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is Messerschmitts attacking Amer
lean bombers below him.
Airmen back from Nancy, Is miles
south of Metz, said they ran into
light anti-aircraft fire over the
coastal area and the target, but
found no fighter opposition. The
weather obscured the bombing re-
suits. Dion, the third target, is ITO
miles southwest of Nancy.
Maurauder medium bombers and
havoc assault bomberS of the ninth
air force, together with Bostons of
the Raj, attacked military targets
in northern France. They were es-
corted by Allied Spitfires.
Some 300 to 1000 British night
bombers dropped the bulk of their
$500 tons Of block busters and in
cendiaries on Karlsruhe and Munich
starting big fires, and divided the
balance between Dusseldorf an d
Chambly, the latter a French rail-
road depot 20 miles north Of Paris.
Day Raiders
Hardly had the last Of the night
raiders returned to their bases when
an almost ceaseleSs procession Of
daylight bombers and fighters be-
gan streaming across the English
Channel and Straits Of Dover to
maintain the unparalleled pace Of
an offensive that has sent some 3D.
600 or more tons of bombs crashing
down on western Europe in the past
eight days and nights.
At mid-morning, German radio
stations warned that strong Allied
BON Der formations, presumably
American flying fortresses and Lib
orators, were over southern and
southwestern Germany for the Sec
ond straight day.
Watchers on the English channel
coast said the drone of aircraft
overhead was almost continuous as
wave after wave of Allied planes
roared out toward France in a
cloudless sky.
Among the Squadrons were Amer
lean Marauder medium bombers,
which have been concentrating on
the Atlantic wall defenses, as well
as ThunderboItS and Lightnings.
Armed Reconnaissance
German planes cOntended them
selves with armed reconnaissance
flights over eastern and southeast.
ern England last night in attempts
to spy out Allied invasion prepara-
tons. Bombs were dropped at one
point. but caused no caSllaltieS.
The air ministry announced that
the RAP was over Germany last
night in very great strength" with
first reports indicating that the
main attacks on Karlsruhe and
Munich both were well co11centrat-
ed" Thirty planes were lost in all
operations, including mine-Iaying.
Returning crews Of the all-Halifax
force which attacked Karlsruhe said
two big areas Of the city were left
in flames that were spreading out
in all directions" as the raid ended.
Karlsruhe which lies only a few
miles east Of the eastern tip OF
France and due east Of Paris, was
believed to have become one Of the
principal functions serving the
French invasion coast since the de-
vaStatiOA Of other functions to the
north last week.
One pilot said the German de-
lenses at karlsruhe apparently were
caught OF guard as little aIitI-air-
craft are Was encountered and not
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|HitIerTaIks
With Duce
On Invasion

UNITED Press Stan Correspondent
London, April 25-(UP)-Adolf
Hitler and Benit0 Mussolini, harried
by the specter of invasion from the
west and q Berlin bound Red army
In the east, met at the fuehrer'S
headquarters over the weekend for
possibly their last council Of war
before the climactic battle Of Europe
it was disclosed today.
The Nad DNB news agency re-
vealed that Hitler and his unior
partner conferred with their mill
tary and political aides Saturday
and sunday "in the spirit Of old
friendship" and reached an ''un-
shakable decision" to carry on the
war to the bitter end.
The DNB account made 1t clear
that MusSolini contributed little but
his presence TO the conference.
The determination Of the tri-
partite powers to bring the war
against the Bolshevists In the east,
and the Jews and plot0cratS in the
west, to a successful conclusion and
to guarantee to the nations life
based on new and just order found
its expression" DNB said, lin Hit
1er's account Of the deployment Of
all forces and their full use for COM
ing decisions, and Of aims for the
postwar era"
With the Axis chiefs at the meet
ing were Nad Foreign Minister
Joachim Won Ribbentrop, Field
aMrshal Wilhelm Keitel, Marshal
Rodolfo Graziani and Fascist Un-
der-Secretary of State Mazzolini.
DNB gave only a vague, unde-
tailed report on the conference and
London observers regarded 1t pri-
marily as an effort to make a little
political capital for the Axis at a
time when it faces its greatest chal-
lenge-c onverging attacks from east,
west and south by the heaviest con-
centration Of armed might in his
tory.
Hitler alone can decide how that
challenge Is to be met. Mussolini,
who has no empire and but a few
friends in a nation Of unwilling sub
jectS-and who probably is q very
SICK II1dIk-1ldS 41OJ1A1k46 W OV W4tA4 4Vs
Nerves Fraxxled
The effect of the Allied invasion
preparations on German nerves has
been increasingly apparently in re-
cent weeks. The NaZiS, frankly
nervous, have been fishing desper-
ately for a hint of the scope, place
and time of the western assault.
Lacking any offsetting political
successes, the Germans apparently
were attempting to revive some OF
the fire Of those former ominous
meetings on the Bremen Pass.
Hitler at best has not long to
prepare for the shock of the Allied
attack. At worst, the Russian Often
sive will burst into fame again in
a matter of days. There Is every in
dication that the NaziS are nearly
as hard-pressed for ground forces
as they already are in the air to
protect the Reich. Two armored
divisions, the 9th and 10th panzers,
have been transferred from France
to the Russian front in a shift to
which, observers, believe, Hitler
never would have consented If he
had adequate reserves inside Ger
many.
Many military observers suspect
that the Germans will be forced to
disgorge their Balkan conquests and
possibly al lof Italy south Of the
Alps when the Russian and Anglo
American offensives gather mo-
mentum, in order to concentrate
on the defense Of Germany.
Hitler may have warned Musso-
lini of that prospect at their latest
meeting.
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all the way from the battle fronts
to the Leghorn area.
Other raiders struck at enemy
shipping off western Italy and along
the Yugoslav coast.
CThe Nad-controlled Paris radio
said Anglo-American planes raided
CaStelgandolfo, causing grave
damage" to the Pope'S summer res
idence there.
(The Allied-operated Algiers radio
said 80 to 40 German planes bombed
Naples last night, but gave no de-
tails of the attack.)
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PENSION COMMITTEE
MEETS AT 4 TODAY

The cityS pension commission
will meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock
In the city court room. Purpo4e .
the meeting has not been disclosed
but it f. believed to be for further
consultation as to the recent award
Of contract to Russell Hooker for
an actuarial survey rs to the cityis
requirements under q pension syS~
tenn. Data relative to the employ.
ment status and length of service
and other pertinent information
concerning each city enIploye has
already been forwarded to Mr..
Hooker. IN Hartford The later Is TO
have devised q preliminary plan ON
the pension system to be proposed
by the middle Of June.
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Troops which landed at Tanah-
merah were reported five miles from
the main airidrome, while forces
from Humboldt Bay, 20 miles to
the east, rapidly were moving up a
motor road connection the two bays,
with the Hollandia Cyclops and
Sentani airfieldS in between.
HOllandia Sellers
The conlmunique said the Hum
boldt Bay troops seized Hollandia
township, PIN village and Leimok
Hill to the south and captured huge
quantities Of supplies and equipment
in the advance toward the air
field.
Opposition was described by an
Allied spokesman as slight at all
points in the Hollandia sector with
''only very minor number" OF
Japanese killed.
A possible explanation for the
lack of enemy opposition in the area
was contained in communique by
Adm. Chester w. Nin1itz which dis
closed that SwarlnS of carrier-based
planes and guns Of the U. s. Pa
cific fleet swept 300 miles of the
northern New Guinea coast Thurs
day and Friday in prelude to the
invasion, and then moved in to
cover the landings Of Macarthur
troops.
The planes from Nimitz'S armada
struck three key airfields at Hol-
landia, Wake Island and Sawar, all
in Dutch New Guinea, destroying
101 enemy planes and damaging II
others in the air and on the ground
while naval forces sank two small
cargo ships and numerous barges
and small craft.
WarshipS Fire
Cruisers and deStroyerS Shelled
the airfields at Wakde and Sawar
without suffering any damage.
The enemy suffered its biggest
losses at Hollandia, whNe q. s.
flyers destroyed 81 planes on the
ground at the three airflelds and
heavily bombed buildings, ammuni-
ton dumps and fuel and storage
facilities. Twenty-one more planes
were destroyed on the ground at
Wakde Island, 10 miles west of
Hollandia, and at Sawar, II miles
farther west. The other japanese
planes were shot down in combat
over the area.
The bombardment of Wakde and
Sawar was the first naval attack of
the war against the northern New
Guinea coast, only some 800 miles
south OF Palau, which a big task
force struck last month. There were
no indications whether the fleet
still was operating in the waters
off New Guinea.
The growing offensive against
the japanese on New Guinea also
brought new aerial blows to 1t. Gen.
George C. Kenny's Fifth Air Force,
which hit the isolated Wewak area
Sunday with 176 tons Of bombs and
then ranged 100 miles to the south
to drop 1876 tons Of explosives on
Hansa Bay.
Other Targets
Targets on the western side Of
the new invasion points also were
raided by heavy bombers which
ranged $50 miles west Of Humboldt
Bay to strike Nabire, Kamin and
Namber airdromes at Geelvink on
two successive days. The japanese
sent up 80 fighter planes In an at
tempt to intercept the raids, but II
were shot down and probably three
others. with only minor damage to
the Allied planes.
The quickening pace Of the Allied
campaign apparently began to show
It's effect on japanese troops ct
Madang, the last southern ensmy
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He sends a copy to readers who
merely write him. Address: Brill
Bldg, N. Y. c.
Barbecue is defined as the girl
friend, a beauty Battle: A
homely girl Blew their wigs:
Excited with enthusiasm, gone
crazy Crum crunchers: Teeth
Got your glasses on: Ritzy,
snooty, fail to recognize friends i. j.. /.
Lily whites: BedSheetS Sans
Got Him: Drafted Orchestra
ton: An overcoat Twister to
the Slammer: The key to the door.
Add B'way Dictionary: Insult:
Broadway compliment kiss:
Down payment on a Shakedown. =.
HandShake: Spadework for a touch
Success: The guy who lets you
pick up the check Truth: Times
Square lie Respect: Envy In a
clean shirt >. Double-cross: An In
CRATES revenge for a favor.
Telegram: Chicago. Dear VIM
chell: The Beachcomber closed. My
doctor has advised a long rest
because my audience is overtaxed.-
Jack Marshall"
Yes, Indeedy: The official Ger
man press which recently sour
ried out of bombed Berlin accord
ing to Tricolor, the new Under
ground mag) has accused Roose-
welt of having been inspired by the
idea to destroy those spiritual and
cultural centers which defect the
eyes Of the world from America
Rome being next on his list"
How well we remember those
good old days when Roosevelt
bombed Warsaw, Rotterdam, Lon
don and Coventry.
Heheheh: A teacher in one OF the
many new schools built with WPA
labor was trying to teach a little
religion to her 5th grade students
She aSeked: who game us
this big, beautiful SCHOOL,"
A little boy in the front row
yelled: Roosevelt" Teacher
then asked: who gave us the beau
tiful parks and streets around the
SCHOOL," and the same boy yelled
ROOSEVELT"
Trying once more, teacher queried
WHO gave us the beautiful trees
around the school?" and a little
girl said: "God!" To which an
other little boy in the rear yelled:
Throw that Republican out!"'
Observation: Some Of 1.-THE crowd
who are SO anxious about having
an Army biggie for President don't
seem to care at all about the SOL
dierS being able to vote for him.
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Walter Winchell
In NezQ, York

know you miss me when you're at q bar,
And someone's humming Journey to STAR"
And someone's girl is using Shalimar
know you miss me.
I know you miss me when you're One Of Three,
And TWO go dancing to q rhapsody
And leave you staring at Daiquri
know you miss me-
know YOU miss me when Sinatra SINGS
And when they're playing any song Of Bing'S,
or II they're Ringing Holiday for Strings" ..
know you miss me-
But when the endless frendless night Is due.
miss you tool Madonna
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10 miles west Of Mihsien, although
the Chinese high command had not
officially conceded the fall Of the
city,
Control Of this area marked the
firSt time since the Chinese-Japan-
csc fighting began that the Japan
csc have been able to seine a large
area on the south shore Of the yell
low river near the junction Of the
Lunghai and Peiping- Hankow rail-
roads.
Although the latter has been torn
up by the Chinese, it was believed
the Japanese would rebuild It II
their current drive was successful.
1t would link the japanese occupied
areas in central and north China.
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Vignette: A WAC wiggled into
che Hotel RooSevelt's Canteen,
which Is coed (for servicemen as
well as service femmes). A dance
was going on and the uniformed
girls doubled as hostesses. There
happened to be many more
WAVES than WACS.
Our heroine took one look at
the sea Of WAVES and practically
sllrieked: ''Migawd! High tide!" And
walked out.
Ho, Ham: We see by the papers
that the price Of fish is coming
down.
This, one suspects, doesn't in
clude the one in Washington who
costs taxpayers $4,000 a year.
Poor Girl: She was new over at
the Blue Network. Just started,
when she held down the fort for
hostess who went to lunch. In
swept an out of town sponsor, who
was tardy for his rendezvous with
the network president.
How" said the breathleSS Wis
itor, "do I get to Mark WoodS?"
Sorry" was the frightened re-
ply, what programs he on?"
MercileSs Truth: One of the best
known radio comics was groaning
about autografters. They are pests, -
he said. How can I get them to
stop asking me for my autograph"
To which an eaVeSdropper
squelched: Just start writing your
own gags"
o, Lee, o, Lay o! Lee Shubert
had new carpet put in the foyer
of his Shubert Theater where
Dream With Music" is due soon.
During rehearsals Shubert in
structed that the actors enter the
theater from the stage door, not
the lobby. because they would
spoil the rug.
what difference does it make
a friend asked. ION one night
If SO actors walk across it now?"
alone 1900 people will be standing
on itr'
II know" said Mr.. Shuhert, but
they will pay mel"
OOp! From newspaper: Seven
of eight women robbed and at
tackled at knife-point in their hall
ways identified Eugene Murphy as
their assailant. Murphy is dark,
blond and feet g."
Dark and blond?
Warmonger: F. P. A. (now on
Info, Please) wrote this in the N
Y. Eve'g Mail: "All the talk is OF
this nations readiness for war and
how our Navy Is less well equipped
than it should be, which I hold
Is the truth. Yet folks do cry I'm
perialism and Conquest and what
1ot to those of us who speak our
minds" :
Mr.. Adams so quoted his Sam
sepys in 1914. The day was De-
:ember 7th!
The historical alarmist
The New Willlie: A sight for sore
iSolationists.
Shawl Shawl: In the last war,
one ''T" man was saying, the
Treasury had a tough time track
ing down sinner who earned"
500 per week drawing one Spuri-
GUS 500 bill with pen and ink.
The Feds went looking for him.
The "feel" of the phonies wasn't
just right, although the crafts
manship was so def even banks
were fooled.
He was eventually caught - by
accident. He had put a phony
500 bill on damp bar, causing
the ink to smudge. The alert
barkeep said he'd have to go next
door for change. Instead, he called
the cops.
what the dope didn't know"
sal . '"T' man, was that with
his drawing ability he could have
made MORE than 500 a week
drawing for the Treasury Dep't!"
Hepster's Glossary: Cab Gallo
ways 1914 edition of 1--WE talk is out.
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Chess Play
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London Daily Express reported from
Stockholm today that the American
charge d'affaireS at Helsinki had
notified the Finnish government
that the United States was breaks
ing diplomatic relations with Fin
land.
The action was said to have fol-
lowed Finland's rejection Of Russia's
latest armiStice terms.
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A penny red stamp, the first
printed in New Zealand. was sold
recently for 600 IN London.
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are Ole friends.

are Ole friends.
PrOudeSt Of the Kelly clan today.
though, were the Commander
two kid brothers. too young for the
war. They strutted. about the neigh
bcrhccd. bug-eyed, add told and re-
told the neigbbcr children Of
Charley" heroic explointS against
tho enemy.
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Enemy Ships

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Observation: Some Of 1.-THE crowd
who are SO anxious about having
an Army biggie for President don't
seem to care at all about the SOL
diers being able to vote for him.
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Hepster's Glossary: Cab Gallo
ways 1914 edition of 1--WE talk is out.
Evening star., 1944-10-29

Krog, assistant air attache, and
Capt. j. Bostad, tele-c -communica-
tions of the Department of Defense
of Norway.
Another small and informal party
given late yesterday afternoon was
that of the Nicaraguan Ambassador
DR.. Don Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa.
His party was in honor of his
brother, Senor Oscar Sevilla Sacasa
Chief of Protocol of Nicaragua, who
came here from Havana where he
attended the Inauguration of Presi-
dent Ramon Grau San Martin, rep
resenting his country at the cere-
monies. The Ambassadors guests
were only men.
The Venezuelan Ambassador and
Sonora de Escalante also have been
entertaining quite informally at a
series of very small lunch and din
ner parties-frequently not more
for the delegates to the Air Con-
ference from their country. Col
J. deD. Cells Paredes, former Min
lister of War and also former Gov
ernor Of Caracas, heads the delega-
ton. Others in the group are DR..
Francesca j. Sucre, DR.. Julio Blan-
CO Ustariz, the technical advisers
Maj Jorge Marcanio, and Maj
Josue Lopez Henriquez, Air Attache
of the Embassy; the Counselor, Senor
J. A. Calcano, the secretary, Senor
Victor Jugo, and Senor Don Fran
cisco Alvarez Chacun, who is Sec
ond secretary of the Embassy. Sew
eral of the delegates are in New
York for few days and will go di-
rect to Chicago from there
Evening star., 1944-10-29
Delegates to Air Conference
Feted al. Several Embassies
Bv Katharine NJ. Brooks

Diplomats and their wives are
having busy days entertaining quite
informally for the delegates en- route
to the International Civil Air Con-
ference in Chicago. The formal
reception this afternoon which the
Turkish Ambassador and Nine
Ertegun will give is an exception
to the other and smaller festivities,
They will celebrate the 21st ami
versary of the Turkish republic,
having invited diplomats, officials
and residents with their wives, the
guests to number several hundred
The Norwegian Ambassador. M
Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne
who heads the delegation from his
country, and Nine. Munthe de Nor
genstierne entertained the other
members of the delegation with a
number of others in the late after
noon yesterday. This small and in
formal fete was followed by buf-
fet dinner for only the delegates
and few of the Embassy staff.
The hostess wore an informal
frock of black trimmed with Jets,
the only color being the pink flower
which trimmed the bodice. Stand
ing with her much of the time were
the Ambassador and the other dele
gates, including the former Norwe-
gian Ambassador to London, M. J.
G.. Raeder, who is serving as COM
mercial counselor of the delegation;
M. Knut Somme, a ship broker; Maj.
Alf Hemm, air engineer; the ad-
visers to the delegation, Capt. Kris
tian Ostby, Air Attache of the En-
bassy, Capt, o. B. Engvik, Royal
Norwegian Air Force: Capt. Morton
Evening star., 1944-10-29
FNetU Features Are Planned
For House OF MercvSa

Sheldon. Mrs. Harry L. Grant, Mrs.
Laurence Hoes. Mrs. H. C. Morris,
Mrs. Horatio Gilmor, Mrs. F. Dec.
Faust, Mrs. William Sewers. and
other members of the Board of
Lady Managers.
The House of Mercy is located at
Rosemont and Klingle road NV,
between the Park road entrance to
Rock Greek Park and the Harvard
street entrance to the Zoo. 1t may
be reached by taking bus-Cross-
town-Irving and 18th street, marked
Tenley Circle or Westmoreland
Circle, or the CrosstoWn bus from
Porter street and Connecticut ave-
nue., getting out at Walbridge place:
also the bus from Park road at 10Th
street to Klingle road, or riding to
the end of Mount Pleasant carline,
and walking down Park road to
Klingle road and turning left to
Rosemont.
The president, Mrs. Harry L..
Grant, and members of the Board
OF Lady Managers, extend hearty
welcome to old friends and new.
This work is nondenominationa
and girls are received from Virginia.
Maryland and Pennsylvania, as well
as from the District of Columbia.
Evening star., 1944-10-29
MAryLon Walker
Is Bride Of
1t. Robertson

The marriage of Miss Mary Lou
Walker, daughter OF Mrs. Roland
N. Walker of Gaithersburg, to 1t.
Thomas E. Robertson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. G. Ebert Robertson of
Silver Spring, took place yesterday
atterl7 60, y the Epworth Methodist
Episcopal Church in Gaithersburg
the Rev. Arthur w. Ewell officiating
at 80 o'clock.
Autumn leaves with ferns, lighted
candles and chrysanthemums formed
the setting - the ceremony, and
Mrs. Everett Jones sang, accom-
panied by Mrs. ]. Roland Ward, who
played the wedding music.
Mr.. Ward escorted the bride, who
wore white satin with veil draped
from white satin Juliet cap. Her
silver filigree necklace was the gift
of the bridegroom and she carried
a shower bouquet of white chrysan-
themums.
Mrs. Thomas Miles, the matron
of honor, was dressed in moss green
taf1eta with headdress and
bouquet of bronze chrysanthemums
The bridesmaids, Miss Helen Walker
and Miss Grace Darby, wore, respec-
lively, garnet and gold taffeta and
carried mixed garnet and gold
chrysanthemums matching their
headdresses.
Mr.. J. Harry Mccarthy. jr., was
the best man and those serving
as ushers were 1t. Col. Thomas
Corwin and Corpl. George NOVEL;.
After the reception at the home
of the brides mother, 1t. and Mrs.
Robertson left for a wedding trip.