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Evening star., 1944-04-24
British Report Fourth
Warship Lost Off Anzio
BY The Associated Press,

by the Associated PRESS.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Ma
pies, April 24-The British de-
stroyer Laforey, whose loss was an
nounced by the Admiralty on April
Is, was sunk off the Anzio beach,
head, headquarters said today.
The destroyer fired 1000 rounds
in 16 days during the beachhead
operation, although bombed and un-
der gunfire every day.
The British had announced pre-
viously that the cruiser Spartan
and Penelope and the destroyer
Janus also were lost at Anzio.
Headquarters said 243 warships
transports, landing craft and other
vessels were engaged in the opening
phases of the landings.
Rear Admiral Frank j. Lowry
U. S. N. was naval commander OF
the amphibious tasss force.
Evening star., 1944-04-24
Red Army Reported
CoiIing for Strike
On Southern Front
LulI Believed Prelude
To Drive Thot Muy Be
Linked to Invasion
BY the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, April 24.-The Rus
slams, who in 10 months have
lifted the siege of Leningrad,
struck into Ro m ania and
smashed halfway to Berlin in
their 500-mile overland march
from Kursk, are massing for a
new campaign, front dispatches
indicated today.
AS a relative calm prevailed along
the long front for the second straight
day yesterday, the dispatches said
that rearguard services were being
moved forward to new bases, re-
quired after the winter advance. The
pause was expected to be short
lived.
The spring lull last year continued
until July S. when the Germans
launched their Inflated Kursk often
sive and subsequently were routed
westward.
Berlin Expects Offensive.
Gn London, and Berlin as
well. the conviction was growing
that the Russians would strike
soon on the Polish -Romanian
fronts, perhaps co-ordinating
their offensive with Allied blows
IN the west and south.
cThe German-controlled Scan
dlnavian telegram bureau quoted
a Berlin spokesman as saying
that the German high command
expects general offensive
which will demand superhuman
efforts by German soldiers.'D
Weather was not regarded as E
primary cause of the lull. The muc
dried up many days ago in thu
southern sectors. The central ane
northern sectors are still boggy, bu,
some of the Red Army's strongest
thrusts, including the swift cross.
ing OF the Southern Bug, Dnest]
ana Prut were made despite thu
stickiest mud of spring.
Military spokesmen said a hal
to the offensive was normal alons
the exceptionally important advance
llnes reached by the Russians. Tht
turn OF the season also required the
re-equlpment Of troops, conversion
OF transport from horses to ma.
chimes and tactical changes from
individual strong points to more
continuous trenchlines.
| Cary,~an
The Russians said yesterday thai
local German counterattacks south.
east of Stanislawow lin Old Poland)
and southwest of Narva on the Es.
tonlan front had subsidized after in.
fantry forces, with relatively small
tank support, failed to make an,
significant gains.
tThe German high command
said German and Hungarian
troops threw the. Soviets back
further" between the Carpathian
Mountains and the Upper Dnestr
and that attacks southwest of
Narva made good progress de-
spite stiff resistance)
The Axis Crimean garrison
crowded behind it's Notifications al
SeVastopol, is offering no offensive
threat to the Red Army. Having
slim chances of escaping through
the Black Sea feet and the Red
alrforce blockade, the Germans and
Romanians apparently were being
left to expire slowly at minimum
'cost to the Russians.
Evening star., 1944-04-24
Free Germany Move
Reported Recruiting
Refugees in U. 5.
New York Manifesto
Coils for Democracy
Territorial Integrity
BY HELEN LOMBARD.

Efforts to form a Free Ger
many" committee among Ger
man nationals in the United
States are being made by group
in New York City, it was learned
today.
The New York nucleus which is
sponsoring the movement includes
some highly diversified elements.
Among the signers of a letter an
nouncing formation of circle
and inviting recruits are Prof. Paul
Tillisch, editor of the magazine
Protestant; DR.. Felix Boenheim,
editor of the German American,
which follows the official Moscow
line an all questions pertaining to
Germany, and Paul Hagen, author
of will Germany Crack?'
Mr.. Hagen, according to a notice
on the cover of his book, works
closely with Shortwave Research
Inc" which received Government
financial support and was under fire
in Congress recently for the role it
played in obtaining the entrance of
what were termed undesirable
aliens" into the United States.
No Military Signatures Yet.
Ministers, professors, politicians
poets and several we'll known "left-
lists" give a multi i-colored aspect tc
the new committee. There are as
yet no military figures among the
signatories of the letter sent out tc
German refugees asking them tt
join the group.
RumorS are current in German
refugee circles that a number o.
German senior officers who are pris.
oners in this country may be re.
leased. But the War Department
denies any knowledge of such a plan
A manifesto issued by the New
York committee declares it favor!
a German democracy. 1t places thu
blame for the war on the land own,
ers, the captains of industry, tn,
offlceholders, the magistrates anc
the teachers OF Germany, all o
whom it says must be eliminated
, without hindrance from the outside
world. After this purge, the mani.
feSto says, Germany should be lef
territorially and economically in.
tact so that it can collaborate in {
new European order
Mann Remains AlOOf.
i The famous German liberal writer
/ Thomas Mann, it was learned, was
approached by the New York com.
mittee and asked to accept it's chair.
manship. He consulted a high.
ranking State Department official
saying he would not accept the in.
vitation unless he was asked to dc
so by the policy making branch Of
the Government. The State De.
partment pointed out to Mr.. Manr
(See REFUGEES, Page A-9J
Evening star., 1944-04-24
Lute Bulletins
Army Accepts Mel OFT

Camden, N. j., (P.- Mel OFT,
manager of the New York
Giants, passed his preinduc-
tion physical examination at
the Camden Induction Center
today and was assigned to the
Army. Given the usual 81
day notice, he left at once
for New York, saying he didn't
know exactly how soon he
would quit the Giants or who
his successor would be.
Union Ends Ward Strike
CHICAGO R.-Members of
a CIO union who have been
on a strike at the MOntgom-
cry Ward & Co. mail-0rder
plant for Ii days voted today
to return to work in compli-
ance with a request from
President Roosevelt.
Earlier Story on Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1944-04-24
AIR BORNE INVASION of Burma
planned at Roosevelt Churchill
Quebec conference. Page Az.
BY the Associated Press.

planned at Roosevelt-Church
Quebec conference. Page Az.
BY the Associated Press.
SOUTHEAST ASIA HEAD
QUARTERS, Handy, Ceylon,
April pa complete unit of
glider-borne guerrilla fighters,
employing fantastic new Allied
tactics of infiltration by air, has
firmly established a defense box
|squarely across a north-south
railroad deep behind the enemy
lines in Burma, it was disclosed
today.
Allied headquarters, announcine
the latest stroke to cut japanese
supply lines to Myitkyina, CHIEF
enemy base in North Burma, and tx
their invasion thrust in India, sale
substantial Allied forces had beer
flown in to reinforce Chindits al.
ready operating over a front more
than 100 miles wide 200 miles inside
Burma.
Meanwhile the communioue indi.
Gated that old-style japanese in.
filtration tactics through the jungle
were meeting with decided checl
in the invasion of India. The an.
nouncement said the Kohima.
Dimapur road had been cleared ane
relief of the Kohima garrison com.
pleted, thereby dissipating the en-.
emy threat to the Bengal Assam
railway, which feeds American ali
forces in China.
Mules and Supplies Landed.
Lean, jungle-trained Scots, Irish
and British were flown with theil
pack mules and supplies by Amer.
ican air commando force gliders or
the latest invasion deep inside
Burma, said a dispatch from the
American glider base.
Latest reports on japanese move
ments in North Central Burma in
dicated the Japanese still were con-
fused by the new landings and had
Evening star., 1944-04-24
VIA Freezes
Corn Sales in
Midwest Area
Government Will Buy
Output to Meet
War Plunt Needs
BY MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.

by MALCOLM LAMbOhNE, Jf.
The War Food Administration.
acting to guarantee supplies to
processing plants making corn
products essential to the war
effort, announced today that
sales, except to the Government,
of corn from farms and grain
elevators in 125 counties in Ne
braska, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois
and Indiana would be frozen for
a 60-day period beginning at
midnight tonight.
Under the program, repeatedly
urged by both the War Departments
and the War Production Board, the
Commodity Credit Corp. will be the
sole purchaser during the period,
or for lesser period If adequate
supplies for essential professors are
delivered
so Million Bushels Sought.
| 1t has been estimated that at
least 80,000,000 bushels are needed
to meet the needs of war industries
facing shutdowns because of lack
of sufficient supplies Of the grain.
County and community Agricul-
tural Adjustment Administration
agents will begin an immediate
farm-to-farm survey to determine
the amount of corn available for
CCC purchase and to arrange for
Smelling and transportation to local
elevators, VITA said.
At the same time, Economic Sta
Utilization Director Vinson, Price Ad-
ministrator Bowles and War Food
Administrator Jones announced
there would be no increase in the
ceiling price of the 1943 corn crop.
The present ceiling is S1.16 a bushel
at Chicago.
Early Steps Inadequate.
Today's action came a month
latter VITA had directed grain ele-
lvator operators in the lbs counties
to set aside IS per cent Of their
stocks for war purposes. A week
later the quota was increased to go
lper cent, as VIA officials admitted
1.-THE results of the first order had
been disappointing"
4 Sole exception to the freeze order
are feeders who present evidence of
immediate need of corn for live
stock. In such cases farmers may
Iapply to county AAA committees
for authorization to purchase and
transport limited supply, VITA
said.
| ITO avoid the necessity of farm
lers interrupting their spring work,
VIA will provide shelling service
at the farm and transportation to
the local elevator through contracts
with operators of portable shelters" :"
the announcement said. These
services will be supplied at no ad.
ditional cost to the farmer, and in
addition the farmer will be paid
the local elevator ceiling price.
Evening star., 1944-04-24
I Major Revisions
In 0PA Setup Urged
By Smith Committee
House Investigators Split
On Controversial Issues
In Redruft of Act
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Seven major changes in the
Nations price control and stabi-
lization program were advocated
today by the Smith committee of
the House-OPA's severest critic
in Congress.
A rewritten price control act
containing the recommendations
was filed by the group assigned to
investigate whether Government
agencies exceed their authority. The
committee is headed by Representa-
tive Smith, Democrat, of Virginia.
A minority report concurred in
some of the proposals, but differed
sharply in others.
Planks in Majority Plan.
The majority plan suggested:
Writing the Presidents hold
the-line freeze Of wages and prices
as OF September Is, 1912, into the
price control law.
"a curb on the powers of the
War Labor Board.
3-Abohtion Of the treble damages
the OPA can impose on a price vio-
lator and substituting maximum
$50, 900 penalty.
Abolition of OPA's authority
to order sanctions without court re-
view.
5-Required publication of execu-
tive orders, regulations and direc-
tives in the Federal Register.
6-Relaxation of certain rent con-
trolls.
broader court review powers
over both OPA and WLB orders.
The majority report was signed
by Representatives Smith, Peterson
Democrat, of Georgia; Hartley. Re-
publican, OF New Jersey and Hoff-
man, Republican, of Michigan. Rep
resentative Jennings, Democrat, OF
Tennessee agreed with its findings
with a reservation of IAN open mind
about writing the sterilization order
into the price control act.
Split on WLB Curbs,
Sharpest disagreement by the mi
nority of Representatives Voorhis
OF California and Delaney of New
York, Democrats, was in the pro-
posed WLB prohibitions. The ma
1ority recommended that:
WLB should be prohibited from
ordering any person to sign a con-
tract with terms and conditions to
which he has not agreed; from is
suing back-pay orders for such a
long period that a firm might &c
insolvent; from demanding that
labor disputes be submitted to arbi-
tration. Said the minority:
"CIheSe) restrictions would pre-
vent the board from being what it
must be-a wartime substitute for
strikes and lockouts.'
There was disparity of views on
the rental plan. The majority said
OPA should not have to require a
one-third down payment when a
sale Is made, and local rent admin
istrators should be permitted to re-
lax the rules for individual hard
ship" cases where property owner
is not breaking even on the deal.
We are fearful" said the minor
ity, that provisions for general in
creases in rents might we'll have
the general result of unstabilizing
the economic situation ali
along the line"
Evening star., 1944-04-24
Bodoglio's New Cabinet
Sweors FeoIty to Kinq
Rv fhe Aeeociotod p,or,

BY the Associated Press
AT THE SEAT OF THE ITALIAN
GOVERNMENT, April 24.-Premier
Badoglio's new cabinet today took
the oath of allegiance to King Victor
Emmanuel, and in the traditional
Italian manner the members, sew
eral OF whom had recently demand
ed his abdication, kissed the sover-
elgn's hand as a token of apprecia-
ton for his bestowal of power on
them. ~
Evening star., 1944-04-24
Admiral King Tells
OF Combat Operations

Admiral Ernest j. Kings
first report on the progress of
the war contains an interest
ing chapter on Combat OPP
erations." Beginning today,
The Star will publish in in
stallments his report on the
most important battles with
the Japanese. The first in
stallment will be found on
Page B-1.
Evening star., 1944-04-24
Court Refuses 10 Call
New Venire 10 TN
80 in Sedition Case
Selection of TuIesmen
Expected to Begin at
Afternoon Session
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

SlilSA uoGlCC GoWdlu ".
Eicher, presiding at the mass
Isedition trial in District Court,
today denied repeated defense
motions to disqualify from the
case all jurors on duty in the
courthouse and draw a new
venire.
Justice Eicher confined the elimi-
nation of talismen to those who were
present in court Thursday when
Chief Prosecutor o. John Royce
commented on two previous indicc-
ments not at issue in this trial.
These jurors were excused when
court was convened, but thereewas a
long delay in sending for new Jurors
while attorneys for the % defend
ants argued that no member of the
venire serving in any court last
week could be considered un-
prejudiced.
Henry II. Klein and other defense
attorneys urged that all Govern
ment workers be excused from serv-
ing on the sedition jury.
This is a political persecution. +"
said Mr.. Klein, mot an ordinary
trial"
Federal Workers on List.
Defense Attorney Harry A. Grant
lcontended no Government employe
possibly could be impartial, since
the 30 defendants were charged with
conspiring to overthrow the Govern
ment.
The first list of the new Jurors
available, drawn from civil court,
was half filled with names of Fed
eral workers.
Justice Eicher said he would deny
the request "for the present"
Ira Chase Koehne, representing
four defendants, protested against
alleged attempts to prejudice the en-
tire community. He cited a news
paper story and a radio report re-
garding Mrs. Lois De Lafayette
Washburn, a defendant.
The broadcast yesterday the at
torney said, falsely accused Mrs.
Washburn of "snubbing her nose at
Justice"
Mrs. Washburn was photo
fgraphed last week in sueh pose,
but afterward denied in open court
that she intended any disrespect to
the court.
The court Justice Eicher COM
mented, cannot believe Mr..
koehne is very serious in his eff
forts to persuade the court it should
have any control over the press and
radio"
Laughlin Motion Denied.
Mr.. Koehne said that, on the
other hand, he was exceedingly
serious"
The courts ruling regarding the
jury stood, Justice Eicher ex-
planned.
Justice Eicher likewise refused
another motion to halt the trial.
James j. Laughlin, attorney for
Edward James Smythe and Rob-
ert Noble, asked that the trial be
stayed while he asked the Supreme
Court for writ of certiorari to
compel the Court of Appeals to
stop the trial and hear his charge
that the defendants had been de-
prived of their constitutional rights
since the case was called in the
District Court.
Mr.. Laughlin explained that the
Court of Appeals Saturday had re-
fused a writ of mandamus and he
had just filed a motion for a rehear,
ing. The defense attorney hac
asked, in his petition for mandamus
to disqualify Justice Eicher fol
alleged bias against the defendants
A defendant, Lawrence Dennis
rose and announced to the court
that he was discharging his attor-
ney, Floyd Lanham. Dennis said
that at least for the present he
would represent himself.
That is your privilege" said JUS
tice Eicher.
Dennis, whom the Government
Evening star., 1944-04-24
Ponope and Four AtoIIs
In MurshuIIs Bombed
BY the Associated Press.

PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Pearl Harbor, April "a
Ponape, island guardian of Japan's
big base at Truk in the Eastern
Caroline Islands, was pounded by
Mitchell medium bombers Friday,
the Navy announced yesterday, and
trapped Japanese on tour Marshall
Island atolls were showered with so
tons of explosives.
No American planes were reported
lost and antiaircraft fire over
Ponape was moderate.
Evening star., 1944-04-24
IS American Bombers
Down in Switzerland
BY the Associated Press.

~ tEIt ElnHUCIdItU FTtbS.
BERN, Switzerland, April "a
Thirteen American bombers landed
today at Dubendorf, Switzerland;
another at Geneva, one at Alien
rheim, near the German frontier
and several crashed, Swiss officials
Said today. -
Evening star., 1944-04-24

(See SEDITION, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1944-04-24

(See RAIDS, Page A-9D
Evening star., 1944-04-24

(See BURMA, Page A-9.)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-06-03

Outside of its copper mines and
mills In Montana, one of the COM
pany's most important units was
the chrome project in Saltwater
county, Montana, operated for the
government and closed when the
government cancelled chrome con-
tracts last fall
Late in 1912, the Anaconda COM
pany took over the control and
management of Basic Magnesium,
Inc, in southern Nevada. which in
creased its output to over rated
capacity, with steadily decreasing
unit costs. However, production
now is being curtailed, because of
an ample supply of magnesium.
The company, together with its
consolidated subsidiaries, had an
average of 56,769 employees during
1913, of whom 38,064 were within
the United States At the end of
the year, II APO had entered the
military service of the United States
and its allies
Gross income for the year in
creased S35, 704 ,023, or $40 per cent
over the 1912 figure. However, net
income was only $50, 1901 or
$3.50 a share without deduction for
depletion of metal mines, against
$50, Asa, 900, or $4.20 a share in 1912.
Dividends amounted to $21 ,685, S45
or $3.50 share, the same as in
1941 and 1912
Most plant improvements begun
in 1912 were completed last year,
including facilities at Anaconda for
treating waste products Accumulate
ed from previous operations. These
were designed to Increase copper
output by approximately $4,000, 900
pounds year
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-06-03
NEW DEVICE
CHECKS FLOW
OF ORE PULP

Development by the Bureau of
Mines of a device that insures con-
slant and controlled flow of wet ore
pulp through an orifice and thus
facilitates the efficient operation of
a classifier In the concentration of
minerals is announced by DIR. r. r.
Savers, bureau director.
The apparatus, known as peri
odic pincer," was produced in con-
nection with an investigation of
iron ore concentration being con-
Quoted by the bureau at its southern
experiment station, Tuscaloosa,
Ala, in cooperation with the Uni
versity of Alabama. It's construc-
ton and use are described in pub
lication just released by the bureau.
A copy of the publication, Report
of Investigations $3.50 Periodic
Pincer to Control Flow of Wet Ore
Pulp Through an Orifice," may be
obtained by writing the Bureau of
Mines, department of the interior,
Washington Is, d. c.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-06-03
Occur d Alene Mines
Show Profit Declines

WALLACE, Idaho wenty
mines in the Occur d'Alene district
produced 1,820,156 tons of ore in
1943 and made net profits of S.
SIS, 1888 as compared with 2,243. 1877
tons and $8,441 ,236 net profits in
1912, according to sworn statements
on file with the county assessor.
This filing of annual production
statements is in conformity with
state law to provide basis for COM
putting state taxes on mining prop
erty and makes the limit date for
such filing as of May of each year
The lowered production of the
district is due entirely to the acute
manpower situation prevailing
throughout the district for the past
two years. Normal production of
the district is almost double what
it is today
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-06-03

of trustees.
In presenting the medal, Presi-
dent Coolbaugh stated that several
months ago the name OF McGlone,
who Is general manager of mining
and metallurglcal operations OF the
Anaconda Copper Mining company
in Montana and Idaho, was present
ed TO the board OF trustees OF the
Colorado School of Mines. "aa q
man who, because of his accom-
plishment, deserved TO be honored
by his alma mater. The recon-
mendation was acted on unani-
mously and il was decided that the
honor, in the form of medal for
meritorious achievement, be con
ferred at the annual commencement
exercises.
McGlone since his graduation has
spent his entire professional career
in Butte. He arrived there Ia 1928
and for a year was employed by the
Davis-Daly Mining company. The
following year he was employed as
a miner by the Anaconda Copper
Mining company, with which he has
been associated ever since. His. adj
vance was rapid. serving In turn as
miner, sampler, shift boss, assistant
foreman, foreman, assistant general
superintendent and general super
intendent On Sept. "a, x943, he was
appointed to the position of general
manager of mining and lnetalIaargi-
cal operations of his company In
Montana and Idaho.
He is recognized In the mining
industry as one of the most ont
standing graduates of Colorado
School Of Mines during the past
quarter of century.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-06-03

Even with lower profits ON "a
larger volume of business Anaconda
provement in its financial position
which has been In progress for the
past decade. Burdened with big
inventory and funded debt after the
1929 debacle, the big copper COM
pany now has no debt and at the
end of 1913 held 500, 000, 900 of cash
and United States and Canadian Sc
curities, nearly double current LA
bilities of $51. 30O. 900.