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Evening star., 1943-10-11
Americans Take Over Villa
Without Meeting Opposition

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Oct
II lPS.-Moving in on the heels of
the fleeing japanese, American forces
have taken possession of Villa airfield
and all Kolombangara Island, thus
achieving complete control of the
Central and Southern Solomons.
Not a shot was fired in this oc-
cupation, which Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur today reported began on
October and was concluded October
9. Not japanese soldier was seen
alive
Among the shell shattered palms
and along the bomb-cratered Villa
landing strip, however, were found
cannon pieces, stores of ammunition
and other war upplies-evidence
that the enemy had fed in despera-
ton from positions which for him
long since had lost any practical
military value.
Futile Effort to Develop Base.
There, too, were found the wrecks
OF 10 enemy aircraft in testimony
to the long and futile labor spent
by the japanese in trying to develop
Villa as base for fighter planes to
protect their Northern Solomons
holdings and to escort their bombers
on southwark runs.
Although Gen. MacArthur's COM
munique did not make this point
clear, the initial landings on Kolom-
bangara probably sprang from
American-held Arundel. hardly a
See Pacific. page A-4.l
Evening star., 1943-10-11
AI|-Niqht Search for Front in Corsica Lands
Three Behind Nuzi Lines After 4O-Mi|e Detour

lore had been about 20 miles in
front of the clean little mountain
city OF Corte, center almost two
centuries ago of the activities of the
Corsican patriot Paoli
French Army headquarters had
no cars going that way. Ajacclu
taxi drivers charged 5000 francs for
the 60-kilometer trip. That would
be sl30 in North African francs, but
in the current wallpaper of the Bank
OF France, still used as currency in
Corsica. it might be anything from
81 to 5000. depending on what sort
OF an exchange rate bargain could
be struck.
Prices scare Americans first COM
ing to Corsica where tags on articles
in the stores are 8 or 10 times the
cost Of the same articles in North
Africa, where the value of the franc
has been stabilized at 2 cents. One
must realize that for the present
money has very little meaning.
But there were no taxis. Martin
Beretti, proprietor of the Hotel des
Estrangers. the city's biggest hostel
ry, went oil over town trying to flnd
Evening star., 1943-10-11
Justices to Decide if " Years
Constitute 'DomiciIe' Here

The Supreme Court today agreed
to review inheritance tax litigation
that will decide if q years residence
here constitutes "domicile."
In announcing that the review
had been granted, the court said
Justices Black and Rutledge did not
participate in the consideration Of
the case.
The issue was raised by Miss
Elizateth c. Pace, 1869 Wyoming
avenue NV, who petitioned for
refund Of taxes paid to the District
on property she owned jointly with
her brother, Charles F. Pace, former
financial clerk of the Senate, when
he died March 20. 1910. While Mr..
Evening star., 1943-10-11

one for us and returned in despair
but with a queer CLINT in his eye.
Perhaps, Mr. Berretti intimated,
way might be found. He is a
French veteran of the last war. His
favorite sport is cunning. There is
nothing he enjoys more than to
take a morning off from the hotel
desk and bag wild pig, rabbit or
a pheasant with always the pleas
ant possibility these last few months
OF bagging larger and more for
midable animal. But Nine. Beretti,
an Englishwoman. objects to this
last aspect of the sport as somewhat
dangerous.
The hotel proprietor was bored
with inaction. He proposed to drive
us to the front himself After all,
a fellows car can always break
down and keep him out overnight,
much as he hates to be away from
his flreside and suffer such incon-
veniences. To sell the idea to Nine
Berettl he took out of the hotel only
his old shotgun which he uses for
(see HENRY, Page A-14D
Evening star., 1943-10-11

Pace had resided here since 1918. the
sister contended his domicile was in
Florida, where he formerly lived
and that the Inheritance tax OF
s6o5 had been improperly paid. Her
claim was denied by the Board OF
Tax Appeals, but the Court of Ap-
peals reversed this finding and the
District government appealed.
The District has an additional
claim of nearly $4,000 against Mr.
PAGES estate that is being held on
the reserve calendar Of the Board
OF Tax Appeals pending Supreme
Court determination Of the first
case.
Evening star., 1943-10-11
BottIeship 7irpitz Damaged
By Midget Subs, British Report
Daring Attack Was Carried Out Sept n
In Norwegian Waters, London Says

Interrogation of crews of the
midget submarines which took part
in the exploit and subsequent photo
graphic reconnaissance now leave
no doubt, despite enemy claims to
the contrary, that the attack met
with success
Air photographs taken after thl
attack show the Tirpitz, which had
not moved from her anchorage,
surrounded by thick oil which COW
cred the ford where she lay and
extended over distance of more
than two miles from her berth
photographs also show a number
of small unidentified craft alongside
the battleship, possibly repair ships
or ships to provide power and light.
Personnel who took part in the
operation report that on September
% while still in the immediate vi
clnity Of the anchorage they heard
a series of very heavy detonations
at the time expected for the units to
be attacking
The announcement added that
See TIRPITZ, Page A-l4D
Evening star., 1943-10-11
Two Fl. Meade Soldiers Di'
From Sinq|e Bullet
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Nd,
Oct. 1.-Two soldiers were killed by
a single machine gun bullet during
routine training operations Satur-
day, post authorities announced yes
terday.
The soldiers-Pvts. Edward M
Scott, New York, and Walter L. Sim
dorff, Akron, Ohio, were loading a
machine gun on truck when the
accident occurred.
The gun had not been cleared
properly and still contained one bull
let, which was discharged acciden-
tally and pierced the stomach of one
soldier and hit the other In the
chest, officers said.
Both were pronounced dead on ar
rival at the post hospital. The post
public relations Office said it was the
first fatal training accident at Fort
Meade since the start Of the war.
Evening star., 1943-10-11
Pulp Shortage MayCui
Newsprint Supply in
i. 5. by 81 Per Cent
Reduction Forecast
Unless 80, 500 More
Cutters Can Be Found
BY the Associated Press

ps tne ASSoClale0 Press.
An official estimate that pulp
and paper shortages in 1914 may
become so acute as to force a 50
per cent reduction in the use of
newsprint and wrapping paper
from l943 ALLEGATIONS was made
today, and the American News
paper Publishers Association ap-
pealed for Tariff Act revisions to
help meet the situation.
A special subcommittee for the
Combined Production and Resources
Board and the Combined Raw Ma
terials Board submitted a report
forecasting such reduction unless a
force of 38,50O additional pulpwood
cutters can be found to work in
Canadian and United States forests.
The committee said the 23,-
.O00-cord supply of pulpwood
available for 1943 use will drop to
17,599000 cords next year. on the
basis of the present labor supply.
The report stressed there was no
shortage of standing timber, or mill
facilities for making paper.
The report conceded with a state
ment by LinWood I. Noyes, presi-
dent of the Publishers Association.
that an amendment to the Tariff
Act of 1880 would permit publishers
materially to increase the number
Of copies of newspapers available to
the public in the face of diminishing
supplies of newsprint.
Use of War Prisoners.
His statement was presented to
the Boren House Committee inves-
tigating newsprint by Cranston Will
liams, ANPA general manager,
along with a memorandum calling
on Congress "in the interest of war
economy" to amend section It'll of
the act Ito permit the Importation
free of duty of newsprint paper used
in the printing and publication of
newspapers.
The Resources and Materials
Boards subcommittee report reiter-
(Cee NTIIyCDDINr De-. 1N-
Evening star., 1943-10-11
Roosevelt Message to Congress
Asks Lifting of Chinese Ban
U. S. Should Correct Error, President Says,
Urging Citizenship for Those Here

President Roosevelt today called
on Congress to enact pending
legislation to lift the immigra-
ton ban against the Chinese and
make them eligible for citizen
ship, declaring this step i'm
portant in the cause of winning
the war and of establishing a
secure peace"
The President referred to the Chi
nese exclusion laws as "anachro-
nisms' and said their repeal would
"correct--a historic mistake and 81
lence the distorted japanese propa-
ganda'
Nations like individuals make
mistakes" the President said in his
message I'VE must be big enough
to acknowledge our mistakes Of the
past and to correct them
The House is expected to act this
week on the repeal of legislation
voted out last Friday by the Immi-
grafton Committee. The ban on the
Chinese was voted in 1882. Under
the quota provision of the Immigra-
Evening star., 1943-10-11

, ton Act of 1924 the country would
be entitled to the admission of los
nationals annually.
Stresses China's Role in War.
The text of the Presidents mes
sage follows:
There is now pending before the
Congress legislation to permit the
immigration of Chinese people into
this country and to allow Chinese
residents here to become American
citizens. I regard this legislation as
important in the cause Of winning
the war and of establishing a secure
peace.
China is our ally. For MANY
years she stood alone in the fight
| against aggression Today we fight
! at her side. She has continued her
gallant struggle against very great
odds.
China has understood that the
strategy OF victory in this World
War first required the concentration
OF the greater part of our strength
| upon the European front. She has
| (see ROOSEVELT, Page A-14J
Evening star., 1943-10-11
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

SOMEWHERE IN CORSICA, Oct.
l by Aerial Courier) Out of
Arizona in late summer to New
Hampshire in early autumn roughly
parallels the transition from Sicily
to the weird. wild mountains of
Corsica the last week in September
I had been set down in Ajaccio
Napoleons birthplace, to make my
own way to the rapidly shifting front
where Germans we're fighting de-
laying actions against reborn, Amer
ican-equipped French divisions from
North Africa; yellow turbaned.
throat-slitting Moroccan goumiers,
and ununiformed Corsican guerrillas.
At a sidewalk table outside the
Solferino hotel I found an American
lieutenant on the same mission. He
had been sick for three days in an
Ajaccio hospital. striped by evacuat-
ing Germans of all medicines and
equipment.
There we're two major problems
to find transportation and to find
the front. The latter three days be-
Evening star., 1943-10-11
Reds Push Nazis Back
From ; Bridgeheads
On Central Dnieper
Germans Beyond Ronee
Of Soviet Big Guns
On Western Bank
By the Associated Press


LONDON, Oct. 11.-Gerl.. an
troops have been pushed back
out Of the range of Soviet heavy
artillery mounted on the western
banks of the Dnieper River above
and below Kiev while other Red
Army units, gathering momen-
tum on the northern front, have
pushed to within 10 miles of the
Latvian frontier, the Russians
announced last night.
With three Soviet bridgeheads on
the central Dnieper River now ap-
parently secure, there were indica-
tions that the Russian command
was building up to a major effort
to drive the retreating Nazis out
OF Russian territory and to slash
across the last land communications
between the central sector and the
Lenlngrad area. the only spot along
the long, winding 1.20O-mile front
where the Red Army has made no
appreciable gains since the opening
Of the summer offensive.
Two Russian columns advancing
on the White Russian city of Vitebsk
from the northeast and southeast
announced gains of from to 7
miles and the capture of 140 viii
lagos.
Ready for Thrust at Orsha.
The Red Army units southeast of
Vltebsk were at Liozno, 25 miles
away. The capture of the town of
Krasnoe, important rail center on
the Vitebsk-Gomel line, also was
announced and the Russian troops
were in position here for thrust
at the German bastion at the juno
ton town of Orsha, % miles away.
Sixty miles to the north of
Vitebsk the Red Army was driving
from Newell in what the Berlin radio
described as major offensive. The
advance was over firmer terrain and
the Russians declared they had
captured 40 villages in their drive.
1t seemed probable that one of
the chief aims of the Russians in
the Newell sector was to slash across
the Vitebsk-Riga railroad line
somewhere in the vicinity of Po-
lotsk.
The German radio declared that
Russian units had attempted to
cross the Dnieper in the vicinity of
Kiev to supplement the three other
bridgeheads. but said that the cross
ings had been broken up Moscow
made no mention of the attempts,
but said the Red Army was bat
Ting to expand it's bridgeheads and
that at one place German resist
ance had been broken and an i'm
portant height captured.
Rains Slow Advance.
The Russians announced the cap
ture of the town of Debrush, II
miles east of the highly strategic
/
Evening star., 1943-10-11
Business Employees
War Fund Gifts 10
Be Revealed Today
Diplomatic Speakers
Featured at Rally in
Interior Department
BULLETIN.

Early reports at the first
meeting today of the Business
and Finance Division of the
Community War Fund at the
MayfloWer Hotel showed a
total of Sl0,545.50 from 1T
pledges had been contributed
thus far. The division quota
is s1,35o,0Oo.
THIS IS WORTH FIGHTING
FOR'-the first of a series of
stories in pictures. Page B-1
First announcement of the
total OF Community War Fund
contributions solicited so far
from employees of large private
business Offices was to be made
today by John L. Vandegrift.
acting chairman of the business
and finance division.
The Interior Department. also
planned to enter the $4,000, 900 cam
paign today with a series of assem-
blies for its employees in the Interior
auditorium. To represent United
Nations Relief, included in the drive
this year, speakers at the rallies
were to be 1t. Arne Haugland, Nor
wegian Embassy: Nine. CONSTANT
Fotitch, wife Of the Ambassador OF
Yugoslavia, and Tswen-ling Tsui OF
the Chinese Embassy.
Enjoys Wives Speak.
Wives of several Ambassadors were
scheduled to speak late today at the
Sulgrave Club to workers enrolled in
the drive from the Kalorama road
section of the city. Working with
the Metropolitan Division under the
direction of Mrs. Barnet Mover, the
Ambassador wives are in many
cases captains of soliciting teams.
They include Nine. Vladimir Hur-
ban. Czechoslovakia: Nine. Cimon P.
Liamantopoulos, Greece: Nine Will
helm Munthe de Morgenstierne
Norway; Nine. Jan Ciechanowska,
Poland; Nine. A. Loudon, Neither
lands; Mrs. John Mcgowan, wife of
the commercial counselor of the
British Embassy, and Nine. Fotitch.
Two more financial reports will be
(see WAR FUND, Page A-l4J
Evening star., 1943-10-11
Beheoded Flyer
| Was Aussie,
|Curtin Hints
By the Associated Press.

SYDNEY, Australia. Oct. IL
Prime Minister John Curtin said
today that the name of the Allied
airman who was beheaded recently
by the japanese had been disclosed
to his next of kin
Mr. Curtin said it was not the
policy of the Australian government
to release information about atroci-
ties by the enemy He added the
name would not be published by the
government. but the next of kin
could be assured there are no bounds
to the sympathy felt for them, which
would be nation wide.
The nationality OF the airman.
who was beheaded by japanese
officer in the presence of japanese
troops on New Guinea, has not been
disclosed. The wording of Mr..
Curtin's statement. however, in
dicates he was an Australian. The
killing was disclosed in a diary of a
japanese soldier, found by the Allies
Evening star., 1943-10-11
Sforza, on Way TO Italy,
Sees Winant in London
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 11.-Count Carlo
Sforza. en- route to Italy presumably
to resume the role in public life
which he vacated with the rise Of
Fascism conferred with American
Ambassador John G. Winant today
after having talked with Foreign
Secre Garv Anthony Eden last week
Ambassador Winant had lunch
with Prime Minister Churchill after
seeing Count Sforza.
Count Storze has made no state
ment regarding his objectives but
he has spent his time in London
otter arriving from New York in
comforting with officials and po-
litical friends
Accormspnied by his son, Count
Sforza was expected to leave soon
to contact the government of Pre-
mier Pietro Badoglio which has been
established on Allied-held territory.
Evening star., 1943-10-11
By the Associated Press,


LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE Nazi
battleship Tirpitz has been dam
aged by British midget sub
marines, cOmmunique an
nounced today.
The daring attack was carried out
on the main units of the German
battle fleet in their protected an
chorages in Alien ford in North
ern Norway, involving hazards of
the first order the announcement
said.
underwater damage" was inflict-
ed on the Tirpitz, it added
The attack was made on Septem-
Der %, and the following day a
German official communique an
nounced an attack by submarines
had been repulsed and prisoners
taken.
insufficient evidence was avail
able at that time to assess the
result of the attack as operations
were still proceeding the British
statement said.
Evening star., 1943-10-11

ohA -AA1Ao W AhL lSLAND bA =
TERED in two-day ship plane
assault. Page Al
BY the Associated Press.
SOUTH PACIFIC HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Oct. l1.-Eyes of Ameri-
can forces in the South Pacific
were turned fully toward Bou-
gainville today after the last
japanese were chased from the
Central Solomons with the occu-
patton of Kolombangara.
Bougainville, with it's surrounding
bases in the Buin-Faisi area, now is
the last defensive island in the
perimeter the japanese built around
Rabaul, New Britain. which once
extended as far AS Guadalcanal.
1t Is estimated here unofficially
that possibly half .of the Japanese
garrison at Kolombangara, once es-
timated at 10000 men, managed to
escape in excavations running over
a period of several weeks and cli-
NAKED by the mass barge attempts
Of October l. and 3. The re-
mainder probably were killed, many
by drowning.
A large number escaped primarily
because the evacuation was carried
out during a dark moon period wien
interCeption was difficult.
Evening star., 1943-10-11
Cardinals and Yanks
In ScoreIess Tie
In Second Inning
Morton Cooper Strikes
Out First Three Botters
To Face Him
The Line-ups

=! the Associated Press
SPOR TSMAN'S PARK. st.
Louis, Oct. 1.-THE New York
Yankees set out to clinch base
balls world championship today
with Spud Chandler on the
mound as the St. Louis Cardinals
pitched Mort Cooper and shook
up their lineup in a desperate
effort to forestall elimination in
the fifth and possibly final game
of the l943 World Series.
| The score was 0 to 0 in the seconc
inning.
Morton Cooper struck out the first
three Yankees to face him in the
first inning. The Cards got two men
on base in their half of the inning
but failed to score
In an effort to break the Cardi-
nails hitting slump, Manager Billy
SouthWorth sent The veteran Debs
Garms to left field in place of Danny
Litwhiler and put Johnny Hopp in
center field. replacing Harry Walker
1t was the first time during the
series THAI the Cardinals had
changed their lineup
Manager Joe Mccarthy of the
Yanks, who has been switching his
batting order for right and left
handed hurting. reverted to the
same batting order today that was
used against Cooper last Wednes-
day.
The Cardinals were greeted with
a roar when they came on the field
at l:30 am. At that time the un-
reserved sections were only three
quarters filled.
They went through their batting
practice in the regular order they
used in their first four games. Deb
/ Garms, utility infelder. was the first
to knock ball out of the park in
practice and then he went to the
mound and took turn as batting
practice pitcher.
! Stan Musial Immediately greeted
him with a smash into the right CEN
(See BASEBALL. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1943-10-11

(See ITALY, Page A-14)
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Bougainvi||e Is Next
On American LIST as
Ko|ombangara Falls
Island Lost Defensive
Position of Perimeter
Built Around RobouI

JAP-HELD WAKE ISLAND BAT
TERED in two-day ship plane
assault. Page A
Evening star., 1943-10-11

cSee PACIFIC, Page A-4D
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(See RUSSIA, Page A-14D
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(See BASEBALL, Page A-3.
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(See NEWSPRINT, Page A-14.)
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ISee ROOSEVELT, Page AID
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(See RAIDS, Page A-14.D
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(See WAR FUND, Page A-l4)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-05

in their neighborhood to inquire
if they are selling stamps &.
If not, why not and turning
in to the WWSD a weekly re-
port Of the sales.
The WWSD started this retail
division a year and a half ago,
tackling the job Of contracting
$4,000 retail stores In Detroit
and Wayne County. To date
they have lined up 5000 Tone
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-05
More Women Needed to Assure Greater Success War Stamp Program

Nov II. The speaker will be
Fannie Hurst. Invitations are
going out Immediately to the
workers =. II is strictly invi-
rational.
Speaker for the second meet
ing is TO be a surprise we
can only tell you that she will
talk on the subject Of physical
fitness. TT.
Meantime, more women are
needed TO help carry on this
good work IL you'd like TO
help call Miss Clippert
Cadillac 1914.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-05
Lecture on
Child Problems

MRS. MINNIE OED Of the
Merrill-Palmer School will
speak on sex hygiene problems
Of children at the Sherwood
Forest Library. 1920 Livernois.
on Wednesday, Noy. 10, at 8:15
p. m.
The meeting is open 10 the
public and will be followed by a
general discussion to allow par
ents TO bring their specific
problems to Mrs. Oeds atten-
fion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-05
BY IRENE M. HAWKINS

women's Editor, Tho Detroit Times
HOW QUIETLY some people
90 about their contribution to
the war effort. No uniforms. no
band preceding them as they
march along =. just the daily
plod, when and wherever they
Kan spare the time.
I'm thinking at the moment
of a group Of women who
make up the staff Of the Retail
Division of the Women's War
Savings Division.
Perhaps you didn't know 1t,
but this retail division is re-
sponsible for all the war stamps
sold through retail stores {.
you know, when you buy a pair
of hose maybe the salesgirl
SAYS would you like your
change in war stamps -. and
you say why. yes OF
course.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-05
Beet Salad

NEVER DESPISE the lovely
heart of a beet. Pull tiny.
shiny new beets, cook until
tender. take off the skin and
marinate in French dressing.
Arrange in lettuce cups and
serve with chopped chives in
your mayonnaiSe. Here's a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-05

stamps, but on some timely sub
Jet Of interest TO women.
Perhaps a question and an
Swer period will be introduced,
giving the women a chance to
hash over problems they have
encountered which would
be helpful TO everybody con-
cernad.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-05

The WWSD has at present,
$50 women doing this work and
need a great many more. 1t is
the kind of work that can be
done by women in the home who
cannot give full time TO other
kinds of war work maybe
they can spare a few hours in
the morning after the children
are off TO school or in the
afternoon.
II consists OF calling on stores