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Evening star., 1944-01-05

vember. It represented the start Of
an independent naval strategy Of
approach to Japan proper by acquir-
Ing series of island bases. Land
based four-engine bombers and car
rier aircraft forces were used in
combination.
It required q colossal assemblage
Of naval force, many aircraft car
riers and about a thousand air.
planes to overcome what was, In
the final analysis, an island 10 miles
long and 1000 yards wide. The tre-
mendouS force needed and the
heavy losses indicated again that
amphibian warfare Is the costliest
Of operations in this era Of air power.
An island-by-island approach at
this price and with such gigantic
forces In men and machines may
become expensive beyond the point
Of being practical; indeed, beyond
the industrial capacity and man
Evening star., 1944-01-05

after 18 days OF
continuous bonn
bardnent. T he
island sur r n
| dered to air pow
er alone, and
10 e n. il m m Y
| Doolit tie was
| justified in as
Serting that it.
was definitely
a landmark in
the history of
military avi a.
ton" On a min
! a t ure sc a ! E
p a n t e IL eri Ia
x.~>,~l 49, >x~
Evening star., 1944-01-05
BY MAI. ALEXANDER p. DE
SEVERSKY,

Continuing the brief survey of the
role of air power during l943, we
must note the capture Of the island
Of Pantelleria, of Sicily, on June II,
Evening star., 1944-01-05

Henry Durkop Is betting the owners
Of an automobile he believes was in
volved In a hit-and-run accident
will show up soon.
when they get good and hungry,
Evening star., 1944-11-02
War Fund
Continued From First Page.


one more report meeting. next We'd
nesday, has so far been scheduled
Emphasizing that the fund now
combines USO clubs and United Ma
tions Relief with the local relief
agencies included in the drive for
the last IT years, Herbert L. Willett.
Jr., eXecutive-director, declared:
Famine. death and probably
chaos will result this winter if re-
lief is not provided to the people of
liberated Italy, for example"
Mr.. Willett added that American
Relief for Italy had informed him
that help during this winter would
enable the Italians to start the
road to Mobilization by spring"
Greek War Relief has written to
him pleading for medicine to re-
lieve epidemics of tuberculosis, ma
laria. dysentery and skin diseases
Mr.. Willet said.
United Seamen's Service. another
fund agency, asked for success OF
the campaign to open rest club
Tor American merchant seamen
bringing shiploads of supplies fol
American troops in Europe.
Expressing wish to answer
publicly charge often Whispered
against the war fund, Mr.. Willett
declared that the budget of s485O, ,00C
is not padded" to provide for posi-
BILE failure. Actually, it represents
the rock-bottom needs of the $50
agencies, he said.
Failure will mean that each agency
Evening star., 1944-11-02
1000 j. ). Planes
Attack Central and
Western Germany

ky he Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. Effects Of 1000
American planes today attacked rail
Yards, oil plants and other objectives
in Central and Western Germany.
BY night, the Raj had switched
from Cologne to Oberhausen, until
now the least bombed city in the
Ruhr.
About 100 Flying FortresseS and
Liberators, conveyed by 900 fighters
bombed the vast Leuna synthetic
oil plant at Merseburg in Central
Germany and other oil plants in
the Ruhr They bombed rail Yards
at Bielefeld and Rheine and struck
other targets in the west which were
not specified
Weather was bad.
Raj Mosquitoes, however, kept up
the assault on Cologne during the
night and other Mosquito forces
attacked Berlin. the fifth raid on
the capital in six nights.
An industrial city of nearly 200
600 population 35 miles north of
Cologne, Oberhausen so far has
escaped with a minimum of heavy
raids of the type which have
wrecked large sections of Essen,
Dulsburg. Dusseldorf and other
cities in the Ruhr.
With three vast rail yards. capa-
Evening star., 1944-11-02
Paper Booking Roosevelt
Breaks 90-Yeur Tradition

By the Associated Press.
PITTSFIELD, Mass, Nov. 2-For
the first time in its 90-year history,
the Berkshire Evening Eagle has an
nounced its support of Democratic
presidential candidate.
1t seems safer" the Eagle said in
an editorial, Ito indorse the leader
ship of a party which has proved
right against the leadership of
party which has been wrong but
which seeks vindication mostly by
Speclous arguments of the youth and
vigor of its present candidate"
1T seems the better part of wis
DOM faltering though it may be. to
indorse the leader of that party for
reelection whose prophetic vision
Of the war to come was certified as
far ago as 1887 and who. under the
circumstances, prepared magnifi-
Gently for it,
Evening star., 1944-11-02
Western Front
Continued From First Page !

stretch along the banks of the
Deurne Canal
In southern sectors of the long
Allied front. local gains were made
in the American sectors, including
the capture of Letricourt and Abau-
court, northeast of Nancy, and 26
miles southeast OF Metz
In the region of the Northern
Vosges, units of the 7th Army cap
tured three villages Buriville. Hab-
lainville and Azerailles-southeast
Of Luneville and north of Baccarat
New gains in the wooded country
southeast Of Rambervillers also were
scored
Over Holland the weather ham
pered air operations. although fight
er-bombers attacked communica
lions in the area and Raj planes
went out to support the Walcherer
landings. operating at times with
visibility as little as 500 feet.
BOmbers Attack Ruhr.
However, heavy bombers with
AAoihSSi SoSoll Ailt l4IC NULL NColeI
day afternoon and Oberhausen las,
night, while light bombers attacked
Cologne and Berlin. Fighter bomb.
ers supporting the ground forces hi
a dam near Dieuze. east of Nancy
IN the area which was flooded by a
similar attack two weeks ago. anc
went after communications, railways
and power installations in the
Rhineland and the Saar.
Ludwig Sertorious. Nazi military
commentator, acknowledged lasI
night that the Germans already hao
lost the battle for Antwerp.
A dispatch from supreme head
quarters in Paris emphasized, how
ever. that considerable time would
be required to clear mines from the
so miles of the Schelde River up to
The inland city and allow a flow OF
Evening star., 1944-11-02
'BrowneII AssuiIs Presidents
Attitude on Thousand Club

Il plan TO make a statement of
fact. not fancy. on that befor the
election"
Describing the 1000 Club as Of
fering special privileges to persons
who paid 81 900 for membership,
Mr.. Brownell said:
Does the contribution by J. Louis
Reynolds president of Business
men for Roosevelt IncD suggest
that membership would get you
$50, 900 900 in Government loans?
is that implied by the listing
OF Mr.. Jesse Jones Secretary of
Commerce and head of the Recon
struCtion Finance Corp as one of
the big shots with whom members
of the club would be on intimate
terms?
Does the contribution by An
drew J. Higgins New Orleans ship
builder suggest that membership
would get you multimillion- dollar
war contracts?"
the Boy Scouts, Norwegian Relief,
or USO club in Holland-will have
to tighten its belt simultaneously,
he said
Evening star., 1944-11-02
First a Businessmen
Leave Britoin for Puris

BY the Associated Pres.
LONDON. Nov. 1.-Four British
businessmen went to Paris today by
plane, the British Press Association
said adding that they were the
advance guard" for others expected
to go to the French capital
A London newspaper several
weeks ago stirred a controversy by
asserting that American business
men had gone to Paris. wearing
United States Army uniforms. For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden de-
MED this report recently in Com
mons.
Evening star., 1944-11-02
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Republican
National Chairman Herbert Brown
ell, jr.. said yesterday that President
Roosevelt "evidently thinks viola ton
Of the law against buying elections
is just a laughing matter"
Mr.. Brownell told press confer
enCe the President ''merrilv con-
feSSed' Tuesday that he had sug-
gested formation OF the 1000 Club
and that in so doing he had cut
the ground out from under his ma
tional chairman, Bob Hannegan,
who had denied that the President
was connected with the clubs Spon-
sorShip.
Commenting on Mr. Hannegan's S
assertion at a press conference that
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey. Republican
presidential nominee. would carry
fewer States than the late Wendell
Willkie did in 1910, the COP chair
man said:
Evening star., 1944-11-02

the twentythird day of November,
1914, a day of national thanks
giving; and I call upon the people
of the United States to observe it
by bending every effort to hasten
the day of final victory and by offer
ing to God our devout gratitude for
His goodness TO us and to our fell
low men
Evening star., 1944-11-02
Swedes Eat Yeast Steak

Stockholm restaurants offer
"yeast-steak" prepared from cellu-
lose. It's less tasty than the real
thing. but has more than double
the albumen content.
Evening star., 1944-11-02

LEAD YANKS ON WESTERN FRONT-Thls gathering of Amer
lean generals took place unspecied headquarters in Bel
King George England visited LoWandS front
right, 1t George Patton Sd Army
mander; 1t Gen Omar Bradley commander of 18th Army
group Gen. Eisenhower Allied commander 1t.
Courtney Hodges, Army commander. Second
Maj William Keen, chief of staff Army Maj
Evening star., 1944-11-02

BATTLE FRONT IN HOLLAND-Black indicate Allied
drives in the Netherlands Broken shows Schede River
port Antwerp British Canadians gained
Walcheren Island battle clear the mouth of the Schelde
and all but erased pocket the south bank Farther
east the British held the south bank of the Mas
Geertrudenburg. Shaded line is Broken line
Germans Rotterdam defense "A WirephotO
Evening star., 1944-11-02

BILE of handling 10000 cars daily,
it's chief value at the moment is as
traffic center for the western
front But it also is the home of
several large coal, coke, iron and
steel industries.
Evening star., 1944-11-02
LOST.

WRISTWATCH. mans, link bracelet
stainless waterproof. Racine, Oct. 20 on
Friends School Athletic Field. Reward.
Glebe 2336
WRIST WATCH, mans, Jackson automatic,
Oct. 8, week end. Reward. Phone Jack
son 1960-W.
WRIST WATCH, lady's gold Hamilton:
Saturday night: initials on back "E. H. to
V. c.: sentimental value; reward. DE.
1867
WRIST WATCH. mans '.Waltham' white
gold, lost on Oct. 18th vicinity of Grifath
Stadium. Reward. WO. 791S.
WRIST WATCH, laoys, silver, BuloVa, set
with green emeralds, Tuesday. Oct 81, at
Armory or in cab or at Mt. Rainier: senti-
mental value. Reward. Call MI. 1852.
Evening star., 1944-11-02
LOST RATION COUPONS.

GAS RATION BOOK, serial No. IO6893,
issued to Ralph Hubbard Hallett, 1901
wyoming ave. NV. Tel. HO. S7Ss. u.
GAS RATION BOOK A, in name Of
Washinston Dean, 1884 S. 7th rd,
Arlington, Va.
GASOLINE "A" RATION BOOK, with
stamps and tire inspection record: lost
from automobile: issued to Stan Sergt.
George L. Simpson, Ft- Meade.
RATION BOOKS 3 AND 4, issued to Harry
3I Ovelmsn. 4f09 Baltimore ave. Hyatt
ille. Md. WA. 1910.
Evening star., 1944-11-02

supplies to begin. The Germans
asserted enemy shipping" was
sighted and attacked yesterday in
the estuary. but declared later they
still were blocking the ports ap-
proaches.
Evening star., 1944-11-02

HANDBAG, black corde silk; lost Wednes-
day afternoon, October 20 containing
iewelry. money, ticket to Rochester. N. Y,
and other things. Liberal reward for re-
turn or information leading TO recovery.
WI 3}44 or DI O355. >"
Evening star., 1944-11-02

HANDBAG, British tan. lost on La bus
Friday, containing money, railroad tickets
TO Washington, Ind Reward. Finder
nle oil
Evening star., 1944-11-02

HANDBAG, black corde lost Mt. Pleasant
car or vicinity of 18th and K; finder may
keep cash, returning identification papers
and keys. Mail OF call FIR, u 80.
Evening star., 1944-11-02

IDENTIFICATION BRACELET, service
mans, silver. name Andy Jackson" en-
eraved lost bet. 533 Montana ave. ne.
and 24O0 10th NV. Reward. MI 1873. :"
KEYS, bunch. Please return to 1903
Hamilton ST. NV. ia. S71l Reward.
Evening star., 1944-11-02

WRIST WATCH, lady's, diamond between
Annapolis Hotel and corner of 11th and
SITS Reward. Finder please notifyl
ANNAPOLIS Eotel. q.
Evening star., 1944-11-02

LOWER DENTAL PLATE. partial, Chevy
Chase area; lost last week, reward WI.
~
Evening star., 1944-11-02

MINK SCARF. Tuesday evening. between
Eth and 18th on H st. NV. 4 skins.
monogram m. E. s. label. Capitol Fur
Evening star., 1944-11-02

unnitialed case: downtown. Thursday m:
reward. J. R. GOULD, RE. 51ll. EXt. $50.
Evening star., 1944-11-02

LAPEL WATCH, sterling silver horseshoe
pln; lost Sunday night. Griffith Stadium.
Call TR 2k4n Reward
Evening star., 1944-11-02

CHARM BRACELET, sterling, sentimental
value Reward IA Sor. 3'
DIAMOND DINNER RING, in Cross own
Gus bet. Mt. Pleasant and Conn. ave.
Reward. Call WO. 91O4
Evening star., 1944-11-02

KEYS ON RING, ST, CHRISTOPHER medal,
vic. Belmont. Kalorama rd. Return to
D A. al I1oi rfo
Evening star., 1944-11-02

LAPEL CLIP-Monday, Oct. 23: pink and
blue stones in flower shape with gold
Colored stems; sentimental value. Generous
Evening star., 1944-11-02

NOTEBOOK, black. containing credentials
. : New York ave. NV, RE. 1923.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19
It Was Just An Ordinary Candle.
Vet It Sent One Man Very Nearly the
WRONG One-to the Electric Chair!

DETEcTIVE-LAwYER PERRY MASON lay stretched
~ over the blood-stained carpet in the cabin Of
yacht aground in the bay. The tide drfted out The
yacht gradually keeled over, finally settled its
side Mason's body suddenly rolled the floor
OF the cabin and slammed to rest at the wallis end
The lawyer then sprang up He glanced at his
watch, grinned at his secretary, Della Street-and
knew that the most bizarre mystery of his had
at last been solved
Neither Della nor Police Lieutenant Tragg had
sensed the fatal meaning of that crooked candle
the cabins table Yet this curious clue sent one man
to the chair-and very nearly the WRONG one
Why Was The Candle Leaning7
Mason pointed to the candle. The drippings had
fallen evenly down around its edge Yet the candle
vas inclined sharply to the rght-and the drippines
SHOULD have fallen one side
And again-why did the blood-staned footprint
appear right in the middle of the step Of the yachts
stairway? The yacht had been lying on its side.
And so, in order to climb up deck. the feet Of
the murderer SHOULD have slid over to the lower
end of the steps!
Why was the widow Of the victim found crying
BEFORE the strange murder was discovered When
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19

Lockridge, Rex Stout, Dorothy B. Hughes.
William Irish, Frances Crane, or Anthony
Abbot, it's sure to be good! All Of these
and many other famous writer's have had
their books selected by the Detective
Book Club.
The selections Of the Club are ALL
books that sell everywhere for $500 each.
Yet, as member Of the Club, you get three
Of them "a 5000 value) for only $3.50!
You do not have to take volume month
you may accept as few as four during the
whole year and still have two-thirds the
usual price on those you purchase.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19

Erie Stanley GARDENERS latest baffier doesn't hide
single clue from the reader All the facts before
you just Mason himself ferrets them out. But
we'll wager you'll have tough time solving this
one without peeking at the very last page!
Mr.. Gardner is the unchalenged best-selier Of all
modern mystery writer's. OVER FOUR MILLION
OF HIS BOOKS WERE SOLD LAST YEAR
ALONE! The Case OF the Crooked Candle, his
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Each month this Club offers to its members an
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And EACH of the three complete, full-length
novel
How This Club Brings You the Best Mysteries
Do you realize that about 800 new detective books
are published every year? You can't read them all.
It's hard to find the best But Il mystery is by an
author like Agatha Christie. Frances and Richard
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BY erie STANLEY GARDNER
Over Four Million Of His Book.
Were Sold Lost Year!

1t. Tragg entered her apartment to break the news
TO her, he found her peelIng onion. Was the
onion really the Of her tears she claimed?
And why was Perry Mason hiding in the kitchen
al the very same hme9
Bradley beam., 1944-07-15
DF BRINGS FEM IN

conditions were relayed to the pilot. High winds from the north con- tinued to blow the bomber south.
 As the plane neared the coast, airfelds were requested to turn on lights and crash crews were alert, ed in case the plan ran out of fuel before reaching land.
 Finally, Jacksonville operations received a call from the pilot re- porting that he had made wheels up landing on small airport un- der construction at Bunnell, Fla. Warning lights were on for all tanks, but he had just enough gas to make his approach. No one was injured.
Bradley beam., 1944-07-15

Any similarity between First Sergeant Francis T. Merrifield, of Section I, and any occupation but that of First Sergeant would be pure error. The Sergeant, with his long years of Army service both in this country and abroad, his many years of experience, his build, his expressions and his typical top kick appearance could never be confused with anything but a First Sergeant. The kind we all expected to meet when we entered the serv- ice and the type of non-com, fond- ly labeled as the backbone of the United States Army.
 "Merrie" was born in Middle town, Connecticut, on 25 October, 1897, but moved to Worcester, Massachusetts, while still a young lad. He ran away from school and a hum-drum existence to enlist in the United States Army in 1915, but was too young to see any ac- tion on the Mexican Border. Tn 1917, he was put on the active list and reported to Camp Bartlett, as- signed to the 104th Infantry. His outfit, one of the first across, trained in France, and in January, 1918, they went into action. Sgt. Merrifeld was a member of the Yankee Division, the same outfit to which Major John s. Mitchell and Capt. William H. Waldron, his two immediate superiors, were attach ed. He participated in all the en- agreements the 26th Division was in and was gassed at Verdun. The 104th Infantry, by the way, was the first American Regiment to be decorated by foreign government.
 The Sergeant stayed on in France until the February follow ing the Armistice at which time he set out for the States and Fort Devens. His unit was demobilized in May, but the men, as civilians, were retained to work in the Ordnance Department until November, 1919. When he was mustered out of the
Bradley beam., 1944-07-15

How radio direction finding sta- tions brought in a B-17 and it's crew of 10 lost over the Atlantic was told in a special report from Army Flight Control at Jackson vile.
 The bomber, on night naviga- tion mission from MacDill Field, was caught in bad weather and be- came lost far out over the ocean. Pilot and navigator believed they were over the Gulf of Mexico and were headed east, trying to pick up the west coast of Florida.
 MacDill requested Jacksonville to coordinate DE facilities in an eff fort to bring in the ship. Federal Communications Commission was contacted and it placed the Powder Springs, Ga, DE. station on the trail of the lost bomber. Meanwhile, MacDill had instructed the B-17 to continue signaling for the benefit of the DTS. Navy's Jacksonville DF station also got a fix on the plane.
 The plane was 300 miles east of Jacksonville and headed for Europe The pilot was given a new heading to get him back to Jack sonville. However, Flight Control realized that his fuel would be ex- hausted soon. A special pilot bal loon observation was taken and most favorable attitudes and wind
Bradley beam., 1944-07-15

| Service. as buck sergeant, he inn 1nediately enlisted in the National Guard, the first enlisted man to do so in Massachusetts. For short while, he tried his hand at working in a manufacturing plant, but the Army was in his blood and he gave up his job to devote all his time ito the Army. "Merrie' earned a spe- cialist's rating as a cook and baker and for the next twenty years he served as an instructor for the fedglings who entered the service. With the outbreak of present hostilities he asked for and received transfer to a Service Company at Camp Edwards. From that Sta tion he was sent to Mantle, Con- necticut, to join the Corps of Mili- tary Police and then to Bradley Field in June, 1942. He was ap- pointed First Sergeant of the 841st Guard Squadron four months later.
 Sergeant and Mrs. Agnes B. Merrifeld celebrate their twentieth year of married life this year. They have a son, Francis T., IT,, who is "chip off the old block" as he too ran away from school to join up. However, he gets his mail address ed to Cook End Class, United States Navy. "Merrie's" boy has been in the Solomons since last De- cember.
 When the recent circus disaster occurred, Sgt. Merrifeld was one of first Bradleyites to offer his serv- ices. The doctor in charge of iden- tifying the victims selected him as an assistant and it was "Merrie" who set up the system that turned chaos into order. He modestly claims that he "did only what any, one else would have done," and gives his men all the credit for the fine job done by the Bradley MPs.
 When peace reigns once again, this veteran of twenty-nine years of Army life will stay right on in the service with the permanent grade of Staff Sergeant.
Bradley beam., 1944-07-15

esses at each table. The Musical trio from Hartford serenaded each table during chow. Couples trav- cling into second childhood on swings. Organized games, but what games; they still baffle the contestants.
 The all-male Bag Race was won by Boston, Bunker, Fisk and Mar tin.
 The combined sexes Bag Race was won by Sgt. Malinoski, Cpl. Martin and T/Sgt. St. Mauro. (The ladies wouldn't give their names publicity shy, I guess. but not camera shy.)
 The Hammer Race crowned T/Sgt. St. Mauro chief carpenter. Headquarters please note.) Be- side hat farce in which actually there was no winner, there was Pipe Race won by Sgt. Malinoski. It mattered not who won the prizes. Fun was King and Excitement was his partner.
 Just about dark everyone piled into buses and were taken to the Tum blebrook Country Club for dancing. The music by Gibson Wood and his boys was smooth and solid. Not to go unnoticed were Chaplain and Mrs. Naples enjoy ing the waltzes. Wac "Ruby" Rubenstein managed to snag the Major for a Polka. .M/Sgt. John Grace insisted Wac Cpl. Levy teach him to dance. At the end of a set of waltz, foxtrot, and rhumba, Cpl. Levy felt as if she had received the dancing lesson.