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Evening star., 1944-08-05
47 Killed as Passenger Train
Hits Freight on Georgia Siding
Atlantic Coast Line Loborers Are Victims
In Midnight Crash; Broken Roll BIomed

ran failure hurled the passenger
train into the freight as 1t passed
the siding. The passenger cars
struck the engine of the freight, one
splitting lengthwise. In this car
most Of the dead were found, Mr..
Rockwell said.
The car Immediately behind that
which split lengthwise was demol-
ished, and another was crumpled
by the impact.
when I went to the scene, short
ly after it happened, bodies were ly-
ing sprawled in broken shapes" Mr.
Rockwell said. It was impossible
to make an accurate count Of the
dead. Some were near the engine
Of the freight train, evidently being
thrown out of the car that was sliced
in two. One body was thrown SO
feet clear of the wreckage.
Three or four" passenger cars and
| (See WRECK. Page A-20
Evening star., 1944-08-05
By THOMAS r. HENRY,

WITH UNITED STATES FORCES
IN NORMANDY, Aug. 4 Delayed
Veteran infantry units were push.
ing tonight through great beech
forest immersed in weird purple
smoke, fighting a nightmarish battle
in the bright moonlight.
There hardly has been a counter.
part of this battle of the Foret de
Saint Sever since the pre-Revolu-
tionary Indian wars in the Eastern
American woodlands. Americans
and Germans were fantastic shad-
ows gliding from tree to tree spittins
death with the squirting flame ol
their sub-machine guns.
Everything was grotesque from
early evening when an ammunition
dump blew up and smoke suffused
the landscape. AL through the
night the dump continued to ex.
plode, sounding in the distance like
"a ferocious battle.
Woods Thickly Mined.
The woodland floor was thickl,
mined with Teller mines, supposed
to explode only with 800 pounds
pressure. Now they 60 on wher
stepped on. This is due, say thu
ordnance officers, to an increase ir
the mines extreme sensitivit,
caused by the heavy artillery bonn.
Evening star., 1944-08-05
j. ). Advance Leaves
Foe Without Defense
Line All Across France
Nozi Stund Possible
Even Without Fixed Guns
And Heavy Fortificotions
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Aug. 5.-The Amer
lean armored break-out of the
Normandy invasion beachhead
has ripped the western front
wide open and Allied aerial OBJ
servations indicate there is no
coherent system of fixed Ger
man Notifications short of the
Maginot and Siegfried Lines.
There have been reports for two
years now-stemming from Ger
many by radio and press dispatches
to neutrals-of herculean labors to
complete Inland cross-Frapce de-
fense systems dignified by such
names as Hitler" Won Rundstedt''
or "Rommel" lines.
There is yet no evidence they were
anything more than bubble blowing
"a wall of paper propaganda and
radio words.
But all those in position to know
emphasize that this does not mean
the Germans cannot make another
strong stand. Somewhere in the
great Seine-Loire triangle, with
Paris as its inland point, they must
try. but undoubtedly it will be a
mobile line of men, tanks, guns and
of improvised mine and wire fields
not a Maginot Line or anything like
one.
Eggs All in One Basket.
In plain fact, Marshal Erwin
Rommel or Marshal Rudolf Kar
Won Rundstedt, or whoever schemed
it all out, appears to have put his
eggs all in one basket gun-bris-
ting coast.
Between that coast and the
Franco-German frontier there is nc
indication that the Nazis have any
other built-up wall as strong as the
defense works we broke through or
and just after D-day," one Allied
officer declared.
But the German Army, which Is
schooled in the military theory OF
defense by counterattack, already
(See DEFFNSES PAGE AZ
Evening star., 1944-08-05
Executive Of High Stores
Held in Shortage Probe

Marriott B. Fasnacht, So, assistant
production manager Of Highs, chain
store Ice cream and dairy products
dealers. was arrested last night by
detectives Of the check and fraud
squad In an investigation into q
shortage Of more than 1900 Of the
firms funds over q period Of nine
months.
Detective Sergts. David A. Higgins
and Martin A. Kelly, who took
Fasnacht Into custody at q rooming
house In the 2200 block Of thirteenth
street NE, said the former execu-
tive had signed . confession.
FamachtS automobile and Z large
quantity Of liquor were seized by
police last night.
Police also said they found 81 400
concealed In the upholstery Of 4
chair Ia Fasnacht's room.
Evening star., 1944-08-05
Yanks Thrust Almost to Nantes,
Advance Rapidly Toward Brest;
Reds Reported in East Prussia
Berlin Indicates
First Penetration
Of Reich by Foe
map on Page A-5.)
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 5.--The Rus
slams have carried the ground
war to German soil for the first
time since the conflict started by
penetrating the northeastern
part Of East Prussia, Berlin re-
ports indicated today, and Mos
COW dispatches said "f1res are
raging in East Prussian towns
which now are detectives of Red
Army infantry attacks" Il
The German high command COM
munique said there was fighting In
the Sudauen-Schaken district. Su-
dauen Is the old name for the east
ern part OF East Prussia between the
rivers Inster and Angerapp and the
Masurian Lakes.
A Transocean broadcast from
Berlin said Heavy fighting is 60
ing on against Soviet formations
which have broken through on the
East Prussian border north of Wir-
ballen (Virbalis)."
Virbalis is a frontier post about q
mile from the East Prussian frontier.
The village itself is 2 or miles
from the station on the main railway
between Kaunas, former capital of
Lithuania, and Konigsberg, largest
city of East Prussia.
It is In this area that the Rus
slams have been reported shelling
East Prussian territory for several
days.
Smoke floats over German lands
and we can smell things burning"
said Pravda eyewitness report pub
lished in Moscow which told of burn
ing East Prussian towns.
The German high command gave
no further description of the
"Sudauen-Schaken district" but 1t
could refer to the same area as
mentioned by Transocean in the re-
port about Virbalis. Actual crossing
Of the border, however, might, have
come at any one Of a dozen points,
since the Russians have been drawn
up within artillery range along a
front of 70 miles.
Evening star., 1944-08-05
Showers May Relieve
|Swe|tering Capital

Washington sweltered again to-
day In hot, humid, stagnant air
with q blazing sun sending the
mercury climbing to the 90s from
low Of Is at 7:10 am.
Only temporary relief in the
form Of thundershowers this eve
ming and tomorrow evening was held
out by the forecaster.
Doldrums engulfed the entire
South and East. New York set an
all-time record for August 4, with
. high of 96.
Findlay, Ohio, has had no rain in
Il days. Crops and cattle in West
Virginia and Ohio suffered from
heat and drought. Detroit registered
90.
In Baltimore 1t was 90. Philadel-
phia had its hottest August since
1881. It was 90 In Boston.
Evening star., 1944-08-05
Day Robot Raids Cease;
Bases Believed Hit
BY the Associated Press.

by tue ASSoCldteu FIeSS. ~. Nt9
LONDON, Aug. 5.-Flying bomb
attacks on Southern England
ceased today as bombers droned
high in the haze across the English
Channel toward the Pas-de- Calais
area, which indicates some success
in the raids on the launching sites.
Robots had been fired on South
ern England, including London, in
the early morning after two rela-
lively quiet nights.
Two robots caused damage and
casualties in residential areas last
night. Five persons were killed
when direct hit demolished sub
post Office and two adjoining cot
tages.
In one district q fire watcher,
alarmed at the nearness of an APP
preaching robot, dived into the
river. When he came up, the bomb
had exploded.
Evening star., 1944-08-05
By the Associated Press.

GEN. STMWELL'S HEAD
QUARTERS IN INDIA, Aug. S.
IA combination of "ill-advised
promises" and faulty hospital
procedure caused an almost
complete breakdown In morale
in one Of the most famous Amer
lean fighting units, Brig. Gen,
Frank Merrilps Marauders, dur
ing the siege Of Myitkyina, it
was announced ofIlcially today.
The incident occurred near the
end Of May, when the American
position at the Japanese-held
North Burma base admittedly was
precario,is. Capture Of the town
Was announced yesterday.
An onlciAl inquiry by the In
spector generals ONCE disclosed
that several hundred Marauders
were removed from temporary duty
while still convalescent, and were
returned to active duty The seri-
Evening star., 1944-08-05
ConvuIescents Sent to Front
In Burmo Through Mixup

business Of the situation at Myit-
kyina necessitated ascraping the
bottom Of the barrel" for man.
power, the report said.
Result Of misunderstanding.
However, removal Of the con-
valescent soldiers to the battle area
was the result Of . misunderstand-
ing. The report attaches no blame
either to the medical oflcefs or
combat leaders for deliberately or
dertng unit men into line.
For security reasons In connection
with the Myitkyina operations the
report was withheld until now.
1t. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell or
dered the investigation. He wepe
openly when he learned his orders
that g many able-bodied men q
possible be thrown into action had
been miSinterpreted.
Gen. Merrill visited the units
where tiisaffection was reported and
tsee MARAUDER Psse A-55
Evening star., 1944-08-05
Reds Within 80 Miles
|Of kr0kow Stronghold

MOSCOW, Aug. 5 fR.-The Red
Army hurdled two water barriers to-
day in its smashing drive on Kra-
kow, and advance Soviet cavalry
patrols were barely 50 miles from
the city-the last big Nazi strong
hold barring invasion Of German
Silesia.
Russian forces surmounted the
pair Of obstacles presented by the
vistula tributaries, the Nida and
Wistoka, and gained strong positions
for further attacks from the north
east and east on Krakow.
Tanning out along the Nida, the
Red Army troops were only rs miles
from German Silesia.
The left flank of Marshal Kon-
stantin K. Rokossovsky's 1st White
Russian Army and the right flank
Of Marshal Ivan s. Konevs Ukrain-
ian command were linked up in the
vicinity of Szczucin, on the Upper
Vistula, for a concerted assault on
the southern anchorage of Hitler's
Reich.
Rail Junction Outflanked.
Tarnow, junction of four rail
lines IS miles east of Krakow, was
|outflanked seriously by the Russian
advances.
The Germans, frantically de-
termined to turn Krakow into q de-
fensive hedgehog position, rushed
reserves from garrisons in Czecho-
slovakia.
Military reports indicated the
Russian advance through the valley
OF the Upper Vistula, which reached
the dizzy pace Of more than 20 miles
a day this week, was bound to slow
down at the outer defenses of Kra.
kow, but Red Army generals were
expected to have the city under
siege soon.
Rokossovsky's forces still pounded
at the eastern gates of Warsaw. II
was believed in Moscow that hi
position there has bettered in the
last "a hours, despite stubborn Ger.
man resistance and heavy counter.
attacks with strong forces of tank,
which struck from the north ant
northeast.
Marshal Ivan Cherniakhovsky',
forces yesterday captured 800 local.
tiles west of Kaunas on bott
sides Of the highway leading te
Konigsberg, East Prussian capital
and southwest Of Mariampole
Capture of Nova Wies put one
column within four miles o1
Suwaid and within 16 miles o1
East Prussia.
The Moscow communique an
nounced the capture of Gortslawice
81 miles northeast OF Krakow, and
Nowy Korczyn, on the vistula
seven miles southeast of Gorysla-
vice. The intermediate towns OF
Stopnica and Pacanow were cap
tured in . total bag of 100 locali-
ties.
Evening star., 1944-08-05
~ the Associated Press.

STOCKTON, Ca, Aug. 5.-A
west bound Atlantic Coast Line
passenger train crashed into the
locomotive of a freight on sid
ing near here early today, killing
AZ persons, most of them rail-
way laborers going home for the
week end to Alabama. Approx
mately 80 persons were injured.
H. L. Tomlinson, station agent
said nearly all the dead we're Neg
roes, members of work gang
which had been at Doctortown, Ga
Editor Describes Scene.
Turner Rockwell, managing editor
of the Valdosta Times, who reached
the scene shortly after the crash
said two passenger cars were de.
molished and two others damaged.
Mr.. Rockwell said an apparent
Evening star., 1944-08-05
Raj Hammers Brest
To Block Escape
Of German U-Boats
1,100 American Bomber.
Pound Oil Refineries and
Plane Plants in Reich
BY the associated Press.


LONDON, Aug. 5.-More than
100 RAF Lancaster bombers
blasted the submarine pens at
Brest today to prevent the Ger
mans from pulling their U-boats
out of the port threatened by
the American advance.
The Raj thrust was one phase o1
another great day of Allied aerial
assault over Europe under excellent
weather conditions.
American Liberators and Flying
Fortresses. more than 1,100 strong
swarmed over Germany, attacking
targets in Dollbergen, Hanover and
Brunswick and striking at the Naz
oil and aircraft industries.
6-Ton Bombs Used.
The Lancasters also lashed at the
flying bomb menace across the
Channel from England, attacking
the robot depot at st. Leu Desserent
30 miles north of Paris, and the
menacing forest-hidden depot neal
Watten, from which the Germans
may attempt to launch larger
rockets.
A third blow by the Lancasters
was aimed at the Etaples railroad
bridge, on the line running from
Amiens into Germany. 1t is the
enemy's most important rail line
from the north.
Planes Land in Russia.
Yesterday Itaiy-based Lightning.
of the United States 18th Air Force
escorted by Mustangs, shot up com.
munications in Romania and landed
on Soviet bases, an Eastern United
States Air Force announcement
broadcast by Moscow said.
The oil refinery at Dollbergen, ar
oil storage plant at Nienburg, an
aircraft factory at Madgeburg, and
airf1elds at Hanover, Langerhanger
and Halberstadt were hit. Other
targets in the Hanover and Madge-
burg areas were unidentified.
A strong force of Mustangs
(See AERIAL, poUe Az
Evening star., 1944-08-05
y. S. Sd Army in France,
Nozi Broadcast Suys
~ the Associated Press

b the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-The German
Transocean News Agency broadcast
. dispatch from Marshal Guenther
Won Kluges headquarters today say
ing prisoners from the United States
Sd Army were being brought in from
the fighting In Brittany.
The United States LIST Army and
British I'd Army are the only ones
ofac1ally announced In Gen. Sir
Bernard I. Montgomery's 2lst Army
group In France.
Evening star., 1944-08-05
Reputation of Nuzis
By Vatican Envoy Denied
By the Associated Press.

by CHe ASSOClated Press.
VATICAN CITY, Aug. 5-A we'll
Informed Vatican source said to-
day a report published abroad that
the German Ambassador to the
Holy See, Baron Ernst Won Weizs-
aeker, had repudiated the Nazi
government was judged to be with
out foundation.
I The German Ambassador himself
was described as being amazed
when he read the report in the
Italian press under a New York
dateline.
The Vatican source said the Ger
man Embassy had issued q denial.
Evening star., 1944-08-05
Reds Contoct Lebunese

LONDON, Aug. 5 R.-A Moscow
brcadcast today said diplomatic re-
lations had been established be-
tween the Soviet Union and the
Lebanese Republic, former French
mandate at the eastern end Of the
Mediterranean, which was granted
It's independence late In 1913.
Evening star., 1944-08-05
Big Meteor Display
Is Due Aug. 11-12,
Observatory Says

The Perseid or August me-
teors will stage their annual
big show on the night Of August
11-12, the Naval Observatory
predicts.
The display of shooting stars
will be seen most favorably in
the northeastern sky between
/ am. (EWT) and dawn on
August L..
Evening star., 1944-08-05
Selossie Gets U. S. PIone

CAIRO, Aug. 5 (R.-The first of
four lease-lend transport planes
for Ethiopia has been presented to
Emperor Halle, Selassie at Adds
Ababa by Brig. Gen. Benjamin r.
Giles, commander Of United States
Air Forces in the Middle East.
Evening star., 1944-08-05
laps New Guinea Retreat
Will Yield 700 Miles of Coast

G E NERAL HEADQUARTERS
Southwest Pacific, Aug. 5 (R.-The
full retreat of Japan's I'd Army
promised today to deliver q 700-mile
sweep of Dutch New Guinea coast
line to Gen. Douglas Macarthur q
forces without further bitter fight
ing.
The general reported that thou.
sands Of outflanked Japanese were
abandoning all their strong point.
along the broad Geelvink Bay and ir
upper 'Vogelkop Peninsula, an ares
comprising nearly q third of New
Guinea.
The Japanese. commanded by Gen
Evening star., 1944-08-05

(See PACIFIC, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1944-08-05

(See DEFENSES, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1944-08-05

(See FRANCE, Page A-30
Evening star., 1944-08-05

(See TRANSIT, Page A-5.)
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-30

For Salc--1 Mccormick Deering
Aft. combine (used 2.yrs.); | Nc
Mountaineering SIT mower, |
MISUNDERSTANDING loft hay rake.
! Ford tractor used 3 years; Foro
Ferguson gang pillow; Ford Fer
guson cultivator: Ford tractor
pulley, Delco light plant, | Delco
jet pump new, 25-ft. we'll auger;
] Kentucky grain drill, 6 it.; tar
dem disk, | it,, disk, 8 it.. pea
harvester; | hay baler, 4Wheel
trailer, ! 2-Wheel trailer, sections
Of spike tooth harrow; IT. poultry
netting, poultry water fountains,
pipe Wrenches, oil barrels, scalding
vat; 4 hog houses, brooder houses,
fence panels; gentle pinto saddle
pony, about 5 tons hay; roll top
desk; | heater, bed and springs All
tools and numerous items too many
to list-G A. Soldering, Eureka. 1t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-30

The M. p was checking a group
of servicemen as they cane to the
train to &C to duty at various points.
He asked their destination. The
answers were New York, Chicago
and all of the various centers. He
came to the Marine.
Where do you go, Buddy?"
Tokyo, What the He'll
We cannot all go to Tokyo, but
it is going to be a pleasure to back
the boys who do. They are going to
finish that job in Tokyol We in
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-30
LAP ROBES NEEDED

The regular meeting of the Wom-
en- of the Moose was held Tuesday
evening November 81, with Senior
Regent Warner presiding.
Co-worker Smith reported on the
sewing and stated that right at
present they were asking to have
lap robes made. 1t was decided to
have the Sewing Club at Co-worker
Eseotrs home and begin a robe. 1t
viii be held today, November 80.
1t was also decided to buy an
other $500 war bond.
After the meeting the group was
entertained by Co-worker Warner
and a delicious lunch was served
by Co-Workers Paulson and Parker.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-30
MORE Low COST SHOES SEEN

An Increased production Of low
cost shoes Of rationed types for
men, women and children is an
ticipated by the War Production
Board through relaxation of quality
and quota restrictions. II is expect
ed that better values will thus be
made available to the public. The
amended order eliminates price line
and quota restrictions on footwear
under certain price levels. The
order affects shoes selling about
81 to men, So to $3.50 for women,
and SITS TO So for children.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-30

For Sale 300 IT. Of "a cable; |
horse, ] mare, sound-- 1850 each, 8
and 8, S225.00; ] harness $4,000.
set No. 9 sleighs, $500; several
chain blocks all sizes; saws axes,
wedges; one "a and one l2-horse
gas motor. z l2x14 tents. 2 ice boxes,
2 beds, cots, 3 trunks; axes, SHOW
els, picks, grubhoes, cook stove. s
heaters. | saddle and bride,
Wrenches Of all sizes.-M. j. Page,
Troy 1t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-30
HOSPITAL NOTES

D. B. Clement was admitted as a
medical patient November %.
Mr.. and Mrs Clifford Swenson
have a daughter born the 22nd.
The young son of Cole McDou-
gall, Troy, was treated for broken
arm last Friday,
Released during the past week
were Mrs. Marvin Wilson, Mrs.
Charles Fem, Mrs. Edward Neils,
and Miss Marie Thomas.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-30

For Sale--l939 Dodge truck, hy-
draulic dump and flatbed; 1884 Ford
coupe, perfect tires, 1887 Case trac
tor; glass batteries for light plant,
cream separator; 1881 Chew, coupe
pickup; Franklin pickup, good tires.
TonN Hurch, Eureka. 1t
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ELECTRIC SUPPLIES

32volt Appliances, Motors, Ra-
dios, Chargers and batteries Used
and new. Send list of what you
need now or when released. We
have 32-volt fence chargers. Our
Chargit unit charges six-volt stor-
age battery from 32-volt line, $3.95
postpaid. Farm Electric Company
Dept. W, Box 28l, Shelby, Mont
26-tf.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-30

For Sale-Bed and springs, wood
stove $500, oil stove, 3 burner size,
$500, cream cans, ice cream freez-
er, new, bathinet $3.50; croquet set
$3.50, wash boiler with canning
rack, miscellaneous items.-Box ISL,
Libby, 1905 Dakota I'll
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-30

For Sale-Netted Gem potatoes
No. and No. 2 mixed, $2.25 per
cwt., $500 in ton or more; sacked
wheat or oats, $3.50 per cWt., $2G5
ground. F. O. B. Eureka VIM. II.
Smith, Eureka. 27-3D
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-30

After the war, helicopters, jeeps
and other tools Of war will be used
to fight forest fire-but it .sn't true
that Army coffee will be used 10
spray insect pests.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-30

For Sale-House. Excellent buy
for $4,000, three bedrooms, large
kitchen with lots Of built-ins, living
room, basement. kitchen stove with
water tank, heating stove, on sewer,
9th near Dakota.-J. A. Krall, Lii
censed Real Estate Dealer.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-30

Timber trusses il warehouses
save 100000 tons Of steel Express
ing gratitude to the fores- indus
tries, the Army said, Tanks, and
then built 1000 Of them with the.
metal saved.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-30

The weeks award for postwar
planning goes to the New York
lumber dealer who is already TAX
ing orders for lumber to prevent
smashed store windows on V-day.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-30

Birling is rolling a floating log
under foot without falling off -
which may surprise some Brooklyn
people who always order their eggs
cooked that way.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-30

Montana will be out in front again,
So
Tokyo, What the He'll"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-30

Five rooms semi-modern, built
ms, three lots, well built and in ex-
cellent condition; priced to sell
quickly. Dakota Ave, $4,000.
Terms.-J. A. Krall, Licensed Real
Estate Dealer 1t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-30

Death Voyage
During 1916 one ship in ten which
passed the Straits OF Gibraltar new
er returned
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For Sale-l large Golden Oak
roll top desk, good condition, SIS. 90,
| New Home drop head sewing ma
chine, $10.00-Phone 11F2 or write
H, J. Fowler, Libby. 1t
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For Sale-Rifles and Ammunl-
ton. Ours repaired.-See Cutler.
27-30
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CLASSIFIED

For Sale-l2 cows, so ton A i
hav.-W. E Nellis. Libby. II
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For Sale-Chickens 30c ID. live
Weight.-Jim Crotteau, Gopher Inn.
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For Sale room house. modern.
Colorado Ave. $l25O00.-J. A..
Krall Real Estate Dealer. 26-tf