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Evening star., 1944-06-24
D. c. Flyer, Shot
Down at Soipon,
| Aids Landings
By the Associated Press

BY tne AS90clAteu FFesS.
ABOARD THE JOINT ALLIED
IExPEDIToNARY FORCE FLAG
SHIP OFF SAIPAN, June II tDe-
layed) Shot down on Saipan In a
carrier-plane strike two days before
American troops landed in the
Marianas, . Navy fiyer took sound
ings on I reef and obtained valuable
information, the Navy disclosed to-
day.
The flyer, who was under machine
gun fire from the Japanese al
Charsn-Kanoa for three hours while
he awaited rescue by q destroyer
was Con1dr. william Inman Martin
80. washington, D. c., leader OF 4
squadron Of Avenger torpedo
bombers.
Comdr. Martin, uninjured, wa.
only 800 yards offshore during mos
of the three hours. Oflcers directing
the amphibious landing at SaipaI
said data obtained by the Nava
Academy graduate was Of consider.
able value in the landing.
Comdr. Martin was stationed a.
the Naval Air Station, Anacostia
for a short period In 1899, the Nav!
Department said today.
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Employees Misusine U. S. Cars
Face Dismissal Under New Bill

Government of1cials or employees
who authorize the use or who use
Government-owned cars for any
but of1icial purposes face summary
dismissal under a rider to the in
dependent offices appropriation bill
now awaiting President Roosevelt's s
signature.
The presence Of this structure
was disclosed yesterday after the
legislation had cleared both houses
Of Congress without comment.
In view of President Roosevelt's s
often-expressed distaste for the
congressional practice of tying nom
related legislation up with appro-
priation bills, 1t was thought pos
sible he might have something to
Evening star., 1944-06-24
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,

WITH UNITED STATES FORCES
IN CHERBOURG, June % (De-
layed) With the last sunset glow
at their backs, tired troops of the
United States infantry sharply
spearheaded swift advance toward
Cherbourg from the southwest
shooting their way yard by yard up
the wooded slope of Mont du Roc
whose 500-foot height back of Cher
bourg was blackened in the early
afternoon by one of the most terrific
air bombings of the war.
Once over this slope, they will
be in the city.
Throughout the early evening
accompanied the leading unit. Other
units fought their way into positions
during the day in concerted morn
ing drive.
Our unit was making fast progress
beyond the village of Theurthville
into the rolling orchard country be-
low Mont du Roc when it was drawn
back at noon for the big air bonn
bardment of the hillside, protected
by barbed wire, mine fields, machine
guns, mortars and with tanks carry
ing naval guns.
Watched Bombardment.
I watched the bombardment for
nearly two hours from a hillside
when all Mont du Roc and the
intervening country was buried in
dense clouds of white smoke.
At the end of the bombing we
pushed forward.
Nearly all afternoon there was a
steady mortar and machine gun
battle, with troops of both sides
less than 500 yards apart. Enemy
snipers were in the treetops. The
banshee screach of the screaming
Mimi" German six-barrel rocket
gun, was heard intermittently.
Enemy positions were clearly
visible on the bald, blackened west
nose of Mont du Roc before one
heavy mortar spattered and two
white flags appeared.
At the mortar observation post
Sergt. Frank Brusic of Passaic, N. j..
sent back word to the platoon of 1t
Jackson I. Stewart, former Govern
ment Printing Office employe, tc
suspend firing but that the Ger
Evening star., 1944-06-24
z Accused Of Beheodinq
Autoist by Low Flying
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WITTMANN, Ariz., June "a. -
Army charges have been filed
against two Luke Field officers fol-
loving the beheading of William
Nepple, 81, by the tip of plane
wing as he drove along a highway
Thursday night.
The men charged with violation
OF flying regulations" pending
further investigation were an
nounced by Col. John K. Nissley as
Second 1t. Howard Stittsworth
Wakefield, Kans., and Second 1t
Dean C. Fundingsland, Grand
Forks, N. Oak.
State highway patrolmen said they
traced the plane from number or
q fragment of the wing tip of the
craft, which continued its flight
after the fatal collision.
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Dorden Urges Widened
Program of Education
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RADFORD, Va, June 24.-Gov.
Darden told capacity audience at
the State Teachers College here
Thursday, in special assembly of
students. faculty and Radford cit
izens, that Virginia will write her
own death warrant for a place of
prominence In the future civiliza-
ton" If she does not support wider
educational program.
The Governor made the assertion
in discussing the current program
OF liberal and vocational education
in Virginia. Education of the masses
OF people has an essential part in
keeping alive free government, Gov.
Darden said.
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Most Poinf-Free Meal
Remains Unraiioned
In July, BowIes Says

While there win be some changes
In the program next month, most
point-free meat cuts will remain at
zero through the July ration period,
Price Administrator Chester Bowies
said today.
Some point free meats viii be re-
turned to rationing, but Mr.. Bowles
Indicated the changes win not be
too important. Beef steaks and beef
roasts, the only meats now rationed,
will continue to cost points.
OPA will announce July ration
period values next week for the
meats-fats-cheese program as well
as for procesSed foods. Because Of
the large number of animals being
marketed and the fact that cold
storage space was filled, OPA early
in May reduced to zero the point
values Of all meats except choice
beef steaks and roasts.
Offlcials have received complaints
from housewives In number of
areas that they have been unable to
purchase the better grades Of meat.
Ten days ago, OPA believed 1t would
be necessary to place points on most
cuts again In July to assure even
distribution.
Mr.. Bowles said there still were
sections short OF meat, and he men,
toned New England as one. Dis
tribution over the country as q
whole. he added, is fairly good.
The price administrator expressed
general approval Of the price con-
troll extension bill passed by Con-
gress. He told a news conference
yesterday that most of the restric-
tive amendments were removed
from the bill and he believed I'VE
came out quite fortunately"
1--WE are all very glad that Con-
gress as a whole took action on
OPA and / think in general 1t was
favorable action" Mr.. Bowles said.
IT believe we will be able to hold
prices and rents with this bill"
He added that some phases of
enforcement under the new bill
were cause of worry, particularly
enforcement at the wholesale and
manufacturing levels. He said en-
forcement at the retail level was
greatly strengthened.
Evening star., 1944-06-24

say in this instance when he acts
on the measure.
While prohibitions against i'm
proper use Of Government vehicles
have been enacted from time to
time, this Is the first occasion that
a definite and drastic penalty has
been provided and 1t climaxes a
long fight by Senator Byrd, Demo-
crat, Of Virginia against alleged
use of these cars for pleasure
driving.
A House Appropriations Commit
tee spokesman said that the amend
ment, as originally drafted in the
Senate, would have required each
Government car to bear tho legend
"On Ofiicial Business" In letters
more than two inches high and also
provided other detailed restrictions
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Invasion
Continued From First Page.)

mandy, and coastal batteries
scattered" an Allied landing
unit east of the Orne River, the
high command added. with naval
units sinking a 3,000-ton Allied
landing vessel and destroyer) :
Progress Is Slow.
AS the attack on Cherbourg went
into its third straight day, progress
was measured in yards from pill.
box to pillbox against elements ol
four Nazi divisions.
The battle became struggle fol
one strong point after another. II
followed the monotonous, deadly
pattern of first an artillery barrage
and then an infantry assault with
hand-to-hand fighting to take pill
box, to gain 20 yards, and then re.
peat the process.
American positions varied ir
depth and meant little as long a.
the Germans fought with the fierce.
ness that characterized the struggls
thus far.
The Allied command said another
German divisional commander has
been killed In the fighting. He wa
Gen. Salley of the 91st Division.
Besides the 91st Division, ele.
ments Of the 243d, 77th and 709ti
German Divisions now have beer
identified in the peninsula trap.
Isolated Pockets Of Resistance.
Supreme headquarters said ther,
were indications that only isolatet
pockets of German resistance were
left on the eastern and western tip.
of the peninsula and these are bein,
cleared up. The main force of tht
attack is being directed at the por'
itself.
In the La Haye du Puts sector
241a miles south of Cherbourg
American patrols found resistance
had strengthened considerably.
In his drive on the eastern tip ol
the bridgehead, Gen. Montgomery
put in a strong armored and infantry
thrust on both sides OF the River
Orne against the German perimetel
defenses of Caen.
The heaviest kind Of resistance
was encountered, but in an advance
of more than half mile the British
took Ste. Honorine la Chardonner-
cite.
At last reports the Germans had
launched counterattack and a tank
battle was raging between Ste
Honorine and Cuverille, IL miles
southeast.
Along the rest of the front there
was nothing new to report.
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Pro-Foscist Writers
Face PURGE in Rome
BY the Associated Press.

BY Jht ASSOCIALed PreHs.
ROME, June 24.-Lt. Col. Charles
Poletti of the Allied Military Gov
ernment in Italy has ordered a
purge of Roman newspapers with
Fascist records and has appointed
Senator Alberto Bergamini to carry
it out and submit list of journal
lists now qualified to practice their
profession.
The approved journalists will be
given press cards and will b. per-
mitted to circulate after the curfew
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Ordination Rites Slated
For A. Karl Boehmke

Ordination services for A. Karl
Boehmke, Buffalo, N. Y, will be
conducted at Sis pm tomorrow at
the Mount Rainier Lutheran Church
by the Rev. George G. Spillman,
D. D.. president of the Southeast
District of the Lutheran Church.
Following his ordination, the Rev.
Mr.. Boehmke will become missioh-
airy pastor for the Metropolitan area
Evening star., 1944-06-24
New japanese Carrier
Believed Sunk by Sub
In Marianas Action
Nv the Associated Press.

Nv the Associated Press.
PACIFIC FLEET HEADQuAR-
TIERS, Pearl Harbor, June ga
new 2S,000-ton japanese aircraft
carrier was believed today to be
at the bottom of the Philippines
Sea-latest reported addition to
the disaster which beset the
enemy's navy when 1t hesitantly
tried to stay the impending
doom of Saipans garrison.
An American submarine rammed
three torpedoes into the costly
Shokaku class fiat-top Sunday and
the Navy, disclosing the action last
night. conservatively stated the
japanese carrier is regarded as
probably sunk" Sunday was the
day Jap carriers loosed a eestly,
long distance attack On the Ameri-
can invasion feet at Saipaa,
+ Fifth Ship Added 10 Tell
The Navy already had announced
that American carrier planes. ssstag
chase to the enemy feet Monday,
sank four enemy ships. aachaGlag .
l9.ooo-ton carrier. and damaged te
other ships. nncha8Sag a eatHieshissa
two ls,ooo-ten carriers. a sahB
carrier and q csesaSes. last nsgAa 3
eommunieae added . stth sajRs,. .
destroyer, TO the carrier aaa three
tankers previously hsaea as aefss>
niteM sask.
Increasing 5apaas SlslsGiaag wees
Gen. Douglas MaeAraaesr announced
today his ecnaaers probably sank an
enemy merchantmen and Gesssesea
FIVE coastal vessels OF Northwestern
Dutch New Guinea, YESTERDAY the
Navy In Washington reported sub
marines recently sank Is japanese
cargo vessels and y Navy auxiliary,
Tokyo radio reported that 90
American carrier planes attacked
Guam. southwest of Saipan. yester-
day and claimed Is were shot down.
1t was west of Guam that the car
riers Of Task Force 5S darted Mon
day TO launch planes against the
fleeing japanese fleet.
Two Carriers Declared Damaged.
Tokyo radio, which earlier had
told the homeland of the loss of a
carrier, spiced the Guam announce
ment with the totally unconfirrned
report that Japanese planes heavily
damaged" two American carriers of
Saipan yesterday. To date, the
United States Navy has reported
superficial damage to two carriers
and battleship and the loss OF 10
planes as the price paid for routing
the Japanese vessels and shooting
down more than $50 enemy carrier
planes.
Each report filtering in height
ened the possibility that many of
the Japanese warships reported
damaged actually sank. OF the
three carriers listed only as DAM
aged, one was seen burning furious
ly. another took three 1,000-pound
bomb hits and the third received
two.
By-passed Truk, enemy naval base
more than 600 miles east of the
Saipan invasion scene, was kept
ceaselessly occupied by neutralizing
air attacks. Admiral Chester w.
Nimitz last night reported a T0-ton
bombing by the 7th Army Air Force
Liberators, spread over Tuesday and
Wednesday. Gen. MacArthur's
Southwest Pacific Liberators swept
tip from the Admiralties to blast
the airbase town of Dublon in Truk
Atoll.
Evening star., 1944-06-24
ODT Gets Full Power
To Rotion New Trucks

BY the Associated Press.
The War Production Board toda,
turned over to the Office of Defense
Transportation full authority te
ration new trucks and other com
Imercial motor vehicles.
The new plan becomes effective
July l, replacing joint opera ton OF
the rationing program by the two
agencies. WPB said the change is
intended to bring about more ex-
pedious handling of applications fol
commercial vehicles for essential
civilian Use
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Ten Die in Bomber Crosh
Near WoIIu WuIIu Field

BY the Associated Press.
WALLA WALLA. Wash, June "a
Ten men were killed in the crash
of a B-24 Liberator bomber neal
the Walla Walla Army Airf1eld
Thursday night. the public rela-
tions Office announced.
They included: Second 1t. Elmer
D. johnson, pilot, Milwaukee; Sec
ond 1t. Nilliam j. Holmes, CO.
pilot. Woodbury., N. j.; Second 1t.
r. F. Keevers, bombardier, Chi
cago, and Pfc. H. 6. Warner, gun
ner, Detroit.
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Gets $3.50 for Injuries

Mrs Elizabeth Downs, 10, of the
100 block of Fern street NV. yes
terday was awarded $3.50 damages
by District Court jury against
Holzbeierlein g. Sons, Inc, bakery
firm, for injuries suffered in August,
1912, when one of the firms trucks
backed into her.
You'll forget how you spent it;
but you'll know you don't have it
E. Buy War Bonds. Hold them.
Evening star., 1944-06-24
Yonks Move, Yard by YARD,
Up Slopes Near Cherbourq

mans must come over the valley,
hands over heads. to surrender.
Tricked Once Before.
Sergt. Brusic had been caught by
the white flag trick at Tunisia when
he lost two of his best friends who
were sent forward to accept sur
render. He would not bite again.
A half hour later "a German ma
rines manning guns taken from
ships came out and made their way
through their own line. As they
marched into the fields, hands over
heads through gap in the hedge, q
rain of German bullets found the
spot and one prisoner was wounded
In the early afternoon an Amer
lean gun hit an enemy small arms
dump at the foot of the hill. Am
munition was exploding all after
noon like a Fourth of July display
The ground over the area was
Uttered with leaflets in Polish, Rus
sian and German. dropped by
American planes. The top anus
ing incident was that the Surrend-
ering marines tried to drag out
a drunken sergeant who, kicking
desperately, escaped and ran back
German fire seemed heavier in
the evening as If it had got back
its balance. Americans were mov-
ing slowly and there were some
casualties.
We rested in foxholes only at dark
at the end of an 18-hour day while
artillery screeched over our heads
all night to soften enemy positions
for the morning.
Evening star., 1944-06-24
FOUND.

KITTEN FOUND, lovable yellow male tiger
kitten. 5711 32nd st. NV. OR. 1882.
SPECTACLES, flesh plastic frame: found
Evening star., 1944-06-24

Buy War Bonds to have and
to hold!
Evening star., 1944-06-24

Government Printing Office records
show that Jack L. Stewart, former
ly employed there, entered the Army
in January, 1912. Before coming to
Washington he had enlisted in the
Army in 1888 and received an
honorable discharge in 1941. A legal
resident Of Nebraska, he lived at the
Clifton Manor apartments here for
a short time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
DEWEY CLUB OPENS
 CAMP AICN TONIGHT
District Meetings Are Ar. ranged; Headquarters to
 Remain Open Daily

The local Dewey-for President Club will maintain open offices daily from 10 a, m, at headquarters in the ground fiooF of the Dueking- ham building, The office will be staffed by women volunteers, daily,
 Districts 3-4, 3-9 and 4-2 in the Brooklyn sections of the city will get their campaign underway to. night when the Dewey Club will hold a meeting ct Q p, m, at the Brock lyn "Y".
 Peter Augeili, member of the Re- publican Town Comimttee, will Do in charge of the meeting, District leaders who will attend with their workers are Anthony Lasdauskas, Thomas Lepore and Salvatore Die Martino,
 Mrs. Flora Allan will outline the aims and program of the oFganisa. ton. Primary lists and membership cards will be distributed.
 Republican candidates in these districts will also, speak.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
PRIEST TO GIVE
 PUBLIC LECTURE
Father Hyland, Author, to Speak at Church of I'm.
 maculate Conception

The Rev. James A. Hyland, 0, s, Sp,, e member of the Holy Ghost Fathers Mission Band and author of two best sellers, Rome and tho White House" and "The Dove Flies Aeuth," will speak at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, this city, next Tuesday, october l7, at 7;S0 p, m,
 Father Hyland, Q native of Ire- land, was educated in DuellnS Black Rock College, at Holy Ghost College In Paris, and ct Holy Chest sem- mary in FeFndAle, Norwalk, From 1917 to loS0 he worked among the under- r-privileged and the share. ereppers of the Deep South, and it was In the bayou country of Louis lana that he got the inspiration for hiS novel, "The Dove Flies South" This novel has sold out four edl. tlenS and has been on the America Log of best sellers ever since puh- lieation,
 Father Hyland will be the guest of Rev, Francis N, 0'Shea, pastor Of the Immaculate Conception par, ish, where Holy Ghost Fathers are conducting e mission,
 The public is invited to hear Father Hyland speak
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13

Big and little. Q lot of German artillery has changed sides since the Alllss took over France, as these photos show The Sas-mm, long.harrel monsters, above and their Gemm, pup" atop the tur- ret once graeed Q French hattle- ship, The French removed them and installed them at Fort de JAnas, guarding the harhor of ToNlon, great French naval base, Then the Germans took Toulon and the guns, too, And now they're tn the hands of the Allies intact, because although all ans munition, living quarters and other nearby installations were destroyed by American bomhings, the biz babies went unsoathed, At right NNA shells shell NaSis as a Yank gun crew fires a eap- tured German gun at the enemy, Tho piece was reeonditioned by U. a, ordnance men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
GEN. STILWELL
 WELL ON WAY TO KEEP PLEDGE
Rs RuoR A. cEuNIPLEE

Ry HUGH A. CRUMPtsKN tUnlNea Press War COrreSnondentl
 lgeNdouarterS Southeast Asia Command, KAndy, 0eylon--tUpl-- Gen, JoSeph w. (~unele Joey Stil- well is back in China,
 At least spiritually Americas only foNr-Star general In car Is "haok home" in China where he has spent most of his Army career, because strong Sino- American patrol ot his North Burma command recently met . similar chinese patrol in tho mountains on the China- Burma frontier somewhere between Myttky- ina and TengehWng,
 After 90 months of isolation, this reeStah ahllShINene ot land contact with China puts Uncle Joe" we'll on his way to fWlflling the promise he made when his tired and bat tired force reached IMphal on May 20, lsA9, after walking out of Burma,
 That promise, pretaeed with the fighting admission that i've took hellWvA beating." was that we would reopen the Burma road,
 Building Link tO Led0
 Two-hundred and thirty.eight miles have been completed to Mo- Raung since Army engineers started work at hedo in December of last year, The SS-mNe stretch between Mogaung and MyitkylnA Is now un- der construction, In the meantime, jeep trains are operating on the railway between these two North Burma cities,
 Chinese and Kaohln troops dTiv. Ing south from Myltlyina have eov- cred 2S miles of the road, to KaSu, From Ka2u to Bhamo Is another 9A miles. And Bhamo connects with the Burma road at LaShio. a miles away.
 So the basis of our China route and Gen, StilwellS promise, IS there. It only awaits clearing of the Japanese by Chinese and American troops,
 MyttkyMa itself is connected by jungle trails to Tengehung, about 90 airlnlleS to the east, The Burma Road passes about 9s miles south, at Lungling, Development of this route would mean more bae&-breAk- ing construction over mountainous terrain but it would shorten the Ledo road by more than 400 miles,
 Led by U, s, Major
 The Sino.Ameriean expedition from North Burma consisted of Spe- eially trained troops led by Mat, Ben Thrallkill, Jro Q native of the American Rocky Mountains and e skilled mountain climber and eX. plorer,
 The route followed by tho eXpeal. ton covered dense jungle, hills, rice fields and steep mountains, The trip was completed In less than a month,
 The rendezvous with a chinese patrol from the Salween front was Rt a high mountain pass covered by mist and rain,
 Marcus, KaehlnS and other trlhes- men held joyous receptions for the two Allied patrols and provided them with food and shelter, Amer leans, Chinese and Kaehins ate in a common mess overlooking China to tho east and Burma to the west,
 A seven-year-old Kaehin lad, im- pressed with the life of Q soldier, started the march back to Myitkys ina with the Americans, He walkea two days before they could con- vince him he should return to his parents,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
ST. PAUL'S PLAN
 TWO-DAY FAIR
Sale in the Afternoon Fol. lowed By Supper From
 5 to 8 P. M.
ERVILLE Corresp0ndont's Phone-S.0Sil

WateFville, Oct, iS.-on Nov, i0tk and i7th, there will Do Q twe-daS fair and sale at SC. PaulS church The festival will begin with the sale on the afternoon of the 10th That evening tho Altar Guild with the aid of the Women of st. Pauli will give e supper from five to eight o'clock, On tho l7th, the sale and fair will continue and that evening there will Do 6 dance with enter- tainment to be followed by tho drawing for War Bonds,
 Friday the 18th
 The i9 members Of the Last Man'a club of WaterVille will observe to. day, Friday the 18th, by working as usual but will go to New York city tomorrow for dinner party and festive Wook end, Tho club meets the 18th Of every month.
 Noted Briefly
 Sgt. Norman Dubay, son Of MT, and Mrs. William Dubay of Downos strete was struck by shrapnel whlls 3 with on aFmored division In France, However, ho rejoined his outfit within Q few days.
 Mrs. Alice Tucker of Sampson street is on the sick list,
 Mrs. Wesley Rood of Fort Hill avenue recently entertained Mrs. Jean squires who arrived in town last week from TownsVliie, Australia, Mrs. Squire b c close friend of Staff Sgt. Roods flaneoe, c resident Of Townsvilie, also,
 - H1aaHHl7H=z1a11 BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
VETERANS PLANNING
 FOR ARMISTICE DAX

All veteran organizations are re- quested to attend meeting tonight of the Armistiee day committee ct the city court room, when final ars arrangements for the AFmistiee DO. rad0 and dinner will De made by the Armistiee day committee, Fran. els 0reneole, chairman announced