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Evening star., 1944-04-09
u. 5. 10 Lose 10000
In First Month Of
Invasion, May Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The first month of the invasion of
Europe will cost American forces a
maximum of 10000 casualties,
Chairman May of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee said yester-
day.
That is the figure the armed
forces and selective service are
reckoning on tentatively for re-
placements, Mr.. May said in an
interview. 1t includes killed, wound
ed, captured and otherwise lost for
duty.
He scoffed at publicly expressed
fears of casualties as high as 500, 900
when the Allies plunge into Europe.
In Mr.. Mays opinion, there prob
ably will not be more than $4,000
killed in the first 80 days.
Bradley is Optimistic.
Without giving any figures, 1t.
Gen. Omar N. Bradley, commander
of American ground forces in the
United Kingdom, was optimistic in
talk he gave his officers Friday on
| GlllS SuUJtCI.
Some of you won't come back,
but it will be very few" Gen. Bradley
declared.
Current attrition. Mr.. May said is
approximately $1,000 men monthly
including battle casualties and men
discharged for other causes.
just when the European land in
vasion would begin, Mr.. May said
he was unwilling to predict because
of such incalculatable factors as
developments in Italy and on the
Russian front.
Marshall Quoted.
Other highly-placed congressional
sources quoted Gen. George C
Marshall, Army chief of staff, as
having told an Army Day gather
ing last week that the battle OF
Italy was far from being lost, and
that, in fact, the high command
is fearful lest the commanding
Allied generals press the fight toe
hard and rout the Germans.
Many of Germany's crack di-
visions, pulled off the Russian front
these sources said, are being tied
up in the Italian campaign, while
others are in Western Europe await
ing the expected invasion. A sud-
den breakthrough in Italy, they
added, might cause the Germans
to Shift many men to other fronts
Evening star., 1944-04-09
Soil Expert to Discuss
Chinese Food Survey

DR.. Walter Clay Lowdermilk, sol
conservation expert and author. will
give an illustrated talk on China S
New Front" at meeting of the
District Special Libraries Associa-
ton at pm. Tuesday in room
43 of the National Museum. The
public is invited.
DR.. Lowdermilk, who is assistant
chief of soil conservation service,
Agriculture Department, recently re-
turned from a years stay in China
where he assisted the government
in survey to increase food produc-
ton. The study was made princi-
pally in the yellow River drainage
the great northwest corridor and on
the borders of the Tibetan grass
lands.
Evening star., 1944-04-09
III. ). Patrol Makes
Allies First Advance
|At Anzio in Weeks
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, MA
PILES. April 8.-An American com.
bat patrol blasting it's way forward
with hand grenades into an i'm
proved position northwest of Padi.
glione on the Anzio beachhead gave
the Allied battlefront forces thei,
first gain today in about two weeks
and provided the first really pleas
ant news from that area in many
days.
There was no tendency here tc
place undue significance on this
action, which was merely local i'm.
provement of position. but it was
the first successfully aggressive AL
lied ground action since the great
attack on Casino to the west boggec
down in failure.
Allied airmen continued hammer
ing at Nazi supply lines, flying L.
TOO sorties Friday and downing 81
enemy airplanes.
Nazis Use Goliath" Tanks.
Padiglione is in the central Sec
tor of the beachhead.
Beyond this encounter, there was
little important activity on the SUM-
bathed Italian front.
A dispatch from the Anzio beach
head reported that the Germans
have showed five of their remote
controlled Goliath" tanks against
various sectors of this front within
the last "a hours, indicating the
|cnemy's next big thrust or counter
thurst is likely to see large scale
use OF these explosive carriers.
So far, the effectiveness of these
unnamed ''moveable mines," whose
tiny size bellies their names, has beer
largely negative. All five of the
recently employed Goliaths, herdeo
by a mother tank several hundred
yards tc the rear, were blown uI
before reaching their objective.
Guns Duel at Beachhead.
Occasional shells kicked up thu
dust in Casino, and there was con.
siderable shelling along the Ga.
rigliano River. Guns duelled alst
on the Anzio beachhead.
Headquarters disclosed that the
German 7th Air Force Battalion
had returned to action on the beach.
head. This unit, composed of mill.
tary offenders given the chance tc
redeem themselves as ground troops
once was 328 strong, and received
80 requirements, but now numbers
only 200 through casualties.
The days widespread aerial stabs
cost 10 Allied planes, three of them
heavy bombers. The four-engineo
bombers left wreckage in the raj
yards at Mestre, four miles west OF
Venice, dumped explosives on the
tracks and main choke-point at
Bologna, hit the Treviso yards &C
miles northwest of Venice, and Fer
ra1a yards 30 miles northeast OF
Bologna.
Medium bombers attacked railway
bridges along the main Florence
Rome route, and were said to have
cut this line.
Evening star., 1944-04-09
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vessels, bombarded enemy positions
east of the Torokina perimeter near
Empress Augusta Bay. The BOu-
gainville attacks followed the pat
tern of slowly mopping up all Jap
anese still entrenched on the island
they no longer control.
Elsewhere in the Southwest Pa
clflc, light air thrusts were made
against Dagua and Boram, near
Wewak, where five parked planes
were wiped out Buildings and gun
positions likewise were destroyed
One Allied plane was lost.
Raids Move Westward.
Yesterday the communique told
OF the first raid against Wakde
Island, 110 miles west of Hollandia,
a raid which pointed up the steady
westward movement of the Allied
forces.
The Thursday raid on Truk lasted
two hours and raised such a smoke
screen assessment of damage was
difficult. CTokio radio said there
were 20 raiding planes on that
foray) There were no Allied re-
ports Of interception.
Rabaul, almost due south of Truk,
was hit with 80 tons of bombs in
a resumption of the Allied smash
at this once-prime enemy base on
New Britain. Many direct hits,
starting fires and explosions, were
scored.
IL Barges Sunk, Damaged.
West of Wakde Island Australian
bombers and fighters struck at Koe.
pang and Lautem on Timor and
sank al oil-laden tanker in a great
burst Of flames.
A cargo ship was left afire and a
small coastal vessel sunk in an
attack on WeWak, northeast New
Guinea. AirdromeS at both WeWak
and HoIlandia, once major Japa-
ncse bases, were raided in attacks
apparently designed to keep their
sirstrips unSeTViceable
Along the lengthy Southwest Pa
cifc aerial front from the Neither
lands Indies TO the Northern Solo
mons, II baTRcS were sunk and seven
others damaged by Allied gunners
end bombardiers who couldn't find
sn2 larger enemy shipping TO hit.
Evening star., 1944-04-09
Roosevelt Is Urged
To Lead Movement 10
DemiIitarize Rome
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A proposal that President
Roosevelt take the lead in q
move to demilitarize Rome
through creation of a commits
sion of United Nations and Axis
representatives under the chair
manship of Pope Plus XII was
advanced yesterday by Senator
Bridges, Republican, of New
Hampshire.
Senator Bridges suggested in g
letter to the President that if that
were done, it might not only spare
Rome from war devastation, but
also mean saving "the lives of thou
sands of American soldiers"
The legislator, member of the
Senate's Military Affairs Commit
tee, suggested that the commission
might be composed of two or more
United Nations members and like
number of enemy representatives,
with the Pope acting as impartial
chairman"
Wish of Millions Cited.
Senator Bridges letter, dated
April 7, was made public by his Of
flee. 1t said in part:
The press reports several bomb
ing attacks on military objectiveS in
Rome. know that you are as sensible
as l of the cultural, historic, and
religious claims Rome has had on
our civilization, and that you share
the heartfelt wish of millions of
people that every possible effort be
made to spare Rome the ravages of
war.
Il, therefore, respectfully suggest
that you propose special commits
sion composed of two or more mill
tary representatives of the United
Nations and an equal number of
military representatives of the en-
emy, with the Pope as impartial
chairman, to arrange the demili-
tarization of Rome.
Il believe that this is worthy of
your most serious consideration and
early action.
Must Continue in Right.
Even in the midst of this terri
BILE struggle, we must not forget that
we are Christians, and that we must
continue to be in the right if we
are to prevail"
Senator Bridges said he put for
ward the plan after consultation
with many thoughtful citizens of
our country, including laymen and
clergy of various religious denomi-
nations"
1T would not interfere in any
way with the Allied military pro-
gram" he said, adding that "if the
Germans failed to accept the pro-
posal, it would show very clearly
their utter disregard for Rome and
the unique place it holds in the re-
ligious world"
Evening star., 1944-04-09
8 Army Flyers Killed
In Nevada Bomber Crash

BY the Associated Press.
TONOPAH, New, April 8.-Eight
Army flyers were killed when their
Liberator bomber crashed and
burned 18 miles northeast of Tono-
pah Army Air Base last night,
Col. Jacob w. McCrillis, command
ing officer of the base, announced
today.
The dead:
Second 1t. Richard A. Wixon. ir.,
Tonopah, New; Second 1t. John F.
Lasek, 27, Utica, N. Y; Second 1t.
George E. Tinker, 81, Dover, N. H;
Staff Sergt. Gerald w. Hutchinson
27, Memphis, Mich; Sergt. Howard
o, Mattice, 10, Woodlyn, Pa; Corpl
Harold E. Salasky, 81, Bangor
Mich; Corpl. Juan Covarrubias, "a
Eagle Pass, Tex, and Corpl. Todd
F. Falerno, %, Tonopah.
Evening star., 1944-04-09
Baltimore Yard 10 Lay
Victory Ship Keel in May
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 8-The Beth
lehem-Fairf1eld Shipyard of the
Bethlehem Steel Corp at Baltimore
which already has delivered more
than 300 Liberty ships, reported to-
day it expects to lay its first Victory
ship keel early next month.
The report said the company holds
a contract for construction of So
Victory ships and hopes to builc
40 Of them this year. This is il
addition to the contracts for Il
Liberty ships of which class 311 have
already been built,
Evening star., 1944-04-09

welt by the light Of an oil lamp.
Saying she was going Ito offer up
another prayer that you will make
a lonely mothers heart light and
happy by letting her see Charles
soon"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
Jacobs
Louis Pilot?
BY DAVIS j. WALSH
News Service sports Writer

international News service sports writer
CHICAGO, April 7 INS)-Is
Mike Jacobs now the manager
OF Joe Louis, in fact as well as
in tscit understanding?
It's acknowledged. for In
stance. that upon the recent ex-
piration OF Louis contract with
his managers. Julian Black and
John Roxborough, the heavy
weight champion mumbled a
few monosyllables which were
construed as meaning the old
agreement would 60 on.
But when Louis made re-
cent appearance as a referee in
a nearby city for, we be-
lieve, 40 per cent OF the net {.
he was booked in there by Max
Waxman. the 10 per cent ex-
ploiter Of the Jack Dempsey per-
sonal-appearance dodge. Louis,
furthermore. was accompanied
on the expedition by Lew Dia-
mond, alias The Honest Brake
man.
None of this sounds particu-
larly like Rox borough and
Black.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
Works on Farm

Roush reported he kept in
shape working on his mother 5
farm near Oakland City. about
80 miles north Of Evansville. lie
got his diamond start here, go
ING 10 the White SoX. He was
property Of the SoX when he
Jumped to the Federal League.
mo, didn't get In on the
gravy train" Roush explained
when asked if he got a big
bonus for jumping II was only
a rookie. The big league stars
got the dough-"
RouSh was paying his second
visit 10 a Detroit camp, having
been here last year.
II used to go To Florida every
year" RouSh recalled. worked
out for exercise with tho Cardi-
nails at ~. Petersburg"
Roush led the National League
in hitting in 1917 and again in
1919 compiling averages of well
over 300 on both occasions.
Zach Wheat OF Brooklyn
beat me out by two points in
1918" Roush said. HE hit 1895
and I hit 1888. We were hitting
the old dead ball. Then came a
liyelier ball and Rogers HornSby
became the leading batter.
still hit around $50. hut
Hornsby was hitting around
400"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
Around the Camps:

With VINCE DIMAGGIO in the
fold all Pirate contracts signed
CONNIE MACK will use
rookie ED BUSCH and IRV HALL
AS his second base combination
MIKE BOSNIAN. outfielder and
DICK CRAFT signs with Reds -.
Outfielder LARRY ROSENTHAL
arrives Yank camp =. Now awaits
draft board physical Of JOHNNY
LINDELL. Old head injury may
keep him out of armed service
. Giants play Jersey City today
at-can't say-itS military secret
commanding officer Will an
nounce score anyway DIXIE
WALKER. stranger to infield
work. Will play third for Dodgers
against BosoX E. AUGIE GALAN
worried about old knee injury
CONNIE RYAN. Boston Braves,
will take physical Monday
Pitcher JIM TOBIN will be called
for physical later in month .
Senators all agog over pitching
OF EARLY WYNN and ROGER
WOLFF. They held Baltimore to
two hits Team talking pen
nant already BUCKY WAL
TIERS gets day off from Reds for
three-hit hurting JIMMY
DYKES elated over hurting Of
THORNTON LEE, BILL DIET.
RICH and ORVAL BROWN
Held Cubs 10 four hits 1t
costs $50 day to feed an ele-
phant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
Sports
Ex-Batti0o Leader
Ed Rousb Visits
Tioers Still Hits
B, LEO MCDOWELL

EVANSVILLE. April The
man in the Cincinnati uniform
fouled on three OF Joe OrrcIlS 5
pitches weakly against The top
al the batting cage Then ne
famed the air several times,
reaching for high and wide
pitches
Guess Id better quit" he
spolog.zed. Tim using up too
much time here.
Al Vincent, Tiger coach pro-
tested
GO ahead" urged a "hit all
YOU want 10, We got lots Of time.
SO. Edd ! Roush. 81 years old
a great National League star oi
nearly two decades ago, got a
hold Of one and drove the ball
into the right field corner, just
little foul But il was well
socRed. reminding the former
big Lacquer Of the years in which
he led the senior circuit hat
ting
I'm not used 10 light bats"
Roush explained 10 Eddie Mayo.
the new Detroit Shortstop IL
used IN use q stubby 4S-ounce
bat"
lie used a 36-ounce bat yes
terday. similar IN size 10 that
used by Rudy York
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08

Wood. who passed pre-induc-
ton physical before his draft
board at Houston Tex, now eX-
poets to go into the army, But
since he has 60-day deferment
which does not end until late in
June he plans to open the season
with the Tigers and continue 10
play until called.
Wood. who led the Tigers in hit
ting with a mark of 1913 last year
as a UtTt1ty Inf1etdeT, Is DeIng
groomed for the outfield.
Manager Steve O'Neill today
announced that Paul Trout. Har-
old NewhouSer. Joe Hare and
Rufus Gentry will not make the
trip with the Tigers TO Louisville
They will go directly from here to
Detroit, Trout and Gentry by auto
and NewhOuSer and Hare by train.
Hare. a right-hand pitcher prob
ably Will be farmed out 10 Buffalo.
All other Tigers in camp are eX-
pected 10 start the regular season.
To this group will be added Pinky
Higgins, who was delayed by a
flu attack
O'Neill also announced a Sched-
ule for his pitchers for the week
as follows
Saturday. April s-Pittshurgh AT Evans
vile tNewhouser and OvermireI
AgN HarN HmF.H
vile (Trout and Gentry.
Monday. April 10 George Field At
George Field M tOrrell and Hfesko)
Tuesday, April Ill Break camp IN
Evansville
"Wednesday April l2--Louisville AT Louis
vile tHogSett and Rccki
Thursday. April 10 Camp Perry at sey.
mour. Ind. eaton and Hreskol.
Friday April IL Pittsburgh At Muncie
(Overmire and Corsica
Saturday Aprn IA Pittsburgh at De
trou Trout and Gentry.
sunday Aprl IS Pittsburgh AZ Detroit
tNewhouscrl.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
Bv EBBIE GOODFELLOW
CORNER Red Wing coach and
hockey immortal

II took the Montreal Cana
dlens g. minutes to score
against the Chicago Black
hawks, but you could have
called the turn on he Stanley
Cup game in Chicago last night
after the first five minutes.
That's when Murph Chamber
lain Of the Canadiens threw a
terrific body check on Doug
Bentley. the Hawks scoring
hope. II was such a smashing
check that Bentley had to be
helped from the ice.
That's the sort OF checking
that wins hockey games. espe-
cially against boys like Bentley.
He's hard % catch. The Red
Wings couldn't do II. but if you
can nail him like Chamberlain
did. he can't take IT.
Not that Doug hasn't the
courage, but his skinny l40
pounds Just isn't made TO take
il. He slows up, not only from
being bumped, but from the
knowledge that there are more
Of the same here that one
came from
Most Of he Canadians love 10
check. That's why they are
favoritcS now to take the next
two games and the Stanley Cup
for the first time since 1881.
Chicago Just can't stand the
punishment. Canadiens Just
went out and wore them down
for most of the first two
periods, humping and smashing.
The forwards check and then
the defenSemen pile drive you.
Not ony can Harmon. BOu-
chard and Mcmahon check on
that Canadien defense. but Bou-
chard can play a bit of goal,
too. lie dc " in the third
period by getting behind Dur
nan TO save on Clint Smiths
rebound one of Chicago's infre-
quent chances.
Don't thin I'm ignoring
Maurice Richard. who scored
all Of Montreals goals. Maurice
doesn't need 10 worry about
getting the printers ink today.
because ne has set a unique
p avof record,
This is the second playof
game in which he has been the
only Canadien scorer You re-
member his five goals beat To-
ronto in tho second game Of
the semihnalS.
Now Richard is the only
PLAYER in Stanley Cup history
who has scored 10l goals. Last
night be- passed the mark Of
eight held jointly by bon
Crosse Of Detroit and Cecil
Dillon who got his eight with
the Rangers.
In addition this real Flying
Frenchman has tied the Ia
point playon record Of Crosse.
Carl Liscomhe and Bill Cowley.
No telling how far he may push
them before the series is over.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
HoIdout for Year

An outstanding outfielder with
the Reds. Giants and other
clubs. Roush had long and
colorful career. One year he
PLAYED wfrh the indianapolis
club in the outlaw Federal
League He stayed out Of base
ball another full season. hold
out.
Among other distinctions, he
was remarkable in that he
learned 10 throw left-handed
when he lost thrown power in
his right due 10 an accident
Yesterday, Roush wore Gin
cinnat uniform which was given
him as souvenir in 1891. when
he retired from baseball. His
last managerial Cincinnati
was Dan Howley, who died re-
Gently. The uniform stin fits
Roush nicely.
II don't change much" he
explained. Maybe a few pounds
heavier. weighed around 100
when ! played ball"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
EBBIE SAYS: STOPPING BENTLEY DID IT

Now the Hawks know how
the Red Wings felt when some
Of those flukey goals bounced
in on them They are probably
screaming about that first one,
which Richard blazed at Mike
karakas, who had gone 10 his
knees 10 save.
The puck went eight feet up,
then hit Mikes stick when il
dropped, and bounced into the
cage
But you know they are yelling
about the last one. because
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
Was PIsce-Hitter

RouSh is proud Of his reputa-
ton as a place-hitter.
Edd, like Ty Cobb. was able
10 place hits over the inheld
into any field
The old time star recalled
that baseball used 20 be pretty
rough Al times. r-
Once we were playing the
Cubs" Roush recalled with a
chuckle. and there was a big.
strapping youngster called Tiny
Tiny something or other
pitching for Chicago.
He threw couple AZ my
head, 80 went out and warned
him. ] told him the Cubs didn't
have any too many infelders
and II he didn't want 90 lose
some ~ them he'd better stop
throwing at my head.
you see. used 20 move
around a lot In the box and the
pitchers didn't like that Well.
he threw another bean ball.
Then I hit one 10 the infield.
When ] got 10 first l accident
ally stepped on Charley Grimm's
ankle"
Vow. don't get me wrong
was not vicious But We all
could play rough when the other
bows wanted 10 play rough"
RouSh recalled Dutch Ruetnor
used 10 give hlm The most
trouble.
cor course. Dutch WAS a left
handler and gave all left-handed
hitters like myself trouble. ="
PnuSh cXplstrcd
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
Hughes
Has "a Job

Sam Hughes. hard punching
Detroit Negro mtddleweight. faces
a tough assignment Monda lay
night when he opposes Jimmy
Mandell of Buffalo in the 10
round topper on the Arcadia fight
card.
Hughes. a busy fighter with a
punch, scored three straight
knockouts, lost 10 Johnny Lawer
as a result Of low blows and came
back a week later TO lambaSt
rugged Buster Peaks
Mandell, on the other hand,
made his debut at Arcadia against
Howell King, bleW the duke" in
a close one. defeated King de-
clSively in a return bout and
completely outclassed Lawer in
his last fight here
Pairing of Hughes and Mandell
is a natural "slugger vs.. boxer"
affair Both are rugged. can take
punch. Hughes will go into the
ring a slight favorlte despite his
youth and lack of experience.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
BREVITlES:
Fdirview Mai Card
Set for Saturday

Matchmaker Harry Light has
completed his wrestling card for
tomorrow night at Fairview Car
denS by signing Walter Roxy,
Hamtramck Recreation director,
to meet Nick Billings. the tough
Greek, and frankie Clemens for
Earl Malone in one-fall matches.
The card is featured by the first
appearance here of Ali Alba, new
Turk mat prodigy, who claims 10
be cousin Of Ali Bahia and says
he can prove il. He m e s
Whitley Wahlberg.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
Resume River Rouqe
High Track Event "

Called of last year the fifth
annual River Rouge High invita-
tional indoor track championships
viii be- held SATURDAY April Is,
at YOSt FicldhouSe. Ann Arbor.
Buc X Wccber.N River Rouge
athletic director. in charge Of
the meet. sand entries from 30
Class a and 3 high schools, many
from the Metropolitan Detroit
area were expected Ann Arhor
High won the 1911 and 1912
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08

Richard scored that while two
Of the Hawks we're arguing
with Referee Bill Chadwick
that a penalty should have been
called.
OF course that gave the Chi
cago fans the chance 10 blow
of steam and tho game was
held up FOR Is minutes while
the ice vas cleared Of debris.
Just give these Chicago fans
A chance and they'll tear The
building down sunday night,
win lose or draw.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
Athletic Official
At j. NJ. Dies

ANN ARBOR, April Abram
A. (Jimmy) James, 40, associate
supervisor Of physical education
al University Of Michigan, died
yesterday in st. Joseph's Mercy
Hospital from injuries sustained
in an auto accident last Friday.
James had been associated with
the university for 16 years and
received his masters degree in
physical education here in 1886.
Services will be held at 3 p. m.
tomorrow in the First Congrega-
tional Church.