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Evening star., 1944-10-20
Private in Philippines in 1899
Returns as 9th Army Head
Kruger Prepared
For as Years for
His Present Role
Fy The Associated Press.

Ey me Associated Press.
WITH 9th ARMY FORCES.
LEYTE ISLAND, P. l., Oct. 90
Forty-flve years ago an obscure
young private still in his teens
fought in the first Philippine cam
paign and showed unmistakable
talent in the art of war.
Now that private has returned to
the Philippines as Gen. MacArthur's
three-star field commander.
He is tough, taciturn. 63-year-old
1t. Gen. Walter Kruger, one of the
Army ablest soldiers.
The commanding general of the
9th Army spent four and one-half
decades preparing for the battle he
Is now directing
He came to the United States from
Germany when he was 8 years old
and 10 years later was a technical
high school student in Cincinnati
when the Spanish-American War
broke out. He enlisted from his
home at Madison, Ind.
Went to Cuba in 1898.
War was his meter and he took
to Army life as naturally as an
eagle TO the air, The soft-spoken
student quickly adapted himself to
taking orders and giving them. He
was sent to Cuba in 1893 as a nom
commissioned officer on enlisting
and when mustered out the follow
Ing year re-enliSted in the Regular
Army, sailing for Luzon to fight
under Gen. Arthur Macarthur. One
of the West Pointers who also was
IN the field at this time was Gen.
MacArthur's son Douglas.
Promotions came slowly to the
professional soldier in the following
years and he was captain in 1916
when the Mexican border incident
developed. He was elevated to lieu
tenant colonel and led the 10th
Pennsylvania Infantry Division on
a punitive expedition. During his
rise from the ranks he became
known as strict disciplinarian but
as an officer who dealt fairly and
without prejudice toward his men.
Active in World War.
In the World War Gen. Kruger
was the acting chief of staff of the
9th Division and later chief of staff
OF the AEF Tank Corps, for which
he was awarded the Distinguished
Service Medal.
From 1922 to 1924 he served as n
member of the War Plans Division
OF the general staff and the Joint
Army-Navy Board. Then, as
major general, he was given COM
mand of the 9th Army Corps with
headquarters at San Antonio, Tex.
Here was formed the nucleus of his
now-famous Alamo task force.
In May. ls4l. he became = lieu
Evening star., 1944-10-20
Jap Admiral Reported
Killed in Torpedo Plane
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 20-Vice Admiral
Nashaharu Arima of the japanese
Navy was killed October Is when his
torpedo plane attacked and hit a
big United States aircraft carrier"
off the Philippines. Berlin radio said
today reporting a Tokyo dispatch.
Just why an admiral was riding
a torpedo plane, one of the most
hazardous of naval weapons, was
not disclosed
The Tokyo dispatch said the ad-
miral crashed his torpedo plane
against the command bridge of the
carrier, when his plane failed to
climb, and added: He will remain
an example of japanese heroism."
Before he crashed, he was said to
have torpedoed the carrier, but no
such damage has been reported by
Allied naval authorities.
Evening star., 1944-10-20
Messages
Continued From First Page }

Pearl Harbor, he went over it with
the military heads. Then very soon
after he returned to Washington.
Mr.. Roosevelt continued, the actual
preparations were begun.
Congratulates Leaders.
Mr.. Roosevelt last night sent con-
gratulations to Gen. Macarthur, Ad-
miral Chester w. Nimitz and Ad-
miral william P Halsey. He also di-
rected message to President
OSmena of the Philippines, reiterat-
ing the determination of this Nation
to re-establish the Philippines as "a
free and independent member of the
family of nations"
In separate statement. the Pres
ident declared: I'VE promised to re-
turn; we have returned" But he
characterized the assaults on Leyte
as "only way station on the road
to Japan"
The message to President Osmena
said:
"On this occasion on the return
OF Gen. Macarthur to Philippine soil
with our airmen, our soldiers and
our sailors, We renew our pledge
We and our Philippine brothers in
armS-with the help of Almighty
Goodwill drive out the invader: we
will destroy his power to wage wal
again, and We will restore a world
of dignity and freedom-a world of
confidence and honesty and peace"
You Have Nations Prayers"
To Gen. Macarthur, the President
said:
THE whole American Nation to-
day exults at the news that the GAL
liant men under your command have
landed on Philippine soil. 1 know
well what this means to you. |
know what it cost you to obey my
order that you leave Corregidor in
February. 1912, and proceed to Aus
tralia. Since then you have planned
and worked and fought with whole
souled devotion for the day when
you would return with powerful
forces to the Philippine Islands
That day has come. You have the
Nations gratitude and the Nations
prayers for success as you and your
men fight your way back to Bataan. "
In the message to Admirals
Nimitz and Halsey the President
said the country has followed with
pride the magnificent sweep of your
feet into enemy waters" He added
In addition to the gallant fight
ing of your flyers, we appreciate the
endurance and superb seamanship
of your forces. Your fine co-opera-
ton with Gen. Macarthur furnishes
another example Of teamwork ano
the effective and intelligent use OF
all weapons.
Evening star., 1944-10-20

the American Army and Navy in the.
Pacific has caught the enemy COM
pletely of balance. The American
flag flies once again on her Fflipinoss
soil. ~
Evening star., 1944-10-20
HoIsey 'SoIvoges'
Fleet and 'Retires'
Toward Jap Forces
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, PEARL HARBOR,
Oct. 20.-Admiral William F.
Halsey thoroughly enjoyed Ra-
dio Tokyo's little joke about the
imperial fleet having sunk be-
tween 40 and So ships in his
and Vice Admiral Marc A.
Mitcher's carrier force.
He proved 1t by sending COM
forting assurance to Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz that he is
now retiring toward the enemy,
following the salvage OF all the
Sd Fleets ships recently report
ed sunk by the Japanese.
Admiral Nimitz disclosed the
message in a special press re-
lease.
Evening star., 1944-10-20
Another jap Worship
Sunk by liberutor
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
AN ADVANCED AMERICAN 14th
AIR FORCE BASE IN CHINA, Oct
10 Delayed A B-24 team of al
most the same lineup which knocked
off japanese cruiser last Monday
blew up a destroyer last night.
Skimming the South China Sea
on the first bomb run against q
formidable japanese naval forma-
ton, this "one-plane air force sank
destroyer Of the Mutsuki class, 90
miles southwest Of Hong Kong, and
made second pass at a cruiser
and a large freighter.
They desisted only after the bomb
ing apparatus got out of kilter.
Evening star., 1944-10-20
Walker
Continued From First page)

interfere with this gravest threat
to their conquered empire. For days
huge conveys of ships converged
from dozens of American forward
bases scattered over the Central
Philippines, and with the first crack
OF dawn, hundreds of ships Of every
type began filing slowly through the
entrance of Leyte Gulf.
On the upper deck, steel helmets
Evening star., 1944-10-20

What did You do today to help
win the war?-Buy War Bonds.
Evening star., 1944-10-20
General Who Probed
Hitler Plot Is Killed
IS the Associated Press,

BY the ASsoclated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 20.-Gen. Walter
Schroth, member of the German
court of honor investigating the
July 20 attempt on Hitlers life, was
reported by the Berlin radio yester-
day to have been killed in an acci-
dent.
Gen. Schroth, who was Sc, was a
captain in the World War.
Evening star., 1944-10-20

tenant general, commanding the Sd
Army and the Southern Defense
Command. When Gen. Macarthur
formed his 9th Army in the South.
west Pacific in February, 1943, he
called for his old friend Walter to
command it.
Since then the 9th Army has been
constantly on the move, with IA
amphibious operations from Lac
and Salamaua across the length of
New Guinea to Morotai and now
back to the Philippines.
Evening star., 1944-10-20
O. B. McCIintock, 78,
Manufactured, Dies

BY Jhe Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 90. B
McClintock, IS. president of ths
company that bears his name ant
pioneer in the manufacture of banl
protection devices, died today al
Abbot Hospital.
He was former district COVER
nor CT Rotary International.
Evening star., 1944-12-12
CrisIer Seen as Coach of Year
By Griffith, Late Big 10 Head

team Waich was strong enough to
brush aside Pennsylvania, Illinois
and Wisconsin, and came close to
toppling Ohio State.
"Crisler had the pick of the crop
in 1912 when Bill Daley of Min
nesota. Elroy Hirsch of Wisconsin
and other lend-lease players were
available to Michigan" said Grif-
fifth, but he proved beyond any
doubt last season. that he could
make ends meet when things were
tough"
The Wolverines, VINO finished
second to the Buckeyes in the con-
ference race, outscored their oppo-
nents, 204 to 81. in winning s of
their 10 games.
The Wolverines won five confer
ence games, downing Minnesota
Northwestern, Purdue. Illinois and
Wisconsin and also trounced Mar
quette.
Although they started as much
heralded passing team after the
Bill Culligan-Dick Rifenburg COM
bination clicked for two touchdowns
that defeated the Iowa flight,
the Wolverines finished mainly as
slam-bang outfit. They complet-
ed "a of 79 passes for the season.
but rambled off Crisler's famed spin
ner attack for total of 2,579 yards.
an average of almost per rush.
Evening star., 1944-12-12
By the Associated Press


CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-Top football
coaching honors for 1914 belonged to
H, o. Fritz Crisler of Michigan S
dangerous Wolverines, believed
the late John L. Griffith, Western
Conference athletic commissioner.
A few days before he was fatally
stricken by a heart attack last
Thursday, Griffith confided to init
mates that he had cast a coach
of-the-year' ballot for CriSler ahead
of such other candidates as Earl
Blaik of Army's juggernaut and Car
roll Widdoes of Ohio States unde-
feated team.
Few fans realized what a tre-
mendOus job Crisler did with a team
that had average personnel at best
and in midseason lost its two key
players" declared Griffith
He emphasized that the twice
beaten Wolverines conquered Iowa S
Seahawks, one of the country's rank
ing service teams, and came within
a few minutes of upsetting mighty
Ohio State in their showdown for
the conference title.
1t took a dramatic Buckeye rally
sparked by All-America Les Hor-
vath, to spill the Wolverines 1914
Michigans only other setback was a
surprising early season 900 reversal
by Indiana.
Griffith pointed out that most OBJ
servers reckoned the Wolverines had
shot their bolt for the season when
Bob Weise and Bob Nussbaumer
bowed out in blaze of glory as
Michigan routed Purdue on October
%. Yet after these two stars had
been transferred by the Navy from
Ann Arbor, Crisler patched up a
Evening star., 1944-12-12
Fights Lost Night
D. A.. Associated prer.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW, YoRK-Billy Grant. 1854,
pranee. N; J.; knocked out Roberto
Bobby Giles, 1877. Buffalo, TKO Danny
BUFFALO, N. IKE williams. 1875.
Trenton, N. j.. TKo Dave castilloux,
1854, Montreal 10; Jackie Robinson,
I67, New, York TKo Frank Rose, 175,
1891, Havana. and Jerry Fiorello, 15s,
Brooklyn. drew G0); Patsy Diardano,
las, Toronto, outpointed Whitley Cozy.
$50, Meridian, Conn. 90,
Woods, 1851, New York, TKO Deacon
Ellis Stewart, 1854, Baltimore %:
Georgie Williams, 1882, Baltimore.
outpointed Bob Winters, 1861, Phila-
asteH1S tceHH1IScAleoo.-aeorge Sugar" Cost
NEWARK. N. BERT Lytell, 1921,
Fresno. Calf, TKo Johnny Brown, 159,
New York ~; Sal Amarosa, 1904,
New York, outpointed Joe Critic, 1924.
NEW ORLEANS. Docusen,
1872, New orleans. outpointed Jackie
Graves, 12S. Austin. MINI, t6).
= SALT LAKE CITY.-Vern Patterson,
las, Los Angeles, TKO Chito Hernandez,
10 Clovis. N. Me-. 90.
n SAN FRANCISCO-Joe Carter. 1877,
Rome, n: Y. outpointed Aaron Little
Tiger" Wade, 15S, San Francisco QO):
Ccrpl Mareld Tidwell, 146, San Fran
CISCO. TKo Al Evans. 149. Minneapolis
Evening star., 1944-12-12
Nv LEWIS r. ATCHIsON.

Having officially closed the 1914
campaign yesterday at the squads
annual farewell luncheon, Redskin
oficials today rolled up their sleeves
and plunged into myriad Of plans
for next year.
The Tribe will begin work at its
San Diego training camp on August
l, and most of the boys who were
packing bags and preparing to leave
town today are expected back in the
fold. A couple are thinking of rack
ing up for good, such as Al Fioren-
tino and Bob Seymour, but the gang
was laying odds they'll be in San
Diego.
The schedule, which probably will
be another tough, l8-game grind
will open about August 10 with the
annual Shr ne benefit for crippled
children's ,und at San Diego, but
plans hey nd that date are rather
indefinite I The Skins have bids tt
play in LOS Angeles. Ogden, Salt
Lake CT I, Atlanta, Cleveland ano
Buffalo ind unquestionably woulc
like to a cept them all, but a lot Of
problems must be ironed out before
any com ailments can be made.
Reta rs Baltimore Games.
y Prexy teorge Marshall said the
an will liay two exhibition games
at r>oltimofe again next September
and Sal. Il in a tone that indicated
there will be no dispute with the
baseball Orioles over the use of the
stadium. Green Bay is fixture ir
the Baltimore setup and the club
hopes to bring back the Chicago
Bears. The league will open Off
cially October 7, but the date OF
the squads home debut. opponent
etc, have yet to be settled.
And while on the subject of home
games, season ticket applications
Evening star., 1944-12-12
Skins Hold Farewell Luncheon,
Then Plan Heavy 1045 Season

will be accepted at the Redskin Of
flee beginning January 8. February
is will be the deadline for renewing
season books.
Coach Dud De Groot is sched-
uled to leave late today for the
West Coast. where he'll assist Andy
Kerr of Colgate in prepping the
East's gridmen for the New Year
Day Shrine charity duel at San
Francisco. General Manager Sid
Carroll Marshall will go to New
York for the championship layofi
Sunday between the Giants and
Green Bay, remaining over for the
league meeting Monday.
Plan Schedule Next Month.
The annual draft and schedule
confab Is scheduled at Chicago early
next month, and will be an i'm
portant one. The player situation
next season threatens to be critica.
and there may be trouble working
out balanced schedule as Pitts.
burgh and the Chicago Cardinals
Will resume their respective fran
chises, dissolving the combine, CIV
ing the loop II clubs. That can only
mean a lay-off for one team each
week, unless somebody comes ur
with a radically different idea.
Pittsburgh's return also poses an.
other problem on the number OF
games to be played by each team
1t has been customary to stage 9
home -and-h home series with divi.
sional rivals, then play two inter-
sectional games-a total of 10 con-
tests. But with Pittsburgh oper-
ating, in addition to the Tribe, Bos-
ton, New York, Philadelphia an6
Brooklyn, Eastern teams will have
10 games among themselves ano
the situation undoubtedly will pro-
duce some fireworks.
Evening star., 1944-12-12
Harry E. Smith Is Named
West River Commodore

Harry E. Smith, former fleet cap
tain of Corinthian Yacht Club here,
has been elected commodore of West
River Yacht Club with headquarters
at Galesyille, Md. 1t was announced
today. He has served two years as
vice commodore of WRYC.
One of his first official acts has
been to call special meeting next
Monday to discuss plans Of procur-
ing a site for a clubhouse.
Others elected at meeting held
near Beverly Beach, Md, were
Henry E. Preston, vice commodore; !;
Richard w. Shade, rear commodore !;
William P Pugh, secretary treas
urer; Andrew H. McKenney, first
captain. and Charles E. Myers and
Harlan L. Walters, Board of Gov
ernors.
Evening star., 1944-12-12
Ju Jitsu May Be Used
lin Wrestling Match

The crowd at Turner's Arena to-
morrow night may be treated to a
little Judo, otherwise known as ju
jitsu, along with the wrestling. Duke
Keokunla, muscle expert who has
been training in the dangerous
tricks of judo, grapples with Ace
Freeman, longtime local favorite,
and the Duke has been known to
let go with some fancy tricks.
The Freeman-Keokuma event
opens a five-match card topped of
by the Dutch Rohde-Laverne Baxter
tangle in which the grapplers re-
ceive their purses in War Bonds.
Backing up the feature, Michele
Leone takes on John Vansky, Sam
McClain makes his debut In a con-
test with Pat Healey and Billy Dar-
nell, speedy younger brother OF
Rohde, tackles Lou Farino.
Evening star., 1944-12-12
Nine Charities to Get $751; ,237
From New York Victory Rucinq
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
I A total Of $764,231.5S will be dis
tributed to nine charities tomorrow
by the Turf Committee OF America.
The money is the contribution Of
the five New York tracks from the
Victory meeting and the United
Hunts session at Belmont Park No
vember 6-15. The amount brings
New York racing's total contribution
for the season to 81, 1892 2,670.58.
Jockey Dick Meade, brother of the
veteran Don, was astride the VIM
ners of the two featured races at
Gulfstream yesterday. He brought
Windmill, s270, home in the fifth
and He Rolls, $40. in the sixth.
c. Kirk won the featured offering
at Charles Town with Cushlama-
Evening star., 1944-12-12

Palooka. Clarence Lewis will ride
Joe Palooka bareback.
Woodbuck, Fair Player, Waddy,
Richmond and valdina Bright ere
on the veterinarians list at Gulf
stream and must be okayed before
they will be permitted to race
again.
Evening star., 1944-12-12
Pay Measure Passed, Ring
SoIons Give Refs Boost

With the measure to give a salary
Of $2400 a year to the two civilian
members of the District Boxing
Commission approved by the Senate,
passed yesterday by the House and
up before the President, the local
ring solons are showing how they
can earn the money.
The f1stic board yesterday raised
the maximum fee of its referees
from $50 to 800 with the provision
that referees working main bouts
here now will receive 10 per cent of
the commissions take up to the
maximum figure.
The commission yesterday also re-
instated Danny Petro, District
featherWeight, under suspension
since last June for what the Boxing
Board termed conduct prejudicial
to the best interests of boxing"
Evening star., 1944-12-12
Harris 10 Box Washington
In Turner Show Monday

Ossie (Bulldog) Harris, the Pitts
burgh middleweight who hattened
Tommy Mollis and Jimmy Mandell,
will try to put another District
favorite on his KO list when he
takes on Bee Bee Washington in the
featured bout at Turner's Arena
Monday night.
Harry Pettlier, Harris manager
says that the Bulldog will be sent
into the ring Monday night with in
structions to try for a haymaker
Evening star., 1944-12-12

cree, $3.50, but riding honors for the
day at the West Virginia track went
to r. Edens with 4 triple. Edens
was up on Edmar Jojan, $500, Ul-
TINA Thule, 3lo.4o, and Garand
$3.50.
Jezrahel and Autocrat yesterday
were declared out of the field fol-
the $4,000 Gold Cup at Hollywood
Park Saturday, leavL.g the probable
starters at II. okana is topweighted
at 126 pounds.
Evening star., 1944-12-12
THE EVENING STAR Washington. D. C.
e TUESDAY. bEcEMlfR a. isA

Ted Atkinson, who has ridden 28l
winners to date, returns to the
saddle at Gulfstream tomorrow. He
also has been engaged 10 ride Tiger
Call In . match 2-furlong exhibi-
ton on December 23 against Flori-
da's unbeaten quarter horse Joe
Evening star., 1944-12-12
Eight Bouts Are Listed
On MRS Card Tonight

An eight-bout amateur boxing
show is on tap tonight at the Nava.
Receiving Station in Anacostia wher
a team from the National Training
School meets the young battlers
representing the Merrick Boys Clut
and the Navy Receiving School
First bout is at $50.
Evening star., 1944-05-25
Impure Ice Cream Costs
Bakery Owner $40

Ludwig Heller, proprietor Of
Heller's Bakery, 1921 Mount Pleas
ant street NV, was fined $40 yes
terday in Municipal Court on a
charge of having ice cream in his
establishment which, health in
spectors said, contained a larger
bacteria count than allowed by law.
Inspector Joseph Sims testified
that on May test of the ice
cream revealed bacteria count of
100000 per cubic centimeter. The
law sets a maximum of $4,000 bac-
terra per cubic centimeter.
Fines of $25 each were imposed
on the Sunrise Bakery, Inc, 1881
Morse street NE, charged with hav-
ing live weevils and silver fish in an
open flour bin, and on the Arlington
Bottling Co., charged with having
junk on the floor in a bottling room.
Gladys Lee, operator of the Model
Sea Food Cafe, 1543 Seventh street
NV, forfeited $50 for failing to
answer a charge of having a dead
rat at the restaurant.
Evening star., 1944-05-25
How to Sell Training
To Be Subject of Talk

1t. Col Paul Roberts, chief of
training. Army Quartermaster
Corps, will speak on How to Sell
Training" at a meeting of the Train
ing Section of the Society for Per-
sonnel Administration at 7:30 pm.
tomorrow in the Council of Person
mel Administration conference room,
Normandy Building, 1925 K street
INV.
1t. q. g. Jack Frazier Of the
Navy Bureau of Ships will lead a
panel discussion following the ad-
dress.
Evening star., 1944-05-25

nights at the church. A musical
program has been arranged and re-
freshments will be served.
The mems brotherhood, it was
explained, grew out of a desire on
the part of the Mems Bible Glass
to broaden the scope of church
work among men and prepare to
meet postwar problems.
President of the brotherhood is
John D. Germer, while Jesse D.
Nolph is teacher Of the Mems Bible
Glass. The Rev. j. Ray Garrett is
pastor of the church.
Evening star., 1944-05-25

g pm. tomorrow
before the newly
organized mems
brotherhood at
the Second Bap-
tist Ch u + C h.
Seventeenth and
East c api t o !
streets, it was
announced to-
day.
Mr.. Taft's ad-
dress will be the
first to be fea-
tured under a
o an of the
hrot.herhood tn
sponsor family
Evening star., 1944-05-25
Upholstered Heodboord Beds Reduced y

SP"S's'S'sS SSes NSo"~So -
| Snele-sze Channel style, rose royon toffeto
heodboord with matching bedspreod, pillow. Wos
! SineIe-size, antique effect white and god-coIor
trim heodboord blue royon satin, matching bed
spread Was S145. Now----$e $3.50
SneIe-sze, rose toffeto tufted heodboord, match
ing royon toffeto and cotton ohintz bedspreod.
Were Sl12. Now----------- S74.5o
! ng|e-sze, same above in blue and peach COM
binoton. Was Sll2 Now S74.50
z SineIe-size, figured cotton chintz heodboord
matching blue quilted bedspreod. Were SlO3.75.
Nov W--------------------- S6S.50
Sinee-size, muslin heodboord Ioyer-feIt mottress
and box spring. Were S745O. Now---$ $49.75
Mirrors Reduced "a to b
! Chippendoe- design, mahogany finish on hard
wood Was STATS. Now-----$z STATS
l. Regency design, mahogany finish and eodtrinn
decorated on hardwood. Was Sis Now---$76
8 Hepplewhite- design. mahogany finish hardwood
Was $3.50. -Sl2.75
Sheraton design, solid mahogany. Were S24.75.
! chppendoIe- design solid mahogany, Was
SoS.oO -$37.5O
Heppewhite- design, mahogany veneer on hard
wood Was Sl9.75. Now-------------$ STATS
ChPpendoe- design, solid and veneered mohoe-
any. Was S4O Now -S2e.75
Evening star., 1944-05-25

Remnont Day Merchandise is not
returnobIe or exchoneeobIe; not
sent {. 0. D. or on approval; phone
or mail orders not accepted. Some
items ore solIed, morred or DAM
oeed Remnant Day merchandise
may be identified by green tickets
and green signs.
Evening star., 1944-05-25
Church Brotherhood
To Hear Taft Lecture

Charles P. Taft. director of the
Office of Wartime Economic Al
fairs and vice president Of the In
Iternational YMCA, will lecture at