davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1943-09-02
August War Spending
Put at atS7,232,2O6,S53;
Topped Only by June
Poy-us-I -Iou-Go Tuxes
Boost Monthly Receipts
To S2,72o,821 sos
By the Associated Press.

War spending in August re-
bounded from the July slump to
total $7,232, ,206,853, only S237,-
059,821 short of the June record,
the Treasury disclosed today.
War activity expenditures last
month were more than 100000 900
below the s7,46s ,2ee,e7 for June,
although the Treasury daily state
ment for August 81 said about half
the drop represented bookkeeping
transaction.
Except for June, the August
spending for war was the highest
on record for any month-S14O,O ,OO0.-
900 above that for May, first month
to pass the $1,000 100000 figure.
Spurred by pay-as-you-go tax COL
lections, receipts for the month
netted S2,720, ,821 ,506, a s7l3, 1898 ,127
increase over July. OF that amount
s547 ,726,863 came directly from pay
roll deductions contrasted to only
sl9,378,l95 reported for July.
Although the current collection
system was started July l much of
the months receipts did not show
until August. Likewise some Au-
gust withholdings still are to be de-
posted with the Treasury.
The public debt at the end of Au-
gust stood at s148,000.0 ,O37.67. an
increase of s2,684, POT ,676.56 for the
month.
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Sick Fathers Plea to Son, Is,
To Return Home Is Broadcast

Station WMAL today broadcast a
plea of paralyzed father to his
missing son to return home.
Lindy Fields. 16, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Fields, Cabin John, Md,
has been missing from his home
since Monday night. District police
also have been asked to seek his
whereabouts.
The father has suffered three
paralytic strokes and is not ex-
pected to live, a member of his
family told The Star today. He
cried this morning and was asking
for his son." a relative said
Young Fields, described as 5 feet
8 inches tall, weighing $50 pounds
and having brown hair and blue
eyes, telephoned to his home Mon
day night from Bethesda to say he
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Roosevelt 10 Talk Sept. 8
On Eve Of Bond Drive

President Roosevelt will make a
radio address on the night of Sep
tember 8-the eve of the Third War
Loan Drive, Stephen T. Early, White
House press secretary, announced
today.
The President will go on the air
at $40 pm, and his speech will re-
quire about 10 minutes.
The Third War Loan Drive for
100000, 900 will open September 9.
On the same program with the
President will be group of movie
actors, headed by James Cagney.
At Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau's press conference today
the national director of the drive,
Ted Gamble. said the broadcast
would be carried by all four radio
networks. Movie theaters are ar
ranging to halt performances to
hear Mr.. Roosevelt's message and
the actors appeals for bond pur-
chaseS
Mr.. Morgenthau said that as an
indication of the enthusiasm which
the campaign has aroused, the en-
tire State of Indiana will be blacked
out on the night of September 8
and that at o'clock the following
morning the State will be placed on
an alert by everything that can be
footed or rung" as a signal to bond
statesmen to open the drive.
Evening star., 1943-09-02
u. ). War Casualties
Now Total 104,658
For All Services
Army Losses in Sicily
Put at $500; Merchant
Marine Loses 4,751
BY the Associated Press.

Army losses in the 38-day con-
quest of Sicily numbered $500
killed, wounded and missing to
bring the Army's overall war
losses to 70,872 and lift the an
nounced casualties for the armed
services and merchant marine to
l04,658 since the Pearl Harbor
attack.
The latest Army figures were
given at a press conference TODAY
by John j. McCloyd, Assistant Sec
retary of War. He said that of the
7O,872 casualties in all combat zones.
9'2O9 were killed in action or died
of wounds, 20,l59 were wounded,
2l, 1854 are missing and 1910 have
been officially reported prisoners of
war.
5000 Wounded Recover.
OF the Army wounded, Mr.. Nc
Cloy said, more than 5000 have re-
covered completely and returned to
active duty. He added that the
total OF missing included a large
number of Philippine Scouts lost
at Bataan and Corregidor.
Navy casualties announced to
date are 21593; marines, 1909. and
the Coast Guard, 1863 The latest
(See CASUALTIES. Page A-I81
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Italy Says No Prisoners
Have Been Shifted 10 Nazis
~ the Associated Press

sy the Associated Press
LONDON, Sept. 2.-War Secretary
Sir James Grigg yesterday an
bounced Italy's assurance that no
British prisoners had been trans
ferred from her hands to Germany
since the fall of the Fascist regime
July Is.
I'VE know a certain number were
transferred shortly before the
change of government, but still
await details from the protecting
power" he said.
Inquiries had been made through
the International Red Cross.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower told
the Italians in a radio broadcast
message July % urging surrender
that the hundreds of thousand Ital-
ians captured in Tunisia and Sicily
would be returned home provided
all British and Allied prisoners now
in your hands are restored safely
to US and not taken away to Ger
many"
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Army, Navy TO Play
Football This Year
McCIoy Says Place
Not Yet Determined
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Army and Navy football game
will be played this autumn. The
decision was made known today by
John j. McCloy, Assistant Secretary
of War.
Asked at press conference
whether any decision had been
reached on the West Point -Annap-
oils contest, Mr. McCloy replied:
1T is my understanding that the
game is to be played, but there is
no decision yet as to where it will
be played"
There has been no question on the
remainder of the West Point sched-
ule, Mr.. McCloy added, and they
are going to play that out
Still unsettled, apparently, is
whether to yield to repeated de-
mands from sports fans, including
Senator Mead, Democrat, of New
York and other members of Con-
gress, that the game be played in
metropolitan center, such as New
York or Philadelphia, to permit the
greatest possible number of peo-
pie to witness it.
AS presently scheduled, the game
would be played at West Point
November 27.
Evening star., 1943-09-02
British Flyers Blast
Antwerp Canal Locks
Shipping Also Damaged
In Holland Attack
Ey the Associated Press,


LONDON, Sept. british Hurri-
cane bombers today destroyed the
lock gates at the south end of the
Hansweert Canal, one of Hollands S
busy waterway links for sea-going
shipping.
The Air Ministry news service an
nounced tonight that the Hurri-
canes, escorted by Typhoons, scored
bullS-eyeS" on the gates.
The lock enabled ships to ap-
proach Antwerp without going into
the sea where they would be ex-
posed to air and naval attack.
Flying at rooftop height, the
planes smashed through strong
antiaircraft fire to reach the tar
get. The escorting Typhoons dam
aged three tugs, barge and 400
ton coastal vessel and machine
gunned sentries standing near the
lock gates.
The announcement said the gates
were destroyed, with debris flying
so high in the air that one plane
was damaged while flying through 1t.
Three Hurricanes and one Ty-
phoon were reported missing from
the daylight attack.
Evening star., 1943-09-02
160 j. ). Planes
Raided Marcus,
Japs Report
Damage Is Admitted;
Speculation Arises
Over Future Blows
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
While there was wide specula-
ton as to whether the American
raid on Marcus Island yesterday
was feint or we'll aimed
knockout blow, a japanese i'm
perial headquarters communique
today admitted damage to, the
small defense base less than l 200
miles from Toxic.
The communique, broadcast from
Toxic and heard in London by the
Reuters news agency, said 100
bombers and fighters participated
in the attack and added there was
some damage suffered by our
grounded planes"
Claiming IL American planes we're
shot down, the communique said
in telling of the raid, which was
first announced by the japanese
early yesterday and later disclosed
by the Navy here as presumably
in progress"
A broadcast of the same COM
munique as heard in New York by
United States Government monitors
said, Although we received slight
damages on our planes on the
ground, damages inflicted on our
personnel and military facilities
were almost negligible"
Two Carriers Reported in Raid.
Another Toxic broadcast, also re-
corded in New York. said two Amer
lean aircraft carriers took part in
the attack, sending out 80 Grum-
man fighters" and about 60 car
rier bombers"
The Japanese announcement yes
terday said the attack was carried
out by many planes" A naval
spokesman here said an aircraft
carrier task force had been dis
patched to attack the island, which
is on direct route between Hawaii
and Yokohama.
+ Three possibilities emerged from
the meager accounts of the spec
tacular raid:
/. The carrier task force which
ooihpSu anu oiiCuSQ Lie l5ldIlQ may
have been preparing the way for
occupation. 1t is not large place
but in American hands it could
serve as an outpost which would
harry Japan's communications with
the South Pacific.
2. The attack could have been a
felnt TO cover some highly impor-
tant move elsewhere, conceivably
occupation of Wake Island, or a
drive on the vital japanese positions
in the Kuriles.
5. The Navy may have moved in
for a slashing hit-run blow for its
psychological effect, alone.
At any rate, the action served no.
tlce on Tokio,S admirals that the
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Negro Council Head Urges
Protest Vote for COP
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Edgar G.. Brown, national director
of the National Negro Council, called
on colored persons today to vote for
Republicans in the next election in
protest against what he termed the
administrations Jim Grow policies
In the military services and on the
home front"
BY the reputation of every DEM
ocratic office seeker in New York.
New Jersey, Kentucky and Philadel-
phia in the special elections this
fall, and of the national administra-
tion next year. he said in a state
ment, the Negro will definitely ad-
vance the uncompromising fight to
end once and for all the continued
disfranchisement, segregation and
unequal treatment of the colored
race"
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Gen. Arnold Arrives in EnqIond
GHpshoIm Leaves Jersey City
To Exchange Jap Prisoners
Swedish Vessel Also Carries Parcels
For U. S. Citizens Remaining Coptves

The Swedish ship Gripsholm
sailed today from Jersey City,
carrying 1880 Japanese and sup
plies to meet a japanese vessel
in Portuguese India, where an
equal number of American pris-
oners OF Japan will be picked up,
according to War Department
announcement.
The Gripsholm will proceed to
Normugao, the. port of contact,
under arrangements negotiated
through the State Department.
Americans who have been interned
Evening star., 1943-09-02
u. S. Heavy Artillery Begins
Softening of KoIombongoro
Sonto Isabel Believed Evacuated
As Flyers Report Guns SiIenced

Mitchell medium bombers on Villa In
the same area.
dispatches from Allied head
quarters said there was some
reason to beelieve the Japs have
abandoned Santa Isabel Island
with its seaplane base at 2ekata
Bay.
At the same time near Vella
Lavella four Warhawk fighter planes
daringly attacked to 10 Zeros and
IL dive bombers which were as
saulting American shipping. Five
enemy planes were downed, and
probably two others.
In another action, Comdr. Harry
lSee PACIFIC. Page All
Evening star., 1943-09-02
kursk Region
Freed; Donets
Town Taken
Nozis Pushed Back
All Along Front
In New Victories
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Sept. 2.-Hard-driv-
ing Red Army forces, pushing
the Germans back all along the
far-fiung Russian front in one
of their most successful weeks
OF the war, captured the i'm
portant Ukrainian town of Sunny
and the Middle Donets town of
Llsichansk today and drove the
Nazis out of the entire Kursk
region north of Kharkov, Mos
COW announced tonight. -'
A special communique, broad dcast
by the Moscow radio and recorded
by the Soviet monitor, announced
the capture of Lisichansk and MANY
other populated points in the Do
nets Basin. Earlier Premier Joseph
Stain issued a special order of the
day telling of the liberation of
sunny, vital rail- center about 100
miles northwest of Kharkov.
South Of Bryansk, the communi-
que SAID, the Russians captured
over 130 populated places in addi-
ton to Sunny. The district center
OF Grushkoyo in the Kursk region
fell to the advancing Russians.
Kursk Region Freed.
Thus the Kursk region is COM
pletely freed from German Fascist
invaders" said the war bulletin.
Lisichansk is in the middle Do
nets region between Isyum and
Voroshllovgrad, about 81 miles east
OF the important rail junction of
Slavyansk.
The Donets River point of Slav-
yanosevsk also fell to the Russians,
along with several other towns in
the region, indicating that the
breakthrough was at least 80 miles
across.
In the Smolensk region the Rus
slams advanced 4 to miles and
captured over 100 populated places,
the communique said.
Other Red Army forces attacking
from the coast of the Sea of Azov
captured the town of Budennovka
Moscow reported.
The special order was the fourth
to be issued by Premier Stain il,
four days as the Russians rolled
the German forces back along the
600-mile front from the Smolensk.
Moscow road to shores of the Sea
of Azov.
The capture OF Sunny carried the
Red Army within 1876 miles of Kiev
in its westward drive across the
Northern Ukraine.
The special order said the Rus
sian divisions involved in the fight
ing for the liberation of Sunny would
be called Sunny divisions hereafter
Ito commemorate the success"
For the excellent military OPERA
tlons and valor I express my grati-
tude to all troops which participated
In the fighting for the liberation of
sunny" Stalin's order said.
The newest gain in the dead GEN.
ter OF the sagging Nazi front widen
ed and deepened the Russian by
pass salient north of Poltava.
Evening star., 1943-09-02
0PARaisesPoint
Value Of Butter,
Canned Fruits
Rotion Cost of s.
Meat Cuts Reduced,
Effective Sunday
fChdrt on Page A-S.)
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

The Office of Price Admins
tration today raised the ration
cost OF creamery butter two
points a pound, lowered values of
Nl meat cuts and increased the
ptnt values of many canned
aHd processed foods. All changes
Pc effective Sunday.
~ Lowering of point values of most
lamb cuts, bacon, sirloin steak and
rib roast reflect an improvement in
civilian meat supplies, officials said.
1t follows closely action of the War
Foods Administration in lifting all
quota restrictions for two months on
the slaughter of livestock. The
VIA move, it was said, will put
more meat in civilian markets.
Rejecting the effect of this years
short fruit crops, point values of
most canned fruits were raised from
two to six points. All frozen fruits
and most of the popular frozen
vegetables were increased in ration
cost three points package.
VIA Move Is Experimental.
In removing quota limitations on
livestock slaughter, VIA officials
said it was an experiment that pos
sibly might be made permanent. 1t
coincided with the Agriculture De-
partment's prediction that a large
Increase in livestock production this
year would raise total food produc-
ton 5 per cent over last years
record. Officials said the action
should encourage greatly the flow
of livestock to market.
OPA raised the ration cost of
creamery butter from 10 points a
pound to IL. Officials said the higher
point value takes in account the
Increased quantity of butter made
available to civilians by the reduc-
tion in the amount set aside for
Government use. which was an
nounced earlier this week. 1t reflects
B decrease in the amount Of storage
(See MEAT, Page A-18)
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Hull Helps Senator
Clear Camera Film
BY the Associated Press.

Intervention of Secretary Of State
Hull and Treasury Department Off
cials was necessary to permit Sen
ator Butler, Republican. of Nebraska
to take several rolls of colored film
with him when he left Miami for an
unofficial tour of South America.
Senator Butler, due back Saturday
after 20,000-mile trip, was being
cleared through the customs office
at Miami the evening of July pre-
paratory to the start of the trip the
following morning when customs Of
ficials noted his camera film the
Senator's secretary, Paul Hawkins,
related today. They permitted him
to take the camera, but not the film.
Mr. Hull did not like the idea of
a Senator's film being held up. and
contacted Treasury Department Of
flcials. who in turn prevailed upon
the customs officials at Miami to
permit Senator Butler to take his
film with him when he left in the
morning Mr., Hawkins said.
Evening star., 1943-09-02
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GUADALCANAL, Sept. 2.-The
Americans have opened fire with
heavy artillery for the first time
in the process of softening up
Southern Kolombangara Island
for capture as fighter and bomb
ing planes carried the war spec
tacularly to the japanese by air.
The artillery was placed on North
ern New Georgia Island, only re-
Gently taken from the japanese in
the Allied offensive up through the
Solomons.
The heavy shelling began Tuesday
on the heels of raid by American
Evening star., 1943-09-02

was on his way home. He said
he was with Alton Sieh, Is, who
also has been reported missing by
his parents. Neither has been seen
nor heard from since then, it was
said today.
The Fields youth has a sister liy-
ing in Florida, but a long distance
call revealed he was not there, the
family stated Young Fields had
been working as carpenters helper
in Cabin John.
Evening star., 1943-09-02
45O Fires Reported
Still Burning in Berlin
Swiss Dispatches Quote
Dead Estimates of 5000
BY the Associated Press.

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 2-Swiss
dispatches said today that 450 fires
were still burning in Berlin after
Tuesday nights RAF block buster
raid and that estimates of the dead
ran as high as 5000
The newspaper Allehanda report
ed from Bern, Switzerland, that
some OF the fires raging in the Ger
man capital were SO large no effort
was made to extinguish them, fire.
men merely attempting to keep
them from spreading.
Allehanda said fire fighting equip
ment was called to Berlin from
Frankfurt Am Oder, Stettin. Kues-
trim, Dresden and Leipzig. The main
force of the raid was felt in Central
Berlin, it was said, in the district of
Stettiner Bahnhof, Alexander Platz
and Hallesches Tor, and damage was
also suffered in the southeast and
southwest suburbs such as Steglitz.
Llchtenberg and Kottburger Tor.
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Mercury
Mark, Scoring
ooOAguin

A n-year-old record for hot
weather in Washington was
smashed today when the ther-
mometer recorded 80 at $50 p m.
for the flfty-fourth day this year.
Showers promised this afternoon
failed to arrive but the forecaster
said it would be slightly cooler to-
night and that tomorrow morning
would bring showers.
Apparently satisfied with creating
q new record, the mercury dropped
back to SO degrees at o'clock.
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Sergeant Says 2 U. S. Bombers
Made Suicide Dives at PIoesti

were hit and smoking before they
dived downward as a sacrifice ito
shorten the war" He saw one
other big plane crash to earth a mo-
ment after releasing a cascade of
bombs on refinery.
From my window I saw a Liberia
tor rush in near us, smoking heav-
lily, almost out of control" he re-
ported at the Army air base here.
L could see the pilot working the
controls. He headed the bomber at
big refinery and dove into it,
(See PLOESTT. Page Alb
Evening star., 1943-09-02

in Japan and the Far East since the
start of the war will be exchanged
and brought back to this country.
The Gripsholm originally was
scheduled to leave New York on
September Is. Due to circum-
stances over which the United
States had no control the sailing
date was advanced.
In addition to parcels of food and
clothing furnished by the Army and
Navy, and Red Cross medical sup
plies, the department said the
Gripsholm carried many parcels
(See GRIPSHOLM, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Gen. Lee, Porotroop
Founder, in Britain
Bg the Associated Press.

~ tic ASSOIldISu EIHcSs
LONDON. Sept. 2-Mai Gen
William c. Lee, former chief of the
United States Army's airborne COM
mand and now commander of an
airborne division, arrived today at
headquarters of the European thea
ter from the United States.
Gen, Lee, whose home is in Dunn,
N, c., is known as the father of
American parachute troop opera
tionS, having organized the first
school at Fort Benning, Ga.
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Air-Ruid Alarm in Rome

LONDON, Sept. 2 (P,.-The Swiss
radio said today in a broadcast re-
corded by the Associated Press that
an air-raid alarm was sounded yes
terday in Rome, but that no bombs
were dropped.
Evening star., 1943-09-02
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Sept. 2.--Technical
Sergt. Frank B.. Kozak of Carbon
dale. Pa. arrived in the United
States today with a gripping story
of how the crews of two big, four
engined Liberator bombers sacri-
ficed their planes and lives by de-
hberately diving into Ploesti oil
field targets, causing tremendous
explosions and fires.
Sergt. Kozak, crewman on a
Liberator piloted by 1t. Col. Julian
Bleyer, said the two heavy bombers
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 lP,.-
Stocks irregular; early advance
falters. Bonds mixed; some rails
advance. Cotton lower; favor
able crop weather causes selling.
CHICAGO. - Wheat declined
A-s4 in sympathy with rye. Rye
dropped la-7s; September weak
est. Hogs fairly active, 10 to 20
cents higher. Top. s15.25 on light
weights. Cattle, fed steers and
yearlings fully steady. Top,
sl6.75 on prime weighty steers.
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Major League Comes

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Detroit-First Game
st. Louis 900 100 O01- 4 10 0
Detroit - 003 900 O02-- S 131 1
Batteries---sundra. Caster and rerreu;
xreut and Richards.
At Detroit-Second Game
St. Louis - 600 90
Detroit ,--- 300 l
observation-disclosures and Hayes; New.
ho1ser and Unser.
Chicago at CleyeIand-s.30 PM.
tOnly Games.)
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Brooklyn
New York 200 001 000- 6 O
Brooklyn 001 600 OIL 4I2
,.rsit ssnitteg.iss-Fl;ehsr. g. Adams and Lom-
At Cincinnati
chicago - 030 900 O00-3 81
Cincinnati 00l 900 600 80
b.ttsries-BitheFn and MeCulieush; Rid
Gle and Mueller. "1
Boston at Philadelphia PM.
tonly Games.)
Todoy's Home Runs
American League.
Harris, Detroit, 4th inning.
Evening star., 1943-09-02
REDS CAPTURE SUMY1 IMPORTANT RAIL CITY
Late News Bulletins
Two Flyers Die in MechonicsviIIe Crash

EQTe news buIIefInS
Two Flyers Die in MechonicsviIIe Crash
Two Army flyers killed when plane crashed at
Mechanicsve Nd late this afternoon from
State police at Waldorf, Md Army officials declined
reveal the of the until the of kin are
notified The plane based at the Camp Springs Md
Airport. police said.
Hecht Co. Appeals on OPA Injunction
In test the Supreme Court asked today to
decide whether the OPA entitled an injunction to re-
strain store from future violations general
price regulations whenever the violated in
past even though unintentonay ruling sought by
the Hecht Co. IN appealing from decision by the United
States Court of Appeals for the District Columbia
injunction required by the Emergency Price
whenever violation found.
Gen. Arnold Arrives in England
LONDON tp'-Gen Henry H. Arnold. chief OF the United
States Army Air Forces has arrived in Britain from
ngton United States Army headquarters today
The announcement details of the generals journey
or the purpose of his trip.
Evening star., 1943-09-02

DUCK HUNTER-Three-year-
old Barney Cox, central figure
in custody case, is shown
coming out of District Court
with a paper duck in his arms
after his antics disrupted the
session. Barney, who lives
with his mother at 1178 Morse
street NE, was told by Justice
Matthew F. Mcclure to go
outside the courtroom and
hunt ducks. (Story on Page
BID Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1943-09-02

(See RUSSIA, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1943-09-02

Csee CASUALTIES, Page A-18J
Evening star., 1943-09-02

(See MARCUS, Page Az
Evening star., 1943-09-02

Temperatures today-Highest, 90, at 3 so pm
lowest, 10, at 6:26 am Yesterday-Hi 95,
at 4;5o pm; lowest, SO, at 5:55 am. Full re-
port on page A-iS
Evening star., 1943-09-02

(See PACIFIC, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Todoy's Home Runs

American League.
Harris, Detroit, 4th inning.
Evening star., 1943-09-02

(See GRIPSHOLM, Page AID