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Evening star., 1944-07-31
Marguerite A. lie Hand Dies;
22Yeors RooseveIt's Secretary
Stricken by Attack
Of Cerebral Embolism
At Chelsea, Moss.

Miss Marguerite Alice LIE Hand,
who for years was personal Sec
retary to President Roosevelt,
died suddenly this morning in a
hospital at Chelsea, Mass, it was
announced at the White House
Her death was ascribed to ce-
rebral embolism.
Illness forced Miss lie Hand to
relinquish her duties at the White
House about two years ago, and she
has been making her home at West
Somerville, Mass.
White House Secretary Stephen
T. Early, who announced Miss LIE
Hands death, said she was stricken
last night after a visit with friends
Mrs. Roosevelt will attend the fu-
neral but the time of the service
is not known at the White House.
President Roosevelt. who is away
from Washington, issued this state
ment:
| Memories OF more than q score
OF years Of devoted service enhance
the sense Of personal loss which
Evening star., 1944-07-31
Tower Of Pisa Standing
Despite German Claims
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE 5th ARMY BEFORE
PISA, July 3l.-The Leaning Tower
of Pisa is neither destroyed nor
damaged by artillery fire, an OBJ
server in a nearby post declared to-
night.
One Berlin broadcast said she'll
fire had destroyed the historic tower.
one of the original seven wonders OF
the world. Subsequent German
broadcasts. however, did not repeat
the charge
The Leaning Tower could be seen
from forward observation post
through glasses.
Fifth Army officers declared last
week that the Germans were using
1t as an artillery observation post.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The Navy announced a cut
back in the submarine building
program today and attributed
the step to two factors-the loss
of fewer submarines than was ex-
Ipected and the increasing need
for at least eight other types of
ships or weapons.
The announcement gave no ngures
either on the cutback or the existing
fleet of underwater craft On the
basis of submarines known to be
building or in commission. however,
the American undersea fleet appar-
emily is in excess of 200.
THE reduction will be accomp-
lished by not starting number Of
submarines which we're scheduled
for completion toward the end Of
the building program the an
nouncement said.
While some adjustments In the
working forces in the six submarine
building yards will be involved, the
submarines completion schedule will
be maintained at present levels
throughout the next seven or eight
months. Such men and women as
are released over the next few
months can be advantageously en-
ployed on other parts of the Navy
shipbuilding and repair programs
and will be given opportunities for
such employment
The reduction in the number
Of submarines in the building pro-
gram does not mean that the over
all Navy production program is de-
clining. The total Navy program
will continue to increase in size at
least until the first quarter OF 1915.
There are eight classes of weapons
and supplies which the Navy ur-
gently needs at the present time"
The Navy said these munitions
are: Aircraft carriers and cruisers,
Evening star., 1944-07-31
Death Sentence Upheld
In StoII kidnapping Case
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, July 3l.-The Cir
cult Court of Appeals today affirmed
the conviction and death sentence
imposed on Thomas H. Robinson
jr, Nashville, Tenn. under the
Lindbergh Act in connection with
the abduction October 10. 1884, OF
Alice Speed Stoll of Louisville.
Robinson had appealed from the
verdict of Federal court jury ir
Louisville last December IL after a
trial which started october %
Judge Shackelford Miller, jr.. sem
fenced him to die in the electric
chair March 10. but the sentence
was stayed pending the appeal.
+ Robinson was given life SEN
tence when he pleaded guilty short
ly after Mrs. Stoll was returned
home from indianapolis october is
1884. He was sent to Alcatraz
Prison and was released on writ OF
habeas corpus last year and tried
on new indictment
Evening star., 1944-07-31
Cut in Submarine BuiIdinq
Program Announced by Navy
Losses Lighter Than Expected; Need Increases
For Eight Other Types Of Ships and Weapons

new types of assault ships fast
armed cargo carriers and trans
ports, tankers, bombardment am
munition, rockets for firing from
both planes and ships. 40-millineteI
guns. machinery for advanced bases
and high octane gas.
Past and prospective advances in
the Pacific limit the area in which
japanese shipping can operate and
correspondingly limit the future
hunting grounds for our SUBJ
marines,' the Navy said. There
fore the number of submarines
which we can profitably employ will
be correspondingly reduced.
Reduction in the construction
program has been made possible by
the brilliant record of the fleet in
which the contribution of the SUBJ
marine service in the Pacific and
the individual achievement of each
submarine and its crew have been
a major factor. The success of our
submarines in evading and resist
ing enemy attack has exceeded early
expectations"
The six yards now building SUBJ
marines for the Navy are the Elec-
trio Boat Co., Groton, Conn; Cramp
Shipbuildine Co.. Philadelphia
Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co.. Mani
towoc, Wis, and the Navy Yards at
Boston, Portsmouth and Mare
Island.
In reporting that it needs more
aircraft carriers and cruisers, the
department said the Navy is moi
short of these ships, but We need
every single additional one which
we can turn out this year and next
Any showdown in carrier or cruiser
construction would be disastrous tc
the Navy's war plans"
The Navy acknowledged that In
the case of assault ships we are be-
'See SUBMARINES, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1944-07-31
FWe-Cent CeiIino
ForCup of Coffee
Delayed q Week

A delay in the printing of sum-
mary Of Once of Price Administra-
ton regulations setting a scent
ceiling on the price of a cup of
coffee in eating establishments will
hold up the rollback here for a
week, District OPA official said
today.
The rollback, which freezes a Gun
OF coffee with sugar and cream at
5 cents unless the establishment can
prove that it charged more than
that amount prior to October 4-l0.
1912. was to have gone into effect
here today.
OPA oficials said regulations had
failed to come from the national
ONCE in time to get them out to
restaurants before today. As a re-,
suit, the city's $500 eating places
will have to wait for the ofIicial
word.
The OPA will begin checking
restaurants on the coffee ceiling
some time after August 10.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
! New Polio Cases
Reported by District
Five Are D. c. Victims;
Two From Maryland

Seven new cases of infantile para
lysis were reported today by the
Health Department, five from the
District and two from nearby Mary
land.
Two Of the cases in Washington
were in private homes, and while
definitely diagnosed as poliomyelitis
physicians said the patients already
had recovered They we're not iden-
titled by the Health Department.
This brings the total number
treated here for the disease since the
outbreak July l. to %, Of which II
were local and IL came from outside
the District.
The three new local cases identi-
fed were:
Gerald Murphy, II, of 1873 Irving
street NV. admitted to Children's
Hospital: James Wellington, 9. OF
827 Kentucky avenue Sc, Children's
Hospital. and. Milton Caesar, 3, col
ored, 1888 B street NE, Gallinger
Hospital.
The two cases from nearby Mary
land, admitted to Children's Hospi.
tai. were Harry Becker, IL. Be.
thesda, and Sandra Kay Hedges, 1
| Riverdale.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star War Correspondent.

WITH UNITED STATES FORCES
IN NORMANDY, July 80 Delayed
Pvt. Frank Messina of Easton, Pa,
kitchen orderly recently made q
platoon runner, thought fast when a
squad of Germans in command of
a major surrounded him as he lay
in ditch-and as result his
platoon was saved and Messina got
credit for taking SO prisoners.
Here is the story OF one of the
wars most mastery bluffs:
During heavy fighting beyond
Serences by elements of a crack
division commanded by a former
Washington Star newsboy this
name is withheld, a platoon COM
manded by 1t. Harry Leonard OF
Waterbury. Conn. found itself iso-
lated among large forces Of Ger
Evening star., 1944-07-31
5000 i. ). Planes Hill
Munich Section and
Romanian Oil Works
Other German Torgets
And French Airfields
Blasted in Two-Woy Raid
By the Associated Press,

LONDON, July 31.-More than
5000 American planes. 1.700 of
them heavy bombers, today at
tackled the Munich area, Central
Germany, French airflelds and
Romanian oil works at Bucharest
and PloeSti.
While 1900 Flying Fortresses and
Liberators and 1000 fighters from
Britain were casting new destruc-
ton on Germany and France. an
other force OF more than 500 heavy
bombers of the United States 18th
Air Force in Italy struck the Ro-
manian objectives within l80 miles
of the Russian front lines.
Other hundreds of planes op-
Grated tactically before the advanc-
ing Americans and Britons in Nor
mandy. Formations totaling 220
American Marauders and Havocs
bombed wide area behind the
battle zone in spotty weather, strik-
ing rail yards and bridges from
Domfront to EvreuX and as far south
as Tours.
Munich Main Target.
Munich was the main objective
Of the British-based armada.
Some OF the bombers dropped
their loads usually but others en-
| countered thick clouds. forcing
them to use overcast bombing
technique. The Air Force announce
ment identified the German targets
only as military objectives.
1t was the sixth bombing this
month of the Munich area by ar
madas of more than 1000 British
based American heavy bombers
The city has five trunk railroads
one through the Brenner Pass to
Italy, and numerous aircraft and
chemical works used in manufactur-
ing flying bombs Other American
bombers from Italy hit it a seventh
time in July.
The German radio said Augsburg
also an aircraft center, was bombed
"A More Tanks Destroyed.
American flghter-bombers based
in Normandy maintained pressure
on German transport in the battle
area. The United States 9th Air
Force announced that "a more
tanks and 395 other vehicles were
destroyed yesterday. and field dis
patches said pilots were impressed
tSee AERIAL, Page A-10J
Evening star., 1944-07-31
Lodge Resigns Post
As ABC Chairman
Because Of III Health
Letter Informs Mason
Of Doctors Orders to
Rest for Long Period

Thomas E. Lodge, chairman of
the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board, has submitted his resig-
nation to the Commissioners
with the request that it be effec-
tive at once. Commissioner Guy
Mason announced today. 1t was
accepted.
Il am currently ordered by my
physician to seek long period of
rest and to limit myself only to very
light and unconflning work" MI.
Lodge declared in letter to Com
missioner Mason dated yesterday.
This order 1 must immediately
obey and it is with regret that I
resign my position to be effective
Immediately"
Mr.. Lodge. reappointed to the
board in l942. said 1T has been my
desire to resign my position ss
chairman of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board. This desire I have
expressed to you on numerous occa-
sions.
Action has been delayed for vari-
GUS reasons including your unfor-
tunate illness, but now am happy
to know of your return 10 your
office and to be able to report to
you that the usual confusion from
moving our quarters has now sub
sided; that the recommendations
for the appointment of the new in
spectors authorized by the Congress
has been made, and other impor-
tant matters have been concluded"
Board Moved Recently.
The ABC Board recently moved
from the old District Building to
the new Municipal Center.
In reply, Mr.. Mason told Mr.
/ Lodge he was surprised" to receive
his letter this morning.
L know that vou had not been
we'll for some weeks Mr. Mason
wrote. but did not realize it has
been OF such a nature as to LEAD you
to consider resigning your position
as chairman of the Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Board. which board
think has done splendid job in
the District Of Columbia"
Mr.. Lodge said he would "imme-
diately resume in limited fashion
active practice of law in this juris-
diction."
In his letter Mr.. Lodge added
Il take this occasion to express to
you my deep personal qualification
and appreciation of the many cour-
tesies which you have shown me,
and for the many courteSies which
the Board of Commissioners have
extended to me in my capacity as
chairman of the board. l am like
wise appreciative of the many cour-
tesies and helpful support of the
heads and stats of other depart
ments of the Districs government
to this board and our staff"
Native Of Delaware.
Mr.. Lodge. who will be IS decem-
ber %. came to Washington from
Delaware in 1917 Appointed as
Isistant United States attorney for
the District in 1923. he resigned
l ~N~r
Evening star., 1944-07-31
Private Saves Platoon and Captures 80 Nuzis
By Bluffing Enemy Major as to Yunk STRENGTH

mans armed with machine guns and
automatic rifles.
Pvt. Messina was ordered to con-
tact their company for help. AS his
comrades sought shelter in bitches
and held of the enemy, Messina
started on his mission. He had not
gone far when he was forced to
take cover in a ditch from German
snipers.
Knowing he was surrounded, Pvt.
Messina remained where he was and
pretended he was wounded. Within
minute German squad led by an
English-speaking major prodded
him. Thinking fast, Pvt. Messina
said:
Whats the use of capturing me?
There are 200 American tanks on
your left, 800 on your right and
thousands of Americans in 'front.'"
The major took the bait and Or
Evening star., 1944-07-31

dered Pvt. Messina to lead them to
the American lines. The officer held
his pistol at Messina's back and the
group went from foxhole to foxhole,
collecting Germans. Pvt. Messina
carrying white flag and with his
rifle still sluns over his back, led
the procession to a company COM
mand post.
Pvt. Messina handed over the SO
Germans to Capt. Paul Marks of
Brooklyn.
You have done a fine Job and
saved all our lives" said the Ger
man major to Pvt. Messina as he
turned over his pistol to him for a
souvenir.
The Nazis learned too late that
they had been in the clear while
the Americans were in deadly peril
Pvt. Messina has a close friend In
(See HENRY, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1944-07-31
Secret Weapon Gives
Yanks Advantage in
Marianas Invasion
Speorheods Widen Wedoe
Across Guom, Sweep
Post Tinion CopitoI
By the Associated Press.

PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Pearl Harbor, July 31.-A
secret weapon gave American
forces a new advantage in their
invasion of the Marianas today
as their spearheads hammered
a widening wedge across Guam
and swept past Tinian's capital
and largest town.
"One of the most fearful instru-
ments Of death from America S
arsenal of secret weapons" aided the
Tlnian invaders. War Correspondent
Clinton Green reported as Admiral
Chester wv. Nimitz announced that
Guam's main harbor and airstrip
already were in American use.
Security prohibits even a hint as
to the nature of the weapon. Mr.
Green said. but its effectiveness has
been proved.
1T is truly fearful and it is ex-
tremely doubtful whether any hu-
man being within 100 feet Of its
action would be able to survive he
wrote. 1T is easy to forsee the de-
vastation and death which would
result from its use on such targets
as the crowded cities of the Japan
ese homeland"
Flyers Blast Jap Bases.
While the Yanks speeded their
development of key Marianas
Islands, the Far Eastern Air Force
struck significant blows 1900 miles
to the southwest. 1t. Gen. George C.
Kenney's flyers hit Japanese bases
in Northwest New Guinea and Hal
mahera Island, Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's stepping stone to the Phil
ippines.
American warships dramatically
re-entered Guam's Port Apra, one
time United States naval base and
the best harbor in the Marianas.
after soldiers and marines cleaned
the japanese out of the harbor's
south arm, the Orote Peninsula, and
took the 4,700-foot airstrip.
Our ships are now using Apra
Harbor on the west coast of Guam, "
Admiral Nimitz announced yester-
day. Several of our aircraft have
landed and taken off from the Orote
Peninsula airfleld.'
He added that patrols from Apra
had crossed 8 miles to Guams east
ICao nACTEYC noon
Evening star., 1944-07-31
Fire Damage Repaired,
Circus Resumes Tour
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SARASOTA, Fla. July 3l.-The
Ringing Brothers and Barnum and
Bailey Circus is enroute to Akron,
Ohio, to resume its summer tour. -
The show returned to its winter
headquarters here for repairs after
fire swept its main tent in Hartford.
Conn, July with the loss of more
than 160 lives.
The first section of the circus red
and yellow train left Sarasota yes
terday with II fiat cars and about
so wagons.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
Americans Drive Into Avranches
After Smashing 6 Nazi Divisions;
Reds in Warsaw Berlin Indicates
Russians Advance
In East Prussiu's
SuwoIki Triangle
BULLETIN.

LONDON P).-The Ger
man radio reported tonight
that Russian forces had opened
a large-scale attack against
Warsaw's industrial suburb of
Praga on the east bank of the
Vistula River.
Evening star., 1944-07-31
MAP on Page A-4.)

LONDON, July 31.-The Ger
mans indicated today that the
Russians may have reached War
saw proper, and their communi-
que acknowledged the fall of the
former Lithuanian capital of
Kaunas after a fateful Sunday
in which other Soviet forces
stormed Z miles inside the Su-
walki triangle of East Prussia.
"At Warsaw. German troops pre-
vented strong Soviet forces from
breaking through toward the town, u
DNB, Official German news agency
said.
A Berlin radio commentator said
soon afterwsrd that the Russians
were drawn up in an arc miles
from the Polish capital, within sight
and easy artillery range of it's old
spires The last Moscow report
placed the Red Army 20 miles to
the southeast. but Berlin told OF
fresh retreats below the Polish
capital.
The military spokesman obviously
was preparing the German home
front for early news OF the fall of
Warsaw.
Nazis Throw in Reserves.
Kaunas, second city OF Lithuania
with 1855 population, lies IS miles
east of the prewar East Prussian
frontier. and on the Niemen River.
Moscow reported Red troops well
west of Kaunas and said the Ger
mans were throwing in many fresh
men and reserves to halt a Russian
push into East Prussia itself.
The German Transocean news
agency said last Friday that Kaunas
was evacuated, but the report was
not confirmed until the announce
ment today in the German high
commands communique.
The plunge into the Suwalki tri-
angle. which East Prussia annexed
in 1899 after the fall of Poland, car
ried within 81 miles Of the prewar
boundary Of that German province
of the Junkers military caste. Giby
7 miles inside the triangle, was
taken by the troops of Gen. Ivan D
Cherniakovsky, 81, Jewish general
German reports said Gen. Cher
niakovsky also was attacking al
Augustow. 8 miles from East Prussia
proper. Moscow said his Sd White
Russian Army group was plungine
forward on 68-mile front.
Distances From Objectives.
Russian gains placed Red Army
troops within these distances Of
great objectivss:
Berlin. 335 miles.
German Silesia. l25 miles.
Riga. the Baltic seaport capita
of Latvia. 81 miles.
The Gulf of Riga. Is miles.
Czechoslovakia. 13 miles.
Krakow, fifth city of Poland. 8:
miles.
Radon. Is miles.
Tallinn, capital of Estonia, les.
than 9 miles.
Miriampole, in Southern Lith
uania in the approaches to tn,
Masurian Lake region of East rus.
sian, IL miles.
Sambor and Stryj, rail junction.
in the southern part of Old Poland
just above the Carpathians, II
miles.
Insterburg, in East Prussia, 6!
miles southeast.
The city of Suwalki in the trian.
gle, 9 miles.
Tilsit, East Prussian rail center, 6,
miles.
Memel. East Prussian seaport, 7.
miles.
Konigsberg, East Prussian capital
100 miles.
Nazis Report Counterattacks.
Berlin reported for second tim
that the Russians had crossed tn
Vistula River southeast of Warsaw
The enemy insisted that counter
attacks had thrown the Russian
back to the east bank. And for
second time. the Nazis said they ha,
abandoned Siedlce, the rail cente
so miles east of Warsaw. wher,
street fighting was in progress mos
Of last week.
All along the meandering from
(See RUSSIA. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1944-07-31

Miss lie Hands passing brings.
Faithful and painstaking, with
charm of manner inspired by tact
and kindness Of heart, she was ut
terly selfless In her devotion to
(See LIE HAND, Page A-l0.)
Evening star., 1944-07-31
Reconversion Bills
Top All Business Of
Returning Congress
Begins Work Tomorrow
On Peace Economy; Slim
Calendar in Prospect
BULLETIN.

Majority Leader Barkley
and Chairman Reynolds of
the Senate Military Affairs
Committee today telegraphed
all members of that commit
tee to return here at once to
act on reconversion legisla-
ton. The wires were dis
patched as Senator Vanden-
burg, Republican, of Michigan
announced that Republicans
would insist on early action to
chart the course of postwar
business and employment.
The Military Committee meet
ing Is set for Thursday.
BY the Associated Press.
Congress ends a Ave weei
vacation tomorrow, undecided
whether to start another Ions
holiday or buckle down now t.
the job OF charting the road bact
to peacetime economy.
The prospects are there will be NJ
legislative business transacted for a
least several weeks, to give half Z,
dozen committees time to whip int
shape reconversion legislation which
has gained must" rating by tn,
successes against Germany.
Original plans for an outrigh
recess until after Labor Day hav,
been all but abandoned because o
clamor for Congress to do some
thing" to cushion the shock tn,
wars end might have on the Ma
tions employment and business. In
stead. an informal recess. with semi
weekly sessions attended by hand
full of members. appears likely for {
while.
Few Expected Back Soon.
Less than a quorum of law maker
is expected to be on hand whel
the current holiday formally end
at noon tomorrow They probabl,
will occupy themselves for the mex
few weeks filling the Congressiona
Record with campaign oratory
Most members of Congress are ul
to their necks in election cam
paigns and probably will remain a
home to get in a few last licks whil,
waiting for committees to act.
The legislative dockets IN boil
the Senate and the House are vir
tually clear of major legislation.
Half a dozen committees and sub
committees on both sides of tn
Capitol are studying demooiiizatiol
legislation. Ahead of them Is tn
task of compromising their differ
ences into tangible bills likely t
win support on the Senate AM
House floors.
The first Congressional chieftail
to appear was Senator White o
Ms:ne, acting Republican leader
A meeting Of the party's Steering
Committee with any Republican
who show up has been set for to
morrow also.
Il think" Senator White told re
(See CONGRESS, PAGE A-lOD
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(See AERIAL, Page A-10.,
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,See DEWEY, Page Az
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tSee PACIFIC. p,
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(See RUSSIA. Page A-40
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(See HENRY, Page A-2O
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