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Evening star., 1944-12-29
Soviet Forces Crack
First Of Budapest's
Inner Defense Rinqs
Major Bottle Is Roeing
Near Komorom, IS Miles
Southeast of Vienna
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Dec. 29.-Russian
forces cracked the first of three
inner-defense rings of the en-
circled Nazi garrison at Budapest
today, while the Austria bound
Red Army to the north stepped
up its drive along both sides of
the Danube River.
CThe German high command
ssid the Russians are fighting in
the heart of Budapest" and that
house o-house battles had
reached fury unequaled on the
Eastern Front since the defense
of StalingradD
The Red forces made an all-out
bid to win strategic control of the
Hungarian capital in a matter of
days, If not hours, as fanatical NaZi
troops.in the hilly district of Buda
and the populous flatlands of Pest
gave ground under a score of as
saults by Russian combat teams of
tommy gunners, tanks and self
propelled guns.
The enemy was hurled out of IL
eastern suburbs of the city yester-
day by the hard-driving Soviets.
Big Battle Rages.
A battle of even greater military
Importance ragged on the approaches
to the Danubian communications
center of Komarom, which is less
than IS miles southeast of Vienna
and within SO miles of Bratislava.
Two columns from Marshal Feo-
dor Tobulkhin's Sd Ukrainian Army
group converged on the city from
the east and southeast, while across
the Danube to the northeast Mar
shall Rodion Malinovsky mounted
powerful smash at the Germans
Hron River defense line.
There was evidence that Russian
vanguards now may be fighting on
the west bank of the Hron, whose
confluence with the Danube, west of
(see RUSSIA, Page A-lO)
Evening star., 1944-12-29
s Large U. 5. Transports
In Convoy Sunk, Japs Say
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Imperial japanese headquarters
claimed today its planes sank six
Large transports" and damaged two
others yesterday in attacking 80 of
the craft heading westward in the
Mindanao Sea through Suriago
Straits"
The broadcast of the unconfirmed
communique, intercepted by the
Federal Communications Commits
sion, added that japanese air units
attacked the United States airfield
at San Jose on Mindoro Island
Wednesday night Japanese time)
and set fires at "15 places" and
caused "a big fire to start at a
gasoline dump"
Spencer Davis, Associated Press
correspondent, in a dispatch from
Mindoro Thursday, said Japanese
planes attacked airfields at San Jose
preceding an Intellectual lombard
ment by japanese battle force.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Escape Gap Is Cut TO II Miles;
Patton Captures IL More Towns
Yunks Hammer
Three Sides Of
German Bulge
MAP on Page A-3.J
By the Associated Press.

oS liic f1SeOlldltu 1ISSSs
PARIS, Dec. 29.-American ar
mored blows at the most forward
point of Field Marshal Won
Rundstedt's offensive have beat
en- his spearheads back more
than 10 miles and chased them
across the narrow Lesse and
Homme Rivers into Rochefort.
Field dispatches, reporting this
development up to yesterday morn
ing, said the Won Runstedt escape
gap at the same time was cut to
less than II miles north of Bastogne
In the Bastogne area, Sd Army
troops of 1t. Gen. George S. Pat
ton, who were revealed last night
to have gone on the offensive from
Luxembourg to Bastogne. broadened
their long, thin corridor to miles
wide and miles deep.
II More Towns Captured.
Twelve more towns were captured
as Gen. Patton poured men in. build
ing up this area to power wedge
close to the heart of the Nazi bulge,
and expanded his grip on the north
side of the Sure River to a width
of IA miles.
Won Rundstedt's December often
sive had been kicked into reverse
by American forces which slammed
into all three sides of his extended
bulge, with the Sd Army sensa-
tlonally changing its front and ad-
vancing 20 miles into the German
flank in six days.
The situation was not an unmiXed
success. however, for Gen. Patton's
shift of front brought his own Of
fensive along the Saar to a stop,
and obliged the Americans to give
up their hard-won bridgehead
across the Saar at Dillingen, where
they had broken into the initial
defenses of the Siegfried Line.
The big turning point was the
seven-day stand of the United
States 101st Airborne Division and
other as yet unidentified units at
Bastogne, one of the gateways to
French Sedan.
Drive Across Frozen Fields.
And now the Americans were hit
ting back Throughout the north
western area of the German pene-
tration, from Celles to Rochefort,
doughboys, tanks and greyhound ar
mored cars slashed across the frozen
fields, overrunning German tanks,
armored cars and infantrymen wan
dering blindly. The Americans
CROPPED for their disorganized enemy
in a fog which limited visibility to
so yards.
The Lesse and Homme at Roche
fort wind approximately ID miles
east of the Meuse and 10 miles
southeast of Celles, deepest point of
German penetration toward Dinant
Here the critical battle was fought
In the hamlet of Human, miles
southwest of Marche and 4 miles
north of Rochefort.
The Germans were driven out of
the village with planes, artillery, in
fantry. tank destroyers and finally
flamethrowers, and the Americans
were firmly in control of the town,
including its old chateau, where a
cornered German group made its
last stand.
Nazi Pocket Wiped Out.
Celles, where the enemy offensive
was stopped, was one of the ghaSt-
Evening star., 1944-12-29
BiddIe Says New Technique
Is Being Used in Ward Seizure
u. S. Will Ask Court
To Rule immediately
On Legality of Action
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. Dec. 29.-The Gov
ernment sought an immediate
Federal Court determination to-
day of the legality of Army seiz-
ure yesterday, under presiden-
tial order. of Montgomery Ward
& Co. facilities in seven cities.
Twelve thousand employees in
these cities went to work for Uncle
Sam, but Sewell Avery, chairman of
the board. has refused to recognize
the seizure and President Roosevelt's
order as valid.
Hugh B. Cox, assistant to the
Solicitor General, said he would
go before Federal Judge Philip L.
Sullivan and ask for an immediate
hearing Of the Government petition,
filed yesterday, for a declaratory
Judgment establishing legality OF the
seizure and for an injunction to
restrain Wards officials from pos
sible interference
Mr. Avery arrived at company
(See WARD. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1944-12-29
By the Associated Press.

DETROIT, Dec. 29.-While res
cuers worked to save him, New
York Central passenger train fire.
man died today beneath his over
turned engine in a snow-covered
gully 20 miles southwest of here.
The fireman, r. D. Harmon, 36, of
Toledo, followed his engineer, o. F
Hayward, So, of Sylvania, Ohio, in
death In derailment caused when
the train struck a stalled auto in q
fog.
The engineer was killed instantly
Fireman Harmon died about 5 am
after telling rescuers, Il don't know
how much longer can last. There.
lot Of weight on top Of me-"
Evening star., 1944-12-29

The disdainful reply of Nuts"
to the German demand for the
American surrender of Bastogne
reverberated through two homes
in the Washington area today.
Mrs. Anthony c. McAuliffe, whose
husband, Brig. Gen. McAuliffe. act
ing commander of the l0lst Air
borne Division. was the author of
the now historic reply, said today
at her home at 4519 Yuma street
NV. that when she read of the
division commanders laconic re-
joinder to the Germans, she "just
knew it was Tony"
He always would come right to
Evening star., 1944-12-29

the point without a lot of talk" she
said. And when he was dis
gusted, that was his expression
oh, nutsn"
Would Have Replied in German.
Mrs. Maxwell D. Taylor, whose
husband. Maj Gen. Taylor. left
suddenly on Christmas eve to fly
the Atlantic to resume his COM
mand of the division, said at hel
home that had Gen. Taylor beer
there December % when the Ger
man ultimatum was received, he
probably would have said Nuts,
too. But being nut on languages,
she said, her husband probably
would have replied in the German
equivalent of the American express
sion from his newly acquired Ger
man vocabulary.
In German, "geh h'zum Teufel"
means 60 to the devil; "du bist
verrueckt,' you are crazyJ
The Taylor home is at 1920 North
Columbia street, Arlington. 1t was
there, after few days of anxiety
and impatience to get back to his
command, Gen. Taylor left last SUM-
day. ending the hopes of Mrs. Tay-
lor and their two sons, Jack, IA, and
Tom, 10. that he would stay for
Christmas. He did not tell Mrs.
Taylor of his destination, and it
remained for press dispatches to
inform her he had flown the Allan
tic, traversed the battlefield in a
jeep and arrived at Bastogne, re-
joining his beleaguered division.
Last night Mrs. McAuliffe, too
worried about her husband to sleep
telephoned Mrs. Taylor and they
talked together about the 10lst.
Dispatch Tells of Message.
Then today Mrs. McAuliffe was
informed by The Star that it hao
received a dispatch from Associated
Press War Correspondent Edward D
Ball at Bastogne, disclosing that il
was Gen. McAuliffe who sent the
Nuts message to the Germans.
Gen. McAuliffe is native Of
Washington, the son of the late J. j
McAuliffe, who for many years wa!
with the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission. His mother resides at the
Calverton Apartments, 1878 Colum.
bia road NV.
He was graduated from Eastern
High School, attended the Univer.
sity of West Virginia for a year, ane
then was appointed to the Military
Academy at West Point, where he
was graduated in 1918.
Mrs. McAuliffe is the former Mis-:
Helen Whitman and she and hel
husband attended Eastern High
School together. They have daugh.
ter, Miss Patricia McAuliffe, and &
son, John H. McAuliffe. now ar
Army private in basic training al
North Camp Hood, Tex
Gen. Taylor returned to Washing
ton December 13 for military con.
ferences, and then Mrs. McAuliffe
knew her husband was acting COM
mander of the division, but, as she
says. she didn't dare say it," She
asked a number of wives of the
101st" to her home on Sunday, De-
cember II, to meet Gen. and Mrs
Taylor.
just before the German encir-
clement troops of the 101st had beer
(See BASTOGNE. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Doesn't Believe
1t Will Be Necessary
To Garry Avery Out
By JAMES Y. NEWTON.

Attorney General Biddle said
today I'VE are trying a new
technique this time" in handling
Sewell Avery, Montgomery Ward
chairman. He added that he
didn't think it would be neces-
sary to carry Mr.. Avery from his
office.
Discussing Government seizure of
Ward properties at news confer
ence, Mr. Biddle said the Govern
ment now is doing everything it can
to obtain cooperation from Mr.
Avery. He said he didn't believe
there was any plan to remove Mr..
Avery forcibly because he is regarded
as fairly harmless where he is"
Mr.. Avery was carried bodily from
his Office by two soldiers when
Wards Chicago properties were
seized last spring.
Mr.. Biddle declared he expected
prompt and favorable decision from
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Fireman Pinned Under Wreck
Dies Before Locomotive Is Lifted

George Frische of Toledo, a freight
messenger, suffered severe burns but,
although five of six cars of the
Toledo-to-Detroit train left the
tracks, only two passengers were
reported hospitalized. They were
Mrs. Birdie Rainey of Cleveland and
Cosmo Tohazcuk of Bedford, Mass.
Blow torches were used to cut
away wreckage pinning down Mr..
Harmon. A physician administered
sedative. Finally a wrecker moved
the tender sufficiently to free the
fireman, but he had died.
Lee Ridenour of Dundee, the
motorist, told police his car stalled
(see WRECK, Page A-53
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Pocket Veto Kills
Measure 10 Abolish
Jackson Hole Park
Presidents Statement
Says Property Owners
Rights Are Unchanged

President Roosevelt today killed
by pocket veto legislation which
would have abolished the Jack
son Hole National Monument in
Wyoming. which he created by
an executive order March IS
1s43.
Wyoming interests had protested
creation of the monument, arguing
that it would remove valuable land
from tax rolls and would interfere
with grazing privileges.
The pocket veto became effective
when the President failed to sign
the bill within 10 days after Con-
gress adjourned
Mr.. Roosevelt issued a statement
setting forth his reasons and
answering arguments advanced in
opposition to the 220, ,000-acre monu-
The effect of this bill would be
to deprive the people of the United
States of the benefits of an area of
national significance from the
standpoint of naturalistic. historic.
scientific and recreational values" 4"
the President said.
Right Defended.
Defending his right to establish
the monument Mr.. Roosevelt said he
was proceeding under the An
tiquities Act of 1906 and that he was
following "precedents repeatedly
established by my predecessors be-
ginning with President Theodore
Roosevelt"
The President said 81 national
monuments have been established
by Presidents of both political
faiths, and that seven of these are
larger than the Jackson Hole site
Mr.. Roosevelt said the private
and State lands within the area
comprise only a small fraction OF
the total acreage and that they
are not affected in any way by
creation of the monument.
They are still in private and
State ownership and the rights OF
the owners are the same as they
were before the proclamation was
issued the President said. INC
lands have been or can be con.
fiscated; no citizens have been OF
can be dispossessed. Moreover, pri.
vate property and incomes within
the monument boundaries remain
subject to taxation by the State ane
county to the same extent as they
(See JACKSON HOLE, Page A-1O J
Evening star., 1944-12-29
l06th u. S. Division
Wiped Out, Nuzis Soy
By the Associated Press.

BY IHe ASSOCIATED PTeSS.
LONDON. Dec. 29.-Berlin broad
cast today a report that one Amer
lean division. described as the 106th
infantry, had been virtually wiped
out.
1t said the division had 11.84O
men December 16 but eight days
later consisted of 212 men who are
wandering about the Ardennes and
are perishing in a snowstorm.''
The enemy asserted most of the
men came from Delaware, Penn
sylvania and Ohio"
There was no Allied confirmation
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Hamilton Armstrona
Named Stettinius Aide

The appointment of Hamilton
Fish Armstrong editor and recently
United States Minister in London,
as special adviser to Secretary of
State Stettinius was announced to-
day.
Mr.. Armstrong; first, assignment
will be to work on international po-
litical questions with the Secretary
Last September, the New York editor
was named Minister and adviser to
Ambassador John G. Winant on
matters concerning the European
Advisory Commission
Evening star., 1944-12-29
No Star Tomorrow

AS necessary step in the conservation of newsprint
paper and in order to apply savings made this against
further reduced supply the early 1945
The Star will not be published tomorrow Saturday.
Der go unless the receipt of extraordinary requires
This step taken the two holiday Saturdays
last year when the newsprnt shortage first became
acute.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
British Attack
ELIAS Forces in
Athens Suburbs
Three-Woy Drive
Seeks to Clear
EmbottIed Capital
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ATHENS, Dec. 29.-The British
opened a three-pronged drive
against ELIAS forces in the east
ern suburbs of Athens today,
jumping off after prolonged ar
tillery barrage in the second
phase of operations designed to
clear the embattled Greek cap
ital.
Against slight opposition. the
British forces advanced from the
south through zappion Park on
Ardittos Hill, which changed hands
in a mortar duel week ago.
Meanwhile, Greek mountain
brigade advanced southwark on the
suburb of Kissariani-one of the
largest ELIAS strongholds in the
Athens area.
After taking Ardittos Hill, over
looking former ELIAS strongpoint
in the Averoff Stadium, the British
troops entered the Pankrati Gene
terry, from which ELIAS mortars have
been firing into cleared sections
across the Phaleron road below the
Acropolis.
British Beat Off Raid.
An ELIAS raid last night on the
Greek-held sector of the northwest
ern slopes of monastery-t topped
Likabettos was beaten off by Brit
ish artillery.
An official announcement said
$500 prisoners have been taken by
the British and Greek forces.
A communique said Greek right
ist (EDES) forces under Gen. Ma
poleon Zervas, attacked by ELIAS
groups last week in Northwest
Greece, were fighting a hard rear
guard action while withdrawing on
the port of Preveza
In all the cleared areas of the cap
ital and Piraeus some 350,00O civil
ians received free meals from Brit
ish- American relief stocks.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Shell Falls Near Churchill.

The British Broadcasting Co. said
last night that during his visit to
Greece, Prime Minister Churchill
had his headquarters on a British
battleship within range of an ELIAS
battery, and shell fell 200 yards
from the ship on the afternoon
after Mr.. Churchill's arrival"
Mr.. Churchill and Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden arrived in Brit
ain today from the conferences in
Greece
The broadcast, recorded by CHS,
said: "RAF planes strafed the bat
terry and our artillery fired on it.
Many of Mr.. Churchills confer
ences, including one with Arch
bishop Damaskinos, we're held in
the ship"
Evening star., 1944-12-29

Four additional men from
the District area haze been re-
ported killed in this 1Ddr. See
"On the Honor Roll" Page Az.
Evening star., 1944-12-29

tsee WESTERN FRONT. P. ABB
Evening star., 1944-12-29
NAZ|S PUSHED BACK 10 MILES TO ROCHEFORT
Has Total
OF 61,O45 Ships
Of All Types
420 Combat Vessels
Built in IA; $1,000
Planes on Hand

1945 CARGO AND TRANSPORT
ships program raised 40 per cent.
Page A-10
Evening star., 1944-12-29

(See WEATHER. Page A-5J
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(See BIDDLE. Page A-4D
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Guide for Readers

An Associoted Press Newspope
Evening star., 1944-12-29

(See SHIPS, Page A-4.)
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(see DIVISIONS, Page A-1OJ
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(See RUSSIA, Page A-1O)
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Celles, where the enemy offensive
was stopped, was one of the ghast-
Evening star., 1944-12-29

(See JACKSON HOLE, Page A-lO J
Evening star., 1944-12-29

Advisory Commission.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-10-21
Marva Has No
Wish To Break
Martial Bonds
Admits Fondness
For Physician
In Washington

CHICAGO - CA N P) M arva
Louis revealed hope last week that
the martial difficulties between her
and her world famous husband,
Joe, may be peacefully settled
without recourse to the divorce
courts in repudiating runors of an
imminent separation.
While admitting that she and
the world champion, who has just
returned to this country after en-
pertaining more than two million
soldiers all over the world, might
be divorced she wants to keep their
daughter, Jacqueline, whom Joe
has not seen in 13 months.
Now night. club singer, Mrs.
Louis revealed that she is very
fond of a Washington, D. c. ply
sician.
"If Joe and I are divorced" she
said, "it is likely that I will marry
DR.. Schley Brown of Washington,
D. c., whom I met and am quite
fond Of"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-10-21

geles best. Besides the excellence
of its facilities influencing this
feeling, the fact that he sailed
from here on his initial voyage re-
mains as an epochal phase in his
life history, he declared.
The distinguished captain, spend
ing part of his first brief furlough
here, declared that he was glad the
ship had made a name not only
for the Negro race but additional
fame for his beloved United States.
He thoughtfully observed however
that he felt sure that his deterni-
nation to have a mixed crew repre-
senting. several nationalities had
contributed principally to the sue
cesful operation of his missions.
He praised his men highly and
stated that they had ever followed
the dictates of the strict discipline
necessary in naval conduct. Dur
ing their many voyages they had
faced many great dangers, but the
men had held up manfully under
each ordeal. Storms though were
more of a problem than torpedoes
but during the ships service it
has transported 5000 soldiers and
untotalled tons of merchandise
and equipment for overseas forces.
In one of the narrowest escapes
during crossings to foreign lands
the ship was one of a convoy to
England Five other ships near the
B. T. w. were lost but it reached
port intact. In every port during
his first visits and subsequently
ones the respect inspiring skipper
was received with high honors by
dignitaries and high officials.
Returning to his discussion of
his crew which was his fayorite
topic, he described a rotary sys-
tenn by which his crew YEAS hand
led, and that among them they had
committees and discussion circles,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-10-21
Wi||kiie Spirit
OF Justice Lives
After His Death
Pamphlet Urges.
Voters To Insist
Upon Fairplay

NEW YORK-(A N p - Al
though he never revealed his
choice between President Roosevelt
and Gov. Thomas E. Dewey before
he died, Wendell L. Willkie urged
voters to demand the precist stand
of candidates of both major par
ties, from the Presidential nomin-
nees down, on the issues of Ameri-
can foreign policy ana equal and
fair treatment of racial minorities
in America in his last political
comments recently published here
in pamphlet form, entitled IAN
American Program"
"As the campaign goes on the
Importance of candor and straight
forward thinking on these SUBJ
jects (foreign policy and racial
minorities) becomes increasingly
clear" Willkie wrote. at is not
enough that we should be offered
the mere forms OF international
cooperation. That is shadow build
ing, For it is the economic rela-
tionships between nations that will
determine the real possibility of
peace. And pledges of wider social
security with just treatment Of
minorities are largely words as long
as the Interpretation and perfor-
nance of such pledges is left to the
individual states. -.
7 once more urge that we de-
mand now" he stressed, while there
is still time, meaningful statements
on these matters from those who
would be our leaders; and that in
the future we continue watchful
and alert that our purposes may
be made effective"
Willkie expressed profound dis
appointment in both the Republic
can and Democratic platforms on
the question of foreign policy and
just treatment for racial minori-
ties and termed them "the evaSive
mockeries put over at Chicago"
According to Lamoyne A. Jones,
his press secretary, Willkie left no
unpublished work. can American
Program" includes seven newspaper
articles, two Collier magazine ar
ticles and his proposed platform.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-10-21
Woman Who Tossed
Conductor Out OF
Car Convicted

NEW ORLEANS - CAMP -
A lice Burke, 90, who was recent
" charged with throwing a con-
ductorette through street car
window as a result of an alter
cation in the business district, was
convicted in criminal court last
week, on a charge of aggravated
battery.
Conductorette Quigley accused
Mrs. Burke of boarding her car
ana saying that the door was
closed on her arm; when the con-
ductorette. denied the charge, the
passenger attacked her.
Many Of the Negro passengers
gave testimony that the. Quigley
woman was in the wrong and
struck Mrs. Burke with the iron
door handle. Several civic organi-
cations have come to Mrs. Burke
assistance. She was placed under
q $1,000 bond.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-10-21

and 1 are separated. met q
young man about a month ago
and he said if 1 would get a di-
vorce from. nay husband he would
pay for it. He has a kid veal
and a half old and his wife L
dead also have friend in Ser
vice who is single and says he
wants to marry me. / am undecid.
ed as to what to do.
Ans: Apply. for yOur divorce
if you are confident : that you
do not intend to live with your
husband again. However, you
should pay for it yourself, else
you would be under obligations
to marry this fellow. Marriage
is a serious step in it's self,
but to marry and become a
step-mother at the same time
calls for even more serious
thought and deliberatiOn. So
before your seriously consider
AAEth huSUdtiuy
sure that you are ready to as
sumo this responsibility. You
alone must make the choice
between these men, but it
would be advisable fO you to
wait until you are definitely sure,
of what you want before mar
rying either.