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Evening star., 1943-07-07

l943 summer offensive on the Orel-
Kursk- -Belgorod front, the Russians
said today.
While acknowledging the loss OF
two unidentified towns near Belgo-
rod at the southernmost end of the
revitalized 165-mile front, the Red
Army announced last night that in
two days it's artillery had smashed
| l.27l enemy tanks and shot down
/ 3l4 planes while the German loss
in dead exceeded 10000.
The Russians counted the Ger
man loss in tanks at 586 for the first
days fighting The midday ccm-
munique yesterday boosted tie
figure by 152 and last night the
Soviet Information Bureau added
another 423 in a special CON-
munique.
Claim Russians Attacked.
The regular midnight communique
later listed 110 German tanks de-
stroyed in the Orel-Kursk sector.
Battlefront dispatches said that
German armor battering forward in
great weight on narrow sector
| forced the Russians to evacuate two
populated places. but that two hours
| later the Soviets Counterattacked.
| halting any further enemy advance
and somewhat restoring the Soviet
! positions.
No separate Russian noon COM
munique was issued today and there
was no immediate announcement as
to the reason, or whether this
marked a permanent new policy.
Advices from the front, however.
pictured great battles taking ter
rible toll in blood and armor. Four
German infantry columns were re-
ported to have attacked near
Mtsensk, 80 miles from Orel, to be
driven back with 800 men killed.
One column won and held Russian
| trenches briefly before falling back
in a Soviet counterattack.
Nazi Concentrations Hit.
Russian airplanes hammered
again and again at German con-
centrations of men and supplies
behind the lines and the Russians
said the Germans. apparently hus-
banding their planes, used aircraft
principally for direct support of in
fantry and tanks in battle and were
not striking at the Soviet rear.
The Germans. however, de-
clared they had effectively
bombed" targets behind the Rus
sion lines. One NaZi broadcast
said the Soviets had been forced
back 25 miles between Orel and
Tula
The Berlin radio asserted that
300 Soviet tanks had been de-
stroyed or put out of action. and
said 637 Russian planes were de-
stroyed Monday and Tuesday
against loss of Al Nazi aircraft.
(The Vichy radio said the Ger
man reserves had been rushed to
sectors particularly threatened
by Soviet attacks and that
fighting on a still larger scale
must be expected soon.D
The Russian midnight communi-
que reported the destruction of Ill
German planes and said % pilots
had been captured. One of the
prisoners was said to have told Red
Army officers that he was member
of the 7th Detachment of the 1st
! Squadron of dive bombers and had
been based in Yugoslavia prior to
the start of the new German often
sive.
The Russians said that despite the
heavy reinforcements to the German
Air Forces the enemy had failed to
achieve air superiority and that In
one sector alone As planes were
downed.
Evening star., 1943-07-07
Carmen Beach Files
Mann Act Appeal

An appeal from her conviction for
violation of the Mann Act was filed
today in District Court for Carmen
Beach Martin, 90, by her attorney,
Harry Whelan.
The woman elected to continue
serving her sentence of one to three
years rather than request release
in bail
She was convicted In June of
transporting a young woman in
taxicab from her Fifteenth street
apartment to Washington hotel
for immoral purposes.
Evening star., 1943-07-07

There are more than 10 conven-
lent branch offices for Star want
Ads" located throughout the city.
Evening star., 1943-07-07
RoIIbuck Vote
Senate Bans Subsidy
Payments, 36 to %

BY the Associated Press
The following is the roll call by
which the Senate voted yesterday
to insert in bill extending the
life of the Commodity Credit Corp
tCCC) a prohibition against sub
sidy payments to roll back retail food
prices.
Evening star., 1943-07-07
Russia

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1943-07-07

LA TOILETTE
La gaceta., 1943-06-04
CAPITULO XVIII
Ell CRIMEN DE PABLO SELLA

Entretanto no Sc lie permitfa
olvidar al pGblico que Sc mantenia
la b1squeda de Pablo Sella y que
aun no habia sido hallado. Ell Fis-
cal Y Hallett, ayudados pOr los
periodicals., tenian interes en- que
ell publico no olvidase.
I'm dia los peri6dicos decian que
Hallett habia encontrado ell mott
vo del asesinato de Tony Bodeco
en- una disputa sobre la venta de
licores intoxicantes; otro que Sc
LA era ell jefe de una partida que
por medic de poderosas lanchas
transportaba bebidas desde barcos
en- alta mai a la costa. Hasta la
fecha, no obstante, habia logrado
eludir a sus perseguidores.
Despues dijeron que Sella ex-
plotaba a las mujeres de NAL vivir
V era culpable tambien de un de-
Ito de trata de blancas, y que sus
r~elaciones Sc extendian hasta Mon
treal, Canada.
Pablo y SUI enfermero, en- Los
Abedules Blancos", Sc divertlan
leyendo los periodicos.
Sobre el acumulaban un crlmen
sobre otro, como 81 Sc tratase de
los i~ntereses en- una cuenta de
banco.
LEGO a afirmarse que era ell
iefe de una banda de criminales
desesperados que en- una calleJa
de Saglus, un arrabal, habia tira-
La gaceta., 1943-06-04
EN- Ell "RAQUETERISMO"
Por WILLIAM E. E E

Lebovitz no pudo ~contestar. Da-
ba la sensation de que lie era i'm.
possible hablar.
-jSabia listed 10 que Sc podia
hacer con esta mesa?-le dijo Da.
lN quitandole los adornos Y sacan-
do un papel blanco.
-jEsto lie p~ertenece a listed?
-Nada tengo que decir-con-
testo al fin Lebovitz, hacienda un
esfuerzo.
-iMuy bien! Haga ell favor de
venir por aqui.
Lebovitz fue entregado al sar-
gento de carpeta y de la oficina
de este lie llevaron a una zelda.
-Nada tengo que decir-dijo
Lebovitz,-excepto que listed Sc
ensana conmigo, senior DAILY. Yo
probare que Sc trata de un COM
plot para arruinarme. Lame a mi
abogado.
LIE do a DAILY ell nombre de un
joven que era socio de bufete del
"Hombre del Saco". Y al llegar
la manana Lebovitz quedaba en-
libertad bajo una fianza de $751;
900, prestada por Ell mismo.
Y cuando al dia siguiente los
periodicos relataron ell registro en-
las habitaciones de Lebovitz Y ell
arresto del dueno del club noctur-
no, Pablo exclam6:
-iManana me marchare de
La gaceta., 1943-06-04
NO. &c

5e IN cincel y un martillo aOri0
r.,re otras cosas en- la boveda
ID. nm libro de cuentas. En- la
.;rs de atras del libro 10 que pa
.or ma anotaci6n de sumas
L,.dos a alguien por ell nombre
lwarlowe, con un total de $780,
:, agente federal esta en- 10
,-+o segdn creo. Necesitamos
ye,tigar al DR.. Marlowe.
Tnosnpes Sc hizo la misma opera
In en- la sala.
|-yo vi una de estas mesas, ha-
.lcdn tempo, en- ell barrio Chi
-diio Daly.-Tienen escondri-
n.Iv sac6 la gaveta de la mesa
miro debajo de ella, buscando
fondo false. Raspo en- la parte
con SUI cuchilla. Despues abrio
euchilla y busc6 una abertura
rededor del borde de marfil. En-
punto, cerca del centric, lie pa
LID que cedia. Sigui6 TODD ell
OrpO hasta que finalmente unO
los costados Sc hundi6. Luego
ubi6 de nuevo Y entonces fue
III removerlo. DAILY puso sus
dos en- la abertura y saco un pa
blancO.
-Aqui esta-dijo.
Tir6 de un pequeno puente. lue-
de otro, otro, otro -. Tres do
has en- total. Cuando termino
D lamar un canton y cargo con
mesa Y TODD 10 que habia.
Los dos hombres salieron del de-
ramento para ell Palais. Era
ia bora de cerrar. Lebovitz
Ea detras de la GAIA registra-
b contaba los ingresos de la
he.
ESQu9 lie trae por AGA, senior
ly?-inquiri6 Lebovitz allegro
nte.
-AlgO ha sucedido que me obi
. hacerte unas preguntas. Tile
algdn inconvenience en- venir-
cOnmigO hasta la estaci0n de
icia?
EjQue ocurre?-interrogo Le-
ltz Cerrando la caa.
rQuiero pedirte ayuda. Solo me
lara IN minute.
70. K. Estare listo en- un mo-
ntO.
ONO Su sombrero y su abrigo
lgulo a los dos hombres hasta
PutOmovil de Daily.
TuandO Lebovitz entro en- la ha-
Rclon donde fuera interrogadO
antes, S1bitamente vic verdes
aS las cosas. Parecia como 81 los
Sc lie fuesen a salir de las Or
: frente a el estaba su ina
Fcla0Ie possession, su famosa me-
-Bien. jVi6 listed antes esta
"a en- otro lugar?-le pregunto
La gaceta., 1943-06-04

Cada estado social trae su ex-
preston a la literatura, de tai mo-
do, que por las diversas Eases de
ella pudiera contarse la historic
de los pueblos o mas verdad que
por u cronicones Y suS decadas.
La gaceta., 1943-06-04

FL Universe ha sido creado para
Ia ensenanza, alimento, placer V
educacion del hombre.
La gaceta., 1943-06-04

La vida eS un himno; la muerte
es una forma oculta de Ia vida.
La gaceta., 1943-06-04
Il ldeario Ameri-
cano de MART

La aparicion de la verdad ilumi-
ma Subitamente ell alma, como el
sol ilumina la n~aturaleza.
La gaceta., 1943-06-04

jQuien es Ell ignorante que man
tiene que la poesia no es indispen-
sable a los pueblos? Hay gentes de
tan corta vista mental que Green
que toda la fruta Sc ACADIA en- In
cascara.
La gaceta., 1943-06-04

Ell deber es feliz, aunque no 10
parezca, y ell cumplirlo puramente
eleva ell alma a un estado perenne
de dulzura
La gaceta., 1943-06-04

Puesto que hay tanto hombre
boca, debe haber de vez en- Guam
do un hombre-ala.
La gaceta., 1943-06-04

La libertad es la religion defini-
tiva. Y la poesia de la libertad el
quito nuevo.
La gaceta., 1943-06-04

Tanta fortuna es morir como
nacer, porque los muertos estan
vivos.
Evening star., 1943-10-24

sands will die of exposure this winter
unless clothing can be supplied. COL
lections are being made by local
G.W.R.A. groups and by the head
Office at 73O Fifth Avenue, N.Y.C.
AHOY! Two Waves in training
school were a little embarrassed
recently when they forgot about
inspection. They had done their
laundry and it was hanging in the
barracks when the captain came in.
Final report on the room-inspec-
ton card: Lingerie adrift."
Evening star., 1943-10-24
WAR
(::I,.I..S:]

days of labor shortage, employers don't
fire desirable assistants What's the matter
with me. and what can do about it?'
Twenty years ago, | stumbled upon a
sheaf of newspaper reviews that said what
promising young writer l was. AS read
them over, realized I'd never come up
to those prophecies am still grateful for
the fact that didn't blame circumstances
or other people. Where did / take the
wrong turning?", asked; and, finding the
answer, within another six months / had
produced what proved to be the most sue
cessful work of my career.
! HE man who seeks whipping-boy for
every mishap or misfortune is only whip
ping himself If write here what deeply
believe - that about 80 per cent of so
called bad luck is attributable to ourselves,
and preventable - shall get dozens, or
hundreds of letters of protest. 1t would be
interesting to learn how large a proper
ton of the writer's have gone on having
bad luck, and how large proportion of
those who blame themselves have less
reason now for blaming anybody.
We get nowhere, I'm certain, by follow
ing the example of the elephant that
dashed its head against tree to rid itself
of an insect in its ear, and, lying dazed
beneath the fallen timber, remarked,
"Now, look what that damned flea didn
Evening star., 1943-10-24

the city turned out to see great
parade. President Cleveland shiv-
cred in the reviewing stand as 10000
marchers filed by. Other crowds
watched a naval display that was
all but hidden by the fog.
And then the whole show con-
verged on tiny Bedloe's Island in
New York harbor. There stood The
Lady, proudly defying the elements.
After years of preparation, she was
ready for her day of unveiling.
TRIUMPH. Amid cheers, the
Lady With the Torch took her place
in New York S harbor, and Americas
heart. The President spoke; so did
the French delegate, and Bartholdi,
the statues sculptor. But the most
indelible words of all came from the
noted Chauncey Depew, who said:
1--WE dedicate this statue to the
friendship of the nations and the
peace of the world. The spirit of
Liberty embraces all races in COM
mon brotherhood. The full power
ofits influence cannot be reached un-
til wars cease, armies are disbanded,
and international disputes are set
tied by lawful tribunals.
And 50, with peace and good will,
was lit the lamp that still shines
over this war-torn world.
And while we're observing this
birthday, let's look at another that
also comes up on Thursday.
This other story goes back only
to 1922. 1t started with a not-quite-
so-peaceful march led by an ex-
station porter teacher editor = SOL
dier. 1t went on to put tots into
uniform and war on pedestal. Its
obituary is now being written, amid
its own country's shouts of joy, at
the tender age of 21.
Its name is Fascisn.
LIONEL y. KAUFMAN
Evening star., 1943-10-24
SlDEllNES

C.I. DISKS. The War Department
is doing a detailed job in preparing
its men to fight. Already in use at
camps is a special foreign-language
library of phonograph records. The
disks are in German and Japanese.
Any G.I. who wants to can soon
find out what surrender" in either
language sounds like
HELP! There has been much talk
of postwar planning. but here's
something you yourself can do about
it right now. The Greek War Relief
Association is busy collecting old
clothes to distribute in that war
torn land the minute it is liberated.
No clothing at all has been sent
to Greece since the Nazis took over
and the people are in rags. At typi-
cal canteen, $50 of ITO children had
neither coats nor shoes. Many thou
Evening star., 1943-10-24

own pattlng, and attribute the ne
cessity to the blindness or bias of
the rest of humanity. An acquaint-
ance who has lost five positions in
the last three months has given me
various reasons, but none of them
has to do with any lack in him. He
may be providing himself with
self-conhdence, but it would be
more helpful to conclude, "In these
Evening star., 1943-10-24

or the weather, until got wise to myself.
and said, All the brushes and all the paint
in the world can't be wrong; maybe there's
a chance that I'm wrong The following
Saturday l gave up painting, and found
something could do"
That's one way Another is that of
prominent attorney in the Middle West
When he started practicing years ago,
he lost most of his cases. Instead of blam-
ing the judges or his clients, he "cross-
examined" himself Il decided that, how
ever much knew of law, knew far too
little of everything else. got another job.
enrolled in night class at local college,
and prescribed for myself years general
reading After that, went back to law,
and, as you see, I'm doing we'll"
IT is the most natural thing on earth
that we should like to be patted on the
shoulder but it is mistake to do all our
Evening star., 1943-10-24

age and interpretive integrity.
Can you remember ever witnessing
a collision in which both motorists
did not protest that they had the
right of way? Or have you ever
directed attention to bad work or a
blunder without being told that the
responsibility rested elsewhere?
A friend of mine has a cook he
calls Alibi Agnes. If the meat is
Evening star., 1943-10-24
THIS Week
- ~ &C AIM e -

THOSE RAILROAD MPS .....
BY yC!orenee Woodbury.
THE SIXTH LETTER .................
BY SeweU Psosies Wright
THE KIDS STEP OUT
by Alice Giibertson
DISCOVERY II
by Leslie Gordon Bernard
- NOV Vt J6A ......-- ......... !.
by Alexandra kropotkin
THE NEW LARK GABLE ............1 II
BY Jerry Moson
BEANS 70 THE RESCUED. ........... II
by Clementine Poddieford
WoIIys Wagon. 40, Bsossy. ..1A
"Osiz Esq.,. III
Cover BY Pusono
Evening star., 1943-10-24

overdone, she blames the oven; when she
arrives late in the morning, it's because the
streetcar broke down. The idea that she
might have made allowance for flaws in
stove or delays never occurred to her.
a PERSONNEL manager of a big shop once
told me that he divides all its employees
into two classes: Those who never make
mistakes, and those who make them rare
ly "Of course" he explains, there amt
no such animal as l have grouped in the
first class. These are merely the people
who never admit failing or a failure.
Since no one can correct what doesn't
exist, they are beyond hope of improve
ment or advancement The men or women
who say, Yes, did that, and I'll try not
to do it again, compose the second class,
and they are the clerks who get ahead.
Believe it or not, we once raised the salary
of girl who replied to complaining Gus
toner, That was stupid of me- We felt
she had what it takes to profit by expert
ence."
An extremely large share of success in
every field is due to such plucky and hon.
est self-scrutiny. The superintendent of
one of the largest apartment buildings in
New York told me. 81 began as house
painter, and pretty much everything l did
had to be done over again. l always
blamed my brushes, or paint, or the wood,
Evening star., 1943-10-24

ETURNING from a recent journey.
left the railway station with so reck-
- less taxi driver that had to ask
him to stop and let me walk home. All my
remonstrances had proved vain, and l
preferred ambulation to an ambulance.
You're going to have bad accident
some day. warned the driver, and we
parted.
Four or five blocks farther along,
found the taxi half on the sidewalk; recog
nizing me, the driver rushed over to ex-
plain that this was due to our system of
signals THE red light flashed so quick l
couldn't STOP" he said, land l had to
turn up here or hit another car"
; Taxi drivers are my especial enthusiasm,
so hasten to add that blaming someone
or something else for misfortune is human
rather than professional. The ability to
look ones self in the eye and admit,
That was my own fault, demands cour-
Evening star., 1943-10-24
Double DATE

GREAT DAY. Thursday is the
birthday of a lady who stands for
all the things we're fighting for.
On October %, 1886, New York
windows displayed the 38-starred
American flag, and also theFrench
trioolor; schools were closed; busi-
ness shut up shop.
Despite what the papers called
disgusting mess of rain and fog,"
Evening star., 1943-10-24
Cover BY Pusono

Names and descriptions of all characters In
fiction stories and semi fiction articles In this
which happens to be the same al that Of any
person. living or dead, ID entirely coincidentaI
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-01
ALLIES HIT
IN AFR I(A,
THREE Sides
By The owl

NORTH. AFRICA HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Jan. News of a French
column striking up from Central
Africa in the Lake Chad area dis
closed today a three-pronged Al
lied offensive against the Axis
forces in eastern Tunisia and in
western Libya.
Driving through Libya from the
east is Britain's Eighth Army, now
Its miles southeast Of Tripoli.
In Tunisia. the Allied forces ex-
erted steady pressure eastward, es-
pecially in southern Tunisia.
Mud and heavy rains prevented
large-scale Allied ground operations
but Allied planes continued to
pound the Axis bases and concen-
trations.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-01
MORE RUSS
GAINS ARE
REPORTED
German Forces in Elisha
Area Trapped by
Red Armies

MOSCOW, Jan. /. Leaving
Kalmy. capital of Enlista. far in
the rear. the Red Army. has driven
TO the shores Of a great lake east OF
Salsk in an offensive aimed di-
rectly at the Caucasus after trapping
% divisions in the Stalingrad area
and killing or capturing 3l2.650 Of
the enemy.
The Russians reported that the
rush to the shores of this great lake,
now frozen and covered with snow,
carried the Reds to about 40 miles
southwest of Elisha, the biggest jump
in days.
The German forces in Elisha are
virtually encircled. The trapped di-
visions are surrounded by wall of
Russians 81 miles thick.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-01
Popular
(oupIeIs
To Marry
Margaret Abrahdmson and
Leonard Berlin 10 Wed
Here This Evening

Miss Margaret Abrahamson, pop
ular Juneau school teacher, and
Leonard M. Berlin, long associated
with the General Land Office IN
Juneau, are to be married this
evening at 8 o'clock in an informal
ceremony at the Resurrection Luz
theran Church, with the Rev. G.
H. TIillerman officiating,
Following the wedding an in
formal reception will be held at
the home of the brides sister, Mrs.
Chris Wyller. to which all friends
are welcome.
The bride will wear a brown
afternoon dress, and Mrs. Chris
Wyller will act as matron of honor.
Bridegroom to Leave Soon
Mr.. Berlin, who was associated
with the Land Office for many
years and who was lent to the War
Department last summer, has been
in Newfoundland for the past sew
en- months, He returned to Juneau
Christmas Eve, and Will leave Son
Tor the East for further assign
ment.
Mr.. Berlin was also with Com
mander Richard e. Byrd on one
of his expeditions TO the South
Pole, it was recalled here, At that
time he served as an engineer with
the expedition and spent a year
and half in cold Antarctica.
Mrs. Berlin will continue as
teacher of the third grade for the
present, 1t is announced.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-01-01
Record Coal Production,
Increased Output Of War
Minerals, Forecast Alaska
BY OWL

WASHINGTON, Jan. ENEMY
Lullets did not stop Alaskans from
producing an estimated $19,306, 900
worth Of minerals in the year just
ended
A flow of gold, silver, platinum,
lead, tungsten, mercury, chromium.
antimony, copper, tin and coal,
amounted TO nearly three times the
$1,000. coo paid by the United States
for the entire Territory rs years
ago. it was reported today by Sec
rotary Of the Interior Harold L.
Ickcs.
1912 Production Cut
The attack on Americas Far
North stronghold cut Alaska's min
eral production by little more
than one-fourth as compared with
the year preceding, due to normal
routines being altered to meet mill
tary requirements. Secretary Ickes
reported
Action By the War Production
Board ON October 8, suspending all
cold mining operations, also was
a factor in curtailing gold output.
but military measures, whic h
limited travel and transportation,
putting movement of military goods
and personnel above transport Of
mining supplies, will help step up
Alaska's mining production later,
Secretary Ickes forecast.
New Development
New roads and airfields to be
developed in Alaska viii open paris
of Alaska hitherto difficult to
reach. Secretary Ickes said.
Highlights OF the Secretary of
Interiors report on Alaska's min
ing record for the year just COM
Ieted, are as follows:
iighiights of 1912
i--of the sl9,306,o produced by
Alaskan miners, according to pre-
liminary estimates OF the interior
Departments geological survey for
the past year, about seyen-eighths,
or slightly more than $17,0OO,OOo
Continued on Page Five)
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HUGE RAID
ON JApS at
WAKE ISLAND
Half Nippons Garrisoned
There Killed in Air
Attack
(BY ASSOCIATED PREss)


Huge American bombers, 1t
was disclosed today, raided
Jap garrisoned Wake Island in
a terrific mass attack. on the
day before Christmas.
Delayed reports from the Pa
cific said that possibly more
than half of the Jap forces
there were killed.
Not one of the raiding bomb
ers was lost.
Owen Clements, Associated
Press correspondent, rode in
enc Of the planes. He said
fslat so;S5s psands 'oi bombs
we're dropped, starting immense
fires.
The attack began one minute
after midnight and caught the
Japs sound asleep on the is
land where for 16 days a year
ago, U. S. Marines made one of
the most gallant stands in mill
tary history.
The base from which the
American bombers struck was
kept secret.