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Evening star., 1943-09-01
League Reobens
'Ontgrovn' SHOP

"Outgrown," the shop operated
by the Junior League of Washington
in its headquarters at 2001 Massa-
chusetts Avenue NV, was reopened
today on the second floor of the
league building
The shop sells children's out
grown clothing and other articles
in good condition, turning part
of the proceeds over to the original
owner and retaining part for the
leagues welfare fund.
Mrs. David Porter Guest is man.
ager and Mrs. James D. Henry
chairman. Among those serving on
the Outgrown Committee are Mrs.
Gordon mcdonnell, Mrs. Harrison
T. Todd, Mrs. B. Lowndes Jackson,
Mrs. Guy M. Long and Mrs. William
w, RaDley.
Evening star., 1943-09-01
By the Way
BETH BLAINE

Mrs. William Smith wasn't ap-
pointed to her job as chairman
OF the food bar and food bar per-
sonnel at the Stage Door Canteen
just like that. She climbed the
ladder the hard way. When the
Stage Door Canteen first opened
in Washington Mrs. Smith vol
unteered her services to make
sandwiches incidentally, the
most popular food item for serv-
icemen. She had behind her
such food experience as graduate
Of the Pratt Institute of Home
Economics in Brooklyn and the
important position of assistant
personnel director and supervisor
OF the Employees Cafeteria in
New York-which position she
occupied for two years. On the
theatrical side, she was a former
president and director of the
very successful Little Theater
Guild Of New Jersey. For 10
years she was a member of the
Executive Board Of the New Jer-
sey State Parent Teacher Asso-
citation. You can see that the
Stage Door Canteen was almost
made to order for her. She knew
food and she knew people, and
she Is gifted with such a sense
OF humor that she radiates good
cheer wherever she goes.
But to go back little. She
made sandwiches-dozens and
dozens of them. Then she was
appointed co-captain of the Sum
day food bar at the Stage Door
Canteen. From that she jumped
to captain and then co-chairman
(along with Mrs. Louise Gersten-
feld) and now she is chairman.
When we asked her to tell us a
little about it, her reply was
that she felt she contributed q
very small share to the success
OF the food bar, that the people
who really deserved the credit
were the unsung heroines, those
faithful women who come every
day, winter and summer, to the
actual preparing Of the food.
They come at II am. They leave
at 4 pm. They never see the
glamour of the parties, nor are
they seen, but without them,
Mrs. Smith says, the Stage Door
Canteen would not be possible.
Mrs. Smiths husband Is an
architect by profession, now in
civilian capacity with the en-
gineers' branch of the Quarter
master Corps at Fort Myer. They
came to the Nations Capital to
live five years ago. They have a
small apartment which their
pretty, young employed daughter
shares with them. Their only
son, a major in the regular Ma
rines at 26, has been with the
fighting forces in the Pacific for
more than year. Mrs. Smith
has just written him, she said,
and told him that the war has
made her work six and a half
days every week at her volunteer
job at the Stage Door Canteen,
go without stockings (she uses
paint and wear bows in her
curly gray hair,
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Filipino W0men
To Organise Club

The Philippine unit of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. composed of Filipino
women and American wives of Fill
pino residents of the District, will
meet at 7:30 O'Clock tonight at
the YWCA to organize Filipino
women's club.
The Red Cross unit is under the
leadership of Mrs. Jaime Herman
dez, wife of the auditor general of
the Philippine Commonwealth. Its
purpose in organizing a club is to
give more help to boys in the service.
Mrs. Nestora M. Calabia will pre-
side at the meeting.
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Mrs. Triblett Guest
OF It.. Mrs. Allen

1t. c. T. Allen, U. S. N, and Mrs.
Allen have as their guest in their
apartment in Stoneleigh Court the
latter's sister, Mrs. John Triplett
OF White Plains, N. Y. Mr.. Triplett
will join her here this week and
they will go to Portsmouth for a
weekend visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Roderick Triplett, at Park
View, their home at Portsmouth,
Va. The senior Mrs. Triplett is we'll
known as Leila Triplett, editor of
the woman's section of the Ports
mouth Star and is a frequent visitor
in Washington.
1t. and Mrs. Allen are occupy
ing the apartment of Senator and
Mrs. Clyde M. Reed Of Kansas dur
ing their absence while Congress
Is in recess.
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Wedding Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wechsler of
Arlington announce the marriage
OF their daughter, Miss Shirley
Wechsler, to 1t. Robert Myron
Wolff, U. S. N. r., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. S. Wolff of New York. The
wedding took place July 81 in
Washington and 1t. and Mrs. Wolff
are at home at 809 North Wayne
street in Arlington. where they have
an apartment in Lee Gardens.
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Late Afternoon Is Popular
For Diplomats to Entertain
By Katharine Rrooks

afternoon
lar times for parties the various
others the United
@ are arranged in their honor by their
Embassy Legation
of the Military
VIII
the Chilean Military
Sonora Fuenes Sharing with
will be the formers aide Military
de Fuene nGaVSa
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Mrs. Cook Returns
From the WeSt

Mrs. Cook, wife of Capt. Theo-
dore w. Cook, Army Air Transport
Command, and their daughter Gym
thla have returned from a years
absence in the West. Mrs. Cook
and her daughter went to Sante Fe,
N. Mex, last fall to join Capt. Cook
then on duty there. Some months
ago Capt. Cook was sent on foreign
duty and Mrs. Cook and their
daughter have been visiting at vari-
GUS points on their way East.
Mrs. Cook and Cynthia are guests
OF Miss Amelia F. MacFadyen in
her home in Arlington for the
autumn.
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Leave for Vest

DR.. and Mrs. Raiko Harryton
Ruzic, who have been making their
home here for the past two years
while DR.. Ruzic has been with the
Federal Communications Commits
sion, are leaving for Berkeley, Calf,
where he will resume his connec-
ton with the University of Cali
fornia.
Evening star., 1943-09-01
To We'd Saturday

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. She'll
man announce the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Kathleen Fran
ces Shellman to Corpl. Ralph A.
Weschler, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs
Weschler also of this city.
The wedding will take place Sat-
urday in st. Anthony's Church.
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Births Reported

Horace and Dorothy Atwell. boy.
Francis and Dorothy Avancena, boy,
Eobert and Margaret Barton, girl.
William ana Catherine Beall, boy,
Edward and Eron Bell. girl.
Albert and Polly Bentley, boy.
William and Georgia Bissett, girl.
Mason and Edith Black, girl.
George and Gertrude Breeden, boy.
James and Frances Brown, girl.
Jack and Helen Buford, girl
Charles and Pauline Burroughs, boy
Wilburn and Marvin Cain. boy.
John and Mary Calder, boy.
Frank and Annie Call, girl
Roy and Edith Callahan, jr, boy.
Albert and Gertrude Carretta, boy.
Ennis and Nellie Carter. boy.
Pat and Catherine Caviness. girl.
Charles and Edna Cobb. girl
George and Virginia Cole, boy.
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Hosts at SMbber

Mr.. and Mrs. Glegge Thomas en-
tertained at supper Sunday eve
ming at their home in Chevy Chase,
when their guests we're Mrs. Louise
Schlichting, Mrs. Meta Hagemeyer
and Mr.. Valentine Young, all 'oi
New York, and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
HagemeYer.
Evening star., 1943-09-01

ARRIVES IN BRITAIN-The Rev Dr. William Barrow Pugh
oreground) chairman of the General Commission
on United States Army and Navy Chaplans George
Rxy deputy chief Of United States Army chapans agh from
bomber in Britain during tour of American Army
Pugh is stated clerk OF the Presbyterian Church
States He fills the commission by
OF Bishop Adna Wright Leonard Iceland plane crash last
May Col. Rixey is from Jonesburg A p Wrephoto
Evening star., 1943-09-22
81 Trapped US. Soldiers Live
For Week on Onions, Popcorn

along as two of them came out of
the woods and sank down to rest at
the roadside. They were Sergt.
Vaughn Taylor and Corpl. Edward
B. Gutkowski. While resting and
eating the canned rations the patrols
gave them. they told how they and
their comrades had lain hidden in
the woods along the river for week
They dug holes over which they
placed branches and leaves. They
were out of ammunition and there
was nothing else to do but try to
escape detection. The Germans kept
moving in and guns and tanks were
set up less than 200 yards from their
hiding place.
For three days they scarcely moved
from their holes without anything to
eat. At night they crawled to the
river for water After three foodless
days they crossed the river at
night. There were even more Ger
mans on that side, but they managed
to flnd an Italian garden with MOTH
ing IN 1t but popcorn and onions.
They carried the onions and pop
corn back to their holes and that
was all they had to eat for a week
Then the American artillery Often
sive to drive out the Germans began
The 81 Americans stayed in their
holes with shells falling all around
them. Then wave after wave OF me-
dium bombers came over. The area
became like section of hell.
The bombardment finally eased
and the Germans began pulling out
They left without discovering that
they had been almost living with
their enemies for a week. This morn
ing there was silence until the sound
OF American voices was heard, and
the 81 crawled out from their holes
On weakened legs to join their fellow
soldiers.
When last seen by this correspond
ent they were trudging back along
the dusty road to a bivouac area and
rest. Each man still clung to his
rife.
Evening star., 1943-09-22
Marlin J. GiIIen, 10, Dies;
Served on Shipping Board
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LAND OLakes, Wis. Sept. 22,-
Martin J. Gillen, 10, political econ
omist and member of the United
States Shipping Board in the World
War, died at his summer home today
of heart ailment.
A native OF Racine. Wis. where
he practiced law until 1912. Mr..
Gillen became nationally known as
business counselor, economist and
writer from 1915 through 1928.
He gave considerable land and
money to Catholic organizations,
deciding Notre Dame University more
than $500 acres of land in Wisconsin
and Northern Michigan for use as
a forestry school for boys. a summer
camp and forest laboratory.
During the war he was executive
assistant to John Barton Payne,
chairman of the Shipping Board.
Funeral services Saturday morn
ing in Racine will be attended by
dlgnitaries from Notre Dame. in
cluding its former president, Bishop
John F. O'Hara of New York, who
will participate in the mass: the Rev.
j. Hugh ODonnell, president of
Notre Dame, and the Rev. Thomas
A. Steiner.
Mr.. Glllen was bachelor. He Is
survived by brother, Edward. of
Milwaukee and a sister, Mrs. Ken
meth E. Highly of Ripon Wis.
Evening star., 1943-09-22
LOST RATION COUPONS.

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Evening star., 1943-09-22

New York Herald Tribune CORRESPONDENT
Distributed BY the Associatsd Press.
WITH THE 5th ARMY IN
ITALY, Sept. 19 Delayed. -
American troops advancing to-
day near the bloody triangle be-
tween the Sele and Galore Rivers
came on 81 American infantry
men who had been trapped there
for a week with Germans all
around them.
1t developed that these men were
part of unit which had been over
run by German tanks in the push
which caused the Americans to with
draw and consolidate their lines
during the early part of the battle
for the Salerno beachhead. They
had to remain hidden continually
and were almost without food.
Patrols moving up after dawn this
morning saw the men walking
wearily out OF a woods. Their he'll
NETS identified them as Americans.
Their general appearance was one
of complete fatigue. Their uniforms
were covered with dirt and sweat.
Hollow eyes peered from behind
boards stiff with dust. Their knees
bent as they walked and although
they still chung to their rifles they
carried them as though they
weighed a ton.
This correspondent happened
Evening star., 1943-09-22

/ cerned-it is the center of every
thing"
Light and medium bombers main
tanned almost ceaseless patrol over
the Salerno battle area, the light
craft pounding roads and enemy
transport while the medium ships
attacked troop concentrations and
gun positions.
Medium and heavy bombers also
returned to the Benevento. Capua
and Cancello areas to deal fresh
blows to the oft-bombed rail and
road bridges.
Fighters continued to operate
above the battle area. but had little
to do as enemy opposition continued
on small scale Only two Allied
planes were reported missing.
RAF and RCAF Wellingtons as
we'll as American Liberators from
the Britain based 9th United States
Air Force, which have now arrived
in Africa, joined in the concentrated
attack on Bastia and on Leghorn.
Thus the Germans in Corsica were
reported to be caught between the
air squeeze on the escape port of
Bastia and the rapidly advancing
French.
The Germans remaining inland
attempted to recapture the heights
of Soroa and mecca, but the at
tack was beaten off by the French
The communique defined the
French line as extending from Saint
Flortnt on the north coast south
ward through Corte, which is in the
middle Of the north central part of
the island ast!ide the main north
south highway. Soma, which is
only II miles from the east coast,
Levie. II miles from the east coast
and Sartenne. 10 miles from the
west coast and an equal distance
from the southern coast, mark the
main points on the southern flank
of the line.
Evening star., 1943-09-22

be within range. and Southeastern
Germany would be within the range
OF Flying Fort ses and Liberators.
A tWo-way air war could be
launched from England and Italy
which would split German defenses
greatly and ease the task of the
Raj and United States Sth Air
Force in causing the complete
downfall of the German air force.
Because Of better flying weather
in this theater of operations-even
winter allows an average of Is oper-
atlons month-most of the bomb
ing war against Germany may come
from Mediterranean bases during
this winter.
In Sicily alone 1000 German
planes were destroyed or captured
on the ground.
Evening star., 1943-09-22
Italy
Continued From First Page,

ers blasted at the principal avenue
OF German evacuation from the is
land-the Corsican harbor of Bastia
and the Italian port of Leghorn.
The military spokesman said he
had nothing to add" to Prime Min
lister Churchill's statement yester-
day that American forces had
landed on Sardinia, but the belief
prevailed here that whatever units
were sent to that island intended
only to cooperate with an italian
division which at Premier Ba-
dogllo's command already had TAX
en- control and compelled the Ger
mans to flee.
Fierce Artillery Fire.
Frontline reports told how 5th
Army troops, steadily beating path
through the rugged mountain bar
rier north and northeast of Salerno
were encountering fierce enemy artil-
lery and mortar fire.
To the east of Salerno. however,
1t Gen. Mark w. Clark's troops met
only small enemy rear-guard de-
tachments and the Germans there
appeared depending primarily on
extensive mining and demolitions to
hinder the American advance and
to give their own troops the oppor-
tunity to withdraw.
The British forces which formed
Gen. Clark's right flank in the origi-
nal Salerno beachhead are now on
the west end of the Allied line as
the 5th Army swings northward in
a pivot action. These troops and
the Americans on their left found
portions of the Salerno plain lit
tered with the battered remnants of
German tanks, guns and trucks and
other equipment.
Heavy Enemy Losses.
The military spokesman. declaring
the first phase of the Salerno bat
tie now is definitely over" added I'VE
have inflicted upon the enemy heavy
losses in personnel killed and cap
tured and in equipment"
CThe Berlin radio said in a
broadcast recorded in London by
the Associated Press that Allied
forces operating in the Salerno
area have been expanded in
strength to 10 divisions with the
arrival of three new divisions
including the 82d Airborne and
the Sd United States Infantry
Dlvisions)
Many prisoners taken in attacks
which already have wiped out the
last vestiges of German lines te
the east of the original beachhead
were found to be non German ever
though from enemy combat units
Ordinarily in the past, even in Tu-
nlsla. Poles, Czechs and other non-
German Europeans who had beer
impressed into Hitler armies were
relegated to noncombat roles and
the Allied spokesman drew the only
possible inference: 1T would ap-
pear to indicate a serious German
manpower shortage"
Difficult Terrain.
The spokesman reported fighting
particularly stubborn in the hill
areas north and northeast of Salernc
Evening star., 1943-09-22

in terrain which gave the enemy
strong defensive advantages. At
some points, he declared, all equip
ment of Allied troops must be man
handled up steep sides of mountains
and through gorges because even
tracked vehicles are unable to travel
terrain more difficult than any
thing we encountered in Tunisia or
Sicily"
Control of this mountain barrier
would give to Gen. Clark positions
looking down on the broad lowlands
leading directly into Naples. The
frantic German demolitions showed
the Germans well aware of the fact.
Indications that the Germans
found themselves unable to with
draw all their forces from danger
spots in Southern Italy came with
the announcement that small Brit
lsh patrols pushing northward in
the vicinity of Taranto killed so
Germans destroyed 3 armored cars
md took a number of prisoners in
sharp engagements.
The capture of Potenza brought
to light one of the Italian cam
paigns boldest exploits by a small
British patrol which slowed away
on an Italian train and rode it
northward to the very outskirts of
that rail and road junction while it
still was in enemy hands.
Valuable Information Gained.
The patrol hid in the hills directly
overlooking the town and stayed
there three or four days, sending
back what the military spokesman
called very valuable information
OF every German activity in and
around Potenza, all of which was
instrumental in our capture of the
town"
Emphasizing the value of Potenza
to the 9th Army, the spokesman said
the town lis like mans heart. so
Tar AS that part of Italy is con-
Evening star., 1943-09-22
U. 5. Worker Found
Hanged at Residence

Mrs. Elizabeth Peake, 40, of 1882
Parkwood place NV. was found
dead early today by her brother
Ben Wolfman, who discovered her
body hanging from rafter in the
basement at that address. An
electric cord had been used as a
moose, police said.
Mrs. Peake had been in ill health
since her husbands death a year
ago, her brother said. She was en-
ployed at the Bureau of Internal
Revenue and worked yesterday.
Mr.. Wolfman resides at the same
address.
Evening star., 1943-09-22
Spaatz Says Germans
Can'tWithstand Allied
Pressure in Italy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AN ADVANCED ALLIED AIR
HEADQUARTERS DOMINANT
POST IN NORTH AFRICA, Sept
22.-Praising the teamwork devel-
oped by Allied air, land and naval
forces, 1t. Gen. Carl A. Spaatz de-
clared today that the Germans
could not hope to withstand the
pressure that can be brought to bear
on them in Italy.
The usually reticent American air
commander said the combination
first conceived in North Africa and
used in Sicily was now reaching it's
greatest development in the Salerno
battle and was unbeatable.
we feel that the teamwork eS-
tablished cannot be stopped he
said.
I'VE feel proud TO be part of that
highly trained trio of ground and
naval forces thoroughly co-ordi-
mated and integrated as a complete
unit
Italian Victory Easier.
A high officer of Gen. Spaatzs
command gave this outline of the
Allied air situation in the Mediter-
ranean.
The German air force has been
knocked out of the air in Italy more
easily than at any stage of the Med
lterranean war. The air battle in
Tunisia and Sicily had been much
harder.
The tremendous air power created
In this theater was vividly illustrated
on September IA at Salerno when
more than $500 individual flights
were made over the battlefield and
the squadrons dropped more than
1900 tons of bombs.
The air war support of ground
troops has settled into a pattern.
The first attack is made on airfelds
to knock off the German air force.
Then Allied planes cut communica-
tions behind enemy lines, isolating
the proposed or immediate battle
area, and finally attack enemy
troops in the battle area.
German Efforts Smashed.
The job of knocking off the Ger
man air force has been progressively
easier since the Tunisian campaign.
The Germans made a supreme eff
fort several weeks ago in the Foggia
and Rome areas to halt Allied air
efforts, but were smashed and since
then their resistance has been ex-
tremely feeble.
The experience gained by the
African air forces since the North
African campaign has been tre-
mendous asset. The flyers learned
the technique of hitting and knock
ing out such difficult targets as
bridges, railroad yards and air.
dromes. This type of work has been
tremendously aided by the eouipping
of medium bombers with new Ameri-
can bombsights, the same as those
used in Flying Fortresses.
Some squadrons in this theater
ere the most experienced in the
world and this has been a great as
set. For example. one FLYING Fort
ress group was attacked by 70 Ger
man fighters in the Foggia area, but
beat the Nazis off and lost only one
plane.
New Fields for Allies.
A new phase in the air war is in
the oflng as Allied air forces, of
which 10 per cent are American,
get fields around Rome and Foggia.
From these fields the vital Ploesti
oil fields would be an easy target:
every capital of the Balkans would
Evening star., 1943-09-22
Judge Says Sonctity of Home
Outweiqhs OPA Violations

entered her house without war
rant and 'tricked and browbeat" her
into signing a statement.
The sacredness of the home is the
paramount issue here" Judge Welsh
said. This principle of American
liberty, that our boys are now fight
ing for, is far more important than
any violation of an OPA regulation. A."
Cross-examination of one of the
investigators, Charles A. McNabb,
who testified he found a number of
ration book covers in a wastebasket
when he went to Mrs. Guariglia's S
kitchen for a drink" was to con-
tinue today. The other agents were
identified as M. H. Eastburn, assist
ant chief investigator in the Phil
adelphia OPA office, and an assist
ant, Hilliard Smuck.
Evening star., 1943-09-22
EIinor GIyn in Critical
Condition in London

BY the Associated Press
LONDON. Sept. 22-Elinor Glyn,
novelist and author of Three
Weeks" and other books which
reached the peak of their popularity
in the l920s, was reported today to
be critically i'll in a nursing home.