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Evening star., 1944-07-07
Cardinal Asca|esi
Reported Resigning
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, July 7.-Msgr.
Enrico Pucci's Vatican news service
reported yesterday it was understood
In Vatican circles that Alessio Car
dinal Ascalesi had submitted his
resignation to the Pope as Arch
bishop of Naples.
The news service said 1t was re-
ported Cardinal Ascalesi would be-
come cardinal of the Roman Curia.
The news service said 'in connec-
ton with this resignation reports
are in circulation it is caused by
the fact that he is regarded as pro-
Fascist by Allied military author
tiles. These reports are false. .
1t is, however. a fact that Allied
authorities hold him in suspicion
and obstructed his coming to Rome
to visit the Pope"
Under Mussolini's regime. Cardinal
Ascalesi participated in a number of
Fascist public ceremonies. including
the welcome given returning troops
from Spain. Since the Allied occu-
patton of Naples. however. he has
co-operated with Allied authorities
in number of matters.
1t. Gen. Mark w. Clark visited
the cardinal on his entry into
Naples.
There have been no public state
ments to indicate sanctions were to
be taken against the cardinal and
nothing could be learned imme-
diately from the army regarding
Msgr. Pucci's statement that the
Allies had obstructed the cardinals
trip to Rome.
Evening star., 1944-07-07

Of war were held by Japan as Of
May IS and there were $50 civil
ians held by the Tokyo government
as. Of May 23. according to reports
from Representatives Of the Swiss
Government and the International
Red Cross.
Military intelligence, Mr.. Hull
said. reports only 17,l75 war prison.
ers held BY Japan, but that figure
takes into account unonlcially re-
ported deaths in the Philippines.
The provost marshal general, he
added, advises that approximately
1000 civilian internees have been
reported.
Mr.. Huns letter spoke only Of re-
turning home Americans held by
Japan; the question of an exchange
(the United States holds compara-
lively few Japanese prisoners of
war; was not treated in It..
Some progress has been made in
furnishing food, medical supplies
and clothing for the imprisoned
Evening star., 1944-07-07

Philadelphia. For Is years he was
assistant district attorney of Phila-
delphia County and was first elected
to Congress in 1910.
During the last war he enrolled
in the student ROTC and later held
a commission as a lieutenant COM
mander in the United States Naval
Reserve. He is married and has a
daughter. Marian Lee.
Mr.. Garfield, who is 43, lives in
Paterson, N. j., with his wife, the
former Dorothy E. GreenweM of
Washington, and their two sons,
Carl, II, and Allan, 8. He worked as
newspaper reporter in Passiac,
N. j.. and attended the New Jersey
Law School in Newark.
Before he was elected to Congress
in 1910, he served for II years as
secretary to the late Representative
Seger of New Jersey. Mr.. Canfield
was graduated in 1925 from National
University here and is a member Of
the District bar.
During the last war he served In
the Signal Corps in the Regular
Army.
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Future Of War Is Safe, '
Stimson Says in Italy
BY the Associated presx

BY the Associated Press
ROME. July 7.-After completing
a tour of the 5th Army front lines,
Secretary Of War Stimson said today
ne had found in American troops an
"inestimable quality and desire to
engage the enemy" Because of this,
he said, "the future of the war is
safe"
"1he spirit, attitude and appear
ance OF our men is magnificent" Mr..
Stimson declared. II am extremely
encouraged about our progress in
the war. Our men here-and witness
after witness has told me the same
thing is true of the Cherbourg
Peninsula-have shown they are not
afraid Of the enemy and when they
get at him they have mastered him.
This insures favorable result In
this war"
Mr.. Stimson complimented war
correspondents on the job they had
done, saying he had never seen the
like" Of the way the picture of the
fighting had been unfolded for
United States readers.
I'VE know and appreciate that
many Of your colleagues have given
their lives and their health In this
cause" he added. Thanks for the
job you have done"
Evening star., 1944-07-07

ercised a decisive influence In PLAN
ming the anti-invaslon front from
Holland to the Pyrenees. The work
on the Atlantic Wall was under
taken after his appointment as
commander in chief of the west"
Last nights report came in a
broadcast dispatch purportedly
originating from Hitler's headquar-
tiers. DNB said the Prussian Won
Rundstedt gave up his command
because of i'll health.
Frosty, 69-year-old Won Rundstedt
was looked on as the best OF German
military chieftains and probably the
high priest of German strategy. but
Rommel apparently still welded
power, despite his defeat in North
Africa.
His successor in France, 61-year-
old Won Kluge, has the reputat ton of
being a defensive general. After
failure to reach Moscow, he was
berated by Hitler, but, despite this
falling. out, he was said to be a Nazi-
type commander, one who would be
more to the liking Of foxy Rommel
than Won Rundstedt.
Rose Thrugh Regular Army.
Won Kluge rose through regular
army channels and attained his
prominence in the Polish campaign
which opened the war in 1899.
In the campaign in the west in
1910, he led the German 4th Army
through the French fortifications
and played an important part in the
thrust to the Channel which drove
the British from the continent. For
that he was elevated to the rank of
field marshal general
Won Kluge thinks along Rommel's
lines-defense and counterattack.
Won Rundstedt, general staff
officer. who was cited for personal
bravery in the World War. became a
lieutenant general by 1929. He led
the Germans in South Poland at the
outset of this war with smashing
success. Later his exploits in France
won him a field marshal's rank. He
also distinguished himself in the
sieges of the Dnestr and the Dnepr
in the Russian campaign.
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Won K|uge, Who Led
Smash al Moscow,
Teamed With RommeI
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July Marshal Guen-
ther Won Kluge and Marshal Erwin
Rommel. both once defeated in this
war on the eve of major German
victory, have been teamed up for a
second chance as Adolf Hitler's anti
invasion commanders in Western
Europe.
The Berlin radio announced last
night that Won Kluge had been
moved up to high commander in
the west to take the place of
Marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd Won
Rundstedt. who, it was said, will
probably get new command In the
near future.
The removal of Won Rundstedt,
often reported at odds with Hitler,
was viewed in London as a victory
for Rommel, the immediate COM
mander of the German defense
forces along the Atlantic Wall.
Underground sources have pic
tured Rommel AS insisting that his
superior. Won Rundstedt, throw in
strategic reserves to break the Allied
beachhead in Normandy-a move
that Won Rundstedt refused to
make, preferring instead to hold
back because of the possibility Of
further Allied landings.
Flair for Smashing Attacks.
BY contrast, neither the new su-
preme commander, Won Kluge. nor
the hot-tempered Rommel are like
ly to wait
Both have commanded attacks
which, although they failed, were
stopped scant miles short of sue
cess. Rommel drove Britain's old
desert army third of the way
across Libya and within IS miles of
Won Kluge, who has a
flair for smashing through his en-
emy's strongest point, drove down
the old Napoleon road into Russia
and finally was stopped only within
gunshot of Moscow
GA Tass dispatch from Stock
holm, broadcast by the Moscow
radio and recorded by the Asso-
ciated Press, reported that ru-
mors were current in Berlin to
the effect that Hitler intends to
return Gen. Franz Halder to
responsible military post, pos
sibly to allay discomfort said to
prevail among Nazi generals over
the present military leadership.
Halder was dismissed as chief of
the general staff in 1912, after
the German failure at Stalin-
grad)
DNB, German news agency, said
Hitler in cordial letter thanked
for his services and in
dicated he will have a new COM
mand for him in the near future"
However, the news agency took
pains to pin on Won Rundstedt the
stigma of having been unable to
hold the Atlantic wall against AL
he'd attack, stating "Rundstedt ex-
Evening star., 1944-07-07
|vandenberg Predicts
Dewey Will Top 800
lin Electoral Vote
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, July 7.-Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey And Senator
Vandenberg Of Michigan appar-
emily were in agreement today
on a middle Of the-road stand
on foreign policy as the Repub-
lican presidential nominee sched-
uled additional meetings with
members Of Congress.
Senator Vandenberg, who is chair
man Of the Republicans Senate or
ganization, and who headed a post
war advisory committee on foreign
affairs, few in here last night for a
short conference with Gov. Dewey,
who planned to leave shortly after
noon today for his dairy farm at
Pawling.
During his visit, Senator Vanden-
berg predicted the Republicans
would corral more than 800 Of the
53l electoral votes and said the
chances for the Dewey-Bricker
ticket were excellent" in the
Middle West.
Bricker to Visit Dewey.
Gov. Bricker. vice presidential
nominee, announced in Columbus he
would meet with Gov. Dewey in New
York after a weeks vacation In
Canada, which begins today.
The Albany meeting between the
nominee and the man who may be
the administrations Senate leader
If Gov Dewey wins in November ap-
parently covered the whole field of
possible campaign issues. with en-
phasis on the position the New York
Governor must take on postwar in
ternational collaboration to preserve
peace.
Senator Vandenberg has fought
consistently to keep the Republicans
in the middle course between ex-
treme isolationism and the world
state" idea which the COP con-
demned in its platform. Gov. Dewey,
whom Senator Vandenberg consult
ed before the draft of the plank was
submitted to the Chicago conven-
ton. has given every indication of
standing firmly with the middle
road opinion he said in his accept
ance speech represents the majority
American viewpoint.
Austin to Call Monday.
However, the nominee may be
offered another slant when he talks
to Senator Austin, who will come
here Monday with a Vermont dele
CATION for lunch. Accompanying
Senator Austin, an advocate Of all
out international security co-opera-
ton, will be Senator Aiken, ana
Representative Plumley.
Conferences will follow Monday
night with a Massachusetts delega-
ton including House Minority
Leader Martin, Gov. Leverett Sal
tonstall and Senator Weeks, a
friend of Wendell L. Willkie.
Evening star., 1944-07-07
|Century-Od Play
Revived in 1888
"opens 18th Year
By the Associated Presa.

6y tne Associated HfeS1.
LOS ANGELES, July THE
Drunkard," century old moral
pointing melodrama, last night be-
gan its 18th year Of continuous
nightly performances-"a record"
says a spokesman, never even ap-
preached anywhere else in the
world"
p. T. Barnum staged 1t first in
New York in l843. When the play
was revived here in 1888, the actors
hoped 1t might provide q few weeks
work.
Sunday matinees now are given
free, with free refreshments, ex-
clusively for men and women of the
armed forces.
Evening star., 1944-07-07

ABOARD THE U. S. S. TEXAS,
OFF NORMANDY Delayed The
vastness and complexity Of this in
vasion makes at least one naval
officer out here "homesick" for the
simplicity of some of the marines
early landings in the Pacific.
He's 1t. Comdr. Robert Mont
gomery, U. S. N. r., some several
battles distant from Hollywood, who
came aboard from his destroyer to
call on his former boss, Capt. Charles
A. Baker, U. S. NJ, of Lynchburg,
Va, and Washington.
Directs Destroyer Fire Inland.
Now operations officer for a de-
stroyer squadron commander on the
U. S. S. Barton, Comdr Montgomery
has been mixed up in actions all
along this coast. His princi- Il job
has been calling for destroyer fire
far inland over the heads of Amer
ican troops to blast out German
pockets. This business requires
among other things, considerable
map-consulting and pin-point target
fixing after detailed conversation by
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Congressman
Continued From First Page)

our identity except the captain"
Mr.. Scott said, and when we
reached the British port and told
our shipmates We were Congressman
they said you sure put it over on
US"
I'VE worked like hell" Mr.. Cam
field said, "and the crew were good
friends. We got up each day be-
fore and made up 20 hunks, then
swabbed the galleys and rooms with
slop buckets and cleaned privvies
and polished brass until evening""
They worked the pants of Us" J"
Mr.. Scott said TT was no junket.
We got seamen's pay and will do
nate the money to seamen's funds. ="
Mr.. Canfield disclosed the tanker
was under attack part of the way.
Our escort dropped II cans" he
said, I'VE zigzagged a lot and once
we made a complete turn"
The two members of Congress ex-
pect to confer with Ambassador
John G. Winant tomorrow and later
visit Minister of State Richard K.
Law and members of Parliament.
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Speech on Trip
To Be Broadcast SUNDAY

BY the Associated Press.
Vice President Wallace will speak
Sunday night at Seattle, presumably
on impressions gained during his
recent trip to Siberia and China.
Mr.. Wallace's ONCE said today the
talk, under auspices Of the Institute
OF Pacific Relations, would be broad
cast over NBC at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1944-07-07
David Hoig-Thomos,
Explorer, Feared Dead
the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, July 7.-David Haig-
Thomas. explorer who led an expe-
dition to Ellesmere Land in the
Canadian Arctic in 1878 and spent
a year among the Eskimos, is miss
ing in action in Normandy and is
believed to have been killed, it was
announced today.
He had been serving with British
Commando forces.
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Associates Thought Pair
Were to Be PASSENGERS

1t was no secret on Capitol Hill
that Representatives Scott and Cam
field were going to make a voyage
on Liberty ship, but it came as a
surprise that they worked their way
across on q tanker.
Il thought they were going as pas
sengers. just to look the ship over" +"
one oficial said. 1T looks as If they
really did the thing right"
Mr.. Scott is 43 and is q native OF
Fredericksburg, Va. He was grad
uated from the University of vir-
einia in 1922 and practioed law In
Evening star., 1944-07-07

radio with shore fire control parties.
1T was much more beautifully
simple in the Pacific" Comdr. Mont
gomery recalled. Il remember the
marines, God bless 'em, calling us
in late one afternoon. They asked
over the radio how close in we could
come. We checked the charts. said
we could make 1t TOO yards off the
beach.
"Okay,' yells back this marine.
Wen have a marine with red flag
on point x. Shoot anywhere and
everywhere to the right of him for
20 minutes, then we'll move in
I'VE did and they did," Comdr.
Montgomery grinned. Worked out
fine. Didn't hit the marine with the
flag, either"
Blasted Nazi Pillboxes.
The Barton has had some Of the
simpler fun" here, at that. Like
other destroyers on the following
D-day. she raced close to German
pillboxes on the cliff tops, blasted
the fortifications with her 5-inch
guns. then swept fleeing German
soldiers with rapid bursts of her
deadly 40-mm. fire-the sort Of
thing every destroyer crew lives for.
Comdr. Montgomery agreed that
the Barton's job this side of the
Channel was pure pleasure, COM
pared with the long headache of
that crossing"
Skipper of the Barton is Capt
]. w. Callahan, U. s. N, of Wash
ington.
Capt. Baker. whose wife and
daughter Patricia, well-known
amateur golfer, live at 1928 Thir-
tieth street NV, is a graduate OF
the Naval Academy in the class OF
1916 and veteran of the last wal
when he skippered a destroyer ir
the North Sea. Mrs. Baker said
today that Comdr. Montgomery was
her husbands aide in London.
Capt. Callahan's Washington home
Is at 1901 Argonne place NV. In
March of this year he was awarded
the Silver Star for gallantry in
action against the Japanese forces
in the South Pacific. He was COM
manding ofncer of a destroyer dur
ing the assault on Rendova Island
and subsequent operations incident
to the occupation of New Georgia
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Robert Montgomery
Directs Destroyers'
Fire Into Normandy

THE tollo1Uing story 1Das ,prit-
ten BY First 1t. Weldon James,
a Marine Corps public relations
officer, OF Horatio, S. c., and Ar
lington, Vd.)
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Swiss Are Negotiating
For Return Of Yanks
lin Jap Prison Camps
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. 81
Repatriation Of sick and wounded
Americans held prisoners Of war by
Japan is under discussion with Tokyo,
Senator Thomas, Democrat OF Utah,
disclosed today. The discussions
without result as yet-are being con-
Quoted through the Swiss govern
ment.
Japan has refused thus far to re-
patriate military prisoners or any OF
the non-military construction work
ers captured on Guam and Wake.
Senator Thomas said.
1919 Yanks Captured.
Quoting 4 letter from Secretary Of
State Hull, Senator Thomas told a
reporter 1920 American prisoners
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-03
ProminentNazi
Flees to Allies
German Press Chief
Gives Up in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Sept. 2
QNS)-Fritz Fiala, head of the
German Transkontinent Agency in
Turkey. an influential member OF
the Nazi party and an SIS briga-
der. has fled from the AXIS camp
and has been taken TO Allied ter
ritory in the Middle East after
approaching the United States
authorities in Turkey. well-in-
formed sources said today.
1t is understood that Fiala has
been able TO give the Allies most
valuable Information, they added.
AS chief Of the Transkontinent
Fiala came under the direct orders
of Joachim Won Ribbentrop. NazI
foreign minister. and was consid-
cred by the Germans here as
second in command 10 Franz Won
Papen, German ambassador in
Turkey.
A L. 6 spokesman quoted Fials
for the statement:
Inside Germany none but the
most fanaticaI Nazis believe
that Germany has a possibility
of winning the war"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-03
Store to Use Helicopters
For Postwar Deliveries

BOSTON. Sept. "a Detroit.
built helicoptcr today Is the SEN
Sation of New England, after max.
ing the first actual commercial
delivery over an application hell
copter route, in the history OF
aviation
More than 5000 BoStonianS were
were on hand TO see the ship.
manufactured by the Aeronautical
Products Inc. hover over the city
skyline in ITS takcod from the
warehouse of William Fllone'S Sons
Co. then streak for the company
Belmont store, 10 miles away.
The craft carried several pack
ages which included war bonds.
mail and also the HelicopteT dress
of \tomorr6w, designed for the
occasion by Claire McCardell.
The APP machine took only n
minutes 10 complete the trip which
normally takes the store trucks
more than half an hour II COW
cred a route for which Fiicne'S has
made application to CAA for regu-
lar helicopter license after the war.
The helicopter landed IN a park
ing lot behind the store. an area
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-03
Life Underwriters
Hold Election
PickeII New Chairman
Of Advisory Council

Karl W. Pickell. Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Co. has
been elected chairman Of the ad-
siSorv council Of the Detroit Life
Underwriters Association. sue
Cccdlnc Norman A HcrbertS. Pa
c.hc Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Tho vice chairman for this year is
jerome Kanter agent for the Ma
uoral Life Insurance Co. Of Yer
mont The position was formerly
held hy Thcodorc w. Barber of
the New York Lie.
Other ChaIrmcn appointed are
James r Mccain Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co, program com
mIttcc Russell InncS, Great West
Life Assurance Co, membership;
Bill a. SChaucr. Penn Mutual Life
Insurance Co. meetings and at
tendance William II Mccoy, New
England Mutual Lie Insurance
Co. finance Frederick a. Smart.
Equitable Life Insurance Co. of
Iowa business standards and CON
S%crvation Edward ! Dorc. Berk-
shire If lHNtfraHee Co bylaws
and legislation and Arthur Green
field Connecticut Mutual Lie In
SuTanCc Co, publicity.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-03
British Lose
Million Men
List 243 900 Killed.
$1,000 Wounded

LONDON, Sept. 2 GNS)-Or
fetal sources announced tonight
that in the five years OF wal end
ing today. Britain has suffered
925, 1868 casualties in its armed
forces.
Included are 242 995 killed; So
COB missing 1900 wounded, and
300 65 taken prisoner or IN
termed.
The figures include losses suf-
fered by the United Kingdom.
India, the colonies and the do
minions. They do not include civil
ian air raid casualties. losses
among merchant seamen or
deaths from natural causes
Civilian air raid casualties were
announced as 1902, including
56,195 killed or missing and be-
lieved killed, and 1887 injured.
Including these totals, and the
losses among merchant seamen-
29.3Sl dead or presumed dead, and
4,l92 interned-the overall casual
ties would come 10 1901. 62S
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-03

only 80 feet wide. and Aeronauti.
cal Products chief test pilot.
Charles Whitaker. was greeted
by the assistant manager OF the
store.
Harold Hodgkinson, general
manager of Filene'S. told Charles
c. Layman. vice president Of Aero
nautical Products. that Filene's
had contacted every known hell
copter manufacturer in the coun-
try, and that the Detroit craft was
the only civilian ship Of that type
availabl, for the flight.
The helicopter climaxed It's COM
mercial flight by another trip from
the Swank Charles River Country
Club 10 the West Roxbury Vet
Grams Hospital. carrying a load Of
cigarets as gifts for the wounded
soldiers. who watched the hell
copter settle in front Of the build
inc after Ms ihree-mile flight.
\The helicopter, which is the fore
forerunner Of two advanced types
now under construction. is the
same one which recently proved n
sensation az The Detroit Times
Army AIR Show.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-03
Climate Institute
Plans Meet Here

Directors OF the Indoor Climate
Institute have completed plans
for an open forum meeting Sept.
81 and % at the Book Cadillac
Hotel.
An invitational folder is being
mailed TO all members of the heat
ing, cooling and air conditioning
industries, trade association exec
utives and editors of publications
in the allied groups.
The committee has been sue
ccSsful in obtaining several ma
tionally-known speakers for the
business sessions. luncheons and
banquetS. These authorities, whose
names Will be announced later,
viii present a new conception Of
the opportunities directly ahead
for manufacturers in the related
industries.
Paul b. Zimmerman, vice preSl-
dent Airtemp division of Chrysler
Corp. and president Of l. {. /,
announced that the annual cleo
Observation-Disclosures witt be hett
Sept. -.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-03
L EQUIPMENT

Army and navy commanding
officers provide quarters for the
facilities The quarters as a rule
have been of an emergency
character. their equipment
sometimes downright crude.
Personnel Of the facilities has
in all cases been severely linn.
itcd. with clerks and tellerS
often working overtime on a
volunteer basis after doing reg
ular shifts al their home banks.
Despite these handicaps the
facilities have succeeded adj
mirably In bringing banking ac-
CommodationS TO millions of
men and women Of the army
and navy. IN and out Of uniform,
who otherwise would find II diff
hcult and frequently impossible
70 obtain such services as
check caShing, deposit accep-
lance and the sale of travellers
and cashiers checks and money
order
Secretary Morgenthau has
praised state banking authori-
ties, national and state banking
associations and clearing house
associations Nor ther aid YIN
making the project one Of the
home fronts highly successful
undertakings.