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Evening star., 1943-12-23
Gen.MarshaI| Returns;
Reports 10 President
Stimson and Leohy
Join in Conference
(Earlier Marshall Story on
Pace A-3.)

Gen. George C. Marshall, Army
Chief of Staff, has returned to
Washington from his trip to global
fronts, after attending the Allied
war councils in Teheran and Cairo,
the War Department disclosed to-
day. Gen. Marshall conferred with
Gen. Douglas Macarthur on de-
velopments in the Pacific during his
trip.
The Chief of Staff went almost
Immediately to the White House this
morning to report to President
Roosevelt He was Joined there by
Admiral William D. Leahy, the
Presidents personal chief of staff,
and later by Secretary of War
StlmSon.
Gen. Marshall stopped off yester-
day in Los Angeles to confer with
officials of the film and aircraft pro-
duction industries.
Meanwhile, the War Department
maintained deep silence on reports
from London that division of the
Allied command appears possible
Secretary StimSon Cancelled his
weekly press conference scheduled
for this morning.
Officially the War Department had
no comment to make on London re-
ports that Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover would be commander in chief
of tic European invasion, British
general would take over the Mediter-
ranean command and that Gen
Marshall possibly would occupy a
high staff position in connection
with both the European and Pacific
wars.
Evening star., 1943-12-23

program, said there are 5000 room
vacancies in private homes, 5000
of them available for women.
The newcomers are superior in
skill and experience to the thou
sand brought into Washington at
the height of the recruiting cam
paign for the war agencies in 1912,
he said
National magazine articles and
other reports that Washington was
the most impossible and most ex-
pensive place to live made this job
of selling Washington necessary"
the personnel officer said.
I'VE made arrangements with the
Civil Service Commission to school
a number of our officers and others
in the commissions appointment
procedures, and then We dispatched
them to the commissions offices
about the country.
They have been remarkably sue
cessful.'
Evening star., 1943-12-23
White Christmas Here
To Remain a Dream
Cold Weather, No Snow,
Predicted for Area

That White Christmas" so nos
talgically sung about on the radio
VIII continue to be Just a dream,
according TO the Weather Bureau
foreCaSter The chances of snow
for Christmas are very remote, he
said today.
But it is going 10 be cold and
there probably will be skating.
The temperature was due to re-
main below freezing all today and
to go down to II by tomorrow morn
ing. 1t was 10 at GAS m.
The temperature will rise tomor-
row the forecaster said, and by aft
ernoon should be warmer than to-
day. Christmas Day might be warm
er. he said.
The old Currier & Ives white
Christmas" landscapes, he said. will
be enjoyed only by people living in
Minnesota. Wisconsin. Upper Michi-
gan and Maine
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Lozodo, Rockefeller Aide, Made
Virtual Ambassador of Bolivia
Appointed Agent
For New Regime;
In Charge Here
Bv LEON PEARSON.

The revolution in Bolivia was
brought close to Washington to-
day when DR.. Enrique de Lozada
l8 Oxford street. Chevy Chase,
resigned his position in the Of
flee of the Co-ordinator of Inter-
American Affairs to accept
appointment as confidential
agent of the new Bolivian gov
ernment.
Thus overnight DR.. de Lozada
stepped out of his role as a United
States civil servant to become. in
effect. the Bolivian Ambassador to
Washington. He left his Office in
the Commerce Department, where he
was an adviser to Nelson Rockefeller
and technically took charge of the
Bolivian Embassy Chancellery in
the Investment Building and the
embassy residence on Massachusetts
avenue
This move was high lighted by the
statement made by Secretary Of
State Hull Yesterday regarding the
Evening star., 1943-12-23
President Urges
| Discording of
New Deal Label

President Roosevelt thinks it is
time to discard the phrase New
Dear-hallmark of his administra-
ton.
In use since preconvention days
in 1882, when it was used as slo-
gan by the forces working for Mr..
Roosevelt's nomination, the phrase
has become outmoded in the Presi-
dents opinion, according to Stephen
T. Early, his press secretary.
Mr.. Roosevelt told a Cleveland
newspaperman few days ago that
he favored discarding the phrase,
according to Mr.. Early. When the
visitor asked him what he would
suggest as substitute, the Presi-
dent is reported to have said cas-
l6lly that Win the War" might do.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
.AmericansSe Seize
Mount Cava||o
In Italian Drive
Attacks by Germans
RepuIsed;; Big Battle
In Ortonu Continues
By he Associated Press.
ALLIED HFADOUARTEE

BY me Associated Press
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Al
giers, Dec. 23.-American troops
Of 1t. Gen. Mark Clark's 5th
Army have captured snoW-cov-
cred Mount Cavallo, 3l2 miles
northwest of Venafro and near
Viticuso, an Allied headquarters
communique announced today.
Advancing up the slopes of the
3000-foot mountain in a drenching
rain, the Americans now overlooked
Vlticus. which is miles east of
Venafro. and placed the village
under shell and mortar fire. The
Germans attempted to recapture
the mountain. but failed.
Other United States infantry
forces attacking in the rain seized a
hill near Norma Casale
Cleanup of PilIbOxes.
The systematic cleanup Of pill
boxes around San Vittore. a heavily
fortified town 6 miles south of Cas-
alnO. continued, but there was no
indication that a full-Scale attack
had yet been launched on this strong
position guarding the road to Rome
French forces advanced in a
mountain pass where a struggle had
ragged for several DAYS.
Across Italy. on the Adriatic front
9th Army tanks and infantry bit
terly fought the enemy in the streets
OF Ortona for the third straight day.
1t was in Ortona that the heaviest
fighting in Italy was reported and
the Germans were Offering strong
opposition to the Canadian forces
who were Spearheading the 9Th
Army attacks.
NaZis Put In Fresh Forces.
The German 10th Army threw
new parachute troops. fighting as
infantry, into the battle in a deS-
perate effort to retain its hold on
Ortona, the anchor to the present
line across Italy. Ortona guards
one OF the main roads leading north
to PeScara, and its capture by the
Allies would cut the Germans
main supply line to troops inland
as we'll as along the coast
Canadian tanks and infantry ad-
vanced from house to house and
everywhere were met by fierce op-
position, the Germans dying on the
spot rather than retreating.
l.
Army continued to push north of
the Ortona -Orsogna road toward
the next lateral highway 6 miles
away. coming up against the
strongly fortified village of Ariella
8 miles inland from Ortona. Here
another house toulouse battle ap-
peared in prospect
Attacks Repulsed.
Nazi troops also launched a small
night attack on the 9th Army posi-
tionS at ST Angelo in the central
mountains, but were repulseG.
Although air activity in Western
Italy was greatly reduced by the
weather. fighters patrolled the Adri-
attic and shot up schooner and
radio station near cara on the
Yugoslav coast and bombers sup
ported the attack near Orsogna.
American and British fighter
bombers destroyed three trains near
Tortoreto and Civitanova along the
Adria tic.
Two Allied planes were lost.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Lower Deficit Cited
To Senate in Defense
OF Cuts in Tax Bill
Budget Bureou Says
S11, 900, 900, 900 Less to
Be Spent This Yeor
By J. A. OLEARY.

Defending its S2,275 100000 tax
bill drafted after the Treasury
asked for s1O,50O, 100000, the
Senate Finance Committee as
serted in formal report today
that the Budget Bureau has cut
Sill 900, 100000 from earlier esti-
mates of the current years S
deficit.
The committee also declared II
was not convinced that sum as
great as proposed by the Treasury
could eouitably be raised at this
time in the manner suggested by
the Treasury; that is, in the main
by higher rates of individual in
come taxes.
The report. which the commit
tee was given permission to file
during the recess. estimates that
with the new taxes. the Govern
ments net receipts. including net
postal revenue, will be increased tc
s43 3.599 900 900.
Meanwhile, ii was announced thai
President Roosevelt today signeC
legislation freezing social security
taxes at the present rate of l pei
cent for so days starting January
The provision was part of a biz
permitting the duty-free lmporta
ton for 80 days of grains to be useo
for feed.
Was Rider in Bill
The legislation originally deal,
only with the grain imports-de.
signed TO ease shortage of feed fol
livestock A rider was attached ir
the Senate. however, to prevent the
scheduled doubling of social security
taxes on January /. the idea beine
to give Congress time to dispose OF
the new revenue bill before deciding
on the social security rates.
Referring to the Finance Commit
mlttee's action in voting to postpone
the automatic increase from ! to .
per cent in social security payroll
tdAoS IoI oid-dSC iCliI Cillclll. uut u
take effect January l. the repor-
pointed out:
AS trust fund items are not in
volved in the determination of tn,
budget deficit, these figures do no
allow for the effect on Federal casl
receipts CT freezing at l943 Levels tn,
rates of certain social security taxes
which are. in the main. held in trus
by the Government for the purpos,
of paying social security benefits"
1t is estimated that 81 400 900 90,
of new cash would flow into tn,
Treasury during 1914 if the socia
security payroll taxes are permitted
to be doubled.
May Veto Measure.
There has been some speculation
that if Congress permits social Sc
curity taxes to double and if tn,
committees action narrowing tn,
field of war contract renegotiatiol
is sustained, the President nigh
veto the tax bill on the theory tha
the Treasury would be almost a.
we'll off without the additiona
revenue
Discussing its contention that {
bigger tax bill was not needed be.
cause the budget knocked S11 900.
tSee TAXES. Page A-l4D
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Policy on Deferment
Broadened for Fathers
In Government Service
President Orders Same
Consideration as Those
In Privote Jobs Receive

President Roosevelt today or
dered that pre-Pearl Harbor ia
theirs in the Government service
be accorded the same considera-
tlon for occupational deferment
as fathers in private employ
ment.
This order, contained in letter
to War Manpower Chief McNutt. has
the effect OF broadening the Federal
deferment policy since Selective
Service Director Hershey has in
structed draft boards to be liberal
in deferrlng men with children for
occupational reasons. Boards in the
first two months of the father draft
deferred nearly million fathers on
that ground.
The letter was addressed to Mr
McNutt presumably because the
Review Committee on Deferment OF
Federal Employees. established by
executive order last March. is under
MS supervision.
Mr.. Roosevelt explained in his
letter that the executive order or
Federal deferments had been issued
when fathers were deferred because
OF their dependents and had pri-
marily affected men not entitled tc
deferment because of dependency.
The President pointed out that ir
March fathers also could be classi-
fed in 3-B as men with dependents
and in an essential activity. Since
then. however. he added, both ga
and 3-B categories have been dis.
continued, and men previously en-
titled to 3-B classification must now
be considered for classification ir
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Col. Dyess, Bdtoon Hero, Killed
In California Plane Crash
P-38 Rips OFF Roof
Of Church, Then Falls
In Vacant Lot

(Another Picture on Page A-2.)
BY the Associated Press
BURBANK. Calf. Dec. GA
fighter plane crashed in flames be-
tween two houses yesterday as 1t.
Col. William Edwin Dyess maneu-
vered it in his last seconds of life
with the self sacrificing courage
that earned him the nickname of
"one-man scourge' against the
Japs in the Philippines.
The twin tailed P-38 ripped off
part of the tile roof of St. Finbars
Catholic Church, dipped into a va
cant. lot. burst afire and skidded
across the street into the front yard
between two small homes.
The 27year-old Albany (Tex.)
hero, who escaped Japanese
prison camp, died in the blazing
wreckage. The craft had developed
motor trouble after taking off from
Grand Central Airport.
A service station operator. Howard
c. Gowman, told investigators that
Col. Dyess might have landed
safely in the street but for a mov-
ing automobile in his path. Other
witnesses said he obviously had
tried to avoid hitting the houses.
B In the Philippines fighting, Ca
Evening star., 1943-12-23
President Offers
To Arbitrate
Rail Dispute
Carriers and Union
Leaders Promise
Answer Today
BULLETIN.

PRESIDENT Roosevelt today
offered to arbitrate the wage
dispute between the railroads
and the operating brother
hoods if they would agree to
abide by his decision. They
promised to give their answer
by 3 pm. today if possible.
The President said. The war
cannot wait and l cannot
wait"
Representatives Of the carriers
and the five railway operating
brOtherhOodS called at the White
House at noon today to discuss
with President Roosevelt the
status of their wage negotia-
tions, over which a strike is
threatened December 30.
The conferees still were closeted
with the President at lis pm.
without any signs of recess. None
made any statement as they came
TO the executive Office
An earlier conference between the
TWO groups lasted little more than a
half hour.
New Guidance Sought.
A spokesman on one SIDE remarked,
The conference has terminal ted" A
member from the other side of the
table said the conferees were re-
'.fa Il,lra' n D,.oEiIoY,t
1t was presumed they sought new
guidance.
A progress report from yester-
days negotiating session on Coun-
terproposals advanced by the men
who operate the trains indicated the
carriers are now willing TO concede
something under the heading of
vacations. but it falls short of the
brotherhoods' demands The carriers
first offer was cents an hour in ad-
ditiOn to the cents recommended
by an emergency board, but the sec
ond cents would be labeled either
as overtime or aWay-from- home eX-
penSes
! Unions Stick to Claims
; The brotherhoods are unwilling TO
sacrifice their claims TO these con-
ceSsions at that price and want the
second 4 cents as fat. basic rate
increase and the overtime, expenses
and vacations. as we'll
The carriers contend the Stabiliza
ton policy limits basic rate increases
TO the 4 cents recommended by the
emergency board.
Reports from yesterdays session
indicated the joint conference was
a preliminary Skirmish. with both
sides sparring for position without
display of antagoniSm
The five brotherhoodS which re-
present about $4,000 engineers,
conductors. flremen. trainmen and
yardmen have come down in their
demands from about So a day to 64
cents and extra concessions.
Overtime Situation.
The overtime they propose for
yardmen would be worth from So 50
10 1891 week. The roadmen. in
stead of a change in overtime con-
ditionS. would get their expenses at
,See RAILROADS. Page Ala
Evening star., 1943-12-23
i. ). troops Conduc
Raped by Governor
OF New Caledonia
'Thou9htIessness' Hit
In Soothing Indictment
Of American Behavior
By the Associated Pres.

By the Associated Press.
NOUMEA. New Caledonia. Dec.
% Delayed American troops
stationed here and their admin
iStration were sharply criticized
today by Gov. Christian Laigret
of New Caledonia. French colon
ial possession in the South
Pacific.
Gov. Laigret issued a prepared
statement and later, in answer to
questions, spoke particularly of the
behavior of American colored troops.
The population of New Caledonia
has suffered considerably from the
thoughtlessness of American troops
on the island" the statement de-
ciared. Americans seem to forget
there is a great difference between
living in friendly territory and
occupation of enemy territory.
american citizens should never
forget that their troops are in New
Caledonia thanks to a handful Of
Frenchmen-that if the japanese
had been allowed to come here and
New Caledonia had gone the way
of Indo- China the result would have
been as important in history as Pearl
Harbor."
Mai. Gen. Rush Lincoln of AmeS.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Fort Be|voir Accident
Fatal 10 WAC Private

WAC Pvt. Lillian Wall of Girards-
Vile, Pa was struck by a truck and
killed Tuesday at Fort Belvoir, au-
thorlties there announced today.
She enlisted November %. 1912, ar
rived at Fort Belvoir March 13 and
was assigned to the quartermaster
motor pool as light truck driver
Her husband is Pvt. Louis Wall OF
the Army.
Among the survivors are her
mother. Mrs. Eta WoloWitz Cir
ardSvllle, and sister, Jean Balk
Upper Darby Pa
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Rocket Gun Coast of France
Is Attacked by Allied Bombers;
Big Raj Fleets Shift octics
Important Targets
Evidently Located
For New Assaults

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 23.-Both Brit
ish and American bomber forces
have been thrown into attacks
against the rocket gun coast" of
France, it was disclosed today,
with the RATS heavy raider
fleets for the first time diverted
from such targets as Berlin for
smaShes at targets in Northern
France.
An RAF strike at this coast last
night made it evident that targets
of great Importance had been spot
ted and marked for destruction in
Northern France and along the
coast. Today a big force of high
flying bombers streaked across the
British southeast coast apparently
bound for daylight blows at the
same targets.
The Pas de Calais area, the part
of the French coast nearest Eng
land, has been battered necessarily
since Monday and the daylight
forces evidently were stretching the
offensive into four-day affair.
The RATS armadas hit targets in
Western Germany last night. as we'll
as in Northern France, and suffered
no loss.
Objectives Not Identified.
The Air Ministry did not identify
the objectives of the night raiders
which lashed out after a powerful
American heavy bomber blow by
daylight yesterday into Northwest
Germany.
Mines also were laid in enemy
waters.
The great forays by day and night
yesterday raised to perhaps 1000
or more planes the attacking force
which has battered Nazi targets
in the last three days.
The FortreSSeS and LiberatorS-
striking an undiSclosed location in
Northwest Germany-shot down 38
German fighters while losing 81
heavy bomberS and four fighters
Crewmen said they hit the objec-
tives on the nose despite clouds
and intense cold of so below zero.
French Objectives Bombed.
At the same time, formations of
RAF Mosquitoes, Bostons and Ty-
phoons with fighter escort hoped
the Channel in great strength to hit
military objectives' in France
Four planes were lost in these as
saults, the third day of rocking
blows on prime objectives there
Five hundred United States 9Th
Air Force heavy bombers had
pounded Bremen Monday, with the
RAF showering bombs on Frank
furt and Observation-Disclosures
that night Mosquito bombers
raided Western Germany Tuesday
night.
American bomber CreWmen doWned
% enemy planes in their strike into
Germany Yesterday, with I5 more
falling to fighter escorts. Opposition
was spotty, the flyers said, with the
Germans concentrating on some
formations while others were virtual
ly unopposed by fighters
Eighth Air Force headquarters dis
closed that Kiel was the objective of
CSee RAIDS, Page Ala
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Order Limiting
GHdIe Output
Revoked by WPB
,y The Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press.
The War Production Boards
Christmas gift to the ladies: Restora-
ton of the tWo-Way- stretch to. and
unlimited manufacture of. girdles,
corsets and other such garments.
The rubber director recently lifted
the ban on use of synthetic rubber
in these goods and today the WPB
revoked its previous order limiting
their production to Is per cent Of
the l94l output.
But there's one hitch. The WLB
says that processing of synthetic
rubbers into elastic thread presents
some new problems in manufacture
ing and that production may be de-
layed, perhaps several months, until
these problems are licked.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Macarthur Too Busy
To Come to WushinQton
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
A D A N G E D ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS IN NEW GUINEA. Dec
23.-A spokesman said today there
is no foundation whatsoever for the
statement that Gen. Macarthur ex-
poets to 60 to Washington in the
near future for conferences
The spokesman referred to re-
ports published recently in the In
dianapolis Star that the general had
made tentative plans to go to Wash
ington in March. The story, from
the Stars Washington bureau
quoted persistent reports of reliable
persons returning from Australia"
Evening star., 1943-12-23
British Naval Forces
Reported in Madeiras

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 23-A landing OF
British naval forces in the Madeiras
Portuguese islands in the Atlantic
west of Morocco, was reported today
by the Berlin radio.
While it is said there is no con-
crete evidence yet that the report
is true" the International Informa-
ton Bureau. Berlin propaganda
agency, added:
The main object of this occupa-
ton is to guard Churchill's future
place of residence" 1t speculated
that the British Prime Minister, re-
covering from pneumonia intends
to spend the winter in Madeira to
restore his health completely"
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Is More Jap Planes
Downed in Attacks
On Yanks at Arawe
Cunningham Reports
Casualties to Dute
Have Been Light

CASUALTIES IN ARAWE cam
palen have been light SO far, task
force commander says. Page Al
By the Associated Press
ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea. Dec.
23.-The japanese have lost 16
more planes in their heaviest at
tackS so far on advancing Amer
lean forces at Arawe, New Brit
ain.
Field commanders of troops which
Gen. Douglas Macarthur said today
were extending and consolidating
positions paSi the beachheSd seized
December Is reported nearly 100
enemy divebombers and flenters in
three attacks Tuesday caused only
slight damage
American Lightning and Thunder
bolt fighters downed Il divebombers
and four fighters, and probably
destroyed another divebomber and
two lighters, Gen. MacArthurs COM
muniquc said.
First Heavy Jap Return.
1t was the first return in force bv
japanese aircraft since ne early
days OF the 9th Army invasion, in
which % planes were DESTROYED.
The United States 5th Air Force
returned the japanese Arawe visit
with another pounding Of the
enemv'S Cape Gloucester airdrome
and supply base on New Britain
o0 miles northwest of Arawe. Nearly
loo heavy and medium bombers,
olVeoombers and fighter planes,
cropped 205 tons of explosives and
slraled the area, starting many fires
ana damaging two coastal vessels,
Inc Cape Gloucester installations
only sc miles northeast across
Dampler Strait from Allied held
Huon Peninsula New Guinea. has
oeen MT with more than 1000 tons of
oofnoS since December |
Inc Australians on Huon PENN
Sula pushed the japanese farther
north of the Masawane River
Allled heavy bombers hit Madang
enemy base above the Huon PENN
Sula, with 2l tons of explosives and
Amahal alrdrome at Ceram, New
Guinea, with 20 tons.
Jap Ships Hit.
united States Navy Catalina
oombers sank 60OO-ton enemy
merchant ship and scored hits on
another off Kavieng. New Ireland
A heavy bomber damaged a jap
anese destroyer in that area.
American destroyers demolished
buildings and set fires in the Tin
puts Harbor area on the northeast
coast of Bougainville Island. in the
SolomonS. in the first announced
surface action against this supply
base located in supposedly enemy
controlled waters.
Allied planes in the SolOmops
having dropped 5000 tons of bombs
on japanese airdromes and Slpplv
bases on Bougainville so far this
month, continued hammering the
Buka. Kieta and BUN areas.
Fifteen Japanese bombers made a
night attack on American positions
at Empress Augusta Bay on the west
coast of the island. causing a few
casualties. American fighters
doWned one f1oatplane.
Evening star., 1943-12-23
Santa Claus Killed
On Eastern Front,
Nozi Children Told

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 23.-Many
youngsters in Berlin are telling
their younger brothers and sis
ters that Santa Claus has been
killed on the eastern front.
Ivar Vesterlund, Berlin CORE
spondent for Stockholm's Dag
ems Nyheter, related this today
on his return here for the holi-
days.