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Evening star., 1943-12-28
Senator White Sees
Early Agreement
On Food Subsidies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Efforts to compromise the hotly-
waged food subsidy battle were
spurred today by a prediction of
Senator White, of Maine, acting Re-
publican leader, that the issue would
be settled soon after Congress re-
convenes next month.
While Senator White did not fore
cast the probable basis for agree
ment, he expressed confidence in
an interview that some middle
ground could be reached between
administration and farm bloc sup
porters.
Senate Majority Leader Barkley,
less hopeful of an early agreement,
said he would be ready to start
conferences next week with avail
able members of the Banking Com
mittee. Senators Barkley, Bank
head, Democrat, of Alabama and
Taft, Republican, of Ohio were
named as a subcommittee to at
tempt to reach a compromise be-
fore the group approved legislation,
later passed and signed by the
President. which extends present
subsidy payments until February IT,
Senate to Take Up Tax Bill.
With the subsidy controversy
marked AS No. in Importance for
the returning legislators, Senator
Barkley said the Senate will begin
floor consideration of the new tax
bill about January IL, after Presi-
dent Roosevelt has delivered his
annual message and submitted the
new budget.
The revenue measure was ap-
proved by the Senate Finance Com
mittee, but Chairman George said
today he expects to hold additional
conferences with representatives of
the War and Navy Departments and
the Maritime Commission on con-
tract negotiation sections of the bill.
The departments have opposed some
committee approved amendments
which would limit their authority to
scale down war profits.
Legislative Program Uncertain.
Senator Barkley said the legisla-
tive program is uncertain at this
time, beyond scheduled considera-
ton of the tax and subsidy matters,
adding that he expected attempts
would be made by supporters to call
up the antipoll tax bill
He remarked that he expected
speedy House action on a Senate
approved bill which would authorize
mustering-out pay ranging from 5000
to $500 for demobilized service per-
sonnel and looked for early consid-
Grafton Of Mr.. Roosevelt's recon-
mendation that social security bene-
fits be extended to veterans.
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Invasion
Continued From First Page.)

installations "at the highest tech
nical pitch"
Marshall Tedder, who has been
Gen. Eisenhower's chief air adviser
in the combined Allied command in
the Mediterranean established last
February, is noted for the way he
cuts red tape. He once expressed
his aversion to precedent with the
words, ITO hell with history-what
is the problem?"
He has been bound up in aviation
since he was a pilot in the World
War and two tragedies in his life
were connected with the air. He
lost son, bomber pilot, in this
war and his first wife was killed in
a desert air crash. Last October he
married Marie de Seton Black, a
WAAF officer in North Africa.
In another shaping of Allied COM
mand, 1t was announced from New
Delhi yesterday that 1t. Gen. Sir
Wilfred Gordon Lindsell who had
the tremendous quartermaster's Job
Of keeping supplies moving across
North Africa to Gen. Sir Bernard L
Montgomery's 9th Army, has been
appointed principal administrative
officer at Admiral Lord Louis
Mountbatten's Southeast Asia COM
mand base in India.
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Bulgaria Is Warned
By Pravda 10 Stop
Giving Aid 10 Nazis
By the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, Dec. 28.-An article in
Pravda, official Communist party
organ, has warned Bulgaria to
withdraw from the war.
The real national policy of Bull
garia requires the country to cease
to be vassal of the Fascist Ger
mans and deprive the Germans OF
military bases, communications and
other aid" said the article, written
by Georgy Dimitrov, former secre-
tary general Of the Comintern and
"a native of Bulgaria.
1T requires the immediate cessa-
ton Of state of war with England
and the United States and the
withdrawal of Bulgarian troops from
Yugoslavia.
Russia, although allied with
Britain and the United States
against Germany, is at peace with
Bulgaria.
Dimitrov, star witness of the Ber-
lin Reichstag fire trial which ended
10 years ago this month, wrote an
other article in Pravda last Sep
tember Is in which he declared that
there Is limit to all patience"
Evening star., 1943-12-28
New Bolivian Chief Denies
Government Is Pro-Nozi

LA PAZ, Bolivia, Dec. % (P).-
President Gualberto Villarroel. who
was placed in Office by a revolu-
tionary junta last week, denied yes
terday that the new Bolivian gov
eminent is pro-Nazi or anti-Semitic
ut is absurd to imagine that our
government could be inspired by
Nazi doctrines" he told press con-
ference How could we accept a
cult of supposed Aryan supremacy
when a large part of our people are
Indians or of mixed Indian and
white blood?"
Maj. Villarroel declared that Jews
have the same guarantees under
the Bolivian constitution as Aryans. u
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Tito Reports Driving
Nazis Back in Croatia
with Fierce Attacks
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Dec. 28.-Germar
troops fell back before fierce
Yugoslav Partisan attacks in
Croatia, Marshal Josip Broz' Is
headquarters announced today
while farther south, in the en-
battled Livno-Duvno sector OF
Western Bosnia, several hundred
Nazis were reported killed in
fighting of mounting fury.
The constantly reinforced Ger
mans sent column into the town
Of Glamoc, IS miles north of Liv-
no, but the war bulletin by Broz,
known as Tito, said Partisan forces
sent them back in disorder toward
their base at Livno after suffering
heavy losses in men and equipment
The Yugoslavs were battling Ger
mans and Chetniks in all parts of
Eastern Bosnia, Tito reported, but
everywhere the Partisans were on
the offensive, especially around the
towns of Kladanz and Zivinizar.
Yugoslavs staged surprise at
tack on another airf1eld in the
neighborhood of Zagreb, the Croat
capital, and destroyed a three-en-
gined bomber, captured 225 prison
ers. including a German captain
and gathered huge stores of loot
the war bulletin said.
A large enemy camp at Turopolje
In the same area, was blown up as
well as a nearby bridge. Sixty Ger.
man officers and men were captured
with machine guns, rifles and am
munition.
Guerrilla columns operating neal
Velik- -Goritza, less than 10 miles
from Zagreb, derailed an enemy
troop train and tore up several miles
OF railway track between Zagreb ano
Dugo Seloh.
Tito said his partisans clashed
with Chetnik troops of Gen. Draia
Mihailovich near Novo Selo in
Bosnia and routed them with heavy
losses. This followed reports from
the exiled Yugoslav government ir
Cairo that the internecine struggle
between the Chetniks and Partisan!
was diminishing, "at least in some
| localities
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Convicts End Strike
To Wash for Army
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 28.-Convicts
working in the Idaho Penitentiary
laundry struck for a day and a
half last week, the Idaho Prison
Board was informed, because they
didn't like the way the prison was
being run.
The board recessed yesterday with
out taking action after Howard
Johnston, laundry superintendent,
added that the men had returned
to work and had promised to keep
operating the plant, which does the
laundry for two Army air bases.
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Boy, g. Is Killed
| By Light Charge
ION YuIe Tree
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-Nine-year.
old Joseph Urso went to a skatine
rink yesterday to test the new skates
he received from his father fol
Christmas.
A novice at the sport, Joseph fell
many times on the spongy ice, ano
when he returned home he sat on q
radiator to dry his clothes.
He spotted a faulty reflector on
the nearby Christmas tree. reached
to change the bulb. When he
touched the reflector, his damp
clothing and the steel radiator made
a perfect conductor for the charge
Of electricity that shot through his
body.
A fire department rescue squad
used an inhalator in a futile at
tempt to revive him.
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Hopkins Asks Probe,
Charging Letter on
Wi|Ikie Is Forgery
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Harry L. Hopkins says that lettel
signed with his name and pre-.
dieting that Wendell Willkie agair
will be the Republican presidential
nominee is a forgery and that hi
has asked the FBI to investigate.
Photographs of the letter were
released last week by C. Nelson
Sparks, former Mayor of Akron
who is opposing Mr.. WILKES nomi-
nation and has assailed the 194C
COP standard bearer in a book
zone Man-Wendell Willkie."
Mr.. Hopkins yesterday issued this
statement:
II have seen what purports to be
a photostat of letter addressed to
DR.. Umphrey Lee, president of
Southern Methodist University, with
my alleged signature.
Charges Forgery.
THAT letter and the signature are
both forgeries.
AT my request, the FBI is in
vestigating. They usually get their
man, and hope that they get him
this time-the man or men guilty of
these forgeries."
DR.. Lee previously said he knew
nothing Of letter from Mr.. Hop
kins.
In Akron, Mr. Sparks reported two
FBI agents from Cleveland called
on him and asked for the :. .ver.
II told them would not" give them
the letter, but would show it to
them" Mr.. Sparks told a reporter.
II said that on request of the At
torney General I would be glad to
show it to him in his Office or before
any proper body that he might call. /"
Lee V. Boardman, agent in charge
of the FBI's Cleveland office, would
neither confirm nor deny the re-
ported agents visit.
Asks Documents.
Commenting on Mr.. Hopkins
statement, Mr.. Sparks told a report
er he had complete confidence in
the source of the letter. I am Ger
tain of its authenticity"
Chairman Kilgore of a Senate
Elections Subcommittee served no
tice yesterday that prospective wit
nesses at hearing on resolution
asking an investigation of alleged
Irregularities at the 1910 COP con-
vention, which nominated Mr.. Will
kie, will have to document their
charges if they expect to be heard
publicly by the subcommittee
"If we are satisfied that a witness
can furnish proof of his statements,
then think he should be permitted
to tell anything he knows" Senator
Kilgore said, "but we don't want any
wild, unsubstantiated charges"
Senator LANCER, Republican, of
North Dakota is the author of the
inquiry resolution, which recites
charges by Mr.. Sparks that attempts
were made by supporters of Mr..
Willkie to buy" votes in the con-
vention.
Mr.. Willkie, who has termed the
charges sheer bunk" and ANUS
ingly reckless" has offered to appear
for unlimited examination
The subcommittee will decide after
hearing Senator LANCER early next
month whether it ought to take tes-
timony before recommending to the
full committee whether to reject |
or approve the resolution
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Dense Fog Blankets
Southeastern Stutes
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Dec. 28.-Most Of the
Southeast was covered early today
by fog OF unusual density which
the Atlanta Regional Weather Bu-
reau said probably would last until
tomorrow.
The fog was caused by warm all
rushing out Of the Southwest and
meeting colder air. A "smog" condi-
ton existed in cities where smoke
was unable to rise because it was
beaded with moisture.
States affected included Georgia
Mississippi, Alabama. Florida, South
Carolina and Tennessee.
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Austin Says Generals
Should Decide Ratio
Of Invasion Troops

The relative extent to which
American and British troops will be
used in the invasion of western
Europe was regarded by most Sen
ators available for comment today
as decision for military leaders.
An assertion by Senator Wheeler
Democrat, Of Montana that the
United States should not be called
on to furnish more men than the
British found little echo among COL
leagues remaining here for the holi-
days.
Senator Wheeler's comment grew
out of week end report by Senator
Johnson, Democrat, of Colorado that
73 per cent of the invasion forces
are to be American.
Wheeler's Statement.
Senator Wheeler, in an interview
yesterday, asserted it had been re-
ported that one of the reasons for
this disproportionate ratio Is the
unWillingness of Great Britain to
undertake the invasion until the
time is right, despite demands from
Russia and certain groups in this
cdnntry for an early second front.
Nov, instead of taking the British
view, we are following the demands
OF Mr.. Stain" he declared. adding
that Il am wondering why we should
change horses In the middle Of the
stream"
If the invasion should not be
successful, 1t might possibly prolone
the war, bolstering German morale
and likewise bolstering the morale
OF the japanese. think 1 can
speak the mind of the American
people when I say we ought to be
extremely cautious before calling on
American boys to make these
tremendous sacrifices"
While most Senators expressed
sorrow that many American lives
will have to be risked, they shared
the view of Senator Austin, Republi-
can, OF Vermont that the completion
OF the invasion forces was not a
matter for them to decide.
1T is up to the men who will
guide the invasion to decide what
troops are needed, where and in
what quantities" Senator Austin
said.
Up to Military Leaders.
This is a matter of military
strategy in which we are not we'll
enough informed to have sound
Judgment" he added. "Intemperate
statements by us or even ill-advised
comments might be harmful to the
military operations.
Il would prefer to trust those
who have charge of strategy and
operations in the faith that their
judgment is founded on facts" Sen
ator Austin declared.
Senator George, Democrat, OF
Georgia said he always had sup
posed the Americans and Canadians
would make up about three -fourths
of the assault forces, but he did not
know how many Canadians might be
used.
Senator Wheeler declared it should
be at least "a $3.50 proposition be-
tween us and Great britain"
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Allied War Prisoners
Reported Entertained
By Nozis in Rome
81 the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 28.-The
Rome correspondent of the
Swedish newspaper Dagens Ny
heter reported today that 200
American, British and Canadian
prisoners of war were enter
tanned at Christmas party in
a Rome hotel by the German
commander in the italian capi-
tai.
Agne Hamrin, the corre-
spondent, said no explanation
was given for the party. The
prisoners were given a meal
consisting of soup, potatoes,
meat and white bread. Each
man also was said to have re-
ceived a package containing
cigarettes and cakes.
Evening star., 1943-12-28
TT Gas Rution Stamps
To Be Cancelled Jan. I
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOclated Press.
All "TT' gasoline ration coupons
will be invalid after 1901 am. jan
uary l. The Office of Price Admins
tration disclosed today that the
stamps, issued for commercial We
hicles, are being replaced by serially-
numbered coupons.
One gallon bulk" coupons, used
at one time for deliveries to dealers
and for servicemen on furlough, also
will be invalid after midnight De-
cember 81, OPA said.
The IT. coupons were held re-
sponsible by OPA for the diversion
of considerable quantities of gas into
Illicit channels.
Evening star., 1943-12-28
|Stricter Covenant
Against Aegressors
Proposed by Smuts
By the Associated Press.

PRETORIA, Union of South
Africa. Dec. 28.-Field Marshal
Jan Christian Smuts. urging an
even tighter covenant against
aggressors than was adopted by
the League of Nations, proposed
today that the United Nations,
led by the "big four" should be
the temporary framework of a
postwar international organiza-
ton for maintenance of peace
and security.
The vigorous 73-year-old Premier
OF the Union of South Africa said
that neutrals should be entitled to
join the group, but that defeated
enemy powers should wait until
under the proper guardianship
they have been cured of their dam
gerous obsessions and distorted OUT
look on the world"
In a broadcast accepting the
Woodrow Wilson Foundation Medal
Tor distinguished service, awarded
at a New York ceremony Premier
Smuts assailed critics who declared
that the covenant of the League of
NATIONS went too far, demanded
TOO much and imposed obligations
on its members which might pos
slbly mean dangerous entangle-
ments."
Urges Realism With Idealism.
THE covenant, in fact, did not
| go far enough and was not explicit
enough in imposing definite obliga-
tlonS Tor the preservation of peace"
he asserted. Even those who tried
to escape the light but necessary
burdens of the League were en-
gulfed in the infinitely heavier bur-
den of the most destructive war in
| history"
Premier SHUTS, who sat at the
versailles peace table, said, lit is
| perhaps true that the founders COT
the League were dominated by
idealistic expectations badly out Of
| tune with the hard realism of the
times.
This time We shall have to mix
realism with our idealism. = = And
IN realistic spirit we shall be wise
to avoid novel departures and should
attempt to build empirically on the
foundations already laid in this war.
Thus We shall commence the peace
with the group already existing in
the United Nations and organize
them for future peace and security"
He said that the United States,
Britain and Soviet Russia ARE
marked out" for the leadership and
responsibility of maintaining the
peace at least during the interim
while the new world organization is
being evolved and stated, ito them
may be added China in recognition
of her inherent importance, her
heroic resistance to Japan and her
new leadership in Asia"
Insists on National Sovereignty.
Without the force which they
will command and the unity in lead
ership which they could provide in
an emergency, the period after this
war may be followed by the same
erratic courses which ruined the last
peace" he continued.
The new international organiza-
ton, he maintained, should leave
national sovereignty untouched, per-
NIT all that the term self-deter-
mination connotes. But over ell
must be an international regime
under which the aggressor will be
an outlaw to be dealt with by the
international authority as such"
The story of this generation with
its two terrible wars" he concludes
proves that at last the stage kcs
been reached in our human advan-e
when this problem of international
organization and security againct
war must be solved or mankind and
its civilization may perish"
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Girl Fined for Speeding
From Fresh Sailors

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES.-Yes, she was
speeding, Josephine Lee, night club
check girl, told the judge, but
Only to prevent fresh sailors from
leaping on the running board.
The court thought it over, ther
fined her S35,
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Croot Troops Reported
Moving Into Bulgaria

1STANBUL, Dec. % (P).-Croat
units of underlined strength are ar
riving in Bulgaria and moving into
positions along the Black Sea coast
a Balkan report said last night.
Confirmation was not available In
other quarters.
The report said the Croats would
establish headquarters at Varna and
were to participate in the defense
against any possible Soviet invasion
of Bulgaria, Varna lies some 300
miles southwest of the Red Army's
anchor garrisons at the mouth of
the Dnieper River.
Evening star., 1943-12-28
ICIoirvoyont Ignores
Rotioning of Shoes

By the Assoclated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pam S4-year-
old self-styled clairvoyant, Detec-
tive Pat H. Taylor says, isn't letting
rationing interfere with his art.
Mr.. Taylor reports the seer told
a woman to put dragons blood, asa
fetida and a note containing the
name of a troublemaker in her hus-
bands shoes and then burn them.
Evening star., 1943-12-28
IS D. T.. SeIectees
To Report Tomorrow

A total of rs District men, now
on their post-induction furloughs
will report for active duty in the
three branches of the armed forces
tomorrow
Included in the group are 43 Sc
lectees for the Army, 20 for the
Navy and for the Marine Corps.
The list follows:
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Yugoslov and Bulgarian
Guerrilla Talks Reported

LONDON, Dec. % (P).-The Mos
COW radio, quoting a Geneva dis
patch to Tass, the Russian news
agency, said last night the repre-
sentatives of Yugoslav and Bull
garian guerrillas had met recently
in Serbia to establish permanent
lia1son and to distribute the tasks in
the fight of the two movements
against the Hitlerite invaders
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Nationality Of Plane
Which Raided Vatican
Known, Pope Hints
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Dec. 28.-Indicatine
that the nationality Of the plane
which bombed Vatican City on No
vember was known, Pope Plus XII
In a statement broadcast by the
Vatican radio, said the attack was
deliberately planned and dishon-
orably and unsuccessfully screened
behind the anonymity of the pilot
The statement, made in the Pope's
response to Christmas greetings
from the College of Cardinals, did
not identify the attacker. The Red
eral Communications Commission
recorded the broadcast last night.
The air raid evoked the
unanimous indignation of the entire
world" the Pope was quoted as say
ing. Such an attack, deliberately
planned and dishonorably and un-
successfully screened behind the
anonymity of the pilot, on territory
sacred to Christians, sanctified by
the blood of the first Peter, center
of the world, moreover, for its mas
terpieces of culture and art and
guaranteed by solemn treaty, is q
symptom, hard to explain away, of
the depth OF the spiritual disorienta-
ton and moral decadence of con-
science TO which some erring minds
have sunk"
An investigation of the bombing
incident disclosed that no Allied
planes had been over Rome at the
time of the attack, according to
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, then
commander Of Allied forces IN the
Mediterranean. The Vatican re-
ported that four bombs had been
dropped during the raid. Berlin
propagandists attempted to pin the
blame on the Allies.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. % (P,.-The
newspaper Social Demokraten said
today it had learned that Pope Plus
XII held a large number of i'm
portant diplomatic audiences Sun.
r.
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Miners Industry Praised

Thirteen veteran miners at Dearne
Valley Colliery, Yorkshire, England
have received letters of congratula-
ton from the minister of fuel for
having produced 5000 tons of coal
in the last year.
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Major Gets Three Stripes

CAMP CARSON. Colo. IP,.-Maj.
Byron N. Butler sent his bulouse to
the tailor shop for minor repairs.
Back it came-adorned with ser
geant's stripes.
Evening star., 1943-12-28

Army:
weidemeyer c. M Schwartz James ir.
Lucas, Lawrence F.. Crandall H W, ST.
Dennison, T. A, jr. King, Charles F.
Burney Charles G. Sullivan. L. E. sr.
Bookhamer, R. M. Rucucci, Frank
Handler, Richard Mcdaniel, T. B.
Mills. Shirley. ir. Bowman. Rolla G..
Suders. Harold l.. Cornish. L. W, jr.
MunSon. Robert H. Evans, Loyal v.
Bowie. Frank M. Owens. George A.
Haverty. George o. Bradstreet, R l.
Andre, Carroll H. Hart. J. M. ir
Rota, Carlo ]. Hartley, William B.
Smith, Robert L. Tyler, Walter
MacTavish, Roy D. Essex, Frank P.
Matthews. w, T, Glyn James E.
Harris. Robert E. Brantley. Walter
Erik, Alfred B. Baker, Louis H
Ryan, Paul A: Simmons, Henry L.
Clark, George L. Sherman, Willie
krupsaw. Deldon Perry, David
Zimmerman, w. H.
Navy.
Marceron, James A. Cunningham. Mile I
Powell, Edward c. Leitch, Aubrey M.
Lowe, Charles w. Viana, Romano G.
Riddell, Franklin w. Hayden, Gerald F
PaSka, Godfrey C. Potter. Francis B.
Lewis, Jeffery w. Brown. Andrew l.
Judd. Gail T. Kerley Roy j.
Coleman, Howard r. Peck. Georse T
Christopher, w. T. Carrick, James w.
McNeal, F. G. Marceron, Eugene C
Brann, Russell B. Scott, Lawrence E.
Belts, William E. Pickett Oliver E
Campbell, Robert L. Soper, James c.
Highstein, Jack Barnard, Charles c.
Hawkins, Roy w.
Marine Corps.
Mulvey William J. Morgan, Edward L.
Evening star., 1943-12-28

NEW YORK-GEN WAINWRIGHTS SON HONORED-Capt
Jonathan M Wainwright 5h Of the Merchant Marine, pic
tured presented the Merchant Marine Distinguished
Service Medal here yesterday The presentation
John M Carmody member Of the Maritime Commission,
acted for President Roosevelt Capt Wainwright
Gen. Wainwright Bataan hero prisoner OF the
honored for leadership in cargo ship disaster.
"A nhOtn
Evening star., 1943-12-28

Marine CORPS.
Mulvey. William j. Morgan, Edward L.
Showers, Henry Z.