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Evening star., 1944-09-09

had gone to sleep with her 6-year-
old daughter. She was awakened.
she said, when she heard loud voices
in her parents bedroom. When she
Investigated. she saw two youths
sitting on Senator Chavezs bed,
ransacking a drawer which con-
tanned jewelry.
According to Mrs. Miller, she
screamed and the two youths fed
from the third-foor apartment.
She said she continued to scream
until they fed.
Tenants on the first floor of the
apartment told Mrs. Miller they
heard her screams, but did not reach
the hall in time to see the youths.
Mrs. Miller said that before calling
police she telephoned her parents,
who Immediately returned to the
apartment. Senator Chavez could
not be reached today for comment,
and the police had not made for
NAL report Of the incident up to late
afternoon. According to Mrs. Miller,
the War Bond was stolen from her
pocketbook in the living room. She
said that when she retired the front
door Of the residence had been left
unlocked.
Evening star., 1944-09-09
Automatic Gun Siqhts
Make By Bombers
Formidable 10 Japs

The firepower met by the Japa-
nese when they tackle Boeine
B-29 Super Fortress was described
here today for the first time.
The whole firing system is re-
motely controlled, like that of a
battleship, by gunners removed from
the noise and the jar of recoil. In
stead of swinging the heavy guns,
the sharpshooters merely aim light
sight at their taN cts and an auto
matte machine computes the lead
range, wind resistance and other
factors of accuracy.
The gunners ride in comfortable
pressurized sections of the. plane
rather than cramped outside ball
turrets, where they must wear
heavy, cumbersome clothing and an
oxygen mask at high attitudes.
Turrets outside the fuselage thus
are smaller, and can be streamlined
to cut down wind resistance. Even
in the tail turret, the gunner can
operate his light cannon and two
heavy machine guns from a COM
Portable seat with ample room to
stretch and shift position.
ALL guns except those in the tail
are operated from fire control sta
tions where marksmen peer at their
targets through transparent blisters
in the fuselage. When the gunner
aims at an attacking plane an
automatic computer figures every
factor necessary to fire the projec-
tiles at point where they will ar
rive simultaneously with the target.
With the use OF the automatic
sights. tracer bullets are unneces-
sary, although they are included in
the B-29s ammunition in case the
computer mechanism is damaged.
Evening star., 1944-09-09
Western Front
Continued From First Page. J

Boulogne, Calais, Dunkerque and
Zeebrugge near the Holland line.
These troops now had overrpn
practically the entire French Bel
GUM rocket bomb coast. 1t was
estimated that 300 of the Nazis'
flying bomb sites had been discov-
cred and there probably were more
hidden away in isolated woods not
vet investigated. All Of these were
wi" sites. There was no evidence
that any w." launching platforms
had been uncovered
Cities Badly Demolished.
Both Ostend and Nieuport were
found badly demolished. The Ca
nadians reached the French city of
Bergues, miles inland from Dun
kerque. and the Poles pushed to the
Ostend-Gent road, 6 or miles south
Of the Belgian town of Brugge.
There were unconfirmed reports that
leading Canadian infantry patrols
were in Brugge, 10 miles west of
the Dutch border and IL miles south
Of Zeebrugge.
| The mop-up of the coastal area
was slowed somewhat by extensive
German defensive flooding of low
lands between Boulogne and Dun
kerque.
In one of the last front line dis
patches before the security silence
went into effect, Associated Press
Correspondent Edward D. Ball said
the Americans had won two new
Moselle River crossings south of
Metz where they already had one
and made a second crossing in the
Nancy area near Toul.
| More than 10 miles to the north
OF this bulge Gen. Hodges lsU Army
pushed 3 miles southeast to Romsee
after taking Liege.
; Between Liege and Metz other
lst Army troops were pushing stead
lily through the Ardennes Forest on
broad front toward Luxembourg te
complete the close in on the German
border.
Many Villages Taken.
These troops, capturing little viii
lagos by the dozen, reached Neuville-
en- Condroz, 10 miles east of Huy:
MaisSin, % miles east of the Meuse
River, and Haut Fays, IL miles east
of Givet.
East of Sedan the Americans
reached st. Cecile in a 12-mile ad-
vance. These advances put the
Americans 10 to ~ miles east of the
Meuse.
A delayed dispatch from Gen.
Eisenhower's headquarters said that
in the light of, the generals recent
statement that the war could end
this year If every one did his part.
most observers thought the jig would
be up with the Germans by early
November.
British and American planes kept
up the aerial battering Of the Ger
man garrisons besieged in the ports
of Brest and lie Havre. A pilot re-
turning from Brest on the tip of
the Breton Peninsula said the whole
town seemed ablaze from artillery
and bombing.
After breaking across the Albert
Canal In Belgium the British I'd
Army was about Is miles from the
boundary Of Prussia. Along with
Gen. Hodges 1st Army it was point
ed toward Dusseldorf and Cologne.
Evening star., 1944-09-09
DO, 900 Service Ballots
Mailed to Virqinions
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 9.-About
5000 war ballots have been mailed
to Virginians serving in the armed
forces, Ralph E. wilkins. secretary
of the Commonwealth and executive
secretary Of the War Voters Com
mission, said yesterday.
Mr.. wilkins said revised estimates
now indicate the total number OF
ballots issued will be far below
the expected 100000 and may not
exceed 10000.
Evening star., 1944-09-09
|yank Flyers Dominate
Southern Philippines,
Macarthur Announces
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENE RAL HEADQUARTERS,
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Sept, o.
American bombers and long range
fighters controlled the skies over
the Southern Philippines today
while American warships prowled
the eastern approaches unchal-
lenged in support of aircraft carrier
plane raids against the Western
Carolines.
"Our air force now dominates the
Southern Philippines" Gen. Doug
las Macarthur announced one
month and three days after he
opened the air offensive there on
August 6.
He backed UP his announcement
by reporting a l13-ton bombing at
tack on Mindanao, which was not
parried anywhere by Japanese
planes, pulled out of the area to
bases farther north.
The Santa Anna seaplane base
was wrecked. Hangers, repair shops
and trucks were smashed at Buayan
airdrome. Four 1,O00-ton freighters
and five barges were sunk at Saran-
gani Bay. A Japanese transport
plane was shot down.
At Pearl Harbor, Admiral Chester
w. Nimitz disclosed that on Sep
tember S, the day fighter planes
from aircraft carriers monopolized
the skies over Palau, carrier planes
opened three days of attacks with
ITO tons Of bombs and numerous
rockets on Yap and Ulithi. The
raiders wiped out radio cable sta
ton, anti-aircraft positions, storage
dumps and buildings at a cost Of
three pilots and one air crewman.
Axis reports described the action
as OF large scale. Berlin radio
quoted Tokyo advices that 400 to
500 planes pounded Palau on two
days. with 800 others sent against
Yap. Such mammoth air blows fire.
quently presage landing operations
but the reports were not confirmed.
Evening star., 1944-09-09
Wallace Sees Postwar
China Trade Open 10 U. 5.
BY the Associated Press.

bS ine Associated PreSS.
ROANOKE, Va. Sept. 9.-Pro-
vided American investors are will
ing to accept "a low rate of inter-
est" China will be an active market
for foreign trade in the postwar
world, Vice President Wallace said
In an interview here last night.
Mr.. Wallace, who said he is tour
ing the Nation to get hand
information on prospects of postwar
employment. came here late yester-
day from Richmond, for a confer
ence with Mayor Leo F. Henebry.
Mr.. Wallace said that as a result
OF his recent trip to the Orient, he
learned that China has many post
war projects and If private banking
is not willing to accept a low rate
of interest on these investments 1t
will be up to the Government to
do So"
There is no doubt about the
soundness of investments in China +"
Mr.. Wallace continued. IF Amer
lean capital is willing to cooperate,
China will be able safely to amortize
loans on such basis"
Evening star., 1944-09-09
Early Demobi|izaiion
Sought by Roosevelt,
Byrnes Declares

War Mobilization Director ByrneS
blasting away at the charge of Gov
Thomas E. Dewey that the admin.
istration favored retention of mer
In the armed forces to prevent un.
employment, last night called at.
tention to June IL statement In
which Mr.. Byrnes said the Presi-
dent and chiefs of the armed forces
favored the release of servicemen
"at the earliest possible moment
consistent with the effective prose-
cution of the war"
Mr.. Byrnes insisted to reporters
he was not replying to charges made
by Gov. Dewey in his address Thurs
day In Philadelphia and that, in
deed, he preferred not to answer
charges made by any political can
oidate. He added that newsmen
however, might look up the state
ment he made before Senate COM
mittee last June If they wanted the
administrations views on demobili-
zation Of servicemen.
Statement Byrnes Cited.
Part OF the statement referred to
by Mr.. ByrneS follows:
Our fighting men are entitled to
first consideration in any plan of
rehabilitation. Their orderly re-
lease at the earliest possible mo-
ment, consistent with the effective
prosecution of the war, has been the
primary consideration of both the
President and the Joint Chiefs of
Staff. Fair standards for their dis
charge in such numbers as the de-
feat OF Hitler will permit have al
ready been established. not arbi-
trarily, but in a highly -creditable
democratic way"
Mr.. Byrnes went on to tell the
committee the soldiers and sailors
themselves were being interviewed
as to the rehabilitation plan they
desired. He said 80 per cent of those
interviewed asked that first consid-
Grafton be given to fathers and men
who had seen service at the fighting
front.
Gov. Dewey cited a statement
A''"eS Ny oSiCSIiNC oCl VIC DlT6CGOT
Hershey as indicative of the ad-
ministration's desire to keep men
IN the service as a means of pre-
venting unemployment.
McNutt Differs With Hershey.
War Manpower Chairman Paul
V. McNutt yesterday told the SEN
ate War Investigating Committee
he completely disagreed" with
Gen. Hershey's view on demobili-
zation.
At the same hearing. Acting
Chairman j. A. Krug of the War
Production Board refuted the
Dewey statement that WPB had
fallen apart" Mr.. Krug outlined
his plan to release industry from
nearly all production controls on
conclusion of the war in Europe.
Mr.. Byrnes said he expected the
administration plan for demobiliza-
ton to be enacted into law within
10 days, with the passage by Con-
gress of the overall reconversion
bill containing clause prohibiting
retention of servicemen to reduce
unemployment.
Evening star., 1944-09-09
LOST.

LOST.
BILLFOLD. brown leather. lost in Kresge7s
PC PC and na, l1c ao Store. 9TH and Penna. ave.
SAMEkA.Lost in Union Station Kodak
~ 5s4s5 t2t WestsR Sb msssE n e.5
VI WSts .2Sa' Box e22 1sA stan inches 500
OF Boiling Field Please contact iitn
cocKfR ecaef sGfs rad nd C.
male cocker spaniel. serviceman's pet, old
cleYsland CeYS PhRsE PsFk area srear OR ASH ,
sued to Mai. Gaines Mosley; lost in South
east Reward TR: 1120.
nsms COLLIE v,c black white ruff answers to
DOG. part fox terrier, black with white
breast and white rims around neck; vicinity unity
jsokie a' reward s.s ne i ansssT: as7s to name of
ENGLISH BULLDOG. brindle. Please call
FILM-one roll of exposed t,lm. lost Thurs
eaIr,. eay am, a,a oR 4th s, s; bergen Thomas
81 sSSSi rfs s., sass .7sn1ss: Ne ssosts s
name "kathryn E. ewinn." Reward.
IouNTAlS PEN. black and gold; lost in
september 8. am. Reward. EN- Ats 7i1o. ","''
KEY CASE, brown leather. 3 keys lost
sft.rnaoI around ,st and New York ave, Friday
PACKAGE containing black shopping bag
vas picked up at stationery counter in
ksWand n store to sss ssnt while SHOPPING
to MRS. EMMA L. wALDECKER. 14I5
faiRn FAR OF F sLxck SHOES. lady,s: left on
PICTURE CASE, leather, containing WAVE
vausa enf sas Sy mothsT nsG 4S pst GD %
POCkETBOOK, mans. containing regis
tration card, "A" gas ration book. impor-
tant papers. Taylor 1892, PRESLEY NJ
PfocKETBooK. containing Government
psSs s0n eSSss Tewsra nd tRa Hshs M
01'sf aTs m brown NO. mon.y ssiS
plenty of identifica%tion; % lost " in WoodRaTd s1s
& Lothrop's 4th fioor: reward GE. os7i.
SUITCASE; l.dy's. brown aeropiane: ini-
by mistake at 210o 10th NV, Aug. 90. at
pm. Reasonable reward. Call NO Ol5I,
lost and found dept. Diamond Cab, be-
TERRIER, black and white with long tall
fnSwsTs feWsra tS fhs ssme OF Johnny; male
Diamond taxi. on 18th NV. Friday night,
Sept. 8; contained draft card. Govt. pass,
sss or RR zso sRd Pf ss
tsinins about $1oo. Reward PHONE hone
WATCH CHAIN, medal attached. vicinity
l4th snd Irving sts.; reward. Tel. Adams
WOMAN'S DARK BLUE CHANGE PURSE-
Tuesday; about $50 and key; reward. Wo.
WRIST WATCH. lady's, Rotary" vicin.
ity OF 4th or 18th NV. Reward. MI
M MWRisF- W WAfca Ten l.dy,s. sold, in tn. .viein-
ty. Of 14th ST. or 0eorgIa ave. between
Delafeld pl and Webster st. Caii
WRIST WATCH. lady's Omega swiss move
Ment. vicinity of Chillum Heiehts; senti-
mental value; reward. RA. 6733. 1os
Evening star., 1944-09-09
Marshall Sees Last Phase
OF Nazi DebacIe Near
BY the Associated Press.

ny tLe hssOClhbeu IFcsS.
ROME, Sept. 9.-Gen. George C..
Marshall declared today in a mes
sage on the anniversary of the
Salerno landings that "the last
phase of the German debacle is now
at hand"
Addressed to 1t. Gen. Mark w.
Clark and his 5th Army, the mes
sage from the Chief of Staff said
to-day we momentarily anticipate
the breach of the Gothic Line and
the occupation of the Pc Valley"
Anniversary congratulations were
received also from Field Marshal
Sir Alan Francis Brooke, chief of
the British imperial general staff,
and from Gen. Sir Henry Maitland
Wilson, Allied commander in chief
in the Mediterranean area.
Evening star., 1944-09-09
Womun Admits SIuyinq
Husband After Beotino
" the AsSociafad prncS

By the Associated Press.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, Sept. o.
Mrs. Patricia Sykes, %, has been for
mally charged with the Staying of
her husband, Lemuel M. Sykes, 81,
former Portsmouth policeman, yes
terday at their home here.
Police Sergt. E. T. Facenda said
Mrs. Sykes, who appeared Iii Police
Court. said she shot her husband
after he had beaten her. The de-
fendant displayed a blackened eye
and bruised leg.
The officer said Sykes made a
statement shortly before he died in
which he admitted beating his wife
Evening star., 1944-09-09
New Glasses in Nursinu
Slated 10 Open Monday

Two classes in home nursing will
begin Monday at the Walsh House,
2020 Massachusetts, avenue NV,
the District Red Cross announced
today.
A standard 24-hour course will be
held from 10 am. until noon on
Mondays and Wednesdays for six
weeks. Graduates will receive the
standard Red Cross home nursing
certificates.
A streamlined l2-hour course. es-
pecially designed for women who do
not have time for the standard class.
will be held from 1:30 to $3.50 pm.
on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednes-
days for two weeks.
Evening star., 1944-09-09
Fairfax County Needs
SiIo Filters, Apple Pickers

John Jones, District Extension
Service farm recruitment repre-
sentative. said today that 125 Wash
ington vacationists are needed for
silo filling and apple picking In
Fairfax County.
Mr.. Jones said silo filters will be
paid so cents an hour and apple
pickers will be paid at the rate of
10 cents per basket.
Workers may travel to and from
work by bus, he said. or may ar
range to live near their work in the
county. He urged interested persons
to contact him at the United States
Employment Service Office, Fifth
and K streets NV.
Evening star., 1944-09-09
GreenbeIt Citizens
To Hear CIO Speaker

The flrst fall meeting of the
Greenbelt Md Citizens Associa-
ton will be held at $50 pm. Mon
day In the Elementary School Build
ing to discuss local problems and
to hear a speech by Thomas Con-
ner, Maryland State director of CIO
Political Action Committee.
1t will be the first of a series of
meetings to be addressed by speak
ers on issues involved in the ma
tional election. These meetings will
be held on the first Monday OF each
month until the election. Carl
Heintz is chairman of the Program
Committee.
Evening star., 1944-09-09
Pooge and Fisher Leove
On Flight to EnqIund
BY the Associated Press.

oy tne ASSoc1ateo Press.
Representatives Poage and Fisher.
Texas Democrats, are en- route to
England by plane on an unofficial
inspection trip.
They expect to be gone several
weeks and to return by sea on a
transport ship. Mr.. Poage said he
wanted to learn first hand of the
farm problems facing Europe and to
visit English cotton spinning centers.
Evening star., 1944-09-09
LOST RATION COUPONS.

"a" GAS RATION BOOK. issued in the
name OF Harry T. Riley. 1925 2sth st. Sc.
"A" GAS RATION BOOK, issued to Michael
Z. Cullinane, 8 Bayard blvd, Crestview,
in the name OF August A. Duebene. INT
D ST.. Seat Pleasant, Nd. rs
GAS RATION BOOK "a" issued to c..
mile Aiensworth. 2040 st. NV, Call
GAS RATION BOOK "A" issued to sat.
James B. Russell. 352 Main ST.. Laurel.
RATION BOOKS 3 and 4, issued 70 Mrs
Wm. c. Bond. 1897 9th st. North ST
eetefsburg, Fla. Call WI Oo4S. o.
Evening star., 1944-09-09
Mother Finds z Children
Smothered in Ice Box
BY the Associated Press

OGDEN, Utah, Sept. 9.-Robert
V. Coombs, 5. and Ronald c.
Coombs, 3, sons Of war workers,
were found dead yesterday in the
icebox Of vacant house at q war
time housing project in Davis
County.
Justice OF the Peace J. B. Cooley
said the children, who disappeared
Thursday, suffocated. Their mother
found the bodies after an all-night
search.
Evening star., 1944-09-09

elry from the
apartment a of
Senator Dennis
Chavez. Demo-
cret, New Mex
leo, at 1911 r
street NV, last
midnight, &C.
cording to Mrs.
Ymelda Miller,
20, the Senator's
daughter, who
W as in h e
apartment at the
time.
Mrs. Miller
said her parents
yxyora ont onJ cho
Evening star., 1944-09-09
Chicago Sun Exceeded
Poper Quote, WPB Told
BY the Associated Press,

D0 'ffV ffSSUCIdIPU TTeSS.
The Chicago Tribune, protesting a
recommended increase in newsprint
tonnage for the Chicago Sun. yes
terday contended at a hearing be-
fore the Appeals Board of the War
Production Board that the latter
newspaper had used paper in excess
OF Government quotas. an allegation
promptly denied by the Sun.
Evening star., 1944-09-09
Firemen Complete Rescue

KANSAS CITY LP.-"Oh, we
must have left them up there" cried
Paula Dreiling and Helen Kirk. So
hremen. who had Just finished res
cuing them from a second-fioor
dance studio in which they had in
advertently been locked, climbed
back up the ladder and brought
down their purses.
Evening star., 1944-09-09
Germons Warned of Rumors

STOCKHOLM, Sept 8 tP.-Swed-
ish correspondents in Berlin report
ed today the NaA press is admon-
ishing the German people: Don't
believe rumors. Rely on German
war communicates"
Evening star., 1944-09-09
Report

District of Columbia, Maryland
and Virginia-Pleasant week end;
clear and cool tonight, low near So;
sunny with moderate temperature
tomorrow, high in upper 70s.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
clear at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1944-09-09
Lorenzo H. ThibuuIt Dies

NEW YORK, Sept. 9 LP.-Lorenzo
H. Thibault, So. former editor of the
Manila Times and other news
papers in the Philippine Islands,
died yesterday at st. Luke's Hospital.
Evening star., 1944-09-09
$1,000 Bond, JeweIry
Stolen by 7 Youths
AT Chavez Apartment

Two well-dressed youths, each
about Is, stole a $1,000 War Bond,
a small amount of cash and an un-
determined amount of antique Jew
Evening star., 1944-09-09
Report for Last - Hour,
Record for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, az, 2:1O pm. Year ago, IS.
Lowest, 53. 6:42 am. Year ago, SO.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, as, on June IS.
Lowest. II, on January 8.
Evening star., 1944-09-09

HOW ALLIED ARMIES ARE DEPLOYED-Heavy lines indicate
main fronts of the Ave Allied field operating
and the Lowands Arrows show directions of onensive
British I'd Army and American list Army gaining in
Be gum today and the American Sd Army fought
attacks The Allied 7h Army pushing northward toward
junction with the Sd Army A P Wrephoto
Evening star., 1944-09-09

Tide Tables.
Furnished BY United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1944-09-09

Humidity Report.
(FrCm nnon vast rdav 20 uonH 4
Evening star., 1944-09-09
The sun and Neon.

Autom0blle Hehtt must Be turned or
one-haH hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthl. precipitation in inches in the
Capitai tcurrent month to date):
The sub., 1944-08-03
USO Serving War Production Help

Since this is war of produc- ton as well as of armed might U S. O. has, from the beginning recognized the need of building morale in the war production army as well as the military. Warfare has been industrialiZed. The new fact about warfare as carried on in World War II is that war today is one of machines, of highly spec ialized tools, and adequate supplies. At the request of the Federal Gov ernment, U. s. O. serves war pro- duction workers in greatly over burdened communities where the sudden influx of newcomers has created problems of housing, health, recreation and family life, hazardous to morale and produc- ton efficiency.
 "U. s. O. has unique contribu- ton to make to the war produc- ton community by reason of the religious character and social philosophy of the member agencies of U. s. O. and because of their experience and background in this field of service"
 In Groton, U. s. O. has been con- programs for over a year, designed to meet the ranging in- terests of the family group. Activ- ities for adults, teen-agerS and children are held weekly.
The sub., 1944-08-03
Helen DeWOlfe On Sub Program
 Tonight WNLC7:45

Tonight, The Sub will present another of its series of programs Host Tobe Acker will introduce to you Miss Helen DeWolfe, who for twelve years has been known and well liked by all in the Main Yard machine shop, where she Is em- ployed. Miss DeWolfe had the op- portunity to mark time as her de- partment grew from mere eight to the present f1fty-nine.
 Connie Forrest, our new addition to The Sub staff, will interview this miss, whose personal qualities and very active life induce one to be- come engrossed in all of her daily characteristics. For example, there is the Lady Strathcona Lodge, per- haps recognized more readily as the Daughters of Scotia, and the Business and Professional Wom- ems Club, of which Miss DeWolfe has been a priceless member, and efficient president for a number of years.
 Miss Rose DeMarco, vocalist, and pianist, Harry Birenbaum, will supply the musical portion of the program. These two, we are sure, will provide enough satisfactory entertainment for the entire au- dience to appreciate heartily.
 Are you one of the very few who have not as yet tuned in? The Sub staff takes every possible op- portunity to provide its listeners with the best in entertainment. This takes time, and many hours of "after" work devotion.
 The best of talent is sought, and interesting material compiled through the splendid efforts of the staff members participating in the program.
 Tune in-WNLC, 1490 on your dial. Time 6:45 tonight.
The sub., 1944-08-03

chewing or the nnasticating of hot dogs. He leaves out, however, the one which seems to me to lead all the rest, like Abou Ben Adhem, and that Is the great old American
 custom of griping. The average American spends more time in complaining about the weather,
 the way the war is being run, the liquor shortage, etc., etc, than in any other pursuit, except the pur- suit of the opposite sex, which