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Evening star., 1944-09-02
Allies Breach
Gothic Line in
Northern Italy.
Eighth Army Pushes
Through Defenses
On 20-MiIe Front
BY the Associated Press,

by the AsSOclated Press.
ROME, Sept. 2.-British 9th
Army troops have broken the
Nazis' vaunted Gothic Line in
Italy along a 20-mile front,
opening the gates to the Po
Valley, Allied headquarters an
nounced today, and a spokesman
declared it was only a matter Of
time before complete destruction
of all German forces in Italy will
be accomplished.
The Gothic Line operation is the
next to the last phase in the Italian
campaign. The Notifications there
represent the next to the last pre-
pared German position of depth and
importance in Italy.
While the British troops broke
through the bristling defenses near
the Adriatic to a depth Of 1 miles,
the American 5th Army crossed the
Arno River from Florence west to
the sea.
Heavy Fighting RACES.
Heavy fighting ragged along the
front as the Germans threw in re.
Inducements
Part of the spectacular American
advances was accomplished by
colored troops of the 92d Infantry
Division who smashed across the
Arno in the face of heavy resistance
and struck southeast to the slopes
of the dominating Pisano Hill mass
behind Pisa which has afforded the
enemy excellent observation over the
entire west coast sector.
At the same time American troops
of Japanese ancestry occupied the
southwest slopes of the Pisano mass.
A communique said 9th Army
British, Indian, Polish and Cana
dian troops, sweeping forward from
the Metauro River on August 26,
fought their way IS miles through
difficult country "and have now
broken through the enemys elabo-
rately prepared defenses,"
Last Enemy Defense Line.
Thus the communique added,
the last enemy prepared defense
line south of the Po River has been
successfully preached"
A dispatch from the front said
German prisoners quoted Marshal
Albert Kesselring as declaring the
Gothic Line would be the last stand
before the Brenner Pass, and that
the line had to be held for three
weeks.
Both American and British forces
along the Italian front were about
80 air miles from the Po River. and
about 220 miles from the Brenner
Pass.
Throughout the operations. the
announcement said. "the 9th Army
has been ably supported by its old
associate of past victories, the
Desert Air Force"
| Without naming any towns cap.
tured. the bulletin said that in the
center other 9th Army troops had
made very important gains"
American tSoops of the 5th Army,
who had been largely idle except
&C.. I1TAYv 49,
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Lobor's Role
In Politics

An interesting article on
this subject by a distinguished
labor leader, Robert ]. Watt,
international representative
Of the American Federation Of
Labor, will appear tomorrow
in the Sunday Editorial Sec
ton Of The Star. It examines
the possibilities inherent In
the Political Action Commit.
tees alignment with the
Democratic party.
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On the northern front, su-
preme headquarters still had no
confirmation of front reports
over "a hours ago of a push
through the Sedan gap to Bel
gium, but United States troops
fought into the Forest of Signy,
20 miles from the Belgian from
tier to the west of Sedan.
Twenty-Five miles to the north
west another United States 1st
Army column pushed through Mont
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Crew Of Five Safe
As Navy Tug Sinks

Ey the Associated Press.
ASTORIA, Greg, Sept. "A Navy
tug sank in the Columbia River
here last night when torn open by
the propeller Of a troop transport
it was attempting to berth at the
naval station dock.
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Late Bulletin
COMPROMISE Reached

Senate and House conferees
today wrote into surplus prop
erty disposal legislation 4
compromise provision placing
responsibility for postwar
sales of war goods under an
administrator and 4 four
member policy board.
Earlier Story on Pare A-5.)
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cornet to Vervins, 40 miles above
Reims and 13 from Belgium.
Relatively strong enemy resistance
was crushed by Americans who
mopped up the forest of Compiegne
(See NORTHERN FRANCE. A-3)
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Yonks Hope to Reach Forts
Of Siegfried Line Before
Routed Foe Can Dig In

SUPREME ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Sept.
2.-High-speed American columns pounded toward
Germany from Verdun today, while their lst Army
comrades struck within to miles of Belgium on
oO-mlle front west of Sedan
(The Berlin radio declared American armor in
the push beyond Verdun has reached the vicinity
of Thlonville only II miles from the German from
tier. This would mean dash through most of the
old French Maginot Line, and within some 20 miles
OF Saar River outposts of the Siegfred Line where
Hitler may hope to establish homeland defense.
1he Americans were racing the routed Germans
TO the torthcatlons in effort to reach them be-
tore the foe has an opportunity to man them in
strength. Ihlonvlle is on the west bank of the
Moselle River, II miles above Metz)
Inc oattle for France was ending in blazing victory
with promise OF swift liberation of the Countries where
the Germans had unleashed flood waters
The pace OF the advance-With official word tagging
behind correspondents reportsuggested the doughbovs
by now likely were in Belgium perhaps already Luxem-
bourg and probably would be the Recs borders
time this week end.
Nearly to Belgian Border.
While It. Gen George S Patton's Sd Army thundered
eastward from the Verdun area the 1s Army of It. Gen.
Courtney Hodges reached Charevle and Hirson swing
Ing within to miles of Belgium front of 80 miles
Virtually paraeng the northward push British
amored columns abbed Is miles northeast of
miles from Belgium
to within l8 miles of Armentieres and Lille
capture OF AbbeVlle, the SOmmeS
claimed but British and Canadian troops linked between that
town and the coast zng three bridges and isolang all Naz
resistance pockets to the south
The Allies within miles Havre behind the
Allied spearheads
The Nazis fleeing Calais vengeance
drawing as far from Belgium and the Netherlands.
Berlin said Americans but miles
embourg border)
Germans Open Flood Gates.
In the last hope Of delaying Germans opened
flood gates in the Low Countries apparently
for largescae withdrawal perhaps much
Holland.
Naz commentator night
the Brussels radioa strange mixture pleading
To-Day station silent there
confirmed reports that the Nazis had Nancy
The last of the Naz 18th Army the guardian of the
rocket bomb coast in flight from Calais coast
abandoning
when hope of victory failed.
Abandonment of the area as clearly as any,
thing wrote fns to the fight
would nave held there stand long
to permit them at least their rockets into
action.
Following nightlong of gunre Germans
shot 200 shells from their
the English cities of teemed with
rumors that the Germans pulled
bouogne and likely were planning to give Calais
This was the position along the $50 mile battlefront
In the eastern bulge front dispatches steady
advance east OF Verdun toward Metz IS miles
be within artillery Similar gains beyond St
Mhe-scene OF American victory years ago this
month-toward Nancy Lorraine capital
Pushing East From Commercy.
Other columns pushed toward Commercy
Still others drove 18 miles Jonvle %
miles above Chaumont United States
IN
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toward Metz Nancy
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(See ITALY, Page A-4.)
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(See RUSSIA. Page A-3)
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(See KENT, Page A-3)
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lSee HENRY, Page A-30
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District Man Reunites French
RedCross Leader and Husband
Nine. Emil Krue, Wife Of Champagne King,
Released From Nozi Concentration Comp

me. You see used to head the
French Red Cross
Evening star., 1944-01-23

fitting sanctions to responsible per-
sons to put an end to all activities
contrary to Argentina's interna-
tional policy" r.
Technically, this is reassuring, es-
pecially when coupled with the in
formation that "some persons" al
ready have been arrested in relation
to the elaborate spy ring which is
allegedly operating on Argentine
soil. The Argentine government
thus appears ready to comply with
the letter .of international law re-
garding the duties of neutrals. How
ever, its spirit remains suspect in
United Nations eyes, in view of Ar
gentina's diplomatic attitude and
activities during the past four years.
So long as Argentina persists in its
"isolationist" neutrality, which, in
practice, favors the Axis, other in
cidents like the present Helmuth
case will doubtless arise.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
A Sound Compromise

The revised Lucas-Green service
vote bill is a vast improvement over
the one already passed by the Sen
ate and supported, in a slightly
amended form, by the Elections
Committee of the House. It's chief
virtues are three: First, it would pro-
vide for a uniform Federal ballot
and thus relieve the Army and Navy
of the almost impossible task of ad-
ministering voting according to the
differing laws of the forty eight
States. Second, it would guarantee
the right of election officials in the
States to determine the validity OF
the ballots returned to them and
thus resolve all constitutional
doubts. And third. with the uni
form ballot channeled expeditiously
through a Federal commission whose
only function would be that of a
distributing agent, it would so sim
plify the whole problem that the
bulk of our service personnel would
have a genuine chance to express
itself next November On the other
hand, by leaving everything to the
States, the measure recently adopted
by the Senate. and now awaiting
action in the House. would have the
effect Of disfranchising the over
whelming majority Of the millions
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Axis Spies in Argentina

The arrest of an Argentinian con-
sular service employe by the British
authorities in the West Indies COL
ony of Trinidad as an enemy
agent" again brings to the fore the
thorny problem of Axis activities in
Argentina This has been a chronic
source of concern ever since the
beginning of the war and has be-
come more pressing as other Latin
American nations have broken re-
lations with the Axis, leaving Ar
gentina as the only country in this
hemisphere where Axis diplomats,
consular officials and civilian ma
tionals enjoy neutral rights and
immunities.
Even if the Argentine authorities
had observed strictly the provisions
of international law governing the
status of belligerents on neutral ter
ritory, Axis nationals in Argentina
could have been troublesome to the
United. Nations. But there is abun-
dant evidence that both the Cas-
tillo government and the present
revolutionary regime have inter-
preted rather laxly their neutral
obligations. While action has been
taken from time to time against
fragrant Axis espionage and propa-
gandist activities, such action has
been taken only after proof has
been adduced and representations
made by London and Washington.
The basic evil has not been eradi-
Gated.
The current affair is a case in
point. One Oscar Alberto Helmuth,
an Argentine citizen, but whose
name denotes that he is either of
German ancestry or of German
birth and subsequent Argentine
naturalization, was taken off a neu-
trail ship at Trinidad while travelling
to Spain, where he was to serve as
auxiliary consul at Barcelona. Hell
muth had been under investigation
by the British Intelligence Service,
and the evidence against him must
have been fairly conclusive, because
the Argentine Foreign Ministry
states that Helmuth appears COM
promised" and that he has been dis
missed from the service. The min
istry's communique ends with the
statement that ut is the govern
ment's full intention to pursue the
investigation until the facts are
fully brought to light and will apply
Evening star., 1944-01-23
A Declaration of Dependence
By the Reverend EdUdrd o. Clark,
Pastor of the CheDy Chase Baptist Church

The Declaration of Independence,
penned by the immortal Thomas JEFF
ferson and adopted by the Con-
tinental Congress, marked the fact
that the 13 Colonies on these shores
had come of age and were, hence
forth, capable of managing their own
affairs.
But time makes ancient good un-
couth" and today, facing the mo-
mentous year that is ahead, we need
to realize that we are living in a
vastly different world than id our
forefathers. Consequently our Dec
laration of independence, noble and
historic as it is, must be supple
mented with a Declaration Of De-
pendence.
God first! That is the Declaration
of dependence that America must
make We find it in the classic words
with which our sacred Scriptures
open, namely, I'm the beginning God
-" The essence of all religion is
mans sense of dependence upon a
higher Power whom he conceives as
his Creator and his Determiner of
destiny. Until man has come to
such comprehension and cultivated
the little flower of reverence for the
Eternal God in his soul, he begins at
no beginning and comes to no end
ing SO far as meaningful life is
concerned. God has ordained life
upon this planet. He sustains it. He
is the great Provider. He is the
Source not alone of material life,
but of spiritual life as we'll. Man
lives at his highest and best only
when 'he lives and moves and has
his being in God"
But this dependence upon God is
the one fact that man is ever prone
to forget. His persistent heresy is
that he thinks he does not need God.
So long as he is prosperous and in
health and does not have to live
somewhere in a "fox hole" with death
Whizzing overhead, he considers faith
in God fifth wheel to the chariot of
life. When all goes we'll man makes
himself god. He struts in his vain
pride. He is independent!
Such a mood, however, is passe in
our kind of world. Whether one is
in foxhole on Guadalcanal or upon
some life raft in the vast Pacific, or
whether he is on the home front
with its vexations of dismay and its
sorrows of heart, one needs God.
And in times of prosperity only faith
in God can bring abiding meaning
to the riddle of existence.
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Religion, therefore, ever calls us to
an affirmation Of this declaration of
dependence. 1t calls each one to put
first in his life the Eternal God in
His sovereignty, in His holiness and in
His righteous demands upon us; In
the beginning, God!
But to acknowledge God through
worship and sadoration is only part
of the picture, The other part is to
recognize ones inevitable relation
ship with his fellowmen For God is
not Father except as men are
brothers. The declaration of de-
pendence upon God has as its corol-
larry declaration of mans interde-
pendence with his fellowmen upon
this earth. No man lives unto him.
self. God has made of one every
nation of men to dwell on all the
face of the EARTH" writes the Apostle
Paul.
Today as never before we are one
world. In spite of bitter strife and
racial divergences, we are one world.
Today the most distant point is 60
airplane hours away; tomorrow who
can say how near Moscow will be to
New York or Chungking to Chicago?
A plague in Shanghai, a strike in
Bombay, war in Poland and who is
not affected?
Some months ago there came to
the American Bible Society of New
York an appeal for Bibles for Rus
sian prisoners of war in Germany.
The appeal was readily met so far as
raising the necessary funds was con-
cerned, but then came the problem
of printing in the Russian language
this large order of Bibles. After
some investigation it was found that
they could be printed in Finland,
which was done. Here was an ap-
peal coming from Switzerland on be-
half OF Russian war prisoners in
German camps and it was answered
by America with the cooperation of
Finland. Even bitter war could not
and does not completely annul the
interdependence of the peoples of the
earth.
All honor to our historic Declara-
ton Of Independence; but in this new
year that is here let us affirm our
declaration of dependence. In our
personal lives and in our national
life let it be-God first And through
our faith in God as Father let us
acknowledge also our interdepend-
ence with one another as brothers,
whatever our race or creed or ma
tionality may be. Only upon such a
declaration of dependence can the
new world, which we all so fondly
desire, be builded,
Evening star., 1944-01-23
More Chicken Feed
From the Chanute Tribune.

From the Chanute Tribune.
Twice as many ration tokens will be
put into circulation around February q
as was originally planned and further
more they will be nearer the size of a
dime than quarter, as previously an
nounced. This is going to work an addi-
tional hardship on the wives who have
the habit of going through their hus-
bands pockets in search of small change.
1t was bad enough selecting dimes from
those new-fangled shiny pennies in the
semidarkness and now that the plastic
tokens are. to require further skill in
learning how to avoid purloining them
by mistake-that's putting too much Of
q handicap on the wives.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
For Hiqh Stokes

Ing on the west coast of Central
Italy - establishing miles-long
beachhead between the mouth of
the Tiber and the port of Nettuno-
is a daring bid for quick and
smashing victory over Nazis forces
far to the south. In addition, it is
a bid for the speedy liberation of
Rome.
Prior to this powerful thrust, our
forces were some 80 miles from the
Eternal City, but now-at the north
ernmost point of the new beach,
head-they are reported to be less
than 20 miles away. Overnight
that is, by great leapfrogging am
phlblouS maneuver-they have car
ried themselves forward about go
miles toward the most important
single objective in the whole of Italy,
putting themselves deep behind the
battle line to the south and thus
threatening the enemy with a giant
entrapment.
AS the bloody Salerno landing of
last summer made clear, however, a
thrust of this kind is full of risks.
Reports from Allied headquarters
describe the first phase as success
full and say that "the situation is
progressing favorably," but violent
Nazi counteraction must be ex-
pected. For Hitler's generals can be
counted upon to do everything pos
sible in an effort to drive our troops
back into the sea, not only because
1t would be valuable "prestige"
victory for them if they could do
here what they failed to do at Sa-
lerno, but also-and more impor-
tantly-because their forces to the
south will be faced with a disastrous
defeat if we can cut across the road
to Rome at their rear while con-
tinuing to batter at them frontally
along the so-called Gustav Line.
A few more days will probably
have to pass before we can be GER
tain about the firmness of our grip
on the new beachhead. Meanwhile,
it is reassuring to know that our
Allied air power has struck devas-
tating blows against the enemy's
airflelds around Rome and that
great damage has been done to rail-
roads and other means of transpor-
tation needed by him to funnel
equipment and reinforcements to
the battle lines south of the Italian
capital It is reassuring, too, to
know that the Fifth Army elements
responsible for the landing are
backed up by the big guns of our
Allied warships and have the pro-
lection of our planes-some of them
possibly operating from Corsica and
Sardinia.
The perilous character of the un-
dertaking cannot be exaggerated,
but the stakes involved warrant
such chance taking. For if the
Fifth Army accomplishes what it
has set out to do, Rome-that great
strategic and symbolical prize-may
soon be ours, and the battle to the
south, slowed down for so long by
bad weather, terrible terrain and
savage enemy resistance, may reach
a swift and dramatic climax, ending
in an Allied victory of the first
magnitude.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
War and Politics

In d Ilme Wnen anything can
happen, and probably will, it is not
altogether surprising to witness the
appearance of nonpolitical politics
on the Washington stage. After all,
as has been said before, there is
war on, and if there is anything
more paradoxical than politics it is
wartime politics.
The main event opened Friday
when the members of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, which is
strictly political organization, went
to the White House to meet the
President. But this was a social
affair, so they had to check their
politics at the door. Mr.. Roosevelt,
1t is reported, chatted with each
member individually, and it is as
sumed that the weather came in for
a great deal of attention. After
tea, coffee, sandwiches and cakes
had been served, this nonpolitical
gathering was adjourned, the COM
mittee members returning to their
hotel to elect new national chair
man and to consider resolutions
calling for the nomination of Mr..
Roosevelt for a fourth term.
Meanwhile, the Presidents press
secretary, Stephen Early, was no
tifying reporters that Mr.. Roosevelt
not only planned to refrain from
addressing the annual Jackson Day
dinner, a political affair, but that
he did not even intend to send a
message to the national committee
meeting. Frank c. Walker, retiring
national chairman, who happened
to be at the White House, reminded
the neWsmen that there is war on.
A little later a committeeman ap-
peared with a resolution signed by
committee members from thirteen
Midwestern States declaring for a
fourth term for Mr.. Roosevelt. Since
this resolution was somewhat polit-
ical in character, it was placed in
an envelope to be handed, unopened
and unread, to the President. Un-
fortunately, the secret leaked out
when another committeeman, in
moment of alteration, told the
President what the resolution said.
Mr.. Roosevelt replied: ooh"
Plainly, this is ignoring politics
with vengeance. If an economic
royalist were to show up in Wash
ington, he could hardly receive a
cooler reception. But, as it happens,
ours is political system, and it is
going to be necessary for the Demo-
Gratis to nominate somebody and run
him for President Maybe it will be
Mr.. Roosevelt, and maybe not. If
he knows, he is keeping it to him.
self, and perhaps that is as it should
be. But whether Mr.. Roosevelt runs
or steps aside, and war or no war,
politics will always be with u.s. And
while 1t is all right to be nonpolitical
up to point, there is a danger of
OVERRIDING it. There is nothing in
herently evil in politics as such, but
Mr.. Roosevelt is a persuasive indi-
vidual. Suppose he were to con-
vince the politicians themselves
that theirs is an unmentionable
calling. Could the Nation survive
that and the war, too?
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ment OF Ohio. At the request of Gov.
Morton he was sent to Indiana to pros
ecute members of the Knights of the
Golden Circle. Later he obtain seven
convictions in trials growing out Of the
Chicago conspiracy to liberate Con-
federate prisoners at Fort Douglas. He
took prominent part in the trial of L. B.
Milligan for treason before q military
commission. In 1865 he was brevetted
. brtgadier general,
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Of men and women In the armed
forces. Accordingly, to the extent that
it would prevent this and at the same
time preserve the prerogatives of the
States. the new Lucas-Green pro-
posal seems to be an excellent COM
promise upon which Congress ought
to be able to agree. That it has been
approved by the Senate Committee
on Privileges and Elections is a good
and encouraging sign.
Evening star., 1944-01-23

In an information column recently
1t was disclosed that the total seat
ing capacity of American railroads
is 1,662,411. Many who have had to
travel recently consider any question
as to seating capacity purely an
academic one.
Evening star., 1944-01-23

Shipwreck survivors on a raft in
the South Pacific obtained aid by
flashing in code the bright underside
of a drinking cup. There was prob
ably never better Illustration of
the efficacy Of bottoms up."
Evening star., 1944-01-23

The paper shortage is slowly
eliminating those tiny pantalets on
lamb chops. Now to blitz those little
brown paper fluted girdles into
which chocolate drops are snuggled.
Evening star., 1944-01-23

On recent old-time hayride be-
hind six horses through Rock Creek
Park the vehicle by recorded count
contained twenty-four WACS and
one "gob" 1t is not yet known
whether this sailor had the best or
the worst evening of his entire life.
Evening star., 1944-01-23

There is nothing new in the idea
OF civilian labor draft. Ask the
average husband, especially when
his wife is engaged in spring house
cleaning.