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Evening star., 1944-03-07
Merrill Knows Enemy
As Former Japan Resident

ON THE NORTHERN BURMA
FRONT up Delayed Brig. Gen
Frank Merrill, leader of the first
all-America invasion of Burma, who
was with 1t. Gen. Joseph w. Still
we'll two years ago when the Japs
took Burma, agrees with his COM
mander that I'VE ought to 60 back
and retake it."
Gen. Merrill, a one-times private
knows the Jap warrior class well
as a former resident of Japan
Gen. Merrill was handpicked by
Gen. Stilwell to lead the expedition
spearheading the eventual redemp-
ton Of that famous pledge, stepped
both in humility and determination
which the general uttered at the
end of his long dismal trek.
Gen. Merrill is experienced in
engineering, cavalry, infantry and
special weapons.
Long before he became a general
he had thoroughly studied the Jap
anese military system while serving
as a language student officer and
later as assistant military attache
in Toxic.
Gen. Merrill learned to read, write
and speak japanese and picked up
a working knowledge of Chinese and
dialects which are handy in the
tribal jungle and uplands.
He enlisted in the engineers as
youngster and was plucked from
the ranks in Panama to attend West
Point, from which he was graduated
In 1929. Thereafter the Army sent
him through special course in
at Massachusetts, Tech
and then to cavalry school at Fort
Riley
In 1887 he was attached to the
Japanese Army on maneuvers, when
he cultivated many friendships
among the officers. He now perhaps
is the foremost American Army
on japanese military
thought.
He especially sought out the
younger Japanese officers, who are
those now commanding troops.
Some OF the japanese, their
tongues loosened by liquor, told him
1t was unfortunate they would have
to fight America, because the
Government doesn't un-
derstand the Japanese position. We
like Americans, because we feel more
like you than any one else"
Gen. Merrill remained in Japan
until October, 1941.
From Japan he went to Manila to
become intelligence onicer to Gen.
Douglas Macarthur. He was on a
flying mission to Rangoon at the
time of the Pearl Harbor attack.
In Burma he was an observer with
the British forces and was trans
ferred to Gen. Stilwell's command
when the latter arrived in Burma
with the Chinese forces.
Evening star., 1944-03-07
FoIqer. Kefouver to Speok

Wartime Problems of the South"
is to be the subject of a panel dis
cussion at 8 o'clock tonight in the
Archives Building Auditorium, when
representatives Folger of North
Carolina and Kefauver of Tennessee,
both Democrats, will tell Govern
ment employees from Southern States
about changes in their home States
caused by the war. The meeting is
one of series in Home State
Week sponsored by the Council of
State Legislative Clubs.
Evening star., 1944-03-07
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press.
SAnafA.

b9 lue hSSOclateQ PreSS.
Senate:
Routine session.
Agriculture Subcommittee hears
Jonathan Daniels, presidential side.
Military Affairs Subcommittee
questions Undersecretary 6f War
Patterson on cost-plus- -nxed- fee
contracts
Banking Committee hears Fed
eral Trade Commission witness on
proposal to suspend meat rationing.
Conferees meet. again on soldier
vote compromise.
House:
Debates $4,000, 900 school lunch
proposal
Lea Committee calls Chairman
James L. Fly in FEC inquiry.
Evening star., 1944-03-07
Envoy to Mop Lotvion Stotus

The Latvian Minister. DR.. Alfred
Bilmanis, will explain his nations
position in the discussions now going
on between the United States, FIN
land, Poland and the Baltic states
during the luncheon meeting of the
Lions Club at 1890 pm. tomorrow
in the Mayflower Hotel.
Evening star., 1944-03-07
Allies Hold Airdrome
Face Heavy Fighting
In Los Negros Jungle
By the Associated Press,

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Mar. T.
American troops pushed ahead
Sunday toward japanese posi-
tions and inevitable new jungle
battles to drive the enemy from
strategic Los Negros Island of
the Admiralty group in the Bis
+. marck Sea-a military campaign
i. startlingly remindful of the 1912
Guadalcanal invasion.
Allied forces had a tight grip on
Momote airdrome, which they seized
after their daring landing February
%. and have defended against fierce
attacks which cost the japanese
5000 killed and wounded in less
than week.
Their new move puts the Amer
leans across a lagoon north of
Momote airfield and gave them a
foothold on a 7-mile-long peninsula
forming the northern neck of Los
Negros Island.
Japs Use Artillery.
This advance, made in the face
Of japanese artillery fire, was one
of several offensive actions reported
IN Gen. Douglas MacArthur's COM
munique.
By-passing a lot of rough jungle
along the Northeast New Guinea
coast, units of the 32d Division made
an amphibious landing behind Japa-
nese positions and established them
selves 80 miles west of Saidor. This
puts them In the rear of Japanese
blocking the road to Madang. The
Madang area was heavily bombed.
Hundreds of miles eastward, on
Bougainville Island in the Solomons,
Allied planes bombed and strafed
Japanese concentrations against the
American perimeter at Empress Au-
gusta Bay, and artillery pounded the
japanese positions There was
mounting evidence that the thou
sands of Japanese stranded on Bou-
gainville were massing for some
desperate and probably suicidal
thrust at the Empress Augusta Bay
positions.
Southeast if Bougainville the
hopelessly abandoned Japanese on
Choiseul Island were blasted with
los tons of bombs and were strafed
In a leisurely daylight raid in which
even slow-moving Catalina patrol
planes took part. These Japanese,
gathered on northern Choiseul
beaches waiting for evacuation
barges that never arrived, were be-
lieved largely wiped out.
Heavy Attack on Rabaul.
Rabaul, on New Britain, was struck
with l81 tons of bombs in a midday
attack. AS is now usual, there was
no enemy aerial interference.
Gen. Macarthur indicated clearly
In the communique the Importance
Of resumption of the offensive by
dismounted American cavalrymen
on Los Negros Island. These troops,
reinforced since their landing, have
been subjected to heavy Japanese
artillery fire, but have had strong
support from American destroyers
that stood offshore and shelled
Japanese gun positions.
Possession of Momote Airdrome-
which was seized intact, like Hen
derson Field on Guadalcanal in the
1912 landing there by marines
gives Allied forces plane base
from which they can sweep large
areas of the Bismarck Sea and fur
ther isolate Rabaul and other
southerlY enemy bases
Evening star., 1944-03-07
Relief Corps Will Meet

The Department of the Potomac
Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary to
the GAR, will meet tomorrow at
the home of Mr.. Anna Horn, 146
INLAND terrace NE. There will be
a chicken waffle supper from to
Z pm. Sunday at Mrs. Horns home
Evening star., 1944-03-07

StlIi love each
other"
After his 19-
year-old actress
bride had dis
closed here yes
terday that they
separated . few
days ago, the
Al = year = old
crooner = b a n d
leader added at
san Diego that
an amicable un-
derstanding had
b e Q n reached
and:
Evening star., 1944-03-07
Sacks Used for Suits

DECLO, Idaho tR.-The simplot
Co., which dehydrates potatoes, be-
lieves in staying in character. It's
basket ball team, wears suits made
OF potato sacks.
Evening star., 1944-03-07
Rudy Va|ee's |: Bride
Plans Divorce Suit
By the Associated Press.

BY the AssociAted Press.
Los ANGELES. Mar. betty
jane Greer says she'll file suit for
divorce from Coast Guard 1t. Rudy
Vallee although both declare: I'VE
Evening star., 1944-03-07
ADVERTISEMENT.
TRY OVERNIGHT CARE
FOR MISERARl e COl ne

the way grandma did. She used mutton|
suet she medicated herself to relieve
ooads' coughing and muscle aches. Nov
mothers just rub on Penetro. Has base
containing old reliable mutton suet, with
modern scientific medication added
NJ, double supply 35c. Get Psnstro
Evening star., 1944-03-07

Henrik Ramsay. Foreign Minister,
on political developments.
Evening star., 1944-06-11
Chicuqo Livestock

CHICAGO, June 10 P,.--Salable cattle.
200: calves. none; compared Friday last
week, all except strictly top cattle worked
unevenly lower: top. 1880. new high on
crop; next highest price. 1740; good to
averase-ehoice steers $3.50 down, yearling
type offerings of most: medium grade so
lower, instances rs on light offerinss; bulk
steers, 14.0o-17.0O; sizable supply. 1900
17.35; 1.530-1,75O pound averages at out
side price: best yearlings. 1925 heifer
yeariings 17.15; stockers scarce but weak
to 20 lower: fed heifers mainly 25 down,
FED hefers ore 14boslss5: sY7pound 0k aux
erages making 1885; cows active early
0iSDi osar s ea q s on das s sSsns
closed at $50 down: Gamers, 6.5O-7 .25;
most grassy beef cows, 9.00-11 90; bulls
heavy sausage ofIerinss reached IL SO and
heavy fat bulls, 1880; bulk sausage bulls
10.55-I2.25: vealers firm at 1900 down.
pared Friday last. week, ali classes in very
light supply, steady to strong, shorn lambs
nc no better than steady; two loads good and
amSs anS DSun 1s2s sa .op Sofs fsas thrse
braskss. 15.O0-1 is SO; good and choice
pets n0s ooi4a5. W sms soms carrying m na me. me-
dtum end: medium and good shorn lambs.
l2.6O-13,00: load common and medium, Ss
choice native sprinsers. 15.75-16,00; less
desirable lightweishts down to 1880. good
and choice shorn ewes, 7.00-7.25: Gull and
load s0-pound Colorado shearing lambs,
salable hogs, 500: total, 1000: hog mar
210 pounds predominated at 1878 the
TOP; compared with a week ago, weishts
270 pounds and down steady; weights
over 270 pounds. 10 to Is cents lower:
sows. 5 to 25 cents lower: approxim tely
1000 unsold; practically all support hogs:
shippers took l;500 largely medium and
account.
Evening star., 1944-06-11
Stocks Extend
Gains al Close
|0f Good Week
Invasion Finds Market
Cclm; Buyers Favor
Peace Shares
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Press Financial Writer


NEW YORK, June f0-This weeks
long awaited European invasion
found the stock market with It's
defenses well manned and buying
power plentiful for a wide list of
peace-rated issues that stand to
reap quick benefits from victory.
Heavy demand for motors and ac-
cessories, low-priced and otherwise,
continued In today's brief session.
Numerous favorites touched peaks
for the year or longer with gains Of
fractions to more than a point.
Blocks of 1000 to 10000 shares
crowded the ticker tape and turn
over of 727,170 compared with 1885,
$40 last Saturday and was the larg-
est for short stretch since March
16 which was the best Saturday
mark since July 81, 1943.
The automotive group began
sprinting at the start. While a
number of pivotals lagged-these
still were restained by thoughts Of
postwar reconversion difficulties.
gamers were well In the majority
at the close.
| AhC <AcootidbCu OU-SLOCk
average was up 2 of a point at SO
but on the week showed a net de-
cline of as much. At that, 1t was
only A under its recent highest level
since 1897.
| The market reacted substantially
Monday as accounts we're lightened
on the theory the fall of Rome had
been pretty well discounted. The
l"D-day' news of Tuesday brought
the heaviest volume since November
8-better than 1,788,000 shares-to-
Igether with strong demand for
stocks with a peace tinge. Rails,
Iaircrafts and so-called armament
issues wavered, however, although
these regained their equilibrium be-
fore the end of the week. Divi-
Idends, regular and increased, in ad-
dition to earnings and rising domes-
tic political hopes were factors in
the revival.
At 1914 tops today were Chrys-
Ter, WHY'S Overland, Packard. Com
ltinental Motors (most active of the
list, Murray Corp, Gar Wood,
Hayes Mfg. Graham Paige, Inter-
national Telephone, Evans Products,
Stewart Warner, Briggs Mfg. and
Nash-Kelvinator
| The short interest on the Stock
Exchange rose 90,712 shares In May.
according to the exchanges monthly
report.
Bonds steadied. Modest curb gain
ers were Carrier Corp, Derby Oil,
Glen Alden Coal and American
Light.
Evening star., 1944-06-11

In bankruptcy or recevership or being reorganised
under Bankruptcy Act or securities assumed BY such
Rates of dividend in the foregoing table
annual disbursement based the last quarterly Or
cial or extra dvideads not included Ex dvid.na
9 Paid last year Payable in stock. Declared or
paid SO far this year Payable II CapaMSian M funds
Evening star., 1944-06-11

quotations furnished BY the Associated Press
1874 Stock and Sales Net
High, Low. Div rate. Add 90 High Low Close chge.
WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1874.
Evening star., 1944-06-11
Foreign Exchunqe

NEW YORK, June 10 0).-Closing for
IN dollars, others in cents:
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ketI eis per cent discount. or 9O.6s34
Europe--Great Britain. ofhcial buying,
4.01s selling, 4.04.
Latin America--Argentina, free, "a. 50,
20.65n. q Nominal.
Evening star., 1944-06-11
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, June 10 R,.-Commiss;on
houses sold wheat futures persistently to-
day and the market was weak, rejecting
bearishness resulting from the Govern
The trade in rye was nervous following an
early rally.
Whea4 closed l to 1h lower than yester-
day, July 1.5SA: oats we're of "a to ~,
July 74k. rye was "a to / cent higher.
yuly o5ls- and barley was on - to
Evening star., 1944-06-11
Market AVERAGES
Washington Stock Exchange

CReported by w. B. Hibbs & Co, Washington, D. c.
Transactions ON w4sHGT B SToGK FOR YEAR 1914 ur
Evening star., 1944-06-11
THE SUNDAY STAR, washington, D C.
SUNDAY II,

MARKET AVERAGES COM
piled b ythe Associated Press
are traced on the chart above.
AS of the close Friday, stock
and bond averages were below
a week earlier, while the COM
modify index was unchanged.
Evening star., 1944-06-11
Capital Securities
lover the Counter.}

The following nominal bid and asked
quotations on Washington securities trade
over the counter as Of Friday have been
assembled for The Star by Washington
members of the National Association OF
Security Dealers, Inc:
Evening star., 1944-06-11
Chicago Cash Market.

Chicago Cash Market.
Wheat. none. Barley. mailing. 125-
"A "a. nominal; feed, 1.15-1.22h, nom
inal. Field seed, per 100 pounds, timothy
$4,000, nominal; red top. 14.00-15 90.
nominal: red clover, 81 so, nominal: sweet
clover. 1880, nominal.
Insure your future security by buy
ing War Bonds and hanging on TO
them a:Hg ~ s5fae 1
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infant Of that age eats Is limit

infant Of that age eats 10 limit
less, but the preparation, cooking,
subdivision, pureeing Of It, etc,
ere the prime considerations.
Furthermore. a newly discoy-
cred digestive ferment, similar to
the familiar pepsin, cathapepsln,
has been found 10 be present IN
infants. and young children's
stomachs IN amounts greater than
pepsin, and 1t increases early in
life at greater rate than pepsin.
Since it acts as a digestant on
about the same foods as pepsin, we
have a situation that gives US
even more confidence in the in
fant's digestive powers.
Here, then, is a sample days
diet for the second year, rs APP
proved by the very latest and most
scientific authority can find on
infant feeding:
Breakfast
2 TO 3 ounces of fruit. 2 to 3
ounces of cooked cereal with cream
and a small amount of sugar, l
glass of milk, u slice Of toast.
Noon
. egg, or / TO 2 tablespoonfuls
Of ground meat, l tablespoonful of
mashed or baked potato. 2 TO 3
ounces of vegetable, = slice toast,
or | graham cracker, with butter,
glass of milk, a simple dessert,
such as custard.
Evening
Milk soup vegetable PURGE with
milk and butter), custard, or
cotton cheese, or ground liver, or
egg, , ounces of vegetables, y
slice toast, or l graham cracker,
with butter, , ounces of fruit,
glass of milk (or less if milk soup
has been given).
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ID. J. R.; II a person has dia-
betes are they eligible to be blood
donors at blood bank?
Answer: No. That is one OF the
absolute prohibitions.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-14
MN NAVAL seHooL

ITHACA. y. Y.-INs-A. [. s.
Naval REESE. = mi4shipmens school
will he established a. Cornell on
March !, with an initial class n
200 apprentice seamen from college
VIA training programs cart h.
" Chippendsle. commanding Of.
hcer OF the Naval Training School
announced today The students
viii remain four months, and coo
viii enter the school on the first
OF each month until an overall
strength Of 500 is reached in June.
The school will be maintained at
that figure.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-14
tomorrow is a Lovely Word

/ be hurrying TO some special desu-
nation. And all the cars"
There are always lots Of cars In
Washington" Andrea said, but
do feel something in the air Shall
we walk out toward the White
House,
mo. Beth said. Tets so this
way"
on Pennsylvania avenue, traffic
was moving slowly an endless
stream of great black official cars
moving the distance Of a block
between lights.
Pedestrians moved in slow,
steady flow past the iron picket
fence around the White House
grounds. casting somber faces to-
ward the great white building. On
their faces was a stunned, hushed
look.
Inside the White House radio
men and newspaper correspondents
from all over the country. sum
moned by telephone from their
peace-time Sabbath, were waiting.
white-faced. tense, for the appear
ance of Steve Early. The president
was in his study, close to a tele-
phone.
on Massachusetts, avenue, slant
eyed house-boys peerod through
the curtains OF the Japanese en-
bassy to watch the police keeping
back the ominous crowds gather
ing there. In the rear of the build
ing, a small fire was started and
yellow smoke drifted up from
burning papers.
In Pittsburgh. San Francisco,
Omaha, Kansas City, London and
Berlin. in every town and city,
hamlet and whistle stop in the
United States, men and women sat
by their radios, stunned beyond
speech.
At Pearl Hsrbor the dead and
dying lay, 5000 miles away.
Andrea Barnes and Beth Kinnan
warmed their hands around cups
Of steaming chocolate in little
store run by Greek, and decided
that a two-hour walk was enough
on a day which even the sun could
not make less bleak.
Lets go home and read until
dinner-time," Andrea proposed.
You've got me down, all this psy-
chic stun, feeling something in the
air OF yours gives me the creeps."
1T could have happened" Beth
said to herself. 1T could have"
II was just half past four when
they went into the house. At first
they thought there was no one
there-they usually heard voices in
the living room on Sunday after
noon-and then they saw that the
living room was filled. Everyone in
the house seemed to be there, all
eyes turned TO the radio, which
was on. They heard the voice Of a
news commentator, and the click
rof knitting needles. That was all.
Andrea was halfway up the
stairs. Beth at her heels, when she
heard it:
.. . Earlys statement: so
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-14
CHAPTER THIRTY-oNE

BETH SIGHED and picked up
her soup spoon. She didn't even
look up when Andrea fed from the
dining room with eyes and cheeks
hot as fame after Beth made her
sharp retort
Dinner in the Ronald household
If ever there was one. would never
have a dull moment Not with An
drea making a habit Of foupcing
aWav from the table every time she
got in a peeve. Maybe an ever-loving
Jim would go after her and cajole
her back into a happy frame OF
mind, but Beth was through with
all that
Stolidly she plowed through va
terry soup, breast Of veal, carrots
and peas, apple pie and coffee
Then quite calmly she got up and
went up to the Merrill girls room,
as if Andrea we're not in the house
and played gin rummy until mid
night. Andrea could have been in
Timbuctoo.
Sunday morning she came back
from church and looked in the liv-
ing room for her, now full of con-
triton, but Andrea, someone said,
had gone out at II and said she
wouldn't be back that day.
Beth went up to see what An
drea had borrowed. It was almost
impossible TO believe she hadn't
borrowed anything, but she hadn t.
Beth began to realize that Andrea
was mad clear through.
Monday morning they met for
the first time at the breakfast Ia
bic. Andrea looked up and said
nothing.
Have good time at the
party" Beth asked.
Very good. OF course I'm not a
brilliant conversationalist."
That won't bother me this
morning" Beth informed her, look
ing at her watch. i've six min
utes to catch my breakfast"
It went on that way for a week
Politeness at breakfast and dinner
No evening dates together. Andrea
had two dates that week with
Eunice and played bridge one
night with some girls. BY Saturday
she was tired of being aloof and
greeted Beth at dinner time as il
nothing had happened. Beth was
glad TO have the storm over.
Let's take long walk tomor-
row, Beth" Andrea proposed. "I'll
so to church with you and after
lunch we'll take a real hike"
They started out a little after
two, feeling a cold wind cutting
through the bare stark trees that
had so lately been shading hot
streets, swapping their footsteps to
warm themselves. Everywhere they
saw men in uniform, men whose
faces had new, purposeful look
They were aware Of an odd under
current in the air.
Beth shivered once and said
Doesn't Washington seem unusual
to you today? Everybody seems 70
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-14

far as is known now. the attacks
on Hawaii and Manila we're
made wholly without warning
when both nations were at peace
and were delivered within an
hour or so Of the time the Japa-
nese ambassador and Special
Envoy kuruso had gone TO the
State Department and handed 10
the secretary of state the Japa-
nese reply to the secretary's
memorandum Of Nov 20,
LAS soon as information OF
the attack on Manila and Hawaii
was received the War and Navy
departments flashed II immedi-
ately to the president at the
White House, thereupon the
president directed the Army and
Navy to execute all previously
prepared orders looking to the
defense OF the United States:
THE president now is with
the secretary of war and the
secretary OF the navy, and steps
are being taken to advise con-
gressional leaders
Andrea came back down the
stairs and for a long moment the
two white-faced girls looked at
each other. Then their hands met
and held. and slowly they went into
the living room.
1T happened At half-past two.
Just after you went out they made
the first announcement" they we're
told. THE Japs bombed Pearl Har-
Der just before eight this morn
ing"
Jim,
His name was a prayer In the
hearts of the two girls who sat
huddled together on the sofa in a
Washington living room listening
for the news flashes that came
over the radio, waiting, waiting. as
thousands OF others were for the
most important news OF all-vhat
were the casualties
At a quarter OF eight news
caster broke in to say, "Bill Has
sett, Steve Early's assistant, has
just come out OF the lobby Of the
executive Offices to make the fol-
lowing announcement: The War
Department has supplied the White
House with preliminary-it Is
only a prelininary-report on cas-
ualties. This report places the mill
tary dead at 104, and the military
wounded at more than 800 > "
Andrea rose and walked from the
room, the color back in her face
once more, her step light When
Beth caught up with her, she
turned and smiled. There's moth
ing 10 worry about, Beth. Only 104
dead, out OF all those men. I know
Jim is safe This is just a furry. "
On the waterfront Of San Diego,
a silent throng stood, watching the
loading OF a giant transport and,
as one man, they looked with cold.
determined eyes, west across the
harbor. beyond Point Iona over
the Pacific where men were dead
and dying and Andrea Barnes
furry had become a storm from
hell.
(To BE Contlnued)