Polile
also was present.
Mr.. Churchill viewed the falls
from the Canadian side, drove
through the Niagara Falls Parks
Commissions formal gardens and
motored down the Niagara River as
far as Queenstown Heights, Ontario
to see the whirlpool rapids below
the falls.
When asked If he had seen the
Falls before, Mr. Churchill replied
Il saw the falls before you were
born," and explained he first visited
the scenic sight in 1900
Asked If the Falls looked the same
Mr.. Churchill asserted: We'll, the
principle remains the same. The
water still keeps falling over"
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Ships Again Land U.S.. Troops
Behind Nozis in North Sicily
New Brideeheod Is Established Eost
Of Cope OrIond in Dawn Attack

way ashore to launch the assault
at dawn Wednesday and were met
Immediately by strong German
counterattacks, reports to headquar-
ters said today.
American warships and swarms of
fighter-bombers covered the land
ing, pouring a storm of shells, bombs
and machine-gun fire into German
detachments as they surged down
the beach to give battle.
The surprise element which con-
tributed to the success of the out
tSee SICILY, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Navy Confirms ReporI
OF Raid on japanese
In Northern KuriIes
Attack Carried Out by
Nine Liberotors; Two
Are Reported Missing
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY.

The Navy late today confirmed
earlier japanese reports that
American air forces had bombed
the Kurile Islands, on which is
located the big enemy naval base
of Paramushiro.
The attack was carried out by
nine Army Liberator heavy bombers
at 8:ll a m. August II, East Long
itude time, corresponding to GIL
pm. yesterday, Eastern War Time.
Two bombers are missing, a COM
munique announced.
While numerous hits were re-
ported to have been scored in the
target areas, the American bomb
ers were intercepted by 40 enemy
fighters, five of which we're known
to have been shot down and others
probably destroyed or damaged.
Naval spokesmen were unable to
give any details as to the targets in
the raid, but it was indicated that
bombs probably were dropped on
Paramushiro.
Attacked Previously July 10.
The ParamuShiro area was at
tackled by Aleutian- based American
planes for the first time on July 19.
At that time a number of fires were
started and near hits were observed
on japanese shipping anchored in
the vicinity of the naval base.
There was no resistance by either
Japanese airmen or antiaircraft fire
in the July 10 raid and no planes
were lost.
The Kurile Islands form a TOO
mile chain extending from the
tip of Kamchatka to the main
islands of Japan Between Para
mushiro and Kamchatka is another
island called Shimushu. The Kurile
Islands also are known in japanese
as the Chishima Islands.
The base of the American force
in the newest attack was not dis
closed, but it is believed that the
planes flew from Amchitka Island
Co. yIyrprr
Evening star., 1943-08-12
|ekes Says Gas Stock
DroppedC Considerably
In East Last Week
Reports improvement
In Supply Of Crude
Oil and Kerosene

HARD COAL DEALERS to be cut to
80 per cent Of las. years stock.
Page t-l8
By the Associated Press
Secretary of Interior Ickes de-
clined today to break the admins
trations official silence on prospects
for ending what he called the pleas
ure-driving ban--if any'-in the
East, but said Eastern gasoline
stocks dropped considerable, but
not alarming" amount last week.
However, total petroleum deliv-
cries to the East have reached about
100000 barrels daily, or about the
pre-war figure, he said. and there
has been substantial improve
ment" in stocks of crude oil, kero-
sene and industrial-use fuel oil.
Eastern gasoline stocks fell a half
million barrels last week, Mr.. Ickes
said. He explained that August de-
liveries of gasoline to the Atlantic
seaboard are running way behind
Texas refineries recently, but added
that this is temporary condition.
Big Inch Trickle Begins.
The Big Inch" pipeline from
Texas, Mr.. Ickes said, began yester-
day to deliver steadily increasing
"trickle" of crude oil at PhoeniXville,
Pa, and will be delivering it's ca
pacity of 100000 barrels daily to
refineries in the New York and
Philadelphia areas in about a
month"
He would give no hint of the date
for putting in effect the "equaliza-
ton" he has announced will be made
in gasoline allotments for civilians
in all sections east of the Rocky
Mountains, nor would he define
(See KEROSENE. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Detroit Leads Mats,
100, After 3 Innings;
York Hits I HomeH
Tiger Star Drives in
6 Runs; White Holds
Griffs to ) Hits
Line Ups
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star Staff Correspondent,

Star Staff Correspondent.
DETROIT, Aug. 12.-The De-
troit Tigers we're leading the Mats
today before a crowd of $500.
The score was 1910 going into the
ninth inning.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON - Clary walked
Clary was out stealing, Richards to
BloodWorth. Case fouled to Rich
ards. BloodWorth threw out Vernon
DETROIT-Cramer flied 70 John
son. Hoover tripled to center
Wakefield singled to right, scoring
Hoover York hit his twentieth
home run of the season into the
lower deck of the left-feld stands
scoring Wakefield ahead of him
Higgins singled to center. Ross
forced Higgins, Sullivan to Priddy
Bloodworth singled to right, Ross
stopping at second. Richards forced
BloodWorth, Clary to Priddy. Three
runs.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON - Higgins threw
out johnson. Spence flied to
Cramer Hoover threw out Early.
DETROIT-White famed. Cra-
mer singled to center. Hoover
struck out. Cramer was out steal
ing, Early to Sullivan.
THIRD INNING.
Observation-Disclosures threw
out Priddy Sullivan singled to left
for the first Washington hit Wynn
singled to center, Sullivan stopping
at second. Clary flied to Ross in
short right, no runner advancing
Case forced Wynn, Hoover to Blood
worth.
DETROIT-Wakef1eld walked. So
did York. The runners advanced on
wild pitch. Spence made a fine
running catch of Higgins deep
drive, Wakefield scoring after the
catch. but York held second. Ross
fouled to johnson. Bloodworth sim
gled to left. scoring York. Blood
worth was out stealing, Early to
Priddy. Two runs.
FOURTH INNING.
Observation-Disclosures walked.
johnson struck out. Spence walked,
Early hit into a double play, Blood
worth to Hoover to York.
DETROIT-Miller now pitching
for Washington Richards singled
tSee BASEBALL, Page AID
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Lands Is Reported Slated
For Lease-Lend Post Overseas

the blueprints for many New Deal
measures, took over OCD in the
wake of congressional criticism of
fan dancers" and ping pong CO.
ordinatorS.
Recently, Congress slashed the
OCD appropriation to eliminate most
of its funds for protective
civilian war services. Mr.. Lands
had strongly urged the continuance
of this work.
Mr.. Landis who is on leave as
dean of the Harvard law school, was
chairman of the Securities and EX-
change Commission for two years.
Evening star., 1943-08-12

Reports circulated here today that
Dean James M. Lands. director of
the Office of Civilian Defense. will
resign soon to go overseas for the
Lease-Lend Administration
Mr.. Lands, who has been visiting
regional OCD Offices for the past few
days, refused to comment.
Reliable sources said Mr. Lands
will go to Cairo. 1t could not be
learned when he will give up the
post he has held since early last year
or who will succeed him.
The 42-year-old lawyer, who wrote
Evening star., 1943-08-12
BY DANIEL DE LUCE,

ALGIERS, Aug. Ex-senator
Brewster, Republican of Maine
asserted today that the Ameri-
can North African Economic
Board is contracting for large
amounts of local wheat at prices
so to 60 cents a bushel higher
than in the United States.
The Senator, a member of the
Truman Committee, who is here
with four other United States SEN
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Brewster Says u. S. Is Buying
Africa Wheat at $2.70a BusheI
Price 50 to so Cents Above Thot at Home;
Purposes of Grain Transaction Unknown

ators on a tour of American war
theaters overseas, says he was
startled to discover a contract by
which the Amefican Government
will be paying $2lO a bushel for
North African wheat for unknown
future purposes"
Senator Brewster said local French
authorities had raised wheat prices
twice in the last three months and
don't seem particularly anxious for
us to buy up stocks
1T appears to me 1t would be
(See BREWSTER, Page Abb
Evening star., 1943-08-12
MASS NAz| EVACUATION REPORTED IN SICILY
Churchill Makes
Clerk Happy
| With Cigar
BY the Associated Press.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. Aug. IL.
AS Prime Minister Churchills spe-
cial train left Niagara Falls today.
Freddie Jones, colored clerk at
the American Railway Express office
at the station. trotted beside the
rear platform.
Please, Mr.. Churchill" he asked,
give me that cigar you're smoking. !"
Looking regretfully at the long
cigar, the Prime Minister shook his
head negatively, but at the same
time reached into his pocket.
Here's another one" he said,
dropping a smoke.
Boy" Jones said as he proudly
displayed the cigar" It's a 30
center"
Evening star., 1943-08-12

NEW YORK, Aug. II (P.-
StockS-Mixed; price changes
narrow. Bonds-Irregular: deal
ings restricted. Cotton-Lower;
hedge selling and liquidation.
CHICAGO. - Wheat-Slightly
lower in sympathy with rye.
Rye-Down over cent: Eastern
selling. Hogs-Active, up IS to 25
cents; top, s14.90 on weights over
240 pounds. Cattle-Weak on
all grades. Is cents lower. No
strictly choice steers here.
Evening star., 1943-08-12
BY the Associated Press.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Aug. pa
task force of American infantry
has landed again from the sea
behind German lines on the
north coast of Sicily in an am
phibious operation even more
daring than the first, and eStab-
lished bridgehead east of Cape
Orlando. after cutting through
strong Nazi resistance.
The Americans had to fight their
Evening star., 1943-08-12
War Planning Will Reach
Peak on Roosevelt Arrival
BY DOUGLAS b. CORNELL
Associated Press Stan Writer.

QUEBEC. Aug 12.-With Prime
Minister Churchill out Of the city
there was tapering off of Allied
war planning here today, but with
every indication it would reach a
new and sustained peak when
President Roosevelt arrives for con-
ferences.
The discussions which began here
lSee CEIIRC CHILL pa oe Al
Evening star., 1943-08-12

NEW YORK, Aug. u IP)-With SO
pumps working at an accelerated
rate, the degree of angle of the list
of the hull of the former French
liner Normandie was reduced to
1855 degrees by 1920 am. today.
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Guide for Readers
Late News Bulletin
AFL Rejects Coalition Committee

CHICAGO P.-The American Federation of Labor
Executive Council today rejected the
form coalition political action committee and decided
stead to follow its traditional policy setting up an indie
pendent nonpartisan committee.
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Disengogement Movement
Admitted by Germans

LONDON, Aug. II tP.-With dis
patches from Sicily reporting Ger
man evacuation of troops and
equipment in full swing, Capt. Lud-
wig Sertorius, German military COM
mentator, said today in Berlin
radio broadcast:
THE situation In Sicily Is now
characterized by systematic new
disengagement movement by Ger
man and Italian troops. . What
matters Is to prevent the enemy
from extending his operations to OBJ
iectives on the mainland"
The broadcast was recorded by
Reuters,
Evening star., 1943-08-12
MAN on Pdde A-12.l

Hl ~ ~ ofb WV a A-'/
By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Aug. l2.-The Rus
sian stranglehold on Kharkov
frightened today as Red Army
troops drove to within 71z miles
of the big Ukrainian city from
the northeast and severed the
Poltava -Kharkov railway, main
lifeline of the defending Nazis
over a l0-mile stretch west OF
the nearly encircled bastion.
The fall of Kharkov was be-
lieved imminent.
The British radio reported
that Kharkov already was under
fire from Russian guns. The
broadcast. recorded by CHS,
quoted late message from the
'front.'
The big drive against Bryansk
rolled ahead through fresh German
tank divisions, which had been
rallied in a desperate effort to hall
the advance.
Perfect coordination of Soviet
(See RUSSIA, Page Alb
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Capture Of Kharkov
Believed Imminent
AS Reds She'll City
Drive Toward Bry9nsk
Also Rolling Ahead;
70 Villages Taken
BULLETIN.

LONDON tH). - Russian
troops advanced to within 5
miles of Kharkov from the
northeast today while other
columns driving up from the
southeast captured Chuguyev,
% miles away from the Uk-
rainian manufacturing CEN
ter, Moscow said tonight.
In the drive on Bryansk, the
Red Army slashed along the
railway from Orel to within 33
miles of BryanSk.
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Other League Comes
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Chicago-First Game
Boston - 005 004 O01-
Chicago --- 1903 100 10 -
Bstteries-Ryba. O'Nen and Conroy;
Dietrich and fresh,
At Cleveland
Philadelphia 600 100
Cleveland - 100 90
Bstteries--Arntzen and Wagner; BaEby
and Rosar.
New York at st. Louis-Night.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At New York
st. Louis --- 101 010 0l0- 4 9
New York coo 010 0OO- 3 2
Batteries--M. Cooper and W. Cooper;
Chase and lombard.
At Boston
Chicago ---- 900 O02 900 o.
Boston ---- 200 900 600
Cincinnati at Brookiyn-Twjlight.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia-Night.
Evening star., 1943-08-12
80 Vessels Said
To Be Moving
Troops 10 Italy
Record Umbrella of
Antiuircruft Fire
Grows in Intensity
BY the Associa. ed Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH EIGHTH
ARMY IN SICILY, Aug. Ia
German evacuation of troops and
equipment from Sicily to the
italian mainland was reported to
be in full swing today with at
least 30 vessels plying night and
day across the Messina Strait
under record umbrella of anti
aircraft fire which was growing
steadily in intensity.
dispatches two nights ago
had reported that the Germans
were Withdrawing troops and
heavy equipment.
GA Reuters report said thou
sands of Germans were getting
away each day in vessels shut
tling to the italian mainland un-
der an antiaircraft barrage from
hundreds of light and heavy
guns.)
Skeleton Enemy Forces.
Strong German rear guards, well
entrenched with mortars, machin-
guns and artillery, and extensive
road demolitions continued to make
progress slow for the Allied armies
converging on Messina and the
evacuation beaches while the bulk
of the German troops we're being
withdrawn.
Determined to save all possible
equipment, the German command
was reported to have decreed that
"the passport to Italy is a gun,"
meaning that troops must bring
their weapons along If they want
places in the boats at Messina.
Strong Rear Guards.
British forces advancing along the
east coast encountered skeleton
enemy force in a strong line cover
ing the only avenues of approach
with heavy mortar fire and bat
terry of possibly l6 88-millimeter
| guns.
The narrow, winding mountain
roads the Germans were defending
made it extremely difficult to dis
lodge them.
Evening star., 1943-08-12

Todoy's Home Runs
American League.
Doerr, Boston, Sd inning.
York, Detroit, 1st inning.
York, Detroit, 4th inning.
National League.
OFT, New York, 5th inning.
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Normundie at 36.55 Deorees

(See CHURCHILL, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1943-08-12

(See RAIDS, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Markets at q Glance

tSee KURILES, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Weather Report

Temperatures today-Hghest, 81. at 3:l5 pm
lowest. 68, at $40 am. Yesterday-Hghest. 90
at 3;45 pm. lowest, 70 at 20 am. Full report
on page AS
United States Weather Bureau Report.