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Evening star., 1944-05-04
North Carolina Ready
To Back Broughton
IFor Vice President
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASsOCidteC FEtSSs
A move by North Carolina Demo
Gratis to link fourth-term resolu-
ton with an Endorsement of Gov
j. M. Broughton for the vice presi-
Dental nomination shared the polit-
ical spotlight today with belated
returns indicating Florida voters
had put Senator Byrd, Democrat, of
Virginia into the presidential race
against his will.
Meeting in State convention. the
North Carolinians were reported
ready to pledge the States 80 dele.
gates to their Governor for SECOND
place on a ticket which most O,
them hope will be headed by Presi.
dent Roosevelt, the first action Of
Its kind attempted in the 1914 cam.
paign.
Gov. Broughtcn, whose friends
have been campaigning quietly fol
MIN in the South, already has been
Endorsed by the Oklahoma League
Of Young Democrats.
Byrd Insists He Won't Run.
In what was regarded as a dis
play OF some antiadministratio
sentiment, four delegate candidates
pledged to support Senator Byrd
apparently had landed on the list
Florida will send to the Democratic
convention to cast its 1s votes
along with IA pledged to support a
fourth term.
Senator Byrd would not COM
ment, except to say he had written
some of the delegates that he was
not a candidate. Despite this,
friends said he could have Vir-
ginia's "a votes for the asking and
speculated whether the Florida split
would arose sentiment for him else
where.
Some Democrats opposed to a
fourth term have been urging that
Senator Byrd, a consistent critic of
the administrations domestic poll
cies, be put forth on an independent
Southern Democratic party ticket.
Senator O'Mahoney of Wyoming,
chairman of the Democratic Sena-
torial Campaign Committee, said
the Overwhelming vote of conf
dence given to Senators Pepper and
Hill materially strengthens the en-
tire Democratic position"
Missouri COP Group Meets.
Senator Brewster, Republican, of
Maine was "gratified that there was
such an impressive showing of
Southern Democrats opposed to
administration policies" adding:
Think what it will be in the
North"
On the Republican side, a group
Of Mississippi party regulars" met
today to pick six delegates. This
group, headed by Perry Howard, will
face a contest from an independent
aggregation headed by former Gov.
Sheldon of Nebraska, which will
meet May 18 to draft it's own slate.
Republican interest centered.
meanwhile, on the shifting status of
that party's presidential candidates
as the result of the victory of a
slate favoring Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey OF New York over a group
supporting 1t. Comdr. Harold E.
Stassen in Tuesdays South Dakota
primary.
Many Republicans apparently felt
that Comdr. Stassen's chances for
the nomination had diminished and
that GOV. John w. Bricker az Ohio
remained as the only major chal-
lenger to a flrst-ballot nomination
for Gov. Dewey at Chicago.
Evening star., 1944-05-04
Mrs. Horjes to Divorce
Lonerqon Trial Witness

BY the Associated Press.
RENO, New, May 4.-Alice White
house Harjes, New York socialite,
said yesterday her complaint for
divorce from John Frederick Harjes,
witness in the Wayne Lonergan
murder case, would be filed here
today.
She said the complaint would
allege extreme cruelty. They mar
ried IN February, 1943. There were
no children,
Evening star., 1944-05-04
On the Roll of Honor
-Four Men From District Area
Wounded in European Action

-Four men from the District area
were reported wounded in action
In the Mediterranean area by the
War Department today.
1t. James B. Mahon, 10, South
Post, Fort Myer, Va, lost his right
leg and had his left leg broken
Evening star., 1944-05-04

infantry engage
ment.
Hs attended
s tie p h e SO n
Military School
and G en- t r q |
High s CHI ool
here. Before en-
listing, in April,
l943, he worked
for the General
Accounting Of
dce. He h a d
been q Star car
rier boy for two
years, Mrs. Ros-
81 said. He went
Evening star., 1944-05-04

DR.. William M. Ballinger. first vice
president; DR.. Elizabeth Parker,
second vice president; DR.. Jesse r.
Mann, member of the board of CEN
sors: Theodore Wiprud continues as
secretary OF the society.
DR.. Clark is member of the Ma
tional symphony Association, the
Rotary Club, Chevy Chase Club, and
Is chairman Of the subcommittee on
medical aid Of the Disaster Relief
Committee Of the District Red
Cross. He is q vestryman Of st.
Adams Episcopal Church,
Evening star., 1944-05-04

H. AlCtlCllClU,
said, but W a S
dismissed from
the hospital a
few weeks ago.
He, attended
school in Macon,
Ca, and worked
at the DGS gro
Gerry store at
Fifteenth and D
streets Sc. for
four years and
the Monumental
Life Insurance
Co. for six years,
Mrs. I,ittleheld
said He enlisted
Evening star., 1944-05-04

WiuAc uSilIlllk
on the Anzi o
beachhead, hi S
sister, Miss Anne
Mahon, manager
OF the S ou t h
p ost exchange
at Fort Myer,
told The Star.
1t. Mahon at
tended Wash
ington and Lee
High School and
one week after
the graduation
in 1912, Joined
the Army. He
was stationed at
Evening star., 1944-05-04

Camp Polk, La, before going over
seas in June, 1912.
In his last letter he said he was
In North Africa waiting to catch a
hospital ship home, she said. This
was the second time 1t. Mahon has
been wounded. Previously he was
wounded in Sicily.
His parents are Master Sergt.
John g. Mahon and Mrs. Frances
Mahon Of the Fort Myer address.
Pvt. Robert L. Jones, 28, 9l6 D
Evening star., 1944-05-04
Medical Society Elects
Dr.. Clark for 1945 Post

DR.. William Earl Clark was named
president-elect by the District Med
ical Society last night. He will be-
come president on July /, 1945.
1t. Col. James N. Greear. now
Evening star., 1944-05-04

AT LEAST THERE WAS WINE-Misforune already had fallen
heavily Paul Poe famous dress designer
when this picture taken in 1885, but there little
food bought with the DOLE washed down with wines
salvaged from his bountful cellars reports
reaching Madrid yesterday confirmed earlier story
Bern that Poire dead at g. Death garret
the Latin quarter of Paris where he his poverty
stricken days He worked for time after the fall France
farm hand the Riviera where he basked with the
worlds great On his Paris March, was so
hungry he was forced to beg bread from peasant
"A. P Photo
Evening star., 1944-05-04

March 80, 1943, and was stationed at
Fort Jackson, S. c., before going
overseas In January, 1914.
His wife, Mrs. Pauline Jones, lives
in the 900 block of B street Sc. with
their two young daughters, Barbara
and Betty Lou, his mother said.
Pvt. Charles A. Negri, 19, 1011
Twenty-fourth street NV, son OF
Mrs. Clara Rossi, was wounded at
the Ando beachhead March 5 in an
Evening star., 1944-05-04

For the bond drive you have an
S-card and the speed limit is of.
Drive now, and step on 1t.
Evening star., 1944-05-04

street NE, in the infantry, was
wounded on the Anzio beachhead
February 20. his mother. Mrs. Rosa
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09
FRANCE IS BEING MY,
 DAY TIME
U. 5. Marauders Pounding Atlantic WaII-0fher
 Attacks Reported

LONDON, Feb 9.-United States Marauders roared back over North ern France today and pounded the German Atlantic wall installations for the third time in a little more than "A hours.
 At the same time Royal Air Force medium light fighter bomb- CTS, in daylight formations, swung out on their raids
 Last night RAF bombers struck objectives in Germany and France including the Rhone Aircraft en- zine factory at Limoges without a loss.
 Nineteen German planes were downed in yesterdays Fortresses attack on Frankfurt, the third raid in eleven days Allied losses yester- day were l2 heavy bombers.
 The Paris radio went off the air this afternoon indicating an ate tack IS being made on that area
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09
4TH TERM
 TALK PUT
 UP DIRECT
Reporters Ask Pointed d Question, then Roose-
 yeIt Gives His Reply

WASHINGTON, Feb. g.. -Presi- dent Roosevelt left the political door sufficiently ajar today for the fourth term draft to blow through.
 Answering straight to the point at the opening of the conference with the newsmen to the question as to whether he would accept a fourth term nomination. the Presi- dent said he had no news on that subject at this time.
 The reply was stock answer used repeatedly.
 He said it was an old killer of stories, but, politicians already are fairly well agreed the Chief Ex- ecutive will run again.
 It is noted by the newsmen that he did not rule out the possibility like he did regarding the third term when Roosevelt awarded the dunce caps to the reporters asking the question if he would accept third term.
 The President displayed wiling ness to receive political questions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09
RUSS TROOPS
 CLOSING ON
 kRIv0I ROC
Manganese Center Nexi Objective After Dniep-
 CT Bend Victory

MOSCOW, Feb. 9.--Russian troops closed in on the iron center of Krivoi Rog from three sides, and also advanced in the direction of the Black Sea ports of Kherson and Nikolaev, after breaking the long tenacious German defense in the Dnieper bend at Nikopol
 Hitler at Krivoi Rog may have re- peated the most characteristic mis- take the Germans have made in Russia, by waiting too long before retreating. They lost 15,000 men dead and enormous stores of booty at NilSopol, which is major source of manganese, essential to the hard ening of German steel.
 The Nazis have large numbers of infantry, tanks and artillery at Krivoi Rog. but there is no sign of withdrawal despite the threat of almost certain encirclement the Red Star said.
 Ten encircled German divisions near Cherkasy are being exterm- mated Spring has arrived in the Dnieper bend after one of the most phenomenally short and mild win- ters in a generation. The roads are qllagmires of sticky mud.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09
Gong. Medal
 Winner May
 Be Prisoner

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Feb. 9.-The possibility that Major Ralph Cheli, one of this sectors first re- cipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, is alive and a prisoner of the Japs at Rabaul is seen in Jap English broadcast heard in Aus tralia, which said he and two com panions were held after their Nit chell bomber was shot down over Wewak
 Cheli, 24, squadron leader, who was last seen going down in flames off Wewak, won the Congressional Medal for continuing to lead the planes over Wewak although his plane was hit and afire. He could have parachuted to safety, but the plane was seen to crash into the seq
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09
JAP PLANE PRODUCTION
 NOW LARGE
Estimated 1200 or More Constructed MonthIy-
 Defensive Type

WASHINGTON, Feb 9.--An esti- mate that Jap factories are turning out aircraft at the rate of 1900 or more month came today from high quarters, coupled with reports that the Japs. like the Germans, are concentrating significantly on defensive types.
 This report of Nipponese produc- tion is about 100 per cent higher than most guesses made since Pearl Harbor and goes far to explain the enemy's apparent ability to keep re- placing the heavy losses and indi- cates the reserve planes have not been lessened appreciably.
 Tn little more than a month. January to February 6, the Japs have lost more than 700 planes in the Pacific zone and more than 200 destroyed on the ground.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09
U. S. PLANES
 HIT GERMAN
 KEY BA5TIoN
London Reports Violent Allied Offensive df
 Casino
By Associated Press

United States planes poured tons of bombs yesterday on Cisterna, main strongpoint of the Nazi line around the invasion bridgehead be- low Rome as Allied troops struck out in aggressive patrol activity" and consolidated positions.
 German patrols were also active in this vital sector, and German artillery continued the heavy she'll ing of the American beachhead. Mitchell bombers carried out both morning and afternoon raids, pound- ing the buildings of Cisterna where the enemy has concealed tanks, guns and other equipment.
 ! Returning fliers said the bombs leveled large part of the town. which is 15 miles northeast of Anzio. Meanwhile, today's Nazi com munique said the Nazis have ad- vanced several miles in the bridge head area, capturing TOO prisoners and repulsing strong enemy count erattacks. supported by tanks and naval artillery
 At the same time. dispatch to Stockholm from Berlin said the waters off Nettuno looked like a ship graveyard" The Americans are battling into Cassino on the main front and have captured about one-fourth of the city. the doughboys at one time fighting within 75 yards of Bene- dictine Abbey on Mt. Casino From London came report that the Fifth Army is attacking vio- lently on the Casino front. hurling 30,0O0 men and 400 tanks strongly supported by artillery fire in an effort to relieve the pressure on the bridgehead
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09
GEM MILL CONFIRMED
 BY. SENATE
Will Assume Office of United States Attorney
 on February IS

Lynn J. Gemmill has been con- firmed by the United States Senate to be United States Attorney for the First Judicial Division of AL aska with his headquarters in Ju- neau, according to an Associated Press dispatch received by the En- pire Gemmill will assume his new duties February IS, next Tuesday, following his resignation as Attor- ney for the OPA in Alaska.
 MT Gemmill first came to Ju- neau on June 27, 1940. as Assistant United States Attorney succeeding George w Folta resigned, joining the staff of William A. Holzheimer, resigned, and whom he now suc- ceeds. Gemmill remained in Juneau nearly three years, then resigned and went south, returning again to Juneau to become attorney for the OPA in Alaska.
 Gemmill was Prosecuting At torney of Chelan County. Wen atchee, Wash, which office he re- signed when he came to Juneau n l940. He had served as Deputy un- der Samuel M. Dever. now Asso- ciate Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Washington. He was admitted to the bar in 1928 in North Dakota, then moved to Wenatchee and began practice in 1929, serving later as deputy prose cutor of Chelan County, then Pros ecuting Attorney.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09
U. S. FLATT0p (0NTRADI(T5
 HITLER LIE
U. 5. 5. Ranger Reported Sunk But Sends Nazi
 Ships Down

WASHINGTON, Feb g. = The United States Aircraft Carrier U. S. $. Ranger answered fictitious Axis claims that it was torpedoed and sunk by making a daring raid into enemy waters off Norway to de- troy more than 40,000 tons of Ger man shipping, the Navy disclosed today.
 The Ranger, famous for Atlantic duty in escorting conveys carrying planes and pilots to the fighting fronts during the invasion of Africa, made it's killing in the Norway en- emy dominated waters last Octo- Der, six months after Hitler had announced the troublesome carrier had been sunk and had decorated Lieut.. Otto Von Bulow, sub com mander, for this feat
 Planes from the American flat top knocked off at least six enemy vessels, including four merchant men, a tanker and oil barge; dam aged other shipping and shot down two enemy planes.
 She was operating with Bri- tish task force at this time and despite the fact she operated well within the range of German bomb CTS. lost only three of her own planes.
 Commander of the Ranger at that time was Capt Gordon Rowe of Seattle.
 The Rangers most crushing blow probably was delivered during the North Africa invasion when as the flagship for Rear Admiral E. D McWhether. her flyers dropped more than 48 tons of bombs during 50 missions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09
13 NIPPON PLANES ARE
 SENT DOWN
Seventh American Raid Is Made on Rabdul-Lukani
 Base Is Also Hit Hard

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Feb. 9.-The Wednesday communique re- ports 13 more Jap planes have been downed and 10 probably destroyed in the seventh American raid on Rabaul, New Britain, in the past nine days
 The Jap's principal fighter base at Lukunai was again the main target hit with 124 tons of bombs dropped by Mitchells and Libera- tors from Bougainville
 Adverse weather was encounter ed on the raid and this atmospheric condition also limited other air actions in the southwest Pacific.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09
NAVY CHIEF: REp0RT50N
 MARSHALL5
Says Occupation of Kwdja- Iein AtoII Is Now
 Completed

PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUART- FRS, PEARL HARBOR, Feb. D. Air and naval bombardment of the still unconquered Marshall Islands were resumed Sunday and Monday with vital Jap bases as the target in the combined offensive action, Admiral Chester Nimitz reported at a press conference upon return from an inspection of Kwajalein atoll
 Admiral Nimitz said all enemy resistance has ceased on Kwajalein atoll and tits capture and occu- pations are completed"
 Then, in an unusual statement, Nimitz said:
 Tn the last analysis I do not believe we can defeat Japan from the sea along this simple strategy line of the Pacific war.
 'The Japs can only be defeated from bases in China because they draw the food, iron and other sup
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09
Battle of Ballots
 For baiiIerS Just
 Political Football
BY JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-If ever a political football got bOOting around, it's the Soldiers Vote Act.
 Capitol Hill observers here still think that Congress will do some thing about it. When the House elections committee recently repu- diated it's committee chairman
 House sponsor of the new version of the Green-Lucas bill, providing national machinery for participa- ton in the service vote), it was an indication of how bitter the row is getting. It's not often that a committee openly kicks it's chair man in the teeth.
 It's almost impossible to get a clear picture of the situation un- less you dip into political specula- tions. I doubt if you can find one member of Congress who would deny that the men and women in our armed forces have right to vote.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09
Time in MarshaIIs
 Is One Day Ahead
By Associated Press

American soldiers and marines fighting in the Marshall islands are on the other side of the inter national date line, so they're a day ahead of the Calendar for the United States.
 When it's noon, Pacific war time, Wednesday on the Pacific coast, the tstandard) time is 8 am. Thursday in the Marshalls, T am. at Sydney, Australia: 6 am. i'll Tokyo. and 5 am in Manila and China.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON tAajor Robert g. Allen on active duty)

WASHINGTON-It never leaked out of the recent Senate Republican caucus, but Senator Chan Gurney of South Dakota dropped a boom erang idea for corralling Republi- can votes in the U. s. Army.
 Fellow Republican Senators didn't go for Gurney's brain-storm, part ly because they thought it played down the same alley as the Harri- son Spangler boner when he an- nounced that he had had a poll made by Army officers in England which he claimed showed they were against Roosevelt.
 Gurney stood up in caucus to warn Republicans that Democratic Senators on the Military Affairs Committee, among them Kilgore of West Virginia, Wallgren of Wash ington, and Truman of Missouri, were determined to block the per manent promotions of General Patton and General Somervell
 Both generals have been severe ly criticized, the first for skipping sick soldier in Sicilian hospital, the second for spending millions of the American taxpayers dollars on the controversial pipe line through the Arctic wastes from Canada to Alaska Nevertheless, the Army has recommended both men for permanent promotion to the rank of major general.
 In view of this, Democratic mem- bers of the Military Affairs Com mittee proposed that, because the Army tried to rush through pro- motions, all permanent promotions be held up until the war is over, when they can be scrutinized care fully, and those who really deserve reward can be promoted.
 Gurney, after telling his Repub- lican colleagues about Democratic opposition to permanent Proiio- tiOnS, said:
 This is a real opportunity for the Republicans to win the SOL diers' vote, if we come out for It. It calls for united action on the part of all Republican Senators. And if we stick together, we can put through these promotions.
 Note = What Senator Gurney didn't seem to appreciate, however is that it's the vote of the enlisted men that really counts. And poli- tical sharps believe the mems vote is generally opposite to that of of- ficers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09
Chinese Exclusion k Now Ended; FDR
 Signs Proclamation

WASHINGTON, Feb 9Presi- dent Roosevelt has signed the pro- clamation ending the Chinese Ex- clusion Act and fixing the Chinese quota at l05 per year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09
AXIS DEFEATED
 BY YUC05LAvS

LONDON, Pc b. 9. - Yugoslav Partisans inflicted devastating defeat son the Axis troops near the town of Gacko, 45 miles south of Sarajeyo, according to commun- ique broadcast by the Yugoslav Army of Liberation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09

In principle, therefore, there is publicly perfect agreement. Some States Rights Congressmen, most ly from the South, see in the pro- posed federal government ballot a threat to state control of elections provided by the Constitution. 9th CTS sincerely believe that it is inn possible to write national absen- tee voting law, providing for federal distribution and collection of bal lots (by the Army, Navy and Mer- chant Marine) that would stand up under the Constitution. And that the result would be chaotic con- test of elections which it might take the U. s. Supreme Court months or years to straighten out.
 But from there on the fight over the soldiers vote is purely and simply political Some of the more fragrant opportunists, for example, are willing to sponsor or vote for anything, so long as it appears that they are fronting for the boys in uniform.
 The real ruckus though is a three-way scrap between Republi-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09
WALTER JONES HoNoRED

Elks of Anchorage recently hon ored Walter Jones, retired Alaska railroad resident engineer, by elect ing him to an honorary life mem bership.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09
HAKvEYs FROM HooNAH

Mir and Mrs. James Harvey, here from Hoonah, are at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09
IS ARRIVAL HERE

An arrival here, s. J Swanson isl at the Baranof. He is from Se-
 attle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09

GRACIOUS LEO CROWLEY
 One matter which long has wor- ried the British is agitation by
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09

HERE FROM SITKA Registered from Sitka, Louis G. Schagenberg is at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-09

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