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Evening star., 1944-12-19
Mother Hears Of Battle
Son Was Wounded In

An account of how Staff Sergt.
Walter C. Clark. son OF Mrs. Mary ..
Clark. 1922 c street Sc, was wound
ed in action in Italy by German ar
tillerv has been forwarded to Mrs.
Clark by First 1t. Charles w. phil
lips. who was with him at the time.
1t. Phillips said Sergt. Clark was
out with the battalion commander
and other officers picking out posi-
tions Just back of the infantry 10
move our guns. When they reacheo
q curve in the road battery OF Ger
man guns opened fire and they had
tn take cover in a ditch nearby
While in this ditch one man was
killed and three besides Clark were
wounded"
The letter also said Sergt. Clark,
with the writer, was in charge OF a
platoon whose duty 1t was to pro-
vide communications, compute flre
commands and direct the fire that
DESTROYS German machine guns, etc.
1t. Phillips added he tells the men
on really tough job" to do 1t the
wav Sergt. Clark would have them
do it and you should see the differ
ence it makes"
sergt. Clark attended North Caro-
Ina State College, Durham, N. C.,
before entering the service in Octo-
ber. 1912. In the summer OF l943
he was awarded the title Best Sol
der" of the 92d Division Artillery at
Fort Huachuca, AriZ. He is now at
an Army hospital in Richmond, Va,
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Boy Skater browns
In Rock Creek Pond

While his two playmates watched
helplessly, 1l-year- old Dorrance C.
Bronson, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. G. Bronson, 5505 Alta Vista road,
Bethesda, Md, was drowned late
yesterday when he broke through
the ice on a pond on Beech drive,
Montgomery County police reported
today.
Police said the boy was skating
with Bobby O'Connor, II, and Bob
by's sister, Marie, 7, when the ice
gave way under him.
The two children told police that
Dorrance tried to cling to a limb
when the ice broke, but was unable
to keep his grip and slipped under
the water. They ran to his home
and told Mrs. Bronson what had
happened, police said.
The body was recovered by the
Bethesda Rescue Squad and the boy
was pronounced dead by DR.. M. P.
Schultz of the Montgomery County
Health Department. In addition to
his parents. he is survived by a 13-
year-old sister, Alice Bronson.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
President Returns to CAPITAL
After 3 Weeks in Georuiu

ganized the whole top level of the
State Department. All Of the ex-
ecutive actions, however, were an
nounced at the White House in
Washington.
Despite the heavy routine, Mr..
Roosevelt slept 10 to II hours every
night, summed himself on his cot
|tage terrace, drove his little touring
car around the countryside on sun
ny afternoons and bathed In the
warm waters of the foundation pool.
He made two informal speeches
while away. AS is his custom on
such trips, he spoke to the polio pa
tients at turkey dinner the night
of his arrival, November 28. Al
though he talked about half hour
to some 300 people, the speech was
classed as "off the record"
He spoke again a few moments
from the rear of his train before it
pulled out Sunday afternoon for
Camp Lejeune. He recalled to the
villagers what he called his joking
reference-in similar speech in
the spring of l941-to the fact that
he would be back the following year
II there was no war.
All the papers in the country, he
said, got excited over that remark.
But there was war, he added, and
continued that this time, war or no
war, he hoped to be back In the
spring.
Cold Wave Hits Section.
Warm Springs suffered from the
cold wave along with other sections
of the East and South. But the
President got out and ate chow with
the marines, guarding the little
White House." encamped at the foot
of the hill, under the command OF
1t. Col. George w. Killen.
He also drove over to the village
hotel one day and chatted at the
curb for 20 minutes with Mrs. Ruth
Stevens. hotel manager, who had
baked him a nut cake.
Although there were no ION the
record" visitors to Pine Mountain,
as Secretary William D. Hassett put
1t. the whole community knew that
its newly elected Mayor, Frank w.
Allcorn, had long converse ton
with the President at the latter S
invitation.
They talked about the future of
Warm Springs and Mr.. Allcorn, an
Atlanta businessman who owns the
village hotel, said he asked Mr..
Roosevelt ''how to be Mayor"
The President also talked with
doctors and officials at the founda-
ton about plans for a new addition
for servicemen afflicted with polio.
Retiring Envoy There.
Accompanying the President were
Leighton Mccarthy. retiring Cana
dian Ambassador to Washington anc
trustee Of Warm Springs Founda-
tion: Basil O'Connor, chairman oi
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Bratcher Appeals
Draft Evasion Case

Everett M. (Washiel Bratcher
Washington bandleader, has filed an
appeal from his conviction for draft
evasion. He was sentenced to four
years in Jail and fined $1,000 by
Judge Robert N. Pollard in the Fed
eral District Court in Alexandria
December II after his conviction by
a jury on November 80 of taking
drugs to evade the draft.
The appeal, filed by his attorneys,
T. Edward O'Connell of Washington
and T. Brooke Howard of Alex
andria, will be forwarded to the
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The appeal is based on nine
counts. which include the conten-
ton that the court erred in over
ruling the defendants motion to
suppress evidence obtained by the
physical examination at Fort Myer
that the alleged crime was not COM
mitted in Virginia, that the corpus
dehcti was never proved since the
chemist who examined the specimen
said to contain benzedrine did not
recall his exact calculations.
At the same time, Mrs. Elva G
Brumstetter, deputy clerk of the
Alexandria court, revealed that an
appeal has been filed by the George
D. Horning Co., Arlington pawn
brokers, from a Judgment of $1,000
with interest at per cent awarded
in June to the McAleenans, New
York pawnbrokers who claimed to
have lost that amount in loans to
Mrs. Margaret Boyle for jewels SUBJ
sequently found not to belong to her.
The McAleenans contended that
Mrs. Boyle had been introduced to
them by the Horning firm and rep
resented as reliable.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Woman Gets t0-Year Term
In Lonely Hearts Fraud
~ the Associated Pres.

Ey the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-Mrs. Mar
paret Michler, 40, charged with mail
fraud after obtaining s31,720 from
10 men in lonely hearts mar
riage scheme, was sentenced yes
terday to serve 10 years in the
Federal penitentiary by Federal
Judge John P. Barnes. She pleaded
guilty.
Mrs. Michler, asking for clemency,
told the court she used most OF
the money in an effort to rescue
her daughter, Lii, from a German
concentration camp. She said she
left the girl in Germany in 1929.
Prosecutor George Kelly declared
Mrs, Michler had conducted a
scheme to defraud men Of German
nativity whose acquaintance she
made through advertisements in
Lonely Hearts" columns OF Ger
Language newspapers.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Soldiers Unfit for Front
Furloughed 10 War Plants
By the Associated Presa.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. ia new pro-
gram inaugurated by the Army and
War Manpower Commission, to re-
lease or give extended 'furloughs to
soldiers unfit for overseas service
to work In critical war industries,
has been effected at Fort Sheridan,
Col. George H. Cushman. post COM
mander, reported yesterday.
Three men under 80 years of age
released yesterday were Sergt.
George Cady and Pvt. Arthur Autry,
both OF Detroit, who will do foundry
work in Albion, Mich, and Sergt.
Nils Swanson Of Flint, Mich, who
will have similar work In Cadillac,
Mich.
Col Cushman said the Army is
seeking workers for plants in Michi-
gan, Indiana, Wisconsin and Illinois.
These men will be given 90-day fur
ioughs, drawing both Army pay and
factory wages, he said.
Evening star., 1944-12-19

the National Infantile Paralysis
Foundation and of the American
Red Gross; Vice Admiral Ross T.
McIntire, personal physician to the
President and Navy Surgeon General,
and Secretary Hassett. Some men,
bers of the party did not remain for
the entire vacation Admiral Nc
Intire says he is pleased" with the
Presidents condition.
Two other naval doctors were at
Warm Springs for time and came
home on the special train. They
were Capt. Robert E. Duncan, execu-
tive officer of the Naval Hospital at
Bethesda, and 1t. Comdr. Howard
Bruenn, U. S. N. r. Capt. Duncan
inspected brace-making work for
guidance in insta ling such a shop
at Bethesda for naval polio victims.
Comdr. Bruenn studied Warm
Springs medical care with the same
end in view.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
BY the Associated Press.

President Roosevelt returned
today from a three-Week vaca-
tion at Warm Springs, Ga.
Facing momentous months in the
lields OF war and Allied diplomacy
plus the beginning of a fourth
term and organization OF new
Congress-the Chief Executive came
back to the Capital sun tanned and
a few pounds heavier. He arrived
by special train and went immedi-
ately to the White House to start a
routine day.
The President scheduled engage
ments with George Messersmith,
soon returning to his post as AM
bassador to Mexico, and arranged
to see so representatives of the mo-
ton picture industry who will direct
the annual March of Dimes next
month to raise funds to combat in
fantile paralysis.
Presidential Secretary Stephen
Early remarked that the President
looks wonderful and seems to be
IN granQ shape.
Mr.. Roosevelt returned by way of
Camp Lejeune, on New River at
Jacksonville, N. c., where yesterday
afternoon he made a tWo-hour in
spection tour of the marine combat
reservation. 1t was his only side
trip outside OF Georgia during his
absence from Washington.
On the drive through the camp
with its commandant, Maj. Gen.
John Marston, he saw among other
things group of "a marine war
dogs parade with their trainers
while TINT blasts simulated combat
explosions.
Mr. Roosevelt planned to hold his
regular news conference late today.
1t will be the first since the special
one he called November 27, the day
he left for Warm Springs, at which
he announced the resignation of
Cordell Hull as Secretary of State.
For security reasons, news of the
trip was withheld until the Presi-
dent was back in the White House.
Representatives of the Associated
Press, United Press and Interna-
tional News Service accompanied
the party.
The Chief Executive transacted
official business during his trip as
though he had been at his desk in
Washington. His little white cot
tage atop Pine Mountain overlook
ing tho Warm Spriucs Foundation
hummed with dictation and the
comings and goings OF secretaries
with war reports and congressional
news.
During his absence he signed more
than Is bills and vetoed few, kept
promptly informed OF the European
political developments, and reor-
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Heavy Fighting Continues
AIonq Italian Front
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, Dec. 19.-Heavy fighting
continued on the 9th Army front
around Bagnacavallo, about 10 miles
into the Pc Valley above the cap
tured Rimini-Bologna highway town
OF Faenza, Allied headquarters an
nounced today.
Farther west Polish troops pushed
on toward the River Senio, only
512 miles from Imola, a communique
said.
Patrols remained active on the
United States 5th Army front.
The Mediterranean Allied Air
Forces flew more than 1,450 sorties
yesterday, destroyed four enemy air
craft and lost "a planes. The opera
tlons included attacks on targets in
Germany. Austria, Hungary, Yugo-
slavia and Pc Valley communica-
tiOnS in Italy,
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Runaway Horse
Scotters Pastry
On Fifth Avenue
By the Associated Press.

ny Tue ASSOClhteQ FTeS6.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1o.-Fifth ave-
nue. was thrown into dither yes
terday when runaway horse gal
loped wildly along the thorough
fare, scattering Christmas shoppers
to doorways and other places of
safety.
The horse, drawing a bakery
wagon, disrupted traffic and left a
trail of rolls, bread and pastry as it
cut a path up the avenue on the
wrong side. of the street and on the
sidewalk.
Two policemen halted the run
away after chase Of several blocks.
Jacob Schlanger, driver Of the
wagon, was given summons ctarg-
ing be left the horse unattended.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Schmidt's Gunner Gets
BeIoted Decoration
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, Dec. 19.-
Platoon Sergt. LIE Roy P. Diamond,
Brooklyn, one of the first Marine
Corps heroes of the Pacific war, re-
ceived belated decoration yesterday.
Winner of the Navy Cross for
heroism during the early fighting on
Guadalcanal, Sergt. Diamond was
awarded the Presidential Unit Cita-
ton bar for service with the lst
Marine Division.
Sergt. Diamond, with Pvt. Albert
Schmidt. Philadelphia, piled up more
than 200 japanese in front OF their
positions as the enemy sought to
cross the Tenaru River in August,
l942. They stood their ground on
the river after all marine machine
guns except theirs had been silenced.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Entire Nazi Salient
In Eastern SIovakia
Threatened by Reds
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Dec. 19.-Red Army
troops today swarmed across
the Czechoslovak frontier from
Northeastern Hungary on a
widening front, threatening early
collapse of the entire German
salient in Eastern Slovakia be-
tween Poland and Hungary.
Driving down out of the Kecsks
Mountains, Marshal Rodion Y.
Malinovsky's End Ukrainian Army
units gained up to II miles and
poured into the broad Boyda and
Hernad River Valleys leading to
Kassa, the enemy's major East Slo-
yak stronghold.
BY yesterday, Moscow said, one
of Marshal Malinovsky's columns
already was within miles of
the Germans southern highway
escape route out OF Kassa. Once it
is cut the garrison In Hungarian
annexed Kassa would be able to
flee only through the patriot-infest-
ed CZechoslovak mountains.
By Russian and German account
the Red Army was closing in on
Kassa from three directions. Mos
cow placed vanguards within IA
miles on the southwest and 111s
miles on the southeast, while Ber-
lin reported other units attacking
Is miles to the east.
One OF the most extensive new
crossings of the frontier occurred
In the Horvathy- -Janok- -Buzita area,
30 miles north Of Miskolc and Just
south of the communications center
of Moldava. 1t was here that the
Russians, already miles beyond
the border, were approaching the
enemy's highway escape route to
the west.
The Russians also advanced into
Slovakia in the area of captured
Banreve, % miles northwest of Mis-
kolc. There they seized the rail sta
ton of Kamenec on the Slana
River.
Russian infantrymen were fight
ing within 51z miles of Budapest.
but there was no official word of
new gains there,
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Jap Paper Balloon
Found in Montana,
Turned Over 10 FBI
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KALISPELL, Mont, Dec. 49,
The Federal Bureau of Investiga.
ton announced last night that g
paper balloon 331a feet in diameter
bearing Japanese characters had
been found in a mountain region
near here.
An official statement said the bal
loon had attached to its side al
incendiary device, apparently In
tended for destruction Of the bal
loon.
FBI Spokesman's Explanation.
= An FBI spokesman gave this ex-
planation of the find:
"On December IL, 1914, a wood
chopper named Owen Hill, and his
father, o. B. Hill, who had been
working in a mountainous forest
region II miles southwest o1
Kalispell, Mont, reported to the
sheriff's office the discovery OF an
object which was thought to be a
TT was brought into town the
next day and the FB1 ONCE al
Butte was advised. Upon examlna-
ton, the object was discovered to
be 331b feet in diameter, with a gas
capacity of over $4,000 cubic feet
and a carrying capacity OF at least
800 pounds net.
'The bag itself is of high-grade
processed paper. There appeared
on the balloon japanese characters
Indicating completion of construc-
ton at the factory on October 81
1914. Attached to the side OF the
balloon was an incend1ary device
with a fuse apparently intended tor
It's destruction.
Cable at Bottom Severed.
"a typical balloon rope structure
attached to the flange around the
hag ended in an elastic-type cable
at the bottom which had been
severed, and no determination mas
heen made of the use for which 1t
was intended.
prevailing winds on the West
Coast have blown strongly directly
from the west or northwest in re-
cent weeks and persons experienced
in the use of free balloons report
they are known to travel at speeds
well in excess of 200 miles an hour.
The balloon has been turned over TO
the military authorities who to-
gether with the Navy checked INTO
the matter with the FBI."
Deputy Sheriff Royal Hopkins
said there was rising sun in green
painted on it, and there was Orlen-
tai printing on it that looked Jap TO
me. 1t was cream colored, about 5o
feet long and about $50 feet around.
The bomb-looking thing-about
foot long-was attached to the bal
loon and there were several fuses
on it
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Killed

Pvt. Kermit ]. Robey, IS, husband
of Mrs. Irene Robey, TIA Tenth
street Sc, was killed in action In
Germany November 27, the Wal
Department has notified his family
| Pvt. Robey, who worked at the
Naval Research Laboratory, was the
son of Mrs. Mary E. Robey, 1920
Central avenue, Seat Pleasant, Md
He entered the service last March
and went overseas with the infantry
in September. He was native OF
Largo, Md.
In addition to his widow and his
mother, Pvt. Robey is survived by
five small children. brother, Edgar
and four sisters, Mrs. Bertha Brady,
Mrs. Minerva Hay, Mrs. Ethel Miller
and Mrs. Lois Wilburn, all of this
vicinity.
Pvt. Edward Costigan, jr., 19, in
fantry, was killed in action No.
vember Is on the 1st Army front in
Germany, the War Department
notified his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Costigan, $500 Twenty
seventh street NV.
Pvt. Costigan was graduated from
the Blessed Sacrament Parochial
School and GonZaga High School
He enlisted IA months ago, received
basic training at Camp Livingston
La, and was sent overseas about
three months ago. He also is sur
vived by a sister, Anne Marie Costi-
gan. Pvt. Costigan's father is presi-
dent of Carson & Gruman Co., road
builders.
Second 1t. Hugh V. Keiser, jr., "a,
son of Hugh V. Keiser, sr., Beech
avenue and Forest road, Bethesda,
Md, died December 4 in New
Evening star., 1944-12-19
On the Roll of Honor

was called for duty in September.
1943. At Georgetown Preparatory
School Pvt. Roberts was a member
of the football and soccer TENS.
His father, a veteran of the last war
in which he served in the Air Corps,
saw service in the present war in
New Guinea, New Zealand, New
Caledonia, the Solomon Islands and
Guadalcanal.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Gen. Berkeley Enochs, g.,
Found Dead in Winter Home
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Dec. 10
The body of Brig. Gen. Berkeley
Enochs, SO, retired Army officer of
Union Valley, Carmel, N. Y, was
found yesterday on the floor of a
gas-fllled bedroom of his winter
home here, Detective Ernest Har-
rison reported.
Mr.. Harrison said that the Off
Ger apparently had fallen and struck
his head while attempting to make
his way out Of the room. The de-
tective said the Jet of gas radiator
was fully opened.
A native Of Ohio, Gen. Enochs was
graduated from West Point In 1893
Evening star., 1944-12-19
40th japanese Plane
Is Begged by Bong
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AT A LEYTE AIRBASE, Philip
pines, Dec. 19.-Maj. Richard l.
Bong, Poplar, Wis, Americas top
ranking ace, ran his string of Jap
anese air victims to 40 planes by
hagging fighter over Mindoro Sun
day.
1t was his second victory in a
week.
Taking advantage of break in
the weather, Maj. Bong few to the
American beachhead on Mindoro
Soon he picked up a Japanese in
truder, rode up on its tail and sent
II down flaming.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
SociaIite Given Until March
To PAY for Stolen Jewels
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RIVERHEAD, N. Y, Dec. 19.-So-
cially prominent Mrs. Job Taylor
II, "a, yesterday entered plea Of
guilty to flrst-degree larceny in
dictment charging she stole jewely
from Long Island homes in which
she was a guest.
Judge L. Barron Hill postponed
sentence until March 7 to permit
Mrs. Taylor to make arrangements
for full restitution.
Mrs. Taylor, mother of two chill
dren, was accompanied to court by
her husband, Sergt. Taylor, a
former attorney home on leave
from service in France.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Pope Will Broadcast
Message on. Sunday

BY the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, Dec. 19.-Pope
Plus XII will make his annual
Christmas broadcast Sunday, De-
cember "a, at lis pm. (8:15 am.
Eastern war time), the Vatican an
nounced today.
The address will be delivered over
the Vatican radio in Italian and
subsequently rebroadcast in other
languages.
Evening star., 1944-12-19

~ o4AAIos dSto4 "
ing to a WarDe-
partment tele-
gram received by
his father yes
terday.
A n a t re of
M a S S achusetts,
1t. Keiser was
graduated from
Randolph Ma
con M iii t ar Y
Academy a n d
t h e University
of Pennsylvania.
Prior to enter
ing the service
in September.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Congress in Brief

By the Associated Press
Senate:
Continues consideration of State
Department nominees.
House:
Marks time waiting for Senate to
adjourn.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Weather Report

District of Colulmbia-Clear and
rather windy this afternoon and to-
night, with coldest weather this
season. Lowest temperature to-
night near 49, Fair and continued
cold tomorrow.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
clear at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Missing

Pfc. William A. Roberts, jr., 10, of
4440 Lowell street NV. has been re-
ported missing in action since De-
cember l in Germany, his parents,
Attorney and Mrs. William A. Rob-
erts of the Lowell street address.
were informed by the War Depart
ment today.
Pvt. Roberts, an infantryman with
the 9th Army, had been overseas
since September His father, a for
mer peoples counsel for the District,
was lieutenant colonel with the
18th Air Force in the South Pacific
until he returned to the private
practice of law last August after
three years in the Army Air Forces.
Pvt. Roberts enlisted before his
18th birthday and continued to at
tend Georgetown Preparatory School
and Georgetown University until he
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Report For Last a Hours.
Record for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, AS, 4 pm. Year ago, Al
Lowest, 26, 7:45 am. Year ago, "a.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 9S. on June Is.
LOWEST. II. ON ,IaniIarY O
Evening star., 1944-12-19
Blood Quote
(For District, Pentagon and
Mobile Units.)
nse+..iof quota y>or


District quota per
week ----- 5000 pints
Donations last week $3.50 pints
Donations yesterday 533 pints
days appoint
mentS ------- TAG persons
Appointments may be made
with the Blood Donor Center
in the Acacia Building, 81
Louisiana avenue NV, by call
ing District $500 between 8 am.
and $50 pm.
Thus far in this war 1922
men from the District have
been reported killed.
Evening star., 1944-12-19

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