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Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-18
Ernie Pyle
Yank Tank Commander Eyes
Path of German Shell;
Nazis Bring in Casualty

front, carrying red cross nag OIL
stick. Bob Capa, the photograph
er, braved the dangerous funnei al
the end of the side street where the
Damaged tank stood, leapfrogglng
past it and on down the street 10
meet the Germans.
First he snapped some pictures OF
them. Then, since he speaks Ger
man, he led them on back to our
side of the invisible fence of battle.
Eight CT them were carrying two
litterS bearing two wounded Ger
man soldiers. The others walked
behind with their hands up. They
went on past Us to the hospital.
We assumed that they were from
the second knocked-out pillboX.
I didn't stay to see how the re-
naming pillbox was knocked out.
| But | suppose our second tank
eventually pulled up to the corner,
turned, anc let the pillbox have it.
After that the area would be clear
OF everything but sniperS.
The infantry which up till then
had been forced to keep in door
ways, would now continue up the
street and poke into the side streets
and into the houses until every
thing was clear.
THAT'S THE PROGRAM
That's how strong point in a
city is taken. At least that's how
ours was taken. You cont always
have tanks to help, and you don't
always do it with SO little shedding
CT blood.
But the city already was crumb-
ling when we started in on this
strong point, which was one of the
last and they didn't hold on too
bitterly. But we didn't know that
when we started.
l hope this has given you a faint
idea of what street fighting is like.
IT you got out OF it much more
than a headful of confusion then
you've got out of it exactly the same
thing as the soldiers who do it.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-18

A pet topic for cocktail lounge
strategis.s is TIE possible economic
collapse CT Germany-how. when
and a bushel OF big ifs. This alco-
holic academic discussion has been
heightened since the invasion of
France and the advances in Italy,
revealing Germany's terrible short
ages in manpower, the lack CT air
power and the deterioration OF all
her fighting equipment.
Even though the Germans do APP
pear to be worse off than even the
military authorities thought pos
sible, there is of course no use
counting the NaziS cut yet. And
when the collapse comes il may be
from a different direction than in
1918.
After the last war, General Lu-
dendorff blamed the collapse on the
German people. There is a distinc-
ton to be made, however, in that
it was Ludendorff, Hindenburg and
the other military leaders who tolc
the socialist civilian politicians they
should sue for peace because the
country could fight no longer. This
time there aren't any opposition
politicians to be told to sue for
peace and if Hitler fights to the
last Finn, the last Italian Nordic
and the last Aryan Quisling, 1t will
be a complete breakdown of the
civilian population which will end
his war for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-18
copstoI Talk
--by-
Peter Edison

made the outbound trip from Ger
many to Japan.
The blockade would have been
ineffective, OF course. if it had not
been supplemented by preclusiVe
buying of Spanish and Portuguese
supplies by u S. and British gov
ernments. It's all part of this
modern economic warfare.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-18
It's Easy When
You Don't Know

GARAPAN, Saipan, July 10. CUP
Here is one Japanese explanation
japanese fleet:
The account of Osaka Mainichi, a
four-page, ctandard-sized, English
language paper the Japanese put
out on Saipan, said the late Secre-
tary of Navy Frank Knox avoided
a headon engagement with the
Japanese navy because the whole
,American fleet would go down at
once instead of piecemeal as in the
Solomons."
If he lost the whole fleet in one
throw against Tokyo, there would
be no more naval news for him to
issue fer the duration of the war"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-18
DOCTORS PLAN SURGERY
TO STOP HICCUPS

LOS ANGELES, July Is. UP)-
Lawrence Schone, 31-year-old air.
craft worker, has begun his
tenth day of hiccupping while ply
sicians tried still another method of
stopping the paroxysms.
When stricken, Schone tried the
usual water, scare, breath holding
and other so-called cures. Then,
weakened by the attacks, he de-
velcped pneumonia.
The battle against the pneumonia
was successful but the hiccups per-
sisted, so physicians said they would
try surgery.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-18
Editorials and Comment

workmen to adapt themselves so speedily
to the new output.
If government will let industry and
genius and labor alone we shall keep
finding new and higher goals. But the
skies of the world must be the limit
and to that end the government can help
much or be a fatal hindrance.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-18

EDITORS NOTE: The following edit
oriais are presented as interesting 0Pin-
ions UOiced by editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-18
GOOD NEWS
Sacramento Bee)

From the Navy department comes the
announcement that it has reduced sub
stantially its pilot training program
And coupled with the announcement is
statement explaining the reason for
this action-casualties in aerial combat
have been one third less than anticipated
So the training of new pilots is to be cut
SO per cent
This statement should not be used to
gloss over or make US forget that the war
is taking its grim toll in lives. Still it is
reassuring to know our enemies are not
proving nearly as tough as was expected.
As most of the naval pilots are engaged
in the war in the Pacific, the announce
ment also tells its own impressive story
of the superiority these filters have es-
tablshed over the Japanese-a superior
ity which is playing decisive role in our
steady advance across that ocean
The essential question is whether the
great powers are willing to give the peo-
Piles of Europe freedom to work out their
own solutions, or whether they will try
to present reaching changes for the
sake of social and economic status quo
DR. Hans Simons, director New York
School Of Social Research.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Legion Aaxiliary
|InstaIIs Officers

The Women's Auxiliary OF the
District department of the Amer
ican Legion has one of its out
standingly competent members,
Miss Mabel Staub, serving as presi-
dent. Installed with other new
officers this week end, Miss Staub
is a charter member of the Kenneth
H. Nash unit, No. 8, Of the District
and of U. s. S. Jacob Jones Post,
No. 2, the first post of women to be
organized in the American Legion.
New vice presidents are: Mrs.
Emile Schuler, Sergt. Jasper Unit
No. 13; Mrs. Sarah Deery, Vincent
Costello Unit No. IS. and Mrs.
Thelma Healy, Police and Fire Unit
No. %. Mrs. Hattie Byram, Cooley
Nc cCullough Unit No. %, is chaplain
and Mrs. Catherine Davis, Victory
Unit No. 4, sergeant at arms. The
color bearers are Mrs. Edith Nc
Keller. Capital Transit Unit No. 46,
and Mrs. Ethel Schumacher, GPO
Unit No. 33. Mrs. Lodee c. john
son, James Reece Europe Unit No. S,
is historian, and Mrs. Francis Lorig,
U. G. McAlexander Unit No. 80,
property custodian.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
COnvaIeScenf GROUP
Entertained Bv Club

From IL to Is cOnvaleScents at
the Bethesda Naval Center and at
Forest Glen Hospital are taken by
the American Women's Voluntary
Services to the Junior Officers
Club, 735 Seventeenth street NV,
every Tuesday afternoon when we'll
known commentators and PERSONAL
tiles present informal talks to the
men, according to a recent an
nouncement by Mrs Maxine Acker,
assistant executive secretary of the
club.
Dances are enjoyed by club
members every Thursday evening
The men also can drop In for a
good lunch or dinner, which is
served to them for a reasonable
charge. any day they wish includ-
ing Sunday. Such treats as free
showers are available to the men,
bership which includes a large num-
ber of British. Mrs. Acker Is now
seeking to interest Latin-Americans
in joining in order to give the JUNO,
club that truly United Nation.
flavor.
She pointed out how she is
swamped with requests from girls
wanting to become hostesses. The
waiting list is long, she added, ex-
planning that, as the percentage OF
servicewomen who take advantage
OF the clubs facilities is high, a glut
on the clubs market of feminine
charm would result from opening
the doors any wider to the fair sex
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Church Women
To Study Indian,
Southeast Asia

The American Indian and South
east Asia will be themes for study
at the annual missionary institute
to be presented by the Washington
Council Of Church Women Septem-
Der rs, ~ and %.
Films OF IEqian life will be shown
through the courtesy of Joseph C..
McCaskill, liaison oficer of the
Once of Indian Affairs, at 2 pm.
September 26 in the Department of
Interior. Mrs. Ruth M. Bronson,
teacher of the councils study book
on The American Indian, will be
present at tea following the show
ing and other features Of the pro-
gram to answer any questions on
the subject.
The Right Reverend Angus Dun,
Episcopal Bishop Of Washington,
will address the institute at 8 pm.
September q at Calvary Baptist
Church, Eighth and H streets NV.
Mrs. Joy Elmer Morgan, council
president, will make the introduce
ton. A sacrificial lunch will be
given that day following devotions
by Mrs. William L. Darby, founder
of the institute, an hour of medi-
tation and worship conducted by
Mrs. Ruth M. Worrell, executive
psecretary of the United Council of
Church Women of New York City,
class period led by Mrs. Bronson
and instructions based on the text,
West of the Date Line" by Mrs.
Theodore O. Wedel. After a sac
rificial supper at pm. with Mrs
Irving w. Ketchum presiding, other
classes will be held by Miss Ruth
r. Gill, Miss v. May Haslacker and
Dr. Frederick E. Reissig.
Mrs. Reissig will dedicate the last
day of the institute. Lessons on
Southeast Asia" will be carried
on by Mrs. Wedel, and Mrs. Clar-
ence w. Crawford will close the
annual occasion with prayer.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
By the Way
BETH BLAINE

II you are graduate nurse
and because of personal reasons
or obligations, you've been unable
to continue or resume your nurs-
ing, even in the present nursing
shortage, but you could, perhaps,
help out in an emergency-well
here is your chance! Ten grad
uate nurses are needed immedi-
ately, and badly, to help care
for hospitalized infantile pa
ralysis cases in the District of
Columbia. Your help in this
emergency may be the means of
saving many lives-not only in
caring for the present victims of
this dread disease but in helping
to control its spread.
How do you go about register
ing for this work? Apply to the
Red Gross Nursing Service {.
telephone Republic $500, extern
sion TIT. AS you may know the
Red Cross Nursing Service is
set up to meet disaster nursing
problemS-such as tornados, fires,
floods epidemics etc, as we'll as
furnishing nursing personnel for
the Army and Navy. In charge
of the enrolment you will find
Miss Lillian Adams-herself
graduate nurse who will inter-
view you and interpret the serv-
ice to you.
A native Of indianapolis, Miss
Adams received her training and
schooling there and graduated
from the City Hospital in 1881.
For some years she was school
nurse for the public schools in
Indianapolis, and later she
worked there with nurse enroll
ment. She. has been with the
Red Cross for two years, with
the Eastern Area, placed in
Washington, for little over one
year.
She is a strikingly good look
ing young woman, tall and slend-
er, blond and blue-eyed. In 1885
she got her pilots license and
her ambition after the war, she
says, is to own and fly her own
plane. She likes badminton and
golf although she doesn't find
much time for either now. She
is hard-working and she usually
gets what she goes after. Right
now she is after those ten nurses,
and after talking to her we're
pretty sure she's going to get
them :!
Evening star., 1944-08-07

Associate Justice Frank Murphy
was among the guests yesterday
afternoon at the wedding of Miss
Nan Alice Kirby and MIR. Eugene
Gresham, which took place at
2:30 o'clock in Hamline Methodist
Church.
The bride Is the daughter of Mrs.
William G. Kirby and the late Mr..
Kirby, and she was escorted and
given in marriage by her brother,
Mr.. Everett w. Kirby. Mrs. James
Teahen of Baltimore was the
matron of honor and Mr.. Teahen
was the best man, with Mr.. Irving
Panzer serving as usher. The Rev.
Ohesteen Smith officiated at the
ceremony.
Bouquets of mixed flowers deco
rated the altar and a bouquet Of
mixed flowers was carried by Mrs.
Teahen. who wore a dress of pale,
pink sheer with matching hat.
A gown of white silk marquisette
trimmed with lace was worn by the
bride. whose veil of illusion was
held by tiara of fresh flowers, and
she carried bouquet of rubrum
lilies.
A graduate of the University of
Michigan, the bride is a student of
voice and composition. Mr.. Gress-
man, who is the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Gresham,
was graduated from the University
OF Michigan Law School and is now
on the Office staff of Associate JUS
tice Murphy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gresham will make
their home at 370l Fourth street Sc
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Miss Mary Gay
Becomes Bride

Mrs. Samuel Alexander Gay Of
Scottsboro, Ala, announces the
marriage of her daughter. Miss
Mary Gunter Gay, to Mr.. Samuel
Robert Goodman July 3 in the
First Baptist Church in Rockville
Mrs Goodman studied at the
University of Alabama. Mr. Good
man is a native of Richmond, Va,
and is a graduate of the T. c. Will
liams Law School of that city He
and his bride will reside in Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
Marks 83d Birthday
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y, Aug. L
Prayers of the congregation OF
Christ Church, where Mrs
Theodore Roosevelt, ST.. has wor-
shipped for more than half CEN
tury, were offered for her yesterday
on the occasion Of her 83d birthday
anniversary.
The silver-haired widow of the
former President was not present,
but several members of her family
heard the rector, the Rev. John N.
Warren. say the prayers for the
church's oldest member"
/ Mrs. Roosevelt spent the day In
her ancestral home at Brooklyn
Conn, where for years 1t has been
her custom to go for the summer.
Members of the family said she
had borne up we'll under the recent
news of the death of her son, Brig
Gen. Theodore Roosevelt, jr., in
Normandy last month.
Around the -clock bombing re.
quires around the month War Bond
buyine.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Catherine Dapis
We'd in Florida

Word has been received here of
the marriage in St. Cloud, Fla, of
Miss Catherine Grandby Davis,
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Davis of this city, to Mr..
Raymond B. Norris, the ceremony
taking place Wednesday in the par
sonage of the First Christian Church
in the Florida city. the Rev. John
E. Abbott officiating.
The wedding was informal, the
bride wearing white and blue
sheer frock with a white hat and
white accessories and a corsage of
orchids. She was attended by Mrs.
Henry B. Wright as matron of
honor and Mr.. Wright served the
bridegroom as best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright, who for
merly made their home here, were
hosts at reception after the cere-
mony and later Mr.. and Mrs. Norris
left for st. Petersburg on their we'd
ding trip. After September l they
will be at their home at 1921 o
street Sc,
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Return From Trib

Maj. and Mrs Melvin l.. Jackson
returned yesterday from a fort.
nights visit in New England States
Evening star., 1944-08-07

The bride-elect attended schools
In Cincinnati, the Madeira School
and Vassar College. and made her
debut in Cincinnati in 1912. Like
her father, she is an accomplished
musician, her instrument being the
piano, and also she has won many
blue ribbons at horse shows in
Washington and in Cincinnati.
Mr.. Sturm is graduate of Avon
School in Connecticut and from
Davenport College at Yale. His
mother is the former Miss Kath-
crime Mccormick of Chicago and
his father is a well-known sculptor,
author and playwright. The BRIDE
groom-elect also is an author, hav-
ing written and illustrated two
books within two years. The first,
THE Problem Fox" was published
when. he was II years old and a
year later Ambush to zig-Zag"
was published.
The wedding will take place the
latter part of this month in Mag
nolia, Mass, where Mrs. Longworth
and her daughter are spending part
of the summer.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Il announcement

Mrs. Percy G. Williams of Alton
Va, announces the marriage of her
daughter, Miss Sadie Stuart Will
liams, to Mr.. William Clyde Hanger
of Staunton. The ceremony was
performed Friday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock in the Eastern Presbyterian
Church in the city, the Rev. Elwood
F. Reeves officiating
Mrs. Hanger has been a member
of the faculty in the science de-
partment and director OF Girl Ca
diets at the Washington and Lee
High School in Arlington.
After a short wedding trip the
couple will make their home in
Staunton.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Subber Hostess

Miss Jane H. Beeton entertained
at buffet supper last evening at
her home here in honor of Miss
Marie Bauserman of Manassas
Other guests at the party from Ma
nassas included Mrs. R. C. Bauser-
man, Miss Maxine A. Ball, Mrs.
Paul Wilkins, Mrs. r. L. Byrd, jr,
Mrs. Dennis Baker and Mrs How
ard Churchill. Other guests in
cluded Miss Katie OBryan, Mrs.
John H. Kane and Mrs. C. Tim
roonns
Evening star., 1944-08-07

Many Residents
Enjoy Vacations
Auav From Civ


The Director of the Budget and
Mrs. Harold D. Smith, who have
been spending a few days on their
farm in Orange County. Va, re-
turned to their home at Country
Club Hills last evening.
Mrs. Frank r. Hines, wife of the
administrator of Veteran Affairs, is
visiting in California and will
not join Gen. Hines in their home
here until the end Of this month or
early in September.
Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller, wife of
the co-ordinator of Inter- American
Affairs. is in their home in New
York State until the autumn and
probably will be joined there by
Mr.. Rockefeller for a brief vacation
before she comes back to Washing
ton.
Mrs. Joseph B. Eastman, widow
of the former director of Defense
Transportation, is spending a short
time in New York on her way to
New Hampshire, where she will be
until after Labor Day.
Mrs. Roy William Baker, wife of
the United States Consul at Bristol,
England is remaining in her home
on Kanawha street through the
late summer and continuing her
work with the Bureau of Standards.
Their son, Mr.. Walker Holcombe
Baker. will spend short time in
New York before going north for
a short vacation. Mrs. Baker before
her marriage was Miss Eugenia Hol-
combe. daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. John Walker Holcombe
formerly Of Indianapolis.
Mrs. Adds, wife of Maj. Graham
Adds, is spending the late summer
in their home at Lake Forest. Ill.
and will join Maj Adds and their
daughter, Miss Adds, in their home
in Alexandria the end of the month
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Leaves For Home

Mrs. Mary j. Benton has left for
her home in Florence, s. c., after a
visit here for two weeks with her
daughters, Mrs. S. D. Shade and
Miss Romell Hatchell. The visitor
spent her first week here with Mrs.
Shade, whose husband Is on duty
with the Navy in the South Pacific,
and the second week with Miss
Hatcheu.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Leaves for Vest

The chairman OF the Inter-
American Commission of Women,
Senorita Minerva Bernardino, left
yesterday for the Pacific Coast. She
will spend four weeks in San Fran
cisco and a fortnight in Los An
geles before returning to the Capt.
tai. Senorita Bernardino will be
entertained each day of her stay on
the coast.
Evening star., 1944-08-07

Around the-clock bombing re-
quires around 1.-the month War Bond
huyinn,
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Miss Frost Awav

Miss Katharine Frost, who left
recently for visit to Thousand
Islands and cruise through the
st. Lawrence and Saguenay Rivers,
is now at Montmorency Falls in
Quebec. Before returning to Wash
lngton about the first of the month
Miss Frost will visit Ottawa and
Montreal.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Granddaughter of Late President to Wed
Paulima Lomg1Vortb Engaged
To Mr.. alexander Stnrm

Mrs Nicholas Longworth
the daughter Paulna Longworh
ander Mccormick Srm Mr. Justin Stum Of
port Conn, and Chicago.
Miss Longworth the daughter late
worth of Cincinnati who time his
six Speaker of the United
He had continuously that body mother
the former Miss Alice Roosevelt daughter of the late President Theodore
his first wife,
Evening star., 1944-11-05
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-30
BY LOUIS F. KEEMLE Limited Press War Editor)

British troops, having repulsed repeated counter-attacks by the reinforced Germans southwest oi Caen, extended their foothold across the Odon River to nearly three miles today.
 On the Russian front the Ger mans were in disorganized retreat above ard below Minsk, and Soviet froces driving westward beyond the Berezina River from captured Bo- bruisk were within 30 miles of the White Russian capital.
 The fighting around Caen was still in the indeterminate stage, The Germans threw in reserves but their attacks were of a local ature so far and there was no sign of a major counter offensive. Enemy broadcasts said the British and Ca- nadians had made new landings in force east of the Orne estuary and had captured the coastal town of Cabourg in a flanking move on Caen from the northeast, but the report was not confirmed.
 The British position southwest of Caen was strengthened by their hold on a 350-foot ridge half mile northeast of Esquay and six miles below Caen. It gave them good artillery positions.
 On North Bank
 On the north bank of the Odon, four enemy thrusts were driven back by heavy and accurate artillery fire. All passed enemy pockets on the north bank have been mopped up, an Allied headquarters spokesman said. A front line dispatch reported that the British have a firm hold on two bridges across the Odon, one south of Grainville and the other below Mondrainville, and that Scot tish troops were battling for third under heavy enemy fire.
 North and northwest of Caen the British captured 8 cluster of six villages on an arc four to five miles from the city.
 In White Russia three Red armies were driving towards Minsk so rap- idly that the Soviet high command reported the Germans were fleeing in disorder and were unable to man their intermediate defense lines