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Evening star., 1943-08-11
Man Slain in Shooting
In n. Y. Ave. BuiIdinq;
Police Quiz Woman
Retired Army Officer
Disorms Suspect After
Two Shots Are Fired

A man identified by police as
Walder Frank Brown. 38, was
found shot to death in the fourth
floor hallway of a building at
l340 New York avenue NV. this
afternoon and police took into
custody 29-year-old woman,
said by police to be Catherine M.
Hamel.
Mr.. Brown was pronounced dead
by DR. Norman Paszen of Emergency
Hospital. Police said they found two
bullet wounds over the mans heart.
They seized a .41-caliber double
barreled pistol.
1t. Col. D. W. Adams. retierd
Army officer who has a minerals
laboratory on the third floor
told police he heard a noise and
then a shot on the floor above.
Armed with paper weight, he ran
to the fourth floor just as a second
shot was fired and the man COL
lapsed in the hallway, police said.
Col. Adams then disarmed the
woman, according to the police ver-
sion.
Investigators said the couple had
been living in a front-room apart
ment on the fourth floor of the
building and we're from Winston
Salem, N. c.
The victim was employed as a
9atekeeper at Union Station.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
and Deputy Coroner Richard Rosen-
berg~ found two bullet wounds in
the mans left chest.
The building is occupied by a
number of businesses, and a Childs'
restaurant is on the first floor. The
shooting occurred two doors from
the British Information Services
headOuarterS
Evening star., 1943-08-11
PorIeys Raise London's Hopes
For Victory This Year Invasion
Presence Of Top MiIitoy Men With
Churchill Creates New Optimism

The presence OF Britain's top
fight military men with MIR.
Churchill in Quebec led to one con-
clusion-that American, British and
Dominion forces soon would be
storming the European continent
from many directions in fulfill
ment of Mr.. Churchill's own pre-
diction of combined action before
winter.
The absence of Premier Stain
of Russia was noted by most COM
mentators.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden's
newspaper, the Yorkshire Post, said,
however, it was understood that he
had been invited but was unable
(See LONDON, Page A-l8)
Evening star., 1943-08-11

The temperature reached 80
degrees at pm. today, estab-
fishing the 10th day of 90-plus
heat here this month and the
43d this year. Citizens modified
their resources for emergency
watering of community Victory
garden crops following the years
high of SO yesterday.
No relief from the prolonged
drought was promised by the Wealth
er Bureau during the next "a hours
1t was predicted. however. that it
would be slightly cooler tonight and
tomorrow Physical discomfort to-
day was less than yesterday. the
humidity al 2:30 pm being l6 points
below the A per cent recorded at
the same hour yesterday.
Victory garden chairmen in six
areas have obtained authority from
District officials to hook their col
lective garden hose to adapters re
placing the caps on fire hyrants
and share the use of 100000 gal
Ions of water made available fol-
alleviation of the droughts severity
The areas are Takoma. Sixteenth
Street Highlands. BrightWood, Man
or Park. Chillum Heights and Hamp-
shire Heights.
Requests also have been received
by j. Morton Franklin. supervisor OF
Victory gardens in the District,
from area chairmen in the Crest
wood and American University Park
Spring Valley areas, for watering
crops Takoma residents started
working last night, after tapping a
hydrant.
AS the 'in-toWn" areas proceeded
to get jump on other Victory gar
den owners in attempting to save
their crops, steps to relieve Anacostia
fats also were moving to completion
the plan being to utilize skid pumps
tSee WEATHER, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1943-08-11
$4,000 Loss Reported
In Cleaning Plant Blast

BY the Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 1,--An
explosion and fire today destroyed
the plant of the White Mountain
Cleaners in nearby Penbrook. The
firm estimated the loss at $4,000
The blast, which rocked dwellings
and stores in the vicinity, occurred
in the plants drying room. Harry
M. Rubin and Martin Figowatt. the
owners, said they were unable to
explain the cause.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Help for Children
OF Servicemen

What the Government is
doing for the children of
Serviceluen will be discussed
this evening in the National
Radio Forum by DR.. Edwin F.
Daily of the Department of
Labor, DR.. Edward DavenS,
Bureau of Child Hygiene of
Maryland, and Roy C. Branion
of the Army Emergency Relief.
The National Radio Forum
is a Blue Network feature ar
ranged by The Star and
broadcast locally from The
Evening Star Station, WMAL,
at l0:35 pm.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Italy and Germany
Draw Closer, Step Up
Anti-Red Campaign
Axis Expected to Make
Much of Stains Absence
From Allied Conference
BY the Associated Press.

SS lHt ASSCClhJeQ fTeSS.
BERN, Aug. II. Italy and
Germany drew closer today
amid signs that Joseph Stains
absence from the impending
conference between President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill would be fitted to their
intensified propaganda campaign
against Russia.
From Berlin. Rome and Milan
came reports Of improved relations
between Germany and Italy which
the Milan correspondent for Die
Tat of Zurich said gave "a false
glow
Dispatches from both sides ad-
mitted the people desired peace, but
the most positive" circumstance of
the Italian situation, Die Tat said,
was that the German Army had
gained time to prepare for eventuali-
ties which would not have been the
(See ITALY, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Heavy Losses Inflicted
By Reds in Drives on
Kharkov, Bryansk
Ukruinion City Poeketed
On Three Sides by
Five Advancing Columns
BULLETIN.

LONDON 1P).-A special So
Wet cOmmunique announced
tonight that Red Army forces
sweeping west of the German
base at Kharkov had captured
Kovyagi and the railway sta
ton of Vodyanahyi, respec-
lively, 80 and Al miles west of
Kharkov, cutting the railway
line to Poltava.
Other Russian forces who
already have Kharkov almost
enveloped, advanced from 9
to 1919 miles and captured
Akhtirka, 81 miles northwest
of Kharkov. Farther north,
Russian troops, already more
than half way to Bryansk
from Orel, smashed on from 3
to 6 miles today.
BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW. Aug. 1.-THE Rec
Army is rolling on unchecked ir
its twin drives toward the
Ukrainian city of kharkov ano
to the north, capturing
village after village and inf1ict-
ing heavy losses on the retreat
ing Germans, the Russians de-
clared today.
The German radio persisted in
its report that the Russians have
launched third major offensive
on the central front east of Smo-
lensk and are driving on that
important Nazi stronghold with
heavy infantry and tank forces.
Yesterdays sharpest attack
was delivered by the SovietS be-
tween Yartzevo, 81 miles north
east of SmolenSk, and kirov. 108
miles southeast of the city. a
Berlin broadcast asserted today.
At some points, the Germans
said, the Russians succeeded in
penetrating into our positions,
but these points were lmmedi-
ately sealed up by German
troops
With Kharkov pocketed on three
sides by a flve-pronged drive, an
other Russian column has bitten
deep into the rich Russian grain
territory and is only IA miles from
lSee RUSSIA. Page A-2D
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. IL. - Prime
Minister Churchilps journey
across the Atlantic for his sixth
wartime meeting with President
Roosevelt stirred spontaneous
and optimistic talk in London to-
day of a 'victory-this-year" as
sault on Europe.
Virtually unanimous agreement
was expressed on all sides that the
Allied chieftains were getting to-
gether to lay final plans for the
grand offensive in theaters of war
other than the Mediterranean,
where overwhelming Allied military
might has already asserted itself.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Driver Dies, 18 Burned
In Gasoline Truck Fire

Ey the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE driver
of gasoline truck yas trapped and
cremated in his cab today and at
least 18 passersby were burned when
the truck crashed into a West 10th
street viaduct and the gasoline
covered street burst into flame.
Police identified the driver as Will
liam j. Bradley, SO, of suburban
Midlothian The IS persons burned
were spectators and would-be res
cuers of the truck driver.
Police said the blast was caused
by sparks from the exhaust of an
other car which ignited hundreds of
gallons Of gasoline which poured
from the wrecked truck.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Mass HeIicopter Output
Mapped by Higgins
Py the Associated Press.

~ IIIt AS6OCldIeu PTesS.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug u--An-
drew j. Higgins said today his firm
Higgins Aircraft, Inc, was prepared
to build helicopters in mass pro-
duction
Mr.. Higgins said his helicopter
designed and developed by Enea
Bossi. internationally known air.
plane designer and consulting engi-
neer for Higgins, would be given a
test soon and that War Department
officials had been invited to witness
it and other suggestions.
Higgins officials asserted we can
build them as fast as Ford builds
automobiles.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
9Th Army Drives
Ahead I Miles
On East Coast
Shipyords Toreets
Of Bomburdment
By Worships
By the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCIATED Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Aug. 1.-THE
British 9Th Army in Sicily ad-
vanced to within sight of the
Italian mainland while British
warships bombarded italian
shipyards in the Bay of Naples,
$50 miles south of Rome. and
other mainland military targets,
Allied headquarters announced
today.
British forces advanced 7 miles
along the east coast of Sicily under
the shadow Of Mount Etna to cap-
ture the town Of Guardia, 1s miles
south Of Taormina and 40 miles from
Messina. the bulletin announced.
British Tommies on the east slopes
OF Mount Etna thus gained their
first view of the Italian mainland.
The inshore bombardment of the
construction and repair yards of the
Castellammare at the southern edge
of the Bay of Naples took place
Monday night, with British de-
stroyers and cruisers moving in
close to the target to pour round
after round into the yards which
were capable of handling ships up
to 500 feet in length.
AT the same time, other units of
the fleet attacked Cape vaticano on
the instep of the italian boot about
25 miles north of San Giovanni,
where the main Italian railroad lines
operate close to the shore of the TYR
rhenian Sea.
Rail Bridges Bombarded.
The communiqueA said railway
bridges were bombarded in the ma
val attack at Cape Vaticano at the
same time that the daring seamen
showed their gray warships between
Naples and the romantic Isle of
Capri and let loose their thunder
Gus salvos almost in the shadow Of
Mount Vesuvius.
The British 7-mile advance from
Acireale along the east Sicilian
coast placed Gen. Sir Bernard l..
Montgomery's veterans barely. 80
miles from italy and put increasing
pressure on Taormina, to the rear
OF the enemy's central sector at
Randazzo.
The American 7th Army of 1t.
Gen. George S. Patton, IT.. on the
north coast consolidated its positions
at the mouth Of the Rosbarir1o River.
about 3 miles east of San Agata
where amphibious troops plunged
ashore from small boats Sunday
night, and pressed forward.
The stiffest fighting, however,
ragged in the area of Randazzo, north
of Mount Etna. where converging
British, American and Canadian
troops wreStled with the difficulties
OF endless minefields and dynamited,
mountain roads as we'll as the
enemy's determined troops.
Randazzo'S domination of COM
municationS in the narrowing
bridgehead made it another Tunis
or Bizerte so far as Sicily is con-
cerned and the Germans were de-
Tending it at all costs.
Town Bombed Again.
Allied bombers and fighter bomb
ers slammed at Randazzo in round-
the-clock raids for the fourth con-
secutive day yesterday, while RAP
Evening star., 1943-08-11
HoIeomb, 81, to Keep
Marine Corps Command
By the Associated Pres, ,

BY the Associated Press.
1t Gen. Thomas Holcomb. com.
mandant of the Marines Corps, viii
continue in that post despite tn,
fact he has reached the retirement
| age of "a.
White House Secretary Stepher
Early said today that President
Roosevelt Is continuing Gen. Hol.
comb in his command In recogni.
ton Of his excellent performance.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Pacific War Council
Maps Future Strategy

BY the Associated Press.
DR.. A. Loudon, the Netherlands
Ambassador, said after a meeting of
the Pacific War Council at the
White House today that the group
discussed future strategy with
President Roosevelt.
DR.. Loudon recently returned from
trip to London. Before the coun-
Gil meeting today he escorted to the
White House the Netherlands Min
.ster OF Finance, Johannes Van Den
Brock, for q courtesy call on the
President.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, Aug. II tP). -
Stocks steady; peace shares lead
further upturn. Bonds improved; ;
numerous rails firmer. Cotton
quiet; hedge selling, price fixing.
CHICAGO. - Wheat declined
l4-3s in sympathy with rye. Rye
dropped lila; Eastern selling.
Hogs active, Is to 25 cents higher
on heavy weights; top, $14.80.
Cattle, choice steers and yearlings
active, steady; top. sl4.90.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Thieves Take 46 Steers
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSs.
AURORA. Ill, Aug. 11.-Forty-six
head of Hereford steers were miss
ing today from the Kane County
farm of Brig. Gen. Thomas S. Ham
mond, chief of the Chicago Army
Ordnance District. and Sheriff
George E. Powell said black market
operators were responsible.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
BY DOUGLAS CORNELL,
Associated Press Stan Writer.

QUEBEC, Aug. 11.-Within the
ancient battlements of an obso-
lete fortress, the Prime Ministers
Of Britain and Canada today sur
veyed the heartening successes
of Allied stabs at the Axis and
the strategy needed to expand
them into assaults designed to
attain a total victory.
The conferences between Winston
Churchill of Britain and w. L. Mac
kenzie King of Canada and their
chiefs of staff were prelude to later
discussions between Mr.. Churchill
and President Roosevelt and Brit
ish- American military experts.
Mr.. Churchill went to the Chateau
Frontenac this morning to attend
meeting OF the War Committee of
the Canadian cabinet presided over
by the Canadian Prime Minister.
At the same time an official state
ment said: The Canadian chiefs of
staff are meeting the British chiefs
of staff throughout the day"
Mr. Churchill again had sur
mounted the dangers of a wartime
crossing of the Atlantic for war talks
which appeared certain to be trans
lated into more bad news for enemy
forces already reeling back on world
wide battle fronts.
He arrived in Quebec late yester-
day and drove to the Citadel tower
ing over this historic walled city.
There, in the fortress which is relic
OF the days when the French ruled a
goodly segment of North America.
he and Mr.. King began their de-
liberations last night. e
Discuss International Situation.
Cautiously An official statement
from Mr.. Churchill's Office said that
during the evening the two prime
ministers discussed the International
situation and plans for Mr..
Churchills stay" as the guest of the
dominion
Naturally. there could be no an
nouncement which would disclose to
the Axis as well as the United Ma
tions the trend of the momentous
conversations taking place in the
gray stone Citadel from which fly
the British Union Jack and the Ca
madam Red ensign.
Canadian officials said there was a
chance that Mr.. Churchill and Mr..
King would hold a joint press con-
ference today, but there were no in
dications that they could deal in
anything more than generalities
about present and future plans for
the conduct OF the war.
The strategy talks here, as well
as those which will bring British
and American leaders together later.
are Silhouetted against pyramiding
(See CHURCHILL, Page A-l3)
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Major League Games
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Al Gf InIIis-

At st. Louis
New York 0l0 90
st. Louis 200 81
B,t.eries-Russo and Diekey; sundra
and HAYES.
Washington at Detroit-Twilight
Boston at Chicago-Night.
Philadelphia at Cleveland-Night.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At PhiladeIphia-First Game
Pittsburgh - 900 600 00l- 4 3
Philadelphia 00l 100 00x- 2 8 0
Bafteries-sewelI and Baker; Rowe and
Moore.
At PhiIadelphia-Second Game
Pittsburgh - 600 900 600 0 6 2
Philadelphia 900 DOL 0l1T 50
Batteries-Gornicki, Butcher and Lopez;
r. Barrett and Moore.
At Boston-First Game
Chicago - 900 800 00O- 81
Boston - 900 900 000-- 0 90
Batteries--Bithorn and MeCuIloush;
Tobin and Mast.
At Bostan-Second Game
Chicago --- 010
Boston - 90
Batteries-Hanyzewski and Livingston;
Barrett and kluttz
At Brooklyn
Cincinnati 900 00l 90 q 10
Brooklyn - 900 900 5x 5 II
Batteries-starr and Mueller; wyatt and
Bragan.
At New York
st. Louis 900 900 O02 o. 2 10 |
New York 600 ITO 900 L. 3 8 0
Batteries--Lanier and W. Cooper fiscnsr
and lombard.
Evening star., 1943-08-11

LOS ANGELES, Aug. II tP.--
Former Screen Actress Alberta
Vaughn was granted divorce from
Casting Director Joseph Egli to-
day after testifylng he once gave
her black eye. They were mar
ried in 1884.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Toduy's Home Runs
American League.

American League.
Keller, New York, I'd inning.
National League.
witek, New York, 5th inning.
Upton, Cincinnati, 6th inning.
Witek, New York, 10th inning.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Roosevelt Goinq
To Quebec for
Conferences
Dote of MEETING
With Churchill
Not Revealed
BULLETIN.

QUEBEC, Aug. IL tP.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt is coming to
Quebec for conferences with
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill at a time not yet
disclosed, it was learned here
today.
Ever since Mr.. Churchill
arrived here there has been
a strict censorship on any
speculation. After 4:30 pm.
E.W.T. today the censors ad-
vised that the ban was lifted.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Thermometer Hits g
As D. {. Has 43d Day
OF 5weItering Heat
Six Areas Are Permitted
To Use Fire Hydronts
In Watering Gardens
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
The mercury reached a high
Of SO at3:45 pm. today and then
dropped 10 81 at 4 o'clock.
SIX FORT BELVOIR soldiers killed
by lightning on ball field.
Page AS
HEALTH OFFICER to propose pri-
ority plan for vital ice users,
Page B-1
Evening star., 1943-08-11

(See SICILY, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Alberto Vaughn Divorced

CSee RUSSIA, Page A
Evening star., 1943-08-11

(See CHURCHILL, Page Alb
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Guide for Readers

See WEATHER, Page A-5J
Evening star., 1943-08-11

(See LONDON, Page Al
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Weather Report

Temperatures today-Highest. SO, at 3:45 pm;
lowest. 72, at $40 m. Yesterday-High 9s
at $40 pm: lowest, rs, at $40 am. Full re-
port page Alb
United states Weather Bureau Report.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-30
N. Y. STOCKS

NEW YORK, July 80 UP) - Stocks
plunged fractions to more than ) points
to further new lows on the current re
action today and then rallied moderately
when short covering developed IN the
final hour.
The list opened firm and moderately
active but started slipping around mid
day when follow-through support failed
10 develop.
The late rally carried some issues up
as much a point from their bottoms
but the close was lower.
Rails led the mid-sesion drop. with
Santa Fl breaking3l4 points to 5S%. 1t
recovered later to around 59la. southern
Pacific scaled a = point loss by around a
point Chrysler sold as high as 79%, fell
10 76ik and then rallied 10 above a
where it was off more than point
General Motors dropped T. points before
meeting support
An excellent Bethlehem earnings state
ment aided that issue and il held its
loss to a fraction Il. :. Steel slipped ! 4
TO 544 and then recovered partly
Pepsi-Cola hit 53ss. off 81, and also cut
its peak drop by about a point
Most chemicals dropped with Du Pont
ception, holding gain of more than a
point American Radiator lost about
point. J. !. Case, Goodyear and Good
rich, were down points and more at
their bottoms.
Leading oils, rubbers, farm equipments.
mining stocks, air line and aircraft shares
were down point and more each.
The preliminary closing Dow-lones aV-
erages; Industrial 137. %, off PIG; rail
IS. Ia. off O. 95; utility 21 o. off 045; IS
stocks 47.6s, off O.9O.
Sales were !, ,224, no shares against l.,
$50 $50 yesterday Curb volume was 2lO,
755 shares, compared with 20O,650 Thurs
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-30
Hitler Asks New
Satellite Iro oDs

LONDON, July 80 up - Adolf
Hitler today was reported seeking
additional Hungarian and Bull
garian troops TO replace Italian
occupation forces being withdrawn
from the Balkans, but signs Of
resistance and unrest among the
satellite Axis nations increased.
The Algiers radio said rumors
were current in Istanbul that Ger
man troops were about to occupy
Hungary. The Morocco radio re-
ported that the Hungarian cabinet
had discussed the possible dissolu-
ton of the Hungarian Nazi party,
and said anti-war demonstrations
had occurred in Budapest.
Stockholm dispatches said the
Germans had made a definite de-
mand for Hungarian troops as well
as Bulgars to take over from the
italians but both small nations were
facing so many difficulties, especial
ly in Bulgaria, that there was a
question whether the demand
could or would be met.
BEAT LEADERS
CThe London radio reported that
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-30
L. A. PRODUCE

LOS ANGELES. July 80 oUP)-
PUNCHED VEGETABLES: Steady: local
beets 2Ia-3 doz. 1.00-1 25: carrots 3 doz
1.OO-l25: chard 2l4-3 doz. l0O-1. .25:
green onions 5 doz 2.75-3OO: leekS =
doz. go; mustard dOz lO0-l %:
parsley 6 doz 225-250: radshes small
red 6 doz. 2.15-30O; spinach doz. :. 25-
80; turnipS 2la s doz. l.0O-l 25
CANTALOUES: Weaker; local HBs Jbo
36S and larger 3.0O-3.7 IS. ass 3O0-3 so;
std 36s and larger > 75-3 25, ASS $50
80; New Yorker local Jbo. It's 2.75-3 p.
std. ss-l6s > 25-2. 50: tip tops std. los
. CO.,. %.
EGGPLANT; Dull. Lugs local and san
Joaquin Valley 9-12 tops l.75-2.o0. San
Diego 1852 90; crate stock 9-10c
ONIONS: Steady. Street sales 50-lb.
SKIS local white Spanish 235. Spanish
. 25-2. Is; Imperial Spanish 2.35.
SQUASH: Firm. Lugs local and San
Diego white summer and Italian 75c-1. 90;
Arroyo Grande Italian 75-S5c. Yellow
crookneck local and San Diego S5c-l 90
Banana local 4-5c; Hubbard local Sc,
Table Queen local lugs 75c-1,o0.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-30

demonstrating crowds beat up
Fascist leaders in Bulgaria and
that the situation was rapidly
getting out Of control following a
violent debate in the Sofia parlia-
ment. whore Premier Bogdan Filov
was attacked and peace demands
were made The broadcast, rec
orded by CHS. said Bulgaria was
seething with unrest and hostility
to Germany. that crowds were
parading the streets calling for
peace and writing anti Fascist
slogans on the walls
The official Hungarian radio
continued to insist that Hungary
could not change its course at
present. despite recent reports of
peace demands and rising anti
German feeling among the people.
The MOSCOW radio, recorded by
CHS. said dissension also was in
creasing IN Rumania Nazi con-
trOlled Premier Ion Antone5cu was
said to have been accused of ruin
ing the arm in the service Of Ger
many and there were indications OF
q government crisis
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-30
L. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES, July 30 UP1@TradinP
was dull on the Los Angeles Stock EN-
change today, with only 5000 issues
changing hands. Seven We're up, eight
down and ten remained unchanged.
The list: Sontag Drug 100 at ~, un-
changed TranSamerica 100 at 81, un-
changed Southern California Edison
Com. 100 at 23Ss. unchanged; Bandini 200
at az, up X Bosa Chca Oil 100 al 40,
up 10 cents; Sinclair Oil 100 at u, down
a Union Oil 100 at 20a., down 1s Air
craft Accessories 100 al 35s, down \
Creameries of America 200 at ~, un-
changed; Hudson Motors 400 at 94s, un-
changed; Lane Wells 100 at II. up a
Menasco Manufacturing POO at 1.30. down
5 cents; Ryan 100 at 1, up i.