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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25
NankS Direct 9th bay
of Raid ON Germany
CONTINUED from Page onel

More than 1000 L. 6 Flying
Fortresses. Liherators and escort
Ing fighters cut into the luft-
-waffE wauIrg- power yesterday
with air attacks on aircraft fac
tories at E'redrichshafen.- in
southwest Germany, aid airfieldS
in the Munich area
One hundred and three Ger
man plan, we're shot down IN
aerial combat SIS by fighters and
the rest by bombers. A large
number also were destroyed on
the ground a u. S. communique
revealed Thirty-eight bombers
and 7 fighters were lost, btt II
bombers landed safety in Switz-
erland.
-ff,ne-ftatY-baSed Mediterranean
AIR Force announced that 81 Ger
man planes were shot down by
homherS and fighters that struck
Al Bucharest and Ploesti, Ro-
mania and the Ikarus plane fac
Tory AT Belgrade, YugoslsVis The
Allies lost Ia planes in all Medi-
terranean theater operations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25
TURNS OVER $4,000

koontz said that in one year he
had turned over 10 Vernum r.
Steinhaugh.-camPaign manager
for Van Wagner and former
highway commissioner G. Donald
Kennedy, sums totaling between
$4,000 and $4,000.
The shooting occurred Saturday
in the attic of the koontz home
in East Lansing. He died in the
Edward w. Sparrow Hospital.
Mrs. koontz told police her hus-
band had been respondent because
of illness and was upset over the
pending induction of their only
son, Victor. "a.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25
WANTS CoUGHLIN

Laughlin said he would file a
motion asking that Fr. Coughlin
be called as a witness.
Meanwhile. the ohiectinn=clut-
tered trial faced a new threat of
delay-danger Of running out Of
prospective jurors.
Today, with but single ques-
ton asked-whether the venire-
men had formed an opinion about
quit or innocence of the accused
Al of the Sc available had been
dismissed on their admission of
prejudice, and only 20 remained
10 be questioned on that point.
The others stayed on the lisa by
replying that they were open
minded.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25
Advance
NJ AnZiO

MALES April % ms -
American troops IN the AnNo
hrac-rca1 below Rome have
oa4c6 me Germans from a
sfrorcpo.rf west ~ Carono and
a--a.a.s1 .a.as.i Wa-a2ileS-Sat4tH
~ CsstCw7 headquarters an
v1.nCcG tolaN
rre Na2i operated Rome
Isa.o ,4d-'ne forest assault was
..-4-.Aa--A-,, -A=-44-.A-
lard down an artificial FOG
screen Cogntor.atlacks are
In ,uIl SWlnG Tho enemy
ADDED
Along The main battlefront the
Germans north ot Casino put
down lcht artillery and mortar
hairaCes Inside CASINO the eN-
Of mortar and artillery
fire continued
About 40 German planes made
a heavy night raid on Naples
Allied iGhier-homherS attacked
German shipping n the port Of
iNorno lLechornl blasted The
Gamma landing ground s. miles
northwest of Rome and tho ANc2-
yano rau and road junction east
n Rome.
The Nazi-controlled Paris ra-
do said Anglo American planes
Es+aea- Caste GaHdelfe,- causing
grave damage 70 the Pope's
summer residence there. United
Press reported
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25
Captain Faces Death
In Assault on Dancer

SANTA ANA. Cal. April IS
QNS)-Capt. Morrison J. Wilkin-
son Jr. of Washington. d. c.. will
be tried by an army court-martial
on charges that he crimlnally as
saulted Caprice Capron, 1S-year-
old dancer, Santa Ana army air
base authorities announced today.
II convicted Capt Wilkinson is
subject to a possible death pen
altV
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25
Road Official
Himself
T0daB's
W ar Map:
TANAHMERAH BAY
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on ali road builders seeking high
way department contracts.
Some Of me money, he said,
went to the Republicans, lust in
case but the greater portion
-Wet1t-to- Democratic campaign
funds.
During this period the question,
are you a member in good stand
ing of the Road Builders Associ-
alton ? appeared on the official
blanks which contractors had 10
fiji out before their bids would re-
ceiYe confederation -------
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25

l. s Eighth Air Force 50 far this
month. and the eighth In the last
TINE Clayy-
TIE daylight raids came on The
heels Of a strong Raj sweep
against targets deep within Ger
many. The night raiders main oh
iectives were the Nazl cities Of
Munich and karlsruhe
Il T TT 4 Il -rTaHSnCeaH-
agency termed last nights raid
on Munich the heaviest ever,
and claimed that various an
Client landmarks -we de-
Stroyed The enemy transmits
SION asserted that among places
blasted were the old Pinacothek
BaSIlica OF St Boniface, the
AeaderfyZ 1MtiSic.-the-Ra-
-raffau state library, the Wit
telsbach Palace and the towns
largest concert hat
An estimated 900 British night
homhers dropped hulk of their
? 500 tons OF hioCK-buSterS and
.ncendiaries on Karlsruhe and Mu-
nich, starting big fires, and divided
the balance between Dusseldorf
and Chambly. the latter a French
railway depot 20 miles north of
Paris Thirty planes were lost.
Returning crews Of the all
Halifax force which attse X . d
Karlsruhe. said two big areas
were lei in flames.
A reconnaissance plane which
few over Munich an hour after
il was attacked found that fires
there had spread over a large
area
Twin-engined Mosquitoes car
ried out the attack on Dusseldorf,
q Rhineland- junction serving the
French and Belgian invasi on
coasts
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25
Truck Drivers Given
Higher Flowing Rate

Parks and recreation truck
drivers who refused TO plow. disc
or harrow city victory gardens
last week AZ truck drivers pay
viii henceforth he paid : scents an
hour extra when doing that work.
Fhe civil service commission
decided yesterday that. when
drivers are operating tractors
pulling SPECIAL equipment, they
should be classified as parks
maintenance equipment operators
and be paid S1.l3ia an hour. The
top rate for truck drivers Is
81 0Sl2
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25

Five-year-old Billy Thompson Of
Sab Stanton always had been
taught the fine lesson of sharing
his possessions with his playmates,
Because Of his generosity, little
Billy lies dead today, crushed un-
der the wheels of u. S. mail
truck.
Last evening -Billywas IN front
of his home munching Juicy
apple. a playmate across the
street called 10 him and asked for
hita
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25
REVELATION THREAT

Laughlin's letter said per
niclous influences are masternind-
irg and directing this prosecution
and declared that defense attor-
neys may have ito reveal the
workings Of the pernicious influ-
ences. as distasteful as that duty
may be.
If the prosecution is not stopped
~ is my judgment that the de-
velopments will create such a
wave of hostility and bias toward
the Jewish race as TO create a
very unhappy situation" Laugh
lin said
Unless Won curb this prose-
cuti0n at once we will see class
arrayed against class and race
against race" he told the Presi-
dent
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25
.Sedition Trial
CitesCouqhin

WASHINGTON, April 25 CTNS)
AN appeal TO President Roose-
welt to terminate the prescott
ton" and nlaas 10 seek testimony
by the Rev. Charles f. Coughlin
were defense moves today in the
-seditiea -trtai-of -2s men and TWO
women.
James j. Laughlin. counsel for
Edward j Smythe. disclosed that
he had written a letter TO the
President asking him to intervene
and stop the trial because il
threatens TO create racial dis
unity"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25

I'll get YOU q whole one, too"
And ne ran into his house TO
ask his mother, Mrs William /.
Thompson. If he might have an
other apple for his cnun1.
A minute later. Billy stood a
few feet from the curb. calling
10 the boy across the
street. Things happened quickly
then and there were conflicting
stories of just what occurred, but
there was a thud and then silence
and little Billy lay limp in the
street.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25
DRIVER RELEASED

Police questioned the mail truck
driver, Ted Mafeck1 ~, of 1858
Cashmere. and released him pend
ing investigation. Accident Bureau
officers were 70 return 10 the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25

MOSCOW. April 25 GNSI-
Russian airmen. hammerine AZ the
garrison Of beSieeed SsNastopol
and AZ German evacuation routes
across the Black Sea, have sunk
II vessels, nine Of them troop
damned transports. a Russian
communiQue announced today.
Thirty-SiN German planes were
destroyed in tho SevaStopol area
Long range Russian bomberS
raided German military trains at
Lwow junction in Poland, a spe-
Cial Communlque said
The daily Russian bulletin said
that there were no essential
changes on the eastern front, but
= supplementary -eommunique re-
ported the smashing Of enemy AT
tacks west OF Dubno and south
east Of StanISlawow IN old Poland
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25
Emmanuel Thanks Sforze

NAPLES, April 25 1NS)-King
Victor Emmanuel of Italy yester-
day thanked Carlo SforZa. liberal
leader and member of the new
Badoglio cabinet, for ending the
political crisis in italy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25
Reds Batter
At SevdstopoI

MOSCOW. April % up Rus
sian siege armies and assault
planes we're reported pouring tor
rents Of shells and bombs into
Sevsstopol today IN apparent prep
sration for the showdown battle
Of the Black Sea naval base. -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25
Truck Kills Boy. ;.
Taking Gift To Chum

scene today to question neighbors
Of the Tronpsens and try-te de-
ternine if Billy-ran- between
parked cars or If the mail truck
was driving on the wrong side Of
the street.
Little Billy will he taken 10 the
family home at Owensboro, KY
for burial.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25
J. 5 Explains
Italian Policy

NV AA-t-.r+1 -4FFfi-25-'4A-'-i--
Assistant Secretary nj state Aloi
4 Bct.t JI assured tfe I'a.7r
people today .4,at che, would u'-
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LABOR Council ~ec mar f0r''-7+''-
e z copy 81 The counClIs TeSolu-
tor % the state deparrmcrt-
THE resolution had aratr-,a.4i T.,
& no5rv IN ITALY stating that
'olI~ cove rr,rr.er' has ann7rcntlv
s,5~re7der-d ~ Communist IN
snlrc6 ,l,arniilarS- -Ital,. ard
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r-li-i~s fs ha,r~ nlaved Jointly nv
slp~h an. erancratl.- elements IS
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25

L. s Eighth Air Force 50 far this More
month and the eighth In the last Fortres
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25
GETS ANOTHER APPLE

"Wsit q minute" called Billy.
I'll get YOU a whole one. too"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25

-NEsp- A.eaHE- -f.Fti ',-'+A-'----
A,s.start Sec~efar, nj state A1ct
a Bct.t TI assured the I'8.70
peoole today tl,a, they would U.'.-
Evening star., 1944-03-03
One Of British QuodrupIets Dies
Others Reported Doing Well

Staff Sergt. William Thompson,
Pittsburgh. Pa, who both the girls
mother, Mrs. Ellen Carpenter, and
Miss Edith Matthews, nursing home
superintendent, said is the babies
father.
Sergt Thompson visited Norah,
23-year-old former member of the
British Auxiliary Territorial Serv-
ice, last night. He had come here
on leave to see her and remained in
the home of her parents until early
today. Referring to Norah's condi-
ton, which was reported as mot too
WELL" he later sent wire, Mrs.
Carpenter stated, saying: Don't
worry. Everything's going to be all
right"
1t was learned that Sergt. Thomp-
son, who left Heanor in company
with two other soldiers, intended to
go to London today for a conference
with an American Army colonel, who
is an old friend and Sergt. Thomp-
sons former commander.
Macdonald, weighing only 3
pounds, had suffered from a cold.
While his condition had caused some
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Evening star., 1944-03-03
More Meat Points
Available as Lard
Is Taken From List

More points to spend on meats
were available to consumers to-
day when the Office OF Price
Administration freed lard from
rationing. The action followed
ALLEGATION by the War Food Ad-
ministration of SO, 1000, 900 pounds
of lard to soap making during
this month.
The two moves were made.
officials explained. because the
current rate of hog slaughter is
boosting lard production to
record levels. OPA said that
whether lard, formerly held at
8 points a pound, will continue
ration free depends on civilian
allocations in subsequent
months.
Lard production in January
and February, because of the
excessive marketing of hogs.
totaled $4,000, 900 pounds. dou-
bic the output for the same two
months last year.
Evening star., 1944-03-03
Soviet Forces Record
New Gains in Narva
And Pskov Sectors
Nozis Report Renewed
Russiun Offensive in
Direction of Minsk
BY the Associated Press,

LONDON, Mar. Soviet
armies, pressing their offensive
to clear the Germans from
Northern Russia, have recorded
new gains on the Narva and
Pskov sectors, Moscow an
nounced today as Berlin re-
ported a renewed Red Army
drive toward Bobruisk in the
direction of the White Russian
capital of Minsk.
There was no mention in the
Soviet communique of activity in
the Vitebsk sector, where the Rus
slams previously had reported more
than 80 towns and hamlets captured
in drive which preached the city's
first line defenses. Moscow dis
patches, however, said the Vitebsk
drive carried great power and that
the climax was expected soon.
Major Red Army gains of the day
were registered in the Pskov fight.
ing. the Moscw war bulletin an
nounced. Thirty communities were
captured from the Nazis in a thrust
toward Ostrov, IS miles south ol
Pskov, aimed at cutting the great
Leningrad-W Warsaw trunk railway
one Of the two remaining possible
escape arteries left to the Northern
German forces. The other is the
railway running west from Pskov te
the Latvian capital of Riga.
Front line dispatches yesterday
said Soviet spearheads were fight
ing in the outskirts of Pskov, but
today's communique reported only
the capture of several more strong
points on the approaches to the
Baltic gateway city.
Consolidating their Narvo Rive,
bridgehead in Northern Estonia
troops of Gen. Leonid A. Govorov's
Leningrad Army stormed severa
more Nazi positions yesterday, the
Russian communique said. German
broadcaStS said fresh Nazi divisions
had been thrown into this sector anc
said Russian attacks had beer
stopped after severe fighting
southwest of Narva.
There was possibility, however
that the Russians might not wait
for the actual capture of Narva anc
Pskov, but having bypassed these
cities would push on toward Reva
and Riga, capitals of Estonia anc
Latvia on the shores Of the Gulf o1
Finland and the Baltic Sea, respec-
lively.
Evening star., 1944-03-03
Third Of Italian Fleet Due to Go
To Russians President Reveals;
Nazi Attacks Collapse at Anzio
U.S.. Heavy Bombers Hammer
Reich for Second Straight Day
Day Attack Follows Up Raj Roid
On Purs Area and Northern France

! also included stabs at the French,
rocket gun" sector by Raj fighter
bombers.
The RATS operations, including
Mosquito slashes at Western Ger
many and mine laying in enemy
waters, were carried out without
loss.
The specific target In the Paris
area was identified by the Air Min
istry as an aircraft assembly plant
at Meulan- sMureaux, few miles
north of the former French capital
Albert is about 80 miles north OF
Paris, not far from Amiens.
The Air Ministry said the targets
at both points were clearly identi-
fed and first reports indicate that
the bombing was effective"
The attack apparently was not on
the large scale of the recent satu-
ration raids on Germany.
The air campaign continued with
out interruption today as forma-
tions Of bombers-some of which
looked to Channel observers to be
heavy planes-streamed toward the
continent shortly after dawn.
American Marauders attacked
airfields in Northern France this
morning, while RAF Typhoons hit
enemy emplacements In the rocket
gun sector, it was announced.
American Fortresses and LIBERIA
tors, accompanied by possibly the
largest armada of fighters ever sent
from Britain, yesterday blasted un-
(See RAIDS Page A-14l
Evening star., 1944-03-03
Lonergan Jury Panel
Dismissed; Broderick
Faces Contempt Count
District Attorney Hogan
Wins Move Sending
Records to Appeals Court
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Mar. 3.-The trial
Of Wayne Lonergan for first
degree murder in the Staying of
his wife came to an abrupt end
today when the court, diSmissing
a special panel of talesmen, gave
Defense Counsel Edward "
Broderick one week in which to
show cause why he should not be
cited for contempt.
General Sessions Judge John j
Freschi at the same time granted
a motion by District Attorney
Frank S. Hogan, appearing in court
for the first time in the case, to
send all records concerning it, both
in court and in chambers, to the
appellate division "for such action
as may be warranted"
The jurist declared Mr.. Broderick
had attempted to make farce ano
mockery" of the trial and had evi.
denced "a lack of good faith" by
doing right about face on motor
to throw out the panel.
He ordered the defense attorney
to appear in court next Friday tc
answer contempt charges for failure
to appear on two successive days
when the trial first was scheduled
to begin last week.
Mr.. Hogan said later it would be
up to his Office to fix the date fol-
a new trial, but said he believed il
would not be before completion oi
the contempt action against Mr.
Broderick.
Judge Freschi declared that since
Evening star., 1944-03-03
-Four Sentenced 10 Die
In French Purge Trial
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALGIERS, Mar. "a special mill.
tary tribunal, bringing the first ot
the French purge trials" to a con-
clusion, today convicted 10 Vichey
concentration camp officials of mur-
der and brutality and sentenced -four
of them to death.
One of the II defendants, Col
Felicien Lupy, inspector general o1
Vichy prison camps in North Africa
was acquitted.
The court, after hearing testi-
mony for two weeks, returned yer.
diets Of death against Sergt. Maj
Jean Baptiste Finidori and 1t
Xavier Santucci, Corsicans; Sergt
M 4. Ralph Dauphin, Frenchman
II .Ad Otto Riepd, a German.
1t. Col. Raymond Viciot and thu
Russian guard, Amfen Dormanov
were sentenced to life terms, two
were given 20 years and two other.
were sentenced to 10 years.
Evening star., 1944-03-03
U. 5. Heavy Bombers Bias
Rome's Rail Installations
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
Naples, Mar. 3.-American heavy
bombers again attacked Rome's rail-
road installations today, the Med
iterranean Allied Air Force an
nounced.
Flying Fortresses attacked Lit
torio and Tiburtina freight yards,
the announcement said, while Lib
orators bombed the main Viterbc
airdrome IS miles north of Rome"
Early reports" the statement
said, indicate the railway yards
were we'll covered and that the air.
drome bombing was good. Both the
Fortresses and Liberators were es-
corted by fighters"
1t was believed a sizeable force
struck the Italian capitals chief
freight yards through which military
traffic flows to both the beachhead
and main 5th Army fronts.
Evening star., 1944-03-03

The first all-woman jury to serve
in a civil case in the District was
overruled today by Justice Jennings
Bailey, whb held that feminine
sympathy had gotten the better of
their reasoning. The jurist granted
new trial.
The case, heard in District Court,
was one involving personal damages
for injury. Struck by a truck owned
by Perry Tancill and Edwin M.
Garrett. trading as Tancill & Gar
rett, the plaintiff, Harry M. Roth
geb, asked $500 for himself and
SIS, 900 for his son Paul. Is, also q
victim Of the accident. The all
woman jury awarded the two $2,500
each.
Pointing out that testimony had
Evening star., 1944-03-03
Woman Jury Too Sympathetic,
Court Rejects Damage Award

shown Mr.. Rothgeb's damages
amounted to only $700, Justice
Bailey noted that the jury had
given him 81 900 more than he asked
in his suit.
TT is clear" added Justice Bailey,
that the jury paid little attention
to the testimony and to the charge
of the court, in the suit Of the father,
but decided upon sympathy alone,
and the verdict in favor of the son
must have been based upon the same
consideration.
Without passing on other points
raised in the motion for a new trial,
the motion will be granted"
Mr.. Rothgeb is represented by
Attorney Michael F. Keogh. while
Henry I. Quinn represents the de-
fendants.
Evening star., 1944-03-03
President Hasn't Seen
BurkIey Since Veto

President Roosevelt told his news
conferences today that he had not
yet had an opportunity to talk with
Senate Majority Leader Barkley
since the Senator denounced the tax
veto message a week ago, then re-
signed as floor leader only to be re-
elected unanimously.
The Chief Executive told a ques-
toner that he understood that Sen
ator Barkley has been i'll.
Evening star., 1944-03-03
Italian Labor Leaders
| Refuse 10 Call Off Strike
~ the Associated Press,

Ey the Associated Press.
NAPLES, Mar. 3.-Italian labor
leaders advised Allied authorities
today of their intention to go ahead
with a 1O-minute strike" tomorrow
in defiance of an official demand
that it be called off.
The strike had been called as a
protest against Prime Minister
Churchill's recent Endorsement Of
the government of Premier Ba-
doglio.
One American official said that
if the labor leaders go ahead with
their plans for the protest strike, it
would mean their arrest.
Allied authorities pointed out
that strikes in war zones are pro-
hibited by proclamation of the AL
lied military government.
The Communist and Socialist ac-
ton parties, which called the DEM
onstration strike. instructed public
service and port workers by hand
bills to avoid any interruption Of
their work, including that connected
with the handling of supplies for
troops and Allied administrations
Evening star., 1944-03-03
(See REARDON, Page A-3.)
Rival Greek GuerriIIas
Join Against Germans
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Mar. 3.-An agreement
ending the civil war in Greece has
been signed by the two warning
bands of Greek Andartes, it was
announced officially here today.
The guerrilla factions have agreed
to devote their joint energies against
the Germans.
The peace pact was signed in a
Greek mountain retreat where lead
ers of the Zervas, or Edes, and the
Elias guerrilla factions have been
negotiating since February 10 with
the aid of British and American
liaison officers, who also signed the
agreement.
The pact calls for immediate and
permanent cessation of hostinties
and for release of all prisoners and
hostages within IS days.