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Is GERMAN PLANES
D0WNED BY YANKS
American Bombing And
Raiding Operations
Costly To Enemy

LONDON, Oct. 4.-lR-American
bombing and raidfng operations to-
day against the important Ger
man industrial city of Frankfurt,
other targets in western Germany
and operations over the N It h
Sea resulted in the destruction OF
IS Nazi planes, it was announced
tonight.
A joint communicate issued by
the U. S. Army headquarters and
the British Air Ministry said the
operations were carried out with
the loss of IS heavy bombers.
The Flying Fortresses that ham
mered Frankfurt arrived over that
city only a few hours after Raj
night raiders Quilted Kassel with
1880 tons of explosives hurled
down at the rate of Sc tons per
minute.
The F'ortresses were guarded by
long range Thunderbolt fighter
planes. which accounted for 10 OF
the total of enemy craft destroyed.
The rest were blasted out of the
sky by the Fortresses and the
Liberators who participated in the
North Sea sweep.
In addition to the German tar
gets, the Fortresses also blasted
the enemy held air field at St.
Sizier. France.
U. S. Thunderbolts (P47s) sup
ported the Fortresses in their pen
etration into enemy territory and
withdrawal support was provided
by sauadrons of Spitfires. T h e
DAYS operations were described as
among the biggest yet carried out
by the American Eighth Air
Force.
In the attack on Kassel, 100
miles east of the Ruhr, the Raj
dropped concentration of bombs
(Co,f;puad m paUe Three. Col 4)
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Filler B0UND0YER
TO HIGHER COURT
CAPT. Smith Held For Trial
After Inquest Into
Road Death

CAPTAIN Chic E. Smith, Jr.. a
fighter pilot at the Wilmington
Army Air base, was bound over
to the November term OF super
ior court Monday afternoon after
a coroner's jury had held MIN
responsible for the death. OF Rob-
ert L. Shaw, 45-year-old white
man. on the Wrightsville beach
highway Saturday night.
The captain was released I'M
der $4,000 bond for his appearance
in superior court when 1t con-
venes here in November.
Should the Army. however, de-
eide to take jurisdiction in the
case, as it has in numerous cases
involving Army personnel IN this
area, it is highly unlikely that
the flying officer will ever be
placer on trial before New Han
over jury.
The coroner's jury found that
Robert L. Shaw came to his death
from being struck by an automo-
bile driven by Captain c. E.
Smith"
Testimony at the inquest reveal
ed that the convertible coupe which
Captain Smith was driving was
halted several miles from the
scene of the accident by coun-
ty radio car because the coupe
was travelling without lights.
Deputy Sheriff Sam B. Yopp told
the jury that when the county Of
ficers found blood and other signs
of an accident on the coupe. Cap
tain Smith and his companion,
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BASTIA IS SEIZED
Fall OF Corsican City Gives
Powerful Spearhead
For Drive
MOROCCANS IN LEAD
Fierce Counters First To
Enter Town After
Heavy Bombardment

ALGIERS, Oct. A. P) -
Allied forces fashioned an
other spearhead at Adolf Hit
Ter today with the fall OF Bas-
tia in the northeastern corner
of Corsica, virtually COM
pleting conquest Of the island.
Moroccan mountain war
riors-the Goumiers-enter-
ed the city, the chief CONNER
cial city of the Napoleonic
isle, at 10 am, Tle French
announced, following a de-
vastating artillery lombard
ment from the hills which
sent shells plunging into mu-
nitions stores and the boats
in which the Germans were
trying to escape.
Sharpshooters Active
While the shellfire was splinter
ing the boats and setting huge
fires, the pig tailed Moroccans
employed their sharpshooting to
chase the Germans out of Furian,
three miles southwest of the port,
and then pursued the enemy to
the beaches.
Only few isolated remnants
of the Germans remained scatter
ed along the beaches and they
were being mopped UP quickly by
American Rangers and French mo-
torized and shock attachments
which had been equipped from
United States stores.
The French communicate said
that the whole western coast and
northern part of Cap Corse, the
northern tip of the island, had
been cleared as far as Luri. and
that Borgo and its airfields 10
miles southwest of Bastia, Yes
covato and Casanova, farther
south. had been occupied.
Freeing of the Corsicans from
enemy bondage was completed in
less than a month after the pat
riots, supplied secretly by sub
marine and parachute. attacked
the Germans on September 8 when
it was learned that Italy had ca
pitulated. The native guerillas had
been reinforced by American
Rangers and shock battalions rush
ed in by submarine and fast de-
stroyers.
Most of the 10000 Italian troops
on the island gave up their arms
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
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SO PER CENT TAX
COLLECTION NOTED
Income For New Hanover
Hits High Rate In
Past Year

Ninety-three per cent OF the TO-
tai 1912 taxes due New Hanover
county we're collected during the
tax year just completed, City
County Tax Collector c. R. Morse
revealed in making his annual re-
port to the county board of COM
missioners Monday afternoon.
He said total of s349, 1851 was
collected by his office and de-
posted to the credit of the county
plus S1O6, 92426 in prepaid 1912
taxes collected by County Auditor
J. A. Orrell.
The tax collector said only $780,
31461 in real property was ad-
vertised for sale. for non-payment
in 1912 as compared with $4,000
for the year before.
The insolvent' personal prop
erty list for 1942, which totalled
81, SAIL, and the ''insolvent' poll
tax list, which totalled S., 180. in
Guided 165 men from New Han
over county who are now in serv-
ice, Mr.. Morse said.
The tax books for 1943 were Of
ficially turned over to the tax col
lector by the board of commits
sioners and Mr.. Morse said the
city-county office is now ready to
receive payments from taxpayers.
In a routine session, the COM
missioners adopted resolution
requesting the State Highway and
Public Works commission to clean
out bitches and lower culverts
along the Kure's beach highway
after six Kure's beach residents
lc,4:l ~. Do o.. uL.oo. Col Al
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GERMAN BARRACKS
BLASTED BY DANES
New Wave OF Sabotage
Comes AS Answer To
Purge OF Jews

STOCKHOLM. Oct. 4.-tR-Dan-
ish patriots blasted German troop
barracks, two power stations and
two war material factories IN a
re intensified sabotage campaign
today which provided a military
answer to Germanys attempted
purge of the 10000 Jews in Den
mark. 1
The free Danish press service
here said one of tn heaviest
bombs ever used by saboteurs
wrecked the important power sta
ton at Broenderslev in the Jut-
land area. Another station at Nlbe
was damaged and explosions
wrecked portions of a troop bar
racks at Loekken on the Skagerrak
coast of Jutland where large con-
tingents of Nazi troops are assign
ed to guard against possible Al
lied invasion.
Other damage was caused by
saboteurs to a factory at Hilleroed,
producing wheels and tires fer
German armored vehicles, and to
a machine factory manufacturing
war materials near Copenhagen.
While the Germans blamed the
Jews for the sabotage and gave
that as one reason for the purge,
Danish refugees said the roundup
of the Jews instead of hating Ell
forts to hamper the war effort
would add new impetus to the
Danish opposition.
Danish soldiers who were re-
leased from h internment in
which they had been held since
their militant uprising against the
Nazis August 30, have refused to
sign statements pledging them
selves not to aid opposition groups.
The Germans had sought to ar
range the release as propaganda
move to counterfeit the Jewish ac-
ton.
The German gestapo, meanwhile.
relentlessly continued purge OF
Denmark's Jews, extending a
toulouse search all along the
Danish coast from Copenhagen
north to Helsingoer.
Reports from Malmoe, on the
south coast of Sweden opposite
Denmark, said that the Nazis were
trying to run down Jews hiding
along the coast for an opportunity
to escape across the narrow sound
to Sweden.
Refugees, meanwhile. continued
to arrive in this country, causing
housing problem III such COM
munities as Haelsingborg and
Landskrona.
The bodies of terror stricken
Jews who had plunged into the
icy waters to swim across t h e
three-mile strait between Denmark
and Sweden were being washed
ashore. The bodies of two Jewish
youths were found today on the
Swedish coast.
Copenhagen dispatches said the
Nazi roundup of Jews was for the
purpose of shipping them to Polish
or Baltic labor camps.
A Swedish radio broadcast said
two large German vessels which
the Jews to Germany had been
fCopfiouad m paUn Txun. Col ~
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Volunteer Work Virtually
Eliminated Except In
Emergencies

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4. -R)-
The volunteer civilian portion of
the nations aircraft warning net
was virtually eliminated tonight
except as a reserve for emergency
use.
The War Department ordered
most of it placed simply On an al
ert' status as a manpoWer con-
servation measure.
Instead of operating "a hours a
day, the approximately $500 OBJ
servation posts of the aircraft
spoilers and the 43 filter cen
tiers along the East, West and Gulf
Coasts and the Canadian border
will be manned only a few hours
one day week, to keep the Or
ganization together and prepared
to return to full time duties at
a moments notice.
Approximately 100000 members
of the Ground Observer Corps and
the Aircraft Warning Corps were
affected by the decision, which
General H. H. Arnold said was
made in the assumption of "cal-
culated risk" of enemy air attack,
and which President Roosevelt
warned the public not to interpret
as a rehabilitation of civilian de-
tense.
The majority of the volunteers
affected are members of the
Ground Observer Corps, serving as
spoilers, and reporting to the filter
lContinued on Page Two; Col. g
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becoming available at 10 each
month.
However, he said, the Navy will
want $4,000 men a month for the
first six months of 1914, including
requirements and men Ito man
and use the ships and airplanes
coming off the line
Hill said he could not estimate
how many fathers it would be
necessary to draft monthly during
1914 to meet the needs OF the two
services since the Nays enlist
ment this year of 17-year-olds
may have decreased the number
of 1S-year-olds that will become
available for drafting.
Selective service has said 446.-
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MONTGONERY'S FORCES TRAP
GERMANS IN SURPRISE MOVE;
ALLIES FASHION NEW WEAPON
ianAviatOrSDeStrOV
SixGerman TroopBarg

LONDON, Tuesday, Oct. s.
R-Russian airmen, appar-
emily hammering the last Ger
man remnants fleeing from the
Caucasus to the Crimea, sank
six more barges carrying
troops and supplies yester-
day, while the Red Army
forced another river near Co
mel and killed nearly 1900
Germans amid bitter tank
battles in White Russia, Mos
COW announced early today.
The Soviet Black sea fleet
airmen also destroyed more
than 100 trucks and dispersed
a German battalion, said a
midnight communique supple
ment recorded by the Soviet
monitor. But there was as yet
no official Moscow report on
what Berlin has hinted-that
the liberation of the Caucasus
was in its final stage.
In White Russia and along
the Dniener river line Of the
Ukraine, bad weather and
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Shriners Will Stage
Dry Sand Ceremony
Here On October ~

Luther A. Raney, potentate
of Sudan Temple, Order OF
the Mystic Shrine. announced
on Monday that the dry sand"
ceremonial which has been an
ticipated for some time will be
held in Wilmington on Friday,
OCTOBER %. The day comedies
with the launching Of another
CO ship at the local yard. and
the Temple will be in charge
of the program.
Mr.. Raney said the ceremon-
iaI will be held at $3.50 o'clock
in the afternoon and the
launching at 6 o'clock. Attend
ing shriners will then attend
a banquet, to be followed by
a dance at the Cape Fear Ar
mory. from $3.50 to l.
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AIRCRAFT WARMING
SERVICE REDUCES
CIVILIAN ROSTER
Local Filter Center Sends
Out Instructions To
State Posts

instructions covering the oper-
alton of the Wilmington informa-
ton and filter center here and the
approximately 100 ground obser-
walton posts of the Wilmington Air
region. under the new War De-
partment order. were sent out from
the information and filter center
by mail and telegraph Monday.
Lieut.. Col. Oscar C. Tigner. com
handing officer of the WAR, said
late Monday night.
He said the reorganization order
affected about 5000 civilian vol
unteers of the Aircraft Warning
Service in the region. which en-
braces most of the state.
The operations room of the CEN
ter here, Col. Tigner said. will
continue 10 be stated by volun-
teers on 24-hour basis while the
filter room will be placed on an
instant alert basis and will op-
crate on a periodic schedule to
keep volunteers familiar with their
tasks.
All "spotter' posts in New Han
over county and throughout the
region, the colonel continued, will
be activated only once week, for
the same reason, but will remain
on the instant alert basis.
He expressed deep appreciation
to the volunteer stats of both the
observation posts and the filter
centers over the region for their
services to the Army in the past.
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Officials have estimated that it
will be necessary to draft 446, 900
fathers to meet Army-Navy needs
for the remainder of the present
year.
If only the Arny's needs were
involved, Hill said to Senator Taft
(R-Ohio), there is a reasonable
hope that there would be no fur
Their drain upon fathers" in 1914.
He said the 100000 men con-
templated for the Army by the
end of the year likely would not
be increased, and that its month
ly requirements probably could be
obtained from the $4,000 to $4,000
physically qualified youngsters
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fierce German resistance def
initely had slowed the Red
Army for the first time since
it launched its successful
summer offensive to hurl back
the Germans 200 miles to the
Dnieper, the Moscow COM
munique indicated.
The Red Army was mass
ing men and material for the
next big phase-a strike across
the Dnieper in the Ukraine
while Soviet forces still bat
tered at the approaches to
Gomel, MOgilev and Vitebsk
in White Russia on the north.
A group of Soviet automatic
riflemen crossed a river near
Gomel, probably the Sozh
northeast of the city, routed
the German defenders and
paved the way for the cross
ing of the main Russian forces,
the bulletin said.
In another sector of the Co
mel front the Russians said
Continued m Pare Two. Col.
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Registration For Ration
Book Number 4 Is Slated

ed as sugar" stamps, and - for
''coffee,' which is no longer on
the ration list. The plates were
made for this book before
coffee was removed from the ra-
ton list; therefore these stamps
may be used as spare stamps,
also.
There has been some talk Of
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New Tax Plan.
Thought Dead.
AtInception.
representative Doughton
Saws Measure Too
Great A Burden
WILL PROBABLY STOP
observers Think Treasury
Proposal Will Be Put
On Shelf
vAsHINGTON, Oct. A.

WASHINGTON, Oct. A.
I'D, - The Treasury's MAN.
" ,.o+h new tax program, in
i i',n to raise another S10,-
5o0 400 from income tax pay
ors GUM chewers, tobacco
smokers and drinkers of
linnor and soda pop, apparent
Ky Ky died a-borning today:
Req. Doughton D-NC)
+ooE a quick look at the pro-
cram. which would increase
5v 40 per cent the govern
ment's overall take from per-
sonal incomes, and proclaim
cd It too big a burden for the
taxn2vers to bear at this
time c
NAV Not yet ny GROUP
Since Doughton is chairman OF
40 House Ways and Means COM
r;tae through which all tax bills
r,wt 90 it was believed unlikely
H.. his tax bill or anything re-
notply Ike it would get to first
bssp There was speculation that
anv tax hill passed this year would
raise no more than halt the
anon. the administration asked.
To Doughton. portions of t h e
Treasury plan seemed utterly in
defensibIe.
Calling reporters to his office,
Re said:
ANY benefit which might arise
from the effect of the Treasury's
plan in curbing initiation would De
more than offset by such unber-
9ble increased burdens. which may
veil have a tendency to break
ioWn the morale OF the taxpayer.
Il feel that the secretary Nor
,enthaW program is more ambi-
ious and calls for more tax, in
he aggregate, than the taxpayers
an reasonably bear at this time,
r view OF the already heavy tax
ability | do not see at this time
ow We can make the full in
r5ases requested, either in indi-
idual, corporate or excise taxes.
Il think some Of the Increases
recommended on excise take
there are score Of them) are
Utterly indetensible-picking out a
te~ articles that are already taxed
excessively high and imposing on
these articles greatly increased
'dtes, leaving without any tax
.hatever other articles which can
1t be classed as necessities.
Slzable Increases in the personal
come tax were a chief feature
Inc treasury plan.
treasury Secretary Henry Nor
enthau. with the approval of Pres
lent Roosevelt, also asked for
harp Increases in levies on cor
9Fatlons and so-called luxuries,
1ch as liquor and tobacco, and
Dr. new taxes on soft drinks and
neWin9 gum.
Appearing before the tax-fram-
lg House Ways and Means com.
0ittee, ne proposed that the with
-2l0Ih3 levy on wages and sal
'NeS' now 20 per cent of taxable
come. be placed on a graduate
9aSIs to cover the gross earnings
d all income brackets, with rates
'dl might range from one per
'tas Tor the small wage Garner up
W per cent for person with
u 100000 salary.
Inc withholding rates under the
e, plan would follow roughly the
IectlVe rates of tax liability and
QUO vary according to size of
ZONE and marital status. Effect
quo De given TO the exemptions
y variations in the withholding
ates.
me present 20 per cent withhold
" levy, collected after family
.''uS deductions, is calculated to
''>ef the tax obligation only
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By KIRKE L. SIMPSON

A lull of uncertain duration in
heavy fighting both in Italy and
Russia seems indicated, although
on both fronts the Nazis are still
in retreat.
This does not mean there is lack
of major movements now. On the
contrary, in Italy both the Fifth
Army in the west and the Eighth
Army in the east are moving up
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WEATHER

Nom, FORECAST.
today. i'OAlNA: continued mild
10 Eastern Standard Time)
AJatans I. S. Weather Bureau)
ending 0t.o1ddoglcal data for the "a hours
$50 p. M, yesterday.
l9o Temperature
, N O. q, m, SO; 1880 a. NJ. 81; 1:3o
Minirnn,.oG 1870 p. M, so. Maximum 10;
mum 50; Mean ST; Normal SO.
Ian Humidity
p. m a. A.. M, 80; 1870 a. M, 81; / 80
10 80 p. m. 81.
Int, Precipitation
M io or the "a hours ending 7:3o
o0o ''a ino, since the first of the month,
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Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
Evening star., 1943-06-07

the son of Mrs. It. C. r. Simms.
Florence L. Simms, Bel Alton, Md.
GREENSBORO, N. C.-Corpl. Ber-
nard A. Fitzharris, %, son of Mrs.
Isabel Fitzharris, 1852 Sixteenth
street NV, has been promoted TO
the grade of sergeant here al
headquarters of the Army Air
Forces Technical Training Com
mand, where he is business
machine operator in the Statistical
Control Unit. Prior to joining the
Army in July, l94l, Sergt Fitzharris
was employed by the Census Bureau.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D.-Pfc. Mur-
ray Siebel, formerly of 1852 Argonne
place NV, has been assigned to
the Army Air Forces Technical
School here for training as a radio
operate mechanic Prior to his in
Evening star., 1943-06-07

Camp Lee, Va, and was assigned to
a quartermaster unit at Fort Meade,
Md.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.-Merlin r
Allen. son of Mrs. Marie A. Wiles
1923 Massachusetts avenue Sc. re-
Gently was commissioned a second
lieutenant on completion of course
in photography here at the Army Air
Forces Technical Training Com
mand School at Yale University
Rated as a technical officer, he is
now prepared to assume duties with
a tactical unit of the Army Air
Forces.
FARRAGUT, Idaho-Lt. Albert c.
Jefries, husband of Mrs. Albert c
Jeffries, 1903 Twelfth place NE, is
now on duty as postal officer here at
the United States Naval Training
Station. 1t. Jeffries was formerly
assistant postal clerk in the post
Office in Washington. A son, Albert
C. Jeffries. jr.. is seaman, second
class, in the United States Naval
Reserve.
GREAT LAKES, III. Charles
Lewis Karmel, 18, son of Mrs. Bessie
Karmel, 4442 Kansas avenue NV,
and Phil Anthony Gentilcore, 20.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gentilcore,
82l Second street NE, are now en-
rolled in the gunner's mate course
at the service school here at the
United States Naval Training Sta
ton.
FORT KNOX. Kv.-Corpl. Louis
Lopatln. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
D. Lopatin, 1913 Upshur street N w,
is now enrolled in the Armored Force
School here for special course in
tank mechanics.
FORT BRAGG. N. C.-Pfct. Ern-
est W. Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Evening star., 1943-06-07

Frank Smith, Is South Park drive,
Arlington, Va, has been promoted to
the rank of technician fifth grade.
He has been in the service for two
years.
CARLISLE BARRACKS. Pa
First 1t. Frank r. Hussong, Jr., Den
tai Corps. 624 Carroll avenue, Ia
koma Park, Md. recently graduated
from the officers class here at the
Medical Field Service School.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. MeX.-Avia-
ton Cadet Charles F.. Simms, hus-
band of Mrs. Gertrude E. Simms,
l434 Somerset place NV, recent-
Evening star., 1943-06-07
100 SPARS in Dupont Area
To Enter Warden Service

More than 100 SPARS will be
sworn into the warden service Of the
Dupont area at 8 O'Clock tonight at
civilian defense meeting at the
Randall School, Twentieth and N
streets NV, it is announced by
Deputy Warden Thomas w. Sandoz
The Coast Guard women have
been trained for wardens and fire
guards by George Cox, assistant
deputy warden for the area. 1t was
reported. Some are to be assigned
as building wardens at the Randall
School, which has been transformed
into Coast Guard barracks, and
others will be given regular sector
and zone assignments.
Evening star., 1943-06-07

er, Pvt. Jerome Pfc. J. c. Gibbons.
r. Gibbons, who has been in the
Army since January, is now sta
toned at Camp Butner, N. C. He is
also graduate of Lackey High
School and Columbia Technical In
stitute and was formerly employed
by the War Department as drafts
man
ENGLAND.-Pfc. Louis Edison
81, SOC Rittenhouse street NV
recently became a United States
citizen along with 236 men and
women now serving with the armed
forces overseas. Pvt. Edison. who
came with his parents to the United
States in 1922, has been resident of
the District since 1881. Formerly
employed as an interior decorator
for the H. Bernter Co. he was in
Quoted into the Army in April, 1910
He received his basic training at
Evening star., 1943-06-07

y W a D B l a u
ua ted from the
Army Air Forces
B o m b a r d i e r
School here at
Kirkland F iel d
a S a n a e r i a |
bombardier and
W a S com m / S.
stoned a second
! i e u t e n a n t..
A graduate of
La Plata Md
High School and
the Un i v e rsit,y
o f M a ry | a n d,
Lit. S i'm m s is
Evening star., 1943-06-07

WHO WAS WOuIlu-
ed in action here
In North Africa
April 4, has re-
turned to duty
with his COM
pany as radio
man. A gradu-
ate of Lackey
High School and
Columbia Tech
nical institute,
Pfc. G. j b b o n s
forme erly was
employed by the
Goodyear Rub
ber Co. A broth
Evening star., 1943-06-07
cs&ez;iWlTH ID. c.
FIGHTING MEM

NORTH AFRICA-Mr. and Mrs
John Maynard Gibbons, Indianhead,
Md, have received word that their
son, Pfc. John Carlton Gibbons,