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Evening star., 1944-02-13
Heavy Raj Bombers
Resume Attacks on
European Targets
Night Assault Follows
Raid by Liberotors
On French Coust
By the Associated Press.

LONDON Sunday Feb. 13.-
Heavy bombers of the Raj re-
sumed their assaults on Euro
pean targets last night, follow
ing up a daylight assault by
Liberators on the
French Pas-De Calais invas-
ion coast. The British bombers
took As minutes to cross South
eastern England and were in
heavier force than in recent
nights, watchers said.
The four-engined bombers crossed
the Channel under a roaring UNI
brella of Mustang and Thunderbolt
fighters and returned without loss
to complete successfully their 18th
operation in 16 days. The flyers
reported they did not see a single
enemy fighter in the sky.
Two small formations OF RAF
Mosquitoes also pounded military
targets in Northern France under
cover of Typhoons and these, too,
returned without meeting serious
opposition. One RAF plane was
lost, while the Typhoons bagged
three German craft.
Some flyers who attacked other
sections of the 50-mile- square area
said, however, that they had en-
countered an intense barrage.
The Liberator Evelyn the Ouch
ess," with the best record in this
theater for missions completed
without mechanical failure or any
difficulty, chalked up her 49th per-
feet day.
London had a brief air raid alert
tonight and one German raider was
shot down.
Demolition of the Germans At
lantic wall now has been in progress
for 81 days, with 40 attacks directed
at the Pas-De-Ca area, many in
great strength.
RAF Mosquito bombers, continu-
ing their tireless series of raids, hit
targets in Central and Western
Germany last night, and the Paris
Evening star., 1944-02-13
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
American diplomatic officials
and others who were trapped in
France when the Germans swept
over the Vichy unoccupied area
late in 1912 are to be returned
home under. an arrangement dis
closed by the State Department
last night.
They are to be exchanged for
German consular officials picked up
in North Africa and Italy, members
Of Frances former diplomatic stats
in this country and some non Official
Germans. Included with the re-
turning American diplomats will be
some newspaper correspondents,
relief workers and South American
officials, all of whom have been held
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Mother Admits Fatally Beating
Child, 3, for Continual CRYING

phone call to Casualty Hospital by
the father, Constantio R. Orencia
49,, Filipino cook, when he re-
turned home shortly after noon
yesterday and found Aurora uncon-
scious. A physician responding to
the call pronounced the child dead.
To Detective Sergts. ]. K. Baker
and E. E. Scott and women members
of the police department, Mrs.
Orencia poured out a story of her
marriage to her Filipino husband
when she was child of IA. She
comes from near Luray, Va, she
said.
Yesterdays tragedy was the
climax of weeks of torture from
chronic headaches, due to mastoid
condition, she sobbed. Because of
(See BEATING, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1944-02-13
mo Justification for Pessin1ism
Is Seen by Prime Minister
Statement Taken
As indication
Danger Is Past
BY the Associated Press.

~ tiit ASoOClhtGd FTeSS.
LONDON, Feb. H. Prime
Minister Churchill declared to-
day that Allied commanders in
the Italian campaign had as
sured him Rome would be won
and there was mo justification
for peSsimism."
The announcement, at the height
of the swaying battle on the Anzio
brdigehead and around Casino, OBJ
viously was intended to quiet
mounting anxiety both in this coun-
try and the United States and to re-
assure the Allied and neutral world.
1t was interpreted here as sign
of great confidence that the Anzio
bridgehead would be held.
president Roosevelt said Fri
day that a very tense situation
and very heavy fighting existed
at the Anzio bridgehead. He
told news conference that we
are praying for good weather to
aid sea and air operations.)
Mr.. Churchill quoted reports from
Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson,
Allied commander in chief in the
fSeo CHITDCuJI
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Americans Seized by Germans
In Vchy Area to Be EXCHANGED

in Germany since early in 1943.
The Swedish motorship Gripshom
will carry out the exchange, which
will be made at Lisbon late this
month.
Gripsholm Leaves February Is.
The State Department issued this
statement:
"The United States Government
has requested of all the belligerents
safe conduct for the motorship
Gripsholm to travel to Lisbon and
return to effect the repatriation of
the staff of the former American
Embassy at Vichy and of the Amer
ican consular Offices in the former
unoccupied zone of France, together
with certain newspaper correspond
(See EXCHANGE, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Russians Reach
keyNaziT Town in
|Leningrad Area
Reds Report Killing
Of 4,200 Germans
In Ukraine Advance
MAP on Page All
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON Sunday, Feb. 13.-
The Red Army has reached the
suburbs of the rail station of
Luga, 80 miles south of Lenin-
grad on the road to Southern
Estonia and Latvia, while in the
Ukraine 4,200 Nazis were killed
yesterday and 10 tanks wrecked
in the desperate German effort
to rescue the remnants of 10
trapped divisions near the
Middle Dnieper River, Moscow
announced today.
More than 40 towns and hamlets
were captured in the north as the
Russians fought in the outskirts of
Luga, and l8 miles to the east cap
tured the rail junction of Batetskaya
and cleared the Leningrad-B -Batets-
kaya -Novgorod railroad.
Luga, midway between Leningrad
and Pskov, is an important Ger
man defense point protecting the
Axis retreat into Estonia and Latvia
along three railroads joining at
PSkov.
Fall Believed Near.
The fall of the town appeared
Imminent as the Russians drove in
through the heavy snow. The Mos
COW midnight communique, record
ed by the Soviet monitor, said that
in this northern area the Germans
suffered big losses in men and
materials"
In one sector alone German
strongpoint was reduced by a sud-
den blow and 600 Germans killed
Five long-range guns, five anti
aircraft guns, 16 trucks and other
were captured, the COM
munique said.
Extremely fierce" fighting in the
Ukraine marked the final stage of
the battle to crush the survivors of
the 10 trapped Nazi divisions in the
korsun sector, the Russians said.
Soviet forces pressed the hungry
and exhausted Nazis into an IL
mlle-long strip of land from KorSun
north along railroad. Golyaki was
captured at the upper end of this
Nazi toehold, and Kavashin, less
than 3 miles southeast of Korsun.
was taken on the southern end.
1900 Germans Killed.
In this fighting 2,2O0 Germans
were killed as the Russians drove
wedges between the German strong
points, winning one fortified posi-
tlon after another. The retreating
Germans abandoned dugouts and
trenches, throwing away their weap-
ons in their rout. Inside the ring
7 tanks, IL field guns, SIS trucks
and other material also were cap
tured by the Russians.
Meanwhile the Germans outside
Evening star., 1944-02-13
ed-5ponsored Group
SET Up in Poland 10
Chart Peace Moves
Official Soviet Paper
Attacks Reeime-in-ExiIe
As Locking in Realism
By the Associated Press.

os the ASSOCIATED Press.
LONDON, Feb. 12.-The Soviet
sponsored Union of Polish Pa
triots already has organized a
national council inside Poland,
the Moscow radio disclosed to-
night, adding a new climax to
the open conflict between Russia
and the present Polish govern
ment in exile.
The disclosure followed an edi-
torial in the Communist party news
paper, Pravda, attacking the Polish
regime in London anew and imply.
ing that a government acceptable
to the Soviet might be established
in Poland.
The Moscow broadcast said the
council established by the Union OF
Polish Patriots included representa-.
tives of the Polish Peasants party
the Socialist Workers party ane
other democratic groupings" but
gave no details as to how or where
the organization was ACCOMPLISHED
The union itself was organized il
Moscow.
Woman Heads Union.
The broadcast, made in Polish
added:
FORMATION of the national coun.
Gil is a step toward the consolida
ton of all national elements inside
Poland in the face of the complete
ruin and annihilation with which
the Germans threaten the Polish
nation"
The union is headed by Wanda
Vassllevskaya, whose husband, Alex.
ander Korneichuk, is the new For.
eign Commissar of the Soviet
Ukraine.
Although the announcement con-
tanned no specific reference to the
eXlled regime in London, which also
has said it has a formal government
tai structure operating inside Po-
land, the broadcast obviously was
one OF the sharpest warnings YET
that framework is being erected
which could possibly become a Pol
ish government recognized by~Rus-
sia.
Before the broadcast, Pravda hac
said all Poles revering honor anc
independence" were collaborating
with the union of Polish Patriots
military operations do not wait
for the moment when Polish so.
called public figures in London stanc
on their feet instead of their heads
Evening star., 1944-02-13
picture on Page BIZ

A 21-year-old mother of three
children admitted to police last
night that she beat her 3-year-
old daughter with a chair rung,
inf1icting injuries from which
the child died, because "her cry
ing was more than my nerves
could stand" She was held in
the Women's Bureau on charge
of manslaughter.
Mrs. Christina Mary Orencia of
8O7 Mount Vernon place NV, who
will Dear another child in a few
months, held her 9-month-old son.
Ricardo, in her arms at Police Head
quarters as she told of the fatal
beating of her oldest child, Aurora
Christina, yesterday afternoon.
Her arrest followed frantic
Evening star., 1944-02-13
19 Army Flyers Die
As ; Planes Collide
Crash During Review
At North CoroIino Field
By the Associatei Press.

GREENVLLE, S. c., Feb. 12-
Nineteen men we're killed today
when three planes of bomber
group collided and crashed at the
Greenville Army Air Base during
the weekly Saturday review.
Flying low in formation, they
touched wings and crashed Just
after they had passed over group
OF planes on the field, falling a
quarter of mile away, at the north
end of the base. All aboard all
three planes were killed.
Observers said "a planes were in
the air at the time in four groups
OF six. Two planes rammed their
wings together, observers said, and
burst into flame, and both fell upon
the third plane and bore it to earth
as they fell.
The dead:
Capt. Arthur w. Martin, jr., 26,
pilot, Fresno, Calf; Second 1t.
Raymond c. Hutches, jr., 81, pilot,
Gary, Ind; Second 1t. Robert H.
Temple, %, pilot, Greenville; Sec
ond 1t. Warren F. Bartram, q,
bombardier, Greenville; Staff Sergt.
Donald E. King, %, Greenville; !;
Sergt. Roy L. Foster, 20, Morgan
town, w. Va; Sergt. Gean P. Bru-
nellie, "a, Springfield, Mass; Corpl.
Donald G. Kairies, 81, Greenville; !;
Second 1t. Henry j. Sydejko, "a,
pilot, Chippewa Falls, Wise; Sec
orld 1t. Aelred H. Staebler, %, pilot,
Morris, Mimi; Second 1t. John j.
Haener, 81, observer, Memphis,
Tenn.
Sergt. James w. Lott, 81, Trinity,
Tex; Pvt. George w. Crowther, 20,
Bristol, Mass; Second 1t. Walter F.
Raleigh, Is, pilot, Pittsforrd, Vt;
Second 1t. Alfred Hanson, %, pilot,
Racine, Wis; Second 1t. Paul C..
Chamberlain, jr., 20, bombardier,
Aberdeen, Miss; Sergt. John T. Nc
Nichol, %, Orange, N. j.; Sergt.
David M. Schmidt, %, Worcester,
Mass, and Corpl. James L. Bristow,
Greenville,
Evening star., 1944-02-13
D. &. Weather Kks
Admiral Byrd of
Antarctic Fame

Senator Byrd, Democrat, of
Virginia. received a complaint
about the, Capitals weather
yesterday from one of his
visitors.
The complainant who found
the sleet-covered city unpleas-
antly cold was his brother, Rear
Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd,
the Antarctic explorer.
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Gobby Street, 81,
Snures Ball in
20-Story Drop
By the Associated Press

BY tHe Associated PreSS.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. 12.-
A brand-new baseball, now worth
S., 900 in War Bonds, hurtled down
from the top of 20-story building
in Charleston today into catchers
mitt on the hand of Charles
(Gabby) Street, pilot of the 1881
Worlds Champion st. Louis Car
dinalS.
The 61-year -old former major
Lacquer thereby accomplished feat
comparable to one performed almost
36 years ago, when he caught ball
thrown from the top of the WASH
ington Monument.
Gabby, who said he didn't want
to disappoint crowd of $500, didn't
let a swirling snow storm and icy
cold winds force a cancellation Of
the event.
The ball was placed on auction
and the first bids sent the price to
S., ,000 Street has been promoting
the sale Of 4th War Loan bonds
in Charleston for several days.
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Roosevelt Presents
De Boat 10 France,
Praises Role in War
Predicts Underground Of
Nation Will Turn on
Nozi invader Soon
picture ON Page Az

President Roosevelt yesterday
turned over to the French Navy
a destroyer escort, a speedy new
type of vessel constructed for
anti-Submarine work, and in the
brief speech of presentation
that the day is not far
off when the millions in the
French underground will turn on
the Nazi invader.
The land of France fell to the
enemy, but not SO the ships of
France Mr.. Roosevelt said, in the
Navy Yard ceremony late in the
afternoon when the Stars and
Stripes were lowered, and the tri-
color of France hoisted on the slim
gray craft.
To-day her feet still proudly flies
the tricolor in battle against our
common enemy. At Nettuno and
Anzio 1taly) French ships were
among those which bombarded the
German coastal installations. In
the strategic sector of the Allied line
now pushing toward Rome are
French troops. The Nazis on the
Italian front now know only too
well that France is not out of this
war" the Chief Executive added.
Vessel Named Senegalais.
The vessel, named the Senegalais,
was accepted on behalf of the
Frenzy Navy by Vice Admiral Ray
mond A, Fenard, chief of the French
Naval Mission in the United States.
who, with Henri Hoppenot, repre-
sentative of the French Committee
OF National Liberation, accom-
panied the President from the White
House.
The French sailors will be proud
to fight from the Atlantic to the
Pacific with their American friends
who so gallantly serve under your
high command Admiral Fenard
told the President.
The destroyer escort has about
the tonnage and speed of the de-
stroyers used in the World War. The
vessel was given to the French un-
der lease-lend agreement, and the
transfer was the fourth of its kind
Holland, Norway and Greece previ-
ously having received ships of a
smaller type for patrol service.
Text of Address.
The text of the Presidents speech
which was broadcast follows:
"On behalf of the American
people I transfer to the navy of
France this warship i built by
American hands in an American
Navy Yard. This is one of a long
line of events symbolizing the
ancient friendship between France
and the United States. 1t empha-
sizes the determination of this Ma
ton, and of all the United Nations,
to drive from the soil of France
the Nazi invaders who today swag-
ger down the Champs Elysees in
Paris.
This one transfer under the
Lease-Lend law is typical of the
thousands of transfers of Amer
Evening star., 1944-02-13
General Assures
Troops Supplies
Are Pouring In
BY LYNN HEINZERLING,

FIFTH ARMY HEADQUAR-
TERS IN ITALY, Feb. 12.-Lt.
Gen. Mark w. Clark, in a mes
sage to his 5th Army troops all
along the Western italian front
from the Anzio beachhead to
Casino, told them today that
their victorious march into Rome
was "Sure to come"
He assured them that supplies
were arriving on the beachhead
which would give them the oppor-
tunity to kill Germans in large
numbers"
Gen. Clark urged his troops to
break through the Germans thin
ned out lines" and to crush the
enemy ION your way north"
Referring to the enemy he said:
I'VE welcome his assault. -. Give
him no rest, and shoot every one
who shows his head"
Gen. Clark issued his message
soon after returning from a visit to
troops in the beachhead today.
The next step in successful oper-
Evening star., 1944-02-13
President of Colombia
Returns From U.S.. Visit

By the associated Press.
BARRANQUILLO, Colombia, Feb.
12.-President Alfonso Lopez of Co.
lombia returned today by plane from
a trip to the United States.
Before leaving Palm Beach, Presi-
dent Lopez told newspapermen he
had been. informed that political un-
rest, stirred in his country by arrest
of an opposition political leader, had
subsidized. He was accompanied by
his daughter and wife, whom he took
to the United States for medical
treatment,
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Germany Calls All Men
Between 81 and so
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 12.-The Ber-
lin afternoon press announced the
military call up of all men still not
mobilized in the classes of 1884 tc
1893, those between 81 and go years
old.
All such men were directed to pre-
sent themselves for mastering be-
fore wednesday. The step appar-
emily was new sign of Hitler's
increasing need for further man
power,
Evening star., 1944-02-13
End Of Cold Forecast
For D. T.. Tomorrow,
Wind 10 Drop Today
Gusts Reach Velocity
Of As Miles On Hour;
Traffic Slowed by Ice

AS the mercury tumbled to-
ward an expected Is degrees
early today, the Weather Bureau
forecast an end of the three
day cold wave here tomorrow
afternoon.
Continued cold but less windy
weather was predicted for today
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Hull in Palm Beach
For Two Weeks Rest
BY the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. H.
Secretary of State Hull is here for
two weeks rest, accompanied by
Mrs. Hull.
A spokesman for the Secretary
said they would make no social en-
gagements. Mr.. Hull feels fine"
he reported, except for needing a
rest.
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Bulgarian Government
Changes Seen Imminent
y the AsSnciated Presx

Ry the ASSOCIATED Press.
ISTANBUL, Feb. IL. - Rumors
reaching Budapest today said Bull
garian government changes are i'm
minent, according to the Turkish
newspaper Aksham's correspondent
in Hungary. A new cabinet sup
posedly would be headed by Ivan
Bagrianof, former Minister of Ag-
riculture, the Aksham story said.
Evening star., 1944-02-13

with Washington escaping heavy
snowfalls that swept from Iowa to
New England before blowing out
to sea.
The wind reached a velocity of
As miles an hour here yesterday
while temperature never rose above
the high of % degrees recorded at
1901 am. yesterday. The tempera-
ture at l o'clock this morning was 20
degrees, and was steadily dropping.
Traffic moved slowly on the icy
Evening star., 1944-02-13

all Harry and I could do to keep
him there until graduation day"
Stephen, looking even younger
than he actually was, had been stay
(See HOPKINS, Page A-l2D
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tSee CLARK, Page A-5.)
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(See RAIDS, Page A-1OD
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(See DEWEY, Page A-4.)
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(See RUSSIA, Page A-3.)
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(See WEATHER, Page A-30
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(See ITALY, Page A-5.D
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(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-30
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(See CHURCHILL, Page A-50
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(See POLAND, Page At.
Evening star., 1944-03-12
FARMS FOR RENT.

FARM. $50 acres, near Clarksville; rent
$50 per month. frst 9 mos. rent free
co. 1887.
OAKTON. yA.-15 acres. 5 rooms base.
ment, electricity. running water. large
hennery, brooder house, barn. Gil 1873
NICE FARM HOME, 2 acres: / hr. from
.. c; on main highway. Bus at door
Telephone, elec., bath, furnace; henhouse
stable, garage fruit garden; S35 Set
Sunday; Phone Ii, 0o0s.
VIRGINIA FARM. n acres with a good
Raise berries, fruit, vegetables. stock hogs,
chickens. pigeons or bees Box 70 E Star .
Evening star., 1944-03-12

TRAILER. 1912 Coveredwagon 26 IT.. elec
brakes, bottle gas range. elec. refrisereator;
= separate rooms; good tires; used about y
preciate. Peter, Casoria, Hillside Trailer
Village. 600 bl. Marlboro rd. 12'
LUGGAGE OR FARM TRAILER, four good
6xl6 tires with tubes steel chassis: NTH
wheel, heavy duty steel tongue and hitch,
) IT.: removable sides and end gate. Hy-
attsville 5024.
TRAILER, 2-wheel luggage. good tires, l
spare; District title; S75 406 10th st. lie.
STREAM LITE, 1910, all metal, Is IT;
good stoves. brakes and tires; in good con
dition. 1905 Calvert I'd. COLLEGE Park, Md,
1914 Kozy Coaches and platts Also 25
good used models. Cash for your trailer
RICHTER TRAILER SALES,
Route |, Be1wyn. Md. Tel Berwyn 43.
SEE the new Royal and American trailers
with 2o-foot body and electric brakes at
TRAILER CENTER,
5th and Florida Ave. NE
All Models Used Trailers From 1895 Up.
STANLEY H, HORNER, INC,
Franklin 1921.
ANOTHER 1914 SHORTHAND. - FIT
long, s #. wide, with tandem wheels and
brakes; Just arrived limited number will
be manufactured. so see this trailer today.
Also number Of good used trailers from
S415 up.
Alexandria Trailer Co.,
Sprinsbank Manor. No l Highway,
law or,Ar ArtA
Evening star., 1944-03-12
AUTO TRUCKS FOR SALE.

GMC 1897 a-ton panel truck excellent
tires; motor rebuilt Leo Rocca, Inc, 43Ol
Conn. ave EN- 1900.
INTERNATIONAL l941 stake body: GOOD
condition. TIE 610l.
CHEVROLET 1910 sedan delivery: excel
lsnt lnhA tires ,, anG ND general condition. WI.
EATON % and 1 Timken 2-speed rear
assembly, with housing: both for $3.50.
Call evenings. WO. 6146. 12s
PODS 6oDGE s,da 1889 ,ton pickup; special in
FORD 1897 ton-and half dump truck for
sale; best offer: going in service. Mr.. 8. l.
Lintz, jr,; 1920 62nd ave, N. Enelewood,
Hyattsville, Md
G. NJ. c., 1896. .a-ton. panel body: St
class cond.. good tires; Sab. Call AID. 4494.
USED TRUCKS, Ford fats, tractor and
tsrailers; parts for all make trucks. Apply
CHEVROLET 1897 half-ton panel truck;
needs transmission repair; $500, as is. Call
Warf1eld 4335.
CHEVROLET 1889 lh-TON STAKE.
Dual wheels, 100" wheelbase, 7.50x20
tires.
International 1889 e-ton D-35 chassis
and cab, 100" wheelbase, S.25x2O tires.
Chevrolo, 1895 112-ton, with van body
y. long; these trucks ready to so below
CHEVY CHASE MOTOR CO,
7725 Wis Ave WI 1898
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AUTO TRUCKS WANTED.

LIGHT PANEL TRUCK-State cond. car
and tires, price Box 472-E. Star
Cash for your truck. Cali Mr.. Via. Ii.
SWAP 1856 Terrapiane for G truck. what
have you? Call CO. 1882 after pm.
No dealers 13s
tional or G. M. c.; long-wheel base. Call
Evening star., 1944-03-12

MOTORCYCLE, Harley Davidson 1898
GOOD condition; new tires; S215 DE. 2743
Sunday between 10 am. and > pm.
INDIAN 1896 Motorcycle. perfect running
order: like new. Call anytime Sunday. WI
6073.
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FARMS WANTED.

WILL PAY $1,000 cash and $50 monthly
for waterfront farm. D. r: Lamborne.
HAVE SEVERAL CLIENTS for gentleman
farms and dairy farms in Maryland and
Virginia; F. L. Paterson, 1901 18th NV.
SMALL FARM, conv. to bus for settled
lady. State price AID. 1881 or 1914
Eye st. NV
farm. from owner not
over Is miles from downtown Washington.
with spring or running stream; partly
wooded Box 434-E Star