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Evening star., 1944-07-01
Religious Affairs Board
Set Up by Soviet Council
BY the Associated Press.

o. Inc hssOCjdIeQ freSS.
MOSCOW, July 1.-The Council
OF Peoples Commissars disclosed to.
day it has set up Official machiner,
through which representatives Of
various religious faiths can deal with
the Soviet government.
The council announced appoint.
ment of a new Committee for Reli.
gious Affairs, headed by Ivan v
Poliansky as chairman The an.
nouncement, carried on page one Of
the newspaper Izvestia, said the
committee would serve as a mean.
of handling relations between thu
government and various religion.
beliefs-Armenian, Gregorian, Jew.
ish, Mohammedan. Buddhist, Ole
Russian, Roman Catholic, Greel
Catholic and Protestant.
Formation of the committee wa!
interpreted by some as likely to leac
to greater religious activity in the
Soviet Union by numerous faiths
which though they now have the
right to operate under the constitu-
ton, have not done so in any wide
scale oficial way since the revolu-
ton
Moscow. for instance, has one
Roman Catholic Church at present
but 1t has no official channel through
which to deal with the government
Poliansky's committee will serve as
a link in handling many matters
dealing with different religious
groups,
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Same Sniper Bullet
Wounds Two CoIoneIs
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ADVANCED HEADQUARTERS
UNITED STATES 9TH AIR FORCE
IN FRANCE, June % Delayed -
The same sniper bullet wounded
1t. Col. Richards Vidmer and 1t
Col. Stanley H. Ungar while they
were on reconnaissance mission
near an advanced air field.
The bullet was fired as they were
walking close together down the
road. It wounded Col. Vidmer, for
mer New York Herald Tribune
sports writer, In the left hand, and
Col. Ungar In the right hand.
Col. vidmer is an Army liaison
oncer attached to the field, and
Col. UngfE, q prominent New York
doctor, now is an air force surgeon
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Mrs. Stanley Everhort
To Be Buried Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Stanley
E. Everhart. 46, who died Thursday
at her home, 44l3 Montgomery ave.
nue., Bethesda, after a long illness.
will be held at 2:30 pm. tomorrow
at the w. Reuben Pumphrey funeral
home, Bethesda.
The services will be conducted by
the Rev. j. Virgil Lilly, pastor of the
Rockville Christian Church. Burial
will be in Rockville Union Cemetery.
Mrs. Everhart was a lifelong resi-.
dent of this area. Besides her hus-
band and father, she is survived by
two daughters, Jane and Maudell
Everhart, Bethesda: a son, Wilson
Everhart. paratrooper, and q
brother, George A. Wilson, Rockville.
She was former member of the
Bethesda Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Evening star., 1944-07-01

thing on the American continent"
she said, from wild cats 10 horned
toads."
Although less than S feet tall, she
found this no handicap in hunting
She and the Indians trailed Do
minga for two weeks on horseback
and afoot. Domingo was cornered
in a stream After throwing a moose
around the tapir's head Mrs. Bascom
was thrown against a tree, suffering
two broken ribs.
Mrs. Bascom intends to eat Moth
ing but vegetables for several weeks
After all, she pointed out. diet of
monkeys, lizards and tapirs becomes
monotonous after a while.
The tapirs have been sent to the
New York broker who commissioned
Mrs. Bascom to capture them. She
said she hoped one of the animals
would be placed in the National Zoo.
A native of Mexico City. Mrs. Bas-
com married DR.. William r. Bascom
there four years ago. DR.. Bascom,
who formerly taught anthropology
at Northwestern University. is in
Africa on mission for the Gov
ernment.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
People Of Chungking
Praised by Roosevelt
In Sending Scroll

President Roosevelt has sent a
scroll to the people of Chungking
praising their valor in the face of
japanese terrorism it was dis
closed at the White House today.
The scroll was presented to Gen
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek on be-
half of President Roosevelt by Vice
President Wallace.
Accompanying the tribute was a
letter from the President, saying
Among the greatest inspirations
OF this war to the American fighting
spirit has been the vivid memory
of the great courage which the men,
women and children of the City of
Chungking have displayed during
the long period of siege and repeated
attacks. BY their fortitude and
endurance, the citizens of Chung
king have won a place in the heart
of every American.
In recognition of the great con-
tribution which the Chinese people
and particularly the citizens of
Chungking, have made to the war
efforts of the United Nations. l now
send to you the inclosed scroll. The
stand which your people have made
against the forces of aggression has
set an example for all the friends
of China, and hope that you may
see fit, in presenting this scroll to
the citizens of Chungking, to convey
my expressions of the very real
friendship which I feel exists be-
tween our two nations and which
will contribute in no small measure
to an earlier victory
On behalf of the people of Chung
king. the generalissimo accepted. the
scroll "as a priceless symbol which
they will hold forever in gratitude
and reverence"
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Patrick J. Devaney, s.,
Dies After Month S Illness

Patrick J. Devaney. SIS, of 1921
Irving street NV. Bureau of Stand
ards employe, died yesterday at
Georgetown University Hospital.
He had been i'll a month.
Mr.. Devaney, born in Moycullen
County Galway, Ireland, came to
this country in 1915. During the
first World War he served as a
chief petty officer in Norfolk, Va.
He had been employed as a me-
chanic at the Bureau of Standards
for 81 years at the time of his
death. Previously he worked at the
Washington Gas Co. He was q
member of the American Legion.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Catherine
Devaney, he is survived by brother
James Devaney. and sister, Miss
Catherine Devaney of Ireland.
Funeral services will be held at
his home at $50 am. Monday,
followed by high requiem mass at
the Shrine of the Sacred Heart
at 10 am. Burial will be in Ar
lington National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Wi|Ikie Gets Chuck|e
Out Of New COP Setup
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 1.-Wendell L
Willkie, commenting on yesterday,
election of Republican National
Committee officials, said with q
laugh:
They're certainly making it com.
plete, aren't they?"
In the elections Werner w
Schroeder of Illinois. whom Mr.
Willkie has accused of isolationism
was chosen a vice chairman of tn.
committee, and Sinclair Weeks o
Massachusetts,, one of the 1914
nominees closest political friends
was dropped from his post Of treas
urer.
In 1912, when Harrison E. Spanglel
and Mr.. Schroeder were among tn,
contenders for the position of ma
tional chairman, after the resigna
ton of Joseph w. Martin, jr., MI
Willkie publicly condemned Mr
Schroeder as an isolationist. MI
Spangler was elected.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Fraud Suspect Used c. O.D.
List to Get Cash, Says Treasury

David Fixman, alias David Strauss,
wanted here in connection with a
nylon hosiery swmdle. was charged
yesterday in a Treasury Department
statement with having obtained
c. o. D. orders for $843, 900 worth of
nylons from large mid Western re-
tailers and using them to talk small
store owners into giving him CASH
in advance orders.
Fixman Is being held In Milwaukee
on vagrancy charge which followed
a woman's complaint that she had
paid him SO for nylons that were
never delivered. Washington police
are seeking his return here on the
swindle charge.
Fixman's fantastic operations were
said to have taken place in Chicago,
Kansas City and St. Louis. Ap-
preaching Large retailers he is said
to have received orders for hosiery
to be made from nylon yarn rejected
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Italy
Continued From First Page,

on the coast. meeting mortar and
small arms fire. The important port
of Livorno was II miles ahead.
GuardiStallo, 6 miles east of Ce-
Gina, and Casale, miles southeast,
were taken in the newest advance.
The French closed in to a point
only 6 miles south of Siena, and
captured a number of towns and
villages in the rough area between
the west coast and Lake TraSimeno.
including Buonconvento and San
Giovanni, which first was bypassed
and then was the scene of a bitter
fight.
Armored Column Advances.
An American armored column
drilled through minefields and cur
tains of enemy fire to seize the vii
lagos of Montecerboli, Montecastelli
and San Dalmazio, all in an area 20
to Is miles east of Cecina.
The German withdrawal In the
Adriatic sector enabled the 9th
Army to reach the vicinity of Civil
tanova, coastal city ~ miles south
Of Ancona, against only light oppo-
sition.
British South Africans west OF
Lake Trasimeno pushed on q few
miles and rooted the. Germans out
OF the village Of Gracciano, and ad-
vanced up almost the entire west
shore of the lake.
On the lakes east shore the In
dians captured Monte del Lago
with a number of prisoners. Magi-
one was cleared Of the enemy. Other
troops reached Corciano. 6 miles
west Of Perugia, and some elements
fa4ther east advanced to points
miles north Of Perugia.
Evening star., 1944-07-01

Regular Army. He was sent TO
Fort Benning, Ga. for training in
the Medical Corps, later changing
over to paratroop company.
After a short leave last Christmas
he left for overseas duty in Eng
land.
In his last letter, dated June 2,
Pvt. Oghe told his mother not to
worry If she didn't hear from him
as he was expecting a little more
action soon"
John Randolph Clarke, 21, seaman,
second class. u S. N. r., the son OF
Mrs. Edith Huddleston Clarke, who
formerly lived at 1850 Sixteenth
street NV, is reported as wounded.
He entered the Navy in April, 1943.
James Bartlett Bowles, quarter
master, third class, u. S. NJ. is re-
ported wounded. His mother, Mrs.
Olive Marie Bowles, lives at 4524
Iowa avenue NV.
Franklin b. Norfolk, 33, son of
Mr.. and Mrs J. A. Norfolk of Ida.
Fairfax County. was wounded in ac-
ton on the Italian front.
Pvt. Norfolk was hit by a ma
chlne-gun bullet in the left leg
in fighting near Rome. He has
informed his parents that he is
now recovering at hospital in
Italy.
He volunteered for the armed
| forces August "a, 1s43, and went
overseas in October. He has a
wife, Mrs. Evelyn Cole Norfolk, and
two children, Donna, 7, and Rich
ard, 3. Prior to entering the service
he was employed as a meat cutter
by the Safeway Stores. He attended
Fairfax High School, Strayers Busi
ness College and the Cohn Electrical
School. Chicago.
| Pvt. Norfolk has two brothers
serving in the armed forces, Albert
who Is with the Coast Artillery in
the Aleutians, and Herbert L.. with
the Army Air Forces in England.
Sergt. James N. Lithgow, 21, Fly.
ing Fortress tail gunner, who wa:
reported in The Star yesterday a.
missing in action since a flight ovel
Germany on May "a, is a German
prisoner, his mother. Mrs. Beulaf
Lithgow, 3l3 Fourth street N.E.,.wa.
informed by the War Department,
| today.
Second 1t. Wilfred w. Kirby, 27
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Grover C. Kir.
by, 7400 Forte Foote road, Oxon Hill
Md, originally reported missing or
| a bomber mission over German,
May q. is German prisoner, the
Red Cross has informed his mother
1t. Kirby. a 1888 graduate of Oxor
Hill High School, was working fol-
the Western Electric CO... at New.
port News, Va, when he entered
service in March, l94l.
| He was detailed first to the coas
artillery. but shifted to the Arm,
Air Forces in the fall of 1912. ant
was graduated as a bombardier a
Childress Field, Tex. the followin,
summer. He went overseas in Jan
uary. 1914.
1t. Kirby, bombardier on a Fly
ing Fortress. wears the Air Media
with two Oak Leaf Clusters.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
|baItimoreWom s.,
Slain onW Day;
Body Found by Fiance
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, July IA 63-year-
old Baltimore woman, her head
beaten and crushed, was found dead
today, her planned wedding day, at
the home of her flance who told
Northwestern District police he dis
covered her body when he returned
from work.
Charles Rommel, 65-year -old
widower. said he found chairs and
other furniture overturned and Mrs.
Mary Finn, the woman he expected
to marry, lying on the living room
floor.
1t. Christian Butt, of the North
western District Police, reported a
kitchen shutter had been ripped of
its hinges and the window screen
broken. He said no weapon was
found and 5000 wedding fund Mrs.
Finn and her fiance had pooled was
gone from the dining room buffet.
Neighbors Heard Screams.
Mr.. Rommel told police Mrs. Finn
had about $500 of her own and he
gave her 500 of his vacation pay
before he left for work at the
Rustless Iron e. Steel Co. last night.
Police placed the death at about
Sis am. Neighbors told officers
they heard screams from the Rom
mel home, a two-story brick row
dwelling, at that time.
Mr.. Rommel five months ago came
home to find his first wife dead on
the kitchen floor. She had died
from a heart attack and hemor-
rhage of the brain.
Wedding Was Delayed.
He and Mrs. Finn originally had
planned to be married last Thurs
day, Mr.. Rommel said, but post
poned the wedding until today be-
cause the minister happened to
be out of town.
Meanwhile, he said, he had asked
his f1ancee to stay overnight at
his place because he had been dis
turbed recently by providers and
some one had tried TO get into the
| house q few NIGHTS ago.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Mexican Topirs, Woman Hunter
Have 12-Duy Baggage Car Trip

Mrs Erika Bascom, 81, of 42l6
Twenty eighth street. Mount Rain
ier, today was catching up on her
sleep after spending IL days in
baggage cars en- route from Mexico
with only two Mexican Baird tapirs
to Keep her company.
The 92pound huntress captured
the animals with the aid of Is
Indians after a three-month search
in the Mexican jungles.
One of the tapirs, Domingo, is
an expectant mother and weighs
700 pounds. The other, Coturina. is
baby and tips the scales at 100
pounds. Only two other Baird
tapirs are believed in this country.
Mrs. Bascom explained she had
to stay in the baggage cars with
the tapirs to keep an eye on them" :"
She said she also had captured
a large male, but when placed on
the train, he became so angry
he held his breath and died. y
That's nothing unusual with
tapirs," she said
Mrs. Bascom has been hunting
wild animals for 10 years.
I've caught practically every-
Evening star., 1944-07-01

A native of Mount Rainier. Corpl
klopfer is one of six members OF
his family in the Armed Forces He
attended st. James Catholic School
there and was graduated from Nc
Kinley High School. He was en-
ployed at the Interstate Commerce
Commission before enlisting in the
Army Air Forces last December.
Three brothers in the armed
forces are:
Frank Klopfer. storekeeper, sec
ond class, somewhere in the North
Atlantic: Richard D. Klopfer. Mer-
chapt Marine, and PFC William
T. Klopfer. with the Eighth Army
Air Force in England.
A stepbrother, Seaman Second
Glass Edward F. Hegener. is sta
toned at Key West. Fla. His STEP
father, Warrant Officer Joseph
Hegener, is in the North Atlantic.
Evening star., 1944-07-01

Army he was associated with the
late Edmund Toland, prominent
Washington attorney who died some
months ego. 1t. Buckley has been
in the Army since April, 1912 He
is member of an armored infantry
division.
He took part in the invasion of
North Africa and was awarded the
Purple Heart for wounds received in
that action. He entered the Army
in 1912 after service as a reserve
officer.
Pvt. Charles Oghe. 303 Sixty
seventh place. Seat Pleasant, Nd,
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Bill Granting Increases
10 Infantrymen Signed
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today signed
legislation boosting the pay of expert
Army infantrymen.
1t gives a IS monthly increase te
foot-soldiers not in combat area.
and $40 to those in combat groups
provided they meet qualifications sci
up by the War Department. In ad.
dition, those qualifying will receive
a special medal
Army officials told the House
Military Affairs Committee approx.
mately IS per cent of Army infantry
men would qualify for the increases
The legislation does not apply te
the Navy or the Marine Corps.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
On the Roll Of Honor

1nTee men from the ~WaShtngtOn
area have been reported killed In
action while Ave are reported
wounded, two prisoners Of war and
one missing, according to informa-
ton from the War and Navy De-
partments.
1t. william J. Burton, jr., q navi-
gator on B-24, was reported killed
In action while on q mission from
Libya to Greece. His wife, Mrs
Erin G. Burton. lives at 1929 Con-
|necticut avenue NV. Asnative OF
Woodbury., Conn.,, 1t Burton re-
ceived his training at Maxwell Field
Ala, and was commissioned a lieu
tenant in the Air Force at Turner
Field, Ga, in August, 1912.
Capt. F. Allen Norton, 81, U. S. M
c., was killed in action during the
Marianas campaign in the Pacific.
His wife, Mrs. Virginia Norton, lives
at 37l6 Window place NV.
A native of Arkadelphia, Ark,
Capt. Norton was for IL years asso-
ciated with the Universal Credit Co.
For six months, before enlisting in
the marines in September, 1912, he
was with the ONCE of Price Admin
istration. He was a member of
Sigma Chi Fraternity and the Con-
gressional Country Club. He had re-
sided here since 1929.
1t. John Hays McNary was killed
In Italy June 7, the War DEPART
ment has informed his sister. Miss
Helen McNary,- ia Park avenue,
Takoma Park, Md.
1t. McNary was born In Pittsburgh
November 7, 1918 and was a grad
uate of Central High School here.
Millard Preparatory School and
Penn State College. After his grad
uation from Penn State College in
June, 1912, he entered the Army and
received his training at Fort Belvoir
Va. and Camp Blanding, Fla.
He was in the Tunisian campaign
and saw service in Sicily, at Salerno
and the Anzio beachhead.
He Is survived by another sister
Mrs John H. Wilkins, jr., of Ball
Woodley road, NV. and q brother
Joseph w. McNary of Lock Haven
Pa.
Charles Nelson Baker, steward.
mate, second class, USNR, "a, colored
the father of five children who re.
side with their mother at 1915 Rhode
Island avenue, NV, is reported
missing In action. Mrs. Daisy Bak-
er said her husband was indicted
into the Navy February 4.
First 1t. Francis J. Buckley, jr.
OF 4705 Eighth street NV, son OF
the deputy fourth assistant Post
master General, was severely injured
Evening star., 1944-07-01

at Anzlo, but
now Is recover
ing, his parents
were informed
by the War De-
partment yester-
day.
1t. Buckley had
been wounded
previously dur
ing the North
African c a M
paign. He is a
e r a d u a t e of
G org t o wn
University Law
School. Before
en- ering the
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Army Rotation Program
Sends 100 More Home
BY the Associated Press.

o.
FORT DEVENS, Mass, July Il
More than 100 veterans of Anzio,
Casino, the Southwest Pacific and
the Persian Gulf passed through
the receiving station here and were
en- route home today under the
Armys rotation program.
Still far from home was Pvt. Isami
Tsukamoto, a member of the Jap
anese American Tooth Battalion,
who lives in Hawaii He hopes to
continue moving west soon.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Invasion
Continued From First Page. !


centration of German tanks at
Villers-B Bocage.
A check of the battlefield revealed
that the Germans suffered heavy
casualties in their violent counter
attack to the River Odon two nights
ago. This attack was repelled in
four hours of bitter fighting by a
British division which never had
been in action before.
Three Vicious Nazi Attacks.
Yesterday the Germans attacked
"viciously' three times at the salient
across the Odon, supreme headquar-
ters said, but were unable to disrupt
reorganization of their striking
forces by 1t. Gen. Miles Christopher
Dempsey, commander of the British
I'd Army
The grim determination of the
German high command to block the
Allied advances was seen in the fact
mat despite their serious defeats on
the Russian front. they have been
withdrawing divisions from the east
ern front and sending them to
France
Gen. Dempsey announced at the
front last night that his men had
captured German prisoners who
only recently had arrived from Rus
sla. He asserted he was com
pletely confident as the situation
stands now. The enemy has had
crack. AS usual the Hun has
reacted very quickly and violently
He is now rushing reinforcements
INTO the battle. We are fully ready -
Marshal Rommel was using his
best tanks, panthers and tigers,
IN the assault on the Caen sector.
Mop Up Cap de La Hague Sector.
Maj. Gen. Joseph Lawton Collins,
commander of the United States 7th
Army Corps, continued his steady
mopplng up of the Cap de La Hague
sector on the northwest tip of the
Cherbourg Peninsula, the last GEN.
ter OF German resistance.
The fall of Fort Querqueville re-
moved the last heavy gun menace to
Cherbourg Harbor. It was learned
that some of the batteries of this
Tort put up a tremendous fight be-
tore being overwhelmed by air bom-
oardment and land and sea shelling
AS yet there was no full report on
the condition of Cherbourg Harbor
Mlnesweepers were the first ships
INTO the port, which had been heavily
mined.
AS heavy air support of the land
operations was continued it was
estimated by the air forces that their
attacks had cut nine-tenths of all
rail transport into the battle area
and now almost everything the Ger
mans mans bring up is 4 rced to move at
night by road.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Latin Exports to U. S.
Hit $1.3l0,000, 900 in '43

BY the Associated Press.
With a partial lifting Of security
regulations governing release Of for
eign trade data, the Commerce De-
partment announced yesterday that
imports from Latin America reached
a new wartime peak Of $3.50, ,00o, 900
in 1043.
This was an increase Of "a per
cent over 1912 and $50 per cent over
the 1935-1939 average. More than Is
per cen. of the 1943 imports came
from Cuba. Brazil, Mexico. Argen-
tina and Chile.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Shelter House Dedication

The Metropolis View Citizens AS
sociation will dedicate a new shelter
house on the Edgewood playground
Third and Evarts streets NE, at
7::30 o'clock tonight. A parade OF
afraid wardens, emergency feeding
and housing wardens, afraid mes
sengers and citizens will precede the
| program.
Evening star., 1944-07-01

eTdUOT DOnlDer
who were killed
in a crash yes
terday SIS miles
east of Trinidad,
Colo.
Army officials
said the plane
was based at the
Pueblo tColo.)
Army Air Base
crashed in a gull
ley and cut a
sWath 600 feet
long and 100
feet wide before
it struck a rock
wall and burned
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Charles Bryont Promoted

Appointment of Charles B. Bryant.
Alexandria, as director of the
Transportation Equipment Division
of the War Production Board was
announced today by L. R. Boulware,
WPB operations vice chairman. Mr..
Bryant was assistant to the vice
president of the Southern Railway
System before coming to WPB.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Legion Head Sees
u. S. in Philippines
Before Years End
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, July L.
Warren Atherton, national COM
mander Of the American Legion,
arrived here yesterday after q
30,000-mile air tour of the
Southwest and South Pacific
and reported:
"GI Joe knows the Japs can't
stop him and he knows nothing
will stop him from being back
IN the Philippines before the
lind Of the year. ..