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Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
"Whof about posfwor and South

'Whof about posfwor and South
ern Pacific 2" is question we
meet more and more frequently
these days, since our railroad is
one of the West largest industries.
1t is difficult question, because
our future course depends on
several hard economic factors VIC
cannot fully forcscc or control 6.
factors such as postwar income and
outgo, available cash, credit, the
level of business activity, and the
amount of income left after taxes.
(Our taxes i'm 1911 were S21 ,OO0,-
600: in 1912, $77.OOO,OO0; and
they will take another big jump
in l943.)
We cast an nquiring look at
The future cuery time zoe order
neW locomotives.
Since the beginning of 1889 we
have received or ordered S46,000,-
600 worth of locomotives total
of 300 steam or diesel engines -
and VIC would order more dicscls
if we could get them. We need
these engines now to do our war
job, and VIC have no regrets over
the expenditures involved. But it
is a question whether or not we
will have a surplus of power for
postwar operations.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
5th Armv Smushes z Ndzi
Venofro Counter Attacks

Continued from page II
maintaining the line as long a
possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
What about Postwar
and Southern Pacific?

Today raiid is hadpsd HaOicc heauieA in
problems Pacific
ofens
posuar eho,ca
'chich ou full suing before this beyu"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
We hove good reasons for
confidence in the future

confidence in the future
u We believe that American in
genuity and enterprise will
find ways to increase peace
time production and improve
distribution, and we know that
railroads will be needed to
carry both raw materials and
finished products.
q In the West and South, along
our own lines, the war cmcr-
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Downtown Cafe Patrons Work
For Breakfast in Help SHORTAGE

Patrons who found their favorite
restaurant in the 800 block of H
street NV. closed this morning for
lack of help persuaded the pro-
prietor to open his doors and the
group pitched in-before breakfast
sweeping floors. filling water pitch
ers and distributing menus.
Two men, who come regularly to
the Seymour Restaurant for break
fast, were greeted with a sign at
the door reading, "Closed-No Help
Yet"
Seymour Rich, proprietor. placed
the sign when only two of his nine
employees appeared for work.
During the last two days he has
lost three mattresses, one dishwash-
er, one short-order cook, one steam
table man and one bus boy. When
only a waitress and a bus boy
showed up this morning Mr.. Rich
threw up his hands and decided to
call it quits.
But he didn't figure on his deter
mined patrons. The first two men
to roll up their sleeves were Max
Wolf and Saul Dennis. employees OF
two jewelry stores on Seventh street,
according to Mr.. Rich.
One of them was given q broom
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Carnera Reported Victor
Over Python in Fight

B" The Associated Press.
BERN, Switzerland, April "a
dispatch from Rome today said the
heavyweight Primo Camera had won
the decision in an unscheduled fight
with an 8-foot python on movie lot
in Cinecitta, Rome's suburban coun-
terpart of Hollywood.
Carnera and an acrobat were
starring jointly with the python in
a scene. The snake suddenly con-
tracted, threatening the acrobat's
life. but Primo dashed to the rescue
while the cameras ground on and
wrestled the snake like Hercules
with the hydra" the dispatch re-
ported.
(The whole story sounded suspi-
ciously like that from Madrid last
December II. which also credited
dispatches from Rome. The Madrid
version, however. involved an actress.
This story said Camera leaped upon
the stage and tore the reptile from
the body of Egilla Cehini when it
tried to crush her while she was
dancing)
Carnera, who proved fairly easy to
hit In the ring, has been quoted as
saying he was not in an Italian uni
form because he would be too easy
to hit" in battle.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Brazilian Troops Declared
Preparing 10 Go Overseas

By the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANE1RO, April 3.-Bra-
lillian troops we're declared Off
cially yesterday to be preparing to
fight the Nazis on foreign soil and
high source announced that two
Brazilian military missions already
are in North Africa accredited to
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and
to Gen. Henri Honore Giraud.
Air Minister Joaquin Pedro Sal
gado, jr., said in a speech that when
Brazil reaches full military strength
I'VE will join forces with our Allies
and fight with them wherever nee
essary"
While the air minister's statement
furnished the most clear-cut refer
ence yet made in regard to the
movement of Brazilian troops
abroad, such move has been FORE
cast vaguely in several official dec
larations and openly in the news
papers.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
PUG Orders Cut
Of $310,409 in
Pepco Rates
Slash Will Cover
Lost Nine Months
Of Calendar Year

Rates of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. must be reduced by
$310, 400 for the last nine months
OF this calendar year, under an
order issued today by the Public
Utilities Commission.
The PUG also issued an order for
a resumption of the power rate
hearings at 10 am. a week from
Monday for a determination of how
the rate reduction should be ap-
portioned among the several classes
Of users.
The amount of the rate cut indi-
Gated that the commission had stood
by its guns limiting the present
case to the historic operation of the
sliding scale plan, leaving to later
investigation and hearing proposals
for revision of sliding-scale prin-
clpleS or even abrogation of the plan.
The decision also indicated the
PUG had decided in this case to al
low no more than Federal tax rate
OF 81 per cent as charge against
operating expenses, as previously
predicted.
Pepco had insisted at the hearings
and in its final arguments that there
was no reason for the commission to
order any rate reduction this year
insisting that the full extent of tax
payments should be credited as
charges against operating expenses,
but counsel for intervening Federal
agencies declared there should be
heavy rate reductions, ranging up to
So 900 900.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Romme| Un|edshes
Anchored Bombers
In Night Attacks
Use Of Damaged Tanks
As Artillery Decoys
Reported From Front
BY HAROLD v. BOYLE,
Associated Press War Correspondent


WITH THE UNITED STATES
FORCES EAST OF Ell GUITAR,
Tunisia, April (Delayed With
his best armor blunted and bro
ken against unyielding American
lines, Field Marshal Erwin Rom
mel now is trying night aerial
attacks, using four r-engined
Axis bombers for the first time
in this sector.
His latest armored thrust, in which
he used 80 tanks, easily was beaten
back this morning by los and 155
millimeter guns. The batteries
knocked out three tanks in the first
concentration and followed with a
barrage that sent the remaining
tanks fleeing back to shelter
An indication that Rommel is put
ting out hopelessly damaged tanks
as decoys to get American batteries
to waste ammunition and disclose
their positions was seen in the fact
that IS tanks were left exposed in
one area when they easily could
have been hidden in adjoining wadis
or gulches.
Il watched these tanks for several
hours. and. although we dropped
several artillery shells among them,
they did not burst into flame nor
(See ROMMEI, Page Aid
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Mercury at 81
Coolest April ;
Here Since 1924

Washington's spring cold wave
which forced the temperature to the
lowest point for April in 10 years
early this morning, is not expected
to ruin the display of the Oriental
Towering cherry trees around the
Tidal Basin. the National Capital
Parks Office said today.
The parks offce said slight damage
had been caused by the wind yester-
day. but that the blossoms are
"strong and fresh now"
The mercury fell to 81 degrees at
am. the lowest mark for the date
since 1924.
The predicted below-freezing tenn
peratures tonight may cause some
damage, the parks office said. The
mercury is expected to drop to
around ~ degrees tonight.
The Capital Transit Co. repeated
Its promise today to supply addi-
tional streetcars this afternoon and
tomorrow on the Bureau of Engrav-
Ing and Printing line, whose new
undertround terminus IS near the
Tidal Basin and the cherry trees.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Truman Criticizes Proposal
To Make La Guurdiu General

point that If Col. Zanuck, or others,
were commissioned merely to per-
form a specific task. they should
be engaged on civilian basis.
After praising war films made
under Col. Zanuck's direction, Mr..
Patterson revealed that the film
official has asked to be placed on
inactive status since the missions
for which he was originally called
to active duty have now been ac-
compished." His request is await
ing War Department action.
This development also drew the
criticism of Senator Truman, who
said he does not believe in these
fellows backing out in the middle
of war" The Senator said he
gave that advice to one of his best
friends, who received a Navy COM
(see LA GUARDIA. Page Aid
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Raj Bombers Attack
Sub Pens at Lorient
And St. Nazaire
Two Planes Are Missing;
British Coast Town Is
Attacked by Nozis
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. April 3.-RAF heavy
bombers attacked Nazi subma-
rine pens at Lorient and ST.
Nazaire in Western France last
night, the Air Ministry an
nounced today Two bombers
were lost on the raid.
1t was the first Raj raid since
Monday night when Berlin and the
Rhur were targets. St. Nazaire also
was bombed last Sunday night.
Mines Also Are Laid.
The Air Ministry communique
said Last night aircraft of the
bomber command attacked subma-
rine bases at Lorient and St. Nazaire.
Mines also were laid in enemy
waters Two bombers are missing" ="
The two U-boat yards have been
among the most frequent and
heavily bombed targets of the war.
Residents at Folkestone reported
they heard heavy force of air.
craft returning over the channel
early today following the sound
of explosions in the direction Of
Dunkerque, on Frances channel
coast.
Britain last night was free of
raids for the second successive night
and early today marked 36 hours in
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Reds Describe Gains
In Winter Push Fatal
To $4,000 Germans
Maps Show Advances
On Long Front Exceeding
Observers Estimates
BY EDDY GILMORE,
Press War Correspondent

Associated Press War Correspondent.
MOSCOW, April 3.-The Red
Army, in sweeping winter Of
fensive now ended, which is Of
flcially declared to have resulted
in the killing of $50, 900 Germans,
has pushed its lines almost to
Velizh, 70 miles northwest of
Smolensk on the central front,
and within about IS miles of
White Russia, war maps pub
lished in the official press indi-
Gated today.
Russian communiques have
not announced the capture of
any specific localities which
would advance the Soviet lines
so farD
Hammering hard to drive the Ger
mans from their Kuban bridgehead
in the Caucasus. the Russians have
advanced to the eastern gates of
Novorossisk, the Black Sea naval
base, are practically at the front
doors of Staraya Russa in the Lake
linen area and are but II miles east
OF Tagamrog on the Sea of Azov
west of Rostov the maps disclosed.
The maps were the first full ones
ever printed in Moscow of the long
Russian front.
Nazi Losses Put at 1,193,525.
Publication of the maps came
after a special communique last
night announced the end of the
winter offensive in which it was
said the Germans lost 1.193,525 men,
including $4,000 killed and over
100000 captured, and in which the
Russians regained 185.328 square
(See RUSSIA, Page A-l0D
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Maritime Union Assai|s
Waste in Seaman Schools
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 3.-The Ma
tional Maritime Union (CIO) an
nounced yesterday it had written
President Roosevelt, asking him Ito
prevent the United States maritime
service from wasting $83 ,0OO, 900 and
valuable manpower in a useless pro-
gram that would jeopardize the
safety of ships, lives and cargoes."
The letter, signed by Joseph Cur
ran, union president, said young
men in the Governments merchant
seamen training schools had been
sitting around in training stations
and shipping pools for months be-
cause there are no jobs available for
them"
Asserting the union had opposed
request of Maritime Service Di-
rector Telfair Knight to extend the
training program, the letter said a
recent war Manpower Commission
survey showed New York State had
"a, $50 men who had practical ex-
perience at sea, of whom only 891
actually were engaged in the mari
time industry. It said the supply
of skilled manpower lis ignored
while steps are taken to waste an
additional $83,o00,o0o of the Gov
ernment funds"
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Shipyards SET Record
In March With Five
Merchantmen Daily
Total Of l46 Vessels and
Aggregate Of ! 1,516,CW
Tons Reported
By the Associated Press.

6S VIC taSSOCldttQ EIeSS.
American shipyards in March
established new record for con-
struction of merchant vessels by
turning out 146 ships aggregat-
ing 1,5l6,000 deadweight tons.
The Maritime Commission in an
nouncing these figures today said
they represent the equivalent OF an
annual construction rate of 18,OOO,-
900 tons and represented approxi-
mately five ships day-a goal Off
cials had not expected to be reached
until May.
The March achievement compared
with previous record construction of
130 ships totaling 1899 200 tons in
February.
The vessels delivered in March
inclade 103 of the Liberty type, 10
of the Maritime Commission C-type
design, IL large tankers, II special
types and l seagoing tug.
The announced figures did not in
clude an additional quantity of small
craft, including three harbor tugs.
West Coast shipyards held their
lead last month, accounting for 5089
per cent of the total tonnage. The
East Coast produced 36.49 per cent
and the Gulf Coast 1852 per cent.
Evening star., 1943-04-03

gress,' they said, still uncompre-
hending, even when it was explained
to them.
They were bound for Fort Ben
ming, Ga. After short course there
they will be transported to North
Africa to act as liaison officers be-
tween the forces of Gen. Giraud and
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
They included a sports writer for
New York newspaper, chef from
a New York hotel, a former editor
of French magazine. an attorney
from one Of New York's biggest law
firms, military aerial photographer
who had been over the German lines
in 1910 and others.
One officer joined them in WASH
ington. The names of the officers
were not disclosed because they have
relatives in Nazi-held France.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
BRITISH MAKE new GAINS IN B|zERTE DRIVE
LETTERS May Resign JuIy7
If Program Appears All Set
Says He Will Stick Right Here, However,
Until Assured 1t Will Be Successful

bring us through in. good shape"
he added
Officials expect that by July l it
will be possible to gauge whether
the country will be able to get past
the critical low point in rubber re-
serves, que to arrive later in the fall.
At that point the country's supply
which, in effect, is the United Ma
tions' supply-will have been de-
pleted to just about the minimum
inventory on which tire manufac-
turers and other rubber professors
can operate without plant shut
downs"
Imports Believed in Good Shape.
The bulk of synthetic plants will
have come into production by mid
summer. and these are the core of
the entire rubber program. Other
elements, such as increased imports
from Brazil, maintenance of ship
ments from Ceylon and the other
remaining sources of natural rubber
also are understood to be in reason
ably good shape.
Earlier this week Mr.. Jeffers and
Agriculture Secretary Wickard an
nounced the freezing of the guayule
planting program at its present ex-
tent, about 1000 acres, to release
additional lands for food produc-
ton.
Mr.. Jeffers explained at the time
OF the guayule order that the syn
thetic situation had been Garfield"
sufficiently to make it possible to
stop taking high grade lands out of
needed food production. At the
same time aides of the rubber di-
rector cautioned that the action
should not be construed as a guar
antee of the success of the syn
thetic plant program.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

Reports that Mayor F. H. La
Guardia of New York is to be taken
into the Army as brigadier general
brought sharp criticism today from
Chairman Truman of the Senate
War Investigating Committee.
While Undersecretary of War
Patterson was defending the work
done for the Army by Col. Daryl
F. Zanuck, former motion picture
film executive, Senator Truman de-
clared:
Il am Informed by the morning
papers that they are going to make
the Mayor of New York City a
brigadier general. I know the Mayor
and he is a fine man, but I don't
think he's got any more business
being brigadier general than this
fellow has being a colonel"
The Senator had just made the
Evening star., 1943-04-03
De GuuI|e Sees Churchill
Prior to AIqiers Visit
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
LONDON, April 3. - Fighting
French headquarters said today
Prime Minister Churchill had "a
long and friendly talk" yesterday
with Gen. Charles de Gaulle and
Rene Massigli, Fighting French
commissioner of foreign affairs.
The subject of the conversation
was not disclosed, but Gen. de
Gaulle is scheduled to leave soon for
Algiers to reopen direct negotiations
with Gen. Henri Giraud for union
OF French political and military
forces which are aligned with the
United Nations.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
By the Associated Press.

39s Inc ASooVidteo 1IesS.
Rubber Director William M.
Jeffers said today he is thinking
of quitting his post after July
if the rubber program is "all set
and coming through" at that
time.
BY midsummer, the Union Pacific
Railroad president told reporters,
Il can tell pretty definitely whether
the program is shaping up all right
He added that it "looks all right to
me now"
"It all depends on the program y
the executive said If it is all set
and coming through after July l.
well, I've got a big job on the rail-
road to do.
"On the other hand, I'm not 60
ing to let anybody down. I'll stick
right here until know the program
is a success
Sees General Improvement.
The synthetic rubber program is
great big chemical industry
Mr.. Jefers said, adding that many
things could go wrong before July l.
Although new butadine and sty-
rene plants now are coming into
production, as well as plants for
production of finished Buna S syn
thetic rubber, some new processes
remain to get their first production
tests.
Some bugs" have shown up in
the plants already in production,
Mr.. Jetfers said. and output is
slightly behind the schedule pre-
pared in mid-February. But the
bugs are being ironed out, and
am banking on American ingenuity
and Industrial resourcefulness to
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Jops Reported Truinino
Flyers il U. S. Planes

BY the AsSocli ed Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, April 3.-The
Japanese are using Americana built
planes to train their flyers stationed
in Batavia, the Ryan Aeronautical
Co.. reported today.
1t. Comdr. H. F. C. Holtz, of the
Royal Netherlands Military Flying
School at Jackson, Miss, wrote Ryan
officials that the planes had been
captured in Java and flown to a
Batavia airf1eld. A Dutch officer
who recently escaped, told Comdr
Holtz the American planes were used
both for acrobatic and formation
flying.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Birth of q Division

The story of what lies be-
hind the selection of the Of
ficers, preliminary training
and gathering of the troops
who 60 into an Army division
is revealed in a special article
by Ben McKelway, which will
appear tomorrow in the Edi-
torial Feature Section of The
Sunday Star.
Mr.. McKelway, who is at,
tending the Army orientation
classes at Fort Leavenworth,
describes the step-by step
procedure by which a nucleus
of officers grows until it be-
comes a co-ordinated, hard
hitting battle team, ready and
eager to fulfill it's function.
Read this story tomorrow In
Chr smnhay Star
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Meat Dealers Face
Severe Penalties in
F|outine Rationing
OPA Warns Butchers
To Follow Rules
In Cutting Points

Aroused by reports that some
butchers in the District were
selling meat without requiring
red stamps or for less than the
official point values. both the
national and local OPA Offices
today threatened vigorous action
against violators of the regula-
tions.
Both Offices pointed out that ade-
quate measures have been taken to
protect butchers against spoilage of
their stocks. Most dealers, said the
National OPA, are taking advantage
of the legal machinery to move ex-
cess stocks, but others ARE openly
flouting the rationing regulations
and selling without collection of
stamps" The OPA warned that
such merchants, most of whom are
overbought, ARE running grave
risks
No Trifling During War.
"Willful violators,' said the agen-
cy, will find that trifing with the
national food supply in wartime will
not be treated lightly
At the same time, the District
OPA reminded dealers of the pro-
cedure to be followed in holding
point sales" and warned that deal
ers who abuse the regulations in
any way will be vigorously prose-
cuted." The local Office pointed out
that every point sale" is subject to
investigation by representatives OF
the local Office.
Indications today were that a
number of markets would hold
legitimate point sales late today
as Washington housewives engaged
in their first week end shopping ex-
petitions under the meat rationing
program.
Many dealers admitted that they
were overstocked, due largely to
their unfamiliarity with the de-
Evening star., 1943-04-03
DC. Laws Force 40 Frenchmen
To Drink to Giruud Sittinq Down

Forty French officers on their way
to join Gen. Henri Honore Giraud
in North Africa encountered diff
Guilty with Washington drinking
regulations at Union Station today.
Gathered in a station restaurant
with cocktails in hand, they stood as
one man when Col. Albert Jean Paul
LIE Bel of Gen. Giraud's Washington
staff rose and gave the toast, "Sante,
La Belle France"
Then, it seemed like every one of
the mattresses descended on them at
once. ITS against the rules" they
protested. You mustn't drink stand
ing up
The officers meekly sat down and
asked puzzled questions of one an
other. What was wrong?" Most
of them had been living in New
York for years. "Mais oui, lie con-
Evening star., 1943-04-03

and the other began toting dishes
from the kitchen.
Shortly thereafter they were
joined by two more hungry men, who
were willing to work for their break
fast. They filled water pitchers and
placed menus
BY that time breakfast was served,
the sole waitress doing the honors
Mr.. Rich didn't know how long
his customers would be able to put
up with the arrangement, but as
for himself, he was about ready to
60 into some other business.