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Augusta
Continued From First Page)

Augusta. which had not yet sur
rendered, with three minesweepers
waiting to go IN and prepare the
channel for bigger ships.
At pm. our 4-inch guns, pom
poms and oernkons blazed away
at four Stukas which shot down
to divebomb a cruiser.
Let us give the Germans credit
It was a brave effort in daylight
and in the midst of our covering
Spitfires. But 1t failed.
The Spitfires tailed them as they
dived and their bombs fell astern
of the nearest ship 100 yards away
Spitflre pilots later reported that
one Stuka was last seen on Its
back in flames.
Comparatively Quiet Hour.
The next hour or so it was COM
paratively quiet. There were more
bombs, but thanks to our fighter
umbrella they fell so distant they
could be seen but not heard.
So we had time to lombard enc
my positions and watch our tanks
raise clouds of golden dust as they
trundled through the vineyards
north of Syracuse on their way to
Augusta, while, as if racing them
motor launches chugged along the
coast, ready to enter the naval base
at the first opportunity.
Then came report that a white
flag was flying at Cap st. Croce
north of Augusta. A Greek destroyer
steamed inshore and put out a boat
But, in the words Of her Greek
captain. it must have been a mis-
understanding" for the boat was
fired on.
The Greeks withdrew and every
unit OF our squadron pounded bat
terry positions in the town. It was
the most accurate shooting I have
seen in 10 months with the Navy.
Targets Crumble.
Our gunnery officer would choose
a target. There was a flash, Their
roar like a train going through
a tunnel, and then the target would
crumble. The battery was sllenceo
Immediately and there came well
done" from an accompanying
cruiser.
Accompanied now by two othel
destroyers, the Greek returned ue
the harbor. It was then that HI
found only one man left.
So once again q destroyer cap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

Price Administrator Brown has
decided not to appoint Lou r.
MaXon, his information director,
as general manager of the Office
of Price Administration, it was
learned today.
Mr.. Maxon will return to his
Detroit advertising agency. In
formed sources said he may be re-
tanned by Mr.. Brown in a consulting
capacity.
Mr.. MaXon will issue a statement
late today, telling of his future
status with the Government.
The outspoken advertising execu-
tive was appointed by Mr.. Brown
last winter as deputy administrator
in charge of information. In May,
he told friends that he was dis
satisfied with the job and wanted
a position where he would have
more authority ito hire and fire"
and establish general policies in
the agency. He asked Mr.. Brown
that he be made general manager
of OPA so he could "clean house"
Mr.. Maxon was bitterly opposed
to the retention Of J. K. Galbraith
as OPA price executive, and also
declared he believed other top OPA
officials should be removed. Mr..
Galbraith's tion subse-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
Gen. Patton Rushes Ashore
To Head Drive Against Nuzis

During the next "a hours the
fiercest fighting of the whole Allied
invasion took place. Twice the Ger
mans were driven from the town and
twice the Americans were forced
right back onto the beaches.
At this stage Gen. Patton leaped
into the surf from a landing barge
and waded ashore to take over per-
sonal command.
Step by step the Germans were
driven back from the beaches as
wave after wave of Americans
landed from the troopships.
BY sunset Sunday the bridgehead
was well established and the Ameri-
cans had pushed the Germans back
to few miles beyond town.
When Gen. Eisenhower visited
Patton's headquarters yesterday
Monday he warmly congratulated
his old colleague on. his splendid
fighting achievement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
Russell Defends Plans
To Visit Battle Fronts
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WINDER, Ga, July l4.-Prepar-
ing for a round-the- world inspec-
ton of battlefronts where United
States troops are stationed, Sena-
tor Russell, Democrat, of Georgia,
said today the fve-man COMMITTEES
he heads would attempt to deter
mine whether huge sums appro-
priated by Congress for war pur-
poses were being well spent.
In an interview with the Atlanta
Journal Senator Russell said he
was undisturbed by criticism at the
Senate for creating the committee.
The Congress has appropriated
$3.50 ,00O, 900, 900 to fight this war
he said Anyone whose pay en-
velope has been nicked for the
new income tax reductions already
realizes we have a war to pay for
as well as to fight.
"We have tremendous respon-
sibility to members of the fighting
forces. And we have an equal func-
ton with the executive branch OF
the Government to see that the
money is well spent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
Joe Louis Files Entry
In Amateur Golf Tourney
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, July 14.-Joe Louis.
who can swing golf club as we'll
as his fists, today filed his entry in
the amateur division of Tam
O'Shanter's three ring golnng circus
next week.
Sergt. Louis. now on furlough,
notified club officials he definitely
would appear for the tournament
opening July 10 and running
through July Is. He said he would
be accompanied by his teacher"
Clyde Martin, colored professional
from Detroit. who will compete in
the $4,000 pro tournament. The
third event to run concurrently
with the pro and amateur meets is
the Women's open.
Tam OShanter officials said Louis
had a handicap Of 6. the maximum
permitted for amateur entries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
0PA Plans Livestock.
Ceiling 10 Increase :,
Civilian Meat Supply

The ONCE OF Price Admins
tration is developing a plan to
bring about an increase In CIV
ilian meat rations involving the
controversial issue OF putting
price ceilings on live hogs and
cattle, it was learned today.
OPA officials claim they can bring
enough meat to market to increase
rations by regulating livestock prices.
The meat packing industry. farm
leaders and the congressional farm
bloc have said it cannot be done.
The plan involves getting large
additional amounts of beef into
packing houses by removing the
speculative incentive now keeping
many farmers and ranchers from
selling their cattle. If allowed to
impose ceilings on live animals, OPA
hopes to solve the dilemma by hold
ing down meat prices. Many small
packers are finding it impossible to
buy at unregulated prices and sell
within OPA ceilings. The new meat
subsidy does not help them because
the price of meat was cut in pro-
portion to the subsidy.
OPA long has advocated livestock
ceilings. A similar plan was blocked
by Chester Davis. former war food
administrator. Marvin Jones. MIR.
Davis successor, however. Is re-
garded as more sympathetic to the
OPA point of view.
For beef, OPA's concern is not so
much with just where the price is
fixed. officials desire to have a
price so that farmers will have no
reason to hold back their stock in
expectation of higher prices. This
tendency has held cattle marketing
recently to all-time lows, though
animals are more plentiful than
ever on the farm and ranch.
For pork, OPA would like price
low enough to discourage overfeed-
ing of corn, and thus make more
| corn available for other uses. Some
officials would like to modify the
Governments support price Of sl3.75
hundredweight SO that lesser prices
would be paid on excessively heavy
hogs late this fall, and to announce
plans to lower hog prices generally
after September, 1914. They cannot
advocate a general price cut imme-
diately because Mr.. Davis on April
16 promised the Government would
not abandon the basic s13.75 price
until at least September of next
| year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
By NOEL MONKS,
London Daily Mail War Correspondent
Distributed by the Associated PressD

London Daily Mail War CORRESPONDENT.
distributed by the Associated Press)
ABOARD A DESTROYER OFF
GEN. MONTGOMERY'S SICILIAN
HEADQUARTERS, July 10 Delay
ed 1t. Gen. George S. Patton, jr.,
commander of the United States 7th
Army invading Sicily, leaped into
the surf from landing barge and
waded ashore to take personal COM
mand. of bitter fighting against Ger
man tank units opposing the land
ing.
At Gen. Patton's American bridge
head at Celia I was told the story of
Patton's great personal courage and
the magnificent fighting quality OF
his troops.
When the Americans landed at
Celia they found the town in control
of two German tank regiments.
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urged, Mr.. Hartley said, that the
ban on nonessential driving in that
State be removed at once, so Vir-
ginia would be on parity with the
border States of West Virginia and
North Carolina. The Virginians, he
pointed out, told MP. Byrnes that
there is more gasoline in the State
than a year ago and there is no
necessity at this time for a pleas
qre driviaS' prohibition.
Other recommendations made by
the bloc, Mr.. Hartley said, were:
! l. Recreation of the Baruch Com
mittee which made such a "splen-
did' report on the rubber situation
to investigate the oil problems on
the ground that the public is now
confused" about existing condi-
lions due to repeatedly conflicting
reports from Government agencies
dealing with the petroleum indus
try.
2. Extension OF the severe" ra-
tioning program in the East Coast
States to the Midwest in order to
build up a reserve that could be
moved to the East in periods OF
emergency.
Ask Bigger Oil Shipment.
Mr.. Hartley said his committee
charged that all available facilities
for moving petroleum and its by
products from the Midwest to the
East are not now being used. The
barge canals and the Great Lakes
are being used.to only so per cent OF
their capacity for this purpose, he
declared, while a number of barges
and oil tankers are tied up at docks
Moreover, he said, the pipeline
running from Buffalo to Marcus
Hook, Pa, is carrying only 18,OO(
barrels day, half of its capacity.
Adoption of the Canadian gaso.
line rationing system. Mr.. Hartley
said, probably would settle thu
problem in the United States.
He pointed out that SO per cent
of the gasoline consumed is i'm
ported from the United States anc
declared:
I'm view of that situation we art
either OVERRIDING the good neighbol
policy or the Canadian system OF
rationing is better than ours. I an
inclined to believe the latter to bt
true"
Mr.. Hartley further revealed tina
Mr.. Byrnes was told that transpor
tation facilities are available to shil
at least an additional $4,000 barrel
of oil day from the Midwest t,
the East. Even If an additiona
100000 barrels a day were taken GU
OF the Midwest area, he declared
the supplies in the East would b.
lower than those in the former sec.
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
LincoIn's Proclamation Table
Is Given to Chicago Museum

colored servant. He sold them in
1870 to a Mr.. Williams, Washington
antique dealer. Thirty-five years
ago Samuel Feland bought the fur
niture and his wife, Mrs. Annie D.
Feland. Cordova apartments, re-
ceived them on his death.
Last January Miss La Motto bought
the pieces through the advertising
columns Of The Evening Star. She
decided to contribute them to the
Lincoln collection owned by the Chi
cago society. ..-..-,
Both the table and chairs appear
in the picture showing Lincoln
signing the Emancipation Procla-
nation and his cabinet members
looking on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
American Gets Dutch Medal
For Saving Ship in Java Sea

cannon fire. Woodke knew some
thing Of the timing Of gunfire.
A split second before each blast
he shut his eyes, then popped them
open again and focused them on
the route to a more advantageous
position. He steered the destroyer
to safety.
Special dispensation Of the State
and Navy Departments was neces-
sary before 1t. Woodke could &C
cept a citation from a foreign gov
eminent.
BY the time the details were
completed, 1t. Woodke was at sea
again
He made the jump from enlisted
man to officer and was sent to the
sub chaser training center here be-
fore the medal finally caught up
with him.
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Raids
Continued From First Page.)

Cologne. In addition to being
vital railway junction it is the site
OF important war industries and coal
mining developments.
Big Textile Producer.
There are approximately 40 textile
plants in the city and vicinity, as
we'll as large tire and tube factories.
glassworks and chemical plants.
-Four railway terminals also are sit
uated in Aachen.
Aachen has been comparatively
free from aerial attack until now,
having been hit only Is times be-
fore while other German cities in
the Rhineland and Ruhr have I'M
dergone more than 100 raids
German air raiders struck back
last night at coastal districts in
Northeastern Britain, concentrating
on one town where they caused some
fatalities and damage.
Slight enemy activity also was
reported over parts Of East Anglia
and Southeast England, but no
bombs were dropped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14

The table on which Abraham Lin
coin drafted the Emancipation Proc
lamation and two of the chairs that
went with it have been given to the
Chicago Historical Society's Museum
by Miss Ellen La Motto. 3115 o
street NV. 1t was learned today.
Miss La Motto also has turned over
to the society the documents au-
thenticating the history Of the fur
niture. -.. ...a... ,.... .. s....
Lincoln presented the green
baized top table and chairs to Sal
mon P. Chase, his Secretary of the
Treasury Mr.. Chase gave them to
his daughter, Mrs. Kate rSprague,
who in turn gave the pieces to a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
BY the Associated Press.


MIAMI, Fla, July 14.-Lt. q. g.
Frank A. Woodke, n, received the
Bronze Cross of the Netherlands
government today for an action
credited with saving his ship, a
United States destroyer. during an
early battle In the Java Sea.
A native of Schaller, Iowa. 1t.
Woodke was. an enlisted man on
duty at the wheel Of the destroyer
while American and Dutch forces
were fighting against overwhelming
odds during the Japanese invasion
of the Netherlands East Indies.
In the midst of the wild battle,
protective plates were shaken from
the destroyer's bridge. Ofacers of
the ship were temporarily blinded
by the flashes from the terrific
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Gasoline
Continued From First Page

States and addressed themselves
particularly to the supply and ra-
tioning problems in this area.
At noon President Roosevelt dis
cussed the oil situation with group
which, it was announced, included
Secretary of State Hull, Secretary of
the Navy Knox, Secretary Of In
terror Ickes, the War Fuels Admin
istrator and DR.. Herbert Feis, State
Department economist.
Mr.. Byrnes said his inquiry actu-
ally began yesterday and that it
was undertaken on the request of
one of the agencies charged with
handling gasoline in view Of the
fact that military activities both in
Europe and the Pacific are requir-
ing increased supplies. The con-
gressional group presented recon-
mendations to Mr.. Byrnes which
they felt would provide a fair dis
tribution of the supplies in this
area, the directors statement said.
Price Incentive Urged.
ut was urged that in order to
increase the gasoline supply OPA
should grant price increase or
incentive under some system SINH
lar to the plan prevailing in the
copper mines for increased produc-
ton of copper" the statement said.
Mr. Byrnes, it was added, assured
the delegation that this point would
be given attention in his inquiry.
The statement recalled hiatt Di-
rector Byrnes made similar in
vestigation last December which
resulted in unified policy and
program being worked out" As for
the present inquiry, it was added,
Director Byrnes intends to inform
the public fully as to his findings
in so far as this can be done with
out disclosing information that
would aid the enemy. The investiga-
ton will cover production, supply,
transportation and rationing."
Canadian System Urged.
Nation wide adoption of the Ca
madam system Of gasoline rationing
which would virtually double the
value of the present A coupon and
remove all restriction on pleasure
driving was recommended to Direc-
tor Byrnes today by the congress
sional East Coast gasoline bloc.
Representative Hartley, Repub-
lican, of New Jersey, who heads the
informal committee, told Mr.. Byrnes
at a conference that in Canada the
lowest basic category for gasoline
rationing is A-A, which entities the
holder to 40 units of imperial gall
Ions 40 ounces) each, or the equiva-
lent of 144 gallons year III the
United States. The holders Of the
A-A coupons, he said, are told that
is all the gas they are to be allowed
in year, and they can use it for
any purpose.
The East Coast bloc, composed
of members of Congress from the
Eastern gasoline shortage area, also
made a number OF other recon-
mendations designed to increase the
supply in this area. ~
Virginia Asks Parity.
The Virginia members Of the COM
mittee which called on Mr.. Byrnes
Representatives Bland and Satter-
field. both Democrats-specidc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
st. PouI's Other Job
Cited in Defense
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. - Answering the
question: Should a minister take q
part-time position in defense
plant?" the religious magazine,
Living Church, said, among other
things, only after prolonged and
prayerful thought.
And a clergyman from Arizona
replied. 1T is more than a matter Of
conscience. 1t is also a matter of
cash.
With the cost of living gone up
Is to so per cent. how can be expect
our underpaid clergy to meet bills?
=. = After all, St. Paul made tents"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
BY the Associated Pres.

-.
1t Col Graham w. West, COM
mander of fighter group In
Tunisia, lost both legs in the ex-
plosion of an abandoned and burn
ing German transport plane on a
Tunisian beach, the War Depart
ment disclosed today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14
Concentration Of Men
Is Battle Theory Of
Gen. Montgomery

John Gunther, famous foreign
correspondent and radio COM
snentator, interviewed Gen. Sir
Bernard L. Montgomery, COM
sniander OF Britain's 8th Army,
sbefore the general embarked for
Sicily. In the following story for
the North American Newspaper
Alliance MONTY" talks about
9hin.self and his ideas OF warfare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14

Place . stamp In that vacant
space In your War Savings stamp
book; II viii help PIT the Axis a
the spot.
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Refuses to Re Rushed.

Second, the general in command
must not be pushed into anything
too grandiose for the means at his
disposal. Third, the general must
refuse to be rushed. He must be
allowed to pick his own time. No
matter what the pressure may be,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02
One Word Led 10 Another
By ARTHUR BUGS" BAER-

Every Sneeze a Vote in Hay Fever Club
My hay fever club met last week and sneezed itself
into a deadlock.
/ was running for recording secretary of the Rag
weed District. Since found that godenrod is
tiona flower want TO secede from the Union.
When the hay fever association calls the roll it does
it by the viva method.
In our little coterie that means by word of nose
When we call the caucus for the voting eligible
invaids the secretary, that's me. says:
"Signfy in the usual manner"
That's the bugle call of the afflicted When fellow
is elected unanimously it blows off his toupee curdes
milk for miles around and rips shingles off city hall roof
Everybody gets majority. In our club there is no
minority Who would hold out a pal?
And who would sneeze on pal? In our little organi-
cation everybody would
sneeze is an unhappy stop on the chromatic scale
somewhere between a below and
1t is trill that did not mature and rondelay that
has turned 1t in the valleys and glades of
the North American continent Although the is
strictly spasm of the beezer will say the is quite
generous with and shares it with the rest Of
your face
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02

Women are lCiser than men
Because they kaow less [
And understand more.
Stephens.
THE government is TO release
more photos showing sol
diers being killed in action
Also more photos showing the
sacrifices the fighting men are
making and the suffering they
are enduring. This is a great
idea. Too many people are
ia king the war too COM
placently. i think the hell the
fellows at the front are going
through should be most wildly
described TO the civilian popula-
ton.
Sunny AinSworth, most re-
cent bride Of Tommy Manville.
remained with him eight hours.
Then she went TO Reno. Sunny
after eight hours of married life
received a settlement of $4,000
and remained in possession of a
$4,000 engagement ring. Thus
the young woman received over
$4,000 an hour for her hours
of actual married life. Ffftis is
the worlds record.
QUERIES from clients. @
0 When an executloner pulls
the switch that turns on the
power in the electric chair does
he violate the commandment
which says: Thou Shalt Not
Kill" An argument as to this
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02
Discovering Urge
May Prove Costly

I DO not know how you are
4 about those things, but / al.
ways start boosting with the
first taste, partly because am
aware of the great pleasure
that it gives a discoverer 10
find his discovery appreciated
and partly because of an ex-
perience 1 had years ago.
think it was in connectionewith
a baked potato that a discov-
erer friend of mine had stumbled
upon in a gustatory deadfall.
l like a baked potato, but
did not think the one in ques-
ton was quite UP to the three
sheeting that my friend had
given 1t TO me, and I said as
much. Thereupon he fell into a
state of dependency that cul-
minated some days later in him
shooting himself.
some times feel that il was
best that way because his dis
coveries had many of his ac-
quaintanceS in a mood to do the
shooting themselves.
had another friend in whose
bosom famed the spirit of dis
covery but whose wife would
not permit him to voyage afar
so he had to limit his range TO
his home town and to pastry.
He could tell you where you
could get the best pastry you
ever slapped a lip over. He
could also tell you the best
place to buy haberdashery or
mutton chops or anything else
you required. but pastry was
his best hold.
LIE WAS practically electrify-
n ing in his announcements
of new places where you could
get the best pastry, because,
you see, he was always discov-
ering a new one.
One day I was notified that
my friend was in a hospital
quite i'll and / fastened to his
bedside taking with me for his
solace a nice Napoleon, a few
chocolate cellars, a small lemon
meringue pie and some other
bits of pastry that / purchased
at the last place he had discov-
cred.
But when I approached him
displaying my toothsome swag
he had terrible relapse and it
was only then that I learned he
was in the hospital because OF
a frightful attack of gastritis
superinduced by overeating OF
pastry.
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