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Evening star., 1943-09-01
u. S. WARSt1|PS ATTACK JAP ISLAND OUTPOST
Base 200 Miles From Toxic
Target of Vessels and Planes
Americans Challenge
Enemy Fleet to Fight
In Home Waters

The United States Pacific
Fleet, challenging Japan's still
powerful navy to battle In its
own home waters, has hurled
powerful force of war planes and
ships against the enemy defense
base on Marcus Island, 1000
miles southeast of Toxic.
News of the operation against the
strategic outpost came from both
Washington and Toxic. The WASH
ington announcement said the ac-
ton was planned for September
Japanese time; August 81, domes-
tic time) and indicated it might
still be in progress today. If this
were true the intent apparently
would be to level the Islands de.
fenses.
The first information came from
Toxic which said many planes and
naval guns poured bombs and shells
into Marcus at dawn. Washington
followed this with an announcement
before noon today saying a carrier
task force raid was planned for Sep.
tember l, that the plane-laden shjps
and their escorts should have arrived
on schedule and that the attack 'is
presumably in progress, although.
no report has been received and
none Is expected until radio silence
can be broken.
West Of Date Line.
Marcus Island is west of the in
ternational date line and September
l there was August 81 in Washing
ton. Thus the Navy statement that
the attack presumably is continuing
meant that American warships
were operating in waters the enemy
heretofore has dominated long after
their presence became known.
Marcus Island, which is on a
direct route between Hawaii and
Yokohama, was raided once before
by an American naval task force on
March 4, 1912. 1t is 900 miles north
west of Wake Island.
Inc Isiand is ABOUT one and one
half miles long and two-thirds of
mile wide and is the easternmost
of the Japanese BONN group, 5000
miles west of Honolulu. 1t is also
known as Weeks Island.
This is the farthest westward raid
of naval surface vessels in the
Pacific war. Only the task force
carrying the planes which raided
Toxic on April IS. 1912, is known
to have penetrated farther.
No Hint of Extent of Action.
There was no indication in either
the Toxic statement or the Navy
disclosure here to show whether the
action was limited to Marcus Island
or whether American forces had
struck simultaneously at other
points.
Not in 20 months of this war had
the Navy issued a statement report
ing raid while it still was In
progress. The announcement today
(See MARCITS pace Az
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Pope Asks Generosit,
Toward Nations Less
Favored in War
Peace Appeal Voices
Hope Conflict May
End This Yeur
BY the Associated Press.

BY Inc Associate Press.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-Pope Plus
XII, appealing for peace and ex-
pressing hope that it comes be-
fore the end of this, the wars
fifth year, declared to the world s
leaders today that real STRENGTH
need have no fear of generosity
in behalf of nations less favored
than others by the trend of war
at any given time"
Speaking of the powerful and the
leaders of the peoples the Pope
declared:
May their wisdom, their modera-
ton, their strength of mind and
their deep sense of humanity throw
ray of comfort upon the tear and
ood-drenched threshold of the
fifth year of war, and give the sur
vlvors of the immense conflict, bent
under a load of sorrow, the joyful
hope that the year may not end
under the sign and in the shadow
of slaughter and destruction-but
may be the beginning and dawn of
a new life of brotherly reconcilia- :
ton, and a thorough and concordant
reconstruction"
No Mention of Allied Terms.
In a l4-minute message to the
world from Vatican City-trans-
lated here and made available by
the Ministry of Information-the
pontiff did not mention the Allied
terms of unconditional surrender.
He dwelt at length, however, on
the theme that all belligerents
must be given Justified hope of a
worthy peace which does not clash
ICae Hnr1T Ta-. 4 !. q !
Evening star., 1943-09-01
5000 Prisoners Of War
To Harvest Peanut Crop
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Sept. 1.-Work on 10
temporary camps in Alabama and
South Carolina for more than 5000
prisoners of war who will help har-
vest the peanut crop in those States
will begin tomorrow, 4th Service
Command headquarters announced
today
In South Carolina the camps will
be located at Aiken, Barnwell, Bam-
berg and Hampton, and in Alabama
at Andalusia, Geneva, Enterprise
Daleville, Dothan and Troy The
camps will hold from $50 to $50 pris-
oners each, the announcement said.
From Auburn, Ala, P. o. Davis,
State extension director, said Ala
bama would receive 5000 of the
prisoners and South Carolina the
remainder.
The work will be under the supply
and engineers divisions of the 4th
Service Command.
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Coroner 5 Jury Finds
Morton Responsible
For Woman S Death
Murder Suspect Denies
eliine Detective He
Struck Mrs. Groome
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

Hungrily munching a jelly
sandwich held between man
acled hands, John Walter Nor
ton, 80, this afternoon heard a
coroner's jury order him held
for action of the grand jury
after finding him responsible for
the death of Mrs. Grace Grubbe
GroOme.
Taking the stand in his own be-
half after nine persons, including
another surprise" witness had been
heard, Morton told the jury the
bloodstains found on his sports
shirt was the result of a nose bleed
suffered in fistfight with a would
be pickpocket
He denied being in Rock Creek
Park the night Mrs. Groome was
battered to death, denied telling a
detective that he struck the woman
in an argument over his money and
declared he had not been on a
streetcar or bus in Washington at
any time during the past month.
Cross-examined by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Jack Fihelly. Morton
(See MORTON, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Total '43 Food Output
Due 10 Top Last Year
Agriculture Department
Expects Livestock Rise
sy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Asserting increases in livestock
would more than offset a per cent
decline In food crops, the Agricul-
ture Department predicted today
that the total l943 food production
would be per cent in excess of
last years record output.
With war requirements expected
to absorb about a fourth OF the
total production, the Department S
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
declared the per capita civilian sup
ply for the year as. a whole would
be only slightly larger than the
consumption for 1885 1889, when the
average production was 80 per cent
smaller than this years indicated
yields.
Revised estimates, the report said,
indicate total meat production of
24.000, 900 900 pounds, by far the
largest on record, and accounted for
mainly by an expected 20 to 25 per
cent increase in pork production
over 1912.
1T said decreases were indicated
for food grains, fruits, truck and
sugar crops, while potato and dry
edible bean crops are expected to be
larger than last year.
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Raj Heavy Bombers
Blast Berlin Anew
In 45-kinute Attack
Air Ministry Reports
Greet Dumoee' inflicted
On Reich's CopitoI
BY the Associated Press.

6S liie Associated HTeSS.
. LONDON, Sept. 1.-Great fleets
of RAF heavy bombers blasted
Berlin last night in 45-minute
concentrated assault of block
buster and incendiary bombs to
usher in the fifth year of war for
the Germans with an ordeal of
fire and exploding. steel.
Great, damage" was inflicted on
the Nazi capital in this second mas
sive Assault in eight days, the Air
Ministry announced in a communi-
que. Mosquito bombers hit Berlin
twice following a saturation raid a
week ago last Monday night.
Forty-seven bombers and one
fighter were lost as the bombers
bored through stiff defense by Ger
man fighters, and other planes
struck targets, including airfields,
in France and the Low Countries.
Several Nazi fighters were downed.
The first formations of bombers,
with Canadians also throwing their
heaviest planes into the attack, be-
gan pouring down explosives at 1880
pm. and continued the hail into the
morning of another year of war.
Canadian Bombers Lost.
Eight OF the heavy bombers lost
In this rekindling of fires in Berlin
we're Canadian. The German COM
munique reported Al bombers
doWned.
Again the Germans relied on New
tactics of defense-throwin out
sWarms of fighters while hundreds
OF searchlights probed for the at
tackers and antiaircraft fire was
lightened. This was tried in the
raid on the capital last week and
later over Nuremberg.
Last year when l took part in
two attacks on the German capital
there seemed to be even more guns
than in the Ruhr, but then there
were few fighters around" said one
veteran of the 1912 attacks. Now
1t is the other way around. There
were droves of fighters last night
but the antiaircraft fire was only
moderate"
1t was the 77th raid of the war on
Berlin and preliminary reports in
dicate great damage was done" the
Air Ministry declared.
Observers on the British south
east coast declared the drone of the
Berlin-boun bombers was heard
overhead for two hours, suggesting
that the attacking force was as
great or greater than that hurled
against the city in last weeks big
raid, when 1000 tons of explosives
and incendiaries were dropped.
Fifty-eight bombers were lost in
that attack.
Characteristically the. German
radio described the assault as
tSee RAIDS, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1943-09-01

1aganrog Trap,
Killing $4,000
Moscow Announces
Liquidation of Nozi
Troops in Area
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. L. Russian
troops completed the liquidation
of encircled German forces at
Taganrog this morning, killing
over 5000 of the enemy, Moscow
announced tonight.
The Soviet announcement, made
in a communique broadcast by the
Moscow radio, followed by only a
few hours German broadcast say
ing the Nazis had retreated in the
Donets Basin area southwest of
Voroshilovgrad. The Berlin broad
cast, also recorded by the Associated
Press. quoted dispatch of the Ger
man news agency DNB
The Moscow war bulletin said the
Russians routed the German 1llth
and 294th Infantry and 18th Air
borne Divisions at Taganrog and in
fiicted heavy defeats on the 304th,
306th and 336th Infantry and 18th
Tank Divisions.
Much Materiel Destroyed.
"In these battles our troops de-
stroyed 212 enemy planes, 537 tanks,
494 guns of various calibers, 1900
machine guns, $500 trucks, 10 fuel
dumps and 20 ammunition dumps" :"
the communique said.
THE enemy lost in killed alone
more than IS 900 officers and men"
ut added that 5.100 German Off
GERS and men were taken prisoner.
Nazis Admit Retreat.
The German broadcast of the
DNB dispatch said earlier:
Another shortening of the front,
involving the possibility of estab-
fishing operative reserves, was
achieved by planned withdrawal
of German lines in the Voroshilov-
grad area which the Soviets at
tempted in vain to impede"
The regular German communique,
recorded by the Associated Press
said numerous Russian attacks in
the Mus, Rylsk and Vyazba sectors
on widespread sections of the
front-were beaten off after violent
hand-to-hand combat.
Voroshilovgrad, approximately 10
miles northeast of Stalino and 90
miles north of Taganrog, Is already
some distance behind the front and
the German announcement indi-
Gated the Nazis were falling back on
the defenses of Stalino their army
headquarters for the entire southern
front and seriously threatened main
bastion in the Donets Basin.
The German communique in effect
disclosed the Russians were attack
ing along the entire 600-mile front
from the Sea of Azov to Smolensk.
Only yesterday Moscow's guns
thundered salute to the forces of
Gen. VASTLY Sokolovsky, which
swept forward several days ago in
the Smolensk sector to take Yelnya.
vital highway and railway junction.
and crack the German defenses on
the eastern bank of the Ugra River.
The Germans threw tanks, artil-
lery, planes and infantry into their
desperate defense and counter
offensives. The Russians finally
succeeded in crossing the river,
however, and Soviet tanks cut the
railroad and opened gap through
which the following infantry
poured.
In twin drive a little to the
south, forces of Gen. Constantine
Rokossovsky's central army attack
ed from SevSk on a 60-mile wide
front to push into the Northern
Ukraine. They were reported in
Moscow dispatches to have extermi-
mated or taken prisoner the entire
German garrison of Glu6hov, the
(See RUSSIA, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Rome Radio Denies Grandi
Is on Way 10 WASHINGTON
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-The Rome
radio said today there is no con-
f1rmation whatsoever" OF reports
that Count Dino Grandi, former
Italian Ambassador to Britain, is
en- route to Washington with spe-
cial political assignments"
The broadcast was recorded by
CHS.
A Zurich dispatch to the Stock
holm Dagens Nyheter yesterday
quoted the Turkish newspaper
Aksham as saying Grandi was on
his way to Washington to discuss
peace.
The Swiss telegraphic agency, In
dispatch from Chiasso, Italy.
said the Grandi report was fan
tastic," with Grandi far from per-
soma grata to the Badoglio govern
ment.
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Comdr. George S. Piper
Named Aide to Bard

: Comdr. George S. Piper has been
appointed aide to Assistant Secretary
of the Navy Ralph A. Bard, relieving
Capt. Emmett P. Forrestel. who has
aeen assigned to duty with the
Pacific fleet, the Navy announced
this afternoon.
Comdr. Piper, who was special
assistant to the Assistant Secretary.
lives at 2800 Woodley road NV.
Capt. Forrestel lives at 2023 North
Danville street Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1943-09-01
10 Ask Vote
Sept. IS on Drafting
OF Prewar Fathers
Will Demond Showdown
On Bill for Deferments
Until After Junuory |
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Wheeler. Democrat, of
Montana has notified congress
sional leaders he will move for a
showdown September Is on the
drafting of pre-Pearl Harbor
fathers, and an Administration
strategist conceded today the
chances are better than even the
Senate will vote to postpone
their induction until after jan
uary !.
Senator Wheeler has sent word
that on the second day after Con-
gress reconvenes he will call up his
measure, already approved by the
Senate Military Affairs Committee,
prohibiting the drafting of fathers
for the remainder of this year.
Although polls have been imprac-
tical because of the absence of most
Senator'S, an administration lieu
tenant said indications pointed to-
ward approval of the measure. The
fSee DPAEvT paoo AZ
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Flying Fortresses Attack Pisa,
Increasing Blows Against Italy
Medium Bombers Smash at Rowoy Lines;
British Dreudnoughts Bombord Shore

munications at Salerno, Cosenza and
Catanzaro in Southern Italy. =.
At the same time American Lib
orators from the Middle East
pounded enemy rail installations at
Pescara on the eastern coast of Italy.
A Cairo communique said the freight
yards were well covered by bombs
with resulting fires and explosions. :"
The four-engined bombers scored
direct hits on the railway station
and railroad bridge and shot down
10 enemy fighters which attempted
to intercept them. .---
Two British warships joined in
the daylight offensive against the
(See ITALY, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1943-09-01
c Commissioners Seek Source
OF Pollution in District Water
Prompt Emergency ChIorinizotion Wards
OFT Danger. Dr. Seckinqer Advises Public

water supply, and the action of the
Commissioners today was to seek
the source Of the trouble and to
apply prompt corrective measures.
The whole problem will be studied
by a committee headed by Col. Jo-
seph D. Arthur, jr., assistant engi-
neer commissioner; Maj. John B.
Gordon, District sanitary engineer;
DR.. Seckinger and representative
Of United States District Engineers
Office, yet to be designated.
Deputy Health Officer Seckinger
voiced assurance that the presence
of bacillus coli in the water supply
(See WATER, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1943-09-01

Emergency steps were taken
today by the Commissioners to
find~ the source of pollution OF
the. water supply for certain
Southeast Washington areas, in
cluding the Naval Air Station
and Boiling Field, for which
extra chlorination was provided
recently within a few hours after
tests showed pollution.
Deputy Health Officer Daniel L.
Seckinger declared there was no
cause for public alarm, since the
additional chlorination had served
to counteract the pollution OF the
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Nazi Long-Range Guns
She'll British Coast
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. German long
range guns on the French coast
opened fire at am. today and shell
warnings sounded in areas on the
British southeast cost short time
later.
The shelling lasted about half
hour, with the Germans lobbing
over a steady stream of two-gun
salvoes. Buildings in the Dover
area were shaken by explosions.
The firing ended abruptly when
Raj planes streaked out across
the English Channel. Shortly after
the planes disappeared observers saw
flames rising on the French cliffs
between Cape Girls Nez and Calais.
Evening star., 1943-09-01
AIsob Won't Enter
$50, 900 Chicago Race
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOclated Press.
PROVIDENCE. r. T.. Sept. l.
Trainer Sarge" Swenke announced
today that Mrs. Albert Sabath's
Alsab will not be shipped to Chicago
for the $50,0o0- Washington
Park Handicap to be run at Wash
ington Park on Labor Day.
Alsab was assigned top weight at
l26 pounds for that race. Swenke
said the colt will be kept at Nara
aansett Park to prepare for the
s25 ,000-added Narragansett Special
September l8
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Berlin Radio Says Rome
Peace Strike FoiIed

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-The Berlin
radio quoted Rome dispatch today
as saying an anti-Fascist appeal
to the citizens Of the city to stage
l5-minute strike this morning in a
peace demonstration had proved
complete failure"
The broadcast, recorded by the
Associated Press, said no interrupt
ticns Of work had been observed.
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Churchill Here
10 Reopen Talks
With President
Visit Is Expected
To Iron Out Details
Of Quebec Plans
BULLETIN.

LONDON tP,.-Foreign Sec
retary Anthony Eden &C
quainted the foreign minis
ters of the exiled governments
in London today with the
broad decisions of the recent
Quebec conferences as the
work of preparing an agenda
for a possible Anglo-Ameri-
can-Soviet conference pro-
ceeded.
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill arrived at the White
House late today to continue
with President Roosevelt the
Hyde Park-Quebec war confer
ence that was inaugurated more
than two weeks ago.
The head of the British govern
ment. accompanied by Mrs. Church.
ILL., was met on arrival by the Presi-
dent.
Their daughter Subaltern Mary
Churchill, of the Auxiliary Territorial
Service, will arrive in Washington
late today. coming from the South.
A small family dinner at the White
House is planned for tonight.
will Iron Out Details.
The visit is the fourth made to
Washington by Prime Minister
Churchill since fthe war started. 1t
is designed to iron out any details
remaining for discussion when the
President and the Prime Minister
parted company at Quebec last We'd
nesday after announcing plans for
stepping up the war against Japan
and otherwise strengthening the at
tack against the Axis.
Because so much of the business
for which the heads of the two gov
ernments came together was con-
cluded at their earlier meeting, how
ever, the visit here is expected to
be more in the nature of social
stop for the Churchills.
To Consider Soviet Talks.
There were indisputable signs that
the focal point of some of the
Forthcoming discussions would be
the question of how to bring Russia
into the Allied councils not only
for the coordination of military
operations but also for the solution
of postwar political problems.
Russian participation in future
meetings, at least in some degree,
was described as necessary and
urgent" by Mr.. Churchill in his
speech from Quebec yesterday. And
Mr.. Roosevelt said at his press con-
ference little later that things
were going along pretty we'll with
respect to three-power conference.
Brendan Bracken. British Minis
ter of Information. declared at
press conference here last night that
the time of Mr. Churchill's arrival
must be classed as security informa-
tion, but in line with disclosures at
Quebec last week it was expected
in the immediate future
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Ry the Associated Press.

By TtHe Asb0cfattd Ffess.-
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Sept, 1-Press-
ing the aerial offensive against
Italy with eyer-greater vigor,
American Flying Fortresses yes
terday made a 1,000-mile round
trip from Northwest African
bases to pound railway lines, air
fields and an aircraft factory at
Pisa.
Pisa is situated near the Italian
west coast about 13 miles northeast
of Leghorn.
Meanwhile medium nombers de-
livered strong blows at railway COM
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Admiral Richey Shifted
To Post in Woshinoton
BY the Associated Press

NORFOLK, Va, Sept. Rear
Admiral Thomas r. Richey, U. S. NJ,
industrial manager of the Norfolk
Navy Yard for the past two years,
has been ordered to duty in Wash
lngton, D. c., where he will serve in
the office of procurement and ma
teriels under Vice Admiral Robin
son, chief of the Bureau of Ships.
Admiral Richey's new assignment
will involve duties connected with
the entire Navy shipbuilding pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Major League Games
AMERICAN LEAGUE,
(NO Games.)
NATIONAL LEAGUE,

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Cincinnati
Chicago ---- 230 121 90
Cincinnati 2O1 OOI 20
.. .Bafteries-Passeau and MeCullousb,
starr Huesser and Mueller.
At Pittsburgh
suspended game Of July 18th re-
sumed In the last half of sth inninrD
st. Louis Oil 1902 100 6 Is o
Pittsburgh - OIL OH 600 5 10
Batteries-Dickson. Munger. NJ Cooper
and w. Cooper; Rescigno, Podgajny, Sewell
and Baker, Lopez.
At Pittsburgh
st. Louis 900 100
Pittsburgh - 03O 900
Batteries-M. Cooper and W. Cooper,
Gee and Baker.
(OnIy Games.)
Evening star., 1943-09-01
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, Sept. l P. -
Stocks steady; mild recovery
continues. Bonds even: some
rails advance. Cotton steady;
uafavorable weekly weather re-
port.
CHIC A q O.-Wheat dropped
about a cent on late selling. Rye
closed as. higher; Eastern buy
ing. Hogs 10 cents higher, mod
erately active; top. $i5.05. Cattle,
fed steers and yesrlings strong
with Tuesdays average; top.
1855.
Evening star., 1943-09-01

(See ATTACKER page Al
Evening star., 1943-09-01

tSee MARCUS, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1943-09-01

Temperatures today-Highest, %. at $50 pm.
lowest SO, at 5:56 am. Yesterday-Highest. sa
at 2:ao p.m lowest, S. at $40 am. Full repor
on page Ala
United States wearner bureau Report
Evening star., 1943-09-01

tSee POPE. Page A-l8D
Evening star., 1943-09-01

(See DRAFT, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1943-09-01

(See WATER, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1943-09-01

(See RUSSIA. Page AZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-23
Traffic Inspector Speaks
To Mid City Citizens

Inspector Arthur E. Miller Of the
Trafhc Bureau Of the Metropolitan
Police Department told the Mid
City Citizens Association last night
that excessive speed was . major
cause of fatal accidents last year,
adding that it accounted for IS out
Of the 1oS persons killed in the Dis
trict during 1912.
Inspector Miller also warned
against stepping from streetcar
loading platforms. saying that nine
persons met death this way.
The group, on motion Of DR..
Thomas Evans. went on record as
supporting the -Capper
joint resolution for District suffrage.
A resolution by the president,
A. J. Driscol, asking for the support
Of a movement for the continuation
of competitive sports In District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-23
Rubber Output Scheduled

South Africa expects to produce
within year or two several hundred
tons of rubber annually, but not
enough to supply It's own needs.