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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-09
Situation in
 SoIomonsIs
 dior Japs
Position of Nippons Most Critical Declares U. }.
 Navy Secretary

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Secre- tary of Navy Frank Knox this af- ternoon declared the present situa- ton in the south and southwest Pacific warrants a statement the Japanese are now in a more crit ical position than ever before Tn that area"
 Knox further stated that 1t IS mo longer question of the Japs holding their positions at the low est possible cost but it is a ques- ton of actual survival
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-09
POSITIONS OF ENEMY
 ARE SEIZED
Winter Defense Line" of Germans in Italy
 Pierced

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN ALGIERS, Nov. 9-Cutting new swath five miles deep through the enemy positions, the British Eighth Army has seized positions overlook ing the Sangro River heights beyond which the Germans are reported establishing the eastern anchor of the Italian winter defense line,' headquarters announces today.
 To the west the Nazis have massed heavy formations of troops and guns in the Mignano area in an attempt to halt the American drive toward Cassino on the main road to Rome. The Germans massed powerful striking force for a counter attack in the area five miles south of Mignano and west of Gallucio yesterday but the AL lied guns laid down a curtain Of artillery and mortar fire before the assault could be launched, dispers- ing the enemy.
 German prisoners reported unani- mously the Nazi Command planned to dig in for the winter on line anchored in the west along the Garigliano River and Aurunci mountains, through the mountains near Mignano where the American troops have already won footholds, and then across the Appennines to the Sangro River where the Fifth and Eighth Armies are already ramming against this line ill most sectors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-09
RED THRUST
 5MA5HE50N
 NAzIS' HEELS
Shattered Remnants of 12 German Divisions
 Being Trapped

LONDON, Nov. 9.-Two Russian armies commanded by Gen. Vatutin, conqueror of Kiev, are pounding westward toward the Polish and Rumanian frontiers on the heels of the shattered remnants of twelve German divisions, about 180,000 men, blasted from Kiev in the four day battle which ended Saturday.
 One Red Army force is reported as surging forward beyond Makaroy, 28 miles west of Kiev to within 50 miles of Zhitomire, key junction on one of the last two north-south railways available to the Germans toward the Polish border, 65 miles away.
 The second Soviet spearhead is striking southwest of Fastov, ac- cording to a Russian communique, which said it is within 40 mics of the Rumanian frontier. This drive. is apparently aimed at enyel- oping countless thousands of Ger
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-09
NATIONAL WAR FUND COMMITTEE TO GET
 TOGETHER WEDNESDAY,

All members of the National War Fund Committee will meet tomor- row at luncheon in the Gold Room of the Baranof. The purpose is to make final check of the contribu- tions and attend to other pertinent matters in connection with the re- cent successful drive,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-09
FOOTBALL TICKETS

Capital football ent h u i a sts couldn't beg, borrow or steal extra tickets to the Arny-Notre Dame gridiron game week before the contest. Even Postmaster General Frank Walker, Notre Dame alum nus. and Idaho's Senator D. Worth Clark, another graduate, couldn't get extra tickets.
 However, four of the precious pasteboards were sent by mistake to a Senator who has been dead for 48 years. They were addressed to Senator Al Thurman, Senate Office Building, Washington. D. e. Sen- ator Thurman hailed from Ohio and was the Vice-presidential running mate of Grover Cleveland in 1888 in the latter's unsuccessful bid for the Presidency.
 The football tickets weren't re- turned to West Point. They were accepted and used by the late Sem ator's grandson of the same name, Al Thurman, able director of in-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-09
NEW MOVE. BY 50vIET5
 ON (RIkEA

LONDON, Nov. 9.-The German controlled Paris radio declared late this afternoon the Russian Army has launched a violent assault on Perekop Isthmus leading into the Crimea and strong force of the Red Army is being hurled into a battle to smash the German garri- son trapped on the Peninsula.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-09
.ELkS ARE TO MEET
 IN SPECIAL SESSION

The Elks are to meet in spec ial session tonight at o'clock, the call being issued by Exalted Ruler Floyd Fagerson. Important business is to come up.
 Tomorrow night, following the re- gular session of the Lodge the an- nual Thanksgiving Turkey Gobble will be staged and the public is in- vited. A. B. tCot) Hayes is chair man of the event.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-09
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON tMajor Robert 6. Allen on active duty)

WASHINGTON - The smashing Republican victories have had two effects upon the White House.
 Effect No. 1 is on those around the White House-a greater deter imitation that the President is the only man who can save the Demo- ocratic Party that he must run for a 4th term.
 Effect No. 2 has been on the President himself AS usual he IS keeping his mouth shut. But close friends report less inclination to run for a 4th term.
 Even FDR's severest critics have to admit he is one of the shrewdest political observers in the country. AS previously reported in this col umn, he had warned White House associates that politically the Ad- ministration was trailing. His exact words were, We're behind"
 If he thinks he is still behind next June, it will take more than Frank Walker to drag FDR into a race for a 4th term
 Meanwhile, tides may shift. Any way he will not make up his mind until June.
 Middle of -the-road Dem- ocratic leaders who believe the Party should begin thinking about a candidate if the President steps aside, more and more have their eyes on General Marshall, the Chief of Staff. Marshall couldn't get into West Point because his father, the only Democrat in Uniontown. Pa., could not get an appointment from the Mckinley Administration.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-09
SIX KILLED AS BUS IS
 5IDE5WIpED

BLACKSTONE, Virginia, Nov. g. Six persons, including baby were killed when the side of bus was ripped open by a protruding blade of a bulldozer on truck. The truck sideswiped the bus.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-09
ARE
 CLOSED; SNOW
 FALL I5 HEAVY
Traffic Generally Impeded in Wide Area in Mid
 dIe West States

CHICAGO, Nov 9.-Heavy snow, whipped into drifts by powerful winds, has closed schools, blocked traffic and otherwise impeded ac- tivity in a wide area in the Middle West
 Snow has fallen in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Mis- souri, Wisconsin, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-09
Army Arsenal
 ExpIodes But.
 No Casualties


 METUCHEN. N. J., Nov. 9. - A series of explosions in the Army's Raritan arsenal is reported to have destroyed two magazines without killing or injuring any employees. the Public Relations Office of the Second Service Command said. French ammunition brought here from overseas was stored in one of the magazines that exploded. The damage unofficially is esti- mated at $50.000.
 The Army officials said there will be no interference in production.
 
 BUY WAR BONDS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-09
1 FIREMAN I5kILLED IN
 NIGHT FIRE

OAKLAND, Calf, Nov 9.-One fireman was killed, several injured and damage estimated at $200,000 was done when large warehouse holding quantities of truck equip ment and an adjoining war plant were burned during the night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-09

The Black Hills of South Da- kota are estimated to be nearly a billion and half years old,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-09

If you are one of those who think there isn't a new broom In the Gov ernment that can sweep clean and really do job of recognizing, hold your opinion until you have heard the story of Leo T. Crowley.
 The chief of the new Office of Foreign Economic Administration is making hash out of the ten agen- cies that have been consolidated into his new department. Heads are rolling right and left.
 In the first place. Crowley is re- organizing on commodity basis. There will be divisions for rubber, oil, metals, drugs, food. engineering. finances. etc. In other words, Lend Lease (that part of it which deals with rehabilitation problems) For
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-09
1 Yankee Undistharqed Bullet Gets 21 German
 Prisoners; Heroic Tale
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Over ill the War Department they are mak- ing collection of the little stories of heroism in this war that the cables are too crowded to carry They are the 1,001 tales of the fab ulous knights in khaki. Many of them will never see the light of print. Some of them will be told over Army and Navy mess tables for years.
 Here is one, picked almost at ran- dom Git would be impossible to cull the files for the most outstanding deeds.)
 It happened on the long push that has bridged the Mediterranean and carried the United Nations armies well up the Italian boot.
 Pfc. Harvey T. Muckey of Maple ton, Iowa, lay dug in on hillside. Around him were fourteen members of his platoon. The others were killed or captured. Their ammun- itfon was almost gone.
 Suddenly Muckey's platoon leader, Second Lieut.. John Hager of Houston, Texas, heard German voices in a ravine farther down the wooded slope. He asked for volun- teers to investigate. Muckey and a buGdy of his, Staff Sgt. Harold Pier son of Sidney, Iowa, were the first to respond.
 Taking separate paths, they ap- preached the ravine. Muckey al- most fell into the lap of forty Ger mans preparing machine gun nest Then out of nowhere came Sgt Pierson, yelling like an Indian and spraying lead from suo-machine gun. He killed seven of the Nazis and the rest took to their heels Muckey didn't hesitate. He set off into the woods in the direction the Germans had taken. He found first one Nazi then another. In a short while he marched back to Lieut.. Hager with 21 prisoners.
 Lieut.. Hager was all grins. Mice going" he said. By the way, how much ammunition did you have?v
 Muckey jerked open the bolt oi his rifle and one cartridge popped out Just that one, sir,' he said That's all I had when I started out.'
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Evening star., 1943-05-02
Artists Competition
Is Announced

To give practical encouragement
to some gifted young musician and
further his or her career as solo,
list, Robin Hood Dell Concerts, Inc,
Philadelphia, announces a national
young American artists competition
open to vocalists, pianists, violin
lists and cellists between 18 and 30
who are citizens, either native-born
or naturaliZed, and who have pre-
viously been unheard as soloist with
a major orchestra.
The winner will be scheduled for
an appearance in this summers
Robin Hood Dell young American
artists" series and given an hon.
orarium of $250-such appearance
to represent professional debut
with symphonic organization of
national distinction-the Robin Hood
Dell Symphony consisting of 80 reg
ular members of the famed Phila-
delphia Orchestra with conductors
Of established repute.
Application forms for additions
may be obtained by addressing the
Young American Artists Competi-
ton Committee, Room 806 Bankers
Securities Building, Juniper and
Walnut streets Philadelphia, and
when filled out must be sent In no
later than May Is. Additions will
be held In Philadelphia at place
to be designated early in June. It
is desirable that applicants be pre-
pared to submit letters of recon-
mendation as to their training and
qualifications, accomplishments and
readiness for q professional career
from musicians or other persons Of
recognised experience and judgment.
Evening star., 1943-05-02
Navy School Band
To Give Concert

The United States Navy School Of
Music announces its spring concert
Thursday in Constitution Hall at
8:15 pm. The public is cordially
invited, a special invitation being
extended to all servicemen. The
performance will be free. no tickets
are necessary. Conducted by Ensign
James M. Thurmond, officer in
charge of the school, the concert
features a 9O-piece band plus
chorus of 100. The program ranges
from the masters to modernistic
arrangements of late tunes. Many
of the men playing and singing on
this program will be graduated from
the school within a few weeks to
be sent as 20-piece unit bands to the
ships where, in addition to playing
music, they will have a battle station
like any other sailor in the Navy.
A special feature of the program
will be six Victory fanfares written
by such modern composers as Bo-
rowski, COPELAND, F'uleihan, Milhaud,
Piston and Wagenaar. Debussy's
Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone" will
be played, with c. L. Hartman,
musician (second class, U. S. NJ, as
soloist. The opening number of the
concert will be Moussorgsky's pic
lures at an Exhibition"
The band and chorus will be heard
in Grieg's Thanksgiving" and later
in several popular numbers.
Evening star., 1943-05-02
Organ Music Opens
National Music Week

A spring festival of organ music
will usher in National Music Week
tomorrow, Wednesday and Satur-
day, to 9 pm, at the Washington
Chapel, Sixteenth street and Co
lumbia road. Three resident Or
ganists Of the District of Columbia
Chapter will be presented by the
American Guild of Organists in this
fourth annual series, in co-opera-
ton with the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints. Theodore
Schaefer, Covenant-First Presby-
terian Church, will have the opening
night and the A Cappella Choir of
go voices from the Washington Mis-
sionary College will assist under the
direction of Prof. George Greer.
Kathryn Hill Rawls, wife of Mai.
Walter o. Rawls, has been organist
in Honolulu, Manila, San Antonio
and Ohio since her former connec-
ton with the Western and the
Georgetown Presbyterian Churches
here. Her program for Wednesday
will feature Franck's "Chorale in A
Minor" Adolf Torovsky of Epiph-
any Church will present an all
American program to conclude the
series on Saturday.
AS contribution to Music Week
these musicales are open to the pub
lie without charge.
Evening star., 1943-05-02
&c. w. Glee Clubs in
Spring Concert

The George Washington Univer-
sity Glee Clubs will mark the twen-
ty-fourth year OF their founding in
the annual spring concert Saturday
evening at the Willard Hotel. The
concert will start at $3.50 pm.
The program for the evening will
include numbers by the mems and
women's glee clubs, separately, and
by the two groups combined DR..
Robert Howe Harmon will direct,
assisted by Mrs. Harmon at the
piano.
The George Washington Univer-
sity Glee Clubs were organized in
1919 and for many years have ranked
high among collegiate singing or
ganizations of the country. This is
the nineteenth year DR.. Harmon has
directed the combined clubs.
The program will consist Of COM
positions by Malotte, Arkhangelski
Bortnianski, Huhn, Atkinson, Verdi
Brahms, Speiser, Candish, Nevin
Schubert, Friml, Mendelssohn. Sui
Ivan. Ltncke, Donizetti and Rubin
stein,
Evening star., 1943-05-02
Concert Schedule
TODAY

TODAY.
Mischa Eman. vlolinist: Igor Co.
rim. baritone: benefit concert. Con-
=, Navy Band String Orchestra, Oscar
shumsky. yiolinist: Earl Wild. pi,
aniSt, assisting, Auditorium National
Gallery Of Art, TAB pm. Ballet
men only. East Garden GARD ''ct Court, s' Ma
Easter portion Of 1s; Handeis els e;M Messiah"
Chancel Choir. Dorothy Emery direc-
to5, Woodside Methodist Church,
Two-piano recital. Rose Baringer,
June Berkshire, Louise Boatwright,
Kate Nellis Johnston. Phillips Gal
Dr. Charlotte Klein, organ recital.
Washington Cathedral, 8 pm.
TOMORROW.
Washington Music Teachers Asso-
citation, annual concert Of the We sh-
sey@ $3.50 Street tSo Nv ess s5e pm NM
Theodore Schaefer. organ recital,
WASHINGTON Missionary College Cap
pella Choir. DR.. George Greer. direc-
tor. washington Chapel. L. D. g., 8
Vietrola program, James Parrill.
lecturer, Public Library, Eighth and
X streets NV, 1:30 pm.
nits EesSTasa csassr 'snsert sse EN- Jewish c0mmu-
Marine Band. Marine Barracks,
Army Band. new Band Auditorium.
Fort M'eF' WEsDaNzsbX9. w izs pXR.
Kathryn Hill Rawls. organ recital,
Washington Chapel. L. D. g., 8 pm.
Recorded symphonic prosram,
Marine Band. Marine Barracks,
'm' rur1psDAv
Navy School Of Music Band and
conductor; C. L. Hartman, alto saxo-
phone, soloist. Constitution Hall,
Dorothy Reminston. soprano; WI
liam Webster. tenor, assisted BY
Auditorium. % .0' constitation avenue.
Faculty recital Music school. How
ard University. evening.
Army Band. formal Suard mount.
Budapest string Quartet, Library Of
Congress. s;15 ,p2bay Iin;
Budapest String Quartet, Library
OF Congress, S:15 pm
Navy Band Symphony Orchestra;
Earl Wild, piano soioist, Departmental
AUDITORIUM, Constitution avenue.
M Marine Bank. Marin. Barracks.
SATURDAY.
The George Washinston University
qlee Clubs. DR.. Robert Howe Harmon.
director. Annual sprIng concert, VIII
larS HdoIf dpssl rosoysts. s;So Pm ors.n recital,
wsshinsten chapel. L ). D.: pm.
"a. Arpy ~! Bang: nsy e ssnd Audiscrtrm; @ a
pm.
Evening star., 1943-05-02
Guide to Art

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART.
Constitution avenue at Sixth street
N:W-Paintings and sculptures by
Mei sTeat masters as represented in the
MMeion; MSa.}sr K5ess s,s and Wdener colsetions,
tury French paintings; paintings and
drawings BY 10th century French
artists loaned by French museums;
the Wldener CS;hns collection of decorative
Italian Renaissance and French 18th
century, furniture: paintings loaned
by Belgian government. Weekdays. 10
am. to 8 pm: Sunday, 2 to 10 pm,
Jefferson exhibition to May Is.
NATIONAL MUSEUM. Natural His
Tenth street NW.-National collec-
tion OF hne arts-paintinss, sculpture.
ete.. Evans. Gellatly, Johnson and
Drypoints and drawings by George T.
Iobl1, through May; first floor; pic
torial photographs by the Arlington
Camera Club of Arlington. Va. in
Arts and Industries Building, Ma
tional Museum, Division of Photog-
rsphy salon prints from Popular
Photography." Sundays and weekdays
pm; Mondays, i: 80 to 40 pm.
CoRCoRAN GALLERY OF ART.
Seventeenth street and New York ave
nue. N.W,-PaintinEs by American
artists, also by 18th century foreign
artists. casts from ANTIQUE: Barye
ture. Clark collection, old masters
and modern paintings, rugs. laces.
ceramics. etc. Eighteenth Biennial
exhibition Of Contemporary American
Paintings, through May 2.
SMITHSONIAN ms TITU TON,
main building. south side of Mall at
araphic ATS ATS. U. s NMylisHn National Museum ni
Collection Of prints and illustrations
Of technical processes. Occasional ex-
hibitions.
FREER GALLERY. south side of
Mall at Twelfth street NW.-Orien-
tel art; paintings and prints by J. A.
Mcneil Whistler, also other American
artists. Daily Except Mondays. 8
street between East Capitol and
streets s. .E.-Division OF Fine Arts.
Exhibition Of prints, American illus
trations. architectural photographs.
Jefferson Bicentennial exhibitions.
ePI PHILIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY,
esiIt, Psin5inss of contemporary artists,
schools: also prints. Weekdays, II
am to pm; Sundays. 3 to Z pm.
Rc IcTTET II c6UMga 6aySEgM o5 sssG THE ,12ss, p,s
and other textiles of the Near and
Far East. Open Monday. Wednesday
and Friday. to pm. Admission by
card, obtainable at the Office OF
GeorTe Hewitt Myers. 73O Fifteenth
street NV.
ARTS CLUB, 2o17 I street NV
Paintings by Richard Lahey.
PUBLIC LIBRARY, Eishth and K
streets N.W.-Various collections of
prints and illustrations.
D. A. r. MUSEUM. Seventeenth
and D streets N.W.-Collection OF
early American ceramics. costumes,
dolls, other decorative arts.
WHYTE GALLERY, 1920 Connec-
ticut avenue N.W.-Exhibition by
George Grosz, to May g.
cHLDRENs MUSEUM OF WASH
INGTON. 4215 Massachusetts avenue
N.W-Arts and crafts. 'AN'
DAVID PORTER GALLERY, 1910
Thirty -hrst street N.W.-"Aprii in
Washington."
HOWARD UNIVERSITY ART GAL
LERY. 24O1 Sixth street NV
ize.vinninG mural DESIGNS: textiles
by Marianne Strengell: Swedish
Weaving from Barney Neighborhood
House.
PAN-AMERICAN UNION, Consti-
tuition avenue and Seventeenth street
N.W.---Permanent exhibitions Of Latin
American arts and crafts.
Evening star., 1943-05-02
Program of Sacred
Music at Cathedral

The Cathedral Choral Society Of
Washington, under the direction Of
its conductor, Paul Galloway, as
sisted by the Army Music School
Choir, directed by William Strick-
land, will present a program Of
sacred music in Washington Ca
thedral on Friday evening, May IA,
at $3.50.
The combined choruses, number.
ing 200 voices, accompanied by an
orchestra of 36 players, will sing
Mozart's "Litany in B Flat"
Dvorak's "Te Deum" and William
Strickland's Two Canticles OF
Praise" Mr.. Strickland will con-
duct his own compositions and q
group Of unaccompanied motets
sung by the Army Music School
Choir alone The Mozart and Dvorak
works will be conducted by Mr.. Cal.
laway.
Evening star., 1943-05-02

Rose Marie" and "Maytime." There
is no admission charge Employees
may obtain tickets through their
employe relations counselors.
Marion Lee Maxwell will present
a group of her students in recital
at Friendship House, 619 D street
Sc, this afternoon at o'clock. The
following pupils are performing:
Norma Childs, Peggy Cregar, Betty
Hall, Barbara LatshaW, Virginia
Mamakos, Geraldine Padgett, Mary
Ellen SWink, Joan Wagner and Dick
Witter. The public Is cordially in
vited.
After two weeks Easter vacation
rehearsals of the Washington Civic
Orchestra will be resumed on Tues
day at Central High School at 8
pm. At this rehearsal new players
will be welcomed to the ranks of the
orchestra, and an invitation is espe-
clally extended to newcomers to the
city, notably Government workers
and men in service who are inter-
ested and have had experience in
orchestral music in other cities.
Franceska Kaspar Lawson, So
prano, assisted by Myrtle Alcorn,
accompanist, will give a group of
songs for the Woman's Club of
Takoma Park at their meeting
Tuesday. On Thursday, Mrs. Law
son with Miss Alcorn at the piano
will give her annual recital for the
faculty students and guests at St.
Roses Technical School.
A concert for the benefit of the
Music School Scholarship fund will
be given by the faculty of the Music
School of Howard University or
Thursday evening in the Andrew
Rankin Memorial Chapel.
Marietta Vogel, pianist and
teacher. presented students in re-
cital Saturday at the Assembly Hall
YWCA.
Thelma Callahan presented Bea-
tr1ce Keating, Jan DurWard, and
Virginia Bradford in individual
piano recitals Friday evening at the
Musical Art Center, 1925 G street
Compositions of Bach, Mozart
Chopin, Tschaikowsky, Mendelssohn
MacDowell, and an original compo-
sition by Virginia Bradford were
played. Donald Mallorey, Gloria
Slovensky, and Richard Hill assisted
in duets and two-piano numbers
They are all members of the D. c.
Federation of Music Clubs.
All Easter music will be repeated
at the Church of the Epiphany al
the II am. service today, with
trumpets, trombones and tympani
This afternoon at pm. Barbara
Ellen Waller, music student in the
College of Arts and Sciences of the
American University, will give an
organ recital open to the public.