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Evening star., 1944-09-28
Farm Machinery
Removed From
Rationing LIST
Corn Pickers Sole
Exception; Butter Up
Four Points Sunday
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Rationing and distribution
control of all farm machinery
and equipment, except corn
pickers, was ended suddenly to-
day by the War Food Adminis-
tration.
The action was announced by War
Food Administrator Marvin Jones,
who said the 1914 production period
and season of use for most rationed
implements had passed and that the
need for further controls except on
corn pickers during the ls44-45 crop
year is not anticipated"
Mr.. Jones said the ending of ra-
tloning Of these items was in line
with WAS policy of constantly
examining all Of its wartime regula-
tlons and removing them as soon as
they are no longer essential
Action Astounds WPB.
Released from rationing and other
distribution controls today are COM
olnes, corn binders, manure spread
ers. mowers, side-delivery rakes,
hay leaders, pickup hay bailers.
wheel tractors, grain drills, potato
planters, potato diggers, silo filters,
irrigation pumps, power sprayers,
dragon tractors, Well-water systems,
power pumps. farm milk coolers.
sheet-metal water we'll casing and
farm scales.
Only last night WPB spokes-
man described reports that ration
ing Of such machinery would end
as astounding" because, he said,
farm machinery was one of the
most critical programs
| Controls over corn pickers are be-
ing retained, the agency said, in
order to assure an equitable distri-
button OF new pickers needed to har-
vest the big corn crop this year. 1t
added, however, that rationing Of
that item would be removed "as
soon as 1t is practicable to do So"
Rationing of milk cans and pres.
sure cookers was lifted recently.
Certificates Now Meaningless.
A Maryland State Agricultural
Adjustment Agency Official said ter
mination of farm machinery ration
ing means that hundreds of farm
ers who now are holding purchase
certificates or letters of eligibility"
for undelivered machines must bid
for them against all purchasers.
Joseph H. Blandford, Maryland
AAA chairman, said these farmers
had been declared by committees
OF farmers as most entitled to ra-
toned machines on the basis OF
uar-food production" and that they
must now await treir turn on the
dealers sales floor with all Other
farm machinery purchasers"
; Mr.. Blandford said there were ap-
proximately 1,l00 letters of eliei-
oility outstanding in Maryland, A
of them for corn pickers which were
not removed from rationing.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
5th Army Forces Take
Important Town on
Rimini-Bo|ogna Road
Brideeheod on Rubicon
Widened and Americans
Regain Lost Heights
BY the Associated Press.

os lue ASSOCldteu FTcSS.
ROME, Sept. 28.-American
troops Of the 5th Army have
captured Castel del Rio, about Is
miles below Imola, an important
town on the Rimini-Bologna
highway, Allied headquarters
announced today.
Regaining the heights lost in a
fierce Nazi counterattack two days
age. the Americans also seized
Mount Carnevale, southeast of
Castel del Rio.
British and Dominion troops In
the Adriatic sector enlarged their
bridgehead over the Rubicon to a
2-mlle depth over a l0mile front
and closed in on the town of
Savignano
On the Adriatlc sector Canadian
troops of the 9th Amy captured
Bellaria, small seaside town 8
miles beyond Rimini.
Other 5th Army troops in the CEN
trel sector occupied Castiglione del
Pelpoli and Bruscoli, 5 miles due
east. Both are approximately %
miles below Bologna, with Cas-
tislione on main highway leading
directly to the big Italian city.
| Advancing northwest from SAINT
Arcangelo. British troops moved tt
within 1000 yards of Sayignano
which the Nazis were defending
strongly. Breaking through bitter
opposition the British also reached
within a mile of Mont Albano, or
the crest of ridge running north
to Savignano.
Fifth Army troops on the wes,
coast sector captured Quercets,
miles below the important town OF
Mesa, and Vallecchia, east of Quer.
ceta, despite stubborn resistance ano
! intense artillery fire.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
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Evening star., 1944-09-28
Steel Industry Opens
Fight 10 Sidetrack
.Wage-Raise Issue
Cites Administration Poy
Sterilization Policy in
Opposing Union PIeo
By the Associates Press.

BY tne ASSOCIATED PreSs.
The steel industry, opposing
union demands for a 17-cent
hourly pay increase, contended
today it was defending the ad-
ministration's wage stabiliZation
policy by opposing a breach in
the Little Steel formula, and
asked that the issue be side
tracked until after the war.
John A. Stephens. vice chairman
Of the United States Steel Corp and
chairman Of the Steel Case Re-
search Committee, suggested before
the War Labor Boards steel wage
hearing that when industry gets
over the hump of reconversion" the
steel workers may resort to normal
collective bargaining to achieve
such changes in wages and working
conditions as may be conceded
without hazard to the national
welfare"
Mr.. Stephens contended that an
increase in steel pay would lead
to a general wage upswing in all
industry. endangering the ability
OF private enterprise to keep up full
employment during the reconver-
sion period.
Criticized Labor Leaders.
He took to task the leadership of
the CIO United Steelworkers of
America, seeking the increase. for
what ho forvonl =
drumming into the consciousness
OF these workers that profiteering
managements and inconsiderate
Government agencies have unrea-
sonably opposed wage increases.
This practice. Mr.. Stephens said.
would undermine confidence essen
tlal to either a healthy war or
peacetime economy"
He contended that weekly earn
ings of steel workers have risen over
twice as much as the cost of living,
and told the board that the COM
panies' opposition to the union de-
mands. which also include a guar
anteed annual wage. has been con-
sistent with Government stabiliza-
tlon pollcy.
Murray represents Union.
Yesterday Philip Murray, CIO and
steelworkers' president. presented
the unions position, based on con-
tentions that living costs have
jumped far ahead of authorized
wage hikes.
A dispute over the reported
existence of an OPA report to the
effect that an increase in the price
OF steel would not be necessary if
the steel workers received the re-
quested wage boost, high lighted
yesterdays session.
Mr.. Murray told the board that
Evening star., 1944-09-28
British Submarines Sink
81 Ships in Far East
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 28.-British sub
marines have sunk 80 enemy vessels
in Far Eastern waters recently and
have damaged four others by tor
pedoes or gunfire. the Admiralty
announced today.
The vessels sunk ranged from
small coastal craft to medium sized
supply ships, the announcement
said.
During the operations the British
raiders penetrated into Sunda
Strait, between Java and Sumatra
attacked shipping lanes along the
coasts of both islands and even
ventured into Port Owen, on the
southern coast Of Burma, where two
gunboats were sunk while lying at
anchor.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Japs Drive Into Kwangsi
From New Direction
By the Associated Press.

CHUNGKING, Sept. 2s.-Japa.
nese forces have lunged out in a
new direction into Kwangsi Prov.
ince, the Chinese high command
disclosed today. while other enemy
troops virtually completed encircle
ment of Paoching. a thorn in theil
right flank whose capture woult
permit rapid advance against the
kwangsi capital of Kweilin.
The new drive came from Lotier
in Kwangtung Province, about III
miles southwest of Japanese-occu.
pied Canton. 1t drove into Kwang.
81 IN northwestward direction
heading toward the West River
west of Wuchow. The maneuve,
apparently is intended to block the
escape of Chinese forces south ol
Wuchow.
The Chinese high command
claimed its forces. operating behinc
enemy lines, dislodged the enem,
from three villages, but these were
regarded principally as local sue.
cesses not likely to affect the mair
purposes of the Japanese drive.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Soviet Forces Reported
To Have Reached SIovokio

MOSCOW. Sept. % (P,.-Soviet
military analysts today described as
"strategically hopeless the position
of German troops attempting tc
withdraw from the Latvian port OF
Riga along a hotly strafed coastal
escape road.
The Russian drive, enveloping an
additional 200 Latvian settlements
yesterday, approached close to Riga
on tie northeast. The German COM
mand decided apparently to move
the bulk of its troops out of the
Riga pocket rather than risk en-
trapment by possible Russian
break through west of the Latviar
capital
Front dispatches told of rear
guard actions outside Riga ano
heavy enemy movements westward
on the Tukums road leading te
Western Lithuania and East Prus.
Sia.
Reds Reach Sl0vakia.
Meanwhile, other Red Army forces
outhanking the key. Uzok Pas:
through the Carpathian Mountains
reached the soil of Eastern Slo-
vakia. The decisive moment seemed
near for the 4th Ukrainian Army
led by Col. Gen Ivan Petrov, te
crack the tough German and Hun
garian defense zone along the cres
of the Carpathians in that sector
Petrov's command. which include:
units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army
won dominating high ground alonl
the border miles west of Uzol
Pass with an advance beyond tn,
Village of Wolosatojoe.
The Arad Line. which the Hun
garians have been building sine
1899, extends in depth down to tn,
southern slopes of the Carpathians
and there was no attempt by th'
Russians to minimize the stiff strug
gle faced by Petrov.
| The Red Army's main thrust ha
been beyond the western eXtremit,
of the Hungarian Notifications ant
is designed to establish a solid juno
ture with patriot resistance forces il
Central Slovakia.
Pincers Aimed at Hungary.
The Russian command was silen
on the progress of Marshal Rodiol
Y. Maiinovskys campaign to invad
Hungary across her southeastern
plains, but it was asserted his driv'
will be co-ordlnated with the fight
ing in Eastern Slovakia. The over
all strategy is to clamp pincer
on Hungary and cut off forces hold
ing Northern Transylvania.
Among Malinovsky's immediat,
objectives was the Hungarian OF
field at Tot Komlos, less than q
miles from the Romanian frontier.
German reports said Red
Army forces already have made
1O-mile penetrat ton into Hungary
from the Arad area of RomaniaD
The Soviet communique said tn
advances in Latvia gobbled up tn
settlement of Skulte on the Gulf O
Riga, % miles above the city of Riga
the railway station of Vatrane, 3
miles east of Riga, and the railwa,
station of Kaibala, 81 miles south
east.
The Estonian island of Vormsi
which lies between the mainlant
and the more heavily fortified islam,
of Hiiu Dago), was captured in al
amphibious operation, Hiiu and tw'
other islands remain to be taken be
! fore the Cult of Riga IS fully opel
to the Soviet Baltic Fleet.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Dewey Back al Wor|
On State Problems
As He Ends Tour
Campaign Expected to
Increase in Intensity
Until Election Doy
BY ]. A. O'LEARY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

| ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 28.-Gov
Thomas E. Dewey, Republican
nominee for President, was back
at his desk today to devote five
or six days to State problems,
before starting out on his cru
cial October drive against Presi-
dent Roosevelt's fourth term bid.
. Gov. Dewey has not revealed his
future plans beyond a statement
that he will speak in West Virginia
October 6. but there is a strong be-
lief that he will return to several
important cities in the Midwest be-
fore devoting the final weeks of the
campaign to the large Eastern
States in which the election is likely
to be decided. These include New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Massachusetts,.
The highlight of the Republican
nominees Western tour was his
Oklahoma City speech in which he
made fighting reply to President
Roosevelts attack on Republican
campaign arguments.
Interest in Election Grows.
The fact the President engaged
his 1914 opponent in public debate
so early in the campaign and that
Gov. Dewey accepted the challenge
so promptly and vigorously already
has boosted public interest in the
election. as indicated by the many
kilograms Gov. Dewey has received
The campaign is expected to in
/. crease in intensity on both sides
from now until election day.
! A poll of correspondents on Gov
DeWey's campaign train revealed
that a substantial majority of then
believe that as of now Presiden
Roosevelt would be reelected, bu
more than two-thirds of those pollec
also believe the Republican nom
inee improved his chances during
the trip
OF the 48 who took part, 81 be.
lieved that Gov. Deweys chances
had improved as result of the trip
5 that he had lost ground. and
that his chances were the same a.
De1Ore ne started.
The correspondents were asket
to give their best guess of the per
centage chances of each candidate
These guesses ranged all the wa,
from go per cent for Mr.. Roosevelt
to So per cent for Gov. Dewey. AL
OF the guesses produced an averag,
of 1898 per cent for Mr. Roosevelt
Conducted by CHS Man.
The poll was conducted by 8
representative of the Columbia
Broadcasting System. Nearly 81
correspondents were assigned to tn,
tour, but some had dropped off a
various cities on the way back east
Thirty-five of the 48 believed Mr.
Roosevelt would win now, S believed
Gov. Dewey would win now. ant
, S believe it is toss-up. Three wer,
| not tabulated.
A question as to personal choic,
; developed that 81 prefer Mr.. Roose.
velt, 18 prefer Gov. Dewey and
were undecided.
OF the 81 who favor Mr.. Roosevelt
personally. 20 believed Mr.. Roosevelt
will win. One gave even odds.
OF the 18 who favor Gov. Dewey
personally, believed Mr.. Roose
welt will win; believed Gov. Dewey
!. will win, and gave even odds.
i OF the 48 poled, % believed Gov
!. Dewey gained in the exchange o.
speeches with the President; Is be.
!, lieved he lost, and 10 called the ex.
change q draw.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Hull Warns Neutral Nations
Against Horboring Hitler
Russio Says Its Port in Settling War
Is q Guarantee of Punishment

governments" Secretary Hull said in
a statement released at a news con-
ference.
The department is continuing to
impress on those governments whose
policy has not yet been clearly
stated" it continued, the impor
tance which it attaches to the tax
ing of adequate measures to insure
that Axis war criminals do not find
asylum in their countries"
In bringing pressure on these
other governments, Secretary Hull
disclosed, the United States has had
the support and approval of the
British and Soviet governments"
A few hours before the Secretary
spoke the Soviet Embassy here
tSee WAR CRIMINALS Page A-18)
Evening star., 1944-09-28
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary of State Hull dis
closed today that neutral ma
tions had been warned they
would lose American friendship
for years to come" should they
give sanctuary to Hitler or other
Axis leaders after the war.
Several governments of neutral
or former neutral status. notably
Sweden, Turkey, Switzerland and
Spain, either have given assurances
that they will not permit Axis ma
tionals to flee into their borders or
that they are fully aware of the
problems such action might pro-
woke
NO indication has yet been re-
ceived OF the views of certain other
Evening star., 1944-09-28
OPA Boosts Butter Value
From Is to 20 Points
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON

The ONCE of Price Administration
announced today that, effective Sun
day, the ration value of butter will
be increased to 20 red points a pound
from Is points, the highest since
ratloning started.
OPA said the higher point value
Is necessary because production of
butter is declining seasonally and
the War Food Administration esti-
mates that civilian supplies next
month Will be only about $4,000, 900
pounds, 100000 pounds less than
the September figure.
Present ration values of all meats
and all other creamery products will
remain unchanged, as will the cur
rent values of all rationed processed
foods.
Charts to Remain.
OPA said that point charts for
ooth OF the major rationing pro-
grams will continue in effect, and
suggested that retail stores retain
the old charts and merely mark I'D
the change in butter values.
Food officials said that creamery
butter production now is II per cent
under last year, while the July out.
put was the lowest in % years. The
decline followed seasonal trends in
August and September. Relief from
the shortage is not expected until
spring.
Civilian supplies of butter are ex-
tremely short despite recent action
OF the armed services in ending the
mandatory Government set-aside
until spring.
OPA Administrator Chester Bowles
warned civilians that they must be
prepared to get along with less but
ter at least during the next 80 days
or So"
Distribution "Spotty."
Mr.. Bowles added that with the
currently lower point values distri-
button over the Nation has been
spotty,' with many localities hard
put to find the food.
There will be about 4 per cent less
meat available to civilians next
month as compared to September
but Mr.. Bowles said this decrease
was not considered large enough
to warrant point changes. Onlv
utility beef, bacon and some of the
cheaper cuts of pork and lamb are
now unrationed.
OPA said nothing of October SUD.
plies OF canned foods. In this cate
CORY only fruits and juices, canned
tomatoes, catsup and chilli sauce
are still rationed. Agency officials
were critical of the recent action
OF the Government supply agencies
IN removing all canned vegetables
from rationing. They contended the
civilian supply, less than last year.
would not support the move.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Roosevelt Reported
Ready 10 Pigeonho|e
Morgenthau Propose
Victory for Stimson
And Hull Indicated in
Clash Over Reich Plan
BY the Associated Press.

President Roosevelt, it is said
on high authority, has told peace
planners he will not accept Sec
retary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau's plan to reduce postwar
Germany to an agricultural
state.
This would represent victory for
Secretary of State Hull and Secre-
taly of War Stimson in their con-
troverSy with Secretary Morgenthau
over this Governments policy toward
a defeated Germany.
The President, who originally sup
ported certain Morgenthau criti-
cisms of German military occupa-
ton, While rot subscribing to the
whole Morgenthau plan, may issue
a specific policy order clarifying the
line American planning should take
on German peace policy, or he may
pigeonhole the Morgenthau plan
saving nothing about it formally, it
is SAID.
/ End to Differences Seen.
One informed quarter expressed
the view that the differences OF
opinion among the three cabinet
members will be composed at an
early conference with the President
The whole program is expected te
be functioning by this week end as
normally as it was before Secretary
Morgenthau stepped vigorously or
the scene prior to President Roose.
veit's conference with Prime Min
lister Churchill at Quebec. The Nor.
genthau representatives on the
State-War- Treasury Committee OF
German Planning are expected to bt
advised TO confine themselves agair
solely to economic questions, leaving
primary decisions on political mat
ters to the State Department and or
military questions to the War De-
! partment
Rigid Allied Control.
The line which American plan.
ming followed before Secretary Nor.
genthau sought to give it a new
direction toward the deindustriali.
zation of Germany, and to which
it is now expected to return, call!
for the existence of industries IL
postwar Germany, but with rigit
control under constant Allied super
vision
The materials and products o
a few key war-making activities
notably petroleum. nitrates and stee
may be rationed so that any ag
gressive elements in the future Ger
many will be unable to stock pill
them.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Yanks Moving Faster
Toward Completing
Conquest Of PeIe|iu
Macarthur Planes Strike
At Philippines From
Mindonoo to Manila
BY the Associated Press.

PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Pearl Harbor, Sept. 28.-
Americas Philippines bound in
vaders were reported making
rapid progress in the Palaus on
the eastern approaches, while
the air arm, which has laShed
the Philippines from Mindanao
to Manila, made southern archi-
pelago waters unsafe even for
japanese barges.
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz. whose
recent communicates have told of
agonizingly slow progress over and
around Japanese invested ridges on
Peleliu, said last night the marines
and soldiers are moving faster to-
ward complete conquest of that air
base island in the Palaus, SIS miles
east of Mindanao.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur. whose
recent communicates have reported
sinkings by air attack of enemy
freighters off the Southern Philip
pines. announced today his sky pa
trolls are pouncing on barge traffic
along Mindanao's south shores from
Davao to Zamboanga Five barges
were sunk Sunday night and Mon
day morning in Davao Gulf, two
while docked at the town wharf.
The Nimitz communique which
placed the total of japanese killeo
in the Palaus at 8,537-a ratio Of
better than II for every American
life lost-said Peleliu's invaders have
brought the entire island under
our control with the exception o.
Umorbrogol Mountain CBloody Nos,
Ridge and small pocket at tht
northeastern tip"
He spoke of rapid progress
Tuesday. To the south of Peleliu, or
conquered Angaur, Japanese rem
nants timed an infiltration effort
Monday night with a raid by two
Japanese planes, but both failec
dismally, headquarters said.
/ Gen. MacArthur's communique
disclosed a sensational round TRIP
flight of more than 5000 miles by
! long-range planes which carried tn,
war to the japanese at Batavia
capital of the japanese Army-con-
trolled administration for Java anc
Sumatra. The raiders, catching the
enemy by surprise. swept low tt
strafe Japanese occupied buildings
Other planes added to Japan:
shipping woes, sinking two small
freighter- transports and a 3,O0O-tor
vessel loaded with gasoline in the
vicinity Of ften-bombed Dutch
| CelebeS
Evening star., 1944-09-28
New Shoe Rotion Stamp
Will Be Valid Nov. !

BY the Associated Press.
Continuing the two-pairs- -a-year
schedule, the Office of Price Ad-
ministration announced today thai
new shoe ration stamp will be
validated November l..
1t will be good indefinitely along
with those now in use, Airplane
Stamps l and 2 in Ration Book 3
The number of the new stamp viii
be designated later.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Browns Roined Out;
Two Games Tomorrow
By the Associated Press.

by Ihe ASSOclhted Press.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 28.-Leaden
skies continued to drizzle at noon
today. and Vice President Bill De-
witt of the st. Louis Browns said the
game with the New York Yankees
had been postponed and a double
header would be played tomorrow
starting at 1:30 pm.
There will be no night games in
the Yankee-Browns series.
TomorKW's probable pitchers are
Ernie Bonham and Hank Borowy
against Jack Kramer and Nelson
Potter.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
MAP on Page A-3.)

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Sept. 28.-The Allies
Nijmegen lifeline widened today
into an offensive wedge which
was within Is miles of walling
off in Western Holland perhaps
100000 Germans who may be
added to the nearly 100000 al
ready written out of the battle
of Western Europe.
But the loss of the Allies only
bridgehead across the Rhine al
Arnhem in Holland by British 1st
Air-Bolne Division troops. whose q
900 remnants tricKled back through
the corridor. apparently had dis
PEELED hopes of quick victory over
Germany.
The latest official supreme head
quarters figure on the number OF
troops withdrawn was slightly over
1000. Earlier estimates from Field
Evening star., 1944-09-28
BULLETIN.

WITH THE BRITISH I'd
ARMY (P). British troops
stormed up to the MeuSe on a
14-mile front today, wlplng
out a 10-mile pocket from
which the Germans launched
their first savage thrust to cut
the Allied lifeline to the
Rhine.
Evening star., 1944-09-28

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