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alone. One American tank destroyer
outfit was credited with destroying
nine enemy tanks ct the height Of
the German drive.
While the American infantrymen
fought the NaEls to standstill on
the ground, the Mediterranean air
forces threw virtually their entire
striking power into the battle early
yesterday In O shattering assault
that proved the death blow to the
enemy offensive,
spearheaded BY flying fortresses
and LiberAtors, the Allied planes
hurtled 10000 twehtyspound frAg.
mentation bombs down among the
German front line troops and their
achievements TnRsslng In the rear
OF the beachhead.
It was the greatest air lombard.
ment ever launched In cooperation
with ground forces In the history
OF aerial warfare.
Col. Thomas w. Steed, Etowah,
Tenn, Q Liberator group COM
mander, said the Germans had "a
lot Of heavy mobile stuff down
there" and that the bombing was
"doggone good"
A veteran Of the Tokyo raid, It.
Col Travis Hoover, Arlington
Callf., now deputy commander Of q
Liberator group, also went on the
bombing mission as o co.pilot.
The battered Germans threw up
terrific FAX barrage, but only 25
enemy fighters were sighted over
the beachhead and they refused Ia
come to the aid Of their ground
forcse. Bomber crewmen said many
Germans were believed TO have been
killed In the widespread assault.
In ell, the Allied cir forces few
some 1900 sortics, including forays
against enemy shipping and high
way transportation along the Jugo-
slav coast, and lost six planes.
Raj Wellingtons also were on the
attack, hitting railway, shipping
and arbor installations along the
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Rome r. r.
Yards BIitzed
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(The Vatican radio reported last
night that q single unidentified
plane dropped bombs on Papal
property In the immediate vicinity
Of Vatican City yesterday
Allied Headquarters, Naples.
March 3 - (UP) - Air ofilcials
said today they had no record OF
any Allied planes flying over Rome
Wednesday night, when an uniden-
titled bomber was reported to have
dropped six bombs in the vicinity
Of Vatican City, causing consider
able damage to several buildings.
The Vatican radio said four Of
the small-caliber bombs lell within
the xtra-territorial area OF the
Collegio Urbani Di Propaganda Eide
and the Collegio Internazionale Ag-
ostiniano Di Santa Monica. The
others were reported to have ex-
ploded at the beginning Of Viale
Dele Mura Aurelie. opposite the
palace Of the Holy once and st.
Peters Oratory.
One workman was reported killed
by q bomb splinter.
Both Rome and Berlin radios
identified the bomber as an Allied
plane.
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Reinforced
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Continued from Page II
enemy's garrison, although outnum-
bering our own troops, was 80 oon-
pletely surprised and out-maneuver-
ed into dispersed positions that re-
connaissance was Immediately de-
veloped into penetration which Is
being exploited into complete occu-
patton"
A spokesman disclosed that the
landing party, units OF the dis
mounted First cavalry Division,
went In with only light equipment,
consisting mostly Of machine guns
and mortars, with which they re-
pulsed an enemy counter.attack on
the airheld, less than "a hours
after the invasion.
Bombers Attack
While the ground forces were eS-
pandlng the beachhead positions,
Idberator and Mitchell bombers at
tackled Lorengau Alrdrome on Manus
Island, eight miles across the straits
separating Los Negros from the
principal Admiralty base.
American airmen also continued
their assaults on other enemy hold
lngs throughout the Southwest Pa
clfic. Solomons- based medium bomb
ers and fighters hit Rabaul on New
Britain for the 9th consecutive day,
dropping 80 tons Of bombs on RAJ
baul township and the Duke OF York
island and starting explosions and
fires In two blocks Of buildings.
Naval units, also from Solomons
bases, Joined with the bombers In
attacking New Ireland A troop
laden barge was sunk by American
fighter planes In Nabuto Bay, and
four other barges and three small
craft were destroyed or damaged.
The American warships shelled
Cape st. George, Borpop and Ma
matani, silencing shore battery
and starting fires on the coast.
The New Guinea coast was hit
again, with Allied air patrols rang
ing from Madang TO Hollandia, 2l5
miles northwest OF Wewak. A 1000
ton vessel was left sinking at Hol-
landia, an enemy bomber was de.
stroyed at Wewak, and enemy In
stallations were damaged severely
In the Madang coastal areas.
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s4@-ssa 49, -
until I'll p. m. Saturday"
Thus, unless the supreme court
grants the writ or Dewey again
intervenes, Lepke and his hench-
men still would die within the week
set for their death.
II granted, the writ would result
In O review by the supreme court
to determine whether the U. s.
district court and the circuit court
OF appeals erred when they denied
writs OF habeas corpus which WOULD
have returned Lepke to federal
custody to serve out the remainder
OF q 14-year sentence on o mar
cotics conviction.
Wegman had made the unsuccess-
full appeals for the habeas corpus
writs Tuesday and Wednesday.
After q career Of crime which be.
gan with petty pushcart thefts
when he was seven, Lepkt was tried
and convicted on the narcotics
charge. Shortly after he began his
sentence, he was tried and con-
victed, along with Capone and
Weiss, OF the murder Of JOSEPH,
Rosen, the candy store keeper. Aft.
err three years Of wangling between
the federal government and New
York state, the government agreed
To turn him over for execution on
the murder charges.
News Of the reprieve-the sixth
since Lepke was scheduled to die
was carried TO the gangster by q
Catholic priest. He entered Lepkes
cell, just few feet from the iron
door which hides the electric chair,
IS minutes after his wife had Wis.
tied him and babe him goodbye.
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SIush Fund
Arouses Byrd
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British United Press. The exchange
Of correspondence was as follows:
Honorable Harry r. Byrd,
United States Senate,
Washington, D C.
Dear Senator Byrd:
II am informed that the agency
which sent the news story about the
alleged raising OF nifty million dol
lars to defeat the president, should
he run for another term, was the
British United Press. AS for your
question whether the owl approved
sending this dispatch abroad
am o little at o loss to understand
1t. We have, Of course, no right to
approve or disapprove any dis.
patches sent abroad by news agen.
cles ncr do we In ordinary course
have any knowledge Of their con-
tents until they are seen In print
by Our Offices overseas.
I'VE should be glad to try TO OBJ
tain for you any future leaflets dis.
tr1buted to American troops, buI
suggest that delay might be obvI-
ated II you applied directly To the
ONCE Of the British ministry OF in.
formation In the embassy here
from whom we should have Il
get them.
Cordially,
"(Signed) ELMER DAVIS,
director"
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Italian Ships
To Red Navy
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able TO the Soviet navy. The pres
ident emphasized however, that nc
transfer had been made and that
the plan was only half decided.
After the war, he said, there
might DO something done on q more
permanent basis, but would not
elaborate on that point.
Asker whether the proposed as
alignment involved italian naval YES
sells now interned In the BalerIc
Islands, Mr.. Roosevelt pointed out
quickly that this was different
matter--a Spanish problem.
Mr.. Roosevelt, after much ques-
tioning, simplified his explanation
OF the division of the Italian fleet
by saying that Italy surrendered
10 the three big powers and with
the surrender came o certain num-
Der OF ships.
Aside from q fair division, the
president said the United States
was anxious to give Russia any aid
we can. He declined to estimate
the number Of ships involved or
their total tonnage.
OF Stettinius' trip, the president
said the European committee was
not the top item on his agenda.
Asked what the top item was, Mr..
Roosevelt said there was not O
headline IN 1t.
He explained that Stettinius would
take only two or three people with
him, adding that this could not be
called O full dress conference.
A large number OF items were re-
garded as possible for consideration
covering both war and postwar in.
ternational political questions. 1t
had been rumored that Stettinius
might take with him American ideas
on what should constitute proper
armistice terms for Germany, as we'll
as ideas on cleaning up some points
Of friction that may have developed
on some details Of Anglo American
collaboration.
1t will be Stettinius' first trip
abroad since he succeeded Sumner
Welles as Undersecretary OF State.
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Wild Scene
In Court
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vehement and vociferious arguments
against discharging the panel Or
iginally," Freschi said, HE has now
done an about face, which indicates
to me he has not been acting IN
good faith"
Freschi said that Broderick "has
tried to make this trial O farce and
q mockery for purposes I cannot
fathom.
His conduct has been such that
although proper rulings were made
TO protect his client, I do believe
this jury panel may somehow have
become prejudiced."
Freschi said that the defendant
may be put to trial again without
claiming that he has been subjected
to double Jeopardy.
After apologizing to the talesmen
for having kept them waiting one
hour this morning, Freschi asked
them to remain In court "for few
more minutes because I may have
something more to say"
Broderick rose to his feet to start
to speak.
mo" Freschi said emphatically.
Broderick began again.
mo" the Judge shouted.
They continued with Freschi's
Nos" rising To pitch higher than
Broderick's voice.
Frederick finally dropped his
voice, waited a moment. then said
MAY I take exception to your
honor's ruling that he will not hear
Inc at this timer"
Eyes, you may do that, that's
proper" Freschi said.
Nov, that leaves unsettled one
more point" Freschi continued.
II direct counsel to show cause
one week from today why he should
not be cited for contempt of court.
The district attorneys office will
draw up the proper papers and serve
them on counsel before that date"
Freschi indicated that in view
Of what had happened, he did not
think he would sit as trial judge
when Lonergan goes to trial again.
Lonergan, the forgotten man as
faS ah spectators were concerned
sat throughout the uproarious ses-
sion, watching the judge and Brod-
erick, his fingers working nervously.
Hogan pointed out that although
discharging the panel was in effect
mistrial, 1t would not be techni-
cally so unless a Juror had been
selected.
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tCOIlLlnuSQ IEOHl rage ~
altitude. Numerous Raj fighter
formations also were active.
Other Formations
Later other formations OF Allied
bombers shuttled back and forth
across the Channel.
American marauders attacked
airfields In Northern France, while
Raj Typhon hghter-bombers raided
detectives on the invasion coast.
Both were escorted by fighters.
The Anglo. American campaign to
smash completely Germany's
sources OF aircraft In advance of
an invasion Of western Europe en-
tered a new phase with the RATS
night assaults on plane assembly
miles northwest of Paris, and an
aircraft plant at Albert, rs miles
north Of the capital.
The Meulan- les Mureaux plants
manufacture components for Mes
serschmitt 100 fighters and recon-
Nuisance aircraft, while that at
Albert repairs aircraft engines and
assemblies Focke-Wulf 100 engines.
With most of the key aircraft
works in Germany already in ruins
following last weeks record often
sive, the Allied air command APP
parently decided to turn its atten-
ton to factories engaged In similar
production In occupied countries.
The Air Ministry announced that
the French plants were Clearly
identified" with first reports indi-
eating that the raids were "effec-
tive"
The German DNB Agency and
French broadcasts said British
bombers raided the Paris area"
Twin ngined Mosquito bombers
joined In the nights forays with at
tacks on detectives in western Ger
many while other aircraft mined
enemy waters. Not O plane was lost
In any Of the night operations.
The Raj raids allowed American
daylight attacks yesterday on IN
dustrlal targets In southwest Ger
many and the Nazi fighter training
airfield at Chartres, so miles SOUTH
west Of Paris. Little opposition was
met by the Flying Fortresses and
Liberators. Escorting fighters shot
down 10 intercepting enemy planes.
Eleven bombers and three fighters
were lost.
The clandestln radio Atlantic said
coo iour-enRined bomhers hit Prank
furt in southwest Germany and
caused severe damage" including
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GombIing
King Shot
Continued from Page -

Physicians said an operation prob
ably would be necessary TO save his
life.
Before losing consciousness at the
hospital. Williams declined to COM
ment regarding the attack and said
he did not know who his assailants
were.
williams recently was acquitted
Of the murder OF Martin (Sonny
Boy Quirk. q rival gang leader,
although q member of the williams
gang named the tavern owner and
handbook operator as the instigator
OF the plot on Quirk's life.
ouirks murder last september
10, followed the shooting Of Danny
Stanton. with Nitti q member OF
the old al Capone gang, and vii.
liams was believed 10 have at
tempted to take control Of the
crumhling syndicate and It's large
income for himself.
James Egan. confessed flngerman
In the Quirk staying who involved
williams and others In the MUIR
der, has been IN protective Gus
tody" at the Cook county jail for
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Honorable Elmer Davis
niwaakns,

Honorable Elmer DAVIS
Director
Once of War Information
Washington, D. G.
My Dear Mr.. Davis:
Thanks so much for your prompt
reply to my letter with respect to
the news story regarding the alleged
raising Of $4,000 900 to defeat the
president should he run for another
term.
You state that this was sent BY
the British United Press. Gould vol,
give me information as to the con-
troll Of this organizationP Is 1t
British controlled and owned, and
who are the officers? Does 1t dis
tribute news only to the British
Empirer Please advise me further
Of the scope Of its activities In the
dissemination Of news.
I shall appreciate all the informa-
ton you can furnish me.
Cordially yours.
(Signed) HARRY F. BYRD
The British United Press Is a
wholly owned subsidiary Of the
United Press Associations. It dis
seminates news through the United
Kingdom and the British Empire
Its ofticers are:
Charles F. Crandall, Of Montreal
president and a member Of the
board Of directors.
Robert w. KeySerlingk, Of Mon
treal. secretary and member of the
board Of directors.
Hugh Baillie, Of New York, F. H
Fisher, Of London, Eng, and Edwin
NJ. Williams. OF New York, members
Of the board Of directors.
London. March SUPP - Greai
Britain merely is an interested by
stander and actually is taking nc
part In American politics, Brender
Bracken, minister OF information
told American correspondents last
night.
His statement was made In con-
nection with dispatches in the
American press that Britain is sup
porting certain candidates and TAX
ing an unusual interest In the CON-
ing United States presidential elec-
ton.
Its o lot Of rubbish that we are
taking part In America npolitics and
trying TO influence the situation. "
Bracken said. If we did express
support for q certain candidate. II
would be q disadvantage to that
candidate.
The same would apply II Amer
lea dabbled In British politics and
expressed support for some candi-
date. It's something that Is not
done here or In America"
The minister OF information said
It was only natural for newspapers
each of the two countries to be In
terested In what Is going on in the
other, But that does not mean that
either one Is actively taking part"
He said one Church Of England
newspaper read by only few people
criticized Gov. Thomas Z. Dewey OF
New York and was widely quoted
In the United States as q result. He
said some correspondents considered
this editorial rs suggesting that the
church was backing President Roos.
evelt and taking sides in the Amer
lean political campaign.
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BOMBER sALUTEs MOTHER

Norwood. Mass, March Sup
Bound on q secret mission on his
25th birthday, 1t. Joseph P. Bilotta
swept over his home here in Fly
ing Fortress and in bomb-like FASH
ion dropped q message OF love TO his
mother who had come out 10 watch
him fly past.
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Walter WixaCIAeIl
In Ne1C York

hard-won stripes Tippled and
clustering, the Major called upon
the Marine to salute 4, The Kid
responded quickly :. After ell, he
had been only q copy.boy: the
Major had been an editor, II you
please II was q tight, tense
moment A real editor looked up
from his work with studied puzzle.
ment 'srell me-" he said In
clipped, quiet, carrying syllables,
(which one Of you was II who killed
six Japs on 0uadalcanal2" .
The Major waddled out the door (,
The kid was too modest.
Manhattan Murals; The white
haired clergyman jogging along
South street, down near the bay,
every six ayem The gorIuss re.
ceptlonist In the SonorAma Mu.
scum Union Square, deserted
tnd lonely. Not soap.hox In sight
The attractive policewoman,
who pilots the teen.age bobby -sox
brigade out Of the Times Square
dance halls and bars. She's pref
tier than most showgirls The
three sailors serenading the nurses
quarters windows OF the 6th Avenue
Hospital . The flip guy reluct.
antly leaving the Little Palm Club
and barking II wanna take O poke
at anybody" And Jim Stanley
squelching; You'd better start eat
Ing Wheaties, Bub."
The Late Watch: Remember that
story here about the Philly shrew
who was swlndled by q Miami bounV
Pullman black marketeer.? Anyway
she bought two compartments and
discovered one was occupied by an
III lady, convalescing from pneu-
monia. 1t Infatuated her, so she
took 1t out on the aillng one, kick
ing on the door oil the way down
South and sereeching: II don't care
II she Is sick, I hope she diesl"
Well, she became q widow last week
Irony is always so bitter Ell.
sign Don dillis and his wife, the ex-
Jackie Oately, dancer. viii be 4.
The jeff BerT1ies (he's Den's broth.
err have parted Variety's page
SO Is most interesting this isSue.
George Rats brightest day Is be.
cause Of showgirl Stormy Knight
Major I'd Byron's divorce cost him
$4,000 Dorothy Fox's cost hel
$50 In Miami That male star
who pans Lena Horne Is being Q
bore :. That 30 per cent night club
tax viii be tough on servicemen
You mean the feners In uniform who
are fighting this war have gotta pay
for II, too2
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Yanks Liquidate 1900
Yard Salient In Italy
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west coast Of Italy last night.
Only limited patrol activity and
artillery exchanges were reported
from the main Bth Army front
south Of the beaehhead and on the
British 9Th Army's Adriatic coastal
sector.
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several months and only yesterday
refused to pest bail for his release
after the murder charges against
him had been nolle prosseod.
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BROADWAY BALLAD

IS a. my silence, be aware Of
mat am with you down the
tha narrowed lane,
And all my hopes ere grouped that
ytfl may miss
Ihe slightest tlnge Of heartbroak
OF Of pain 49,.
! want The sun 70 flood your chosen
Ene soflest breese to serenade
your sleep,
Ard may contentment be the after
of every lovely rendezvous We
keep.
And ~ III find my warmth within
your smile,
Ny Joy IN every secret glance We
share,
50 when we reach our golden after
while
Ihere vii. be legends, gossamCr
and rare,
Legends Of how g shy girl came 70
Bringing me faith and trust and
constAncyl
don VAIN.
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conflagrations in many parts Of the
city.
The Air Ministry announced In O
survey OF February operations that
Raj heavy bombers dropped 1O,e40
short tons Of explosives on Germany
In five major attacks during Feb
ruary, including the record -shatter-
Ing 2,e00-ton attack on Berlin
February IS. Bad flying weather
kept the big bombers grounded ex-
cept during the last part oe the
month.
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Weeks Stoy

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Noxon rial
Postponed

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Attack

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EdlteriaI Dept Novelette,: 1t hap
penAd In the city room OF ore OF
the Big Town gazettes Two Of
the boys were back to say hello
One (Who has never been out Of the
country wore the army oak leaf.
=. The other wore The gray-green
Of the Marines, with O couple Of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-10-12
Scientific Savagery
Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati Enquirer Naz Germany's spokesmen had promised Europe blood bath" if the Reich toppled = and they obviously are making good their grisy promise. Not leven in the days of Atilla the Hun was there such wholesale butchery of defenseless peoples, such a grand concert of atrociousness
 Some of the killing has been carefully planned, scientifically carried out For instance. Maidenek, the murder factory Lublin, Poland Time Maga- zines Moscow correspondent, who recently visited it with party of newspapermen, told how it looked: A temporary city of neat barracks, surrounded by double 12-foot fences of barbed wire electrically charged and guarded by hundreds of man-eating dogs And the four concrete gas chambers-bg enough snuff the lives out of 2000 people at time The Germans sent their victims into bath houses first shen into the gas chambers. The letha gas used was zyklon B. which affects all parts of the organism It works faster and quicker when the body is warm washed and wet-hence the baths before
 In day, on November 3, 1943, the Soviet Atrocities Commission learned the German experts in murder at Maidenek snuffed out the lives of 18O0O Poles, Jews, political prisoners and war prisoners They went from the gas chambers into crematorium That was where young Polish girl reported to have been bound to steel stretcher and showed alive into the furnace when she refused to dsrobe for the oregassing bath. The usual procedure however, was to cut the bodies they would burn better. With typical efficiency the Germans heated the water for the camp in the furnaces and used the ashes of the victims for fertilizer. The clothing of the victims also was metculously saved and sorted. The house at Maidenek found to contain 820000 pairs of shoes-men's, womens, childrens, even babies shoes. The record indicated some 500000 persons of 9 natonaties were put to death at Maidenek while the loudspeakers of the camp played The Beautiful Blue Danube necessarily.
 Then there is the impromptu killing. Such as when partisans in Civittea della Clana Italy, shot three Germans soldiers they found footing The Ger man Army knocked on the doors of the town and shot all who answered. dragged every man and boy they could find to the school courtyard and machine gunned them to death; 23O in all There have been scores of Lidices With minor variations, the same thing has happened in almost every country infested by the Nazs. In one French city the entire popu- laton herded into church and cremated with fire bombs. In Paris the Americans found 7500O graves of people murdered by the Nazis asbestos sheds where victims tortured to death with flame throwers.
 It will soon be over But it must not be forgotten