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Evening star., 1944-11-09
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.


The Democrats will have a
tighter grip on the House and
retain control Of the Senate
election returns indicated today
Only 9 House contests and S
Senate seats still are unsettled.
Three veteran SenatorsATaft,
Republican, Of Ohio; Davis, Repub-
lican, of Pennsylvania, and McCar-
ran, Democrat, ofNevada-still were
awaiting the final count in close
contests.
Senator Davis, who served in the
cabinets of three Republican Presi-
dents before going to the Senate
is trailing his Democratic opponent
Francis J. Myers, by 1887, with the
outcome likely tak roGpain in doubt
until Penusylvania counts its soldier
votes November a..
Senator Taft has a lead OF about
"A, 900 over william G. Pickrel, DEM
ocrat. with fewer than 200 precincts
still out.
McCarran Has Narrow Lead.
Senator McCarran, chairman of
the Judiciary Committee and former
head of the District Committee. is
less than 1000 votes ahead of his
Republican opponent, George w.
Malone, with scattered precincts t.
be heard rom.
The two remaining Senate con-
tests are in Missouri and New Jer-
sey. In Missouri, Gov Forrest c.
Donnell. present Republican Gov
ernor, Is battling in close finish
against Roy McKittrick for the seat
now held by Senator Bennett C.
Clark, Democrat.
The New jersey race is between
Elmer H. Wene. Democrat, and H
Alexander Smith, Republican. to
finish out the term of the late SEN
ator Barbour. Republican. Pending
this election the seat has been held
by Democrat, Senator Walsh, who
was appointed by former Gov. Edi-
son.
Up to a. late hour this morning
the Democrats had elected 241 men,
bers to the House, with only 21S
required for control. When Congress
adjourned recently there we're 2l4
Democrats and 212 Republicans, with
four other parties represented and
Ave seats formerly held by Demo-
Gratis vacant.
With 9 seats still in doubt, the
Republicans have elected 1873, the
Progressives one and the American
Labor Party /.
Sure of IS Senate Seats.
Before the voting Tuesday the
Senate lineup was Sc Democrats, 81
Republicans and one Progressive
The Democrats are sure of 55 seats,
but present indications are they
will sustain a net loss of one when
the five. outstanding contests are
settled.
In three of these races the Re-
publican candidates are leading
while the Democrats are ahead in
only two.
In Pennsylvania some members
OF the House delegation will not
be certain Of their reelection until
the soldier votes are counted No
vember %.
Soldier Votes May Decide.
In Missouri, tomorrow's count OF
GIL votes may be necessary for q
decision in four House and one
Senate contests.
In Washington, q close House
contest in the 5th district may be
terminated by the soldier vote
count on November n, while in
California the outcome of the
House contest in the 4th district
may not be known with certainty
until November a.
In the 5th Washington and the
(See CONGRESS- Pace A-221
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Red Officiol in Bucharest

MOSCOW, Nov. . (E1.-A. Y. Vish-
insky. Soviet vice con1missar Of for.
eign affairs. arrived In Bucharest
today to check on steps taken By
the Romanian government 10 full
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Only Nine House Seats
And Five in Senate
Remain Undecided
Toft, Davis, McCorron
Awoit Final Count
In Close Contests

LATEST TABULATION of lineup
in congressional elections on
Page AS
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(See CHURCHILL. Page A-4l
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(See AERIAL. Page A-4D
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tSee ELECTION, Page A-4J
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(see CONGRESS, Page A-22J
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Maj. Gen. Fred irving. Gath Divi-
sion commander, told Fred Hamp-
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Hulks of Broken Tanks
Still Litter Battlefield

orleans cold through the adroit
use of 88-mm. guns. as well as
Bark vi tanks which were in
action in Tunisia for the first
time.
The Americans eventually
pushed back the Germans rescu-
ing most of the American infan-
trymen who had been trapped
on Djebel Lessoura. However,
only about 10 stragglers were
saved from a battalion trapped
on Djebel Ksaira-and now the
slit trenches and the machine
gun nests used by the doomed
men can be seen as ugly scars
on the mountainsides.
At one point along the road
through the pass, the remains of
four tanks lie within 25 yards of
each other. One tank is named
Mrs. Macarthur, and another is
named Macarthur, Jr. Close to
Sidi Bouzid, four more wrecked
Shermans lie in a group. One
is named THE Joker" A shell
hit it right under the Co."
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SID BOUZID, Tunisia-U.H
The splintered hulks of Am
erican Sherman and Grant tanks
still mark the Faid Pass battle
field, where year ago the Unit
ed States Army suffered its
worst armored defeat in history
One section of the battlefield
is as smooth as a football field,
only so times as large. Strewn
over the length of the grass
tufted field are seven tanks, ly-
ing like prone football players,
who missed tackles when an op-
posing player ran for a touch
down.
And on the sideline. milling
about like excited spectators,
are herds of camels and cattle.
They are shepherded by Arabs,
whose hooded robes make them
look like substitute football
players wearing parkas at a late
november game.
Surrounding the superseded
Yale Bowl are dark blue noun
tains that have watched the Ro-
mans and the Arabs and the
French and the Germans and
finally the Americans win this
territory.
A glaringly white gravel road
runs smack down the middle OF
the plain that is known as Faid
Pass. Only an occasional mill
tary truck and numerous cara
vans of camels and burros move
down the road nowadays. But
last February, the tanks of the
2lst German Panzer division OF
the Afrika Korps smashed back
at the Americans that eventual
ly were to help squeeze the Axis
right out of Tunisia.
1t was on February IA that the
German armor suddenly thrust
westward and, outnumbering
the American armor two to one,
crashed forward.
American tank reinforce
ments counterattacked the fol-
lowing day, but suffered heav-
ily-bringing American tank
losses to 100 in two days. The
Germans had stopped the Am
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Mystery
Continued From Page One

near the banks OF Clinton
River tributary for m n
months. detectives are theorcti-
cally linking il with the body
until this reasoning is proven
false.
River experts Of the Rochest-
er-Utlca area. interviewed by
Seller and Scrgt. Edgar Wclsch,
of Romeo. discount the likeli-
hood of a body floating down
stream for 10 miles - unless
strong flood waters achieved this
unusual feat. Several d m s,
many distractions and shallow
waters would ordinarily make
such journey impossible. How
ever, detectives point out that
for the time being this is their
only available theory.
Seller said State Police are
now checking missing persons
files Of the past year or more,
concerning persons in the Ma
comb County area A personal
call will be made on every fam
lily which reported a missing
member TO learn the present
status of the case.
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NEWSMEN DODGE DEATH-Death turks dangerously close
to this trio Of correspondents AnzoNetuno beach,
head Italy Ernie Pyle left Scripps Feature
Syndicate columnst and Wick Fowler CENTER of Dallas
Texas News escaped injury Bill Strand Chicago Tribune
right suffered back and injuries when shell disrupted
correspondents quarters
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A y
Army,
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
will mean that we evolve a per-
manent system for our armed
forces that will provide at all
times adequate military strength
sufficient to insure the mainten.
ance of our national interests"
Army and Navy announce
ments, issued last night, through
the Office Of War Information
(OWD, indicated that around
100000 month-roughly the
rate of the last few months
would have to be taken between
now and July /.
Even then, no tremendous
slackening in the induction pace
could be foreSeen. Accurate es-
Inmates of how many men Will
fall in invasion operation opera
tons were impossible. But Gen.
Hershey said he believed 150,-
900 men month would be re-
quired to fill gaps resulting not
only from battle but from nor
NAL dlcharges due TO accidents,
disease and disabilities.
The Army, in It's announce
ment, cautioned draft boards
not to relax their efforts TO de,
liver the maximum possible
number of young men and saio
this will require continuous
pressure on industry and agri.
culture TO eliminate all but III,
vitality essential deferments be.
tween the ages of 18 and g."
NEED YOUNG MEN
GAS future calls on Selective
Service will be for replace
ments' the Army stated, 1t is
imperative that new men. in
Quoted into the Army be young
and physically qualified for the
rigors of combat duty
The Army said It's planned
strength (of 7,700,0OO) will be
slightly exceeded this month in
order to start the training of
men who will be required to
meet anticipated losses. The
calls then will begin dropping
in May and during the rest of
the year will be determined by
existing conditions" The Army
estimated roughly that it will
need $4,000 to 100000 a month
for the rest of 1914 10 maintain
present strength.
The present strength of the
Navy including Marines and
Coast Guard was not announced,
but 100000 inductions between
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Girl

tOnIHHc0 from rage One
She sat in the bus alone, the
driver reported, and got out at
Gratiot and Eight Mile. presum-
ably to continue her trip by
street car.
No trace of the girl has been
found since that time (about 5
p. m. Tuesday, up to an early
hour this afternoon. Detroit po-
lice Women's Division and all
precincts are conducting q
search.
Georgette Is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jones,
newly-removed to Roseville
from Barksdale Field, La. Jones
is a civilian technical employe
of the Army Air Forces.
Chief Kimmerly said today
that tip had been received by
telephone from an Ecorse wom-
an that a girl similar in appear
ance to the Jones girl was seen
in Ecorse last night. Police of
that city are investigating.
When she left home for
school Tuesday, the girl wore a
tan coat; brown seersucker
dress; bobby socks and saddle
oxfords. She is five feet five
inches tall, and weighs 100 lbs.
She has brown eyes and light
brown hair, Chief Kimmerly's
description states.
Her family is not aware Of
any friends or acquaintance
Georgette had in Detroit.
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Russia
Continued From Page One

aSN OhN
last night, disrupting German
repair work. One bomber was
lost. The German radio said sim
gle planes were flying over the
northern Reich today.
The German battleship Tir-
pitt was disclosed TO have sus-
tanned "a bomb hits in NorWay's
Alien Ford April 3 when it was
attacked by planes from the
largest group of aircraft carriers
ever concentrated against a sin
gle ship. The al ,000-ton dread
naught was left burning and
wrecked, unable to intervene in
the approaching invasion.
Preparing for D. day, U. S.
Liberators dropped 600 tons of
bombs on the French invasion
coast around Calais yesterday,
while Thunderbolts shot up air.
fields and other targets in north
ern France. Neither group had a
loss.
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Will Power Key
10 REDUCING Weiqht

PALO ALTO, Calf. - up
THE only way to trim off those
surplus pounds is by following
a strict diet prescribed by your
physician. And your biggest job
is to summon enough will pow
er to get on the diet and stick
to it,"
This advice came from DR..
Horace Gray, clinical professor
Of the Stanford University
School of Medicine, in an arti-
Gle entitled, Obesity: Chal-
lenge TO the Psychiatrist," in a
recent issue of the Stanford
Medical Bulletin.
Urging psychiatrists to pay
more attention to problems of
overeating. DR.. Gray said that
many plump patients need
their will supported by insight
into their personal problems.
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Obituaries
Mrs. Blrilieister

Word was received here this
week of the recent death OF
Mrs. Magdalena Burmeister, in
Springfield. O., at the age of 81.
Mrs. Burmeister. who died at
her home, March 26, had been a
frequent visitor here for num-
Der of years, principally at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
c. Schroeder. of the Bath City
service. William Schroeder was
a cousin Of Mrs. Burmeister. Her
most recent visit was last sum-
mer, and she had looked for
ward to renewing many former
acquaintance here.
The deceased woman was
widow, and is survived by two
sons and a daughter. Services
and burial took place in Spring
field.
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now and July l or 100000 a
month will bring it up to $500
600 on that date. at the same
time providing the necessary re-
placements.
Then the Nays net strength.
not counting requirements. will
be raised another 100000 by
September l. to the planned
maximum of 100000.
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HC of l.
Continued From Pare One

OOuvInueO FTOm rage One
ton with every phase of the
sterilization program Is evil
dent" the report concluded.
obviously, too, we should
cling TO the policies and ma
chinery which have served us so
effectively so far"
Asked at press-radio con-
ference whether the stabiliza-
ton report could be interrupted
"as an answer TO demands 10
shatter the Little Steel Formu-
Ia" Mr.. Roosevelt replied that
II wasn't an answer TO anything
but a statement OF fact.
The report conceded there
had been price increases in
some lines-clothing, for exam
pie. But it said these had been
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Strikes
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Continued From Page One
ing of the whole structure of ma
tional arbitration which for the
most part has kept the industrial
peace.
There is one black spot today
and that is the miners" Bevin
declared in speech April 4 and
added:
Il can stand with my hand on
my heart and say that the min
erS have achieved everything in
the last four years that they
have fought for since 1912"
NATIONAL LABOR DRAFT
Britain's National Service
systematic military draft-was
not broadened 10 include regis
tration for labor service until
the dark days after Dunkerque
in 1910 Then 78 per cent of
the nations workers were froz-
en- TO their jobs. 1t took in all
men and women between the
ages of l8 TO so and geared the
nation to produce Us well as TO
fight. But this system contained
no clause relating 10 strikes.
Other wartime legislation,
however, provided 2l-day not
ice of intention 10 strike. I'm
der this system the Ministry OF
Labor investigates a threatened
strike and refers the case to the
National Arbitration Tribunal.
This group representing employ
ers and unions did not become
wholly effective in its present
form until May /, l943.
But coal still is the problem
child. Only one week since the
setup was completed has been
entirely free from strikes and
that was the week before the
last Christmas.
The only miners union is the
MineWorkers Federation - a
part Of the 9,000,0O0-member
Trade Union Congress, Both the
Federation and the TUG have
opposed strikes, urging recourse
to the arbitration system. Lloyd
George told Commons that the
mass of strikers was completely
out of hand and refused to ac-
cept the advice Of their leaders"
Low PAY
The miners now are in the
middle range of wage earners.
In the rates recently adjusted by
arbitration under what is known
as the Porter Award, the basic
minimum weekly pay is $50 for
underground workers and $l8
for surface workers. This is
boosted on the average of So per
week by extras for special class
es OF work. Most coal strikes
hinge on disputes over details of
tneSe extras.
Living costs have been largely
pegged since early in the war,
and the tightly controlled in
crease averages 80 per cent up to
1914.
Miners wages are up roughly
so per cent in that period Here
is how they compare with other
workers:
The average of all classes of
unskilled labor is now $1875 a
week.
The average for male factory
workers is S2278, the average
for women factory workers
Sl1.72 On this they pay an in
come tax of roughly so per cent.
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Invasion
Continued From Page One

four men to 1000 and certainly
seeing a show like this ought to
be worth that chance"
Il have heard rumors that 90
per cent of us wouldn't come
back" he continued.
That is tommyrot. I think
you are lucky TO have this op-
portunity and l am happy to be
with you. We have the best SOL
dlers and best equipment and
more Of it than the Germans
ever dreamed Of. After few
days of it you won't have any,
thing to worry about"
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offset full by reductions in
prices of other items, notably
foods. The record of a year of
stale living costs, il said is un-
precedented in this war or the
last one.
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II you have any blood left
after you've paid your income
tax, give II to the Red Cross!
Loose auto nuts are most dan
gerouS when one of them is
driving.
Evening star., 1944-11-23
|6ls Spurn Soft Jobs
|For Action and Win
Officers Praise
Hy the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
DURBOSLAR, Germany, Nov. 21
Delayed The boys everybody
thought were just plain crazy-GIs
who voluntarily gave up soft and
safe jobs in the rear to get some
perilous front-line acticn-are tax
ing 1t and liking it.
A noncombat buck private started
it couple of weeks ago by writing
a letter to the Paris Stars and
Stripes Bureau saying he was tired
of being "1-A in a 4-F outfit" and
wanted combat.
A major general read the letter.
He said that was just the kind of
man he wanted and invited the pri-
vate to join his division. The idea
spread SO quickly that the Army
newspaper soon had more than 1,0OC
letters from Armenian" soldiers ask
ing transfers to the front.
Veteran doughboys said, Lets
wait and see." But after watching
some of the volunteers perform in
the 9Th Army capture of Durboslar
Evening star., 1944-11-23
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

by IHE hAShlN SEhflCE.
@. What States pay the highest
salaries to school teachers?-M.
D. r.
A. The Office of Education says
that the three States paying the
highest salaries to teachers are Cali
fornia, New Jersey and New York.
@. In how many different Ian
guages is the Bible available to
American troops?-E. L. H.
A. The American Bible Society re-
ports that Testaments are being is
sued in 20 languages besides Eng
lish: Armenian, Cherokee, Spanish,
Italian, French, Modern Greek, He
brew, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Yid-
dish, Gaelic, Czech, Shawnee, Chi
nese; Cantonese and Kuoyu, Choc-
taw, Norwegian, Polish, Serbian and
Navajo.
@. Where is the largest rosebush
in the United States-M. M.
A. Various sections have claimed
the largest rosebush. Two of the
largest undoubtedly are the rosebush
in the patio of the Rosetree Inn at
Tombstone, Ariz., and one at Whit
tier, Calf, which is five feet
around the trunk at one and a half
feet above the ground. It's branches
cover large house and it is esti-
mated that there have been 10000
blossoms on it at one time.
@. How many men over 80 years
of age are there in the Army?-F.
B. Y.
A. The War Department says that
on March 81, 1914, it was estimated
there were $4,000 males in the
Army 81 years Of age and over.
@. Were any Presidents born out
side the United States?-D. S. B.
A. All the Presidents Of the United
States have been American born
Those born before the United States
came into existence in 1889 were
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Mad
ison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams,
Jackson, William Henry Harrison
Van Buren and Zachary Taylor.
| @. What is the total amount of
bank deposits?-I. O. r.
A. On June 80, 1914, total bank de-
posits in the United States were es-
timated at s128 $50 ,00o, 900. OF these
s11 ,350,00Ooo0 were interbank de-
posits.
@. How may duplicates be obtained
of medals won by a soldier in the
last World War;. D. F.
A. Application blanks for obtain
ing duplicates of lost medals may be
secured by writing the Adjutant
General, War Department, Washing
ton 25, D. c.
@. Why are there no active four
star generals in the Marine Corps?
S. OIL.
A. The Marine Corps headquar-
ters says that there are no four-star
generals in the corps because exist
ing legislation calls for the rank Of
lieutenant general as the highest.
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On the Other Hand
Writer Believes Labor Agency Merger
Would Disappoint Plans Advocates

Labor Department. With the end Of
the war 1t may seem reasonable also
to restore the United States EN-
ployment Service, now under the
War Manpower Commission, to
the department, as well as the ad-
ministration Of unemployment COM
pensation.
But the last place in the world to
take the operations of the War La
Dor Board-or it's peacetime success
sor, if any--is the department whose
function is to foster, promote and
develop the welfare of American
wage earners, improve their working
conditions and advance their oppor-
tunities for profitable employment. -
Or, speaking from the standpoint
Of industry, that would seem to be
the fact.
Evening star., 1944-11-23
Bethesda Area Clubs Plan
Christmas for Patients

Plans are under way to help pa
tients at the Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, celebrate Christmas.
The Bethesda Community, Chevy
Chase and Glenwood Road Garden
Clubs will decorate the hospital for
the holiday season. In addition, the
Junior Red Cross of Bethesda will
contribute stuffed toys for child pa
tients. A program of Christmas
Carols also is planned.
Gifts also have been purchased by
the hospital woman's auxiliary. Mrs.
Frank Davis Is chairman OF the
committee in charge of gift selec-
tions. The auxiliary also has con-
tributed 5000 for the purchase OF
medicine for INDECENT patients.
Evening star., 1944-11-23

Expertly toilored to Army reg
ulotions! 1o o., l0ooo OIL
wool, dark green eIostique
uniforms.
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MiIIionth Machine Gun
Made by General Motor.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Nov. 23.-General Mo.
tors Corp. announced yesterday Il
has produced It's 1000, ,000th machine
gun for the War Department.
Since the first orders were re-
ceived four years ago, General Mo-
tors said. the cost Of the weapons
has been reduced as much as 84
per cent. Specifically the .50-cali-
Der M-2 aircraft basic weapon i1as
been cut rs per cent; the Social.
Der M-2 heavy barrel flexible, II
per cent, and the .30-caliber M.
1919 A, "a per cent. These types
account for 81 per cent OF the tota,