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weeks. The spread of forces in
North Africa and the Middle
East is such that 1t is impossible
for the Germans to determine
whether we will attempt to in
wade the Mediterranean islands
or Italy itself or the Albanian
Yugoslav coast, or whether we
might attempt to 60 into the
Balkans through Turkey.
Large forces appear to be con-
centrated on almost every point
from which an invasion might
start. The fact that important
forces are on transports and in
vasion barges off Tunisia does
not necessarily mean we will go
to Sicily, Sardinia or Corsica.
These transports might be
sent to any other points in the
Mediterranean. Similarly, it is
impossible for the enemy to de-
termine where the much-im-
proved armies stationed in Syria
and Egypt might be sent.
Transports in Ports.
Large transportation facilities
are noticeable to the Nazis in all
principal ports along the Eastern
Mediterranean and the Allies
have the initiative and air su-
periority which enable them to
choose their most important OBJ
jective.
Although in the past every
thing has pointed to an Allied
attempt to establish a foothold
in Sicily, it now appears the Ger
mans are no longer certain the
invasion of Sicily is contemplated
at all.
Militarily, none of the three
most important isles in the Cen
trail Mediterranean is worth
much in the event the Allies de-
cided to occupy Southern Italy
first.
Deprived of present communi-
cation facilities with the main
land, the Nazi- Italian garrisons
in those outposts would become
as easy a prey as Tunisia for the
American and British forces.
The strength of the Allied
forces in the Mediterranean and
Near Eastern area is a military
secret. But there is no question
that the Germans have a good
idea of their striking power. And
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Jury Returns Verdict
OF First-Degree Murder

A District Court jury yesterday
found George Jones, As, colored, of
the 140o block of Columbia road
NV, guilty of first-degree murder
in connection with the fatal shoot
ing of Sterling Williams, 40 COL
ored, last March.
The conviction was the first for
flrst-degree murder in the District
this year. The jury, consisting of
eight men and four women, re-
turned the verdict after 21a hours.
Williams was shot twice in the
stomach while at his home in the
1400 block of T street NV. AS.
s1stant United States Attorney c,
r. Hef1in prosecuted the case. At
the time of the shooting, Jones de-
manded to know the whereabouts
OF a woman who had left his home
and gone to Williams house, Mr..
Hef1in said The woman. it was
said, hid in closet until Jones
had left.
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US0 Club Street Dance
To Mark Anniversary

A street dance for servicemen and
women and Government girls will be
held at 9 o'clock tonight in celebra-
ton of the first birthday anniversary
of the USO club operated at 1914 N
street NV. by the women's division
of the National Catholic Community
Service.
Police will permit the 1900 block
of N street to be closed to traffic
and lanterns and flood lights will
provide festive setting.
An orchestra, amplifed by q public
address system, will furnish the
music from 9 pm. to midnight.
George O'Connor, singer and enter
tainer. whose wife is a member of
the clubs Advisory Committee, will
entertain the gathering with Irish
acts and songs.
Miss Lucy Landry, director of the
club since its opening, expects the
guests tonight to push the clubs
| total number of visitors above the
104, 900 mark.
The clubs chorus of so young
women will give their spring concert
tomorrow from 4 to pm. Mrs.
Eileen Fisher, organizer and leader
Of the group. will conduct, and Miss
Beatrice Lambour will be the ac-
| companiSt.
Evening star., 1943-06-26

centuries, original paintings, draw
ings and sculptures by Russian and
Western European artists were
taken from the USSR to Germany" :"
the report declared.
For the plunder, torture and
massacres of the peaceful Soviet
citizens perpetrsted in Pyatigorsk,
kursk and Kypyansk, the extraordi-
nary state commission holds re-
sponsible the command of the lst
Tank Army, General of Cavalry
Macksen; Chief of Propaganda, De-
partment of 1st Tank Army Miller;
Commandant Flach, DR.. Kern, In
termediary- Interpreter Wegemann,
Chief of Secret Field Police Kargan
and his assistant, Schweize."
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flve-year period by ex-servicemen
1887
To extend for one year the 312
per cent interest rate on certain
Federal Land Bank loans, 1887.
Relative to interest rates on Fed
eral Land Bank loans and land bank
commissioners loans, 1888.
For relief of volunteer officers and
enlisted men who were held in the
Philippines after the ratification of
the treaty of peace following the war
with Spain philippine travel pay
bilD, 1910.
To provide for the alteration of
certain bridges. 1910.
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Ad Club 10 Observe
Aviation Day al Airport

The Advertising Club of Washing
ton will observe aviation day" Tues
day, with luncheon meeting in the
Terminal Restaurant of the National
Airport.
A tour of the Pennsylvania Cen
tral Airline hangers and shops will
be held following the luncheon.
c. Bedell Monro, president of the
airline, will present trophy to John
Groves, airport manager, 'afor his
efficient operation of one of the
Nations busiest and most important
airports."
Honored guests at the luncheon
will include Pea Vice Presidents j.
]. O'Donovan, J. H, Carmichael and
Robert Wilson, as well as officers of
the Army Air Forces. Louis D.
Krakow, president of the club, will
preside,
Evening star., 1943-06-26
Anti-Strike Low Is Eighth Veto
Of Roosevelt to Be Overridden

The anti-strike bill veto was the
eighth Congress has overridden dur
ing President RooSevelt's more than
10 years in office. The other meas
ures, in chronological order:
Independent Offices appropriation
bill, 1884, vetoed because of objec-
tions to provisions relating to COM
pensation of veterans and Federal
employees
To provide for the immediate pay
ment of the World War adjusted
service certificates (bonus), 1896.
To amend law to provide privileges
of renewing expiring f1ve-year level
premium term policies for another
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S75 From Martinique
And GuadeIoupe Join
Fighting French
Escaped and Made Way
To Caribbean Islands,
De GoulIe Delegation Says
BY the Associated Press.

bE Inc ASSOCIATED PreSS.
NEW YORK, June 26. - Gen.
Charles de Gaule's Fighting French
delegation here says that 885 out of
e57 soldiers, sailors and merchant
seamen who escaped from the
Vichy-controlled islands of Guada-
loupe and Martinique have elected
to join the Fighting French.
They made this announcement
yesterday as, together with Fighting
French officials in Washington, they
told how the refugees, individually
or in small groups, escaped from the
islands controlled by Admiral
Georges Robert-with whom the
| United States has broken relations
because of his pro-Vichy policies
and made their way to various
Caribbean islands belonging to the
| United Nations.
Picked up on these islands the
men were brought by steamer to
New York and on their arrival
Thursday they were met by repre-
sentatives of the United States
Army, Navy and State Department
and officials of the Fighting French
and the French military mission of
Gen. Henri Honore Giraud.
Soon after they landed the men
were taken to an undisclosed office
here to appear before commission
composed of two De Gaullist and
two Giraudist officers. Officers of
the United States Army and Navy
supervised the proceedings.
The Fighting French said the
commission was established to pre-
vent misunderstanding between the
two French factions, such as oc-
CURED recently when a large num-
ber of sailors left the battleship
Richelieu, controlled by Gen.
Giraud, to sign up with the De
Gaullists.
Evening star., 1943-06-26
This Changing World
Inactivity Of Nuzs Focine Russio Seen Due
To Woit-nnd-S See Policy on Allied Plons

they are not likely to underesti-
mate 1t.
Axis Force Sizable.
The Axis has stable force to
oppose an invasion. The fact
that it is definitely confirmed
that fresh divisions from the re-
serve pool have been sent to
various danger points justifles
the assumption of the Allied
high command that the Nazis
are not brushing off our chal-
lenge as inconsequential.
While it has been ascertained
that none OF the grour d OF air
forces from the eastern front
has been affected by recent
military movements. it is logical
to assume that the Germans
will not plunge into an uncer-
tain and unquestionably ex-
pensiye campaign in Russia be-
fore the Allies have delivered
their blow and shown their
strategic intentions.
The gamble would be too great
for Hitler. The NaZis know very
we'll that the Russians have at
least 300 divisions available for
defense. They also know from
past experience that the Red
army will fight on the defensive
with grim determination. The
supplies reaching Russia con-
stantly from the United States
and Great Britain are offsetting
damage the Nazis may have
inflicted on Soviet Industrial
establishments near Moscow and
Kharkov.
Drive Unwise Now.
While the Nazis probably are
certain of initial successes If
they open an offensive in the
east they do not know how hard
and how heavily they may have
to fight. They do not know how
many reserves they may be COM
PEELED to draw from the rear to
replace casualties and losses in
war material.
Under the circumstances it
would appear unwise for the
Berlin high command to open a
drive and risk the lack of neces-
sary reserves at the most crit
ical moment. These reserves
may have to be used to support
defending forces if the Allies
succeed in breaking through the
weakest point of the southern
belt OF the European fortress.
The consensus of the most ex-
perienced military observers in
Washington and London Is that
until the Germans see very
clearly into the Allies plans in
the Mediterranean no major
Nazi offensive is likely.
This situation is believed help
full in quieting the clamor from
Moscow for an immediate second
front.
If by our present actions we
can keep the enemy guessing
and worried, and if the military
concentration of the Allies in the
west have blocked the wheels of
the well-oiled Nazi military ma
chine, our pledges should be con-
sidered by Moscow as having been
fulfilled, at least ternporarily.
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war; and end it
soon by bomb
ing military. OBJ
jectives." That
is a fiat prom
ise or I have
never heard one.
But later, in
I h e S a m e
S p e e C h, Gen.
Arnold said, IT
do not want to
a rous false
hopes for an
eaSy and early
victory. We have
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a n e ws p aper-
man and his
m o t t o always
h a S b e e n just
one thing: "You
can't miss If you
go where there
is action. "
w he N I met
him he was just
seven hours off
h e boat from
Africa. He came
in a conveyed
ship. carving.
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Gardener Who Assisted
Saboteur Gets IS Years

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 26.-Helmut
Leiner, "a, German gardener who
pleaded guilty to an indictment
charging trading with the enemy
after an earlier treason indictment
had been dismissed, was sentenced
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lnlngS, z,U00 German prisoners
rather a select sort of prisoners,
they being from the 10th and 18th
Pan2er Divisions. The 10th and
18th Panzer units were the flower
of Rommel's army. They were the
boys who shaved with Mausers, cut
their hair with mortars and had
he'll elbow from throwing that
salute. That was when they were
on the sands of Africa and were in
full charge. That's when they had
supremacy in all phases of warfare.
Ship Was Attacked.
Jarvies story is what happened
to the Germans when they were on
the high seas as prisoners bound
for England. All the way across the
boat was attacked by German planes
and German submarines and it
faced the hidden danger of German
mines.
Il am no psychologist" Jarvie
told me, "but if I have ever seen
fear on mems faces, it was on the
faces of those prisoners. We had
women on board that boat. We had
small children, refugees from Po-
land who had worked the long
way back through Algiers. We had
a long-haired BBC conductor and
the loudest noise he had ever heard
was the kettle drums in a Wag-
merriam overture. There were cor
respondents. wounded Grenadiers,
Commands and American tech
nicians, but they concealed their
fright, if any.
= remember the first night out
when the German bombers dropped
flares and lighted up the whole con-
voy. The only people on board who
got their wind up were the MASTER
full Nordics in the hold"
asked John Jarvie If there
could be any explanation of this
because he, like every other man
who has seen the Germans fight,
admits their toughness.
Bubble Burst.
YES" he said. with a burr that
would make a chestnut green with
envy. i think their fright is based
on the oack-flring of propaganda.
Before they We're of military age
they had it drilled into them bv
Goeobels and his workers that the
German military machine was in
>y1ncible. Up until the dav they
were forced to capitulate the Ger
man soldiers had every evidence
that Goebbels was right. Then. all
OF sudden, the bubble burst.
But as they crossed the waters
as prisoners the memory of the
lies they had been told still lin
gered ons They could not believe
that any boat could escape the wrath
OF the Luftwaffe or the subs. With
every turn of the ships propeIlers
| they felt in their hearts that the
enemy boat they were on would be
sunk either from below or above.
Il watched them day after day
as depth bombs went off. as bomb
ers dropped their loads, and there
was nothing but pure fright on
their faces. They would sit and
stare like inmates in a home for
incurables.
To me it was the greatest proof
that you cannot beat into a mans
mind the idea that he is invincible
without risking dangerous kick
back. I am sure the Germans would
have withstood more than they did
IN North Africa toward the end if
they had not had it hammered into
them that the Americans and Brit
ish never could put them in a de-
fensive position"
Note to editors: Please send a
copy of this to Der Angriff marked
for the attention of Herr Goebbels
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Incl
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Congress has
been knock
ing at the
door in sup
port of such
| e g S ! alton.
Every time,
u n til t h e
present, t h e
a d m / nistra-
ton has been
able to stave
of &C t n.
w 1T h the
C o u n t r y
{ h or Ouehly
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t h e y a r e
waiting to see
where the AL
lies intend to
strike.
i T h e Nazi
h ig h co M
m a n d ! S
aware tn a t
l4llE n j I l z y
must attack
m e W mere
a l on g tn e
M e d iterran-
can in the
n xt few
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dignation t h a t
S h ould drive
from Washing
ton the smart
aleck group of
left-wingers who
have misled and
misinformed the
President about
the state of pub
lie opinion on
the strike issue.
There was no
SCUM d reason
why in the midst
of war both
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a
aroused by the failure of the ad-
ministration to control strikes in
essential war industries, this time
the torrent of sentiment swept
aside administration opposition.
This always has been a country
governed by law. The contention
OF members of Congress has been
that the strike Situation-with
the country fighting for it's life
should be controlled by law,
rather than presidential directive.
The tide of feeling rose in Con-
gress when the coal miners went
on strike, and the steel and other
vital Industries were hindered in
their output.
Congress passed the Connally-
Smith bill by overwhelming votes.
The 56-to-25-vote in the Senate
overriding the President veto was
taken as soon as the veto message
had been delivered The House,
too, declined to delay the issue
and within an hour after the veto
was brought before it, also acted.
the vote was 244 to los.
Substitute Lacks Support.
The suggestion by the President
that as a substitute, Congress
enact legislation making the mill
tary draft age Is to IS, SO that in
plants taken over by the Govern
ment-as the coal mines have
been taken-he could draft the
workers into the military forces
II they struck against the Gov
ernment, did not meet with much
favor on Capitol Hill. Under ex-
listing law, military drafy for the
younger coal miners already is
possible.
Under the Presidents plan it
would have been possible to take
them OF all ages-many, of course,
being entirely unfit for actual
military duty. Instead of being
a work or fight" proposition for
these overage miners-it would
nave been a work for regular
miners wages. or work for Army
pay at $50 month or 60 to the
guardhouse.
Members of Congress did not
oppose such proposition because
OF sympathy for the miners on
strike. Indeed, some of them ex-
pressed themselves forcibly to the
ef1ect that if miner was unwill-
ing to work in this crucial time of
war and struck against the Gov
ernment, the penalty of working
Tor $50 a month was too light.
But they did not believe that this
was a proper way to meet such a
strike. Nor did they like to do by
lndirection what they could do di-
rectly.
Hero of Organized Labor.
President Roosevelt emerges
from the situation as the hero of
organized labor, whose unions de-
manded veto of the anti-strike
bill. 1t is true they would have
protested vigorously the proposal
OF the President to draft workers
into the Army-or to hold the
threat of such draft over their
heads. But it was pretty clear
that Congress would have resisted
such a plan, and the probabilities
are that the President would not
have exercised the power de-
manded, Or have had an oppor-
tunity to exercise it.
1t has been charged that the
President was playing for the
labor vote next year-and that he
would not have signed the anti
strike bill, or any other anti
strike bill, which was opposed by
the unions. Now he has the credit
of having vetoed the bill-as labor
desired-and he also has an anti
strike law on the statute books,
with whatever political effect it
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HE opinions OF the riters this their not
necessaru The Stars Such opinions presented In The
Stars effort to gpe all sides OF questions Of interest to It's
readers although such opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1943-06-26
By SAMUEL GRAFTON.

On June Gen. Henry H. Arnold,
chief OF the Army Air Forces, told
the graduating class at West Point
that we are going to end 1t (the
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U-Bout Attacked OFF Rio

RIO De JANEIRO, June 26 LP,.--
A Brazilian air force plane was re-
liably reported today to have at
tackled a U-boat in the Atlantic 65
miles northeast of Rio de Janeiro.
Evening star., 1943-06-26
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

A wartime anti-strike law is
finally on the statute books, not
withstanding veto by President
Roosevelt. For a couple OF years
Evening star., 1943-06-26
Blow Dealt
Prestige of
Roosevelt
Veto Is Blamed
On Stupidity of
Left-Wine Advisers
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

There is only one real basis for
indignation today as a consequence
of the overriding OF President Roose-
Evening star., 1943-06-26
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The most logical and plausible
explanation given so far in high
quarters for the inactivity of the
Nazis on the eastern front is that
Evening star., 1943-06-26
McLemore-
Punzer Boys
Scare Easily
BY HENRY McLEMoRE.

LoNDON.-This is a second -hand
story from a first-class man. His
name Is John Jarvie and he is
Scotch. For 80 years he has been
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to 1S years Federal Imprisonment
yesterday.
Leiner acknowledged aiding Ed
ward John Kerling. one of the Nazi
saboteurs who landed on American
shores a year ago, by changing two
$50 bills given him by Kerling
Kerling later was executed.
Counting three to a family, more
than half million people will read
this issue Of The Star. If you have
a want" tell them through Star
Want Ad." Phone MA. 5000.
Evening star., 1943-06-26

A LITTLE want Ad" in The
Star brings LOT of results. MA.
5000.
Evening star., 1943-06-26
Oversight Can Be Both
Serious and Expensive

The Eberly Plan has served "on the home
'front.' through three wars-and now in this
greatest of all world tragedies, the need for
Eberly Plan Service is vitality urgent.
Don't let deterioration get out of hand.
Upkeep and Maintenance thoughtfully and
promptly done can save the day for your
home.
What to do where to begin?
We suggest you summons an Eberly Plan
Supervisor to help determine these things.
His judgment will be good; your best
interests will be his chief consideration. His
estimate will be a definite and conscientious
one, with no extras-and with only one
overhead Ia modest one at that ; with Eberly
Plan craftsmen doing all the work-and with
only ONE responsibilty-OURS.
Among the things of major Importance:
INSULATE by all means. That means both your
comfort and saving of fuel.
PAINTING-Dupont Paints literally armor.plate
the house.
REPAIRS of all types should be made-foors,
windows, porches DOORS roofs. Bath and
kitchen fixtures can be replaced if unsantary.
Cutters and downspouts should be looked
after. 1t is the neglect that will be expensive
not the lof RE- PAIRS and
MAINTENANCE.
The convenience of The Eberly Financing
Plan is extended for your confidential use.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-02

special terrifying
DIR
al in
at drue stores
Sl00 sold at back out eoou
May 2. 1913
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-02

A MEXICAN doctors a few
- weeks ago hailed the wiz
~ ardry Of surgeon who
gave a young defense worker
TRANSMISSION of blood right from
his own heart wound. but most
Of these medicos probably never
heard of the mosquito eaters of
the Bolivian jungles. These
strange, red savages have been
giving themselves transfusions Of
their own blood for centuries.
While the young defense
worker in New York provided
his own blood bank" the natives
who live in the fever regions Of
the upper Benz River country in
South America restore their own
red and white corpuscles by con-
Stunning thousands OF mosquitoes
which feed upon their own flesh.
Instead Of brushing the mos
quitoes away, the Indians allow
them 20 drink their fiji. until the
tiny pests are 50 heavy with the
red stuff that they can't fly This
makes them easier TO catch and
the natives feel they have really
lost nothing because their pre-
cious blood has not 1own away.
Everything that the educated
alcaldes and caciques can do 20
correct this belief, 10 say moth
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-02
BLOOD TRANsFUsIoNs-FRoM MOSQUITOES

Indians leave the mosquitoes on
their flesh until the winged in
sccts are fun is because they
claim that by doing this the
thirsty insect will not release
its irritating poison through it's
singer 10 inflame the skin. Some
explorers and even many in our
own mosquito belts of the United
States say there may be some
thing 70 this
In m any parts Of South
America, where low-grade food
and the unsanitary living habits
Of the Indians have caused wide
spread anemia, blood is as impor-
tant TO the victims as to those
patients who get their transfu-
sions from hospital blood banks.
Whether the Benz natives flying
blood banks are as good is an
argument you can stir up any
time you are out in the jungle.
Explorers who have seen the
natives eat bullying mosquitoes
by the handful say the people
seem TO relish the flavor of the
insects. The mosquito has taste
strangely described as being
somewhere between straight for
mic acid like that found in the
ant. and the familiar sailed boric
acid flavor Of fresh blood.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-02
MEN-AND BEASTS-FRoM MARS

worthless political ones.
Mr.. Churchill, in no uncertain
terms, warned the Berlin corpo-
raj that if he turned to gas tao
tics, he'd get the stuff all back
I'm double doses. Up to now,
Schickelgruber has taken the
warning 90 heart hut the Allies,
not wanting to get caught nap
ping, have kept right on making
gas and developing new methods
for combating its use.
AS a result, new-styled gas
masks are turned out so fast that
they give more the appearance
of a feminine fashion race than
something mighty important in
military production.
The pictures on this page show
the latest in fighting faces that
are being made for man and
beast.
Thanks 20 the ingenuity of
American research experts, it is
said that a protection has been
found against every known gas.
The weird outfit worn here by
Private Warren Gromberg viii
protect a man from anything, in