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Evening star., 1944-08-16
Army 'Get-Out-the-Vote' Plans
Guido Politicians, Taft SAYS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio,
said today the War Department had
created "a get-out- -the-vote organ
ization that would be the envy of
any political organization in the
country" in its instructions to
officers on carrying out provisions
of the soldier voting law. ~
The instructions, Senator Taft
said, direct that company or unit
voting officers be appointed to per-
sonally assist" troops in obtaining
Federal or State ballots for the
November election by supplying in
formation and ballot application
forms.
"They do say in the instructions
that No soldier shall be ordered to
vote or marched to the voting place, ;
but it seems to me this business Of
personal solicitation is going a little
too far" Senator Taft said. Full
instructions posted where soldiers
could see them would be proper"
His comment followed Senate
passage yesterday Of amendments
Evening star., 1944-08-16
BY E. ID. BALL,

hsSoCldleu fTeSS war correspondent,
WITH THE UNITED STATES Sd
ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. Is. Oe-
layeO LIT. Gen. George S. Pat
tons break-through from the Cher
bourg Peninsula has been a typical
Patton rampage. He sent his tanks
storming forward. and when they
hit something they couldn't crack
Immediately he sent them around it.
At Rennes, for instance, he ran
into stubborn resistance in sub
urban La Charbonniere. He sent
his tanks around the city to crack
the German hold from the rear.
Gen. Patton hit the beaches early
In July, waving a 81 900 bet that he
would beat 1t. Gen. Omar Bradley
and Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgom-
cry to Paris. Word had it that his
wager was accepted by the two gen.
erals, but Gen. Bradley later denied
it, and Gen. Montgomery Is not q
betting man.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Elmer Davis Sees Defeat
OF Japan as Long Job
BY the Associated Press.

0y the Associated PreSS.
HONOLULU, Aug. 16.-After visit
ing Pacific islands wrested from the
japanese, Elmer Davis, director of
the Office of War Information, pre-
dicted last night that more Tokyo
governments will have to fall before
they are ready for the unconditional
surrender we shall demand"
This is a war for world security"
Mr.. Davis said in a radio broadcast,
IAN objective that demands that
all the conquests of Japan for half
century past be diSgorged and
that the power of Japan to commit
aggression be broken utterly"
1T will be some time before the
Japs are ready for that"
Mr.. Davis termed the Pacific war
"just as important as the one in
Europe for the interest and Sc
curity of the United States"
American forces, more than a
month after the conquest of Saipan.
ARE still digging out Japs on the
island, not always without loss" he
said. 1t will take a long time.
he added, to clean the last Japanese
sniper from the jungles of Guam.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
No Relief From Heat
In Sight This Week
Hot and Humid Forecast
For Today and Tomorrow

This isn't going to make pleasant
reading, but you may as we'll take
it on the chin-the Weather Bureau
sees no relief from the heat wave
during the rest of this week.
The forecast for today was clear,
hot and humid this afternoon, with
highest temperature in the low 9Os.
Temperatures tonight were expected
to be about IS. Tomorrow, the same
old story-hot and humid. A slight
breeze may ease the pain for subur-
banites tonight, but downtown
Washington hasn't the zephyrs to
look forward to.
Meanwhile. the Associated Press
reported that thundershowers in
Chicago broke a record heat wave
there yesterday and were expected
to keep temperatures down today.
But New York and New England
continued to swelter in a week long
heat wave.
Evening star., 1944-08-16

specifically authorizing sale at Army
and Navy post exchanges, at home
and abroad, of books, magazines
and other publications carrying
political news and opinion. Some
publications had been banned by
the War Department on the ground
their sale. under Army auspices
would violate the anti-propaganda
section of the soldier voting law.
Senator Taft, author Of that Sec
ton, supported the amendments but
opposed its outright repeal. He as
serted the Government So complete
ly controls channels of information
to troops overseas that it could ex-
ercise "a control, of the thinking of
the soldiers such as Hitler himself
would envy"
Prompt House passage of an
amendment carrying forward the
Senate action was predicted by Rep
resentative Rankin, Democrat Of
Mississippi, member Of the Elec-
tions Committee.
The propaganda control section
never had any busines being in
the law anyhow" Mr.. Rankin said.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Russians Appear SET
For Big Push 10
Recapture Warsaw
Soviet Troops Continue
To Drive Through Cop
In Eust Prussia Defenses
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Aug. 16.-The Red
Army appeared today to be
making its big drive for Warsaw
against bitter resistance in the
Praga district just across the
swift ViStula River from the
Polish capital.
Another menace to the German
defense system increased below
East Prussia, where Soviet troops
were driving through 15-mile de-
fense belt toward the German rail
center of Lyck in the East Prus-
sian Masurian Lakes region.
Marshal Konstantin Rokossov-
sky's army group has been within
gunshot of Warsaw since late July.
For the first time in many days, the
Soviet communique mentioned the
Warsaw battle, disclosing the de-
struction of 80 Nazi tanks and 300
troops In counterattack in the
battle of Praga.
Assault Plans Completed.
Marshal Rokossovsky has COM
pleted his assault plans, built up
reserves, strengthened his commu-
nications and eliminated a strong
German threat ,to his right flank
and today was striking for the heart
of the enemy defense zone before
Warsaw. Indications were that the
cilo af tho
Vistula was in its final stage.
Seasoned Russian and Polish
troops now are strongly dug in in a
semicircle around Praga, great in
dustrial district, and their massed
artillery and planes were strewing
the battle ground with derelict tanks
and sprawling German dead.
The Russians announced at mid
hight that Marshal Ivan S. Konev's
army group, which had taken $500
square miles west of the Vistula in
the area 100 miles below Warsaw
and IS from Krakow, had killed
100000 Germans and captured 1850
in a month ended August IL.
Previous announcements ran the
aggregate of dead or captured Ger
mans in the summer offensive to
781, 1886 men, but the figure included
operations of only six Of the nine
army groups reported in action.
Nazi materiel losses were huge.
Nazis Face Flank Blows.
While only a frontal battle for
Warsaw was reported in the Praga
area, the Germans were in a pre-
carious position and faced flank
blows from the north and south as
we'll.
A Soviet comunique said the Ger
mans succeeded in forcing wedge
into the Russian positions, but "by
blows from the flanks the Soviet
units threw back the enemy and re-
stored the situation" Thirty-two
German tanks and self-propelled
(See RUSSIA, Page A-3,)
Evening star., 1944-08-16
French Partisans Take
Sevefa| Towns and
Encirc|e 1850 Nazis
Armored Unit Used
For First Time in
Action West of St. MoIo
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
SUPREME ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, Aug. 16.-French
Forces of the Interior, using an
armored detachment for the first
time, have captured nearly a
dozen towns and encircled $500
Germans at Paimpol, on the
North Brittany coast, so airline
miles west of st. Malo.
Successive communiques today
from Gen. EisenhoWer's headquar-
ters and from the FIJI commander
1t. Gen. Joseph Pierre Koenig, told
of the fresh successes. most of them
in Brittany Peninsula.
Gen. Koenig said his patriots had
captured Erdeven and Throughout
the whole of France are giving the
enemy no rest"
Supreme headquarters said the
French patriots had operated "in
close cooperation with other Allied
forces" They have entered Sizun
Brasparts, Pleyben, Chateauneuf
Coray' and Milizac and captured
by storm Quimperle, Bannalec
Chateaulin and DouarneneZ.
The communique also said the
FFI had annihilated German gar
risons at Moutiers and Bourg St
Maurice after fierce fighting.
French patriot resistance was re-
ported quickening through Central
and Southern France. In the north
the Maquis were reported to have
burned 100000 gallons of German
gasoline.
The Nazi garrison at Tarantaise
was reported driven back toward
the Italian border with an increaS-
ing loss of personnel thorugh sur
renders to pursuing Italian, as well
as French, patriots.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, Aug. 16.-The Ger
man high command declared to-
day that Americans in another
swift 60-mile eastward advance
had struck within 40 miles of
Paris, battling near the cities of
Dreux and Chartres, due west of
the capital.
The official communique said this
drive sprang from the Alencon
area, 30 miles above LIE Mans, with
bitter fighting between Dreux and
Chartres, 40 and 43 miles from
Paris.
The American armored spear
heads, driving toward the Seine,
threatened new encirclement of the
fleeing Germans. They carried the
potential menace of swinging behind
the enemy and bottling him up be-
tween the river and the Atlantic
Coast. Seine bridges have been
knocked out by dive bombing.
One Nazi broadcast identified
the Americans as reinforced, motor
lied elements of 1t. Gen. George S.
Pattons Sd Army. which had seized
LIE Mans and curved northWard,
closing on the Falaise gap. This
broadcast declared Gen. Patton's
men struck northeast out of LIE
Evening star., 1944-08-16
i. ). Bombers Raid
Jap Naval Base on
Isle Near Formosa
Attacks on HuImuheru
Continue ond Liberutors
Hit Ships in KuriIes
BY the Associated Prpss

by the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Aug. 16.-Amer-
lean Liberators of the 14th Air
Force bombed the Japanese ma
val base of Mako in the Pesca-
dores Islands today in the first
blow at those enemy islands be-
tween Formosa and China. No
details were given.
Mako lies about TOO miles south
west of Tokyo and 400 miles north
Of the Philippines.
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill in the Cairo pro-
nouncement said the Pescadores
would be returned to China, from
which Japan seized them, after the
Japs are defeated. The islands are
tiny specks in the Pacific but I'm
portant because of their strategic
position.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Jopon's Screen of IsIonds
Ruided at Both Ends

PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TERS. Pearl Harbor, Aug. 16 R.-
Japan's screen of Pacific islands has
been bombed again at both its ends
and near the center-at the KurileS
in the north, Two Jima, 700 miles
south of Tokyo, and the Spice
Islands on the Equator.
Adverse weather limited the air
war in the New Guinea-Carolines
sector, but far to the west heavy
bombers from China bombed Takao,
Formosa, and sank three freighters
between Formosa and the China
coast, to add to hammer blows from
every direction.
Gen. Macarthur announced today
that Liberator and Mitchell bomb
ers, continuing attacks which have
paralyzed Halmahera as japanese
base, raided both H3lmahera and
Ternate in the Spice Islands repeat
edly Monday, through heavy anti
aircraft fire. The bombs set ware
houses aflre and exploded ammuni-
ton dumps
South of Halmahera, toward Ce-
ram, air patrols sank eight coastal
craft-"small sailing vessels, indica-
tive OF the extent to which the Jap
anese have been forced to press any
available shipping into service" a
Macarthur spokesman said.
Meanwhile, Admiral Chester w.
Nimitz announced that Army Liber-
ators hit Japanese shipping near
Paramushiro in the Kuriles Friday
and also bombed the airstrip at Surf
bachi. They fought off Is to 20 en-
emy planes, shooting down at least
three and possibly eight.
Navy search planes bombed install
lationS on Shumushu and on Araito
Island, off Northern Paramushiro,
Saturday. They also sank a patrol
ship.
Marianas-based bombers raided
Two Jima, in the Volcano group;
Pagon, in the Northern Marianas,
and Rota Island, south of Saipan,
Sunday. One of the Liberators
which plastered Iwo's airfield with
more than IS tons Of bombs was shot
down by aggressive enemy fighters.
Despite unfavorable weather, other
planes attacked by-passed Japanese
positions on New Guinea, New Brit
ain, New Ireland, Bougainville, Pa
lau, the Marshalls and Nauru.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
De Tossigny Commands
French in Landings

Z! IIIF HSSUCIdlbU FICSS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-Gen. De-
latre de Tassigny is commanding
French forces participating in the
invasion of Southern France, the
British radio said today.
The broadcast, recorded by the
Owl, recalled that Gen. de Tas-
signy had been imprisoned by the
Vichy government in 1912, but had
escaped to North Africa and had
commanded the recent landing on
Eliza.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Civil War on Jews,
Communists Urged in
Sedition Trial Letter
16O Documents Held
Legal Evidence After
Long Argument
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

The Government placed in the
record at the sedition trial today
a letter from a defendant, Frank
w. Clark, chairman of the Ma
tional Liberty party, saying it
stood "for burying the Jews here
and driving the Communists into
the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans,
through civil war if necessary"
The letter was among more than
160 exhibits finally admitted in evil
dence today by Chief Justice Ed
ward c. Eicher after arguments
over their admissibiIty which lasted
for several days. The documents
were seized, according to Govern
ment testimony, by the FBI at bund
headquarters in Los Angeles.
The communication was ad-
dressed to the Western States Con-
vention of the Anti Communist Fed
Grafton, which, other documents
brought out, had the same street
address as the German American
Bund in Los Angeles.
In another communication under
the same date, July %, 1898, Clark
wrote L. Fry. secretary of the Anti
Communist Federation:
For the past TWO months the
writer has been sending out a call
for the mobilization of not less than
2,000, 900 red-blooded American
fighters, to concentrate upon the
Pacific West Coast, not later than
September l of the current year, as
during the month of September the
Red workers contracts run out, and
they are preparing coastal tieup,
longshoremen locked out, including
the teamsters, with railroad work.
ers' strike in the offing, thus tying
up the Nations transportation sys-
TENS, and thus the first move in the
general overthrow of the people of
the United States and its Govern
ment by force and violence.
You people of Los Angeles have
over 10000 Jews to deal with and
twice as many Communists, and
the Pacific Ocean is a pretty good
place for them to start swimming
or go down"
Reasons for Civil War.
Clark added: IF. and when, all
militant fighting organizations and
elements which are presently in the
field decided to cooperate and act
in unity of nationalism under the
one banner, for instance, the Ma
tional Liberty party, with its politi-
cal and military branches the
present military leadership does
aspire to taking the bull by the
horns by openly and defiantly chal-
lenging all Communist laws as have
been placed upon the statute books
for the past eight years, thus Great
ing a state whereby the Jew-Com-
munlsts will be forced to commit an
overt act which destroys our con-
stitutional laws, in that it will also
provide serious excuse for the
revolt of our Army, Navy and ma
rines, the American Legion, Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, the American
Disabled Veterans, and giving us
the constitutional right to establish
the state of general civil war
|Cno CE~TTONI
Evening star., 1944-08-16
House Names Committee
For 1945 Inauguration
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Congress yesterday rounded out
It's committee of legislators to ar
range for Inauguration January 90
1945, of a new Observation-Disclosures
of whether he is Franklin D. Roose-
velt or Thomas E. Dewey.
Speaker Rayburn named Repre-
sentatives Doughton, Democrat, of
North Carolina and Martin, Repub-
lican, of Massachusetts, to serve with
him on the House Committee.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
London Attacked Twice
By Flying Bombs
ay the Associated Press.

LONDON, Aug. 16.-The Germans
attacked London with flying bombs
shortly before midnight last night
and again just before dawn today.
An official announcement said the
assaults caused both casualties and
damage.
Robots also fell on Southern Eng
land during the two attacks.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Allies 8 Miles Inland on Riviera:
Nazi Armor Avoids Trap in North;
Berlin Tells Of New Patton Drive
Enemy's 9th Army
Breaking Up Into
Rowing Bands
BULLETIN.

AMERICAN Sd ARMY
HEADQUARTERS R. The
German 7th Army is break
ing up into rowing guerrilla
bands and appears today to
have passed the point where
it is able to mass it's remain
ing men and supplies for a
break-through to the Seine
River to join other broken and
disorganized units fleeing be-
yond Paris. Third Army off,
GERS expressed the belief the
bulk of the German 7th Army
is caught in the gigantic trap,
but that most of its armor has
been removed through the
8-mile gap between Falaise
and Argentan.
BY the Associated Press.
SUPREME ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, Aug. 16.-Marsha'
Guenther Won Kluge has pulled
most of his armor from the
dwindling Normandy front, field
dispatches declared today, and
stepped up the tempo of his rush
under a gantlet of fire through
his Falaise escape gap, narrowed
to 8 miles. The Canadians
reached Falaise in an advance
of 212 miles.
A British staff officer in the field
acknowledged that Marshal Won
Kluge had extricated most of his
from the Normandy pocket
But hundreds of vehicles darting
eastward were under heavy air and
artillery bombardment. Resistance
inside the pocket was crumbling into
suicide stands.
Firm Hold by Allies.
The approaching cleanup here
gave the Allies a firm hold on the
western half of the Seine Loire
which extends inland
TO Paris.
It was not known how many Ger
mans were still in the trap. The
latest estimate, and 1t was many
hours old, was $4,000. The salient
itself, excluding minor irregularities
along the edges. was approximately
20 miles long and no more thar
3 miles deep. 1t was originally esti-
mated that between 100000 anC
200, 900 men we're in the encirclec
enemy force.
Allied planes showered the Ger
mans with 100000 safe conduct
leaflets.
One explanation contained in q
front dispatch for the failure OF
the Allies to close the Falaise-Ar-
genital escape gap was that the two
armies driving toward each other
had to exercise extreme care tc
avoid coming under each others
fire.
Launch Assault on Falaise.
Canadian troops on the north side
Of the pocket launched an assault
on Falaise and captured Massey, &
miles to the west. American and
British troops sliced off a large Sec
tion of the western end of the pock-
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Members of the 'Denounce Patton Club Hold Reunion
Vatican Newspaper
Expresses Belief
In Allied Victory
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, Aug. 10
The Vatican City newspaper,
L'Osservatore Romano, ex-
pressed belief today in an Al
lied victory in this war.
In an article on the Atlantic
Charter, L'Osservatore said the
entire world now "is dominated
by the Allied armed forces" and
expressed the hope that the
principles of the Charter would
be translated into reality in
international life.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Landings BefuddIe Tokyo

LONDON, Aug. 16 P.-Twisting
the news to suit its own purposes,
the Tokyo radio today declared the
Allied invasion of Southern France
was prompted by "the slowness of
offensive operations in Northern
France" and German pressure on
the eastern 'front.'
Evening star., 1944-08-16

ct. The Americans scored gains of
up to 3 miles and took Tinchebray, a
road junction miles southeast of
Wire.
Putanges, a major crossing of the
Orne River 10 miles west of Ar
gentan, was captured, widening the
southern jaw of the escape gap.
Front dispatches said it was esti-
mated the American Sd Army in a
little over two weeks had inflicted
nearly 100000 casualties on the Ger
mans - taking $4,000 prisoners,
wounding $4,000 and killing 1000.
An additional 1000 prisoners were
taken by the Canadians in the last
three days.
This brings the Germans esti-
mated total Normandy casualties to
from 250,000 to 100000. On August 8
the total was estimated at 10000.
In the Brittany cleanup Dinard,
just west of ST. Malo, was occupied
(See FRANCE page AL
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Deaths Of Husband, Son
Reported at Same Time
By t1e Associated Press.

BY t9e Associated Press.
MANHATTAN, Kans., Aug. 16.-
A messenger delivered two tele.
grams to Mrs. Ollie Reed.
The first one she opened told Of
the death Of her son, 1t. Ollie Reed.
jr, in Italy July 6. The second adj
vised her that her husband, Col.
Ollie Reed, was killed in action in
France July 80.
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Air-Borne Troops
Block German
Reinforcements
MAP on Page Az
BULLETIN.

ROME (R.-The Allied force
attacking Southern France is
the 7th Army, commanded by
Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Patch
of Guadalcanal fame, Allied
Headquarters announced to-
night. Gen. Patch, 54-year -old
veteran of 80 years service,
replaced 1t. Gen. George S.
Patton, jr., as commander of
the 7th Army last spring.
Evening star., 1944-08-16

(See GERMANS, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1944-08-16

(See RUSSIA, Page A-;
Evening star., 1944-08-16

(See FRANCE, Page A-5)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-04
Normal College Choir TO
Present Annual Concert

cal order beginning with a COM
position written by a composer of
the twentieth century. A solo, 10
seph Dearest, Joseph Mild. will be
sung by Margaret Petredean. A
violin obligato in the same number
will be played by Mary Alice Lid
dicott.
The program for the Normal Col.
lege will include such numbers as
20 Come, o Come, Emmanuel. and
Eighth century Gregorian Chant
by John Mason Neale; I'm Dielci
Jubilo". fourteenth century: 10
seph Dearest, Joseph Mild, fif-
teenth century; "A Cradle Song.
"Hodie Christus Natus EST, by J..
P. Sweelinch, fifteenth century;
20 Jesu So Sweet, taken from
Scherdt's "Tablaturbuck" and har.
nonized by Johann Sebastian Bach:
Glory to God in the Highest, by
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Rouse
Ye Shepherds, by Robert W. Glib;
"Mary's Lullaby. by Eiwald V.
Nolte and a twentieth century
composition, Noel. by Dorothy Nc.
Lemore.
The program will close with the
choruses and audience with orches-
ira accompaniment singing. 20
Come All Ye Faithful. The or
chestration has been prepared by
Donald Carlson.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-04
la Stone and Phil Brito;
2:45 Real Life Drama;
500 Winifred Smith and song.
Saline News
MOVES SHOP. EQUIPMENT

Saline, Mich.-The Saline School
Board has rented a part Of the
Boettner building on +. Michigan
Ave. and is moving the shop equip
ment from the school to that To-
cation. School classes in shop will
be conducted hcre and of princi-
pal interest is the course to farm
ers to learn repair work for their
farm machinery, under a govern
ment program. whereby part OF the
expense is borne by the govern
ment.
There must be a minimum at
tendance OF 10 adults and the
course will consist Of So hours, for
which there is no charge TO the
farmer. The course will be under
the supervision OF c. II. Osgood.
agriculture teacher, who has con-
Quoted similar courses the past two
years. John Cornish has been en-
gagged as instructor and will teach
all kinds of repair work and weld
ing. in which he has been engaged
here for several years. The first
class will begin Nov. % at p. nj.
and will meet for six weeks on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
he former shop room in the
school building will be available
for extra class room and band re-
hearsals.