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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
Six Russian Armies Hit Hitler's Front
Yank's Capture Of Si. 10
 Game After Hardest A(lion
 Since First Beach Landings

Germans were still fighting sav- agely.
 The doughboys side-slipped some 200 Germans. in the outskirts as machine guns clattered there stead fly, then the motorized column moved up.
 A sniper opened fire from across the field, forcing the troopers to leap for cover behind a hedgerow, where Yank riflemen unslung their carbines, slipped through the hedgerow, and shortly there was a crack of a single rifle and the bothersome sniper was stilled.
 The break in the battle came suddenly as the Germans began pulling away from the scene of the hardest action since the first beach landings
 The first column of American in- fantry entered St. Lo at 10 a. m yesterday followed by tanks, which pressed on after the enemy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
.0RNE RIVER .DEFEN5ES OF
 NAzI CRASHED
British, Canadians Make Advance . Americans
 Make Another Capture

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS OF THE ALLIED ExPEDITIONARY FORCES, July 19.-British and Can adian forces, preaching Rommers Orne River defenses. have crashed through the Caen suburbs of Fau- bourg de Vaucelles to the open country southeast, a field for tank operations.
 The British and Canadians have penetrated at least five miles, reach ing Sagny on the main road to Vi- mont.
 American units have mopped up occupied strategic St. Lo, cutting off the St. Lo-Periers road south of the village of Amigny, which is today in American hands.
 Front line dispatches said the Germans have pulled back from enc to two miles along most sectors on the 48-mile American front.
 Field dispatches tell of long lines of tanks, armored cars and trucks moving up behind the British-Ca adian lines and are overrunning many German positions.
 Late this afternoon it was an- nounced the Americans have cap tured Rampan, two miles northwest of St. Lo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
RomnleI's $ Right Wing
 Is Smashed by Terrific
 Blow of 2200 bombers
By ROGER GREENE Associated Press War Correspondent

ON THE CABIN FRONT IN NOR MANDY, July 19. The greatest aerial armada in history, number ing 2200 American and British heavy bombers and other aircraft, pulverized Rommel's anchor de- lenses east of the Orne River yes terday.
 Never before had the combined of the Allied Air Forces, based in Britain, been hurled as a unit against the enemy as it was shortly after dawn yesterday.
 A parade of giant heavy bombers, reaching further than the eye could see, streaked out over the enemy and within the space of two hours a total of 1000 tons of high ex- plosives crashed on the right wing of the Nazi Army. The wing crumpled and was smashed, if not obliterated, by the most terrible punishment from the air.
 
 The enemy ran for shelter as the first waves of bombers struck and a chaotic situation took place as the dawn was streaked by flashes of flame which closed over the enemy sector
 Rommel's right wing of his great army was smashed, probably ob- liberated.
 From a grandstand seat on the roof of a hilltop farmhouse I saw the enemy sector churned into a Devils cauldron as the vast fleets of Allied bombers, winging in with the dawn, the sun behind them, flattened German-held towns, vil- lages and encampments as the bombardment rolled on with a steady fury from Colombelles on the Orne, south and east and past Caen and the German occupied Faubourg de Vaucelies, deep in the enemy's rear.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
156,oo GERMANS
 ARE VICTIMS OF
 NORMANDY FIGHT
Montgomery Says Forces 10 Write Off" Nazi
 Personnel, Material

MONTGOMERY'S HEADQUART- FRS IN FRANCE, July 19.-Gen. Sir Bernard Law Montgomery esti- mates that 156,000 Germans "are written off," killed, wounded, or cap tured during the six weeks campaign in Normandy.
 He declared the British and Am orleans have no difficulty defeating Germans in France"
 He also told the press conference that "Our object is to write off Ger man personnel and equipment and bleed the German military machine to death. The time will come when the enemy can't go on"
 The Allied troops captured 60,O00 of the total casualties and also bur jed 5000 Nazis in their most cheer ful mood since D-Day.
 British losses in the violent new surge were small, almost negligible.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
DEFENSES AT GUAM BEING BLASTED NOW
Spotter Planes Are Used by BaftIeshipy- Other
 Actions Reported
PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUART-

PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUART- FRS AT PEARL HARBOR, July 19. -Battleships, using spotter planes, are blowing up Jap defenses at Guam at cant miss" range, and bombers are sending to the ocean bottom men and supplies needed by other hard-pressed enemy garrisons.
 This outline, sketched in reports by Admiral Nimitz and General Macarthur, said that battleships, battering Guam on Sunday for the second straight day, moved in closer to pick targets and enemy anti-air- craft guns, firing at spotter planes, were silenced by offshore destroyers and cruisers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, July 19. - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is T, American Can 92A, American Tel and Tel 1928, Anaconda 26B, Beech Aircraft 1OA, Bethlehem Steel 63ss, Curtiss- Wright 5lz, Dupont common 1884. International Harvester 78h, Ken necott 32%, North American Avia- tion g, New York Central 2O7s, Northern Pacific l7A, Standard oil of California 38A, United States Steel 60A. Pound $4.04.
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: industrials 149.01, rails 42 28, utilities 2393.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
LIv0RN0 IS CAPTURED BY
 FIFTH ARMY
Third Largest Italian Sea. port Taken-Anlond
 Isin Allied Hands

ROME, July 19.-Lt. Gen. Mark Clark's Fifth Army has captured Livorno in a wide pincers move ment, forcing the Germans out ot the third largest seaport in Italy,
 A few hours later Polish troops seized Ancona, an important port on the Adriatic.
 Livorno is only a few miles from Pisa, western anchor of the next German defense line.
 No effort to defend the city was made. Infantrymen seized the hills overlooking the great port late yes terday. Sporadic, none the less Vlc- ious, artillery, mortar and small arms gave resistance before the city was entered.
 The harbor was the grave of many ships, sunken victims of the Allied air forces.
 Clark's forces took more than D. 900 prisoners and large quantities of war material.
 Ancona is the nearest port on the Adriatic coast to Yugoslavia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
reeExthange, World News, Is w WeI|es' Plea
Former Under Secretary Of State Publishes Book
 Of Press Today

WASHINGTON, July l9.-Sum- ner Welles, former Under Secretary of State, in a book published to- day called "The Time for De- cision," lists a free exchange ot news among all peoples on earth on essentials for the maintaining of world organized peace.
 He cites a visit to Germany Ill 194O when he picked up Berlin newspaper and found three items on the front page purportedly tell ing of incidents occurring in the United States and England which mot only were untrue but fam tastically untrue"
 Welles said that gave him a new concept of tremendous power" which completely controls the sources of information given the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
FORMER PRODIGY
 DIES AZ pAUpER

BOSTON, Mass, July 19.-William James Sidis, 46, who as a child astounded Harvard professors with original theories on the fourth di- mension, died an obscure death today.
 He was an unsuccessful clerk, whose last job included running an adding machine at SIS weekly. For the last 25 years he had buried him. self in minor jobs in which "he was not required to think"
 As child, he finished grammar school in six months and won Cum Laude degree at Harvard when 16. He taught mathematics at Rice In- stitute before he was 20 He then turned his back on all intellectual efforts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
By DON WHITEHEAD

aSSOctatcu fTeSS war toIiSSpVhuSH,
 WITH THE AMERICAN COL UMN ENTERING ST. LO., July l9.-Tired, dusty and battle-stained doughboys moved through the streets of St. Lo last night in a triumphant entry accompanied by the crash of shells and the rattle of machine guns.
 St. Lo had fallen after eight days of bitter, bloody fighting, but the Germans stiil had not quit.
 Explosions roared through the streets and shells crashed along the highway as the column snaked for ward in pursuit of the enemy which suddenly crumpled before the Am erican infantry.
 But, as though infuriated at the loss of the prize city, enemy ar tillery and mortars continued rak- ing the town and incoming roads.
 At the east entrance road the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
B Y x N ES lNI WITHDRAWAL FROM RACE.
Says He Steps Que as Vice. Pdesident Candidate al
 Presidents 5 Request

BULLETIN-CHICAGO, July 19. = The first session of the Democratic National COnven- tion adjourned at 11:13 o'clock, Pacific Coast Time, after organ izing, and arranged to convene at 8:30 o'clock tonight to hear keynoter Gov. Robert Kerr of Oklahoma.
 The delegates whoOped and hollered and the session was as big roar as previous opening day conventions. Every mention of Roosevelt's name was cheer ed.
 Mayor Edward Kelly of Chi cagO made the welcoming talk and had to hold up his hand and beg for silence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19

CHICAGO, July 19. = President Roosevelt is reported authoritatively to have listed Senator Harry s. Tru- man and Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas as his second and third choices for the Vice-Presi- dential nomination at the Demo- cratic National Convention.
 AS the convention opened, word spread rapidly among the delegates Altering into the huge stadium.
 Those who are in a position to know said a communication from the President to Democratic Chair man Robert Hannegan contained these choices.
 Earlier, War Mobilization Director James Byrnes directed that his name not be placed for nomination for Vice President, saying he was with drawing "in deference to the wishes of the President"
 Truman Contender
 This apparently leaves Senator Truman as chief contender for the job with Vice President Henry Wal lace. Truman is said to have the support of the 32-vote Missouri dele gation.
 Meanwhile, there has apparently been little activity in behalf of Douglas, who Byrnes said probably: would be reluctant to accept.
 Another rival for Wallace's job Senator Alben Barkley, remained silent but was seen in huddles with labor representatives and delegates from big city districts.
 Wallace in Chicago
 Wallace has arrived to take over personal charge of his campaign for renomination. Told when he stepped off the train of Byrnes' withdrawal, he said, that takes care of that"
 Wallace refused to say what he thought of his own chances but stated, I'm just out here as chair man of the Iowa delegation He appeared smiling and chipper.
 Called to Order
 The convention was called to order today at 10:05 o'clock, Pacific Coast time, and the delegates sang, famed, yelled and chatted with the mighty Chicago Stadium organ playing the tunes.
 During the preliminaries the na- tional committee announced Roose- welt will address the convention by radio Thursday night. He will not be in Washington but under volun- tary censorship it is not permitted to make public the place from where he will speak, unless Roosevelt him. self chooses to do so.
 The Connecticut delegation has hopped up votes for Wallace by IS votes. So far Wallace is certain of 325 votes on the first ballot and needs 589 for the nomination.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
The W ashingt ion Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON Ut. Col Robert s. Allen now on active service with the ArmyD

CHICAGO - Venerable JOsephus Daniels, much loved distinguish ed delegate from North Carolina, Will sons Secretary of the Navy and Roosevelt's Ambassador to Mexico, gives the best description of why the Democratic Party must stick to FDR for fourth term. Before the convention, Daniels said: we are a party of minorities. There is the South, where the party is strong est. Yet no Southerner can be elected President. One of the big gest Democratic groups are the Catholics, yet no Catholic can be President. Another group IS the Jews and no Jew can sit in the White House. Finally there are the Negroes, and they are excluded from being President. Thank God, concluded Daniels, flor Franklin D. Roosevelt" That is why Roosevelt has to be renominated by the Democratic ParIy.
 Rocsevelt's Health = Shortly be- fore the convention, Admiral Ross McIntire, FDRs doctor, discussed with newsmen his patients health, went into physical standards for a man his age, stressed the fact that the President was in better shape than others of his age, refused comment about his patients reac- tion to an old-fashioned before din- ner, finally concluded: He's going to make it all right" After the conference, British Reuters newsman expressed shocked sur prise. Tt sounded as if they were talking about a prize specimen of cattle rather than human being, he said. we get reports on the Kings health in London, but never in this blunt manner" How ever. the President has subjected himself to a penetrating physical examination and his doctor has been blunt about the results.
 FDR's Sense of Smell-As he has got older, barnacles have accum- ulated on the Presidents olefactory nerves He has lost his sense ot smell In the early days he kicked out lobbyists Arthur Mullen of Nebraska, Robert Jackson of New Hampshire, Bruce Kremer of Montana from the Democratic Committed Now he tolerates Os- car Ewing, attorney for the giant Aluminium Corporation, as Assistant Chairman of the Democratic Ma tional Committee. Ewing uses Dem- ocratic headquarters in Washington for phone calls, etc, almost as Ii it were his office for ALCOA * Early in the New Deal the public and FDR himself would have re- belled at this also in the old days he never would have appointed his old law partner, Basil O'Con-
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
BIG SWEEPS REp0RTEDBY
 RED ARMIES
Outer Defenses of Brest- Litoysk Are Reported
 Crashed by Soviefs

BULLETIN-MOSCOW, July 19.-Late dispatches said the Russians are crashing the outer defenses of the great fortress city of Brest- Litovsk on the Bug River and other Red troops have crossed the Curzon line into Poland proper, 45 miles north, and sweeping on Lwow, old Pol ish rail center, 300,000 strong, like 8 tidal wave.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
ALASKAN ASKS STATEHOOD

CHICAGO, July 19.-Stanley J. Nichols, Chairman of the Alaska delegation to the Democratic con- vention, has asked the platform committee to include a Statehood for Alaska" plank.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19

Tn almost every instance where claims are denied; jobs not ob- tained; disqualification not provid- ed; or other benefits passed over, there are provisions for appeal, out of which should come minimum of injustices.
 Veterans also can step right into completion of high school or col lege educations, buy a home or a farm or even finance private business, with government aid.
 They can collect unemployment benefits if they can't find jobs, and can get cash help if their jobs pay them less than $100 month. They can maintain their insurance They can repair their homes with goy- ernment funds; stock their farms and buy machinery the same way. They get mastering out pay ranging from S1O0 to $500.
 In case of death in the service
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
WRANGELL MAN HERE

Eugene L. Jackson of Wrangell has arrived in town and is regis tered at the Juneau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
HERE FROM SITKA

Ruth Leland has arrived here from Sitka and is guest at the Juneau Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
SEATTLE PEOPLE HERE

MT. and Mrs. Charles Plesko, of Seattle. are registered at the Ju- neau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
HITLER's LINE DENTED

MOSCOW, July 19-Six Russian armies poured through huge holes of Hitlers eastern front today from Marshal Knoev's new 1 ? S. m e breakthrough on the south to Gen. Yeremenko's drive into the Soviet Latvian republic in the north and are now 20 miles inside the border
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
Present Members Of Congress Have Great
 Boost for Reelection

as long as he needs it.
 Primarily, it also is their respon- sibility to see that every returning veteran gets his old job back, if he wants it, or another one if he de- sires change. Actually this work will be done through the U. s Employment Service. In each local USES there will be a Veterans Placement Service Board.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, July 19. = When Congressmen and Senators get out home for the hustings, they are going to have one argument for reelection that will top all others: legislation for benefits to ex-service men.
 When this war is over, there will be approximately 13,000,000 men and women who have seen enough service to participate in benefits. That's about 10 per cent of our total population.
 Legislation now ready for the men and women who are being mustered out in increasing num- bers daily is far greater than most people think. Mail inquiries I re- ceive here convince me that few discharged veterans know all they have coming to them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-19

So for the G. Is, will set down some pointers:
 Take any of your problems, from hospitalization to job placement, and discuss them first with your local Veterans Administration Bu- reau.
 The Veterans Administration has been authorized a half billion dol lars for additional hospitals and hospital beds. It's up to them to see that not one veteran goes with out proper medical attention for
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Evening star., 1944-04-05
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Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 4, blue stamps A-8, B-8
CO, D-8, E-8, F-8, G-8, H-8, J-a
and K-8 good indefinitely. Blue
stamps L-8, M-8, N-8, P-8 and
Q-8 valid May / and good in
definitely. Each stamp worth 10
points. Blue tokens are being used
as change. April point values OF
canned peas and frozen fruits and
vegetables reduced to zero; canned
carrots reduced points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book No. 4, red
stamps A-8, B-8, CO, D-B, E-8
F-8, G-8, HIS and J-8 good in
definitely. Stamps K-8, LIB and
M-8 valid April and good indef1-
nitely. Each stamp worth 10
points. Red tokens are being used
as change. Point values on butter
and most meats unchanged over
March.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for each
pound of waste kitchen fats you
turn in.
Sugar-Book No. 4, stamp 80 valid
for 5 pounds Indefinitely. Book
No. 4, stamp 40 good for S pounds
for home canning through Febru-
ary %, 1945. Stamp No. 81 good
for 5 pounds indefinitely.
Gasoline-No. ga coupons good for
3 gallons through May 8. B-2,
CO, B-3 and C-3 coupons good
for 5 gallons each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. and 5 cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 30. Cunsum-
ers in this area should not have
used more than 80 per cent of
their total yearly fuel oil ration as
of April 3.
Evening star., 1944-04-05
Luebner Will Receive
Star Trophy Tomorrow

The Star Trophy for outstanding
civic work will be presented to
Charles r. Luebner, University
Park. at a meeting of the Prince
Georges County Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations at 8 pm. tomor-
row at the County Service Building,
Hyattsville.
The federation will discuss the
proposed construction of a motor
parkway between Washington and
Baltimore. Members also are ex-
pected to disctlss areport that the
county commissioners will dissolve
special improvement districts which
have been inactive for two years.
Daniel M. Greene, chairman of
the Laws and Legislation Commit
tee, will be asked to investigate the
possibility of having separate taxa
ton for residents of the Metropoli-
tan Area and rural districts of the
county.
Evening star., 1944-04-05
Montgomery Health Group
Buys New Ambulance

Purchase of a combination am
bulance and station wagon tc
transport an increasing number oi
patients to and from clinics in
Montgomery County was announced
yesterday by Mrs. William Carter
Bowles, president of the Montgom-
cry County Health Lay Council.
Mrs. Bowles said the new vehicle
was purchased through a committee
headed by Mrs. John Cutler, West
moreland Hills, and will be delivered
shortly. 1t will be used to supple
ment station wagon and ambu-
lance purchased several years ago by
the council.
The council, Mrs. Bowles also an
nounced, is conducting a survey of
colored schools in the county, in CO.
operation with the Board of Educa-
ton, with an idea of setting up
standards of sanitation. Mrs. Nor
decai Ezekiel is in charge of the
survey.
The council this week voted to
sponsor the entry of the Montgom-
cry County Health Department in
the national health honor roll con-
Quoted by the United States Public
Health Association.
The annual meeting and luncheon
OF the council will be held May 2 at
Hayden Farms.
Evening star., 1944-04-05
Chevy Chase Woman Fined
$40 for Setting Trash Fire

Miss Louise Oden, 94Oo block Of
Connecticut avenue, North Chevy
Chase. was fined $40 in Bethesda
Police Court yesterday on a charge
OF setting fire before 4 pm. in
violation Of State forestry regula-
tion.
The case was the first to be tried
In Montgomery County since the
commissioners warning three weeks
ago that violators would be prose.
cuted.
Members Of the Chevy Chase Fire
Department told Trial Magistrate
Albert E. Brault that the blaze re-
sulting from Miss Oden's trash fire
spread over approximately IL acres
before it was extinguished.
Miss Oden maintained, however,
that no damage was done to any
one elses property and denied call
ing the fire department.
Evening star., 1944-04-05
Six Slightly Injured
As Bomber Crashes
At National Airport
Woman Reserve Officer
Among Marines Aboard; F;
Weather Is Blamed

It's wings weighted with snow and
ice, a B-25 Mitchell bomber over
shot landing strip at the National
Airport yesterday afternoon and
rammed into the side of 20-foot
gully.
Five marines and member of
the Marine Corps Women's Reserve
escaped with only minor injuries.
The plane, piloted by 1t. Col. s.
w. Ralston and being used as a
Navy transport, was nearly at a
standstill when it rolled over the
landing strip and smashed into a
ditch. A wing was crumpled and the
fuselage buckled.
Airport firemen Immediately
sprayed spilled gasoline with foamite
averting a possible fire. An Army
guard was posted to keep curious
spectators away from the damaged
craft.
Slightly bruised in the accident
were Col. B. F. Johnson, Corpl. M
F. Pasachnik and Pfc. A. j. Klinke
crewmen; 1t. Col. william H. Klenke
and Maj. Marion B. Dryden OF the
Marine Corps Women's Reserve, pas
SengerS.
Evening star., 1944-04-05
E. D. Fry Elected to Head
Montgomery Dairy Group

Edwin D. Fry, Laytonsville, has
been elected president of the Mont
gomery County Dairy Herd I'm
provement Association. Other off,
GERS are John Stiles, vice president;
Roscoe N. Whipp, secretary-t treas
urer; T. Magruder Veirs and William
I. King, directors.
Certificates for COWS which aver
aged more than $50 pounds of butter
fat each during the preceding year
were presented to Walter P. john
son, 388 pounds per COW; j. Ray
mond Kemp, 370 Allie Messer, 367 !;
H. B. Millard, 359; w. E. Thompson
g. Son, 357; Mr.. Fry, 353, and Mr.
Veirs, 351.