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Evening star., 1944-04-26
Fourth-Termers Win
Massachusetts Test
Over EIy's Slate
Pennsylvania Republicans
Indicate Gov. Dewey Is
Overwhelming Choice

By the Associated Press.
Roosevelt fourth-ter m ers
bowled over their first tangible
opposition in the Massachusetts,
presidential primary yesterday,
while Pennsylvania Republicans
indicated through write-in votes
that Gov. Thomas E. Dewey is
their overwhelming choice for
the COP presidential nomina-
ton.
President Roosevelt himself re-
ceived fair-sized write-in indorse-
ment IN the keystone State Repub-
lican primary, while picking up un-
challenged 72 more pledged Demo-
cratic delegates. Gov. Dewey ap-
parently is assured Of Pennsylvania s
10 uninstructed delegates.
Incomplete returns showed dele
gates in Massachusetts, favoring re-
nomination of Mr.. Roosevelt ran
we'll ahead of a partial slate pledged
to former Gov. Joseph B. Ely, q
fourth-term opponent. The make
up of the 34-vote Democratic dele
cation is still in doubt, as is that of
the 35-member Republican delega-
ton. All delegates in both parties
are technically unpledged.
Ely Endorsement Predicted.
Democratic State Chairman Will
liam H. Burke issued a statement
from sick bed saying the ma jority
sentiment" among Massachusetts
Democrats "favors the denomination
and reelection of President Roose-
velt." He predicted Mr.. Ely, one
time follower of Alfred E. Smith,
would indorse Mr.. Roosevelt for an
other term within 48 hours.
Mr.. Ely previously had said the
balloting should serve as a warm
ing" to fourth-term supporters.
The Presidents name was the only
one entered in either party primary
in Pennsylvania. But Gov. Dewey
took a big early lead in the COP
Wrlte-in voting and held it through
out. At one time the President was
running second to Gov. Dewey in
the Republican penciled choices, as
he did in 1910, but later returns
dropped him down a bit, though still
ahead of some COP prospects.
Pennsylvania Figures.
Returns from 1923 of 8,197 pre-
cincts in the Republican poll gave: +:
Gov. Dewey, 113,3O1; Gen. Doug
las Macarthur, 6942; Gov. Edward
Martin of Pennsylvania. 1924;
President Roosevelt, 4,226; Gov.
John w. Bricker of Ohio, 2,418; 1t.
Comdr. Harold E. Stassen, 1903;
Wendell L. Willkie, 976.
| President Roosevelt, unopposed,
led the Democratic ticket with 228,-
726 votes in 5,798 precincts.
Another shove for the fourth-term
drive was seen last night in Con-
recticut Democratic caucuses at
which many delegates at the State
party convention next month were
INSTRUCTED to indorse the President.
Former Representative Leroy
Downs was Endorsed by NorWalk
Democrats for the congressional
nomination from that district. This
would pit him once more against
Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce, who de-
feated him in 1912 Brien McMa-
| (See Politics Page A-18)
Evening star., 1944-04-26
Japs Believed Amin,
At Chungking After
Taking Chenghsien
Fierce Bottle Reported
West Of Key Rail Town
In Honon Province
BY the Associated Press.

Ds tic f1SSoCldItU fftSS.
CHUNGKING, April 26.-Japa-
nese troops apparently have
captured Chenghsien, rail juno
ton on the north-south Peiping-
Hankow railway and the east
west Lunghai line, and are fight
ing west of the city in a drive
possibly aimed ultimately at
Chungking.
The latest Chinese communiuue
did not mention Chenghsien, where
the invaders had smashed into the
suburbs, but its fall seemed likely.
Flanking Move Seen.
,, The bulletin reported fierce fight
ing to the west in the Hulao Pass
against japanese columns hitting
toward Loyang, and acknowledged
that other enemy forces were within
8 miles of Tengfeng, road junction
40 miles southwest of Chenghsien.
Foreign circles said the japanese
may try to outflank Loyang, north
west of Tengfeng, and come to grips
with the main Chinese Army in
a long-range campaign against
Chungking to the southwest.
The Chinese command estimated
that nearly 10000 of $4,000 japanese
now engaged in this Honan Province
fighting are operating in the Teng-
4feng sector. The japanese were sale
to be in the suburbs of Mihsien, &c
miles east of Tengfeng.
Japs Off Hainan Bombed.
Mitchell bombers of the United
States 14th Air Force destroyed a
150-foot steamer off the southeast
ern coast of Hainan Island Monday
and left another ship listing, 1t
Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell announced
Other Mitchells bombed railroad
bridges in Northern Thailand.
P-40 Warhawks strafed barracks
and other buildings at Kengtung in
Eastern Burma and fighter bombers
wrecked an artillery post at Sien-
ming, in the Yangtze River area, all
without loss. The bulletin said some
200 japanese troops were caught on
the parade ground in a previously
announced raid against a camp al
Tengchung in Western Yunnar
Province Sunday, and heavy cas-
ualtles were inflicted"
Evening star., 1944-04-26
Inferior Department
Draft Policy Hit in
Supply Bill Report
Release of Testimony
Reveals Plan to Drill
For Oil in AIosku
By the Associated Press.

The Interior Departments
draft deferment policies for its
white-collar workers drew the
fire today of the House Appro-
priations Committee, which de-
clared that the situation must
be eliminated without undue de-
lay"
In report accompanying sub
mission to the House of the de-
partment's ss7,672,5S0 supply bill
for the fiscal year starting July /
the committee said it was "disap-
pointed" at the departments re-
quest for deferment of draft-age
personnel.
Hearings before a House Appro-
priations Subcommittee, released
concurrently with the report, re-
vealed that the Interior Department
is planning to drill for oil in Alaska
and that reclamation projects ir
the West had made a large con.
tribution to the Nations wartime
food supply. They also revealed that
the department, which administer.
Hawaii, believes that military rule
should now be ended there and full
civil administration restored.
On February Is, the full commit.
tees report related, there were $3.50
male employees between 18 and 80 ir
the department and 1921 of then
held occupational deferments; 207;
of whom were deferred at the spe-
ciflc request of the department.
Ickes Defends Policy.
The committee said it was of the
opinion that such persons now
holding white collar jobs could ir
great majority of cases be re.
placed without detriment to the wal
effort" 1t expressed regret "that
so many deferments have been re.
quested for some single men as vel
as married men with no children
holding positions in the depart
ment which the committee considers
not to be essential"
Secretary fekes defended the de.
partment's deferment policies wher
he testified in support of the appro.
priations. He considered the Gov,
ernment, Mr.. Ickes said. important
enough in itself to merit deferment
of key workers.
The committee also criticized the
| Hnfo ut ~, ny,f'c nFnn 81 Tv,I s
fairs, which it said needs a thor.
ough overhauling and reorganiza.
ton"
Cuts Outlined.
The committee trimmed $9,151 ct:
from budget estimates in approving
the $87 ,672, $50 outlay, which is $26,.
279, 1876 below the current years ap'
preparation and $247,672 below tn.
(See INTERIOR Page A-S)
Evening star., 1944-04-26
Germans Decree Death
For Gun-Corryine Dcnes
By The Associated Press

by tile ASSoClaleC Press.
STOCKHOLM April 26.-The
Germans published an official order
i'll Copenhagen today announcing
that all persons found carrying arms
would be summarily shot. The iso-
lation of Denmark from Sweden
continued through the second day.
The Swedish newspaper, Svenska
Dagbladet, reported that sabotage
In the Danish capital in the last "a
hours was on the biggest scale since
the Nazis overran the country.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
Swiss Say Four More
u. S. Bombers Are Down
the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April GA Swiss
broadcast reported by United States
Government monitors today quoted
an official announcement as saying
a United States bomber landed at
the Geneva airport yesterday after
noon because of shortage of gaso-
line.
A Swiss communique yesterday
said three American bombers had
been forced down in Switzerland in
the forenoon. One of the bombers
was set aflre by Swiss interceptor
fighters, but the crew was safe, the
bulletin said.
The crews Of all four bombers
were reported interned.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
Men Under Is Likely
To Fill Most Of Draft
Calls for Rest Of IA
Legislators Expect Few
Older Fothers to Be
Token-Borring Upsets

House Military Affairs Com
mlttee members saw in latest
selective service figures today an
indication that, barring a big
upset on the fighting fronts,
draft calls for the rest of this
year will be filled mostly by men
under 26, with few fathers over
that age being inducted.
However, in making that predic-
ton, Chairman Costello and othe,
members of the Military Affairs
Subcommittee studying draft prob
lens emphasized that if strategic
plans require unusually large calls
in some months, then to the extent
that younger and older men now
being inducted under current poll
cles are not available in those
months, larger numbers of Older
men must be called.
Figures given Mr.. Costello's com
mittee by Selective Service showed 9
pool Of 100000 fathers and 75O ,OO(
non-fathers in class la On April l
Just how many of these we're under
26, the report did not show, but 9
recent selective service report esti.
mated that more than Is per cent
OF the LAS would be inducted.
1,3S5,OO0 Men Needed.
In the agricultural and industrial
occupation deferment group or
April l were $685. 900 men, of whom
3,748,OO0 were fathers Most of this
group, 3,767OOO fathers and non.
fathers, held occupational defer.
ments of the type now being re.
viewed with the idea of inductins
more men under e. On March
there were $4,000 men under q
with industrial deferments.
SelectiVe service, MI. Costello
pointed out, has estimated that be
tween $1,000 and 10000 men month
ly will either enlist at the age O
| II or be inducted on reaching 18.
| Aggregate needs for the armed
services between now and Decem.
Der 81. based on ucrrent estimates
Mr.. Costello said, are 1885 900 men
Should that goal be reached by in.
Quoting the same number of mer
each month, inductions would aver.
age $4,000 monthly the rest of thi
year.
That number of men, Mr.. Costello
said, can be furnished from tn,
teen-age group, from the younge
men now in IA, from the younger
men whose occupational deferment
are revoked, and from the relativel,
few older men holding unessentia
jobs.
Should contingencies of war max,
it necessary for induction calls t,
exceed the average in some month!
and fall below it in others, Mr.
Costello pointed out, the deficit IL
the heavy" months necessarily mus
fSee DRAFT, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1944-04-26
u. S. Bombers Blast Brunswick
Nazi Aircraft Production Center;
Reds Attack on Southern Front
Nozis Report Drive
From Corputhions
To Black Sea
Nv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 26.-The Red
Army has launched an attack on
a broad front in Southern Rus
sia from the Carpathians to the
Black Sea, German and Roma
nian reports said today.
| A German communique said the
Nazis had scored "a complete de-
/ fensive victory after heavy battles
when the Red Army attacked on
the lower Dnestr yesterday with
strong artillery and air strength.
The Nazis asserted they had sealed
off Soviet breakthroughs.
Since last Saturday the Russian
communiques have omitted mention
of any large-scale land fighting.
The Germans said their forces,
along with Romanian troops, had
driven into Russian lines northwest
of Iasi yesterday and smashed
enemy offensive preparations and
added that Hungarian troops had
frustrated Soviet cou1sterthrusts
supported by tanks in an area be-
tween the Carpathian Mountains
and the upper Dnestr.
Reds Intend to Drive Into Reich.
The Red Army intends to drive
into Germany in a mighty con-
tinuation of it's 1914 offensive to
finish off Adolf Hitler's legions and
bring about the Nazis' final capitu-
lation in close collaboration with the
Allies, an authoritative Soviet war
review said last night.
The review, broadcast by the
Moscow radio, declared that SOC, 600
Axis troops had been slain or cap
tured and enormous booty swept up
in less than two months on the
lower Russian front, without count
ing the Crimea. Since last summer
the Red Army has liberated more
than 65 900 localities and more than
10000 square miles of territory, the
review added.
by its victories the Red Army
has widely facilitated for our Allies
the possibility of opening military
actions ON a large scale in the west
and south that are being expected
with impatience by the whole world, ,
declared the article, written by
Dmitri Manuilsky, member of the
Central Committee of the Commu-
mist Party.
Foe RepuIsed i'm Old Poland.
"Basing itself on the victories II
has achieved" the review said, 1.-THE
Red Army sees its task today in the
complete expulsion of the enemy
from the Soviet Union, in pursuing
and finishing off his armed forces
not only on the territory of his vas
sails and the states subjugated by
him, but also on the territory o1
Germany itself, and in achieving in
close collaboration with our Allies
the rout Of the German Fascist
Army and the capitulation of Fascist
Germany"
The review came as a Soviet COM
munique told of the killing of several
hundred Germans southeast of
Stanislawow in old Poland in a
powerful flanking attack which
drove the Nazis back.
Dispatches from Moscow said the
Germans are flying six-engined
transport planes into the Sevastopol
battle zone seeking to speed up the
evacuation of the besieged Axis
lgarrison.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
House Member Seeks
Catholic, Jewish Chaplain

Representative O'Toole, Democrat,
of New York today introduced res
olution to amend House rules to pro-
vide for appointment of two addi-
tional chaplains to serve with the
present chaplain, the Rev. DR.. James
Shera Montgomery. One of the adj
ditional chaplains would be Cath
olic and one a Jew.
He said there were more than 80
Catholics in the House, as we'll as
Jewish members, and that he
Thought it would be more democratic
if the House had chaplains repre-
|senting all three faiths.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
1np|ets, All Boys, Born Here,
Put in Incubator as Precuution

it is usually girls who run in num-
bers, also remarked on the brief
time between the births. The first
baby arrived at 8:16, the second
three minutes later. and the last
at 1923.
Mrs. Elgin, an employe in the
Quartermaster Corps of the War
Department, was brought to the
hospital at 1:30 am. today by hel
husband, Charles B. Elgin, 80. The
father, unsuspecting of the impend-
ing wholesale increase in his fam
lily, went to work before the first
youngster arrived. He is assistant
manager of the William Deiches &,
Co., wholesale tobacco firm.
The couple has two other children
l0-year-old Charles and 6-year-old
Carol Anne.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
Britain Will Ruise Pay
OF Proficient Soldiers
the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 26.-A Govern
ment white paper announced today
a flve-cent-a-day pay increase for
Especially proficient British 10y
privates who have served at least
three years, bringing their pay to
81 day.
No general increase was granted.
despite long agitation to raise Brit
ish Army pay to American rates.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
laps Reported Dying
In Droves' in Burma
Battles With 'Chindits'
Desperate Assaults
Made to DisIodee
Allies Back of Lines
BY the Associated Press,

SOUTHEAST ASIA HEAD
QUARTERS, Handy, Ceylon,
April 26.-Japanese jungle troops
are desperately attacking road
and rail blocks established in
Central Burma by Allied Chin
dts" air-borne troops, and are
coming in to the attack like a
boxer with his head down." dying
in droves, an Allied observer said
today.
At the same time British forces
continued to tighten their grip on
the Imphal-Kohima area which had
been threatened by a japanese in
vasion of India designed to cut the
Bengal-Assam Railroad, Allied sup
ply line to China and North Burma
a communique from Admiral Lord
Louis Mountbatten announced.
Allied troops, battling to reopen
the highway between Kohima and
1mphal, have driven the japanese
from Kanglatongbi, % miles north
Of Imphal.
cThe Tokyo radio, in broad
cast recorded by the Associated
Press, asserted Allied forces
isolated in Imphal are putting
up desperate resistance.")
Blocks Aid Gen. Stilwen.
The japanese know they must
seek to dislodge the obstructions
the Chindits have placed on thei,
communications 240 miles inside
Burma, the official observer de-
clared, especially because of the aio
such blocks give to 1t. Gen. Joseph
w. Stilwell's forces driving down
upon them through the Mogaung
Valley in the north.
At present the ChinditS are astride
more than 100 miles of japanese
communications serving the enemy
in Northern Burma.
Air Support Helps Chindits.
The observer said the air support
from the American Air Commands
commanded by Col. Philip Cochran
inspires a feeling of confidence
in the Chindits. Col Cochran's
Mustangs and Mitchells daily bomb
and strafe enemy positions around
the Chindits' strongholds.
One battle around a Chindit road
block was described thus:
Waves of Japanese rushed blindly
into our mines and BOBBY traps
Machine-gun and rifle fire swept
into them. Casualties were counted
/ by the dozen. Wave after wave
came through the jungle and rushed
forward to our wire, some carrying
bangalore torpedoes which failed to
reach our wire and were turned
into death traps for the enemy.
Morning found the japanese ir
retreat Around alf-dug burial pits
the diggers themselves were dead
Twelve naked bodies were found ir
our wire"
Lord Mountbattens communique
did not mention the situation in the
Blshenpur area southwest of Imphal
where bitter fighting has been in
progress against Japanese infiltra-
tors along jungle track leading tc
Silchar, terminus of spur to the
Bengal-Assam rail line.
In North Burma the Chinese, un-
der Gen. Stilwell, continued theil
progress in the face of stiff resist.
ance on both sides of the Mogaune
River. One Chinese unit captured
hill northwest of Ngan Gahtawng
Tanks commanded by Col Roth.
we'll Brown, Washington, D. c., are
closely supporting Gen. Stilwell.
campaign to retake Northern Burma
and open land supply line from
India to China.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
Col, Brown Son of Writer

Col. Brown is the son of George
Rothwell Brown, Washington news
paper political writer, of 1885 Thir-
tieth street NV. He was commits
stoned a second lieutenant of infan-
try in 1926, the year he was grad
uated from Georgetown University.
He is a native of Washington.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
Leose-Lend Bill Approved

The Senate Foreign Rela-
tiOnS COmmittee-after one of
its shortest hearings on rec
ord-tOday voted approval of
the lease-lend extension bill,
already passed overwhelming
ly by the House.
Earlier Story Page ABB
Evening star., 1944-04-26
Late Bulletins
Nozi DESTROYER Sunk

LONDON P.-The sinking
of a German destroyer by the
British Navy off the north
west coast of France in the
vicinity of the Isle de Bas was
announced by the Admiralty
tonight.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
BULLETIN.

President Roosevelt today
directed Secretary of War
Stimson to take "any action
that may be necessary" to en-
able Commerce Secretary
Jones to carry out the presi-
Dental order for seizing and
operating the plants of Mont
gomery Ward & Co. at Chi
cago.
This was disclosed when tn,
White House issued the text o
the Presidents executive orde
dated April Is, directing Mi
Jones to take over the plant an,
facilities OF the company.
Evening star., 1944-04-26
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Waynt c. Taylor, Undersecre-
tary Of Commerce. is in Chicago,
presumably to execute a presi-
dentiaI order taking over Mont
gomery Ward b Co. on grounds
Of noncompliance with 4 War
Labor Board decision.
Mr.. Taylorx ofiice acknowledged
only that he had left for Chicago,
but other sources strongly hintefI
Evening star., 1944-04-26

(See SEDITTON, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1944-04-26

(See Politics, Page Alb
Evening star., 1944-04-26

Increasing cloudiness, mild temperature
tonight. Tomorrow rain, not so warm.
Temperatures today-Highest, 10, at
1880 pm; lowest, 81, at 5:45 am. Yes
terday-Highest, 10, at pm; lowest,
so, at $50 am.
The sub., 1944-06-08
LHLiGn POnlpeG Becomes Bride

Miss Lillian Pompea, daughter ee Mrs. Charles Trpunbull of 43 Summer Street, was married Tues day, May 20, at home to Paul dilone, U. s. c. c. R. of New York City.
 The home decorations were spring flowers and palms. The Rev. Stephen Olney, of the Sev- enth Day Adventist church, per- formed the ceremony. The bride wore blue street length dress with pink hat and gloves and a white orchid corsage. Mrs. James Hawkins, sister of the bridegroom, was matron of honor and wore a grey and white dress with white accessories and a corsage of pink ROselbuds. David Minshew, U. 8. c. c. R. was best man.
 A reception followed and guests were present from New York, Washington, Pennsylvania, Detroit, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Ken lucky, New Haven, and Mantle The couple received many gifts. Following the reception, MT. and Mrs. Milone left on a wedding trip and on their return will reside at 85 Truman Street.
 The bride was graduated from w. M. I. and is an officer clerk in the Victory Yard. MT. Milone was educated in New York and is sta tioned at the Groton Coast Guard Training station at Avery Point as an instructor.
The sub., 1944-06-08

Duchess" they go = and then watch out!
 Gladys would seem to epitomize the contemporary married woman in Defense = Petite and youthful in appearance she bellies the fact that she is mother to three chil- dren = Hinsley, 19 years of age, Dick Jr., 16, and "Jack," 18-the latter a Sound Man, second class, aboard @ Navy Mine Sweeper.
 Gladys possesses a goodly amount of energy and industry. She has a winning smile and a re- sponsive sense of humor though when the occasion arises, she can be determinedly aggressive. She moves hurriedly about the office and shop each day performing numerous duties = Gladys enjoys changing her usual feminine ap- parel from time to time to nifty gray slacks-touched off with red sweater and socks.
 The Duchess" speaks quickly and precisely with accustomed as- surance = She likes to reply to affimatively asked questions with a brisk Why, of course," - or Why, certainly"
 Invariably, many of the quail ties we admire in others, surpris- ingly enough we possess ourselves he likeness-with those who can take it and give it"-that's Glad ys K. Bridgeman, and again-those who are quick on the uptake."
 Off the job, Gladys primary in- terest of late has been the new house she's moved to in Millstone tits location is right off the Sound. She's been occupying a lot of time putting in additions and changes to suit her taste.
 Spare moments which she can spend in reading are devoted to lengthy generation" novels-or
The sub., 1944-06-08

This neat, blue-eyed blonde is Ellen Locarno of Dept. BOP Main Yard, where she operates a drill press (the one right next to the door, boys). Ellen lives on a chicken farm on Roxbury Road, Mantle, Conn. The five foot two inch beauty is married to an Army sergeant, stationed in the South Pacific for the past two years. Ellen herself was a mem Der of the Army Auxiliary, but when 1t was made a part of the regular Army, she returned to her war work at the Electric Boat Company, having been employed at the Victory Yard previous to her enlistment in the WAAC. FL len is a graduate of w. M. I. Her favorite sport Is swimming and special pastime is listening to good music.
The sub., 1944-06-08


 Another production beauty is Ada Picard of Greenville, Conn., 164 Central Avenue, to be exact. Mickey" as she is known to friends, has been with us eight months as an Outside Machinist in the Main Yard. This petite French gal possesses that certain knack of looking feminine despite work ing attire. Her husband is also employed at E. B. as a member of the test gang. Mickey attended Norwich Free Academy, and is justly proud of the old school. Her favorite diversion is dancing.
 Statistics = 5 it. 2 in., no lbs, brown eyes and hair, Rating three whistles. ..