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Evening star., 1943-07-05
American Fortresses
Celebrate Fourth by
Daylight French Raid
Bomb Engine Factory
And U-Boot Works After
Strong RAF Assaults
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. July 5.-A Fourth of
July three-ply bombing assault
carried American Flying Fort
resses deep into France during
daylight yesterday to smash at
an airplane engine factory at lie
Mans and U-boat works at
Nantes and La Pallice.
1t was the first anniversary of the
first American aerial thrust against
Europe in this war, when a handful
of pilots borrowed half a dozen Bos-
ton bombers from the RAF to cele-
brate the Fourth by hitting at Ger
man positions in Northern France.
The 9Th United States Air Force
raid in daylight followed a strong
Saturday night assault by RAF
bombers which laid concentrated
cargo of explosives on Cologne in
dustrial districts on the east bank
of the Rhine and also bombed Ham,
burg and other targets in the Ruhr.
Raj Loses 80 Planes.
The attack, which cost the RAF
80 planes, marked the breaking OF
a lull since June %, when Hamburg
and Cologne also were the targets.
Since then attacks had been con-
centrated against railway targets in
France, Belgium and Holland, and
on coastal shipping.
The Raj left fires visible for $50
miles in the return trip to Cologne,
the 118th of the war. The attack
on Hamburg was the 98th.
After last Monday nights pound
ing, the Berlin radio declared the
attack on Cologne has entirely al
tered its face; all familiar land
marks have been wiped out"
Coupled with the aerial offensive
was a resumption early today of
heavy coastal artillery duels across
the Strait of Dover. usually an in
dication German coastal convoy
is attempting to sneak up the chan
mel.
Third Exchange in Week.
1t was the third exchange in a
week, after long lull The Brit
ish guns opened up with 15-minute
barrage, and the Germans fired
back at irregular intervals. some
of their shells falling in the Dover
area.
The 9th Air Force lost eight
bombers on the Sunday missions,
which involved a round trip of more
than 600 miles to La Pallice, and
more than 200 miles round trip to
LIE Mans. Bombing results were
good, communique said, although
heavy fighter opposition was met at
lie Mans and Nantes, it was said.
(See RAIDS, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Gen. Sikorski Polish Premier,
Dies in Plane Crash at Sea
Is Of II Passengers
And Crewmen Killed
Off Gibraltar
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, July 5.-Gen. Wlad-
islaw Sikorski, Premier of the
Polish government-in-exile and
commander of its armed forces,
was killed last night when the
Liberator plane in which he was
travelling crashed shortly after
taking off from Gibraltar, the
Air Ministry announced today.
The plane was reported to have
crashed into the sea when its en-
gines failed soon after the take-off
Sixteen of the II passengers and
crew members aboard lost their
lives The only. survivor was the
pilot, a Czech, who was seriously
injured. officials said his name
would be kept secret because of the
possibility of German reprisals.
Among the victims was Gen.
Sikorski's daughter, Mrs Sophia
Lesniowska. 26, who was travelling
with her father as liaison officer
between the London headquarters of
the Polish Auxiliary Territorial
Service (womens forces) and the
Middle East She was wearing an
ATS uniform. Her husband is a
prisoner of war in Germany.
Gen. Sikorski had been visiting
Polish armed forces in the. Middle
East and was in Cairo as recently
as last Friday
His death came at a moment
Evening star., 1943-07-05
500 Holiday Autoists
Halted as Pleasure
Driving Suspects
50 Subpoenoed on Spot;
Tog Numbers Of 300
Others Are Recorded

More than 600 holiday motor
lists we're stopped on suspicion OF
pleasure driving and another 300
were cited from the license num-
bers of their parked cars, as OPA
inspectors and park police joined
during the week end in the
greatest enforcement campaign
here in the history of the pleas
ure-driving ban.
Fifty Of the motorists halted-de-
scribed by OPA as the most flagrant
violators were given subpoenas on
the spot. The subpoenas ordered
them to appear for hearings Thurs
day or Friday night before the re-
Gently appointed special panel of at
torneys. which will meet at 1740
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Precedents Shattered.
Many of the other drivers stopped
as we'll as those whose license num-
bers were listed. will be summoned
later for hearings before the special
panel or their local ration boards,
District OPA officials said. They ad
ded, however, that some Of those
questioned on the spot gave ap-
parently valid explanations which
will excuse them from formal hear
ings.
The intensive holiday drive
against pleasure motorists, an
nounced in advance by the local
OPA, shattered several precedents
that have been followed here in
enforcement of the ban.
1t marked the first time enforce
ment officers have made practice
of stopping cars and questioning
drivers on the spot. 1t also was the
Gee Or DpIVINc AoD
Evening star., 1943-07-05
JUS. Warships She'll
Japs in SoIomons

American warships last night
bombarded Japanese installations
at Villa, on Kolombangara Island in
the Solomons, and Bairoko, on the
western end of New Georgia Island,
and started number of fires, the
Navy reported today. At the same
time, Army Hudson light bombers
attacked Rekata Bay on Santa Isa-
bel Island.
The fleet units, under cover Of
darkness, moved into Kula Gulf.
which separates Kolombangara and
New Georgia Islands. The gulf at
this point is approximately 8 miles
wide, so that the task force was able
to lombard both points practically
simultaneously. The Japs have an
air base at Villa, but naval spokes-
men were unable to say what is at
Bairoko
Bairoko is on the west coast OF
New Georgia. 10 miles north Of
Munda. the gigantic Japanese air
base which is the object of the
American movement which started
with the landing of forces on Rem.
dova Island and on New Georgia
at Viru, 20 miles down the coast
from Munda.
1t would appear. observers said.
that the American surface task
force went into the Kula Gulf from
the north with the object of silenc-
ing or at least softening up the air
base at Villa to relieve the American
forces in the south from any aerial
attack by the enemy from this point.
While the Navy Departments an
nouncement did not make any men,
ton of the fact, it was -deduced by
naval observers here from the fact
that the bombardment Of Villa and
Bairoko took place during the night
that it was for the purpose of clear
ing the way for a landing force
which the task force probably spear
headed.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Army Plans 10 Send
First Checks Direct
To Soldiers Families
Bill Providing Allowance
During Hardship Period
Awaits Senote Action
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG

Plans to hasten the first pay
ment to families of servicemen
under the pending allotment and
allowance bill by having the
finance officers of Army camps
dispatch the checks direct to
families were disclosed today by
Army officials.
The bill, which now awaits Senate
action after being unanimously ap-
proved by the Senate Military At
fairs Committee, contains provi-
sion that after october l. the Gov
ernment will give dependent a full
months allowance to TIDE q wife,
child or parent over the period be-
fore their breadwinner earns his
first months pay.
To speed that check to its des-
tination, if the bill is passed, Army
officials are planning for the first
payment to be sent out by the
finance officer Of the soldiers camp
rather than have it go through the
longer processing of the Office of
Dependency Benefits at Newark,
N. j.
The ODB, the American Red
Cross and Army Emergency Relief
have reported that the hardest pc
riod for dependents comes in the
first weeks after the breadwinneE is
inducted. Since the present law
requires that soldier must earn a
months pay before any pay goes to
relatives, five to eight weeks may
elapse before the long-awaited
check arrives.
ODB officials said that out OF
"a 900 telephone calls and personal
interviews since December, 1912, 10
per cent were from dependents who
were in acute need while waiting for
the first check. Most of these cases
were referred to Army Emergency
Relief and the Red Cross.
In New York alone, the Red Gross
reported, 60 per cent of the 10000
cases of hardship among service
(See ALLOTMENTS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1943-07-05

"They must think I'm q lousy
shot," 1t. Bade exclaimed.
1t. Bade's first tangle came at
$4,000 feet over Bougainville Island
in the Southwest Pacific one day
last month. Outnumbered, he was
shot in the back Of the head and
knocked out.
The ocean was only 400 feet below
when he revived, pulled out Of his
dive and saw four noat-type Zero
planes on the water a mile ahead.
He headed for them, but discovered
his gun had been crippled by enemy
fire. He was near the japanese
field at Ballale-a bad place to be,
alone, and without a gun. So he
headed homeward, bleeding.
But at 5000 feet up he saw a Zero
chasing q slower Navy dive bomber
and went to the rescue with moth
ing but his whirling propellers for
q weapon.
He bore down, head On toward
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Approval Seen
0nCon|promise
Subsidy Plan
Senate Expected to
OK. Limited RoIIbuck
Program Today
By the Associated Press.

8y the AsSOclAteo fresS.
A compromise plan under
which the administration could
continue its food price rollback
program for the next six months,
but with a $525, 900 900 limit on
all subsidies, came before the
Senate today with leaders of both
major parties forecasting ap-
proval.
TIE plan, admittedly a stopgap
to bridge the summer recess which
legislators hope to begin this week,
was approved by IA vote of the
Senate Banking Committee Satur-
day night after a three-hour ses-
sion with War Mobilization Director
James F.. Byrnes, Price Adminis-
traitor Prentiss M. Brown and Sec
retary Of Commerce Jones.
Chairman Wagner Of the Banking
Committee said he believed the bill
acceptable both to the administra-
ton and to majority of the Sem
ate. although he looked for a re-
newal Of the fight to bar any food
subsidies which are not paid di.
rectly to producers.
Farm Groups Opposed.
Hardly had he spoken when rep.
resentatives Of four big farm or
ganizations, the National Grange,
American Farm Bureau Federation,
National Council of Farmer Co.
operatives and the National Co.
operative Milk Producers Fedora
ton, lashed out again at the SUBJ
sidy plan. The farm groups, as
serting the compromise bill would
break down 'our entire economic
SYSTEM" urged that action be de-
ferred until after the summer recess.
Senator Wagner contended it
would be futile for the Senate to
vote any sharp restriction against
subsidies because, he predicted, 'it
would only lead to another veto"
The House last week upheld Presi-
dent Roosevelts veto of drastic anti.
subsidy legislation.
Acting Republican Leader White
likewise looked for approval Of the
compromise bill, which on the in
sistence Of Senator Taft of Ohio
and other Re publicans set the $525,-
0O0,0 900 limit on the amount of sub
sidy commitments which can be
made between now and January l..
Senator White said:
"A lot Of people won't be exactly
satisfied with it, but I think they
will go along and take another shot
at it later. The bill. after all, only
runs for six months"
Maybank Hits Measure.
Senator Maybank, Democrat of
South Carolina. who voted against
the bill in committee. announced
he is unalterably opposed to its
terms and to what he called the
hasty manner in which 1t was ap-
proved
1T isn't right to vote s525, ,000, 900
Of the public's money. hurriedly and
without proper committee hearings.
and fix it so that just anybody can
spend It," he declared.
Under the committee-approved
bill. the Commodity Credit Corp.
could use up to s175,000,OO0. and
the Reconstruction Finance Corp. UP
to $3.50 900, ito pay subsidies
or purchase commodities for the
purpose of selling them at loss,
in order TO obtain the maximum
production of such commodities or
to prevent price increases thereof"
Evening star., 1943-07-05
BY the Associated Press

Regaining conscious n SIS in
midair after swarm of Japa-
nese Zeros had wounded him in
the head and blasted his guns
out of action, 1t. Jack Bade con-
verted his weaponless plane into
a flying buzzsaw and went after
six enemy planes with his pro-
peller blades.
In recounting today the door die
daring of the 20-year -old pilot from
Elk River, Mimi, the War Depart
ment said 1t. Bade not only broke
the nerve Of the Japanese pilots by
hurting his battered P-40 into the
hail Of their bullets, but in doing so
saved three large Navy dive bombers
from their attack.
Then, on landing. he expressed
concern that the Navy men in the
dive bombers might not understand
why he didn't shoot down the zeros.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
NRPB, Closing,
Allowed to Ask
|For Deferments
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The National Resources Planning
Board could ask occupational de-
ferment of it's employees from the
draft-if it were going to have any
employees
The NRPB, being closed out by
congressional refusal of appropria-
tions, was on long list of Govern
ment agencies which Selective Serv-
ice reported today were eligible to
ask such deferments because it had
set up a committee to make the re-
quests.
Also on the list were agencies
ranging from the American Battle
Monuments Commission to the
Smithsonian Institution and the
National Gallery of Art.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Hit-Run Car PIows Into 200
Meade Soldiers, Injuring IS
Engineers Marching on Rood HurI
Helmets at Auto; Youth Is jailed

station. Police said Bussey's car,
parked in the locked garage Of his
home, showed evidence of having
been in a wreck.
The enraged soldiers threw steel
helmets and flashlights at the fleeing
driver. The injured we're removed
to the Fort Meade station hospital
in Army ambulances and a COM
mandeered bus
According to Capt. Frank G. Hub
bard. executive officer in charge of
the battalion, the lead and rear men
of the night-marching files carried
lanterns. The driver first hit the
rear guard, shifted the car into sec
ond gear, and plowed, through the
members of Company B, knocking
(See HIT-RUN, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Mats Lose 10 Detroit,
1913, as Late-|nning
Surge Falls Short
Tigers Tally Five in 5th;
Spence Hits Home Run
In 4th Straight Come
Bv BURTON HAWKINS,


DETROIT, July 5.-The De-
troit Tigers pounded three Wash
ington pitchers for IA hits, in
cluding Rudy York's 10th home
run of the season, here today as
the Mats were defeated, 1913, in
a morning game. The loss
dropped Washington game and
a half behind the league-leading
New York Yanks.
Dutch Leonard, who started on
the mound for Washington, yielded
one run in the second inning and
thenAyas the victim of f1ve-run
outburst in the fifth as York de-
livered a home run into the left
field stands with two on.
Dizzy Trout, who checked the Mats
with six hits, permitted only two
hits until the seventh inning, when
Stan Spence opened with his fourth
home run in four games. drive into
the upper deck of the right field
stands. Gene Moores double. cou-
pied with singles by Mickey Vernon
and Johnny Sullivan and an error
by York, fetched Washington two
more runs in the same inning.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON-Case singled to
center. Spence hit into a double
play. BloodWorth to Hoover to York
Hoover threw out Moore.
DETROIT-Cramer flied to Moore
Hoover singled to center. Wakefield
popped to Sullivan. Higgins
grounded to Priddy who stepped on
second to force Hoover.
SECOND INNING.
Observation-Disclosures famed
So did Vernon. Higgins made a
leaping stab for Early's liner.
DETROIT-Harris grounded out
to Vernon. johnson threw out York
Bloodw worth walked. Richards
doubled to right, scoring Bloodworth
and Richards continued to third on
Moore's throw to the plate. johnson
whipped out Trout. One run.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON-Hoover threw Out
Prid6y. Higgins threw out Sullivan
Trout tossed out Leonard.
DETROIT-Cramer fouled to Sui.
(See BASEBALL, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1943-07-05

Fifteen soldiers were injured,
three seriously, by a hit-and-run
driver who plowed into 200 men,
bers of Companies A and B. 159th
Combat Engineers Battalion,
Fort Meade, Nd. early today as
they were marching on a road
from the post reservation to
Patapsco State Park. where they
were to bivouac. The park Is
near Ellicott City.
Six hours later Maryland State
police arrested David William Bus
sey, 81. of Severn, Md. and charged
him with reckless driving and with
failure to stop after an accident. He
is being held in Ferndale MD police
Evening star., 1943-07-05
Nuzis Claim Four Ships
Sunk in Mediterranean
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 5.-The German
radio asserted today that German
submarines have sunk four Allied
merchant ships, totaling 81, 900 tons,
In an attack "on a very strongly
protected convoy in the Mediter-
.ranean."
The broadcast, recorded by the
Associated Press, was unconflrmed
by any Allied source. The date Of
the asserted action was not given.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
U. S. Occupies Kiriwino Island
Without Sian of jap Resistance

Editors note-Vern Haugland
of the Associated Press UaS one
of tUo American tDar correspond
ents to land 1Dith United States
forces of the north shore OF
Eastern Ne1U Guinea June 30. A
35-year- old natiue OF Minnesota,
Mr.. Haugland has been in the
Australian zone almost since the
start OF the Pacific ,Dar, hauing
sailed for the aCGr zone early in
1912 ,uith one OF the first troop
conuoys to leape the West Coast
for the Southwest Pacific. His
story from Kiri1Dina Island giDes
detailed, eyeuftness account OF
one of the major operations in
the Allies ne,D Pacific o1ensiueJ
BY VERN HAUGLAND,
Associated Press War Correspondent.
KIRIWINA ISLAND, Tro
BRAND Group, June 80 (Delayed)
-Green-clad American troops
highly trained In jungle warfare
Evening star., 1943-07-05

when the forces which he had been
organizing to fight for the liberia
ton of Poland were at last ready
to take part in the offensive they
had been planning since Septem-
ber. 1899, when their country fell
before the German invaders.
An Air Ministry communique said
The Air Ministry deeply regrets
to announce that Gen. Sikorski was
(See SIKORSKI, Page A-4
Evening star., 1943-07-05
WiIheIminu Returns
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 5.-The Neither
lands government . in exile an
nounced that Queen Wilhelmina ar
rived here today from Ottawa
Canada, where she had been visit
ing her daughter, the Princess Juli-
ana.
Evening star., 1943-07-05
No Late Editions
Today

The Star observes Independ-
ence Day today by eliminating
late afternoon editions. Sub
scribers to the Night Final
edition will receive the regular
home edition.
Evening star., 1943-07-05

(see MEDITERRANEAN, Page AS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-16
by Achmed Abdulich
foda JEA SEpVicE IN

cause, or rather, plausible lie
for his chiefs absence.
But, judging from what Rashid
related, in the meanwhile, thanks
to the servant who had overheard
the telephone conversation and
promptly spread the news, gossip
had been rife, speedily, in spite
of the late hour and-added the
BedaWin - it was being whispered
that the governor had been either
kidnapped or murdered.
Thus, surely" Rashid con-
tinued soon, soon, the feringhee
police will be searching the town.
They will be like mad, frightened
jakals - biting right and left -
suspecting everything suspecting
honest, simple men like ourselves
-suspecting, chiefly men like
you, o dervish! Men who are
alone, unknown, and who can
show no cause for their coming
and going
The more reason for taking me
with you" replied the American.
They made one of the camels
kneel down, unloaded it's pack
of salt and printed cotton and
dried apricot paste, distributed it
among the other animals, and
helped Lincoln mount.
1t had been a good many years
since he had ridden one, and the
first sensation was not altogether
pleasant; with himself in the hard,
peaked saddle, and the camel,
grunting pessimistically through
its large-pored, flabby Semitic
nose, still kneeling on the ground,
its gawky legs folded under its
belly, occasionally turning and
cycling him with naughty, snob-
Dish malevolence.
Then there was Rashids pierre
ing yell;
Arise, yah bint - o daughter!
Arise, o princess in Islam!"
And, when the camel did not
obey:
"Wahl Arise, o grandmother of
II exceedingly evil odors! Arise
and on your way, o twin sister to
an Egyptian bawd!'
He Whacked it across its lean
flank. The other two BedaWins
lent enthusiastic assistance. They
pushed and showed and kicked,
with more shouts and highly
spiced imprecations.
The camel snarled and spat.
I But, at last, after an unsuccessful
attempt to bit the American in
the hip, it got up suddenly on it's
hind legs, almost shooting him
over its sWanlike neck, then on
its front legs, almost precipitating
him across its moth-eaten tail.
Rashid tossed Lincoln a pointed
thorn stick.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-16
COSTELLO, ABBOTT
HICHLICHT COMEDY
"Hit the Ice" Laugh Riot
at State Theater; Ginny
Simms, SOlOist

Loaded and overlooking with new
comedy situations, Bud Abbott and
Lou Costello are currently at the
air conditioned State theater where
their latest laugh-riot Hit The
Ice is showing to capacity at
tendance at all performances.
Decidedly the funniest film in
which the two champion comics
have appeared Hit The Ice" has
an about action plot and a group
of skilled performers. Ginny Simms,
outstanding radio star, heads the
supporting cast which include
Patrick Knowles, Elyse Knox and
Marc Lawrence. A special musical
attraction is the appearance OF
Johnny Long and his orchestra.
Bud and Lou are seen as candid
camera photographers. Knowles
portrays a doctor Economically in
clined toward Miss Knox who APP
pears as a trained nurse. Miss
Simms and the Long orchestra are
where much of the story's surpris-
ing action takes place.
-Four attractive songs are pre-
scented by Ginny Simms to the ac-
compartment of the Johnny Long
orchestra. The numbers, I'm Like
A Fish Out of Water; Happiness
Bound, I'D Like To Set You To
Music" and Slap Polka" were
composed by the tunesmith team
of Harry Revel and Paul Francis
Webster.
The second hit of the current pro-
gram is Sherlock Holmes In
Washington a tantalizing mystery
story which presents Basil Rath-
bone as Sherlock and Nigel Bruce
in co-starring role as Doctor Wat
son. Holmes, it is said, confronts
his most cunning and desperate adj
versary in the new film, based on
the characters by Sir Arthur Co
nan Doyle.
Topping the new show opening
Wednesday at the State is the
technicolor musical Dixie" CO.
starring Bing Crosby and Dorothy
Lamour with a score of other fav-
orites of stage, screen and radio:
also High Explosive" with Chester
Morris and Jean Parker in featured
roles.
Also coming soon to the State is
THE Constant Nymph with Charles
Boyer and Joan Fontaine in CO.
starring leads; This Is The Army"
with Joan Leslie, George Murphy
and a host of other favorites; "Ap-
pointment In Berlin co-starring
George Sanders and Marguerite
Chapman and whats Buzzin' Cou-
sin" with Rochester, Freddy Mar
tin and Ann Miller in co-starring
roles.