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Detroit evening times., 1943-07-08
COMPROMISE SOUGHT

Democratic leaders. however,
sought 10 find a basis of com
ftfefftt~c~ acceptable both 10 Con-
greSs and the administration. The
bIll, as il stood today. carries a
sweeping Senate provision against
maintaining the rollback on meat
and butter prices by the aid Of
treasury subsidies.
Conference leaders were under
stood 10 have talked with War
Mobilization Director ByrncS and
Price Administrator Brown IN the
hope of agreeing upon a limited
subsidy program The Senate,
however, has twice rejected at
temptS 10 settle the issue on this
basis.
Proposals were made that the
anti-Subsidy fight be abandoned
and a measure reported continu-
ing the Commodity Credit Corp.
for six months, with the subsidy
battle postponed until fall. A
counter5propoSal was that the
House again vote on the issue of
prohibiting rollbaCkS.
Detroit evening times., 1943-07-08
VETO PREDICTED

House leaders were confronted
by a Senate-approved bill break
inc the ceiling on corn prices. The
bill. which was urged as a means
of ending the corn strike" now
threatening 10 close many manu-
featuring establishments, wa :
passed in the Senate by a voice
vote.
The measure. if was believed.
faces a certain presidential veto
if passed by the House.
Meantime, leaders were in
formed that President Roosevelt
would sign the urgent deficien-
cieS bill. which carries a rider
separating DR. Robert MorsS Low
EFT and two others from the fed
eral pay roll unless they are con-
firmed by the Senate.
Detroit evening times., 1943-07-08
MKELLAR FIGHTS

Meanwhile a series of compro-
misses has brought all major ap-
preparation bills nearer TO pas
sage. Chief stumbling block was
the demand of Senator Mcclellan
CD Of Tennessee. for riders re-
curing confirmation of war
agency employees by the Senate.
The conference committee on
tAe-Se second deficiency bi44-Hege-
'tiated a compromise under which
confirmation would be required
for those covered by the bill who
earn So, 500 or more annually.
If accepted by Senate and
House. this compromise may be
applied TO the war agencies and
labor-Security bills, the remaining
unsettled annual money measures.
A fresh demand was made on
the Senate for sCrapplng OF the
wheat and cotton crop insurance
plan. as the House refused TO re-
treat from its position IN OppoSl-
ton to this New Deal program.
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Evening star., 1943-08-20
Hearing on Bus Fares
Off Until Wednesday
After Sharp Clashes
lCC Declares Recess
To Study Challenges
Raised by Companies

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission hearing on bus fares to
war agencies in Arlington, Va,
was recessed Unexpectedly today,
after heated morning session.
The authority of the ICC to pre-
scribe joint fares across the Po-
tomac and the right of the War
Department to submit income
tax returns of the Capital Tran
sit Co. as evidence were con-
tested.
Commissioner William J.. Patter-
son ordered recess at noon until
Wednesday in order to allow the
commission time to study a number
OF objections and motions which be-
gan at the very outset OF the hearing
yesterday.
The question of ICC authority was
raised by G. Thomas Dunlop, vice
president and general counsel of the
Capital Transit Co., and Wilmer A.
Hill, attorney for the Arlington
Fairfax line.
Clash on Tax Evidence.
E. Barrett Prettyman, special
counsel for the Capital Transit, also
took strenuous exception to the in
PRODUCTION by the War Department
OF the company's income tax return
(See BUS FARES. Page A-1O)
Evening star., 1943-08-20
TAKE ISLES OFF ITALIAN COAST
Navy Bores 422, 300 Error
In Monpower Calculations
Needs 6l6,800 More Officers Personnel
By Years End; Knox Had Said l94, 500

than to say that if the Navy had
come that close to it's goal the
condition wasn't reflected in draft
calls.
The size of the draft call, man
power officials said. made it "statis-
tically certain that prewar fathers
would be drafted in October, though
there is strong possibility" that
the only fathers drafted that month
will be those who remain in nom
deferrable jobs.
Instead of present strength of
2,666,500 officers and enlisted per-
sonnel, as given by the Navy Tues
day, the strength figure disclosed by
the Navy today was 2,248, 400. The
principal variation was In the Navy
enlisted personnel, where there
was difference of approximately
400 900.
The new figures do not include
Navy nurses and college students in
the Navy's Viz program, but do
include WAVES. SPARS and women
marines. These womens groups are
expected to increase in size from a
present strength of $4,000 to $3.50
by the end of the year.
These are the revised figures as of
July 81:
Present size of the Navy. 1900
Sea MA NnOyryU~ - -
Evening star., 1943-08-20
American Bombers Blast
Communications in Burma

By the Associated Press
NEW DELHI. Aug. 20.-Medium
bombers of the 10th United States
Air Force attacked japanese COM
munications centers in sweeps over
Central Burma yesterday, A United
States Army headquarters commu-
nique announced today, while Raj
MohaWks blasted the enemy-occu-
pied town of Mawlaik, north of Ka-
lane.
The American communique said
large number of freight cars, repair
sheds and storage buildings were
demolished at Thai Junction.
At Myingyan, a warehouse was
left in flames from direct hits, while
more than 30 cars in the railroad
yards were smashed At Nyaungbin-
wun, double line of freight cars
was covered by bombs"
There were no losses either in
planes or personnel in either the
British or American operations.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
1t. Porter, Son of Fire Chief,
Reported Killed in Air Action
Family Gets Letter
From Captain Of
Squadron in Egypt

First 1t. Robert Porter, %,
pilot in a transport command
based at Cairo. Egypt, and son of
District Fire Chief Stephen T.
Porter, has been killed some
where in the Mediterranean
theater, it was learned today.
Mr. and Mrs. Porter were in
formed of their sons death by a
letter OF coincidence from Capt E.
L. Hibner, commanding his squad
ron. The letter contained no details
of his death and none could be OBJ
tanned from the War Department.
The Porters live at 1920 Forty
sixth street NV 1t. Porter was
the Youngest of their four children.
Robert Porter was feet 4 inches
tall, dark complexioned and had
what he called "bond-selling
smile"
Western High Athlete.
He played center on the Western
High School basket ball team which
won the city championship in 1887
and he cleared the high Jump bar
at feet / inch for the University
OF Maryland track team.
From the age of IL he had been
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Three Grocers Forfeit $50
In 0PA Price Violations

Three grocers charged with violat-
ing OPA price regulations by selling
meats above ceiling prices were al
lowed to forfeit $3.50 collateral each
in Municipal Court today.
Municipal Court Judge Nathan
Margold allowed the forfeiture on
the recommendation of John Laskey,
chief local OPA attorney, and As
sistant United States Attorney John
B. Diamond.
We feel that the forfeitures are
sufficient penalties in these cases. -
said Mr.. Laskey.
He declared that the OPA was
satisfied that the conditions which
caused the alleged overcharges have
been corrected
Those forfeiting were Bennie
Rubin, sHarry Rubin and Simon
Chaikin, all of the o Street Market
Evening star., 1943-08-20
WLB Orders Union
To End Strike Against
Papers in New York
Work Stoppoee, Termed
OutIow Action, Delays
Deliveries to Homes
the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-The
War Labor Boards regional Of
flee today called upon the News
paper and Mail Deliverers' Union
to halt Immediately a strike
which slowed delivery of today's
editions of the New York Times,
the Herald Tribune. Wall Street
Journal, Journal Of Commerce
and % foreign language news
papers.
This STRIKE" declared the WLB
office in a telegram to officials OF
the independent union, threatens
to interfere seriously with the
prompt dissemination of news and
could only have an unfavorable
effect on the operations of vital
business enterprises in the area.
The strike is in clear violation of
the national no-strike policy
The unions president. Joseph
Simons, who described the strike as
unauthorized, said:
I'VE have ordered the men back
to work for the second time. It's en-
tirely up to them. If they don't want
to go back to work there's nothing
the officers can do about it."
Dissatisfied With Raise.
The WLB Office said it understood
the strike resulted from dissatisfac-
ton of union members with recent
WLB ruling which allowed them
wage increases of 81 a day. Heads
of independent distributing concerns
affected by the strike said about
$50 members Of the union had
shown dissatisfaction with the rul-
ing
The independent distributing
companies function as wholesalers,
purchasing their papers from the
publishing companies and distribut-
ing them to newsstands. The news
papers personnel is not involved In
the strike
The, strike began last night and
(See MAuERS Page A-2)
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Planes, Ships
Blast Railways
On Mainland
Big Bombers Attack
Foegio in One Of
Heaviest Ruids
BY the Associated Press.


ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Aug. 20
American forces have seized the
islands of Lipari and Stromboli
to control the sea area between
Sicily and lower Italy, Allied
headquarters announced today,
as Allied air and sea power tore
great new gaps in Italy's vital
railway system.
Heavy air assaults yesterday shat
tered the industrial and railway
city of Foggia, across the peninsula
from Naples and 20 miles inland
from the Adriatic Sea, in one Of
the heaviest raids of the Mediter-
ranean war. Fortresses, Liberators,
Wellingtons and their escorts
knocked down "a enemy fighters In
battles there.
Occupation of volcanic Lipari and
Stromboli Tuesday morning put the
entire Aeolian Island group in AL
lied hands. Stromboli is 81 miles
from Cape Vaticano on the Italian
mainland, and Lipari is IS miles
northwest Of Messina in Sicily.
Two Main Islands in Group.
Lipari and Stromboli are the two
main islands of seven in the Aeolian
group. They may serve as impor-
tant stepping stones toward the
of IL.
deprives the Axis of their use of
observation points of Allied air and
sea movement.
The islands apparently have no
facilities for shipping except the
smallest kind, however, and there is
no evidence that air fields have
been built on them. Lipari has
5000 population, Stromboli, 1900.
There apparently was no resist
ance from the Italian garrison,
which had been cut off from any
large volume of supplies by Allied
| air and sea power.
| British cruisers and destrovers
teamed with airpower in the ham
mer blows to disrupt Italy's rail
system-a key of Italian defense
| by pumping tons of shells into
| Scalea, on the west coast of the
Calabrlan peninsula. This warship
attack also occurred Tuesday.
Industrial Areas Hit.
Heavy British and American
oombers concentrating on Foggia
struck industrial and communica-
tlons areas in saturation raids
typical of attacks which wrecked
every important target in Sicily.
United States Liberators from the
Middle East joined in the day and
night attacks on the city, 160 miles
southeast of Rome.
Medium bombers blasted at Sapri
and Salerno, south of Naples, COW
erlng railroad yards with interlac-
ing patterns of bombs, and fighter
bombers went after the important
communications point at Catanzaro.
on the sole of Italy's boot.
They shot down five more Axis
fighters, and destruction of still an
other during the night brought the
Allied bag for the period to 40.
Seventeen Allied planes were lost
during all activities.
Many Bombs Dropped.
An air communique declared that
many bombs" blasted the target
area of Foggia, hitting among rail-
way yards, the electrical station and
on installations and buildings.
The force of Liberators from the
Middle East which joined in the as
(See SICILY. Page A-10)
Evening star., 1943-08-20
BY MIRIAM OTTENBERG,

Disclosing a 422, ,3O0-man error
in its manpower calculations, the
Navy Department declared today
that it would require 616,8O0
more officers and enlisted per-
sonnel to reach its planned
strength-2,865 ,2O0-this year.
Secretary of the Navy Knox told
press conference Tuesday that
only 194,500 more men and women
would have to be added to the naval
forces this year.
If this figure had been correct,
Navy calls could have been dras-
tically reduced for the remaining
months of this year.
Announcement of the revised fig-
ures came soon after the War Man
power Commission received the Oc-
tober call for men for the armed
forces. VINO officials announced
the October call was only slightly
under the September call for $4,000,
which Immediately led observers to
wonder why the Navy had not cut
down its requirements in line with
the Navy statement that only 1884,
500 more men would be needed this
year.
The VINO had made no attempt
to explain the discrepancy, other
Evening star., 1943-08-20
America and Japan
Arrange for Another
Of Civilians
Swedish Ship Gripsho|m
Expected to Tronsfer
lnternees at Mormuqoo
By J. A. FOX.

The United States Government
has arranged with Japan for the
second exchange of civilian in-
.terneeS and expects to make the
transfer at Mormugao. Goa, Por-
tuguese India, by October Is, the
State Department announced to-
day.
About 1900 Americans held by the
japanese will be exchanged for a
similar number of japanese from the
United States and South America.
The Swedish steamer Gripsholm
will carry out the transfer.
The State Departments statement
was released by Acting Secretary
Welles, who at the same time made
public an announcement from the
War Department notifying all those
persons in this country who have
received permission from the provost
marshal general to send packages to
prisoners of war and civilian in
ternees in the Far East to have
them in New York by midnight of
August 27.
The first exchange of about 900
civilians between the United States
and Japan was made last August
and a second transfer had been eX-
pected long before this, but the
details of arranging safe conduct
for the GripSholm, which was used
to transport the internees on the
first occasion, required the addi-
tional time
In announcing the forthcoming
exchange, the State Department
said
The United States Government
(See PRISONERS Page A-1OO
Evening star., 1943-08-20
King Of Italy Tells
SiciIians Isolation
Will Not Last Iona
Speech Is Seen os
Step to ForestoII
Sepurutist Movement
By the Associated Press.

by tIle Associated PreSs.
LONDON, Aug. 20.-King Vic
tor Emmanuel told Sicilians in a
proclamation broadcast by the
Rome radio today that the pres
ent isolation of Sicily from the
rest of Italy will not last for
long" and he made no mention OF
continued prosecution of the
war.
CA later broadcast by Rome
radio indicated the King was try
ing to forestall separatist move
ment rather than to Imply that
peace was in the offing.
Quoting the newspaper II Mes
saggero, it said rumors had
reached Italy that the Sicilians
were trying to set up their own
government; declared that at the
present moment separatism is a
crime against the mother coun-
try" Sicilians have long been
at best lukewarm toward having
mainland Italians as their chiefs
of state)
The broadcast of the proclama-
tion-which was not belligerent-
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Hull Arrives
In Quebec for
War Farley
Political Aspects
OF Conflict Believed
Prominent Topic
BY DOUGLAS B. CORNELL,
Associated Press STAFF Writer.

QUEBEC, Aug. 20.-The ar
rival this afternoon of Secretary
Of State Cordell Hull pointed up
today the political angles of the
Quebec war council and specu-
lation that a conference emissary
might go to Moscow
Anthony Eden. British Foreign
Secretary, who has been here several
days, has been mentioned frequently
as a likely messenger to carry word
of the results of the Quebec meeting
to the Soviet capital
Mr.. Hull and Mr.. Eden will dine
tonight with President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill of Britain,
but the absence of Russian repre-
sentation in Quebec indicated that
decisions which would seal the
political future of postwar Europe
were unlikely.
Thus the top men in the State
Department and the British Foreign
Office would appear to be more con-
cerned with immediate political
aspects of the war in Europe and
those which will develop as soon as
tnvasions of the continent liberate
more Axis-occupied lands.
Accompanied by Dunn.
They involve questions of rehabil-
ltatien, government and administra-
ton, and of whether the Allies will
set up their own military controls
or turn governmental functions over
to nationals of freed territories.
Accompanying Mr. Hull was
James c. Dunn, political adviser.
Prime Minister w. L. Mackenzie
King Of Canada. who also is secre-
tary of state for external affairs:
Norman Robertson, Canadian under
secretary of state for external
affairs, and Ray Atherton, Ameri-
can Minister to Canada, came down
to the train to greet Mr.. Hull.
Asked for word of comment on
the conference, Mr.. Hull replied:
I'm just up here to find out"
While the President and Mr..
Churchill toiled in the Quebec
Citadel over their war maps and
strategy plans. Stephen Early, presi-
dental secretary, told reporters that
when the President leaves here. early
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Boy, II, Suffers Burns
When Chemicals Explode

Wayne Vipond, II, of 427 Oakwood
street Sc suffered burns about the
face, arms. hands and legs late to-
day when a sodium hyoroxide COM
pound exploded as he was mixing it
with water while playing on lot in
the rear of his home
His sister, Donna Vipond, 8. who
was playing with him suffered minor
burns about the arms and hands.
The children were taken to st.
Elizabeth's Hospital for treatment
The boy later was transferred to
Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hos
pital and admitted. His sister was
sent home.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Georgetown Campus Fire
Does Little Dumuoe

A brush fire resulted on George
town University campus this after
noon when a blaze started by SOL
diers detailed to clear underbrush
on the university property spread.
The fire started in the rear of
Copley Hall and soon covered the
slope of the graveyard There was
no material damage. The soldiers
are attached to the Armys Special
lied Training unit at the university.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Late Bulletins
Reds Take 20 Towns

LONDON Up. - Russian
troops advanced from 3 to 6
miles in the Kharkov direc-
tion, capturing 20 populated
places, including the town of
Lebedin, approximately 100
miles northwest of Kharkov,
the Soviets announced to-
night.
Earlier Story on Page A-1O)
Dutch Factory Roided
LONDON LP).-MitchelI me-
dunn bombers escorted by
Spitfires attacked enemy air
craft and a factory at Flush
ing in the Netherlands while
Boston Mediums also escorted
by 'Spitfires bombed freight
yards at Abbeville in France,
the Air Ministry announced
tonight.
Earlier Story on Page A-2)
Gnoud Flies to Malta
VALETTA, Malta CP,.-Gen.
Henri Giraud, commander in
chief of the French armed
forces, arrived in Malta today
by air.
Duce's Texts Banned
The Berlin radio said today
the Italian Minister of Educa-
ton has forbidden the use of
any of MussOlini's writings as
text books in Italian schools.
The broadcast was recorded by
the Associated Press.
OFT Homers, Giants Win
NEW YORK tR).-Mel Otis
18th homer of the season in
the sixth inning with Joe
Medwick aboard gave the New
York Giants a 3-to-2 decision
over the Pittsburgh Pirates
and Rip Sewell in the first
game OF today's double
header.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Mysterious Explosions
Echo From French Coast
By the Associated Press.


LONDON. Aug. 20.-Buildings in
the Folkstone district shuddered late
yesterday as the din of explosions
on the French coast echoed across
the Strait of Dover and huge COL
umns of smoke could be seen rising
high in the air.
The theory was expressed here
that the Germans might have been
blasting for new gun emplacements
and demolishing buildings to make
way for additional defenses.
The London Telegraph, however,
quoted the Paris radio as saying
British warships had shelled the
coast. The Berlin radio also said
in a broadcast heard by the Minis
try. of Information that naval
squadron of small, one-funneled
vessels had neared the coast near
Bouiogne at pm. and that Ger
man batteries on the coast had fred
at them.
There were no official British re-
ports of any bombing or naval activ-
ity In that vicinity at the time The
explosions continued for about S
minutes.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Archduke Otto Reported
Rejected by u. S. Army

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-The New
York Herald-Tribune says Archduke
Otto Won Hapsburg, pretender to the
Austro- Hungarian throne, had been
ruled not qualified" or acceptable
for service in the United States
Army.
The decision, the newspaper said,
was made last Friday by headquar-
ters of the Armys I'd Service Com
mand. which did not elaborate on
the ruling affecting the 3o-year-old
Archduke. who has been visitor in
this country on diplomatic visa
since 1890 He registered for selec-
tive service that year.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Government Returns
Five Coal Mines 10
Private Owners
Ickes Weighs Appeals
Of Other Owners to
Restore Properties
BY the Associated Press

The Government today re-
stored five coal mines to private
ownership with the explanation
that Government possession of
these mines is not necessary to
insure uninterrupted wartime
coal production"
None of the five mines had a con-
tract with the United Mine Workers.
Consequently the action by Secretary
of the Interior Ickes did not chal-
lenge the UNIV policy, stated June
%, that John l.. Lewis miners
would work only as long as Govern
ment operation continued
The action was the first step to-
ward returning the mines to their
owners since passage of the Anti
strike Act.
None of the five mines had ex-
perienced strikes. They were:
Barnes Coal & Mining Co. Co.
shocton, Ohio; Elk River Coal &
Lumber Co.. Columbus, Ohio: Rail
& Lake Coal Co.. Cleveland Sheban
Mining Co., North Lima, Ohio; and
the Snuff Coal Co, Oneonta, Ala.
Mr.. Ickes said applications for
terminating Government possession
and control of additional mines are
under consideration He is Surveying
the productive efficiency" of mines
in which strikes have occurred
principally, mines using UNIV labor
preliminary to determining ap-
plicability of the provisions of the
mith-Connally Antistrike Act re-
lating to the termination of Govern
ment possession and control over the
mines"
Mr. Ickes has operated some $500
of the Nations major mining prop
critics since May /.
Prior to enactment of the anti
strike law, requiring return of Gov
property within so
days after it has been restored to
prestrike productive. efficiency" a
number of Illinois mines were re-
turned to private control after the
AFL Progressive Mine Workers
Union. which held contracts with
them, pledged that its members
would not strike If the Government
gave up its control of the property.