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Evening star., 1943-11-07
Way Is Declared
Open for Freeing
All of Ukraine
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 6.-The Red
Army climaxed it's four months
offensive today by liberating
Kiev. mother of Russian cities, -
on the eve of the 26th ami
verSary Of the Soviet revolution
and Premier Marshal Joseph
Stain told a gaily celebrating
moscow that Germany now
stands at the edge of catas-
trophe" and that "a real second
front" is near.
The Russians also announced they
had invaded the Crimea from the
east and had firmly established
/ bridgeheadS on the Kerch PENN
sula both north and south of the
town Of Kerch, the one to the North
being 6 miles wide and 4 miles
deep. Half a dozen towns and
strongly fortified German strong
points were captured in the landing
operations which smashed back con-
slant German counterattacks.
The RuSsionS smashed on 10
miles south of ruined Kiev to Vasil-
koV, heading toward a junction with
the bridgehead already extended
across the river from Pereyaslav.
the Moscow daily communique re-
corded by the Soviet monitor, said
Way Opened to Free Ukraine.
The fall of Kiev was announced
by Stain in a special order of the
day in which he indicated this
master stroke opened the way for
freeing all the rich, Western
Ukraine.
More than so towns west and
south of Kiev were taken as the
Red Army, continuing its drive,
forged west and south less than 1870
miles from the old Polish border.
Great German losses in men and
material Uttered the city and the
roads, but the Russians were still
100 DuSN 10 count them.
Moscow, bedecked with banners
and slogans for its chief holiday of
the year, heard the biggest victory
gun salute of the war-24 salvos
from 324 guns. These were clearly
heard in London over the Moscow
radio.
Stains order of the day was ad-
dressed to Gen. Nicholas Vatutin
architect of the Germans Stain
grad disaster, whose troops bore
down from the north in a final blow
to Hberate Kiev.
Kiev Captured by Storm.
Stain asserted that Russian
troops by "a gallant out thanking
maneuVer today at daybreak CAP
tured by storm the capital of the
Soviet Ukraine, the town of Kiev,
vital industrial center and most i'm
portant strategic center of German
resistance on the right flank of the
Dnieper River
He termed Kiev of great impor-
tance in driving the Germans from
the Western Ukraine"
The victory left the Nazis with no
major natural defense barrier be-
tween kiev and the old Polish bor-
der, and enhanced the threat to
cut in two the German armies in
South Russia
The Russians surely will try to
oreak across the Ukraine to beat
the Germans to the Dniester River
at the Rumanian border and throw
still wider hook on the sickle
around the Nazis trying to escape
from the Dnieper bend.
Premier Stain, as supreme COM
mander in chief. took direct part
IN planning and leading the opera
TONS which won back Kiev.
Moscow dispatches said an order
iSee PJTSSTA Douo
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Jennings Says US0
Will Suffer First
If War Fund Fails
New Service Centers
Could Not Be Opened;
"a Pct. Of Quote Raised

United Service Organizations
clubs will be among the first
Community War Fund institu-
tions to suffer if the drive for
S4,800,000 does not succeed this
week, Coleman Jennings, cam
paign chairman, announced last
night.
More than 10000 volunteer So
licitors are still working desperately
TO collect the remaining S735.522 of
this goal, originally scheduled to be
contributed by the end of October
A total of S4,065. 47788-84.7 per
cent of quota-has been contributed
so far. Additional report meetings
have been scheduled for 1890 pm.
Wednesday and Friday at the Unit
ed States Chamber of Commerce.
This campaign cannot fail" Mr..
Jennings declared He said the to-
tai of the drive has been figured so
closely that failure by even a few
dollars will compel cut in service
somewhere.
Activities Endangered.
"We would not be able to open
any new USO service centers." he
said. Stats in existing centers
might also have to be cut and doors
closed earlier, he added.
Mr.. Jennings listed as examples
OF other services that might have
to be curtailed: Boys Clubs of
Washington, now working to offset
the spread of juvenile delinquency;
Catholic Charities and the Hebrew
Home for the Aged Georgetown
Chlldren's House and Barney Neigh
borhood House; Travellers Aid and
the Washington Society for the
Hard of Hearing.
Herbert L. Willett, executive di-
rector of the fund, has been plead
ing especially for success of the
campaign in order to give promised
support to War Prisoners Aid in
cluded in the drive this year Per-
mission has Just been given. he
said. to send personnel to visit Allied
prisoners in Japan, Thailand and
Honk Kong.
This organization can help
Americans who are prisoners OF
war when we ourselves are unable
to lift a finger" Mr.. Willett said
You can't tell me you can't get
S4,800,000 out of this city" Mr.. Jen-
nings added. The money is here
and it can be had. You could get
twice that amount out of WASH
ington and there still wouldn't be
a single person who would have
to sacrifice too much in giving"
he concluded.
Nine. Spaulding de Garmandia
will make a special plea for the
fund in French at pm. today at
services at st. Johns Episcopal
Church.
Highest percentage among the
eight divisions working on the drive
is that of Business and Finance,
with 94 per cent. The Government
Division has collected s2,O02.145, but
still has II per cent of its quota of
S2,400,000 to collect. Fairfax County
leads the suburbs with 81 per cent
of its quota collected.
Other percentages are Advance
Gifts, 80; Metropolitan, 65; Prince
Georges, SO; Montgomery, ST, and
ArIinoto,, 2S par oon+
Evening star., 1943-11-07
2 Jap Cruisers Sunk 7 Damaged;
Soviets Take Kiev> Invade Crimea
From East and Drive Into Kerch
Allied Flyers Also
Hit Z Destroyers
And z Cargo Ships

BY the Associated Press.
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AL
LIED HEADQUARTERS, Sunday.
Nov. 1.-Two japanese cruisers
have been sunk, seven cruisers,
two destroyers and two large
cargo vessels damaged in the first
stages of the Allied air smash at
relnforcementS rushed from
Truk for the Solomons show
down.
Headquarters announced today the
blowing up of a heavy cruiser dur
ing an 82-ton blasting by nearly
200 heavy bombers, divebombers, tor
pedo bombers and fighters Friday
which left Rabaul's big harbor a
mass Of flame and smoke.
An enemy light cruiser was sent
to the bottom of the Bismarck Sea
Thursday night % miles southwest
of Kavieng, New Ireland, by three
bomb hits scored by Liberators.
IS Jap Planes Downed.
Five heavy cruisers, two light
cruisers and two destroyerS were
badly battered at Rabaul where the
air forces of both Gen. Douglas
Macarthur and Admiral William F.
HalSey teamed up to hit reinforce
ments for the eight warShips sunk
and SIX damaged there since Octo-
Der II. Army and Navy fighters
escortlng the raiders shot down 26
japanese planes and probably
bagged an additional "a.
Gen. MacArthurs communioue
listed only five heavy cruisers at
tackled at Rabaul, but at advanced
South Pacific headquarters of Ad-
mlral Halsey the reports listed five
such Warships damaged in addition
to the one blown up.
Admiral HalseyS headquarters
also disclosed that a carrier force,
for the first time, sent part of the
planes against Rabaul.
"A Toxic broadcast claimed,
without Allied confirmation. that
japanese planes within the last
week had sunk two aircraft car
rlerS in the South PacificJ
Attackers Lost Nine planes.
Avenger torpedo bombers and
dauntless divebombers, making
their debut at Rabaul where Lib
orators and Mitchells previously
had dominated that fortress, opened
the assault before noon.
Torpedoes, always deadly weapons
for Warships, smashed into five
heavy cruisers and a light cruiser.
Another light cruiser was hit by
bombs.
Seventy enemy fighters rose to
combat these bombers and the Gov
erlng fighters were inferior in num-
berS, But the Navy pilots shot down
"a ZeroS for certain and possibly %
others.
1t was such a staggering blow that
when LiberatorS appeared after
noon with P-38's to blow up ware
houses and supplies piled high on
the Wharves only 20 enemy fighters
could be mounted against them Two
were shot down for certain and two
others probably.
The attacking forces lost nine
planes.
Ninth Strike Against Rabaul.
1t was the ninth strike against
Rabaul since Gen. Macarthur told
his press conference October II that
he intended to knock out that Japa-
neSe base, key 10 enemy defenSes in
both the South and Southwest Pa
cifc.
In those attacks. 1872 enemy air.
craft have been listed as destroyed,
probably destroyed or damaged in
the air and on the ground, with 259
definitely destroyed on the ground
and 263 shot out of the air.
A heavy cruiser, seven destroyerS
(See PACIFIC Page A-15D
Evening star., 1943-11-07

Rodio Programs, Pg. Clio
Complete Index, Page Az
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(See ITALY, Page A-2l.D
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(See RAIDS, Page A-5D
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The Evening and Sunday Star is
delivered in the city and suburbs at
80c per month when Sundays; 90c
per month when S Sundays. The
Night Final Edition and Sunday
Morning Star at 90c when Sun
days; $1.O0 when S Sundays.
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(See PACIFIC, Page Ais
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(See WORK WEEK, Page Abb
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tSee RUSSIA, Page A-4,J
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tSee BARUCH, Page A-5)
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(See LABOR, Page A-8.)
Evening star., 1943-11-24
Gas Company Appeals
PUG Rate Cut Order

The Washington Gas Light Co.
yesterday filed an appeal asking Dis
trict Court to vacate an order of
the Public Utilities Commission
which reduced the company's rate
Of return for the present rate year
from 61a to 5A per cent.
The petition claimed the PUG
erred in finding the lower rate and
asks suspension of the commission
order, pending determination Of the
appeal"
The new schedules, calculated to
save consumers more than $4,000
during the present rate year, were
to go into effect last Friday, but
were stayed temporarily when the
company filed an application for
reconsideration, which the PUG de-
MED Monday.
Claims embodied in the court petit
ton included one that the 534 per
cent rate will yield the company
return of less than the cost of
capital" This, the suit claims, is
contrary to the so-called sliding
scale arrangement. The petition fur
ther claims that the new rate was
arrived at contrary to evidence and
that the finding is in violation Of the
Fifth Amendment to the Constitu-
ton.
Evening star., 1943-11-24
Gen. Fleming Hopes
Postwar Job Plans
Will Bar Leaf Rakinq

Hope for adoption Of postwar en-
ployment plans that will make un-
necessary any repetition of the
"leaf-raking" that marked the Civil
Works and WPA programs of the
l930s was sounded yesterday by Maj.
Gen. Philip B. Fleming, Federal
Works administrator.
First witness to appear before
the House Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee on postwar
planning, Gen. Fleming suggested
provision of a relatively small fund
for grants-in-aid to States and local
communities for the purpose of
stimulating preparation of plans.
He emphasized the need for having
programs ready to be put into effect
as soon as necessary.
Speaking from personal expert
ence under the old programs, which
he felt were beneficial, in that they
provided the unemployed with a
means OF livelihood, Gen. Fleming
added:
God forbid that we must get back
into that picture again"
Chairman Lanham said the COM
mittee had started on a very i'm
portant voyage" and that many out
standing experts would be called. He
said the hearings would be extensive,
and the committee would seek to
adopt a policy that would pave the
way for an economical" program
to I'LL the need.
Evening star., 1943-11-24

pick out the guilty person." Now,
however, he said, "you must directly
charge the prisoner with the oifense
and take him Before q committing
magistrate before you can talk to
him"
The witness stressed, too, the i'm
portance of statements obtained
from prisoners in cases where there
are no witnesses, and recalled that
In two recent murders here there
were no eyewitnesses to the crime.
In answer to question by Repre-
sentative Cravens, Democrat, of
Arkansas, Maj. Kelly said that a
prima facie case was all that was
necessary to enable the arraignment
OF a prisoner, but that sometimes
without investigation there is not
enough evidence to make out this
prima facie case. He recalled that
there were no witnesses In the
housebreaking cases charged to
James P. Mitchell, so-called society
burglar" whose conviction on two
robbery counts was set aside by the
Court OF Appeals here as an after
math Of the McNabb ruling.
Procedure Explained.
Maj. Kelly told the subcommittee
that when prisoner Is arraigned
before the United States commits.
sioner he is turned over to the
United States marshals ONCE. For
merly, he said, the marshals turned
prisoners back to the police for
questioning, but lately understand
we are not allowed to question men
after they are turned over to the
marshal"
Chief Of Detectives Barrett agreed
that that was the situation. I'VE lose
all control of a prisoner when he is
arraigned," Inspector Barrett said.
Maj. Kelly also pointed out that
there was no certainty that the COM
missioner would arraign every pris-
oner brought before him. He also
said that once prisoner is jailed it
is dif1cult to get any information
from him If some of the "tier law
yers" advise him not to talk. Mai.
Kelly emphasized, however. that no
effort is made to keep prisoners
from comforting with counsel or
family.
Maj. Kelly also said that the Nc
Nabb ruling interferes with the
practice of the police in holding
"llne-ups" where prisoners can be
viewed for possible identification in
connection with crimes.
James ]. Laughlin, a local attor-
ney, was granted permission to
testify and Immediately sought to
question Maj Kelly.
You are not an attorney for the
District of Columbia; you do not
represent any of those cases 50
therefore am not going to answer
any Of your questions" Mai. Kelly
retorted warmly.
The committee said that it. was
not necessary for Maj. Kelly to an
swer and Mr.. Laughlin was advised
he would be given an opportunity to
testify at subsequent hearing.
The subcommittee expects to hold
another session next Wednesday.
Evening star., 1943-11-24
Mrs. Mary H. Hartman
Dies: Funeral Friduy

Mrs. Mary H. Hartman, 73, resi-.
dent Of the District for the last q
years, died suddenly yesterday of q
cerebral hemorrhage at her home
1902 Eighth street NV.
Funeral services will be held at II
am. Friday at the S. H. Hines
funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth street
NV. The Rev. j. Harold Mumper,
pastor Of the Keller Memorial
Lutheran Church, will oficiate
Burial will be in Rock Greek Gene
terry.
Mrs. Hartman was q native OF
Gratz, Pa. Her husband, Frank E.
Hartman, who retired shortly before
moving to Washington, was in busi-
ness In Gratz and Harrisburg, Pa.
Mrs. Hartman was a member of
the Keller Lutheran Church.
Besides Mr.. Hartman, she is sur
viyed by two daughters, Mrs. G. B.
Burnside and Mrs. M. H. Letz, both
OF Washington. and q son, M. M.
Hartman Of Wilmington, Del.
Evening star., 1943-11-24
Counterfeitino
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North Eighteenth street, Arlington,
W.

North Eighteenth street, Arlington,
Va.
According to the Secret Service
gasoline and other ration coupons
were produced by the men individu-
ally outside the Printing Once in
what a Secret Service representative
described as home work"
Some Of the coupons were said to
have been printed on a common
paper, and this was said to have led
to their detection by the mail order
house, which informed the once
OF Price Administration. Other cou-
pons, the Secret Service said, were
printed on oflcial paper which Mr.
Campbell, an Inspector. was said to
have obtained from a subcontractor
while out Of the city on ofIicial bus
mess.
All the men were described as
printers, some with IL to Is years
service with the Government. Ac-
cording to the Secret Service, which
was called into the case by the OPA,
y of the dies used to make the cou-
pons have been recovered.
Evening star., 1943-11-24
Hearing Set for Friday
On Control Of WRESTLING

Chairman Harris of the Recrea-
ton Subcommittee Of the House
District Committee has scheduled
a public hearing for 10 am.
Friday on a proposed bill to put
wrestling as we'll as boxing here
under control of a reorganized box
ing commission.
The hearing may prove something
of a free-for-all, since the competing
boxing promoters, Michael j. Uline
and Joe Turner; the boxing COM
missioners, who had been accused
by Mr.. Uline Of violating their own
rules; sports writer's who do or do
not believe wrestling is a bur-
lesque" instead Of sport, and ANY
one else interested" are invited to
testify.
Evening star., 1943-11-24
1890 Pay Violations
Involving Women and
Minors Reported Here

Approximately 1900 violations of
District minimum wage laws for
women and minors have been dis
covered here this year, despite the
fact the legal minimums are based
on 1887 living costs, the Minimum
Wage Board disclosed TODAY.
The amount Of money involved in
the underpayments is greater than
the amount in corresponding cases
in the prewar months Of 1941, the
board further pointed out.
Miss Elizabeth Champe, executive
secretary of the board, explained
that minimum wage standards now
in District laws were established sew
eral years ago, before the cost of
living began spiraling upward, by
conferences between representatives
Of employer, employe and the public.
The cost of living has increased 24.9
per cent here since the standards
were fixed; but legal minimums have
not been raised because of the lin
volved procedure required" she said.
AS result, Miss Champe said,
even persons receiving wages that
are legal sometimes do not make
enough to maintain themselves in
decency, comfort and health.
j. Minimum wages for mattresses In
establishments where tipping is
allowed are $l3.25 for persons work.
ing between So and 48 hours week,
or 40 cents an hour for persons work.
ing less than SO hours. The min
imum for laundry employees is $1450
for 16 to 44-hour week or 40 cents
an hour for time worked less than
16 hours.
Figures Of the board do not rep
resent the total amount Of under
payments in the District, because
many workers are reluctant to re-
port violations by their employers.
Miss Champe said. The board has
only five inspectors, and therefore is
unable to make thorough routine in
spections.
Far more women than minors are
receiving substandard wages here,
she said.
Evening star., 1943-11-24
NEW YORK. Nov "a tPi-National AS.
SoCiation Securities Dealers. Inc.
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Nov. "a Up, (WFA) .-saIab bic
hogs, IL. 1000; total, $1,000; slow, good and
choice 2O0.270 pounds steady at 1915,
the top: other weights unevenly weak, 25
lower; light weights mostly 1895 of; soWs
around 10 lower; good and choice 170-190
pounds largely 12.25-S5; 150-17O pounds.
Il.25-12.25; few .27O-330 pounds IS 40
1895; most 30O-55O pound sows, II 26O-
So: indications considerable holdover.
Salable cattle, $500; salable calves.
900; most killing. classes Strong to %
higher: general trade active on all Grades
and classes: vealers weak however. outside
14.5O mostly 400 down; liberal supply
good and CHOICE fed steers, 14.50-l6 so;
early top. 1915. paid for choice to prime
long yearlings fed with show cattle; 1878
bid on several, loads; next highest price.
1875; all grades heifers. mostly 25 hisher;
cows that much up, most Gamers and cut
ters now 5O-15 higher for week to date:
beef cows $3.50 over last week; most sau-
sage bulls S.50-11. so, according to weight
and condition with heavy shipper bulls to
100: stockers and feeders strong to IS
hisher. better grades showing most ad-
vance.
saiable- sheep 1000: total, 1000: ac-
natiye lambs largely 13.25-14 90: few
1928: Western supply negligible early
sales yearlings, l l 00-f2 90; some e-year.
old wethers, $50; several loads slaughter
ewes, 5.65-6.25.
Evening star., 1943-11-24
Services Plan Limit
On Holiday Leave 10
IS Pct. Of Personnel

Christmas holiday travel OF serv-
icemen will be restricted to a maxi
mum Of to Is per cent OF personnel
at any given post, depending on its
size and location, under master
plan" for relieving travel congestion
worked out between military au-
thorities and transportation officials.
Details of the Navy's plan were
announced today, but neither the
Army nor Marine Corps has issued a
formal statement. The Navy order
Is effective between December IA
and January IA.
A directive from the Bureau of
Personnel to all Navy posts limits
holiday leave to 10 per cent of the
men at each post, including tomor-
row, and specifically instructs COM
manding officers how such leave
shall be granted. The maximum
will be IA days.
Heavy Traffic Expected.
AS general rule, the order reads,
leave should not begin or terminate
on Saturdays, Sundays or Christmas
eve. In exceptional cases. where
Saturday or Sunday travel is in
volved, leave shall not exceed three
days, except on Christmas and New
Year week ends, when four DAYS
may be authorized.
The order does not apply where
no public carrier Is involved and
the distance between the post and
serviceman's destination is less than
20 miles.
A spokesman for the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad said the road was awaiting
a report from military officers on
the number Of men who would be
travelling during the holidays. He
said a heavy volume of trafic was
expected, but that furloughs would
be so co-ordinated under the plan
that trafi1c would not be snarled.
The plan also would be of great
benefit to the civilian public, he
said, although travelling still will be
no picnic.
Passes Cancelled.
Alrlines and railroads have can
celed their annual term and trip
passes for employees during the holi-
day seasons.
An Once Of Defense Transporta-
tion spokesman said the office had
had numerous conferences with
military officers about the problem
and plan had been worked out,
but that ODT had not been formally
advised of its content.
Meanwhile, commanding officers
OF the Marine Corps throughout
Maryland were reported by the As
sociated Press to have issued orders
restricting holiday leave, beginning
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1943-11-24
Machine Tools
Continued From First Page

the war period would end that way.
Pointing out that General Motors
has $4,000 employees with the armed
forces, Mr.. Wilson declared those
men deserve preferred treatment
after the war. He said his company
asked for few deferments, realizing
that in mechanical way the armed
services needed trained mechanics as
well as the industries at home.
Despite these departures for war,
he testified the General Motors
working force has increased from
29l ,8OS in 1941 to 458, ,407 last month.
When he observed that l13.367
of the present force are women,
Senator Ferguson, Republican, of
Michigan pointed out that even if
all of the women return to their
homes. it will not completely solve
the employment problem, with
$4,000 former employees returning
from the war fronts.
Mr.. Wilson said he believed this
country could look for some ex-
pansion of its prewar production
activity. He said he belongs in the
camp of those who believe in
plenty rather than scarcity" of
production.