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Evening star., 1944-03-08
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heard what happened 10 The other
ship.
One month after landing in Eng
land Boomerang took off from base
for a job over Lille, France, where
Hitler's wonder boys were turning
out locomotives. She dropped her
packets, got four German fighters
and came back with two engines
streaming fire. She was so badly
shot up the higher echelons decided
to scrap her. But her then captain,
John E. Stewart, Amber, Fla, and
Crew Chief Charles A. Chambers
of Mechanicsburg, Pa, though 9TH
erwise. They knew the old Model
D was a good airplane, and with a
little patching up could carry on.
Their word prevailed. They even
worked all night putting her to-
gether again. At the end Boomerang
was a whole airplane, ready to take
the air against Jerry.
Evening star., 1944-03-08

In Australia, where vast distances
are covered by air travel, American
Red Cross clubmobiles prepare box
lunches for officers and men who
frequently fly IL hours without
other food
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Famous herbal remedy
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EWEWE
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because it's mora than q mere sooth-
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effective herbal remedy. It Is scien.
ttfcally prepared to work internally
to relieve your coughing spasm. It
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ciltary action and loosens and makes
sticky phlegm easier to raise.
Safe for both old and young-epen
ont0u children. Get Psrtussin today.
1nexpensivel Any drugstore.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
BY the Associated Press.


MOSCOW, July 1.-The Su-
preme Soviet in a decree today
granted inhabitants of the west
ern provinces of White Russia
and the Ukraine the right te
adopt Polish citizenship If they
are serving in the Polish Army
in Russia or actively helping
the army fight against the Ger
man occupants
Soviet citizens of Polish national
ity in other Russian provinces also
were given the privilege of seeking
Polish citizenship if they meet these
requirements Members of their
families would be included.
The new decree said:
'In an exemption to the order of
the decree of the presidium OF the
Supreme Soviet on Soviet citizenship
for persons inhabitating the western
provinces Of White Russia and the
Ukrainian Republics, of November
20, 1899, as we'll as Soviet citizens
of Polish nationality in other
provinces, it has been decided that
those who serve in the Polish Army
in the U. S. S. R. and those who
actively help the army fight against
the German occupants have the
right of transition to Polish citizens,
the same permit being extended to
the families above mentioned"
1t stipulated that parents must de-
eide about citizenship of children
under IA. Children from IA to Is
Evening star., 1944-07-01
CreWIess Subs
|Nozi zi'Threot'
| 7oNew York
: the Associated Press.

MADRID, July 1.-The Berlin
of the Madrid news
paper va today reported on the
latest brainchild of the secret
weapon department of Paul Joseph
Goebbel's propaganda ministry.
The German flying bomb will soon
be used against New York along
with another secret device-the
crewless submarine-he reported.
There are those in Berlin who
believe there are many other Ger
man secret arms closely related
to the principle of the flying bomb. -
he said. "Rumor reports that it is
possible to transport the flying
bomb aboard submarines which
lying many miles off the American
coast, will lombard New York, COW
ering it with projectiles.
1T is also rumored that one Of
these crewless projectiles which will
be used by Germany will be a sub
marine itself"
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Federal Employment Off
1852 in Fiscal Year
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The number of Government civil
ian employees declined 1882 in the
fiscal year ended yesterday. drop
of 253,004 in white collar" workers
being Offset somewhat by an in
crease Of 80 .392 in other 'categories.
the Budget Bureau reported to Con-
greSs. =.
At the end of the year. the bureau
said. there were 1889 1866 persons
employed in the Government COM
pared with 1908 ,038 on June 80, 1943
OF the total. l.640,687 we're So
called white collar workers paid or
regular monthly basis by executive
departments and agencies. In the
last quarter, the number of these
employees declined 1,400. Other
Government employees on the pay.
roll are classed as wage earners,'
being paid on daily or hourly basis
Evening star., 1944-07-01
D. T.. Bond Sales Soar
To 89.2% Of Quota:
Personal Buying Lags
Corporation Purchases
Responsible for TotoI
Of $4,000, 900 Yesterday

Overall subscription to the
Fifth War Loan campaign here
today climbed to S95 400 900, or
89.2 per cent of the SLOT 900, 900
goal when an additional sl8, ,3O0,-
900 was reported for yesterdays
sales.
Individual bond purchases, how
ever, still Jagged far behind with
only $500, 900 in bonds tabulated yes
terday, advancing that total to
s27, 400 900, or 449 per cent of the
$6l 10000 goal. OF this figure, only
5000, 900 was credited to series e"
bond purchases, one Of the smallest
reports on this division since the
drive began almost three weeks ago.
The total in this category was $l4,-
000, 900, or Ali per cent of the $34,-
600, 900 series e" quota.
An increase of s17,7O0,OO0 in cor
poration purchases sent that total
soaring to s68,000.0O0, representing
an oversubscription of 302 per cent
Of the divisions $4,000 900 goal.
Series "E" Buying Is Slow.
With Series e. Bond purchases
still the big obstacle toward a sue
cessful conclusion of the local
campaign. officials today reiterated
their plea to Washington residents
to meet their obligations in the pro-
gram by investing the prescribed
500 in bonds, the quota established
for every person employed in the
District.
In the national drive. total sales
through Thursday have reached
sl3 .235 900, 900, representing s2.7 per
cent of the quota. Corporation pur-
chases went over the top with $10,-
051 900 900, or zoos per cent of the
$40 000, 900 900 goal Individual sales
totaled $3.184 100000 or SO per cent
of that divisions 100000, 900 goal
Five more States, Ohio with 10l 4
per cent, West Virginia with 1l2.4
per cent, Missouri with 1908 per
cent. Florida with 1913 per cent and
Georgia with 1l9 per cent yesterday
exceeded their quotas. Rhode Island
and Maryland previously had re-
ported going over the top. Mary
lands total sales tabulated through
Thursday stand at $3.50, 800 900, OF
127 per cent of its quota.
''E" Day Is Planned.
In an effort to increase the sale
of Series ''E" Bonds, Maryland cam
(See WAR. loan page Al
Evening star., 1944-07-01

Iare entitled to make their own choice
of citizenship.
LONDON, July l tE).-The Union
of Polish Patriots in Soviet Russia
today denounced the Polish emigre
government in London as based on
"the illegal constitution of 1885" and
said the new Poland would be built
around the National Council of
Poland.
A Moscow broadcast, announcing
that a resolution to that effect had
been adopted by the union was re-
corded by the Soviet monitor.
Both the union and the national
council are pro-Russian and their
representatives have been met by
Premier Stain.
A provisional national government
for Poland was suggested by the
union.
The Union of Polish Patriots" "
the Moscow broadcast said. "recog-
nizes the National Council of Poland
as the real representative of our
people and expresses its confidence
that 1t will unite around it all
Poles and mobilize them for a
struggle in close alliance with the
people of the USSR, Great Britain
and the USA and will lead them to
victory over Hitlerite tyranny"
The broadcast said the council
would unity all Polish armed forces
and democratic groups both inside
Poland and abroad thus laying the
foundation of an independent, free,
strong and democratic Poland"
Evening star., 1944-07-01
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.
Star Staff Correspondent

WITH UNITED STATE S
FORCES NEAR ST. LO, June 80
Delayed. A fierce tank-to-
tank battle was fought today
near the crossroads village Of La
Forge, kilometers from Saint
Lo, as an incident of a hard
days fighting to straighten our
lines by knocking out a German
salient.
All day the troops pushed slowly
across a countryside which was q
maze of 5-feet-high earth walls
surmounted by hedges. Tanks stuck
their noses through a corner of the
hedge surrounding a two or three
acre orchard and sprayed heavy fire
Evening star., 1944-07-01
5th Army Beats Off
Tank Counterattacks
And Continues Drive
French Gain Another
Mile on Road to Sieno,
Below Florence
By the Associated Press


ROME, July Fifth Army
infantry beat off German tank
counterattacks in the outskirts
Of Cecina yesterday and con-
tinued to drive along the Italian
west coast in the direction of
Livorno Ueghorn) and Pisa
while the French gained another
mile on the road to Siena. 81
miles below Florence, Allied
headquarters said today.
In the Adriatic sector the enemy
has withdrawn from the Chienti
River and the 9th Army has crossed
the stream in several places The
Germans were falling back to the
Musone River, only 10 miles south of
the big port city of Ancona.
Nazf Counterattack Repulsed.
Around Cecina, where the enemy
had broken contact previously and
started to flee, close pursuit by the
5th Army caused the Germans to at
tempt counterattack last night.
This was repulsed. and the dough-
boys moved into the southern out
skirts of the town yesterday after
noon, while others pushed across
the Ceclna River, some 3 miles
northeast of the town, and drove on
northward
BY late afternoon the Americans
were in contact with the enemy on
the south bank of the Cecina River
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Americans Capture
New Ridge Positions
In 5aipan Fighting
Fourth Of islands
CopitoI Also Token;
Resistance Stiffens
Pictures on Page 49,
PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR

PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Pearl Harbor, July l.
American forces drove through
intensified japanese resistance
to new ridge-top lines today on
Saipan Island, the Pacific wars
bloodiest battlefield, where 9,752
Americans already have been
killed or wounded, or are missing.
Associated Press Correspondent
Rembert James, reported that the
Americans had captured one fourth
of Garapan, had patrolled most of
the remaining portions of the cap
ital. on the west coast, and had
driven to new line on ridges above
Garapan from which they might
launch an attack against enemy DO
sitions on the north end of the
island.
Americans Remain on Offensive.
Despite the heaviest losses yet in
f1lcted on Americans in the Pacific
war, American soldiers and marines
remained on the offensive.
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz an
nounced yesterday that casualties
for the first two weeks were: Dead
1,474; wounded, 7,400; missing, 878
japanese losses were several times
higher-4,95l bodies have been
buried-but the defenders were
fighting with increased tenacity.
New gains were reported in the
center of the battle line and on the
eastern flank as American forces
pushed through extremely difficult
terrain.
Losses Exceed Those at Tarawa.
From Saipan's D-day, June IA,
through last Wednesday, American
losses far exceeded the bitter
Tarawa fight or the six months
Guadalcanal campaign.
The marine assault force. as at
Tarawa, bore the heaviest loss on
Saipan-1,289 killed in action, 6,377
wounded, 1927 missing.
The Army toll: 1876 dead; 1923
wounded; 81 missing.
Tarawa-until now the costliest
victory in Marine Corps history
claimed 1,026 dead and 2.557 wounded
within rs hours last November: of
Tarawa's dead, 988 were marines.
Guadalcanal, in six months of
warfare, totaled 3,767 dead and
wounded in Army and marine troops
In addition to the japanese bodies
found in Saipans battle areas
many hundreds of dead and wound
ed were carried away by withdraw
Evening star., 1944-07-01
u. ). Liberators in China
Blast Docks on Formosa
By the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, July 1.-Americar
Liberators from China, joining ir
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz's Gen.
trail Pacific campaign, have smashed
at the docks and harbor of Takao
important Japanese shipping center
on the southwestern point of For.
mosa, 1t was announced today.
A communque from 1t. Gen
Joseph w. Stilwell's headquarters
said the Liberators made the at.
tack during a sea sweep Thursda,
night and damaged installation
but gave no details.
Formosa may be figuring promi
nently in japanese operation.
around Saipan under attack b,
American forces in the Marianas
Following the clash with United
States Task Force So on June Is
In which the japanese lost six ship.
sunk and nine damaged, the jap.
anese fleet fed to waters between
Formosa and the Philippines,
Evening star., 1944-07-01
BY the Associated Press,

bS lne hSSOciateo PfeSS.
ALBANY, N. Y. July l. Gov
Thomas E. Dewey. Republican
candidate for President, coming
home to Albany and a rousing
welcome today, declared the No.
vember election will prove that
America is the most united Ma
ton in the world"
I'VE will prove it because we are
the only nation that dares risk ar
election in the most critical phases
of the war" he told a crowd. esti-
mated by State police at $500, who
gathered at the Capitol steps to gree,
him.
The election. Gov. Dewey added
will mean to our Allies that after
November 7 We are going to bt
stronger than ever before" 1t will
demonstrate that the American
people could argue among them.
selves and still keep our shoulder.
Evening star., 1944-07-01

q master sheet for the bonds. She
said she told Williams she had Just
four more bond applications to
check.
At that point, she told reporters
today. williams left the ofIice. When
he failed to return, she went look
ing for him, she said, in the office
Of Alden Lawyer. the paymaster.
There. she said. Mr.. Lawyer told
her Williams had asked for the
money raised In the rally because
Mrs. Leonberger needed the funds
to check against the application.
After search failed to produce
either williams or the bond money,
Mr.. Lawyer notified police. who
issued q lookout.
A company spokesman said the
men will get their bonds, with an
insurance company footing the bill,
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Hidden RifIemen Blended Into FOLIAGE
MADE Advance Difficult Near Saint [ q

around, eliminating most of the en-
emy positions in the hedges.
Infantry Gets Snipers.
The infantry, with bayonets fixed
moved to the opposite hedge, flush
ing out the snipers who had sur
vived the tank fire, as well as SOL
diers in dugouts under the earthen
walls. Then the tanks moved across
the field, and the whole perform
ance was reported in the next field.
The infantry advance alone from
field to field was proving difficult
because of swarms of hidden rifle
men, who blended into the hedge
foliage with their green camouflage
capes. The hedges and earth walls
were proving even more difficult
here than in the Cherbourg sector.
1t Is impossible for the tanks to
Evening star., 1944-07-01
One Day Bond Drive Brings
$3,118, but Money Disappears

A one-day bond drive among the
400 employees on a construction Job
ended with $3,1l8.70 subscribed, but
today the money was missing.
The rally was held yesterday at
Second and Indiana avenue NV,
where the Charles Tomkins Co. Is
constructing the Defense Plants
Corp. building.
Doing the collecting were Mrs.
Olive Leonberger, stenographer on
the construction job. and Ebert o.
Williams, 80. hired as assistant pay
roll clerk five days ago after saying
he had just been discharged from
the Army.
Mrs. Leonberger said she reported
for work this morning elated at the
success of the drive and found Will
liams already on the job tipping up
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Nazis Seize Key Buildings
To Que|| Copenhagen Strike
By the Associated Press.


STOCKHOLM, July 1.-The Free
Danish press service reported today
that German troops took possession
of the Copenhagen town hall, ma
tlonal bank, central station and
other official buildings as a general
strike continued.
Yesterday travellers arriving in
Sweden declared Danes and Ger
mans were fighting in the streets of
Copenhagen with rifles and machine
guns. They said thousands of Danes
were leaving the city.
The Danish radio left the air at
$40 pm.
BY late last night. 1856 wounded
Danes had been hospitalized after
street fighting between patriots and
German troops. the news agency
said.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Dewey Tells Cheering Albany
Election Will Prove u. S. Unity
Bond Leeds TriumphoI Procession
From RoiIrood to Steps of Capitol

to the wheel in the war effort, he
said.
There was roar from the crowd
which was spread out under huge
shade trees in the Capitol park, as
Gov. Dewey expressed thanks for
the confidence displayed in him by
the turnout for his homecoming.
Il hope you will permit me to
say that hope you feel about me
the same way in November" he said
Gov. Dewey appeared at the Cap
itol after heading an automobile
parade, led by band. from the rail-
road station along a route lined
with thousands.
Albany's Democratic Mayor Frank
Harris met Gov. Dewey and shook
hands with him before he left his
private car. A welcoming delega-
ton entered the car, while a large
crowd nilled around the platform.
The governor was cheered aboard
his train by hundreds of Chicago
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Mexican Official Cominq
To Washington for ToIks
,y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, July Foreign
Minister Ezequiel PadilIa leaves to-
day for Washington as the guest Of
the United States Government, in
vited to discuss relations between
the two countries.
Padilla will 60 by train. accom-
panied by Primo Villa Michel, chair
man of the Mexico United States
Commission for Economic Cooper
alton, and several other officials,
Evening star., 1944-07-01

cross the country alone. Until to-
day enemy tanks, tank destroyers
and self-propelled guns were dealt
with effectively by artillery, aided
by observation Cub planes, whose
work was described as "far beyond
anything expected from them"
Artillery Big Help.
Early this afternoon about 80
tanks and self-propelled guns were
reported by observers coming from
behind st. Lo up the Isigny road.
Some were already so close to our
forces that the artillery had to lift
the fire to let American tanks come
to grips with the enemy. There
were five German tanks in the bat
tie. One was smashed, and the 9TH
(See HENRY, Page A-40
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Dietl Killed, Nozis Soy

LONDON, July l (P.-The Ger
man news agency Transocean an
nounced in a Berlin broadcast to-
day that Gen. Eduard Dietl. Ger
man commander in Finland. was
killed in an accident. 1t gave no
details.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Jops Report RepuIse
Of Attack on Guom
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Tokyo radio broadcast a Do
mel News Agency dispatch today de-
claring the Japanese garrison on
Guam repulsed three enemy cruis-
ers or large-sized destroyers which
attempted to shell our airfield from
the sea" yesterday.
At the same time go enemy
planes which attempted to raid our
positions on the same day also were
repulsed," said the broadcast, re-
corded In New York by the Associ-
ated Press.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Normandy Troops Thrifty

SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE, July
l (P.-Lt. Col. Robert Davies, head
of the financial disbursing section
for American forces In Normandy,
said last night his organization is
handling an average of $4,000
daily in money orders for soldiers
sending their pay home.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
lute Bulletin
Jops Open China Drive

CHUNGKING P.-The Jap
anese have launched their
long expected northward drive
from the Canton area in an
effort to join their forces
pushing southwark along the
Hankow- Canton Railway.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Eighteen Reported Trapped
In Harlan Mine Fire
BY the Associated Press.

zfSSOVIdVcu
HARLAN, KY, July 1-Eighteer
miners today were reported trapped
by fire in soft coal mine operated
at Clover Fork by the Ridgeway
Darby Coal Co.
First reports, reaching here by the
one telephone line from the mine
gave no details.
Rescue squads left for the scene
and Moss Patterson. State director
of mines, at Lexington. started fol
the Glover Fork pit at once.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
How Police Caught
Society Burglar

Washington's society bur
glar" set out to prove that
housebreaking could be a
profitable profession. He
studied criminology, developed
new and battling methods; in
a year and a half, he robbed
IS OF the Capitals more opu-
lent homes.
The Supreme Court recently
upheld James Mitchell's con-
viction, and he is now in
prison. The story Of how
he was brought to justice by
smart detective work will be
told for the first time by
George Kennedy tomorrow in
the feature section of
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Florence Open City,
Oslo Radio Reports
y the Associated Press.

By the ASsoclAted Press.
LONDON. July THE Oslo radio
In Norway said today the Germans
had declared Florence an open city
so that its museums and art treas.
ures would not be endangered.
Florence Is little more than -
miles from the battle lines in italy.
Evening star., 1944-07-01

tSee RUSSIA, Page A-3,7
Evening star., 1944-07-01

(See ITALY, Page. AZ,
Evening star., 1944-07-01

See DEWEY, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1944-07-01

(See INVASION. Page A-2)
Evening star., 1944-07-01

(See WAR LOAN, Page A-31
Evening star., 1944-07-01

'See SAIPAN, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Moscow Permits Poles in Soviet
To Retain Own Nationality
Union of Polish Patriots Denounces
ExiIed London Regime as Illegal

Iare entitled to make their own choice
of citizenship.
Evening star., 1944-07-01

(See HENRY, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1944-07-01

In an effort to increase the sale
of Series e. Bonds, Maryland cam
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-21

the varsity except husky John
Hobbs, 200 pound junior, who has
seen two years of action.
In the backfield there are but
two men who had starting berths
last year - Jack Lowrimore, who
Will see action Friday at the wing
back position and Johnny Symnes,
likely starter in the tailback slot.
Coach Bryan has not made pub
Lie his choice between speedy
Bubba Sykes and Syrnnes, an ex-
cellent passer, for the tailback
post. The backfield is rounded out
by the hard plunging Winford
Eyes" Sutton at fullback and
Weddell Harris at blocking back.
LoWrimore and Harriss will ham
die punting assignments.
Although Whiteville is nom
conference team. they are reputed
to have one of their strongest
elevens of recent years and are
expected to give the Wildcats a
hard battle.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-21
PREFLIGHT CHECKS
NEW GRID RULES

CHAPEL, HILL, Sept. 20 In
Planning to use the new rules re-
Gently approved by the Intercol-
legiate Football association in Sun
days football game here with the
Cherry Point Marines the Cloud
busters spent part of todays drills
checking over the changes. Most
noticeable changes include passing
from any place behind the line of
scrimmage no t-of-bounds kick
offs and the running of fumbled
balls by the opponents. Coach Kill
linger had Otto Graham passing
with the new rules in mind. The
rest of the practice session con-
sisted Of blocking and tackling and
general fundamentals. Friday night
the cadets will hold a pep rally
here in connection with the game
on Sunday a platoon of French
cadets stationed here will put on a
drill exhibition at half time. Also
the Preflight band will perform.
On the first team Anderson and
Shehan continued to run at the
ends. Lorentz and PUN at tackle
Candy and Atkinson at guard, and
Darlington at center. Graham was
at quarterback, Frank Aschenbren-
ner and Bill Wilson at the halves
and Price at full,