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Evening star., 1943-02-18

/ the south end of the old French
system Of desert fortificationsD
Allied spokesmen yesterday sale
the swift development of the drivt
might relieve the Allied situation
/ in the central sector by forcing
: Rommel to call off his armored di.
visions from their drive through the
American lines and regroup to meet
the southern attack.
Material Taken Out.
Before the enemy reached Sbeitla
or Ferlana, the 18th Air Force an
| nounced yesterday, the Americans
had evacuated personnel and most
| of their material from three air.
fields il the vicinity of those two
places.
The American and British all
forces, however. continued to play a
major role in the fighting.
Fighting planes were in action
throughout yesterday, the COM
munique said Heavy and medium
bombers attacked an Axis airf1eld
in Sardinia. sprinkling bomb bursts
among many parked planes and
shooting five, one of them a sea-
plane.
Axis plane attacked the Algiers
area where. it was acknowledged,
there was some damage and a num-
Der of casualties.
The Allies lost five planes yes
terday, the communique said.
Fortresses Attack Sardinia.
Improved weather allowed BIZ
Flying FortTesses to attack the
Elmas airdrome at Cagliari, Sar-
dinia, for the second time in II
days. Bombs were dropped in the
target area, but clouds prevented
observation of the results, the 18th
United States Air Force spokesman
said.
The raid was followed by attacks
by BPS Mitchell and B-26 Ma
rauder bombers on Valla Cidre and
Decimonanu airdromes near Gag
liari. The spokesman said bursts
were seen among parked aircraft.
In running fights above the
clouds the bombers and escorting
P-38 Lightning fighters shot down
five AXIS aircraft.
(The Italian high command,
in a cOmmunique broadcast from
Rome, said the raiders explosive
an dincendiary bombs damaged
civilian dwellings, killed 100 per-
/ sons and injured 235. 1t declared
three Of the planes crashed un-
der fighter attack
Over the TuniSian battle area
/ P-39 Airacobras. P-40 WarhaWk:
/ and Americana -pilOted SpitfireS car
/ rled cut continuous sweeps.
/ American-manned Boston bomb.
erS, escorted by SpitfreS and Aira.
/ CObr2S, scattered bombs for mile!
alOnG the road between Feriani anc
BOrd Maajen Bel Abbes and de.
. s'rOyod at least 35 German vehicles
the air force spokesman said.
At the same time a railroad bridge
and highway bridge were blown uy
by American bombs. The Spitfir'
pilots knocked out four -aircrat
/ guns and shot up German truck
and halftrack cars.
Evening star., 1943-02-18
London Bank Report

VIZ LONDON SdNoN,, FEB; IS GP,.-,Large increases
were reported in the weekly statement Of
the Bank Of ENGLAND issued today. Pri-
vaue deposits improved f10,24O, 900 and
of f9,990.000. e"SS
-, Notes in circulation increased more
taan 100000 for the week to total
OF f9l 4,9l 900 which was about fl0
uOU,0OQ under the all time record estab b.
Hs4ed during the final week of last year.
Losses were reported in public deposits
,hch when were lowered by 81 423, 900 and
week 0''o" ias1
:, .Ti1t The proportion Of the banks reserve to
nabilItleS this week was 16.S per cent,
compared with 16.l the same week year
T., The detailed statement for week ended
PenTuary Il follows Tin thousands of
CIRCULATION; 9l4 4,911; increase, e32.
Bulllon, l,lO1: increase. IS
reserve 36,196; decrease, OF
punnc deposits, 6.612; decrease. 1423,
n Priyate 5iyWate deposits. 2Os,S35: increase.
Soy Goyernment men securities. 1898; in
Other securities, 3,306: decrease. Gao
Rauo Of reserve, to liabilities, 1853 per
cent, compared with 17.9 last week
Bank rate, per cent.
Evening star., 1943-02-18
.QuudrupIe Killing Discovered
On Virginia Mountain Farm

help with sick COW. He left there
about 3 o'clock.
MI. Kegley, accompanied by Com
mCnWealth Attorney w. F. Dunn
and Deputy Sheriff Robert Gree,
went to Sharon Springs after a
neighbor Mrs Umbarger, had dis
covered the tragedy upon a visit late
in the morning.
The aged farmer and Mr.. and Mrs.
Shewey all were shot through the
temple in their beds, Kegley said
Mrs. Kits body was found on the
floor of the farmhouse with a small
caliber rife nearby
There was blood on Mrs. Kits
shoes, he added, indicating she had
wandered about the house before
shooting herself.
Sharon Springs Is about 10 miles
from Bland.
The bodies of all four were taken
to Wytheville.
Evening star., 1943-02-18
Fairfax Board Plans
To Open 7 Additional
Rationing Centers
Final Instructions on
New Signup Given at
Falls Church Meetino

Plans were underway today to
open at least two rafoning centers
in southern Fairfax County, in ad-
dltion to the Centers at schools.
where residents may register for
War Ration Book No. 2.
Ration board officials pointed out
last night at a meeting in Madison
School, Falls Church, when final in
structions for the signup were given
to the county volunteer rationing
organization, that residents in the
southern section of the county might
find it difficult to reach schools.
Additional places of registration
thus would speed the issuance of
ration books in that area. they said,
Board officials said centers prob
ably will be opened at the Belle
Haven Country Club and at Holli-
day House, and would be in charge
of key volunteer workers in those
areas.
While the issuance of Book No. 2
Will be held from 2:30 to 7 pm.
Monday and 2:30 to $50 pm. Tues
day through Thursday in schools
throughout the county, officials said
the registration would begin Sunday
IN the additional centers. Regis
tration centers will close early Mon
day, it was said. because of the test
blackout scheduled for that night.
County residents again were urged
to have declaration forms filled out,
II possible, before applying for
Ration Book No. 2.
Mrs Mollie w. Cleveland, execu-
tive secretary of the board, said the
volunteer organization now being
built up in the county. under the
direction of Mrs. C. B. Newman, will
handle all future rationing- pro-
grams. She said about 10000 ration
books will be issued in the county.
Evening star., 1943-02-18
81 Dividend Is Declared
On Wabash Common
BY tbs Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-Directors
of the Wabash Railroad Co. TODAY
declared a dividend of 81 a share on
the common stock. the first to be
paid on the new company's equity
shares.
Directors also found the full divi-
dend of $3.50 a share had been
earned on the preferred and au-
thorlzed its payment on April % to
stock of record March 81. The
common is payable on the same date
to stock of record March 81.
The board declared interest on the
general mortgage per cent income
bonds, series A. and the general
mortgage "a per cent income bonds.
series B, had been duly earned and
authorized payment in full on April
l, 1943
The Wabash Railroad Co. on jan
uary l, 1912, acquired and started
operating the properties of the Wa
bash Railway Co., which had been
in receivership since December, 1881,
properties were acquired pursuant
70 the latter's reorganization plan.
which became effective January l.
1941.
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NfIlilliti ItlIl t II 81 fdEtr'
move the injustice of leaving them
yOteleSS.
Nothing Controversial.
There is nothing controversial in
the amendment I am introducing,
the Senator continued. at provides
a straightforward grant of power to
the Congress by appropriate lcg.s-
lation to apply TO the seat Of Gov
ernmcnt those cherished fundamen-
tai American principles of our Gov
eminent now denied The time is
now ripe for affirmative and cura-
tive action This unWise and indc-
feNSibie un-Amcrican condition must
be erased before We can, with
clear conscience, preach freedom
and democracy to the rest of the
world.
Senators I beseech YOU not to
let this matter Slumber but to give
It your early and sympathetic con-
SIdeIatiOn and favorable action
Representative Summers offered
the new proposal in the House last
week, and it now awaits study bv
the judiciary Committees of both
branches
Senator Capper who has sup
ported the Districts fight for suf-
trage for many years. said the reso-
lutlonS he sponsored in the past
carried details which should be
decided by subsequent legislation
and are naturally of a controversial
nature He continued: Under this
amendment the Congress would not
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Krueqer
Continued From First Pap


lieutenant general by virtue of his
new job.
Gen. Hodges, who lasted only one
year at West Point, later enlisted as
private and has had a notable
War he won the Distinguished Serv-
ice Cross for courageous leadership
of storming party across the River
Meuse. and the Silver Star for gal
lantry during the st. Mihiel end
Meuse Argonne offensives. His
home is Perry, Ga.
An lntantryman throughout his
career he has been an instructor in
tactics at West Point, commandant
of the infantry school, acting chief
OF infantry. then chief of infantry
In May Of last year he was assigned
to Birmingham, Ala, in command
OF the replacement and school COM
mand Of the Army ground forces,
and later became commanding gen.
eral Of the 10th Army Corps.
Secretary StimSon told his press
conference today not to draw too
hasty conclusions from Gen. Krue-
gers appointment that any large
scale offensive in the Southwest
Pacific is imminent.
Officers who have known Gen.
Kruger for many years regard him
as Just about the most completely
military man in the Army. A SOL
dier on duty all day. he goes home
at night and studies military his
tory, pores over military maps,
bones up on campaigns and tactical
theories.
At 62 the German born Kruger
looks much younger, despite his
grlzzled hair He's of medium
height, compactly built and rather
| humorous expression which, say
Evening star., 1943-02-18
January Building
Smallest Since 1885
In us Cities
Woshineton's s2,728,71S
Volume Tops List;
Baltimore Second
Special Dispatch to TIE Star.

Special Dispatch to TIE Star.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Private
building permits issued last month
dropped to the smallest January
figure since 1885 and the smallest
for any month since February Of
that year.
The total for 215 cities, as re-
ported to Dun & Bradstreet. Inc.
came to S28.854,2 ,288, decrease of
25.7 per cent from the S38,846,769
for December and )53.7 per cent
less than the January, 1912, sum of
S62 1923, $50. Declines were general,
with the South Central, East Cen
trail and mountain regions showing
the greatest percentage losses.
Construction in New York City
went to a new low point in jan
uary, permits totaling only S485 $50,
down 23l per cent from the previous
month with $631 ,495 and $50 per
cent under a year ago with $780,
$40.
Washington led all other cities
with volume of S2,728.718. Balti-
more was second. New York, which
usually stands at the top, was
l4th.
Leading city totals for January,
l943 and 1912, are compared below:
Evening star., 1943-02-18

Heavy soils as we'll as those which
are poorly drained cannot be safely
worked as early as lighter and we'll
drained ones.
The exact planting date will de-
pend upon the condition of the soil
and the prevailing temperatures,
However, protected garden near
the center of the city may be safely
planted two or three weeks earlier
than one in an outlying suburban
area.
The following chart may serve as
a planting guide as we'll as indi-
eating the practice of crop sue
ceSSlOn':
Evening star., 1943-02-18

those who know, hides one of the
sterneSt dlsciplinarians and perfec-
tiOnistS in uniform.
Student of History.
He reads widely and can talk
intelligently on many subjects, but
his principal reading outside the
field of military writings is in gen.
eral history.
Gen. Kruger was married in
1910 20 Grace Aileen Norvel who
has followed with enthusiasm the
Army Wife's career of sharing her
husbands interests and seeing to it
that social obligations and domestic
problems didn't interfere with his
job or his studies. They have two
sons and daughter who is married
to an Army officer
Much as he enjoys his family and
the domestic scene, however, Gen.
Kruger believes that the comforts
of home have no place in the field.
Gu duty with troops, he lives in
rigorous simplicity.
During the Army maneuvers in
Louisiana two years ago, Gen. Krue-
gers Sd Army administered a smart
ing defeat to the ID Army of 1t.
Gen. Ben Lear. Gen. Kruger had
the larger force, Gen. Lear the great
preponderanCe of armored equip
ment.
Influence in Army Great.
1t has been said that next to 1t.
Gen. Lesley j. McNair, command
ing the Army ground forces. Gen.
Kruge" has had a greater influence
on the training of the Army than
any other single officer.
Every American Army division
that's now in action" said a COM
petent source, has learned from
Kruger, either because it served
under his command, Or because it
got a flrSthand knowledge of his
methods by opposing him in ma
neuverS."
Gen. Kruger was born at FlatoW.
IN West Prussia, January 26. 1881.
but came to this country when he
was 3, He was a student at the
Cincinnati Technical School in
1896-l898, but when the war with
Spain began, he went home to Madi-
son, IND, and enlisted in the Army.
Evening star., 1943-02-18
4 Victory Gardens =;


seed is lost because Of cold, wet
soils or frost, the loss is of only
few pennies. Warm weather crops,
such as tomatoes, peppers. beans
and corn, seldom gain enough
through early planting to justify
the practice Cool weather crops,
however, usually more than repay
the effort.
Very early planting is seldom
possible except where the soil is
spaded or plowed in the fall. If
the grosnd is prepared and needs
only to be raked before planting,
it Is usually possible to SOW seed
several days. even weeks, earlier
than when it must wait for spring
Spading.
Evening star., 1943-02-18
Leading city totals for January,
l943 and 1912, are compared below:
Clearings Above Year Ago


Bank clearingS in the holiday week
ended Wednesday dropped modestly
from the preceding full week, but
remained substantially greater than
those of the like 1912 period Dun g.
Bradstreet also reported.
Transactions for the recent five
day week in % leading cities
amounted to 1920 $4,000, I'D lat
per cent from $6,297,177,O 900 in the
like period of last year, but s145. .768,-
600 below those of the previous week.
Important advances over last year
included; Omaha, 429 per cent:
Kansas City, BOT; Portland, Greg.
3O.2; New Orleans, 274, and Louis
vile, 14.6. Clearings at Boston and
Dallas declined slightly.
Evening star., 1943-02-18
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Feb. Is lP.--Late for
ain In dollars. others in CentS):
canada: Ofhcial Canadian Control
BOARD rates for United States dollars:
Buying. 10 per cent premium. selling, ii
Der cent premium, equivalent to discounts
on Canadian dollars in New York of buy
Canadian dollar in New York open
market, 97s per cent discount or 9Ol2i2
United States cents, up ia cent.
Europe: Great Britain official bankers
Foreign Exchange Committee rates., buy
ing 4 02; selling, "a
Latin America Argentina offcial, 90 II,
5.20n; Mexico, 20 66n
Rates, in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated, n Nominal
Evening star., 1943-02-18
BY I he Associated Press

by lne ASSoclaIeC Press.
BLAND, Va, Feb. ia quad
ruple killing in a mountain farm
house yesterday cost the lives of an
octogenarian farmer, his daughter.
his granddaughter and the grand
daughters husband.
Trial Justice Pierce Kegley, re-
turning from the isolated Sharon
Springs section. said he and other
investigators were convinced that
Mrs. Rex Kits, 81, shot her father,
w. G. Kits, "a; her daughter, Mrs.
Lerona Shewey, 25, and Mrs
SheWeys husband, Robert Shewey,
80.
Kegley said the shooting appar-
emily occurred after am, since
Robert Shewey, a filing station at
tendant in Bland, had stopped en-
route home at his mothers farm to
Evening star., 1943-02-18
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S dPj.-Cotton prices
reacted today after touching new highs
since last May. Early gains Of as much as
30 cents bale reflected talk of a possible
compromise in the administration-farm
bloc controversy over farrA price policies
Large-scale trade buying in nearby
months lifted the March contract to 20.1S
cents. while commission house buying dom
mated in new-cr0p months Hedging and
proflt taking erased most of the gains later
as traders anticipated a technical setback
after fiYe consecutive days of advancing
prices
Late afternoon values were March,
20 10; May. 1882, and July. 1888.
Futures closed 30 cents a bale higher
Evening star., 1943-02-18
Africa
Continued From First Page

'Asyllt IA ! bll ! IL 81 l n So
that the Germans would find
these hard to Oy1rrmD
The general feeling Of observers
a. Gen. Dwight d. Elsenhower's S
headquarters was that Rommcl may
have gone as far as he wants to
at this stage. however.
But he appeared comparatively
free to turn his attention south
ward where a Cairo communique
told Of Gen Montgomery advance
to the Mareth Line
Fighting on Reduced Scale.
An Allied communiquc said fight
ing yesterday was on reduced
scale despite the rapid advance Of
the enemy.
Spearheadlng the German often
sive Marshal ROmmel was reported
using a fun tank division with a
second armored division in reserve.
against total American strength OF
not more than one short division
Of all types OF troops in the front
line.
An Italian communIque said ar
nor-supported Allied troops had
courterattaCkcd in Tunisia after
Axis forces occupied more enemy
positions"
The Fascist war bulletin did not
give the locale Of the action but
asserted that the thrust had been
repulSed
London observers said the 8th
Army advance might indicate
thai Gen. Montgomery was pre-
paring 10 make a sweep around
Evening star., 1943-02-18
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

By me Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.--An early upturn
IN wheat vas lost today when a moderat te
amount OF selling from houses with eleva-
selling was believed to have come from
me Southwest and to represent hedging
Other grains were up early with rye
moving to new seasonal highs but weak
ened later with the bread cereal. Al
though all corn contracts were at ceilings
Ior most OF the session. the May contract
several occasions va
=, Al the close wheat was down ss-a4
nnchanged. 9g24-7s. Oats sfimped ~
Rye dropped 3s-7s and May soybeans closed
z ABOVE yesterdays final bid quotations
Grams received early support from re-
port that the farm bloc and administra-
Lloh forces were considering a compromise
on agricultural price,
Evening star., 1943-02-18
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, Feb. lS.-The Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index Of
80 commodities today declined to i0S IS.
-, rreVioHS day, 1882; week ago, 104 81,
Hohth aeo: 10y ~ year ago. 97.Ol.
w, 1942-43. 1941. 1910. lq33-3o.
High ----l05.22 95.1@ 1888 aS'i4'
Low q5 81 rT03 gS So AZ
(l926 average EQUALS loo
Evening star., 1943-02-18
Baltimore Stocks
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Feb. IS
Sales. STOCKS. High. Low. Close.
200 Arundel Corp --- 1G24 1724 11'4
III BALTIC Transit pfd 101s 10hs 1o1s
Consol p 41a9o pf116 116 116
10 Fidelity Ss Deposit 80 100 13O
SIS Fidelity & Guar 37H 37H 37A
so Houst Oil pf vic 24i4 e4l4 24A
115 New Amster Cas- 24l4 24t4 ~ IA
800 U Fidel g. Guar 30S8 30ss 30aa
$4,000 BALTIC Tr deb as A 52i2 52h 52i2
$500 BALTIC Trans 5s So 81 5S
1000 ACL of Conn 576 c 93i2 9312 93R
Evening star., 1943-02-18

surrender or in any way lessen its
constitutional legislative control
over the Nations Capital. The
amendment would increase the
power of the Congress to cure this
gross and American injustice at
the heart of the Nation and to do
this in the manner and to the
degree which the Congress in its
wisdom, may determine"
Evening star., 1943-02-18

,x. Inicag0 cash Market.
Wheat, no sales Corn, No. yellow, q5-
afR: No. 4, 921a-9612; sample grade vel
low, IS; No ; white. OS42 Oats. No. 1
wwhite 6l2l; No, 2, 81. Barley. mailing,
MI .O6. nominal; feed, 72-S4 nominal
Field seed. per hundredweight nominal;
timothy. 4.15-5 90; alsike, 2l.OO-25 90:
fancy red top. 7-50-75: red clover, 20 90
900; sweet clover, 7.50-9.5O; alfalfa,
Evening star., 1943-02-18

Bonds, Ike bombs, come in MANY
sizes. Even the smallest one gives a
jolt to the Axis-if you buy it.
Evening star., 1943-02-18
Weather Report

FURNISHED eathe Bureu)
District of ColumbaConnued
-0'
Maryland Virgmia-Continued cold tonight
Evening star., 1943-02-18

New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS Feb. lS P)-After
making new highs for the season cotton fu-
lures turned irregular here today and
closed barely steady. 40 cents a bale high
Evening star., 1943-02-18

New Orleans spot cotton closed stea dy,
Is cents bale higher. Sales, 100. Low
middling. 80; middline, 2O.61; good
middling. 81 -; receipts, 800; stock. 31S,-
"a
Evening star., 1943-02-18
Washington Exchange
AFTER CALL.

Washington Gas SIS pfd-15 at 102.
Potomac Electric $40 pfd.-1 at
1875.
Evening star., 1943-02-18
BY WILBUR H. YOUNGMAN
The Stars Garden Editor.

-''3 NIHt VVsF l-utIUI'
Planting time for many crops
comes much earlier than is COM
monty realized, Moreover, the early
planted crops ere apt to be the
Evening star., 1943-02-18
Report for Last "a Hours,
Record for Last % Hours

Record for Last "a Hours
tFT0m noon Yesterday to noon today
l!}gheSt. ~ at = m. Year ago. -
L"Heat at $40 Fl. m. Year ago, 80
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, "a. on January Il.
Lowest. &. on February -
Humidity for Last 81 Hours
FROM noon Yesterday 10 noon todayD
Highest t3 per cent, at S 30 2 m
Lowest 3G per cent, at 80 pm.
River Report
Potomac and Shenandoah clear at Har-
pers Ferry. Potomac clear at Great Falls
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodet!c SurveyD
Today. Tom orrow.
High ---------- 80 m S,o4 m
Low ------.---- H2S a m. =. q a m.
High ----------- sos pm. S:45pm
Low -------..-- - m. 3.24 m.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets
Sun, today r57 Gas
sun. tomorrow 7.5G S.4a
Moon, today 80 pm. G5Tam
Automobile lights must be turned on one
half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1943-02-18
No. d

lettuce, spinach, radishcs, peas,
cabbage, potatoes, etc.
Early planting is often recon-
mended for al crops on the theory
that seed is cheap and if uninjured
the early harvest will more than
compensate for the risk. II the
Evening star., 1943-02-18

better ones. This
is especially true
Of those crops
that thrive best
in cool weather
Evening star., 1943-02-18
Cupper

Continued From First Page
Evening star., 1943-02-18

The Sun and Moon.
D,a-
Evening star., 1943-02-18

IT, Tut aHIFN'
Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodet.c SurVey)
Evening star., 1943-02-18

'Ex dividend. tPlus extras. e or extra
80 extra. k zoe extra m ST 80 extra
Paid IN 1912. $40 extra.
Evening star., 1943-05-07
COPIES OF ''THE
FOUR FREEDOMS''

-. will be given to War Bond Buyers.
They are full-color reproductions of
Norman Rockwell's inspired paintings,
suitable for framing. Saturday is the
last day.
Evening star., 1943-05-07
YOU MAY SIGN
THE FREEDOM SCROLL

-. . and your name, with those of other
patriotic Americans, will be sent to
President Roosevelt when the War
Bond Show ends. Saturday is the last
day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-18
With The Sick

Mrs. E. r. Reichenbach is recov-
ering from the effects of a fractured
right elbow at her home on West
Elm street. The fracture was re-
ceived in fall on the train while
enroute to California.
E. S. Lape, Bluffton dry goods
merchant, is convalescing at the
Bluffton hospital from a major oper-
ation and may be removed to his
home on Grove street Thursday.
John Kohler is critically i'll at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. R. Z.
Griffith of South Lawn avenue.
George Miller who has been i'll at
the Bluffton hospital has been re-
moved to his home on College road.
Condition of George Barnes, Bluff
ton grocer, who has been ill at his
home on Jackson street, is better
He was on the streets, Wednesday
Mrs. Sam Burkholder is recovering
from painful bruises received wher
she was struck by an automobile il
front of her home on Cherry street
early last week.