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Evening star., 1944-03-11
Farrell Assumes Office
OF Argentine President

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Mar. ll.-Gen
Edelmiro j. Farrell, who served for
two weeks as acting President of
Argentina, has assumed the Office of
President on the resignation of Gen.
Pedro Pablo Ramirez, Col. Gregorio
Tauber. executive secretary of the
presidency, announced last night.
Tauber said the Council of Min
listers (the cabinet) accepted
Ramirez's resignation, addressed tc
the vice president and chief of the
armed forces Gen. FarrelJ, and
that a decree appointing Gen. Far
rell as President would be published
in due time. He added that the
matter Of choosing a new vice presi-
dent had not been discussed by the
council.
Tauber asserted that rumors of the
resignation of some ministers were
untrue and that the cabinet had not
discussed any such possibility.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
British Destroyers
bombard Island Off
DaImatian Coast
Target Is Miles From
Scene Of Reported
Landing by Allies
BY the Associated rress.

BY the Associated rress.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
Naples, Mar. 11.-British de-
stroyers have shelled towns on
Korcula Island off the Dalma-
tian coast, reported occupied by
large numbers of Germans, Al
lied headquarters announced to-
day.
(Korcula Is a long, narrow is
land about 20 miles off the west
ern coast Of Yugoslavia, due west
Of the mouth Of the Marenta
River. 1t is about Is miles south
east of the Island OF Lissa, where
German radio reports yesterday
said American and British
commandos" had landed several
days ago. Lissa is approximately
so miles of the Yugoslav main
land Both islands are in the
Adriatic Sea-
An Allied communique said the
naval bombardments were carried
out Wednesday night and that "ir
spite of accurate fire from enemy
shore batteries, our ships sustained
neither casualties nor damage"
British light coastal forces at.
tackled small vessel farther in.
shore, between the eastern end o1
Hvar and the mainland, leaving Il
abandoned and in flames, the bulle.
tin added.
Small Attacks Repulsed.
The ground bulletin said that or
the 6th Army front two small Naz
thrusts were repulsed by Indiar
forces. Fifth Army troops engaged
in patrols on both the Casino from
and on the beachhead below Rome
A German patrol of IL men Wer,
captured in the Littorio sector O.
the beachhead and new German
inf1ltration attempts against Amer.
ican positions southeast of Car.
roceto were repulsed. New infor-
nation showed that an entire force
of about 100 Germans who attacked
the Americans Thursday night was
wiped out.
Allied artillery began pounding
the town Of Casino, possibly ex-
ploding an ammunition dump
Heavy guns broke up German re.
groupings near Minturno, forcing
a truck convoy to scatter under g
smokescreen.
Clashes on 8th Army Front.
Brisk clashes flared at many
points on the 9th Army sector, with
Polish. Indian, Canadian and Brit
ish troops participating. Canadian
patrols probed the coastal area. The
German attacks against the Indiar
tSee ITALY, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Drive Nets $4S4,S51
In Red Cross Funds
From 49,423 Donors
Leaders Expect TotoI
Friday Will Reach
Holt $685., 900 Quote

With $484,851 already secured
from 49,423 donors, leaders in
the District area Red Gross wal
fund campaign today expressed
belief that the midway mark
will be reached by next Friday
the end of the second week OF
solicitations. The present total
represents 1919 per cent of the
81, ,665 900 quota.
Campaign leaders say they are
awaiting the effect OF March Is
income tax payments, which cut
squarely across the current drive
Experience last year was that after
a momentary pause the Red Cross
campaign picked up fresh momen-
tum after March Is and was sue
cessfully concluded during the
month.
Meanwhile, volunteers working in
seven divisions-special gifts, city
residential, Government, counties
general business and the city OF
<AAShoAioA Aa, WC1C NASOAOuoly pushing
their solicitation.
Reminded by National Chairman
Norman Davis and National Cam
paign Director Leon Fraser yester-
day that the easy-money stage is
nearing its end, District leaders said
their progress to date, while salts
factory, gives no cause for losing
sight of the struggle ahead.
Quoting Gen. Eisenhower as tell
ing him that "if the people OF
America could see for themselves
what the Red Cross is doing in
North Africa, you could put bar
rels on the street and get all the
money you want" Mr.. Davis said
it is a trait of the American peo-
pie not to come forward, but to be
solicited, when they give away
money.
Mr.. Fraser, who is president OF
the First National Bank of New
York, termed the Red Cross drive
a great American crusade which
enlists civilians once a year and
demonstrates unity on the home
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Finnish Developments
Believed Imminent
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Mar. 11.-Several
prominent members of the Finnish
government are remaining In Hell
sinki for the week end rather than
taking their usual holiday in the
country, it was learned today, lead
Ing some observers to believe that a
development in the Finnish peace
crisis was imminent.
The Aftonbladet's Helsinki CORE
spondent was able to report through
a tight censorship that there were
several signs that Russia was try
ing to keep the way open for nego-
tiations,' but his dispatch gave no
indications as to what those signs
were.
He reported, however, increased
optimism among some Firms over
the possibility OF a peaceful solu-
ton.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
laps Unsuccessful
In Efforts 10 Choke OIL
Air Raids on Rabau|
Marines Capture FoIoseo
AirfieId, Troops Gain
On Los Neeros
By the Associated Press.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
South Pacific, Mar. 11.-Allied
troops are advancing all around
the Bismarck Sea while the
japanese, without any luck
finally are trying to choke off at
the source the daily air attacks
on their dying base of Rabaul
New Britain.
The main Allied victory reported
today by Gen. Douglas Macarthur
was the capture by United States
marines of the Talasea airfield anc
village, ITO miles from Rabaul, or
the North New Britain coast.
American troops at the same time
were disclosed to have pushed aheac
|3A more miles against Japanese
Opposition on Los Negros Island, ir
the strategic Admiralty group. Other
advances along the Northeast New
Guinea coast above Saidor put AL
lied forces nearer than ever to Ma
|dang.
Less strategically important thar
the Talasea fighting, but more strik-
ing, was the japanese effort at thi,
late date to knock out the airfelds
used by Allied planes attacking
Rabaul.
These airdromes, inside the Allied
perimeter at Empress Augusta Bay
on Bougainville Island in the North.
ern Solomons, were shelled by Japa.
nese artillery. Some shells hit the
south end of the Piva fighter strip
just as a formation of planes was
landing. All planes escaped damage
One japanese shell, however
damaged an American field hospi-
tai but failed to hit any OF its
occupants.
The shelling brought a violent
reaction against the japanese. AL
lied planes plastered suspected gun
positions with so tons of bombs.
This was not the only sign of life
shown by the large but isolated
enemy garrison on Bougainville
Under cover of a heavy rainstorm
patrols of japanese jungle fighters
slipped through American barbed
wire and seized several machine
gun pillboxes on high ground.
American artillery countered this
thrust and other Japanese maneu-
vers by pouring 1000 rounds into
enemy DoSitionS
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Hendrick Van Loon,
Historian and Author
Dies in Connecticut
Dutch Writer Headed
Organizations to Aid
People of Homeland
By the Associated Press,

GREENWICH, Conn, Mar
11.-Hendrick Wi1lem Van Loon
81, historian and author, died
today at his home in Old Green
Wich.
A native of Rotterdam, Holland
Mr.. Van Loon achieved worldwide
fame as an author and popular his
torian in his adopted country, the
United States, after an earlier
career as a journalist.
He was a prolific writer. His
books, many Of which he illustrated
himself, were translated in rs
languages.
While he regarded himself as a
good American, he had a deep love
for the land of his birth. This was
evidenced in the present war when
Adolf Hitler's legions crushed and
occupied the little country, forcing
the government to flee. He headed
relief organizations and generally
was regarded as the leader of the
Dutch cause in America.
"Uncle Hank"
Among other things, he organized
a short wave program direct to Hol-
land from Boston station and soor
became known to thousands Of Sc
cret listeners in his homeland as
Uncle Hank"
AS the war dragged on, there was
ample evidence that the Dutch peo-
pie, despite the threats of dire
penalties from the Germans and
fifth columnists, heard his voice
from radios secreted in closets and
other places, even under mattresses
Those who heard him whispered
the word to others who had not
and the flame of patriotism was
kept burning.
In recognition of his work Queen
Wilhelmina, in exile in London
conferred on him the Order of
Knight of the Netherlands Lion In
January, 1912. Earlier, in 1887, in
recognition of his eminence as an
author, she made him an officer in
the Order of Orange. Nassau.
After serving with the Associated
(See VAN LOON, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Japanese Withdrawing
In Northern Burma
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, India, Mar. H.
The Japanese are withdrawing to
the southwest in the HukaWng VAL
ley of Northern Burma and Admiral
Lord Louis Mountbatten's British
forces have advanced on the coastal
plain south of Maungdaw and into
the foothills southeast of MaungdaW
toward Akyab. a Southeast Asia
communique announced today.
Medium bombers pounded Japa-
nese positions and communications
on the Mayu, Arakan, Kaladan
Chindwin, Chin Hills and Hukawng
fronts.
American medium bombers caused
heavy damage in an attack on air.
fields at Indaw and Katha and
knocked out the Namkwin railway
bridge and the Kamaing road bridge
in the path of the Japanese retreat
in the north,
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Widow Of Will Rogers
Pneumonia Patient Here

Mrs. Will Rogers, widow of the
humorist and mother of Repre-
sentative Will Rogers, jr., of Okla
homa, is in Doctors Hospital here
recovering from pneumonia, her son
disclosed today.
Mrs. Rogers has mild type OF
pneumonia which developed from q
cold, he said, and is recovering. She
has been In the hospital for about
q week.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Watchman Is Beaten
By WouId-Be BurqIars

Brutally beaten by two young men
he surprised in the act of trying to
force their way into sporting goods
shop early today, William j. Young
II, OF $40 Hobart place NV. was
taken to Emergency Hospital suf-
fering from possible fractured
Jaw and other injuries.
Mr.. Young, who acts as night
Watchman for a number Of stores
was walking his beat when he came
upon the pair at the Atlas Sport
Shop. 927 d street NV. He told
police the men jumped on him and
beat him on the head and took his
.38-caliber revolver. He told police
the men were Of medium heiph,
and wore brown leather jackets.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Nuzi Administrators
Take Over French Cite.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BARCELONA, Mar. 11.-A French
refugee said yesterday 1000 German
administrative officials with expert
ence in Poland and the Ukraine had
arrived in Southern France and
taken over the administration of
several large cities Several former
Vichy officials have come to Spain
after their jobs were handed over
to Germans.
At the same time a report reach
ing here said nearly 10000 Jewish
men, women and children living in
the principal cities of Vichy- admin
istered France had been herded into
Iopen cattle cars and shipped north.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
u. 5. Rejects Irish Plea
To Buy 7 Cargo Ships
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The War Shipping Administra-
ton has turned down Fires request
for permission to buy two merchant
ships.
The refusal, based on lack of ton
mage, was forwarded to the Irish
Legation here approximately three
months ago, it was learned at the
State Department.. That was long
before the American note request
ing that Ireland clean out Axis
agents was delivered February 81.
About year and half ago, the
VISA granted an Irish request to
charter two American merchant
men.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Nazi Lines Shattered
On 50O-MiIe Front
By Soviet Forces
Three Great Armies
Roll Forward in
Southern Ukraine
MAP on Page Az
: the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Mar. II. Three
great Soviet armies, rolling for
ward through the mud and wa
ter of the Southern Ukraine,
have shattered German lines
over a 500-mile front in a man
moth drive to clear the enemy
from all Southern Russia, Mos
COW dispatches reported today.
The drive was brought into sharp
focus by yesterdays announcement
that third offensive had been
launched in that area-by Marshal
Ivan S. Konev's I'd Ukrainian Army
Moscow said Konev's forces had
broken through enemy defenses on
a 109-mile line southwest of Cher
kasy, killing 10000 Germans, cap
turing $500 more and liberating
more than 300 towns and villages,
including the pivotal stronghold of
Uman less than 80 miles northwest
Of the Bug River.
IA Nazi Divisions Routed.
Fourteen German divisions-ap-
proximately 10000 men-were rout-
ed in this five-day drive. the Rus
sian communique said. They in
cluded seven infantry, six tank and
one artillery divisions.
"The true scale of this German
defeat can be judged from the huge
quantities Of trophies captured by
our troops" the Soviet bulletin
said. Weapons, equipment and
military supplies were strewn on
the whole course of the road from
the Gniloi Tikich River to the town
Of Uman. All the roads were packed
with enemy tanks, self propelled
guns, armored troops, carriers and
trucks"
Konev's tremendous southern
lunge, covering from Is to so miles
since last Monday, possibly spelled
the doom Of the enemy's Dnieper
Bend forces. Spearheads of his
army. exploiting their success, were
already driving the Germans back
on the Bug River line, farther to the
west, and clearing out German posi-
tions to the southeast in the direc-
ton Of Kirovograd.
Storming Into Southern Poland.
On Konev's right, Marshal Greg
ory K. zhukov's 1st Ukrainian
Army was storming into Southern
Poland across the severed Odessa
Moscow trunk railway. Yesterday
his troops in the Proskurov area cap
tured Krasilov, Is miles to the
north, further narrowing a German
escape route toward Rumania. They
also swept up several towns along
the Bug River in a lunge toward
VinnitSa.
Zhukovs right wing continued to
fight street battles in the town OF
Tarnopol," the inner defenses of
which were preached Thursday, Mos
cow said. These forces were less
than so miles from the Rumanian
frontier.
Southeast Of Konev's front Gen
Rodion Y. Malinovsky's 3rd Ukran-
ian Army pressed on toward the
Black Sea ports of Kherson and
Nikolaev. His forces captured 15C
more towns and hamlets north, west
and southwest of Krivoi Rog, includ-
ing Tavkino, "a miles northeast OF
Nikolaev and Andreyevka, 36 miles
northeast Of Kherson. Baratovka
and Dobroye were other important
points taken in this drive
The German high command today
acknowledged that the Russian
drives on Nikolaev and near Umar
had gained further ground.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Jap Bases in MorshoIIs
And CoroIines Blasted

BY the Associated Press.
Six bombing raids were carried out
Wednesday against japanese posi-
tions in the Marshall and Caroline
Islands without any fighter opposi-
ton and only slight antiaircraft
fire.
Airdrome and dock facilities at
Ponape were bombed and ground
installations were hit at Kusaie, the
Navy announced yesterday. Air.
fields and gun emplacements were
principal targets in raids on four
bases In the Eastern Marshalls.
Evening star., 1944-03-11

rage Ak
BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Naples, Mar. 11.-American B-26
Marauders bombed the strategic
rail yards Of Florence today in
the first attack on that city,
taking special precautions to
spare Florence's cultural, relig-
ious and historical landmarks.
Allied bombers have struck before
in the Florence area, but today's raid
was the first inside the city.
The Florence freight yards are a
vitality important center of rail COM
munication serving the enemy front
in Italy," an air force statement said
up to now we have imposed on
ourselves the severe handicap of
leaving them alone in order to avoid
any responsibility of damage to the
unique art treasures of the CITY,"
ITO this end we have had to attack
a number OF objectives around
Florence in an attempt to achieve
the same end which an attack on a
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Reds Report 2,000, 900
Murdered by Nozis

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Mar 11-A Moscow
broadcast declared today that the
extraordinary states commission on
the investigation Of crimes by the
German invaders had reported
100000 men, women and children
murdered since the Na1s moved
into Russian territory.
The broadcast, recorded by the
Soviet monitor. said prisoners of
war were among those killed and
poisoned in murder vans and tor
tured to death"
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Will the Junkers
Surrender Germony?

Emil Ludwig. noted his
torian, who is writing a series
OF articles for The Sunday
Star on what should be done
about Germany, will discuss
the likelihood of a collapse
within Germany. now that
the war is approaching a
climax.
Mr.. Ludwig. tomorrow, will
give some of the historical
background of the Junkers
and will make his prediction
about the likelihood of sur
render.
Be sure to read this article
tomorrow In the editorial fea-
ture section of
1he Sundau Star
Evening star., 1944-03-11

file sn appeal. His attorneys said
they would decide this afternoon
whether to make an appeal.
First bitter and then fervent, Pu-
cheu, in his last words before the
tribunal, told Special Prosecutor
General Weiss his policies would
lead France into ''the worst internal
strife and concluded passionately
"Quoi quill arrive, vive la France. u
Whatever happens, long live
France.)
The presiding judge, Leon Verin
then read the IA counts In the in
dictment before the five judges re-
(See PUCHEU. Page A-2)
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Capital of Germany
Reported Moved to
BresIou From Berlin
By the Associated Press.

~ tAic hosOlldGSu ltSS.
NAPLES, Mar. 11.-Unoffi-
cial but trustworthy reports said
today that Allied bombers had
forced the Germans to move
their capital from Berlin to
Breslau, ITS miles to the south
east.
The move from bomb-bat-
tered Berlin began quietly sew
eral weeks ago, and now most
OF the government functions are
carried out at the new Silesian
headquarters, it was said.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
II. S. Bombers Attack Rail Yards
In Florence; pare Landmarks
Nozis Made Use of Allied Reluctance
To Bomb City, Headquarters Suys

NEW BLOW STRUCK at Reich by
American heavy bombers.
Page Ar
Evening star., 1944-03-11

(See RED CROSS, Page A-4.,
Evening star., 1944-03-11

(See FIRE, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1944-03-11

Fair and warmer, low near 36 tonight.
Tomorrow fair, mild.
Temperatures today-Highest, as, at
l pm; lowest, Is, at tbs am. Yes
terday-Highest, Al, at $40 pm; low
est, l9, at 5:45 am.
Evening star., 1944-03-11

tSee ITALY, Page AZ.
Evening star., 1944-10-17
Beauty at Hand
By Evelyn Hayes.

"Her hands are her fortune, !"
whispered . friend referring to an
attractive brunei who joined us
at lunch the other day. We watched
her as she carefully peeled her gloves
OF slim tapering fingers. Her hands
were so lovely that eyes turned in
her direction as she performed the
simple motions of lighting ciga-
rette.
The young lady in question was
Ruth Hawk, girl whose name you
may not know, but whose hands
you've probably admired in photo
graphs in the plush fashion maga-
zines. Her hands have been called
the most beautiful in the world.
Their long supple fingers, skin that
is white and petal-soft and smooth,
tapering inch-long nails add up to
the kind of hands that make you
want to hide your own, and decide
to do something about them.
In answer to our questioning
how she said, anybody can have
beautiful hands if she just takes
the time and trouble" She agreed
that you can't change the structure
Of your hands, but said that you
can timber them through exercise
and create the illusion of slim shape
illness by using Them gracefully.
For example, lead with your wrist
when gesturing, letting your fingers
trail in one slim, long smooth line
Remember to keep your fingers close
together, the finger tips slightly
curled, the wrist prettily arched. II
your hands are timber, that all
comes pretty easy so you might try
simple exercise such as stretching
your fingers as far apart as they'll
go and then pulling them back
slowly into the palm of your
hand. Here's another beauty exer-
else: Bend your elbows. touching
the tips of one hands fingers to the
other and then slowly but firmly
push the hands together until palms
touch-a routine that will develop Ia
! poitrine at the same time. OF
course, anybody seeing you will
think you should be in st. Elizabeth {
but finding a secluded corner is
your problem, not ours.
! The idea of all the above is tC
make your hands and fingers linn
Der. To make the skin soft ano
lovely, treat it gently. Never use
too-hot water on your hands. Ir
word, handle them with the same
tender care you'd give a pair Of
nylons by using only lukewarm wa
ter and gentle soaps. In addition
Ilsa q hand prcar1 daily on6 proa n,
twice week go to bed with creameo
hands in mittens, depending on the
emollient TO replace the natural oils
soap and water has a tendecy to dry
out. Regularly. too. rub q softenine
Evening star., 1944-10-17
Dorothy Dix Says

alien soil. I know one woman who
can never be induced to 90 down
certain streets in city because
when she found her loneliness as a
bride uncomfortable she walked miles
and miles upon them, just for the
companionship of looking at other
people. And I know another woman
who tells how she ripped up her
trousseau and made it all, over again
by hand to fill in the long hours of
boredom.
Men have singularly little under
standing and sympathy with their
homesick brides. They didn't mind
leaving home and their families
They gladly went where opportunity
beckoned. They were not lonely
They were in the thick of things
They had no difficulty in getting ac-
quainted. They were thrown in con-
stant close association with other
men in their work And it never oc-
ours TO them how hard 1t is for
women to get to know other women
in strange place.
Also. man resentS his wife s
homesickness because it hurts his
vanity. He doesn't see why she can't
fill her whole life thinking about
him when he is absent. and why just
having him come home at night
isn't enough excitement for any
woman. Besides, he made considera-
Bile sacrifices to marry her and pro-
vide her with a home and he feels
that she Is ungrateful not to register
Joy In it instead of gloom.
And the young husband doesn't
know enough about women to know
that the only cure for a homesick
bride is to let her go back to Mother
and the girls and find out that home
isn't what it used to be, and that
her place in the family circle has
closed up. Then she will realize that
her husband is her home and her
people and her life. and there will be
no more tears over the past.