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Yanks Repu|se
5Nazi.Attacks
Near Naples
5th Army Advances
After Setting Up
Strong Beochheods
~ the Associated Press.

6S the associated Press.
British troops have occupied
laramie, Italy's important naval
base inside the heel. and Allied
forces thereby have gained their
third big foothold on the penin-
sula, Allied headquarters in
North Africa announced today.
In the Naples area, where Allied
landing operations were begun be-
fore dawn Wednesday, it was an
nounced that the American 5th
Army of 1t. Gen. Mark w. Clark
beat down five German armored
counterattacks and firmly estab-
hshed powerful bridgeheads from
which to direct decisive attack on
1taly's second most important port.
American and British troops then
pushed inland, encountering strong
German forces in the immediate
vicinity of Salerno, 20 miles south of
Naples on the Gulf of Salerno.
Little Opposition at Taranto.
British troops went ashore at
laramie last evening, the announce
ment said, with the assistance of the
Royal Navy, and apparently scant
opposition was encountered.
The Unied Natoins radio at Al
giers said in broadcast recorded in
London that the landing forces
made contact with German troops
after occupation of the Taranto
base.
The landing place is approx
mately $50 miles northeast of the
advancing forward line of Gen. Sir
Bernard Montgomery's 9Th Army
on the Italian toe, and approx
metely l30 miles southeast of Sa-
lerno where American and British
troops under Gen. Clark were bat
tling in the Naples area
The lightning stab placed the
Allies in position to cut off lightly
resisting German forces in the
Calabrian Peninsula and gave them
a good chance of gaining a foothold
to control the western side of the
entrance to the Adriatic Sea for
possible invasions of the Balkans.
(The invasion force at Taranto
may have been that which earlier
Swiss dispatches said was head
(See ITALY pace A-2n1
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reserve banks were so swamped with
orders the first day that it was de-
cided to include two days sales in
the first report. The quota for the
District is $94 100000.
Reports to Be Made Daily.
After tomorrow, the reports Of
progress will be made daily. Re-
ports of District activity will be one
day behind actual sales, due to over
night clearance through the Rich
mond reserve bank. 'r
Opening of the Army's Back the
Attack" show on the Washington
Monument grounds yesterday found
bond sentiment running high. One
booth did not have bonds to sell in
dividuals who clamored for them at
noon. The bond sale total there,
yesterday afternoon and last night,
was expected to run into consider
able figure. Bonds are for sale at
booths on the grounds although ad-
(See WAR BONDS. Page AL
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Maj. Emily Weder Dies;
Veteran Army Nurse

Maj. Emily H. Weder, 40, member
of the Army Nurse Corps since the
last war, died today at Walter Reed
Hospital. She was assistant to the
principal chief nurse.
A native of Philadelphia, Mai
Weder served in Vladivostok, Siberia
for six months during 1919.
Funeral services will be held at
l pm. Monday in the Walter Reed
Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in
Arlington National Cemetery.
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Lands Leaves OCD to Become
Economic Chief in Middle East

President Roosevelt this after
noon announced the appoint
ment of James M. Lands, who
has been serving as head of the
Office of Civilian Defense, as
American director of economic
operations in the Middle East
and principal American civilian
representative at the Middle East
supply center with the personal
rank of Minister.
Concurrently, Mr.. Lands resig-
nation from the OCD post was made
known in an exchange of letters
with the President. His successor
in this office was not announced.
A White House statement said
that Mr.. Lands will be assigned
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Two Italian Warships
Are Reported Sunk in
German Plane Attack
BottIeship and Cruiser
Claimed; Bottle Is
Still in Progress
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 10.-A Berlin
broadcast reported today that an
Italian battleship and a cruiser
were sunk yesterday by German
bombers between Sardinia and
Corsica, and that the battle still
is in progress.
The Rome radio was quoted by
London morning newspapers as say
ing three 35,000-ton italian battle
ships had left the naval base at
La Spezia and were heading toward
Allied ports along with a fiotilla of
cruisers and destroyers.
The German news agency DNB
said in the broadcast that the war;
ships reported sunk were part of
this formation fleeing from La
Spezia and which ION Anglo Amer
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to our legations in the Middle East
as special assistant to the Minister
to facilitate his duties in connection
with his work in Cairo and the areas
serviced by the Middle East Supply
Center.
Fred Winant, who has been the
principal American civilian in the
Middle East, will take over the di-
rection of this supply work in Wash
ington.
Mr.. Lands, whose departure from
the OCD position has been rumored
for some time, resigned on Septem-
ber 8, his letter disclosed He told
the President that he felt that I
have now contributed to that office
as much as 1 can give and that
some one else can better further
(See LANDIS, Page A-2D
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Maryland Judge Joi|s Four
Under Work k-or-Fiqht' Law

amples of failure to contribute to
the war effort and to community
welfare.
I'm going to break this up right
now," he said. IF you don't like
your sentences you have 10 days to
appeal to the Circuit Court. We'd
just as well make test of this law
now"
He told them that jobless persons
must register with the county's, War
Manpower Commission. Failure to
register constitutes violation of
the law.
The work fight law provides
that every sane male, between the
ages Of is and go, must accept work
at the prevailing wage unless he is
a member of the armed forces, the
State Guard, . preacher or a
teacher. a
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By the Associated Press.

SALISBURY. Md, Sept. 1O.-Four
persons were sentenced to terms in
jail or the House of Correction today
under provisions of the work or
fight law, as drive for enforcement
of the statute in Worcester County
began.
Another man was held for Federal
Bureau Of Investigation agents, two
were acquitted and three released.
Two of those sentenced were ar
rested in the Wicomico County
liquor dispensary. Peoples Court
Judge E. Sheldon Jones said that
one had admitted having done only
one hours work this week. Another
man had not worked since July, the
Judge said.
In passing sentence, Judge Jones
told the prisoners they were ex-
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Halt All |nductions
Pending U. 5. Survey
May Proposes
Head Of House Military
Affairs Group Asks
Monpower Study
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

Chairman May of the House
Military Affairs Committee today
proposed that all draft induc-
tions be halted for while until
we get the home front adjusted
to the fighting 'front.'"
The Kentuckian dropped this
bombshell into a Senate Military
Affairs Subcommittee hearing on the
West Coast labor shortage, when
Senator Downey, Democrat, of Cali
fornia asked the House member If
he had any suggestions to offer.
Il think If there was a letup in
the induction of men-fathers and
nonfathers-until we get the home
front adjusted to the fighting front,
that would be one gate to the situ-
ation," he replied.
Downey in Doubt.
close of hearing in which Chair
man Downey also had questioned the
ability of this country further to
increase its armed forces without a
breakdown in production of war
supplies for its own and the Allied
armies.
What is the status Of the bill to
prevent the drafting of fathers in
the House?" Senator Downey asked
Mr.. May.
ut is in my desk ready to be in
troduced as soon as the chaplain
finishes the opening prayer next
week." Mr.. May replied.
For the first time in the current
hearings, Mr.. May revived discus
sion of the Austin -Wadsworth bill.
He said his House committee held it
in abeyance after finding one Gov
ernment agency against it. and
(T0,,tir,1,nl A.
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lean orders was attacking German
shipping between Sardinia and
Corsica"
The broadcast added:
"As soon as this news was known,
German bombers took off to protect
German transport movements.
Their attack was so effective that
(See NAVY, Page A-8.)
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Brenner Pass Occupation
Claimed by Germans
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MADRID, Sept. 10.-The Ger
mans, it was learned here today, OBJ
tanned control of the Brenner Pass
line through the Northern Julian
Alps after severe fighting with the
Italian garrisons in which there
were a number of casualties.
German reports here said the
Italian units are now withdrawing
to the west in the Alps near Capo-
retto.
(The Germans announced yes
terday that Italian troops had
occupied the Brenner Pass, i'm
portant link between Italy and
Germany, but did not indicate
whether the Italians we're
friendly to them or hostile)
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|Rone's Radio
Denies Report
King Has Quit
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 10.-The Rome
radio today denied reports orig
mating in Switzerland and
broadcast by the Berlin radio
that King Victor Emmanuel of
Italy had abdicated in favor of
Crown Prince Umberto.
"All these reports are untrue" de-
clared Stefani, Italian news agency,
In broadcast recorded by Reuters.
Earlier Reuters had quoted Swiss
reports saying the King had re-
signed and that Crown Princess
Marie Jose. wife of Umberto, had
arrived in Switzerland last night.
The Associated Press, meanwhile.
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Peace Nearing, Wallace Says,
ASKS President as PurIey Head

that Mr.. Roosevelt should not be at
the peace table Mr.. Wallace con-
tinued. He said efforts to settle the
peace should be aimed at establish
ing "a workable world without
worry"
Another reason the President
should hold prominent place in
the peace negotiations, he added.
was that I'VE as a Nation have less
territorial ambition than any other
nation"
Mr.. Wallace came to Chicago to
speak tomorrow night at meeting
in Chicago Stadium sponsored by
(See WAL LACE, Page A-l2)
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BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Sept. 10.-A major
battle over tiny, Italian-held Al
bania-across the Adriatic Sea
from the heel of the Italian
boot-appeared an imminent
possibility today. German troops
were reported to have occupied
parts of the former kingdom and
a powerful Allied fleet was re-
ported en- route there.
(There was possibility that
the force landing at Taranto was
the same force reported in Swiss
dispatches to be heading toward
Albania)
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Battle for Control of Albania
Indicated by Fleet Movement

The German news agency DNB
said the Albanian ports of Valona
and Durazzo and the important town
of Elbasan have been occupied.
The Berlin broadcast, recorded by
the Associated Press, said the Nazis
also occupied Ragusa, in Yugo-
Slavia
Valona and Durazzo are Albania's
two most important ports.
Dispatches from Chiasso, on the
Swiss-Italian border, said a great
British convoy, escorted
by a squadron of warships, had left
an Ionian Sea port and had begun
moving toward Albania under cover
(See ALBANIA. Page A-I2)
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CAPTURE OF ROME IS CLAIMED BY NAz|S:
BRITISH TAKE TARANTO> KEY NAVAL BASE
Hitler Admits
Germans Face
Loss ofLund
BY the Associated Press


LONDON, Sept. 10.-Brought
to the microphone for the first
time in six months by the crucial
events in Italy, Adolf Hitler as
sured his people tonight that the
disappearance of their southern
ally from the war was of little
military Importance, but admit
ted that I'VE may have to cede
some territory"
Seeking to rally Nazis against 'all
onslaughts of the enemy" following
a series of reverses in Tunisia, Sicily,
Italy and Russia, and unprecedented
air war on the Reich, Hitler said
every German must know that the
ICea IIIII no pana o \
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Allied Leaflets Shower
Bulqorio, Swiss Soy

LONDON, Sept. 10.-The Swiss
radio said today that Allied planes
had dropped leaflets over Bulgaria,
demanding that the Balkan king
dom surrender.
Similar demands were broadcast
to Italy before the Allies began their
large-scale operations against that
country.
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BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Sept. 10-The loss of
Spitzbergen, the lonely Arctic island
, base 600 miles east of Greenland, to
German landing force, was indi-
Gated in communique issued by the
Norwegian high command in Lon
don tonight.
The communique said full details
of the attack, disclosed last night in
German radio announcement,
were not available, but implied that
the small garrison had been over
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BY the Associated Press.

os Ph1e 9HSoOCIHtcU Z 1t9Ss
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.-Vice Pres
ident Wallace told press confer
ence today he personally wanted to
suggest President Roosevelt as per-
manent chairman of the peace table.
with peace approaching" he
said, there is one man exceedingly
important to that peace"
Mr.. Wallace said the President
should preside at the peace table
because of his contacts, his excellent
knowledge of geography and be
cause the Roosevelt name is the
magic name all over the world
1T Is unthinkable, to my notion,
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BIaskowitz Reported
hazi Leader in Italy
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press
LONDON, Sept. 10.-Gen. Jo-
hannes Blaskowitz, known as one
of Germany's ablest military men
is believed here to be in command
of the Nazi land forces now facing
Allied troops in italy.
Gen. Blaskowitz played an i'm
portant part in the speedy German
conquest of Poland, but later was
reported to have fallen into dis
favor with Hitler because he dis
approved of conduct of the Russian
campaign.
1t was believed Gen. Blaskowit2
Is commanding German forces
around Naples. The Germans have
announced that Field Marshal FIR
win Rommel had been placed in
command of German troops in
Northern Italy and that Field Mar
shal Albert Won Kesselring was
leading the forces attacking Rome.
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Big League Baseball Games
Net $326,558 for War Relief

and John Kieran, co-chairmen OF
the Red Cross Sports Advisory Com
mittee, accepted the check for that
organization, and Prescott S. Bush
national campaign chairman of the
National War Fund, was the recip-
lent for that body.
The largest single contribution was
provided by the New York Giant
Pittsburgh Pirate game at Pitts
burgh-$35, ,84486 The Chicago
White Sox- Washington Nationals
game at Chicago topped the Ameri-
can League with $32,650.40.
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|Nozi Raid Seizes Spitzbergen;
Bott|eships Reported Used

whelmed by forces which included
capital ships"
The German squadron presumably
included some, if not all, of the Ger
man capital ships which have been
in North Norwegian waters the last
18 months.
Among those ships was the 35 ,000-
ton Tirpitz, Germany's best and big
gest Warship.
The German news agency DNB
said in broadcast the attack was
(See SPITZBERGEN. page A-2D
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BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1o.-National
League President Ford Frick, acting
for Commissioner K NJ Lands, to-
day turned over checks totaling
$326,558.84 to representatives of the
American Red Cross and the Ma
tional War Fund, the sum repre-
senting the receipts of the 16 spe-
cial war games played in the Ameri-
can and National Leagues.
The amount was divided equally
between the two charities, each re-
ceiving $163 3,279.42 Grantland Rice
Evening star., 1943-09-10

Press
LONDON, Sept. 10-Adolf Hitlers headquarters an
nounced tonight that German forces had captured Rome
and assumed the protection of Vatican City.
Madrid reported rumors that Vatican City had been
hit by bombs when Rome attacked today dispatch
from the Spanish capital said Germans attempting
to occupy Vatican City.
(Ihe Vatican radio still the this
private transmission heard in New York; 1.s
Thrusng swiftly into strategic positions western
northern parts Of Italy the they much OF the
northern section above the Po River
the Pc to Bologna and had seized coastal section
extending from Toulon France base
about so miles southeast OF Genoa.
More than $4,000 Italians this area
alone said the announcement broadcast Berlin.
Arports and most of the the Adrac
coast also claimed have
Elsewhere In Southern France Balkans Ger
mans said Italian occupation troops yielding the
demands and laying down their
Italian warhips and merchantmen Aegean have
surrendered to German forces the
Rommel Directs Forces Northern Italy.
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel defeated bv
the Allies in North Africa declared
forces in Northern Italy with Field Marshal Keenv
in charge OF the troops which took Rome
GA broadcast from the Rome so rn Eastern
time took Na1 propaganda bulletins indicating the
Rome radio had fallen into German hands broadcast
recorded by the OWL
The Rome radio in broadcast by the Associated
Press said accord had been reached military
authorities whereby Naz troops would Italian
except for the Occupation Embassy the radio
station and the telephone exchange"
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6 Italian Worships
| Arrive at Gibraltar
And Give Up to Allies
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LA LINEA. Spain, Sept.
10.-Two light cruisers, two
destroyers and two auxiliary
aircraft carriers of the Italian
Navy arrived at Gibraltar today
and surrendered to Allied forces.
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! The broadcast added that Gen.
Calvi de Bergolo had been named
commander OF the Rome military
garrison with one division of infan-
try and all the police forces under
his command to maintain public
order.
/ The government ministers, it con-
cluded, would remain in charge "of
the normal functioning of their re-
spective ministries
The German announcement fol-
lowed reports from Rome that gun
(See ROME. pA0e A-20l
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zivic Weiqhs In at Isl

NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-Fritizie
zivic of Pittsburgh weighed in at
ISL pounds today for his 10-round
bout with Winnie Vines of New York
at Madison Square Garden tonight.
Vines weighed 15034.
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Major League Games

AMEhlCAN LEAGUE.
At Detroit-Ifrst Game
Cleveland - O12 100 O0O- 4 10 l
Detroit 1890 900 600 O2O- 2 81
MISREPRESENTATION. Hevins and Ro,ar,
Richards.
At Detroit-Second Game
Cleveland - 600 0
Detroit ~ 900 0
Batteries-Basby and Desautels: Cen
try and Unser.
New York. 600 900 30
Boston ---- 600 12O 90
Batteries-Russo. Murphy and Diekey;
hughson, Brown and Partee.
Washington at Philadelphia-9 PM.
Chicago at st. Louis-8:30 Pm.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At New York
Boston 1890 600 020 OOO-2 A 3
New York. OO2 26O OOx-1O Is l
batterles-Jayery, Cardoni and kiuttz;
Mungo, Allen and lombard.
At Chicago
st. Louis 600
Chicago ---- 90
Batteries--Lanier and O'Dea; Passeau
| and Livingston.
Pittsburgh at 80, 8.
(Only Game.)
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Late News Bulletins
Gen. De Witt Relieved; Coming Here

SAN FRANCISCO DPp.-The War Department an
nounced the relief of It. Gen. John De Witt commanding
general of the Western Defense Command the 4th Army
effective about September 49, the office of Western
Defense Command announced today 1t Gen. Delos
until recently chief of the Hawaiian department.
succeed Gen De Witt Gen. De Witt assigned
mandant of Army and Navy Staff College in Washington
d. c..
Three Nozi Destroyers Reported Sunk
NEW YORK lP.-The Moscow radio said today that
German desroyers had been sunk in Norways Trondheim
harbor by Norwegian patriots "A big fire broke
embankment" said the broadcast by
monitors.
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Voticon City Under
Protection Of Army,
Germans Announce
25O-MiIe Coastal Sector
Is Taken Over in Swift
Attacks, Berlin Says
BULLETIN.

BERN, Switzerland (P.-A frontier dis
patch to Zurich's Die Tat today said it had been
learned from Rome that British forces landed at
Ostia, port of Rome, and engaged German di-
visions near the Italian capital
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Todoy's Home Runs

American League.
Keller, New York, 7th inning.
Metheny, New York, 9th inning.
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(See NAVY, Page A-8.)
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(See SPITZBERGEN, Page
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(See KING, Page A-14.)
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(See ITALY, Page A-20
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(See ROME, Page A-20)
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Continued on Page A-4, Column
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(See RUSSIA, Page A-2o0
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(See HITLER, Page Az
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(See ALBANIA, Page AID
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The Army-Treasury
Weather Report

MUCH CooIeT IllIS aICerHOon and tonight.
Temperatures today-Hghest, II, at $3.50 pm ;
lowest, S. at am. Observation-Disclosures IS. at
$40 am; lowest, SO, at tbs am. Full report
on page A-20.
United States wesner 1,,resu Report
The Apache sentinel., 1943-12-03
When We play football
We amt nobodv's fool"
The WAC Formal

The dance turned out to be like
Hollywood preview. The only thing
missing was the tails fine mu-
sic The fellows were whisper
ing something about the WACS
taking them way" back home The
girls were both glamorous and
charming that individual
charm. The affair was very orderly,
too.
Dishing 1t Out
1t goes without saying that yours
truly had most enjoyable time on
that forlough. The pleasure was all
mine along with the compliments.
Yes, missed the camp life the
bed check and all as well as
the details of your doing while was
away but, my dears, let's dish
out what we have AS 'NOSey"
Of the Chicago Defender puts it,
Everybody Goes When the Wagon
Comes"
Cpl. Julia Postal Packin' Mama)
MCGEE has grabbed herself tough
MP (Cpl. Tomlin, Post MP. He's a
frequent visitor, too.
These soldiers are really getting
on the ball around WAC headquar-
ters 4. -. what you bet How
about it S-Sgt. Verdun Cook, famous
artist for the Buffalo, he is too
popular We understand that
he has taken one charming Pvt.
Lula White(. recent ARRIVAL right
off her feet Watch those wolves,
girls He dishes out the CLAM
our while Cpl Murray stands in
assistant A WAC officer had to stop
the two from hugging the girls at the
formal.
The romance of many months be-
tween a certain all-around athlete
and that glamour "gaP ThresSa
! (WAC Pvt.) Lewis. has gone with
the wind. 1t seems as though the
two have come to the parting be-
cause of a story behind picture.
We are wondering if that certain
SOU man who ''beatS the worries
to a honey" and drives around on
that fine rubber will be the reason
for the two staying apart?
! AS I said :. everybody goes e..
That star SOU pitcher of baseball
fame, Walter l.. Mccoy, with his
special invitation to the WAC for
NAL, came to the dance when it was
breaking up in vain effort to carry
yours truly home /. Where was
he during the early part of the eve
ming he slipped on banana
peeling that time ;. !. It seems as
though Carrie Martins boy f1ieno
did the same while Edna Bur
The Apache sentinel., 1943-12-03
A Year In Huachuca

Hello, everybody! Geei I'm glad
to be back in this corner after that
long-eXpected furlough. 1 wouldn't
miss being right here to put in a
word about the one year some of us
have spent here at the largest Negro
military reservation in the world
and to think of the fact that we
were the first group of history
making WACS to report for active
duty on any Army post, camp or
station
Today the pioneer enlisted WAC
here is Pvt. Ruth Wade and one
officer, 1t. Irma j. Cayton. CO.
They came to prepare for our ar
rival
Among the WACS who were
greeted by the thousands of soldiers
on this post on the fourth of De-
cember, 1912, were: WACS Consuela
Bland, Mildred Epps, Carrie Hamil-
ton, Heloise West, Mary Campbell,
Rose Simpson, Ruby Woods, Yeolis
Lynch, Julia MCGEE, Nancy Ellison,
Lettie Williams, Inez Clayton, Ewart
d. Locke, Dora Moore, Villa Hard
grow Irene Watts, Creadell Haley,
= Margaret Wallace. Esther Lewis,
Annie Dennis, Virginia Meyer, Ella
Parker, Christine Bates, Pricilla
Taylor, Idella Landy, Marie Berry,
Matte Moody, Lillian Jones, and