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Evening star., 1944-08-13

washington Dr1dge players who
went to New York last week to
attend the 18th summer session of
the American Contract Bridge
League did not cover themselves
with glory. for they won no trophies
or titles IN the world or national
championships or In the special
games. The nearest they came to
victory was in the Presidents match
when Mrs. Dora Schwartz and ]. D.
Boyd ran second, and when DR..
w. H. Gorton and Mrs. Jack Ben
nett were second in their section
in the open pair game. Aside from
these two approaches, they gen.
orally played little less than aver
age games, but they were pitted
against the worlds experts.
There was, however, opportunity
for them to score on the sale OF
War Bond pledges. Playing card,
autographed by Gen. Dwight D
Eisenhower. 1t. Gen. Mark CLARK
and Maj. Gen. Albert M. Gruenthel
were offered for sale just before the
final round of the masters pairs anc
the sum of SSH 900 was realized.
The final game of the masters
team Of four was transferred from
the Astor Hotel to the Cavendish
Club, where there was a brother
against-brother contest resulting ir
a victory for the B. J. Becker team
against the all-Philadelphia team OF
Simon Becker, by $40 points. Ir
the semif1nals the defending Schen-
ken team was eliminated by IL
points.
A feature of the tournament was
the award OF the first war orphans
scholarship from the fund raised
by the bridge players of the coun.
try. 1t went to Jean Hubbard. q
l6-year-old lass Of Annapolis, Md
Miss Hubbard Is the daughter ol
Comdr. Harry Hubbard, who LOST
his life when his destroyer went
down off the Solomons in October
1912. She has decided to take a
course at Washington College, in
Chestertown, Md.
The next big event on the bridge
schedule for players in the Eastern
section of the country will be the
Southern Appalachian, to be held
in the land of the sky" at Ashe-
vile, N. c., August 1927. The set
ting will be at the George Wander
bilt Hotel and A. M. Sobel will be
director.
This tournament has been given
sectional status in the American
Contract Bridge League. Although
no permanent cups will be awarded
there will be in play four beautiful
trophies symbolizing victories in the
various events. The Land of the
Sky Trophy is now held by Mrs
Walter LIE Sueur and George Craig
winners OF the mixed pair match
last year. The Chamber of Com
merce Cup was won last year by Mrs.
j. E. Folline of Richmond and B. o.
johnson of Spartensburg in the
open pair game. This year the Pilot
Club Trophy will 60 back in play for
the women's pair event.
The Asheville Junior Chamber of
Commerce is sponsoring the tourna- =
ment and all the arrangements are,
as usual, being made by Sam D.
Holt, tournament manager. Wash
lngton players upon several occa-
slons have been successful in cap
turing some Of the Appalachian
titles.
j. J. G., who has. as he says, a
flare for problem hands, submits
the one below and states that by a
very shrewd but perfectly legiti-
mate play East and West are able
to defeat South's three no-trump
contract by one trick. He was the
victim at the hands of a clever
young woman.
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Concert Schedule
Today,

Today.
Army Air Forces Band. Capt.
Georse s. Howard. conductor: Seret.
Glenn Darwin, baritone: Tech. Sergt.
Gordon Pulls. trombone: Pfc. James
Wllber, clarinet; soloists, Water Gate.
$40 pm
Emma tBeldan, soprano, song re-
cltal, National Gallery of Art. pm.
The Southernaires Quartet, Meri-
dian Hill Park. $50 pm.
Tomorrow.
Navy Band, Leonard B. Smith,
solo1sts, east front, Capitol, pm
Marine Band. Robert Isele, from
bone; Oliver Zinsmeister. xyiophone:
soloists, bandstand, Marine Barracks,
s pm.
Marion Hutchinson, organ recital,
Washlneton Cathedral. 7:3O pm
Navy Band, Sylvan Theater, Monu-
ment grounds. 3 pm.
Marine Band, auditorium. Marine
Barracks, 1890 pm
Wednesday.
Marine Band, Robert Isele. from
bone: Oliver Zinsmeister. xylophone:
soloists, east front, Capitol, Z pm
Friday.
Army Air Forces Band. Capitol
steps, pm.
Concert recorded music, Public
Library, Georgia ave. and Upshur st.
NV; 7:45 pm,
Marine Band, auditorium. Marine
Barracks, 1890 pm.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Ben Hur News

Election for representative and al
ternate will be held in Mckinley
Court, Pythian Temple, on Tuesday
Congressional Court on Wednesday
at the home Of Scribe Elmer John
son and United Court in Pythian
Temple on Friday. The convention
will meet in Charlottesville, Ind, Oc-
tober II.
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Daughters of America

MeeClngS CHIS week. Monday, IN
dependent, Progressive, Old Glory,
Goodwill; Tuesday, Fidelity, Liberty,
Star Spangled Banner, Mount Yer
non; Wednesday, Kenmore, Betsy
Ross, Red Cross unit: Thursday,
Mizpah, Mayflower. Barbara F'riet-
chic; Friday, Friendship, Red Cross
unit.
Excursion by the juniors, August
%. $50 pm.
Rehearsal for the public installa-
ton, August q at Northeast Temple,
6pm.
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J. j. G.. then says: "West opened
the seven of spades, North played
the two and East the queen, which
South allowed to hold the trick.
East returned the five, South COW
cred with the jack, and West won
with the ace and then laid down
the ten. Now go with the rest of
the play, and East and West will set
the contract one trick"
IT South were to take the first
spade lead with the king and seek
Evening star., 1944-08-13
OES Activities

The past matrons and past patrons
OF Warren G. Harding Chapter will
honor Mrs. E. V. Carr at birthday
and dinner party at the Kenesaw on
Thursday at 7:30 o'clock.
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erosion.
By ". II. Y0nngman,
Garden Edito

Victory after
thing
depended
soils
of the
Evening star., 1944-08-13

Adolph Steeg of Buffalo has been
appointed international secretary, of
the American Philatelic Society in
succession to the late Eugene Klein,
Evening star., 1944-08-13

The Collectors Club of Washing.
ton will meet at the Thomson School.
Twelfth street at L NV, Tuesday
evening at s. Visitors welcome,
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WARREN F. JOHNSON. ORGANIST,
CHURCH OF THE PILGRIMS,
22nd and SITS. NV.
1:3O O'CLOCK
Ave Mar's Stella lla--------D Daniel Lesur
Dfrte FassacaElia) - Douglas Moore
Evening star., 1944-08-13

A San Antonio speculator alleg-
ediy is attempting to "drain" ~ or
corner" the market on Molly Pitch
er overprinted stamps of 1928.
Evening star., 1944-08-13

A centenary stamp for the Young
Mems Christian Association has
been issued by Brazil. The denomi-
nation is 40c and the design fea-
lures the Red Triangle symbol.
Evening star., 1944-08-13

Philip H. Ward, jr., Philadelphia,
has been elected an honorary mehn-
Der OF the Sociedade Philatelica
Paulista of Brazil.
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Quantities of the 1894 series Of
United States postage stamps pro-
duced by the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, according to the re-
port of the director for 1895; were:
lc, 512,348, 400; &c, 1857 ,705, 500; Sc.
14,750,3O0; 4c, 1871 TOO; Sc, 32,465,-
$50; SC. 4,444,35o: &c, 1867 500: 1oc,
1891 ,030, 15c. 1887 ,440; soc. 151,110:
81, 33,471; 50, 1882; IS, 5,236.
Evening star., 1944-08-13

H. E. Harris g. Co.. Boston DEAL
ers, report: I'VE cannot supply
complete set of the De Gaulie-
Fighting France issues Some are too
high lnAprice and others
are not considered standard !"
Evening star., 1944-08-13

Ernest A. Kehr, stamp editor 7of
the New York Herald Tribune, has
been in Alberta this summer,
Evening star., 1944-08-13

Keep the spent flowers removed
from ANIMALS and perennials to pro-
long their Towering season. MANY
OF them cease to function once seed
Is permitted to form.
Evening star., 1944-07-27
Transfer Of Patients
Approved 10 Relieve
Load on Glenn Dale
Nonresident Cases
Would Return Home
Under New Program
BY CAMBRIDGE CRIST.

A program calling for return
OF nonresident tuberculosis cases
to their home States, transfer of
noncommunicable cases from
Glenn Dale Sanatorium and
Gallinger Hospital to Upshur
Street Hospital and closing of a
women's ward at Glenn Dale was
included among 10 recommended
tions by health officials approved
by the Commissioners today in
an effort to relieve hard-pressed
Glenn Dale.
Submitted by Health Officer
George C. Rutland, the recon-
mendations also asked that all
Federal appointees be X-rayed in
their home States before coming to
Washington. because, at the present
time disqualification of nonresident
cases is a common and serious abuse
of District facilities" The question
of legal authority to deport such
nonresidents will be submitted to
the corporation counsel.
The program proposes the imme-
diate discharge from Upshur Street
(See GLENN DALE, Page A-3o
Evening star., 1944-07-27
Drastic Cut in Hotel Services
Ordered to Conserve Munpower

Hotel patrons faced another cut
in service today as the War Man
power Commission issued new in
structions limiting the use OF man
power in hotels to an absolute min
imum.
The new standards, which par
ticularly restrict employment of
able-bodied men under IS, won't
go into effect here, it was under
stood, until the area VINO had de-
cided how they should be applied
locally.
Here's what the VINO has ordered
for hotels throughout the country:
A limit of two face and one bath
towels a day.
A change of bed linen no more
than twice q week for patrons not
on daily basis.
Maid service only once day-no
pulling down of the bedspread at
night.
A change In washable shower cur
tajns only once q week.
A 50 per cent cut In room service.
Evening star., 1944-07-27
Allies Admit Nuzi lotion Robot
May Not Be Merely Propaganda

Germans may use it soon to bolster
faltering morale of the German
population, reeling under military
defeats and shattering Allied bomb
ingS Of NaZi cities.
The Germans call their present
robot bombs, bombarding London
and Southern England, the vi.
LONDON. July q (P,.-After a
12-hour lull, German flying bombs
came hurting over London and
Southern England again today
causing new damage and casualties
although the opening barrage was
not on a heavy scale.
Official sources said there was
nothing to reports that buzzbombs
double the size of the original ro-
bots were being used.
Several persons were killed and
injured today when a bomb landed
In a residential district, wrecking
a row Of houses. In another area
Q group Of empty houses previously
damaged were completely destroyed.
Evening star., 1944-07-27
Showers Forecast Here,
But No Relief From Heal

Washington residents might as
we'll make up their minds to put up
with the present heat wave. be-
cause according to the Weather Bu-
reau there's no real cool weather
In sight"
Todays temperature was expected
to reach 96 degrees about 4 pm,
with the humidity going to 40. To-
morrow will be slightly cooler, with
the thermometer not expected to go
over 90, but the humidity will be
slightly higher than today.
,Thundershowers are predicted for
tonight, but are not expected to give
much relief Yesterdays high tenn
perature Of 81 degrees came at $3.50
pm. with the humidity in the low
los.
Evening star., 1944-07-27

Women, elderly men or handi-
capped workers to carry the bags,
open doors and run elevators.
Hotels must follow these standards
or the local variation of them-in
order to be classed as locally
needed" and thereby entitled to a
priority on workers over the large
group Of less essential establish
ments."
Some of these restrictions already
are in effect here, partly through an
agreement between the hotels and
the area VINO and partly because
the shortage of manpower has made
them necessary.
The previous standards here made
no mention of maid service and a
number of the hotels had been al
lowing maids to turn down the
spreads at night and to hang up
fresh towels That luxury will have
to be abandoned, hotel spokesmen
said.
One hotel said 1t had been trying
(see HOTELS, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1944-07-27
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY Inc Associated Press.
ADVANCE COMMAND POST,
Allied Expeditionary Force, July 81.
An Allied commentator said today
that German talk of using lotion
explosive rockets against England,
in the manner of the robot bombs,
may not be sheer propaganda talk.
He pointed to attacks by RAF'
Lancasters on possible W. (rocket)
sites with 12,0O0-pound quake
Makers
A new rocket is reported from
certain unauthenticated sources in
side France to weigh about 80 tons
at launching. It's size is said to
diminish as fuel is expended in
flight through the stratosphere and
the lotion warhead Is designed as
the part of this monster weapon to
reach its destination.
The commentator said Va might
be highly inaccurate or might fizzle
out in flight, but that there should
be no wishful thinking.
1t h highly probable that the
Evening star., 1944-07-27
Berlin Identifies Three Generals
Involved in Hitler Bomb Plot
Beck Killed Himself,
Olbricht Executed,
German Radio Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 27.-Three Ger
man generals, two Of whom led
Nazi forces on the Russian front,
were named today by the Ger
man radio as participants in the
bomb plot against Hitler last
Thursday. Berlin said two are
dead and the third awaits trial.
They were:
Col. Gen.. Ludwig Beck, former
German chief of staff, who was said
to have committed suicide when
arrested. The Germans said he
was mo longer among the living"
in announcing his death last week
and branding him as leader of tbs
plot. Today the Berlin radio sad
he committed suicide when fosnd
in a "sobbing fit' after the plot
failed.
Gen. Friedrich Olbricht. former
infantry leader on the eastern
front, who was said to have been
shot after court-martial. The
broadcast said he was chief of a
general army department at su-
preme German headquarters. He
was said to have been second In
command of the German home
Evening star., 1944-07-27
Polish Exile Premier
Leaves for Moscow
To Copier With Aa|in
MikoIojezytVisi Backed
BysCobinf in Effort to
unite eivuI Foctions
Hybthe Ass&,.t.d Pros,

BY tiated Press.
LoNbON, July 27.-Premier
Flaw Mikolajczyk of the Po-
iAstlgovernment-in-exile left for
MOSCOW today.
His departure came after the cab
met of the Polish government had
approved plan to send him to the
Soviet capital to confer with Pre-
mier Stain in an apparent effort
to effect compromise with the
rival Polish faction in Moscow.
The cabinets decision was re-
garded as sign that neither the
London Poles nor the British gov
ernment had abandoned hope of
settling the differences between the
government of the peasant born
Premier and the Polish Committee
of Liberation with which the Soviet
government signed an agreement for
administration of Polish territory
occupied by the Red Army.
Unity of Armed Forces.
Meanwhile, the London Daily
Worker, which has been vitriolic in
its attacks on the London Polish
government took a milder tone and
said "a splendid opportunity exists
for all honest Polish democrats to
take part in the rebuilding of
strong Poland" if Premier Miko-
lajczyk and his followers find the
courage to break once and for all
with the reactionary gang around
him"
Some degree of unity is being de-
veloped in the Polish armed forces.
The Moscow radio broadcast let
ter from 1t. Gen. Sigmund Berling
and Maj. Gen. Alexander Zawadski,
commanders of Polish troops in the
Soviet, to Gen. Jucjan Zeligowski
in London calling for Poland
great, strong, happy and not de-
pendent on any one" Gen. Zeligow-
skis reply praised them for their
part in the restoration of an "inde-
pendent" Poland.
Under terms OF the accord be-
tween the Soviets and the Liberia
ton Committee, supreme power is
vested in the Russian commander
in chief in areas where the Red
Army is still engaged in fighting,
but aS soon as an area ceases to be
a zone of military operations, the
Polish Committee vii assume full
responsibility in matters Of civil
government and establish an ad-
(See POLISH. PaSs A-4)
Evening star., 1944-07-27
Allied Ships Massed
For New Landing in
Italy, Nazis Report
Ia Spezio and Genoa
Soon Will Be Scene of
Operation, Berlin Says
BULLETIN.

LONDON tPy.-Masses of Al
lied Warships. transports and
landing craft were reported by
the Berlin radio tonight to be
concentrated with several di-
visions of troops in the coastal
area of the Tyrrhenian Sea
for an imminent new landing
in Northern Italy around La
Spezia and Genoa.
By the Associated Press.
ROME, July 27.-The battle for
Florence, the last big Italian city
in German hands south of the
Gothic Line. fared to a new fury
today with the 9th Army smash
ing fierce German counterat-
tacks 8 miles from the heart OF
the historic town.
At the same time, indications
grew that the ancient city of Pisa
would become major battle ground
The Germans were observed erect
ing barricadeS in the main streets
north of the Arno River and setting
up machine-gun posts. 1t was of
flcially reported the enemy was US
ing the famous Leaning Tower as
we'll as church steeples Tor observa-
ton posts.
Heavy Artillery in Action.
The roar of heavy artillery re-
sounded along the 5th Army front
on the Lower Aruo from San Ro-
mano to the sea. American long
range guns destroyed a big enemy
railway cannon, several tanks and
self-propelled guns, and a number
of enemy dumps during day-long
shelling.
The Germans continued to fight
bitterly in the horseshoe bend east
of Pisa-their only stronghold on
the south side of the Arno 5th
Army front.
The last pockets Of Nazi resist
ance along the railway embank-
ment near San Romano was wiped
out and the Americans also cleaned
up few groups of Germans who
had been fighting from house to
house in the same area.
New Zealanders Near Goal.
Most impressive gains in the steel
ring closing in on Florence were to
the southwest of the city, where 9th
Army units surged forward as much
as miles in the area of Castelnovo
and Vallechio.
These forces were more distant,
however, than the New Zealanders
battling the German 4th Parachute
Division along Highway No. 2 in the
area of San Casciano, only miles
from the goal.
In the upper Tiber Valley the
British crossed the Cerfone River
and engaged the enemy in the i'm
mediate area Of Sansepolcro.
Activity in the Adriatic sector was
limited to patrols.
Evening star., 1944-07-27
Argentine Avowa|
OF Faith Hit by HULL;
Recognition Barred
Foreign Ministers Claim
Thot Nation Doesn't Aid
Axis Called Speeious
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD.

Secretary of State Hull today
described as a specious plea the
statement of Foreign Minister
Orlando Peluffo of Argentina
that his country was living up
to its obligations under pan
American security agreements.
The Secretary also reiterated
orally an earlier official State
Department charge that the
Buenos Aires regime had de-
serted the Allied cause.
Mr.. Hulls oral statement to the
press followed by only few hours
the State Departments release of a
stern 3,O00-word statement ending
with a declaration that this Gov
ernment would not recognize the
regime of Gen. Edelmiro Farrell
until it changed its plo-Axis
policies.
Protests Good Faith.
Last night. Mr.. Peluffo in a radio
speech said his country would con-
tinue its present course of conduct
He contended, despite Washington S
contrary assertions, that Argentina
had conformed with the lettt. and
spirit of its obligations.
When asked to comment on Mr.
Peluffo,s statement, Mr.. Hull saio
any specious plea put forth by
parties to the desertion of the Al
lied cause by the Argentine govern
ment called for no comment.
Branding the Farrell regime as a
violator of its pledges in support OF
Pan-American security and one
which consistently has given aic
and comfort to the Axis, the State
Department declared that it woule
withhold recognition of the govern
ment until it had mended its ways
A similar policy has been approved
by virtually all the Latin American
nations and Great Britain.
Specific Charges.
The specific charges leveled al
Argentina were.
Il. That it has deliberately vio-
lated the pledge taken jointly with
its sister republic to cooperate ir
support of the war against the Axis
powers, and in thus deserting the
Allied cause has struck a powerful
blow at the whole system of hemi-
spheric cooperation.
y. u has openly and notoriously
been giving Affirmative assistance to
the declared enemies of the United
Nations"
The statement contained nc
threat of sanctions, but fatty de.
clared that the Farrell regime woulo
be automatically isolated until II
altered its pro-Axis policies. OFF,
cia.s have said, however, that if the
present political pressure being
brought to bear on Buenos Aires
tSee ARGENTINA. Page A-6)
Evening star., 1944-07-27

army, now headed by Gestapo Chief
Heinrich Himmler.
Maj Gen. Erich Hoepner. also a
Russian front leader. He was said
to be under arrest awaiting srial.
Neither Gen. Olbricht nor Gen.
Hoepner was widely known. Gen.
Beck had been known for wears as
Evening star., 1944-07-27

LONDON (P.-Premier Sta
lin tonight announced the
capture of Stanislawow in the
Carpathian foothill ap-
proacheS to CZechoSlovakia.
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See GENERALS. Page Az
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(See RUSSIA, Page A-2D
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Guide for Readers

An Assoeioted Press Newspope,
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(see POLIsH. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1944-07-27
Americans Gain
Three Miles
In Six Hours
MAP on Page Az
BULLETIN.

WITH THE UNITED STATES
1St ARMY AT CANISY (P,.-
American troops captured
Periers and Lessay today.
Other troops drove to within
less than 5 miles of CoutanceS,
forcing several Nazi divisions
north of the city to fall back
from Periers and LesSay to
escape encirclement.
The CIO news., 1944-10-09
Mr.. PHAN and Mr.. ROOSEVELT

retention Of Roosevelt In the quar-
terback post.
In baseball. also, the pitcher Is
the key to the victory or the loss
Of game. Il is true there are
eight other teammates to help him
out. But on the pitcher depends
the chances Of his team TO be
winner. It Is up to the pitcher
to hold the opposition safe. He
must know from experience the
weaknesses in the players OF the
opposing team. Right now we have
a good example Of this MASTER
minding in the tight race for the
pennant in the American League.
The Detroit Tigers have two very
good pitchers, probably the best in
baseball. Between them they have
won in neighborhood of so games,
and have been the chief factor in
making a pennant contender of the
Tigers. Manager O'Neill Of Tigers.
knows this, and has capitalized on
the matter by sending the two star
hurlers at the opposition on every
occasion, often without proper rest,
but look at the standings proves
the wisdom and the judgment Of
Mr.. O'Neill. Dizzy Trout and Hal
Newhouser are doing fine JOB of
pitching forr the Detroiters and
have earned the plaudits of all
baseball fans by their accomplish
ments. A pitcher who knows all
the answers of the opposition and
has proven that he has the Indian
sign on the big guns In the OPP
position batting attack. is the
pitcher that must always be avail
able when the stakes are high. In
World Series competition there is
no time to experiment with
rockies. either in the pitching box
or on the playing field. Right now
we are engaged In a World Series
that can either save humanity or
plunge us all into slavery. truly
high stakes, IL we know our lesson.
We have a team that is clicking
like a well oiled machine. MacAr-
thur. Patton. Bradley, King. Nimitz.
Montgomery, Stain. Churchill and
Roosevelt. with plenty good utility
men to go in as pinch hitters. Thus
far they have won by far the
greater part of games played.
Their average. batting and fielding
Is the highest Of any team playing
today. AS just one of the master
minds. the average can keep that
team together. A change now will