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Evening star., 1944-07-25
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star War Correspondent

WITH UNITED STATES TROOPS
IN NORMANDY, July 25.-For the
last three days Texans and Oklaho-
mans have been fighting a desperate
battle for the Island of the White
Witches" Their beachhead landing
through water feet deep to seize
Presque Isle, at the confluence of the
Seves and Ay Rivers east of Lessay
on the western coast of the Cher
bourg Peninsula, was repulsed yes
terday.
The island was approached from
the north over wide strip of Seves
marshes. 1t was necessary to wade
small river in order to take the
villages of Seves and Saint German
sur Seves, where the enemy was
small force of tanks
and infantry in well-night impreg-
nable positions.
The attack started early Saturday
after two days OF rain raised the
Evening star., 1944-07-25
Shift in Jap Cabinet
Offers No Comfort
To U. s., King Warns
Will Wage War With Al
Power They Possess
Fleet Commonder Soys
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY.

The japanese may be expected
to continue to wage war with all
the power they possess" regard
less of the change in the cabinet,
Admiral Ernest j. King, COM
mander in chief of the United
States Fleet, told newsmen to-
day at a press conference with
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal.
Admiral William F. Halsey, COM
mander of the Sd Fleet. also attend
ed the conference
Reporters asked Secretary For
restal If there was any comment on
the fall of the TOTO cabinet. Mr.
Forrestal replied that naval per-
sonneI were not supposed to COM
ment on politics and added that
that went for the Secretary, too.
However, Admiral King spoke up
and said:
Il will comment on that, OBJ
viously the cabinet would not have
fallen unless there was dissatisfac-
ton on the part of military leaders
with the conduct of the war. But
no aid or comfort can be gained
from the composition of the new
cabinet.
The japanese can be expected,
he added. Ito continue to wage Eal
with all the power they possess
You can expect some changes ir
their method of waging war
Whether it will be more on the de.
fensive OF more aggressive remains
to be SEEN
Admiral King has just returned
(See KING. page A-3)
Evening star., 1944-07-25
Gestapo Reported
Watching Thomson
Gen. Won Mockensen Soid
To Be Held by kozis
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 25.-The Lon
don radio today broadcast uncon-
firmed reports that DR.. Hans
Thomson. German Ambassador to
Sweden, was under Gestapo OBJ
servation. and that Col. Gen. Eber-
hard Won Mackenson, son of Mar
shal August Won Mackensen of
World War. fame, is held by the
Gestapo."
The London broadcast, recorded
by the owl. said the revolt in Ger
many continued to have repercus-
sions in Sweden and that DR.. Thom-
sen had refused all invitations. "
DR.. Thomson was formerly Charge
d'Af1aires at the German Embassy
in Washington.
The rumor of Gen. Won Macken-
sens arrest came from Switzerland.
Early In June Allied troops in Italy
captured an order of the day by
Gen. Won Mackensen saying he had
been relieved as commander of the
German l4th Army.
The radio added that Gen. Leo
Geyr Won Schweppenburg, COM
mander OF tank division in Nor
mandy. disappeared from his COM
mand a short time ago and has not
been heard Of since"
Evening star., 1944-07-25
Roosevelt Abused
War Powers on
Trip, COP Says
Earlier Story on Page A-5.)

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. July Herbert
Brownell, jr.. Republican national
chairman. today charged President
Roosevelt with cloaking in wartime
secrecy a conference with a ''higf
Democratic leader" In Chicago or
the Presidents trip to the Yves,
Coast.
Mr.. Brownell did not identify the
party leader by name
after the President accepted
denomination in q radio address
from a Pacific Coast naval base
to the Democratic National Con-
vention in Chicago, it was re-
vealed that Robert E. Hannegan,
national Democratic chairman.
boarded the Presidents special
train five days before the opening
of the convention as the train
stood at Chicago siding~for a
service stop
Mr.. Brownell asserted the secre
meeting was misuse of an importan
wartime regulation for partisan New
Deal purposes and it is thorough,
Objectionable to the American peo.
pie"
Evening star., 1944-07-25
Raj Hits Site Linked
1oLong-RangeR Robots
Other British PIunes Bomb
Platforms in Frunce
Py the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
LONDON. July 25.-British heavy
bombers today attacked "A site
which appeared to be connected
with the enemy-threatened use OF
long distance rockets" the Air Min
istry said.
The Germans have asserted they
were preparing great lotion projec-
tiles which they could hurtle across
the Atlantic-an assertion discount
ed by most military experts.
The Air Ministry did not locate
the site. The main force of Lam
caster bombers was used to pummel
the platforms in Northern France
from which the Nazis have been
launching l-ton robot flying bombs
against England.
London again was the target of
robot bomb attacks last night. A
number of the robots also fell at
scattered points in the southern
counties.
The attacks were on lesser scale
than recent nights, however.
Meanwhile, 1t was disclosed Of
ficially that robot bomb fell re.
Gently just across the Thames River
from the houses of Parliament.
The bomb hit an empty wing Of
the st. Thomas Hospital. ALI "a
patients In nearby ward escaped
injury. st. Thomas was bombed
f1rst more than three year. ago by
German planes.
Evening star., 1944-07-25
Storm Warning Issued
For Caribbean Area
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. July 25.-
The San Juan Weather Bureau ad-'
vlsed caution in the Caribbean area
today against tropical storm of
small diameter but considerable
intensity"
A 10 am. advisory made public
through the Weather Bureau. here
said the storm was centered near
latitude Is degrees north and lonpi-
tude IS degrees west.
1t was reported moving west
northwestward at rate of IS to
II miles an hour.
Meteorologists estimated the force
OF the winds at 60 miles an hour
or more.
"Cautionary advices indicated, -
said the advisory ION south coast
OF Puerto Rico, Mona passage area
Hlspaniola and Caribbean Sea area
to southwark"
The indicated position is about
l,2OO miles southeast of Miami.
Evening star., 1944-07-25
Mathematical 'Gobbedyeook'
m Is for Money, C for Planes
In Airport Funds Formula

Rillera" song - Remember? THE
Ralston is a Swedish town, the
Rillera is a stream"-the formula
has an explanation written into the
bill.
1t seems m is the money-simple
so far-and is State population;
b Is State area in square miles; c
Is number of civilian planes licensed: :
d is the number OF airports in the
State and the Greek letter S1yes,
it's Greek is the sum OF the fac
tors in question for all the States.
Capital M is the total appropria-
tion.n See? You merely fill in the
population, square miles, ETC.. work
out the problem in the brackets,
then multiply the result by the total
appropriation and divide it by 3.
You'll be surprised but you will
finish up with the number of dol
lars the State should have for air.
ports-the number not the dollars.
(See FORMULA. Pare A.3.)
Evening star., 1944-07-25
By the Associated Press,

d! the Associated Press.
Secretary of the Navy For
restal reported today that Amer
lean casualties in the conquest
of Saipan totaled 6,463 men, in
cluding 3,049 killed in action,
l3 ,049 wounded and 365 missing
He told a news conference that
more than 5000 of the wounded
already had returned to duty and
are now participating in the attack
against the japanese on Tinian
Island. also in the Marianas.
This reduces our net losses at
Saipan by about a third he said
and il speaks volumes for both the
morale of the troops and the ef-
fectiveness of the Medical Corps"
The enemy dead on Saipan. he
said. totaled 20,720 known to havs
been killed-that many have beer
buried by American troops. In &ddi.
ton. he said Japanese prisoners OF
war number 1,707 and that 14.le;
civilians have been interned.
The number Of prisoners taker
on SAipa1 is by far the greatest
taken in any operations against the
Evening star., 1944-07-25
u.s.. Casualties at So;pon Total
3,O49 Killed, Is ,O49Wounded
20,720 japanese Buried by Americans;
Number of Prisoners Sets Record in Poetic

Japanese in the war to date" the
Navy Secretary said.
On Guam, Mr. Forrestal said
American casualties have been mod
crate. while those OF the enemy have
been heavy. In one japanese coun-
terattack, he said. we killed at least
270 OF them. This is over three
quarters Of the number of our dead
in the first two days of our entire
attack on the island
The attack on Tinian is being
made by the same troops that con-
quered Saipan. After "a days of
the meanest kind of fighting
through the canefields and caves.
followed by 10 days of so-called
rest, these Elen are in shape to con-
duct a second ma jor assault. This
is an outstanding military achieve
ment," he said.
Mr.. Forrestal described Guam
Tnian and Saipan as the KEY
which will unlock the door to Japan
the Philippines and the coast OF
China" He asserted their occupa-
tion will provide bases aggregatins
400 square miles and containin,
eight Air fields and Ave harbor.
within 500 miles of Japan and the
Philippines.
Evening star., 1944-07-25
BY the Associated Press.

bS the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 25.-Adolf Hit
ler appointed Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering chairman of
the Council for Defense of the
Reich tonight and issued a de-
cree ordering total mobilization
of Germany and occupied terri
tories.
Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph
Goebbels was appointed Reich's
commiSsar for the total war effort
OF the Reich. Earlier, Heinrich
Himmler had been appointed COM
mander in chief of the German
home army in the aftermath of the
announced bomb attempt on Hit
ler's life last Thursday.
A vast blood purge of the Prus-
sian military leadership, from gen.
eral officers down to majors, had
been reported in progress in Ger
many since then.
The announcement by DNB, OFF,
clal German news agency, said
Goering will supervise German rail-
ways, the German postal service. all
public institutions and industries
Evening star., 1944-07-25
Allied Armies Push
Nazis Back 10 Within
10 Miles Of Florence
Germans Gradually Give
Ground While Preparing
Defenses North of Arno
By the Associated Press


r ON E. July Is. Steadily
driving the Germans from one
defensive position after another.
Allied armies today pushed to
within 10 miles of Florence and
made limited gains elsewhere
along the Italian battlefront.
Oficial reports from the battle
sectors said the tempo of the fight
ing had dwindled as the Germans
gradually gave ground while pre-
pairing their defenses along the
north bank of the Arno River be-
'tween Florence and the west coast.
However, brisk fight developed
east Of San Miniato when the Ger
mans launched two counterattacks
in an unsuccessful effort to prevent
the 5th Army from extending its
lines eastward toward Florence.
American troops have cleared the
enemy from the south side of the
Arno along sector from the west
coast to point within 18 miles of
Florence.
Greatest Threat From South.
The greatest threat to the Nazi
defenders of Florence, however. was
from the south. Fifth and 9th Army
units steadily drove the enemy back
on an arc running southwest to
southeast of the historic city.
units moving up highway No. Q
main artery to Florence from the
South-seized the town of Strada
and captured more than go Ger
mans. To the east of Strada South
Africans seized None Fill and their
armored cars pushed on against
brisk opposition.
British guardsmen fighting along
side South African troops gained
the heights of Monte Domini, 2
miles from the town of Greve and
IL miles south and slightly east of
Florence. Greve was found clear of
enemy troops.
British in the Tiber Valley also
advanced. a spearhead reaching the
vicinity OF Sansepolcro, 10 miles
northwest of Citta di CASTILLO.
Nazis Shell AncOna.
The Germans managed to sta
bilize the Adriatic front somewhat
and brought up long-range cannon
and shelled the port of Ancona. but
tailed to prevent the continual ton
of the port repairs. Polish troops
meanwhile brought up tanks for an
assault on Ostrma, 18 miles west of
Ancona.
An official announcement today
said the German 278th Division lost
from 5000 to 1000 men killed, cap
tured or wounded in the fighting
between Pescara and Ancona.
From the heights of Monte Pi-
sano to the northeast German guns
shelled portions of Pisa, south OF
the Arno River, which the Ameri-
cans occupy, and growing enemy
activity was noted along the north
banks of the river.
Evening star., 1944-07-25
Germans Stuve OffYunk Attack
On Norman island of Witches

water level over a large part of the
marshes to 4 feet, twice the level
expected. The Germans also backed
up Ay waters by plugging holes in
the causeway through which the Ay
flows to the sea. Despite the un-
favorable outlook. the regiment of
Texans and Oklahomans pushed
forward in a driving rain all along
the high causeway across the
marshes which connects the island
with higher ground to the north.
Heavy fire forced the advancing
men to deploy through the water,
with rifles held over their heads.
They sometimes sank up to their
chins in the mud. All this time they
were under murderous machine
gun crossfire. The marshes were
crossed, squad by squad, with heavy
casualties. -Four companies reached
the beachhead, approaching from
the east after heavy artillery fire
Continued on Page 4 Column 4 \
Evening star., 1944-07-25
Greatest Joint Drive Since D-Dav
Is Launched by Yanks.and British;
4 900 Planes Hammer Germans
Council for Defense of Reich,
Headed by Goer;ng, Set Up
Hitler Also Orders Total Mobilization
In Germany and Occupied Countries

with the view of limiting or simpli-
flying all matters not directly con-
nected with the war effort. He may
issue directives to the highest Reich
authorities.
Marshal Congreatulates Hitler.
Meanwhile, leader of the bat
tered German armies in the east
Marshal Walther Won Model. sent
telegram of congratulations to
Hitler on his escape from aSsassina-
ton last week-perhaps in tacit ad-
mission that the Nazis at least tenn
pOrarily control the armed forces
of the Reich.
The message was broadcast by
Transocean after the Nazis had
hinted they were preparing even
more drastic measures to tighten
their grip on the war; weary home
front and Hitlers henchmen appar-
emily had gained complete mastery
of the German Army.
At the same time Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden told the House
of Commons the Reich government
had been at great pains" to prevent
information on the upheaval in
Evening star., 1944-07-25
Sutton Reported Dead
In Adds Abubu Prison
BIZ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAIRO, July 25.-The newspaper
Al AhrAm today said Sultan Mo-
haraeA Bayou of Danakil had died
in fR1son in Adds Ababa after re-
bellion against Emperor Halle Sc
lassie of Ethiopia.
The publication said the sultan
a Moslem. had refused to pay trib-
ute to the Emperor.
Evening star., 1944-07-25
Russians Will Deal
With Polish Council
In Liberated Areas
Will Conclude Aereemen
With Group Instead
Of Exile Government
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, July 25.-Russia an
nounced tonight it would con-
clude an agreement with the
Polish Committee of National
Liberation rather than the exile
government OF London, covering
relations between the advancing
Red Army and the civil admins
tration of liberated Polish ter
ritory.
The Soviet announcement broad
cast and recorded by the Soviet
monitor. said the Russians have no
aims in acquiring any part OF Polish
territory" and gave the view that
the Western Bug River is regarded
by Premier Stains regime as the
Polish Russian frontier.
Reds Well Beyond Bug River.
Russian forces are we'll across the
Bug and are advancing swiftly.
The Polish Ambassador. Jan
CiechanoWski. today indicted the
Polish Committee of National
Liberation as "Russian-spon-
soreo setup" with purely Com
munist inspirations. He made
the statement to the press be-
fore calling on Secretary of State
Hull. The timing of his visit
indicated he intended to take up
the announcement of the Polish
Committee that it was the de
facto authority in Poland)
The London Polish government.
which has been recognized by the
United States and Britain. declared
the formation of the Liberation
Committee was IAN attempt by a
handful of usurpers to impose on
the Polish nation a political lead
ership which is at variance with the
overwhelming majority"
Red armies drove this week to
tSee POLAND. Page ABB
Evening star., 1944-07-25

Charles s. Rhyme, Washington at
torney who represents the law de-
partments of 400 cities, called II
"gobbledygook" today in addressing
a conference Of the National Aero
nautic Association at the Hotel
Statler.
Like the Hut Sut Ralston on the
Evening star., 1944-07-25
Soviet Armies
Gain 40 Miles
In n24Hours
Panic Is Reported
In Warsaw, Only
50 Miles Awoy
MAP on Page Az
By the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, July 25.-Swift Rus
sian columns, paced by tanks,
Kuban Cossacks and planes, were
less than so miles from Warsaw
today, after splitting German
armies in the heart of Poland by
capturing Lublin and Lukow.
The Russian drive over the dusty,
unobStructed plains carried the Red
Army 40 miles forward in "a hours.
More than IL hours ago, they were
on the approaches of Siedlce (which
the Germans said they had evacu-
ated,. so miles east OF the Polish
capital.
The Soviets were less than 20
miles from the WiSla tVistulaD River.
which flows by Warsaw and forms
the last natural barrier to Germany
itself. A swift crossing of the Wisla
would outflank the Warsaw region
and expose the garrison of the city
Of l,265 700 to attack from the south.
German Silesia lies within $50
miles OF advanced Russian forces
which crossed the San River.
Scenes Of Panic.
Red pilots reports scenes of panic
around Warsaw, with roads choked
with transport The main frontal
assault toward Warsaw was so miles
wide and indications were that other
army groups from the northeast Bug
River and frcm captured Lublin
were about to join in a co-ordinated
assault on the capital, 3l9 miles
from Berlin.
'Todays German communiQue
reported bitter fighting continu-
ing inside Lwow. third city of
Poland already bypassed and 90
miles behind Red Army van
guards. The Nazis asserted their
Lnhlin garrison still was resist
Ing superior enemy forces at
tacking from all Sides
Positions of other Russian Army
groups as shown by communicates
were.
Within two hours forced march
of East Prussia
Frontally attacking by-passed
Brest Litovsk, cut of and isolated
far behind the front.
Less than 70 miles southeast of
the Baltic port of Riga.
Frontally attacking Bialystok on
the Leningrad-Warsaw railroad.
Forty miles west of invested
Lwow with the capture of Mos
cyShka.
Virtually surrounding Daugavpils
in the Latvian Republic after cap
turing 30 towns to the northeast.
Kaunas Outfianked.
Outflanking Kaunas in the Lithu-
anian Republic.
Virtually at the border of South
ern Estonia after advancing nine
miles northwest of Pskov.
Thirteen miles southwest of CAP
tured Lublin at Belzhitse.
Fourteen miles north of Stanisla-
WOW. gateway to the Carpathian
passes into Czechoslovakia.
One hundred and eight miles east
Of Krakow.
One hundred and twenty miles
east of Lodz and AZ miles east of
Radon.
The Germans said the Rus
slams were preparing another Of
fensive north of Iasi tJassy), 174
miles northeast of the Romanian
Oil center OF Ploesti)
Southeast of Narva, the Russians
resumed their attack from their
bridgehead inside the Soviet Esto-
man Republic in the 3O-mile corridor
between Lake Peipus and the Baltic
Sea. This seemed to be an often
sive along the Gulf of Finland to-
ward the Estonian capital OF
Tallinn.
Russia's seven great army groups
moved westward with air support
Evening star., 1944-07-25
Stimson Broodcosts Tonight

Secretary Of War Stimson will
address the Nation at 1915 O'Clock
tonight in 4 radio report blue and
Mutual Networks) on his recent trip
to the European war fronts.
Evening star., 1944-07-25
'GobbIe edyeook'
By GEORGE KENNEDY.

Here's the way Federal funds for
airport construction are to be allo-
Gated among the States, according
to the provisions of a bill intro
duced by Representative Randolph,
Democrat, of West Virginia:
Evening star., 1944-07-25

tSee RUSSIA, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1944-07-25

See POLAND. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1944-07-25

|See HITLER, Page A-3D
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(see FORMULA, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1944-07-25

Continued on Page A-4, Column g.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-12-21
ORDER NTSI

Jesse J. Ashby, Jr.. Treasurer of Garrett
County, MARYLAND, Us. J. w. Harvey Heirs.
No. 1899 Miscellaneous. In the Circuit Court
for Garrett County, Maryland.
ORDERED, This 18th day of December,
1914, by the Circuit Court for Garrett County.
Maryland that the sale made and reported in
the above cause by the County Commission
ers Of Garrett County, Maryland, be ratified
thereof be shown on or before the 18th day Of
J,nuary, 1915: provided copy of this order
be inserted in some newspaper published in
Garrett County, Maryland, once a week for
three successive weeks before the 9Th day Of
January, I945
The report states the amount of sale to be
$4,000. WILLIAM A. Hustler.
True copy-Test: A. C. ROSS, Clerk.
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RED OAK
{ Belated)

(Belated)
Rev, Wesley Harvey conducted
preaching services at the Fairview
church Sunday morning following
Sunday school.
The Red Oak All clubs regular
meeting will be held on Dec. 20 at the
school at 1870 o'clock.
Mrs. Almedia Baer, who has been
visiting her daughter in Fairmont,
returned to her home at Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Gibbs on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Childs had all
their children at home on Tuesday.
Those present were Edwin Childs, Of
New Athens, O.; Willie Childs, Mrs.
j. f. Cross, of Akron, o.; Mn and
Mrs Ray Gnegy, Pleasant Valley; Mr..
Ladd, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cooper
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Harvey,
Mr. and Mrs. James Childs and fam
lily, who reside at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Prather, who had
spent the past year in Martinsburg,
have returned to their farm here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Conneway
and two children of Mansfield, Ohio,
were visiting at the home of Mrs.
Conneway's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown Cooper, last week.
Sunday guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Roy GIBBS were Mrs. Almedia
Baer, Mr.. and Mrs. William Scritch-
field and children, Irene and Billy,
Miss Maxine Dilgard, all of Fairmont,
W. Va, Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Warsaw
and daughter, Barbara, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Buckley and son Bobby.
Mrs. Leo Truban left last Tuesday
night to join her husband, Sgt. Leo
Truban, who is stationed in San
Diego, Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gibbs received
word that their son, End 1t James
Gibbs, had returned to to USA.
Mrs. S. B. Cooper received word
Iile'I HSI sui, SSI. w IlIldlil Iluuelll,
was in Africa.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Childs, Mrs.
Wesley Harvey, Mrs. Ray Gnegy, and
Mr.. James Childs motored to King
wood, w. Va, on Sunday, Dec. 10,
where they visited Mr. Childs' sister,
Mrs. J. E. Wilson, who is critically
i'll in the Kingwood hospital,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Nutter and
family were visiting at the home of
Mrs. Nelly M. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Culp, who were
visiting their son Ernest Culp in De-
troit, Mich, returned home one day
last week
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NOTICE To CREDITORS

THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
scriber hath obtained from the Orphans Court
Of Garrett County. Maryland Letters of Ad-
minstration on he estate of
JOHN T. DIXON.
late of Garrett County Maryland deceased. AID
persons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof duly authenticated. to the sub
scriber on or before the l4th day of June
1915. they may otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit of said estate. All per-
knowing themselves indebted to said es-
tate are requested to make immediate pay
ment.
Given under my hand this 18th day of De
cember 1874. ASA Z. MATTHEW'S,
Administrator,
Oakland, Maryland