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Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-26
a RIDES ON AXLE

MISHAWAKA, Ind, Jan. 26. tUP)
fferman Coppens. Mishawaka coal
ARD operator drove from his farm
( Stillwell, Ind, and made several
ans here before going to his Of
ice. where he found one OF his
ghae pullet hens perched on the
lxlc OF his car. She had ridden
here more than 80 miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-26
Wur Industry
Sets Record

WASHINGTON. Jan. rs. up
Ana eriean war industries, fulfilling
their role as the arsenal Of demoe-
racy." turned out $4,000 planes. 5e8
warships. 100000 tons of mer-
Evening star., 1944-06-27
GreenbeIt Child Dies
Of Heat in Closed Car

Marlene Ruddy, 22-month- -olo
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
E. Ruddy, Greenbelt, died of q
heat stroke yesterday while playing
In her parents closed automobile.
George Panagoulis, Greenbel:
safety director, said the mother told
him she had put the child in the
front yard of their nome to play
About an hour later, she said, she
looked out of the window and failed
to see the child. A search was
begun, which ended when a neigh
Dor told her that she had seen the
child playing in closed automobile
parked near the Ruddy home.
The child was found unconscious
In the front seat of the car. She
had been there about an hour and
a half. The girl was rushed to the
Greenbelt Health Center where eff
forts to revive her failed. DR.. James
l. Boyd, Prince Georges County cor
oner, issued certificate of acti.
dental death.
Mr.. Panagoulis said either the cal
door was open or the child hae
opened it and then slammed it shut
after getting in the front seat. HI
said the child apparently was un
able to reopen the door.
Mr. Ruddy, former liaison mai
In the Adjutant Generals ONCE
and now in the Navy at tn,
cambridge MD Naval Train.
Ing Station, came home last night
The Ruddys have two. other chill
dren. Robert. 4. and Charles. 6.
Evening star., 1944-06-27

east of the base. Other units con-
verged on it from the north, and
were prepared to cross the Dnepr
in their western surge.
Still other Soviet troops plunged
more than 10 miles beyond Zhlobin
The town Of Brozha was seized
placing the troops IL miles south
west of Bobruisk, apparently des-
tined to be encircled. Ratmirovichi
IS miles southwest Of Bobruisk, and
Parichi % miles southeast, were
taken.
Finnish Localities Taken.
Fighting continued on the Finnish
front, with 20 localities east of Lake
Omega {Onezhskoe) captured, in
cluding the district center OF Olonets
10 miles beyond the lake and IL.
miles northeast of Leningrad. An
other section of the Leningrad-Mur-
Inansk railway was freed above Lake
Omega. A. 90
The Soviet bulletin said the Finns
had been cleared from the fortified
islands of Kovisto and Tuirinsaari
south Of captured viipuri. The en-
tire length of the Baltic White Sea
canal was in Russian hands, Moscow
announced. enabling Soviet or other
Allied warships up to light cruisers
to sail from the northern shores to
Leningrad.
There was no confirmation In
Moscow Of German report that
another Red Army was attacking in
the Ostrov sector, 165 miles north.
west of Vitebsk.
Evening star., 1944-06-27
PUG Studies Request
For Car Stop Platform

The Public Utilities Commission
took under advisement today q
request OF war agencies for an
additional platform for eastbound
streetcars on the south side OF
independence avenue S.W. at Fourth
street.
Spokesman for the War Produc.
ton Board, Once of War Informa
ton, and the War Manpower Com
mission also requested that the PUG
rescind its rush-hour BAN on use OF
the westbound platform, located or
the north side of independence
avenue, west of Third street S.W.
Dean j. Locke, engineer for the
Capital Transit Co., objected to the
platform location recommended by
the war agencies, stating that il
would narrow the lanes for motor
traffic. William A. Van Duzer, di-
rector OF the Department of Vehicles
and Trafiic, said a better location
for the platform would be just west
OF Third street on independence
avenue.
Capt. H. c. Whitehurst, director OF
the Highway Department, expressed
opposition to the various proposal.
for a new platform, expressing feal
OF danger to pedestrians in crossin.
the street. He also raised the posi-
bility that truck traffic on Marylant
avenue might be blocked by street
cars waiting for passengers.
Evening star., 1944-06-27
'Nozis Surrender to A. P. Writer
Drinking Toosts in Normandy

there with rifles in hand. Two oi
them held white flags.
I'VE want to surrender" one oi
them said in English.
I'VE haven't fired shot. I swea,
it," he said pleadingly, explaining
that when the officers left they
hid In the hotel and decided to
give themselves up when they heard
our voices.
I told them to follow me and
started to lead them to the street
and turn them over to military
police. But one of the Germans
broke down and began sobbing In
terror. He trembled and cried.
fn Finally five of them went down
the street to corner, where they
gave themselves up to 1t. Otis
Bryant of Lovingston, N. Mex, and
1t. Curtis Combs of La Grange, Ga
Back at the hotel the gray-haired
Frenchman, Ferdinand Zoppe. sip
ped his drink and tilted his black
beret at rakish angle. He was
manager of the hotel for six years
and had hated the Germans with
a burning hatred all the time they
were in his hotel.
He told us Of the Germans firing
the Amiot aircraft plant. Of blow
ing up their coastal guns. Of set
ting flre to a huge garage full oi
automobiles as we'll as ammunition
dumps and large mill.
The Germans morale was low
he said.
Evening star., 1944-06-27
Wyoming University
Honors Gen. Pershino

Gen. John J. Pershing received the
honorary degree of doctor of laws
from the University of Wyoming
yesterday with a citation declaring
he had made fully effective the
ideals of the Military Academy at
West Point: Duty, honor, country"
The degree was presented to the
general at his apartment at Walter
Reed Hospital, where he has re-
sided for years. Chairman Emory
8. Land of the Maritime Commits
sion, graduate Of the university
read the citation, which paid high
tribute to the hero OF the World
War. The purple and yellow hood.
symbol OF the degree, was then con-
ferred.
In accepting the honor, Gen.
Pershing expressed his appreciate ton
sincerely and briefly. Only a few
personal friends Of the general from
among medical ofiicer personnel of
The post attended.
= The citation outlined Gen. Per-
shing's career and pointed to his
eadet days at West Point, where he
stood out among his fellows as
frst captain Of the corps" and
traced his success through the cam
psiens he took part in. His fame
Is secure" declared the citation
with Washington, Grant. Sherman
end Sheridan his name is foreve,
enshrined on the roll of American
Military heroes"
Evening star., 1944-06-27
British Casualties
In Italian Campaign
Placed al 1917
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. June 27.-Prime Minis
ter Churchill told the House OF
Commons today that total British
casualties from the time of the
landings in Italy until the fall OF
Rome amounted to 1922 killed
wounded and missing.
The period covered represents a
total of about 10 months of fighting
ending June 4, during which time
the British participated in many
major engagements, including the
battles of Casino and the Anzio
Beachhead.
Mr.. Churchill said his figures in
cluded 1881 killed, 1896 wounded
apd 1O,825 missing.
Figures on air force and naval
losses during this period were not
available.
Mr.. Churchill said the overall cas-
ualties- for the British forces for the
first four years of the war totaled
667 .l59-with 158,74l killed, 78,2O4
missing, 1929 wounded and 270,-
995 prisoners.
CIVILIAN casualties for the same
period were 109,101 and merchant
marine casualties 30,3l4, he said.
Latest reports on American cas-
ualties on all fronts were 1857 for
the Army through June is and
49, 705 for the Navy up to June "a.
The total of 225, 1882 for both services
included casualties suffered on the
first day Of the European invasion.
OF the Army casualties, 81, ,289 are
dead, 7l,432 wounded, 39,976 missing
and $500 prisoners. The campaign
In Italy from September to June
Is brought 1892 Army casualties.
of whom l1.610 were killed, 1926
wounded and 1886 missing.
OTTAWA, June II (P).-The De-
fense Department said today that
total Canadian Army casualties in
Italy up to the fall of Rome were
11,340, made up of 2,268 killed and
died of wounds; 8572 wounded and
500 missing and prisoner of war.
Evening star., 1944-06-27
Russia
Continued From First Page }

Russia, and said official Nazi spokes-
men expressed fear that a Rus
sian drive in the south might bt
coupled with an Allied advance
from Italy to pinch of the Balkans
The Soviet communiQue recorded
In London said the Germans were
abandoning giant stores OF ammu-
milton and equipment, including
1,100 trucks found In Vitebsk, and
retreating in some sectors "in great
disorder"
Moscow Details Progress.
This was the progress which Mos
cow said had been made by the
Russians as they advanced toward
the four vital Nazi bases.
Soviet troops captured Obel. only
20 miles from Polotsk, which is
Is miles from the old Polish bor-
der. The line OF this new front ex-
tended SO miles southwark to cap
tured Chereya, SO miles southwest
of Vitebsk.
Pishchalovo, less than 2 miles
north OF Orsha. was In Soviet
hands and the process OF encircle
ment OF Orsha was under way.
The Russians took Mostok. 6 miles
northeast of Mogilev, and were
astride the railway Is miles to the
Evening star., 1944-06-27
Germans Step Up Attacks
With Their Rocket Bombs
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June n. - Streaking
through cloud cover, German
rocket bombs subjected Southern
England during the night to one of
the heaviest attacks it has suffered
since the Nazis launched their robot
assaults.
The robots seemed to include some
of different type. One crossed the
sky at a slightly slower speed than
the others and its engine cut out
and then re-started Some appar-
emily carried heavier loads OF ex-
plosives.
In the fact of the continuing at
tacks by these blind raiders, two
London newspapers-the Daily Ex-
press and the Daily Mail-are cam
paigning for a relaxation of the
strict blackout.
If pilotless planes are to replace
bombers the sole original reason for
the blackout will have gone" the
Daily Mail said.
Evening star., 1944-06-27
9Th Army Again Routs
Nazis From Chiusi;
5th Continues Gains
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, June 27.-Eighth Army
troops again have driven the
enemy from the bitterly con-
tested ruins OF Chiusi, while the
5th Army, advancing along
Italy's west coast, has reached a
point 10 miles beyond Piombino
in a stab toward Livorno and
Pisa, Allied headquarters an
nounced today.
The 9Th Army, after retaking
Chiusi, miles southwest of Lake
Trasimeno, the area where the Ger
mans have been putting up their
most vigorous delaying action, drove
on several miles to the northwest.
Chiusi, where a company of South
Africans who entered it number
of days ago was later overrun by
German tanks. was retaken and
held despite an immediate enemy
counterattack. Fifteen South Afri-
cans hiding In the town were res
cued.
Seven miles to the northeast the
9th Army drove into the outskirts
of Castiglione del Lago, on the west
shore of Lake Trasimeno, occupying
the village of Vitellino, taking 200
prisoners and inflicting heavy cas-
ualties.
Limited advances have been made
in the vicinity of Perugia, east of
the lake.
Fierce fighting is in progress
astride Highway II. which leads to
Siena, about 80 airline miles south
of Florence, the communique said.
Last reports had American and
French troops battling up that road
less than Is miles from Siena.
Tunisian Veterans Participating.
1t was disclosed that the lst Ar
mored Division. veteran of the
Tunisian campaign, was participat-
Ing in 1t. Gen. Mark w. Clark's
9Th Army thrust toward Siena.
The town of Montieri, which en-
emy demolitions reduced to rubble,
was occupied before dawn yesterday
The German 50th. Tank Battalion
was identified as resisting in this
area.
The 5th Army command an
nounced that the 1st Armored Divi-
sion alone in three days, June 1924,
captured or destroyed II Mark w
tanks, five other tanks, IS motor
vehicles. 26 antitank guns, 10 field
guns. killed an estimated 800 of the
nemy and wounded at least 900
Evening star., 1944-06-27
Bridges Loses Round
In Deportation Case
By the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, June 27-
Harry Bridges. West Coast CIO
leader, has lost another round in
his long legal fight against deporta-
ton to his native Australia.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Ap-
peals yesterday upheld by q 3-to-2
decision Federal Judge Martin 1.
Welsh's denial to Bridges of a writ
OF habeas corpus. The longshore
mems executive seeks the writ to
block Attorney General Biddles de-
portation order. His attorneys said
they would appeal to the United
States Supreme Court.
The Circuit Court said it has no
power to review the truth of the
charge, nor the manner in which
the decision was reached; that it
vass called yonS onlr III I dStermine
whether the alien. Bridges" had
a fair hesrtf1g and whether his con-
stitutional privileges were violated.
The opinion rejected Bridges
claim that he had been placed in
double jeopardy and cited that at
his original hearing he was repre-
sented by counsel and took the
stand on his own behalf.
Evening star., 1944-06-27
Invasion
Continued From First Page

Montgomery was expected to make
good use of this floating artillery.
There was every indication that
Marshal Erwin Rommel was de.
termined to defend Caen to the las,
and an even greater battle than
the assault on Cherbourg was like
ly to- dsvelop as Gen. Montgomers
makes his bid to break out into the
open country. ~.a.n-r
The fall OF the port came almost
four years to the day since Adolf
Hitler, surveying defeated France
proclaimed, 'The war in the west
is finished"
One of the richest prizes in Eu-
rope, Cherbourg's outer harbor
alone covers 1850 acres of water
and will hold more than 100 of the
largest merchant ships. This trans
Atlantic terminus provides a safe
anchorage even in the roughest
weather.
Unable to Damage B~eakwater.
~ Woo sdio dC oupICulC Ilcdu-
quarters that the Germans have
been unable to damage it's grea,
breakwater effectively, although
they have done extensive damage tt
the docks.
1t Is impossible to- block either
the outer or inner harbors with
sunken ships, as they are too wide
and deep.
Berlin radio declared this
morning that the heaviest ex-
plosions" indicated the destruc-
ton OF the harbor which was
initiated some days ago accord
ing to plan," had been continued.
The German Vichy
radio declared that ''it has been
estimated it will take the Allies
at least three weeks to repair
the port after the destruction
wrought by the Germans
American battleships and an Allied
cruiser and destroyer task fore.
which had carried on big gun due
with Cherbourg's coastal forts wer,
expected to move up the coast II
support the American drive to crush
the last resistance on Cap de l.,
Hague.
Evening star., 1944-06-27

"a while on bombing mission over
Germany. according to telegram
received by his mother.
1t. Reich previously had been re-
ported missing on the same date.
He was pilot Of Flying Fortress
and had been awarded an Oak Leaf
Cluster to the Air Medal.
1t. Reich entered the service in
1912 and was graduated from the
Columbus Air Base, Columbus, Miss.
He attended high school at WASH
ington, Pa, and before entering the
service was employed as . salesman
by Herby's. Inc, Alexandria auto
dealers.
1t. A. Edwin Stern, ~, q native
OF Washington, was reported q
Evening star., 1944-06-27
Arnold Orders Halt
In Recruiting and
Training Of WASPS

Further recruiting and training OF
inexperienced women for flight
service with the Army Air Forces
was halted yesterday by Gen. Henry
H. Arnold as result of rejection
by the House last week of the Co.'S
tello bill to transfer the WASPS
from civilian status to the AAF
The legislation would have commits.
stoned the women flyers and in.
creased enrolment.
Training will be completed fol
the WASPS now in school and thi.
will bring the organization up to 8
strength of 1,019 by December
There are 721 women pilots now ir
operational service.
The Costello bill ran into q hot
fight on the floor of the House
June 81 and debate brought out
strong objection to recruiting un-
trained women when the Army was
releasing personnel from its con-
tract pilot training schools and
transferring flying students to the
ground services.
Cost of training a WASP for
plane ferrying service was placed
at from $l2.150 to $40, 900 and more
in cases where women were given
advanced transitional schooling to
enable them to handle hot" ships
1t was pointed out that while
only a few women had qualified to
pilot powerful bombers and fighters
the need for ferrying lighter ships
like trainers, was decreasing because
OF the recent shift in emphasis to
combat types.
From the debates and COMMITTEES
reports the opinion of the ma jority
OF the peoples representatives was
Clear" Gen. Arnold said. &c" I
they do not consider that furthe,
recruiting and training of WASPs
= noE neeeseary." I II
Meanwhile, AAF spokesmen hav,
agreed to give unemployed NAL,
f1ying instructors q chance to oual.
ify for commissions, mostly by tax.
ing second-ciass examinations fol
'IaA2 -comhatspt. dutyrss~,,,.s,,...s.s.a-s,.s
1Aese paaots, 1t was ssid, are eth
er over age for combat or are barred
from that service by some physical
disqualification.
Evening star., 1944-06-27
On the Roll Of Honor
ON the Roll Of Honor
Two District Soldiers Killed,
One Wounded, One a Prisoner

Two more soldiers Of the Wash
ington area have been reported
killed in action. one wounded and
one a prisoner of war.
Pvt. Lambert w. Hoffman, 30, In
fantry, was killed in action in Italy
May 28, according to word received
by his wife, Mrs. Marjorie Hoffman
GIL Elliott street NE.
Mrs. Hoffman said she believed
her husband was In the battle for
Evening star., 1944-06-27
Invasion Casualties
To Be Revealed Monduy

By the Associated Press.
The Army has started distributing
for publication next Monday after
noon = report containing the first
list of American casualties in the
invasion Of France.
The list includes the names Of 245
soldiers who were wounded In
Normandy. 1t also carries the names
of 191 soldiers wounded In the
Mediterranean and Southwest Pacific
areas.
Evening star., 1944-06-27

FV' ~ N5td' NleNhnUflA, Va,
and Of Cornell University. Before he
entered the service In January, l943.
he worked on Senator Byrd's farm
at Rerryville. Va.
Two other sons of the Senator are
In the service, 1t, Harry F, Byrd,
ir.. Ia with the Navy In the Pacific
and SerRt, Richard Byrd, an in
fantryman, Is stationed at Camp
Gordon, Ga.
Evening star., 1944-06-27

SuTdne inspect
or for the CONT
mental Casualty
Co., Pvt. Hon-
man entered the
service last Au-
gust. He had
been servin &
overseas just two
months.
Pvt. Elmer r.
cQuigan, son Of
Mrs. Viola Nc
Quigan, Route 4,
Alexandria, Va,
was sligh h t 1y
wounded in &C..
Evening star., 1944-06-27

fvt. I. W. Hoffman. told him I had
bought q rocking chair for the baby
from him." Mrs. Hoffman said.
He received that letter on May IS,
just three days before his death,
and answered it the same day, say
ing that rocking chair was "just
what I would have bought If were
home"
Formerly employed as an In
Evening star., 1944-06-27

ton in Italy Pvt. MoGaisaa.
on May ~, the War Department
has informed his mother.
1t. Harold E. Reich. II, son Of
Mrs. Fred A. Reich, East Oak street,
Groveton, Fairfax County, has been
reported killed In action on April
Evening star., 1944-06-27

prisoner of war
in Germany af-
ter an air mis-
sion May "a, the
War D ep a r t.
ment informed
his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Abram
E. Stern, 3101
c h e sa pc ke
street NV. His
mother said he
had been re-
ported missing
In action two
weeks ago. 1t.
Stern enlisted In
fhA AE In IA
Evening star., 1944-06-27

cember, 1941, earning his wings at
Big Spring, Tex, in March, 1s43.
He went overseas in November,
1943, as q navigator and bombar-
dier. Before entering the service.
1t. Stern attended Central High
School and George Washington
University.
Evening star., 1944-06-27

according to q
War epar t.
i'm e n t repor t
made public yes
terday.
Pvt. Byrd, at
tached to the
|82nd Air-borne
Division, was not
seriously wound
ed, S e ma t o r
Byrd's ONCE said
today. Born in
Winchester. Va,
he is 4 graduate
OF Episcopal
High School in
Evening star., 1944-06-27

Rome, although
he wrote moth
ing Of what he
was doing. All
he wrote about,
she said, was
the c o m | n 6
birthday of their
daughter Nancy,
who was q year
old June 6.
He al " q y s
liked to know
about the pack
ages before-
hand, so I wrote
him early and
Evening star., 1944-06-27
Senator Byrd's Son
Wounded in France

Pvt. Beverly Byrd, "a, paratrooper,
son of Senator Byrd, Democrat, of
Virginia, was wounded in action on
June 8 in the invasion OF Normandy,
The union times., 1944-06-17
OnTheScene In
 Washington
By Travis K. Hedrick

SeweIl Avery and Montgomery Ward will find little cheer in the forthcoming report of the special House committee investigating the seizure of the Chicago mail order house.
 With the investigation compIet- ed, it looked this week as though the group headed by Rep. Robert Ramspeck (D.Ca.) would find many faults with the opinionated. gingery Avery and deliver a ma. jority report by 4 to 3 vote, with possibility of it being 4 to 2 with third ''straddIe-the-issue'' minor ity report.
 The Senate committee Investigating the seizure delivered its report with out hearing a single witness. And if bitterly condemned the actions of the President, the attorney general and everybody concerned including the WLB and NLRB.
 That will not be the case with the Ramspeck report, which will deal something more severe than a pat on the back to the anti-labor chair man of Montgomery Ward.
 *
 Unfortunately, Vice Pres. Henry A. Wallace chose a white (czarist) } Russian to teach him the language before leaving for the Soviet Union and China.
 Just before he left Washington, Wallace and his wife filled a kit for Russian War Relief. Armed with hls new tongue, Wallace wrote out a brief note of greeting ill Russian and affixed it to the box.
 When the kit got to Russian War Relief headquarters here, the message was translated by a Rus. sian-speaking attache. She found that due to a mistaken choice of words Wallace had signed the pack. Fage as from ''LOrd and Lady Henry A. WalIace.''
 The error was quickly corrected
 *
 The strange argument that if the government steps into the housine
The union times., 1944-06-17

field to meet the needs of war work CTS for homes private industry can not or will not provide, it is "com- nlunistic'' was aired before a House committee and spread on the record this week.
 Rep. Frederick C. Smith (R.O.), opposing slurn clearance projects in Washington, said in all seriousness Where the state owns the homes 1t owns the families living in them"
 Of course the reverse of that is that if rich landlord owns the homes, he owns the families living in them, but Smith insisted on red batting even to the extent of call ing Republican-contrOlled New York State legislature communis- tic. Rep. Joseph C. Baldwin (R.. N.Y.) asked Smith what he thought of the New York legislature that approved a housing bill. Smith re- piled that it should be considered cOmmunistic.
 In star-chamber meeting of la bor research directors, the living hide was peeled off the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics by AFL Sec. Treas. George Meany Meany accused the BIS of operating as tool of influences that want the cost of living to be publicly displayed as much lower than it actually is rather than charting the cost of liv- ing on an honest and factual basis He was supported by Research Di- rector Ruttenberg of the United Stee Workers.