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Evening star., 1943-07-04
Central Front Thrust
[At SmoIensk Halted
By Russian Forces
By the Associated Press,

b the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sunday, July A
German thrust toward Russian
positions on the central front be-
fore Somlensk was frustrated
yesterday by Soviet artillery and
infantry units, Moscow an
nounced early today in the regu-
lar midnight communique.
The bulletin, broadcast by the
Moscow radio and recorded here by
the Soviet monitor, reported ex-
changes Of artillery, mortar, ma
chine-gun and rifle fire in that
area, where a German withdrawal
was admitted yesterday by Berlin
after the renewed skirmishes Of re-
cent days.
Russian troops were said to have
wiped out about company of Ger
mans, silenced several artillery and
mortar batteries and destroyed half
a dozen machine guns.
One German unit which attempted
to penetrate Soviet positions ran
into a mine field, the communique
said. Many enemy troops were
blown up and the rest were killed
by machine-gun and rifle fire before
reaching the Russian lines.
Attack In Black Sea Area.
Moscow also reported combined
sea and air attack in the Black Sea
in which Russian warships and
planes were said to have sunk
German transport and a motor
barge.
Although the communique gave
no location for the action. it pre-
sumably occurred between Novoros-
sisk and the narrow Kerch Strait.
The attack pointed to further re-
cent German efforts to bolster the
Kuban bridgehead in the Caucasus,
either In anticipation Of a Soviet
knockout blow or to attempt di-
versionary thrust of their own.
Little action was reported along
other regions of the vast front where
hundreds of divisions are tied up on
both sides as the lull in fighting
moved into its Tooth day.
To the south, Russian artillery
units in the Belgorod area shelled
enemy positions, the communique
said, destroying four blockhouses,
five observation posts, seven trucks
filled with war material, one big
gun and three machine guns.
Exchange of Artillery Fire.
In the Lisichansk area there were
exchanges of artillery and mortar
fire and the communique said Rus
sian glmners in one sector silenced
several enemy batteries.
At the opposite end of the front,
below Leningrad, Soviet artillery
was said to have knocked out 2
German guns and machine guns
and demolished 20 dugouts and OBJ
SerVatlOn posts.
There Russian scouts penetrated
German trenches and killed a num-
Der of enemy troops. returning to
their unit without losses, the COM
munique declared.
Recalling the activities of Soviet
guerrillas in the Orel sector late
last month, the bulletin disclosed
that these fighters participated in
several fierce engagements in which
they killed over 300 Germans,
wrecked military train. destroyed
2 tanks and IL munitions trucks
and captured considerable booty.
In their noon communique yes
terday, the Russians reported hand
to-hand fighting in one sector of
the central front and the capture
of arms. radio and mine detection
equipment in a surprise attack at
Evening star., 1943-07-04
Army Awards Dies
To Capt. Dieffenbach
And Sergt. Blake

Capt. Albert w. Dief1enbach, IS,
husband of Mrs. Virginia Wood
Dieffenbach, AIT Tenth street NE,
and Staff Sergt. Robert G. Blake,
Evening star., 1943-07-04
Water SHORTAGE in Trinidad

When Port of Spain, Trinidad.
recently had water shortage gov
ernment officials said it was because
the city council refused to request
supplies from sources controlled by
the government.
Evening star., 1943-07-04
Daily Letters 10 Wife
From Flyer Stop; She
Learns He Is Missinq

Nearly every day the mailman used
to leave a letter from Tech. Sergt.
Earl J. Bennett of the Army Air
Forces in England, to his wife, Mrs.
Evening star., 1943-07-04

Don't lose hope It'll you've tried
Star want Ad." MA. 5000.
Evening star., 1943-07-04
Committees Recommendations.

In the report, which admittedly
contained bad news for the entire
country" the committee recon-
mended:
!. Moving mid-western oil inven-
tories eastward to create a more
equitable distribution of total stocks.
2. Increased bus service for the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28
i. ). Attu Forces
TightenGriip
On JdpS

WASHINGTON. May IS (1NS)
The slow but relentless eXter-
mination OF remaining Japanese
forces on Attu Island continued
today with American land sea
and air forces pressing to end the
battle as soon as possible.
According to latest front line
reports, American ground forces,
assisted by planes and warships,
were assaulting the last Japanese
positions around Chichagof harbor
and the ridges near Lake CORES.
Capture of Chichagof harbor and
the village of Attu appeared i'm
uinent. and their fall would bottle
up the remaining japanese forces
in the interior and cut them off
from escape by sea.
A navy communiQue stated that
on May % a warship bombarded
the Japs around Chichagof harbor
and the following day ground
troops captured ridges leading
to IL.
Despite preoccupation with the
Attu battle, L. s. airmen have had
time 10 continue their attacks
on Kiska, 200 miles east of Attn.
Warhawk fighter planes bombed
and strafed the Japs on klSka
Nav 25.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28
SPECULATE on CLASH

His refusal to elaborate inspired
considerable speculation over the
outcome of the clash. Galbraith
would not comment but his
friends felt that he had emerged
They noted that he had
made arrangements 10 proceed
with the long-range pricing plan
TO which MaXon is opposed.
MaXon was unavailable for com
ment. But his supporters have
not Vet thrown IN the towel
They suggested that Brown S
decision was a compromise in that
the pricing plan, which embraces
communicates price ceiling on
foods. subsidies and other pro-
posalS. would be substantially
completed by mid-June.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28
Rdbdut Tribute
To Edse| Ford

WASHINGTON. May 28-The
Congressional Record today car
ries a tribute to Edsel Ford as "a
great American and the worthy
son of a famed and distinguished
father.
The tribute was read 70 the
House of Representatives by Rep
Louis C. Rabaut. representing
Fords district. He said
The great industry over
which he presided strained
every facility within its domino
ton to serve the war effort. The
slogan was Full Production for
Victory
Devoted. retiring, able, quiet,
respected; n family man with
three sons In the armed service,
he always stood aside that his
father might have his day"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28
20 Tons of Bombs
Blast .JapS at Lac
Registered U. S. Patent orics

sponded desperately by sending Up
a fierce antl-alrcraft barrage
Big bombs up TO 1000 IN weight
which blasted airdrome dispersal
areas. supply installations and the
LADY Lagoon area set off numer-
Gus explosions IN supply dumps
and kindled fires visible = miles.
Madang. another Jap base IN
New Guinea, was hit by medium
bOmbcrs.
Enemy-hold villages along the
northern coast al New Guinea
from Flnschafen 10 Madang were
Strsfed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28

UNITED NATIONS HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia. May %
QNS)-A smashing, co-ordlnated
attack on the big Japanese base
at Lac. New Guinea, in the
stepped-up Allied drive against
enemy installations north Of Aus
tralia. was announced today by
Gen. Macarthur.
More than IS tons Of explosive
and incendiary bombs and with
erlng curtain Of nearly 1900 ma
chine gun bullets were ralned
down on the Japs in the swift,
low-level attack. as the JapS re-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28
How toPolish Off the Axis;
See Next Tuesdays Times

Children and parents TOO! You help polish off The
Axis aid Uncle sam Victory You can do II an easy
way and aim Knockout blow AT Hitler and Hroho!
The Times has a great new plan in which you can
engage Details Will be revealed in this newspaper next
Tuesday.
SO c.mon kids, and sroVnups, too!,
Yes. We know you are buying stamps saving scrap
metal fats old rubber and helping the effort
in other WAYS but you DO MORE! The Times will
show you How.
livery chld every man. every woman battle Hitler
EVERY DAY by following this easy, practical plan.
No one Is old one TOO young 10 join this home
army of patriots Children can do WILL DO Just
much adults 20 make this great success, Be sure
Tuesday Detroit Times Prepare TO sock the enemy!
Hep TO defeat the Axis the new, easy way!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
Roosevelt won here -fod
Years previously by $4,000 Votes
Shafer stated that the Detroit
feung of Willkle was arranged by
a group of Republicans who were
getting ready to toss Wlllkie' 5
hat into the ring for the 1914
COP presidential campaign.
did Willkie assist any of the
hundreds of Republican candi-
dates In 1912 who were waging
life and death struggle for the
preservation of true Ameri-
canism % asked Shafer, an
swering:
mo"
did he issue any statements
eNtolling the principles of the
Republican Party or urging n
general outpOuring of voters 10
assist In Republican elections ~
Again he answered IN the mega
tive.
Shafer added that Willkie had
only issued A "grudglng state
ment' that he would vote for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28
131 Nazi Planes
Bdgged by Reds
(Contlnued from Page onel

tOOHtnueu IrOm rage Onel
with accounting for IS other en-
en1y planes
Russian losses were given as 80.
Though Moscow remained silent
on ground action in the Caucasus.
Axis reports said that reinforced
Red Army troops were assaulting
the northern end of the Caucasian
bridgehead with renewed fury
after Nazi counterattacks had re-
stored most Of the two square
miles of territory yielded Wednes-
day.
The Germans claimed 70 have
destroyed nearly one-thlrd Of The
200 planes and 10 tanks with
which the Russians launched their
offensive. but acknowledged that
vast Russian reinforcements were
available.
Axis reports indicated that the
Russian offensive was aimed A.
Temryuk and the Tanan PENN
Sula. whose capture would cut of
the German bridgehead army from
IT'S shortest sea route Of reinforce
ment and supply across the Ker-
chenski Strait.
TIE Nazi Paris radio said that
the initial Russian attack carried
IL miles into the German de-
lenses or 4 front nearly two miles
wide. but later German broad.
casts claimed that savage Axis
comterthruSts had reEained the
largest part Of the evacuated
TERRITORY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28
LIMIT TO CEILINGS

MaXon SCOTS az the need OF
imposing MAXIMUM prices on lux
ury items, on little known food
products such as mussels, and be-
leves food ceilings should be linn
lied 10 the is or II major food
items.
He has been trying TO convince
Brown of the need of employing
general manager who would be
capable of resisting all pressure
groups II was understood that
Brown had offered this post to sew
eral outstanding business leaders
and that they had rejected IT. and
finally il was reported he had
asked MaXon TO undertake the
assignment.
Informed sources said that If
MaXon took the Job, Galbraith
would be fired and other far-reach-
inc changes would be made in
policy and personnel. II was under
stood he would not take the assign
ment on any terms other than
absolute power TO hire and fire and
10 make major policy decisions.
A showdown conference be-
tween Brown and MaXon took
place yesterday and afterward, at
an impromptu press conference,
Brown said he would not comment
on the personality clashes within
his organization and would make
no decision on a general manager
until mid-June.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28
Unhappy COP Gold
To Wilkes Visit
.ral 60 30. DLaEram

Dewey for governor Of New York
after he mad attempted Under
handedlN"1 lo-stop the nomination
OF Dewey.
"Our so-called leader made
some attacks on candidates, but
the only ones he attacked were
Republicans" added Shafcr. "In
the 1912 elections, what was he,
Republican or New Dealer
He said that during the cam
paign, Willkie hetook himself off
on a Iunket to China arranged by
the same New Deal admlnlStra-
Hon whose dictatorship policies
the Republican Party was at
tempting to overcome.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28
War Today
3,Pronged WeapO'
USED by Jaos to
Knock Out China
By LOUIS I kEEMLE
ritrd rrrss Nar Aral,sf

TliE JAPANESE are Using d
triple weapon military economic
ana CT7IUuztrC. III TT dp75rCU-
effort 10 strike = falling hlnH- a.
China before me main Allied
offensive from India car be
started
The japanese drive in Central
China I> the most serious threat
Vet presented 90 ChunEking 'n'
capital. Close 10 100000 troops.
We'll supporte5 by tanks and all
planes. are reported engaged ~
the westward push N Hupeh
Province alorC the NanEtze
towards the capital! some 300
mics away.
Additional strong forces are
engaged 20 the southeast ~ The
Lake Tlrg Ting region Of adj
Joining Human Province.
MILITARILY. THE japanese
can greatly weaken the Chinese
position and strengthen their
own 4 they get control Of the
Yangtze as far as ChunGk'nG
and disrupt the Chinese COM
nlunicsuonS system centered on
the capital
Economically they can strike
p body blow az Free China 5
strained resources II they occupy
the remainder Of Hupeh and
overrun Human province. SeizinG
or DESTROYING the rice crop
which is The mainstay OF Free
China life
Diplon1aucally. they are re-
ported from Washington 10 be
pre-sring peace offer TO
persuade weakened and dis
couraged China 10 get out OF
the war II their other moves
succeed.
The reported peace offer was
outlined 10 a congressional COM
n4ittee by a Korean representa-
tive who said his information
was based on documents OBJ
tanned by Korean agents in the
Orient. II will be offered, he
said. by September presumably
when China situation would be
al a low ebb and before the
Allies could start drive from
India into Burma.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28
DENIES BREAK DOWN

This il was said. would enable
Galbralth, who long has wanted a
rest from his arduouS duties 10
bow gracefully out Of the picture
I'll pick the one l think Is
best and let the other fellow
GO Brown said
Meantime he was emphatic in
his refutaIon OF statements by
some Of his aides and in Congress
that OPA IS breaking down.
I'm not conscious of it," he
SAID. 1T isn't there"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28
BRANDS ARE MoNoPoLIEs

Lew Hahn, general manager Of
the National Retail Dry Goods
Association, presented to the COM
mittee a book written by Gal
hraith in 1887. Modern COMPETE
ton and Business Policy Hal
leck read the following excerpt
from the book: "The producer OF
branded goods has a monopoly
- and then commented:
cit seems pertinent to inquire
into the good doctors motives
for his oblique attacks against
brand names during this war
emergency.
"Galbraith's job today 49, In
fact the only job OPA has be-
fore it's to promote the war
effort through controlling prices,
not to change Americas econ
omy."
MAKES L. s. A GUINEA PIG
Hahn told the committee that
Galbraith was using the nation
as A guinea pig for his pet eco
NOmlC theories.
I'VE must part company with
this little group or serious
thinkers when they see nothing
more important in the war
emergency than the opportunity
To sneak over their pet ideas
for economic reform under the
guise of necessary war effort 10
help control imitation" he said
Hahn and representatives Of
merchants and manufacturer OBJ
jected specifically 10 an OPA
regulation setting one standard
for -fayen hose on which ceiling
prices are based and which, Iaanu-
facturers said, would force higher
quality branded hose off the mar
kct.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28
It's the ar
Share the-Ride Blamed
in Divorce Action

George z. Paige, 24le Inglis.
var worker. had plenty % gss 20
chauffeur "a certain divorcee' but
never enough 70 take his family
for drive. his wife. Elva VI
Paige, charged today IN divorce
bill
Mrs Paige said her troubles
started when the share-the-rde
program was instituted and her
husband became TOO interested in
ore Of the riders
Ire couple has been married
since February 1924 There are
three children ranging IN age from
3 % Is.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28

GdIbrdith Makes
US. Guinea Pig,
.Hd|Ieck Charges

WASHINGTON, May Is (UP)
Dr. j. *. Galbraith. deputy adj
of the OPA, today was
described by Rep. Halleck tR) OF
Indiana, as the man who wants
to put America in a groove.
Halleck, rankin E Republican
member Of the special House
committee investigating br an d
names and newsprint after hear
ing testimony by representatives
of underwear, hosiery and work
clothes makers and retailers, said
that Galbralth seemed TO be
against branded goods or their
uSe--War or no war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28

THE JAPANESE move, as
outlined. appears 10 be an en-
tirely logical one, even an essen
tial one from the Japanese
viewpoint. If Chinese resistance,
which has withstood nearly six
wears of war, is unhroken in
South Central China when the
Allied offensive from the west
starts, the Japanese in Burma
will have a formidable foe in
their rear.
II Chinese forces from Yunnan
Province could smash into
Burma 10 effect a junction with
Allied forces moving eastward
in the northern part OF that
country, the strangulation Of
China's supply line would be
ended and different aspect put
on the war in Southeastern
Asia.
"A great deal seems to depend
on Allied ability, meanwhile. 10
get aerial and other military
support into China, mainly by
the difficult air route from
India to Chungking.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28
Boren Demands
0PA Shake Up
By Roosevelt
By ARTHUR =. DEGRENE

WASHINGTON. May IS up
Price Administrator Brown today
deferred until mid-June a Sched-
4-ea- shskeup among the QPA high
command and vigorously defended
his agency against charges that IL
is breaking down and unable TO
hold the price line.
However Rep. Lyle Boren Cd
of Oklahoma. head of a special
committee which has been invesu-
eating the grade labelling issue,
decided not 10 wait lie prepared
10 call upon the House Demo-
cratic steering committee for a
resolution asking President Roose-
Welt 60, complete reorganization Of
top OPA offices.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28
SENTIMENT AGAINST oPA

Boren said he wasn't after
Browns scalp. hut was inspired
to act by tremendous 20 sentiment
against OPA which has been dis
PLAYED before his committee.
Major clash among OPA person
mel is between J * Galbralth.
former college professor who is
the price boss Of the agency and
Lou MaXon head of a large De-
troit advertising agency. friend
and adviser 10 Brown. and OPA'sI
chief information officer.
The dispute CenterS over price
policies MaXon regards Galbraitht
as leader of A group Of OPA Off
Gals who have drafted and ina
posed regulations far beyond the
number needed and without prac-
teal knowledge of their effect
upOn business.
Evening star., 1943-01-01
.Upshur Street Hospital
Conversion Plan Hit
BY Health Officer
Dr.. RuhIond Says WPB
Proposal Would Divide
ObstetricuI Staffs

Health Officer George c. Rutland
today voiced hope that WPB off,
cials would not insist on use of the
reconditioned Upshur Street Hos
pital for maternity cases instead of
convalescent tuberculosis patients.
Such change in plans, he de-
clared. would require a division of
the obstetrical stats available to
the District and accentuate the
shortage Of physicians, nurses,
nurses aides and equipment.
The suggestion that the Upshur
street plant, once the Districts
tuberculosis hospital, be used for
maternity cases has been submitted
to the Commissioners. The Com
missioners are reserving formal
action on this and other proposals
until the return to Washington
Monday of Commissioner Guy
Mason.
Maverick In Favor.
Maury Maverick, director Of the
| WPB's governmental division and
the agency head who rules on prior
tiles on material for hospital con-
struction, said that, while he had no
authority in the matter, he was in
favor of converting Upshur Hospital
to obstetrical use.
due to war conditions and the
dire need for more maternity beds
in Washington" Mr. Maverick said,
I'VE must use every foot of available
space. AS maternity cases are the
most important, they should be given
first consideration In this instance,
Upshur Hospital seems to me to offer
one of the quickest solutions to the
obstetrical bed shortage"
Earlier this week, the Health De-
partment announced that reports for
the first so weeks of 1912 showed the
birth rate here had set a new high
and that much larger number of
babies was born here than during
the preceding year.
Would Free Beds.
DR.. Ruhland recalled that Con-
gress last session appropriated funds
for the reconditioning of the old
hospital for use of convalescent
tuberculosis patients. He said such
patients did not need full hospital
care and transfer of such patients
to Upshur street from other hos
pitals would free beds needed for
patients requiring full hospital care.
A new temporary building at
Gallirger Municipal Hospital, now
nearing completion, is to be used
for obstetrical cases and will pro-
vide $50 beds. Dr. Rutland said
opening of this building would ease
the problem for the care of OBJ
stetrical cases.
To emphasize the problem of OBJ
tanning adequate nursing stats, the
health officer said that though off,
cials have been securing" the
country for nurses, there still are
% vacancies in nursing positions at
the Districts tuberculosis sanato-
rum at Glenn Dale.
Cites Medical Problems.
DR.. Rutland praised Mr.. Maver-
lex and his consultants for their
surveys and efforts to speed provi-
sion of additional hospital beds,
but suggested that perhaps not
enough consideration had been
Evening star., 1943-01-01

given to the medical phases Of the
problem, in connection with the
problem of expanding facilities.
Suggestions that tuberculosis pa
tients be placed in beds on the
porches at. Glenn Dale brought from
DR.. Rutland a statement that this
would create problem of providing
heat for the porches and a still
greater problem Of employing sum-
cient help for Glenn Dale and
housing for additional personnel.
Already, he said, It is difficult to
find trained help willing to work at
Glenn Dale, because Of its distance
from the city. He said lack of help
is the reason for 80 vacant beds
there, rather than any lack of tuber-
culosis patients. He added that
transportation between Washington
and Glenn Dale is difficult and that
Evening star., 1943-01-01
$50, 900 Fire Ruzes
Home at MiddIeburq

b the Associated Press.
MIDDLEBURG. Va, Jan. L.
Goodstone, large stone home on the
estate Of Mr.. and Mrs. William +.
Turner. was badly damaged by fire
yesterday, causing . loss estimated
at $4,000.
The blaze started in the roof and
famed by a stiff breeze 1t swept
through the house despite the ef-
forts of Middleburg firemen. The
Turner's are in Florida.
Evening star., 1943-01-01

he was dubious about provision Of
additional housing ut Glenn Dale
for resident help.
Evening star., 1943-01-01

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