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Evening star., 1944-05-24
Decisive Action in Ita1v
BY Maj. George Fielding Eliot.

The Allied offensive from the Anzio
beachhead position has begun, sup
ported by heavy artillery fire, by air
attacks and by the fire of American
battleships. The fact that the beach,
head troops are on the move suggests
that Gen. Alexander thinks the time is
ripe for decisive action. His decision
has probably been based on the COM
mitment of the German reserves to
bolster theiI sagging line to the south
ward.
The Germans are, indeed, in a diff
cult situation as regards reserves. Mar
shal Kesselring had, apparently, some
20 or 81 divisions when the Allied Often
sive started. Seven Of these appear to
have been on the front where the
Allied 5yh and 9Th Armies struck; six
were guarding the Anzio beachhead, two
or three were in reserve near Rome,
and the others were holding the eastern
part of the German line from Casino
to the Adriatic Sea.
The seven divisions on the southern
front were very badly mauled. OF these,
the list Infantry Division is hardly
better off, though some remnant of it
remains; the 305th Infantry Division
had to be replaced, and may not be
available even as remnant; and the
18th Armored, 44th and Gath Infantry
and Goth Panzer Grenadier Divisions
suffered crippling lNsses. The Germans
had to try to hold the So-called Hitler"
Line with what was left of these bat
tered units, plus only three intact divi-
Slons-the 5th Mountain Division, the
7l5th Infantry Division, and the 278th
Infantry Division (Which last was
rushed in to replace the 3O5th). In addi-
tion, two divisional groups were
patched up by reinforcing the 57Sth
Grenadier Regiment with tanks and
self-propelled guns, and by adding some
supporting units to the 274th Infantry
Regiment. 1t seems probable, though
there is no confirmation for the theory,
that these last two units came from the
Adriatic sector
X
This patchwork force proved quite
incapable OF holding the Hitler Line.
The Poles overran Piedemonte, the
British were breaking into Aquino and
PontecCrvo. the French cut the Pico-
Pontecorvo road and took high ground
beyond the road, also took Campodimele
south of Pico. The Americans rolled
right on through Formia, Itri and Fondi
and their patrols penetrated Terracina.
kesselring had to take a chance to
prevent this whole southern force from
being broken up. He withdrew two of
his beachhead divisions, Of these he
threw the 26th Armored Division against
Evening star., 1944-05-24
This Changing World
By Consfanfise Brown

The premonsoon military operations
In India and Burma are coming to an
end. The heavy rains, which started
later this year than usual, are inter-
fering with any further heavy fighting.
Transportation of soldiers and sup
plies even by air will be begged down
until some time in October.
But while nothing of Importance will
occur in the India-Burma theater, the
Japanese are believed to have decided
to press their offensive in China proper
while the American forces under Gen.
Douglas Macarthur and Admiral
Chester W. Nimitz will continue their
operations according to schedule.
Available reports indicate the jap
aneSe intend to put an end to Chang
Kai-shek's resistance this summer. The
newly arrived troops of the Kwangtung
army together with some of the best
Japanese units in China are making q
determined drive to compel Chang to
come to terms or abandon China and
become another government in exile"
The generalissimo's position Is not q
pleasant one. He is faced with . major
Japanese attack, he is faced with the
opposition Of the Chinese Communist
army which immobilizes at least loo, 900
Of his best troops. And he also is faced
with the possibility that some of his
most influential commanders will leave
him because they cannot see any per-
sonal advantages arising from q con-
tinuation of the struggle.
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The Japs are taking full advantage
OF the situation. Besides pressing the
Chinese hard on the battlefield their
agents are contracting various Chinese
commanders and painting for them a
glowing picture of the great advantages
their country and they themxslves would
obtain by abandoning the cause of the
western nations.
While the Japanese intrigues and
military operations are worrying Gen.
Chiang, the situation in regard to the
Communist armies is Of even greater
import.
When the generalissimo met the
President and Prime Minister Churchill
at Cairo last fall, he Is said to have
urged them to intervene with Premier
Stain to induce the Chinese Com
munists to adopt more cooperative
attitude. Whether or not this has been
done Is difficult to say. But the results
have been negative 50 far. No hostile
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Sudden HuiIstorm

Blue sky that ,Das so calm and innocent
Is suddenly an ominous armament.
Dark clouds like great steel doors burst
open tDide
And let the thunder's mighty roar
outside.
Against the pane, on root of shingle, tin,
Is heard the silpery staccnto-din.
And spheres OF crystal bounce and then
rebound, i,
Then light the tangled grasses all
around
The storm no sooner comes than 1t is
done .
Wonder and aDe are mingled here in
A robin standing ntotionlessly still &
Holds tight . oFttsrtnS Maidstone -
his 0i1l
ROSE MYRA PHILLIPS.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
A Good Bill

The District appropriation bill
reported to the House yesterday
reflects the work of a sympathetic
subcommittee, conscious of local
needs, anxious to meet them inso-
far as revenue and war restrictions
permit and impressed by some of the
inequitable divisions of cost which
have placed disproportionate
burden on the local taxpayer. Chair
man Coffee and his colleagues
deserve the warm appreciation of
Washingtonians for the fair minded
attitude displayed throughout the
hearings and in their report to the
House.
Under Chairman Coffee there Is
thus promised continued improve
ment in relations between Congress
and the local community which
holds much promise for Washington.
Not many years ago the District
suffered under a committee domi-
mated by chairman who sought to
make his continued hostility to the
District a political platform back
home. The voters removed him, as
they have others before him. Under
the craftsmanship of Representative
Mahon of Texas, and now of Mr..
Coffee, the House subcommittee on
District Appropriations has become
q constructive force in development
Of the Capital.
The bill just reported shows the
abnormal effects on local finances of
the war, which has reduced avail
ability OF personnel and has cut
construction to a minimum. The
silver lining to that cloud has been
the opportunity to wipe the slate
clean of Indebtedness and to ear
mark unexpendable revenues for
postwar public works. But of even
more fundamental Importance to
the District has been the subcom-
mittee's recognition of such unfair
conditions as the maintenance of a
National Zoo at local expense; the
creation with local revenues of ma
tional parks within the District and
under Federal control; the develop
ment OF water system by the local
taxpayer controlled in part by the
Army and from which the National
Government receives returns, in the
form of free water, far in excess of
It's own investment. AS Mr.. Coffee
says, the people of the District would
be far better off If they had their
own water system.
Although the District has suffered
In the past by legislative riders on
appropriation bills, creating many
of the very inequities to which the
subcommittee points in its report,
the remedy evidently must lie in
new legislation, divorced from the
appropriation bill. That, at least,
Is the course recommended by Mr..
Coffee, who suggests to the Com
missioners the preparation of legis-
lation on the Zoo, the parks and
other matters. With the influential
support thus given by the House
Appropriations Committee, they no
doubt will take full advantage of
the recommendations.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Not Prepared to Foil"
BY Dapid Laurence
Prom the Montreal Star.

There has always been a certain body
OF public opinion in America that has
neld that the whole of the Caribbean
Islands should be under the Stars and
Stripes, and the fact that they are not
has always been a cause for irritation
among this group. Americas experience
OF colonial administration in the West
Indies, however, has not been of such
a character as to render at all attrac-
tive from the practical viewpoint of
craftsmanship the prospect of taking
on number of separate communities
always supposing that there was the
slightest inclination on the part of
Great Britain that she is prepared to
1alI In line with this American idea
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Ny, How We Soye!
m the Chanute tKans) Tribune.

From the Chanute (Kans) Tribune.
Razor blades are $3.50 in Chungking
and pair of shorts is Sl2 in Calcutta,
according to a recent release by the
OPA in showing how price control has
already saved the average family of this
country $7o0 each. The Chinese have
no need for raZors since disseminating
the practice of shaving their heads and
the residents Of hot Calcutta manage to
get along with breech clouts. We know
family In Chanute that has saved at
least s25 per year by not eating garlic
and several times that amount by re-
framing from purchasing caviar.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
This and That
BY Charles E. Trdcetoell.


Templeton Jones is = great admirer
of bees.
He has read many books about them,
and wondered over their social life, but
had seen to it that he and bees kept
their distance.
When one lively specimen infiltrated
his home recently, and stung him on the
ankle, he lost just bit Of his former
enthusiasm, however.
The bee "bit" him, he insisted on
declaring.
Singing seemed much too mild term
for 1t. If you don't get the "stinger"
out, nothing can cause more swelling or
itching
At least that is what Templeton Jones
says.
Jones was listening to the radio, that
beautiful Sunday afternoon.
1t was grand day, with temperature
and humidity just right, according to
most people.
"Oh, what Is so rare as a day in
June?" chortled Jones.
It's not June, but May, my dear"
said the practical Mrs. Jones.
The exact month is of no particular
importance" explained Templeton. "It
is the thought which counts"
Eyes, but it is May, after all"
Il know, but 1t is just a poem"
Even a poem" shifted Mrs. Jones,
should be accurate"
**
Mr.. Jones gave up, and went back to
his radio.
Somebody was singing about love.
Somebody is always singing about love.
Even when the invasion starts. people
will be singing about love
Jones looked idly out of the window.
1t was such fine day, he thought, he
ought to go out.
1t was good day indoors, though.
The chair felt good, and the breeze was
blowing in, waving the curtains at the
window
Nobody had started a trash fire vet.
1t always seemed mildly insane, Jones
thought, that people would move miles
out into the country to get fresh air,
and then insist on starting trash fires
to pollute the air they had come so
far to get.
But then, human beings are always
mildly insane.
Templeton Jones felt something on
his ankle
Curlously he looked down.
1t was at this point that instinct
asserted itself
Jones normally didn't place much
faith in human instinct. There had been
too many centuries of civilization So
called
Usually he preferred to think things
out, as he said
This time. however, instinct with a
Dig II" stepped into the picture.
Jones hand, without his own approval
at all, made downward swipe, and
knocked the bee, for such 1t was, over
onto the rug
But not before the communal insect
stung.
Jones poured iodine on the place and
let it go at that.
1t wasn't uotil next day that he
realized that the critter had left its
sting behind it.
That was when Inflammation set in.
And such itching!
Templeton Jones tried all the home
remedies he could think of.
He poured and rubbed on at least 10
different medicaments
1T will go down, in time" encouraged
the Mssus. Usually 1t isn't dangerous. "
1T says here" moaned Jones, reading
one of his doctor books, that there is
on record a case of man who died
in half an hour from a bee bite"
That lets you out" smiled Mrs. Jones.
You already have survived 36 hours"
Evening star., 1944-05-24
TeIeqruph Centenary

the beginning. Thus is the eternal
principle of continuity asserted.
When Samuel F. B. Morse is honored
today for his invention of the
electric telegraph, there will be many
who will think and speak Of his
achievement in terms of an enter
prise brought to successful conclu-
sion. Yet such an obvious finding
will be only a partial appraisal of
the significance Of the event of May
"a, 1874. The modern development
of the science of communication
which then started is being contin-
ued from hour to hour with ever
accelerating intensity, and the ulti-
mate fulfllment of the dreams of
those who are responsible for its
progress is as distant as time itself.
Morse was not merely a mechanic.
Unless he be visualized as an artist
and philosopher, the whole impact
of his life is lost. The famous mes
sage, What hath God wrought"
sent from the Capitol when the line
to Baltimore was opened ofiicially
century ago, was merely a quota
ton from the Book of Numbers in
the Hebrew Scriptures. To under
stand the inventor of practical
telegraphy, it is necessary to see
him at the moment of his demon
stration in New York In 1887, when,
with the passion and the zeal Of
divine poet, he tapped out the COM
mand: Attention, the universe! BY
kingdoms, right WHEEL"
For the doing of majestic deeds
individuals of genius are required,
and Morse is of the company Of the
immortals. How curious it is that
one of the most notably gifted of
his contemporaries, Henry David
Thoreau no less, should have doubted
the social value of his production!
A whole decade after the dispatch
OF the words chosen by lovely Annie
Ellsworth the Sage of Walden Pond
could remark: 1--WE are in great
haste to construct a magnetic tele-
graph from Maine to Texas; but
Maine and Texas, it may be, have
nothing important to communicate. +"
What is the answer to such
agnosticism? It is, first, the United
States as a Nation bound together
by mutuality of interest and the
speedy interchange OF ideas. Again,
1t is the world at large, growing
not smaller but more desirably COM
pact as the influence of humanity's
longing for peace and fellowship and
unlimited prosperity increasingly is
felt In even the remotest lands. It
also Is the telephone, the radio,
television and all those other aspects
OF the electrical age which only
recently have come into the expert
ence OF the race. Think of the
beneficence which is symbolized in
the fact that literally hundreds of
newspapers bear as part Of their
names the phrase telegraph" or
telegram" Consider the worth of
teletype in a season of war. Re
member the function of the cable
systems which link America with
Britain and with Hawaii and Aus
tralia just now.
TO suggest that human dominion
over circumstance has been used
lnordinately for evil purposes is to
be guilty of sin against the Maker
OF the Cosmos. Morse is honored
for his spiritual triumph, and Miss
Ellsworth was correct in her iudp-
ment that the credit belonged to
the Creator who is not Knocked.
Evening star., 1944-05-24

acts OF any consequence have occurred
between Chiang's Iron Divisions" and
the Communist Army. But the rela-
tions between Chungking and the
autonomous government Of Sinkiang
are only formal" That Is to say, each
group is watching the other with sus-
picion.
In recent weeks, Gen. Chiang's favor
lite and most trusted Ambassador, Nine.
Chang, Is reported to have flown to
Moscow In an attempt to gain . per-
sonal interview with Premier Stain and
other Soviet high ofncials. No details
OF the trip are available in Washington.
Nine. Chang came to Washington last
year as special envoy and was warmly
received by the White House, Congress
and the American people.
She Is q very persuasive Diplomat.
But even in the United States, where
she was educated, known and admired
Tor many years, her mission remained
fruitless. She was promised more than
China actually has obtained from this
country since last summer. The Amer
1can Government has fallen down on
some Of Its promises, not because OF q
lack Of goodwill or good intentions, but
because Of physical difiiculties.
The much-trumpeted offensive Of Ad-
miral Lord Louis Mountbatten. which
was supposed to have opened either the
Burma road or other direct means Of
communication with China, has been q
complete fizzle. Lord Louis had the
best intentions OF fighting the Japanese,
but lacked the necessary men and
material.
II the reports that the "gissima" has
gone to Moscow are correct, her mis-
sion must have been to induce Premier
Stain, whose influence with the Sin.
kiang government Is known to be great.
to advise the Chinese Communists to
join the Chang forces or at least adopt
q suficiently friendly attitude to Justify
the withdrawal Of the Chinese divisions
from their present locations. These
divisions could be used most success
fully against the Japanese.
Stalin's views on China and the Far
East are known to very few persons,
But for the time being there are no
indications that he has decided to in.
tervene in Chiang's behalf. The gem
eralissimo Is not . great favorite with
the Communist party.
Evening star., 1944-05-24

70 yos are no longer under price
control by OPA. Henceforth they
will rise and fall at will.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Letters to The Star
S. F. B. Morse Related to Bahai's
On Centennial Dav
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Just 100 years ago this month, at 40
pm. on May "A, 1914, the first public
message by telegraph was sent from
the Capitol in Washington, D. c., to
Baltimore, Md. The message was, what
hath God wrought"
The words used on many historical
occasions have seemed divinely inspired,
but these particularly So They seem
an echo of an event which took place
the evening before in far-off Persia
Uran today, the significance of which
only now is becoming more generally
understood.
In America earnest students of the
Scriptures had figured that the proph-
ecies regarding the return of the Mes
siah would be fulfilled in the year 1874,
and they made definite preparation
for that event. In Britain another
group of Investigators, students of the
measurements Of the passages in the
Great Pyramid Of Egypt, arrived at q
similar conclusion in q different way.
They calculated from their measure
ments that the very high step between
the ascending passage, corresponding to
the Christian dispensation, and the
next passage, . level one, represented
the year 1874.
A lecturer, in this city, in showing 4
picture Of that very high step In the
Pyramid, remarked that: while there
was a great material awakening begin
ming in 1874, there should have been at
the same time Q great spiritual awak-
ening."
In the Islamic world a certain en-
lightened religious teacher, realizing
that the Promised One" already was
on earth, sent his students forth to seek
Him. One such student, on the evening
Of May ~. 1874, did find in the city Of
Shiraz this new Messenger of the Cow
enant," and received from him, in the
early morning of May %, the procla-
nation that he was the one for whom
the world was watching and waiting.
He gave the seeker such proofs as made
1t impossible to doubt.
This Siyyid descendant of the
Prophet Muhammad) claimed to be
1.-THE Bah" ("Gate'o foretold in Islamic
prophecies. He became not only the
inaugurator Of the Babi Dispensation
but also the forerunner Qike John the
BaptisD Of "He-whom- God-shall man.
ifest," namely, Baha'u1lah ("Glory Of
God~, the founder of the Baha1 faith.
Thus Gods covenants with Abraham
have been fulfilled: His Holiness Christ
was Of the seed of Abraham through
Sarah, the "freewoman":: Muhammad
and The Bah, through Hagar, the
"bondmaid," and Baha'u1lah, through
Keturah, whose name means incense,
prayer, or form of worship"
AS always, the spiritual sun did ap-
pear in the East at the appointed time
and extraordinary progress has oc-
CURED in the world" in this radiant
century," 1844-1944.
MAUDE SAWYER TAYLOR,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-27
Chinese Advance
On Burma Line

CHUNGKING, Nov. 27. 0UP)-
Chinese troops drove through the
outskirts of Bhamo from three direc-
tions Mono ay, herding the Japan
ese garrison back into the center
of their north central Burma
stronghold.
A communique said one Chinese
column attacking from the south
had reached a point three-Quartefs
of a mile from the Bazaar section
in the center of Bhamo. Two other
spearheads from the north and
east were about IL miles from the
city's center.
on the southeastern China front,
however, Shungking admitted fur
ther generations by japanese fore
es driving westward in an effort
20 cut the Burma roaG south of the
Chinese capital.
A U. S. l4th air force communi-
que announced that American air.
men had abandoned their base at
Manning, in southern Kwangsi prov
ince, after o..s,roy:lg all its fixed
installations.
"a japanese cOmmunique said
Japanese troops advancing west
ward through Kwangsi province had
captured Lungkingkwan, near the
KWangsi-Kweichow border, as well
as the Manning baSe1
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-27
CAMPAIGN FOR
NEW MILK CANS

CHICAGO, Nov. 81. fUP)-A cam
paign has been initiated by the ma
tional cream quality program in
cooperation with the dairy industry
and agricultural extension workers
to induce milk and cream producers
to replace worn-out and unsanitary
cans with new ones.
H. C. Darger, the programs CO.
ordinator, said unsuitable contain
ers are responsible for lowered milk
and cream grades and result in loss
of enormous quantities of dairy
products annually.
Battered and rusty cans are
difficult 10 keep clean and bacterial
contamination is inevitable, lower
ing the quality of milk and cream
poured into them" Darger said
This destroys essential foods and
lowers the income of producers.
Metal fabricating plants which
were restricted to war materials
may now use part of their facilities
for making milk and cream cans
Today, old cans are easily replaced.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-27
B-29 Crews Map
Regular Trips
To Bomb Tokyo

SAIPAN ISLAND, Nov. 81. CUP)-
A confident group of Superfortress
crewmen, brushing aside their first
strike on Tokyo as their easiest
mission declared Monday that the
giant B-29's of the U. S. 2lst bcmb-
er command are ready to start
bombing the enemy capital on 4
regular schedule.
Pilots, bombardierS and gunners
of he first SuperfortS to return TO
Saipan after yesterdays bold day
light raid agree that the japanese
were caught mapping and that their
own formation. at least, waG virtu-
ally unoppcsed.
1T is by far the easiest mission
l have been on" said Major Robert
Morgan, Asheville, North Carolina,
pilot of the "Dauntless Dotty" that
carried Brigadier General Emmett
ODonnell Jr., commander of the
striking force. to Tokyo.
We saw a few JAP fighter planes,
but they didn't get near US" he
added But we fired our guns just
for fun
Former pilot of the Flying For
t.ess Memphis Belle that won
fame with the U. S. Eighth Air
Force in Europe, Morgan said he
saw bombs dropped from the high
flying B-29's land squarely on The
Nakajima aircraft factory buildings
selected as their target.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-27
Farm Production
Council, State
Guard to Close

SACRAMENTO. Nov. 81. up
The state finance department has
disclosed it is including funds in its
l945-47 budget for liquidation of the
state farm production council and
the state guard.
The funds are included in a $59,-
geo budget for 4 state bureau of
liouidaticn which also will carry on
tie nearly completed dissolution of
the defmct state relief administra-
ton, Fred w. Links. chief of budgets
and accounts. said
Provision of liquidation of the
state guard is based on an assump-
ton that the national guard will be
restored as n military organization
in the state, it was said.
The farm production council was
set up for two years only in l943 TO
assist farmers in obtaining, housing
and feeding farm labor. An act OF
the legislature would be necessary
to continue its existence.
closed that it is budgeting S275,0C0
The finance department also dis
for purchase Of the California build
ing in San Francisco, now leased by
the state and occupied by the Hast
ings College of Law and q divisic
of the department of professional
and vocational standards. -